Giles Stibbert | |
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Born | 1734 |
Died | January 1809 [1] |
Buried |
St. Mary's Church, South Stoneham, Hampshire, England |
Allegiance | Kingdom of Great Britain |
Service/ | British Army |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Commands held | Indian Army |
Battles/wars |
Battle of Plassey Battle of Buxar |
Lieutenant General Giles Stibbert (1734–1809) was Commander-in-Chief, India.
Stibber arrived in India in 1756 and took part in the Battle of Plassey in 1757. [2] 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. [2] He commanded the left wing of the Army at the Battle of Buxar in 1764 and captured Chunar in 1765. [2]
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. [3] He made a huge wealth during his service in India, when in England he resided at Hereford Street with his 3 children and wife. Stibbert then commissioned John Crunden the architect of Hereford Street to build his country estate the first Portswood House at Portswood in Hampshire in 1778. [4] [5] [6]
His grandson, Frederick Stibbert, used the family's wealth to establish the Stibbert museum in Florence. [7] He made the family home on the Hill of Montughi, which was originally purchased by his mother, into a museum to hold his collection. [8]
He is buried in South Stoneham in Hampshire with a monument by John Bacon. [9]
He was married to Sophronia Rebecca Wright. [10]