Maj Gen Sir Thomas Sydney Beckwith

1772 - 1831  (59 years)

• Name	Thomas Sydney Beckwith
  Prefix	Maj Gen Sir
  Birth	1772
  Gender	Male
  Death	15 Jan 1831	Mahableshwar, India
  Person ID	I77047	First tree
  Last Modified	2 Jun 2014

  
  

  Family ID

  F71100

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  Family
  Children	1. Thomas Sydney Beckwith   d. 21 Mar 1828, Gibraltar
  Family ID	F70363	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  He was an officer of the British army who served as quartermaster general of the British forces in Canada during the War of 1812, and a commander-in-chief of the Bombay Army during the British Raj. He is most notable for his distinguished service during the Peninsular War and for his contributions to the development and command of the 95th Rifles. In 1812 he went to Canada as assistant quartermaster-general, and he took part in the war against the United States. In 1814 he became major-general, and in 1815 was created K.C.B. In 1827 he was made colonel 'commandant of the Rifle Brigade. He went to India as commander-in-chief at Bombay in 1829, and was promoted lieutenant-general in the following year. He died on the 15th of January 1831 at Mahableshwar, where a memorial was erected in his memory.