British Generals of the Napoleonic Wars 1793-1815
Mitchell, Hugh Henry
By: Ron McGuigan
Mitchell, Hugh Henry (9 June 1770 - 20 April 1817 )
Volunteer, Ensign 101st Foot* 1782, Lieutenant 101st Foot* 1783, Half-pay
1785-1786, Lieutenant 26th Foot 1786, Captain
26th Foot 1795, Major 26th Foot 1804, Lieutenant Colonel 26th Foot
1805, Half-pay, Lieutenant Colonel 51st Foot 1811, Brevet Colonel 1813.
*Disbanded 1785.
Early Service: India 1782-1784. Egypt 1801.
Peninsular War: with his regiment 1811-1814. May have temporarily
commanded a brigade in the 7th Division for short periods during the
war.
Other Service: Commanded 4th Brigade Flanders and France and at Waterloo
1815.
CB 1815.
Placed
on the Napoleon Series: May 2008
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