William Hargrave | |
|---|---|
 William Hargrave | |
| Died | 21 January 1751 |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of Great Britain |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant general |
| Battles/wars | Nine Years' War War of the Spanish Succession Jacobite rising of 1715 |
Lieutenant General William Hargrave (died 21 January 1751) was a British Army officer and Governor of Gibraltar.
Hargrave was commissioned into Viscount Charlemonte's Regiment of Foot in 1694. [1] He fought with his regiment in the Low Countries from 1694 to 1696. [1]
In 1702, during the War of the Spanish Succession, he fought at the Battle of Cádiz and the Battle of Vigo Bay; he was also present at the Siege of Barcelona in 1705 and at the Battle of Almansa in 1707. [1]
He was also active at the Battle of Sheriffmuir in 1715 during the Jacobite rising. [1] He was made colonel of the 31st Regiment of Foot in 1730. [1] That same year he was instructed to proceed to Portsmouth and embark with reinforcements for Jersey where the Lieutenant Governor had failed to contain a riot. [2]
In 1739 he became Colonel of The Royal Fusiliers [1] just before he became Governor of Gibraltar in 1740.
He died in 1751 and is buried in Westminster Abbey. [3] His monument is by Roubiliac. [4]
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