Brigadier General Sir Thomas Sidney Beckwith

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Brigadier General Sir Thomas Sidney Beckwith was a British Army officer of the Napoleonic and War of 1812 era, noted for his leadership of light infantry and service in several key campaigns in Europe and North America.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army officer ⓘ
human ⓘ
allegiance United Kingdom ⓘ
awardReceived Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
battle Battle of Badajoz ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Badajoz

Battle of Busaco ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Bussaco

Battle of Ciudad Rodrigo ⓘ
Battle of Corunna ⓘ
Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro ⓘ
Battle of Salamanca ⓘ
Battle of Vimeiro ⓘ
birthDate 1772-08-16 ⓘ
birthPlace Nova Scotia ⓘ
conflict Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
Peninsular War ⓘ
War of 1812 ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
deathDate 1831-01-15 ⓘ
deathPlace Mahabaleshwar ⓘ
education trained as a professional soldier in the British Army ⓘ
father John Beckwith ⓘ
honorificPrefix Sir ⓘ
militaryBranch British Army ⓘ
Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) ⓘ
militaryRank brigadier general ⓘ
militaryUnitCommanded 1st Brigade of the Light Division ⓘ
light infantry brigade in the Peninsular War ⓘ
notableFor development and use of rifle-armed light infantry tactics ⓘ
leadership of light infantry ⓘ
service in European campaigns ⓘ
service in North American campaigns ⓘ
occupation soldier ⓘ
participatedIn British invasion of the Chesapeake ⓘ
linked to: Chesapeake campaign

operations in the War of 1812 in North America ⓘ
positionHeld Adjutant-General in India ⓘ
colonel of the Rifle Brigade ⓘ
promotion promoted to brigadier general for service in the Peninsular War ⓘ
servedIn 95th Regiment of Foot ⓘ
Rifle Brigade ⓘ
sibling Frederick Beckwith ⓘ
George Beckwith ⓘ
Henry Frederick Beckwith ⓘ
theatreOfOperations Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
India ⓘ
North America ⓘ
title Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) ⓘ

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Battle of Craney Island → commander → Brigadier General Sir Thomas Sidney Beckwith ⓘ