Military Service and Battles

Period: 1794-1794

Region: Europe

War of the First Coalition 1793-97

Rank: Ensign

Period: 1797 to 1805

Region: India

1799 Seringapatam - victorious

Campaign against Tipoo Sultan

Rank: Colonel, with independent command.

1803-5 Anglo-Maratha war

Assaye - victorious

Argaum - victorious

Period: December 1805 to February 1806

Region: Europe - Hanover

Commanded a brigade in the abortive expedition to recapture Hanover.

Period: July to September 1807

Region: Europe - Denmark

Commanded a division in the expedition against the island of Zealand

Period: 1808

Region: Iberian Peninsula

Rolica - victorious

Vimeiro - victorious

Period: 1808 - 1814

Region: Iberian Peninsular

The Peninsular War    (1) and (2)

Commander-in-Chief of the British forces in Portugal and marshal general of the Portuguese army. Commander of the Spanish army from 1812 to 1814

Talavera de la Reina (1809) - victorious

Busaco - victorious

Fuentes de Oneros (May 5th 1811) - victorious

Siege of Cuidad Rodrigo (January 1812) - victorious

Siege of Badajoz (1812) - victorious

Salamanca (July 22, 1812), - victorious

Siege of San Sebastian (August 1812) - victorious

Vitoria (1813), - victorious

Bayonne (1813) - victorious

Orthez (1813) - victorious

Toulouse (1814) - victorious

Period: 1815

Region: Europe

Waterloo - victorious