John Hare (British Army officer)

John Hare

KH CB KSV
John Hare; KH CB KSV
Born	1782
Died	10 December 1846 (aged 63–64)
Buried	St James Church
Allegiance	1798–1801; 1801–1846
Service years	1798–1846
Rank	Major General
Unit	27 Regiment of Foot
Commands	Gallant Brigade
Conflicts	Anglo-Russian Invasion of Holland Battle of Bergen; Battle of Alkmaar; ; Peninsular War Battle of Salamanca (1812); Battle of Vitoria (1813); Siege of San Sebastián (1813); Battle of Toulouse (1814); ; Hundred Days Battle of Quatre-Bras; Battle of Waterloo; ; Xhosa Wars;
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB); Knight of the Royal Guelphic Order (KH); Order of Saint Vladimir (4th Class);
Other work	Lieutenant Governor of the Eastern Province, Cape of Good Hope (1839–1846)

Major-General John Hare (1782–1846) was a British Army officer of Irish descent who fought during the Napoleonic Wars and was later made the Lieutenant Governor of Eastern Division of the Cape of Good Hope. He also served in Holland and in the Xhosa Wars.