Henry Pigot
Sir Henry Pigot | |
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![]() Sir Henry Pigot | |
Born | 1750 |
Died | 7 June 1840 London |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Rank | General |
Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George |
General Sir Henry Pigot GCMG (1750 – 7 June 1840) was a British Army officer.
Military career
Born the son of Admiral Hugh Pigot, Pigot was commissioned as a cornet in 1769.[1] He served in the Netherlands in 1793 and, following the Siege of Malta, accepted the surrender of Valletta from the French forces under General Claude-Henri Belgrand de Vaubois in September 1800.[1] He went on to be Civil Commissioner of Malta in February 1801. As civil commissioner, he accepted the demolition of the majority of the fortifications of Valletta, but this act was never done and the city walls survive largely intact to this day.[2]
Pigot was colonel of the 82nd Regiment of Foot (1798–1836) and then of the 38th Regiment of Foot (1836–1840).[1] He was promoted full general on 1 January 1812 and appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1837.[3]
References
- ^ a b c Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- ^ Bonello, Giovanni (18 November 2012). "Let's hide the majestic bastions". Times of Malta. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- ^ Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003.
Political offices | ||
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Preceded by Sir Alexander Ball | Civil Commissioner of Malta February 1801 – July 1801 | Succeeded by Charles Cameron |
Military offices | ||
Preceded by Hon. Sir Charles James Greville | Colonel of the 38th (1st Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot 1836–1840 | Succeeded by Sir Jasper Nicolls |
Preceded by James Stuart | Colonel of the 82nd (The Prince of Wales's Volunteers) Regiment of Foot 1798–1836 | Succeeded by Sir John Wilson |
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- National Congress Battalions
- Battle of the Malta Convoy
- Action of 31 March 1800
- La Nazione Gozitana
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- Malta Protectorate
- Treaty of Paris