George Thompson (engineer)

George Thompson
Born(1839-03-26)26 March 1839
Greenwich, Kent, England
DiedMarch 1876(1876-03-00) (aged 36–37)
Asunción, Paraguay
Allegiance Paraguay
Branch Paraguayan Army
RankLieutenant-colonel
ConflictsParaguayan War
Children3

George Thompson (26 March 1839 – March 1876) was an English engineer and military officer who was in charge of the Paraguayan military engineering during the Paraguayan War. He later wrote a history of this conflict that became one of the main sources on the subject.

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