Sir George Walker, 1st Baronet

General Sir George Townshend Walker, 1st Baronet, GCB (25 May 1764 – 14 November 1842) was a British Army officer.

Sir George Walker
Born25 May 1764
Died14 November 1842 (1842-11-15) (aged 78)
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service1782–1842
RankGeneral
Commands heldMadras Army
Battles/warsFlanders Campaign
Napoleonic Wars
AwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath

Military career

Walker was commissioned as an ensign in the 95th Regiment of Foot in 1782.[1] He served in the Flanders Campaign and was then given command of the 50th Regiment of Foot in October 1799.[2] He commanded his regiment at the Battle of Copenhagen in 1807 during the Napoleonic Wars.[2] He went on to command a brigade during the Walcheren Campaign in 1809 and again at the Siege of Badajoz in 1812 during the Peninsular War.[1] He became Commander-in-Chief of the Madras Army in 1825 before retiring from that post in 1831.[1] In 1837 he became Lieutenant-Governor of the Royal Hospital Chelsea where he died in November 1842.[2]

He was also colonel of the Regiment de Meuron, then exchanged to the 84th Regiment of Foot, then exchanged to the 52nd Regiment of Foot and then, in 1839, exchanged to the 50th (Queen's Own) Regiment, a post he held until death.[2]

References

Military offices
Preceded by
Pierre-Frederick de Meuron
Colonel of the Regiment de Meuron
1812–1816
Regiment disbanded
Preceded by
Sir William Stewart
Colonel-Commandant of the 3rd Battalion,
The Rifle Brigade

1816–1818
Succeeded by
Sir John Oswald
Colonel-Commandant of the 2nd Battalion,
The Rifle Brigade

1818–1820
Succeeded by
Sir Edward Barnes
Preceded by
George Barnard
Colonel of the 84th (York and Lancaster) Regiment of Foot
1820–1822
Succeeded by
Sir Denis Pack
Preceded by
Sir Hildebrand Oakes
Colonel of the 52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot
1822–1839
Succeeded by
Sir Thomas Arbuthnot
Preceded by
Sir Alexander Campbell
C-in-C, Madras Army
1825–1831
Succeeded by
Sir Robert O'Callaghan
Preceded by
Sir James Duff
Colonel of the 50th (Queen's Own) Regiment of Foot
1839–1842
Succeeded by
Sir Hudson Lowe
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
New creation Baronet
(of Castleton, Monmouth)
1835–1842
Succeeded by
George Forestier-Walker
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