Giles Stibbert

Giles Stibbert
Allegiance  Kingdom of Great Britain
Service/branch British Army
Rank Lieutenant General
Commands held Indian Army
Battles/wars Battle of Plassey
Battle of Buxar

Lieutenant General Giles Stibbert was Commander-in-Chief, India.

Military career

Stibber arrived in India in 1756 and took part in the Battle of Plassey in 1757.[1] He then raised a battalion of native infantry at Bankipore in 1761 and commanded them at the Siege of Patna where he was wounded in 1763.[1] He commanded the left wing of the Army at the Battle of Buxar in 1764 and captured Chunar in 1765.[1]

He was twice Commander-in-Chief, India, firstly from 1777 to 1779 and then again from 1783, following the death of Sir Eyre Coote, to 1785.[2] With his wealth, plundered during his service in India, he built the first Portswood House at Portswood in Hampshire in 1778.[3] His grandson, Frederick Stibbert, used the family's wealth to establish the Stibbert museum in Florence.[4]

Family

He was married to Sophronia.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 The Oriental herald, Volume 6, July to September 1825, Page 120
  2. ↑ The Bengal almanac, for 1827, compiled by S. Smith and Co.
  3. ↑ Portswood's Local Website
  4. ↑ Frederick Stibbert and his Armoury
  5. ↑ A History of the County of Hampshire: Volume 5, edited by William Page, 1912
Military offices
Preceded by
Sir John Clavering		 Commander-in-Chief, India
1777–1779 		Succeeded by
Sir Eyre Coote
Preceded by
Sir Eyre Coote		 Commander-in-Chief, India
1783–1785 		Succeeded by
Sir Robert Sloper
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