Thomas Trigge

General

Sir Thomas Trigge

KB
General; Sir Thomas Trigge; KB
	Illustration of the Great Siege of Gibraltar. Trigge is in the centre foreground.
Born	c. 1742; Great Britain
Died	11 January 1814 (aged 71–72); Savile Row, London
Buried	Westminster Abbey
Allegiance	Great Britain
Branch	British Army
Service years	1759–1809
Rank	General
Unit	68th Foot, 1795–1809; 44th Foot, 1809–1814
Commands	Lieutenant Governor of Gibraltar, May 1803 to December 1804
Conflicts	Seven Years' War Battle of Minden; Battle of Villinghausen; Battle of Wilhelmsthal; ; American War of Independence Great Siege of Gibraltar; ; French Revolutionary Wars Surrender of Saint Barthélemy (1801); ;
Awards	Knight of the Bath

General Sir Thomas Trigge KB (c. 1742 – 11 January 1814) was a British Army officer who began his career in 1759 during the Seven Years' War, as an ensign in the 12th Regiment of Foot. He remained with the regiment for the next 36 years, and commanded it during the Great Siege of Gibraltar. In 1795, he was military commander in the West Indies during the French Revolutionary Wars, participating in the capture of Suriname and several Dutch-held Leeward Islands. He later returned to Gibraltar, serving briefly as lieutenant governor. He retired from active service in 1809 and died in London on 11 January 1814, being buried in Westminster Abbey with a monument by John Bacon.