Английская Википедия:Giles Stibbert

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Шаблон:Infobox military person Lieutenant General Giles Stibbert (1734–1809) 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]

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Stibbert Museum, Florence

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] 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.[3][4][5]

His grandson, Frederick Stibbert, used the family's wealth to establish the Stibbert museum in Florence.[6] He made the family home on the Hill of Montughi, which was originally purchased by his mother, into a museum to hold his collection.[7]

He is buried in South Stoneham in Hampshire with a monument by John Bacon.[8]

Family

He was married to Sophronia Rebecca Wright.[9]

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