Sir George Beckwith

1753 - 1823  (70 years)

• Name	George Beckwith
  Prefix	Sir
  Birth	1753
  Gender	Male
  Death	1823
  Person ID	I77049	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	2 Jun 2014

  
  

  Father	Major General John Beckwith
  Family ID	F27971	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  He distinguished himself as a regimental officer in the American War of Independence, and served subsequently in high administrative posts and in numerous successful military operations in the West Indies during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars. He was made a K.B. for his capture of Martinique in 1809, and attained the full rank of general in 1814. Sir George Beckwith commanded the forces in Ireland, 1816-1820. He died in London on the 20th of March 1823.