Bernard Hale (British Army officer)

General Bernard Hale (1725?[1] – 13 March 1798) was a British Army officer.

He was the third son of Sir Bernard Hale, Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer, by his wife Anne Thorseby.

Hale became a captain and lieutenant-colonel in the 3rd Regiment of Foot Guards on 30 April 1758 and colonel in the Army on 7 October 1762.[2] He was further promoted to major-general in 1772,[3] lieutenant-general in 1777[4] and general in 1793.[5] He also held the appointments of colonel of the 20th Regiment of Foot from 1769 to 1773,[6] Lieutenant-Governor of Chelsea Hospital from 10 May 1773, and Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance in Ireland from 1759 to 1789.

In September 1750, Hale married Martha, daughter of Richard Rigby of Mistley Hall, Essex. Their son Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Hale was a Member of Parliament, and later adopted the surname Rigby on succeeding his uncle Richard Rigby to Mistley Hall.

References

John Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic History of The Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, volume III of IV (London, 1836) page 14

  1. ↑ http://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no2008-84882
  2. ↑ https://archive.org/stream/listofgeneralfie1767grea#page/52/mode/1up
  3. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 11251. p. 2. 23–26 May 1772.
  4. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 11802. p. 2. 2–6 September 1777.
  5. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 13582. p. 913. 15–19 October 1793.
  6. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20080113000925/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/020LancF.htm
Military offices
Preceded by
William Kingsley		 Colonel of the 20th Regiment of Foot
1769–1773 		Succeeded by
George Lane Parker


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