Samuel Auchmuty (British Army officer, born 1758)


Sir Samuel Auchmuty

Portrait by Thomas Lawrence, c. 1810
Born22 June 1758
Died11 August 1822(1822-08-11) (aged 64)
Phoenix Park, Dublin, Ireland
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchBritish Army
RankLieutenant-General
CommandsMadras Army
Ireland
Conflicts
AwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath

Lieutenant-General Sir Samuel Auchmuty GCB PC (Ire) (22 June 1758 – 11 August 1822) was a British army officer who served in a number of military campaigns in India, Africa and South America during the Napoleonic era.