Studholme Hodgson
Studholme Hodgson | |
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Engraving of Hodgson by William Bond after a painting by George Romney | |
| Born | 1708 |
| Died | 20 October 1798 (aged 89 or 90) |
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| Allegiance | Great Britain |
| Branch | British Army |
| Service years | 1728–1798 |
| Rank | Field Marshal |
| Conflicts | War of the Austrian Succession Jacobite rising of 1745 French and Indian War Seven Years' War |
Field Marshal Studholme Hodgson (1708 – 20 October 1798) was a British Army officer. After serving as an Aide-de-Camp to the Duke of Cumberland at the Battle of Fontenoy during the War of the Austrian Succession and at the Battle of Culloden during the Jacobite Rebellion, he became correspondent to William Barrington, the Secretary at War, during the French and Indian War. He went on to command the British expedition which captured Belle Île in June 1761 during the Seven Years' War so enabling the British Government to use the island as a bargaining piece during the negotiations leading up to the Treaty of Paris in 1763.