John Hely-Hutchinson, 2nd Earl of Donoughmore

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General The Right Honourable

The Earl of Donoughmore

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Portrait by William Robinson, 1827
Born15 May 1757
Dublin, Ireland
Died29 June 1832(1832-06-29) (aged 75)
Knocklofty House, County Tipperary, Ireland

General John Hely-Hutchinson, 2nd Earl of Donoughmore, GCB (15 May 1757 – 29 June 1832) was an Irish soldier and politician. He served for many years in the British Army, most notably as commander in the Egyptian campaign when he forced a French army to surrender at the Siege of Alexandria in 1801, ending Napoleon's ambitions in Egypt.

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