Daniel Hoghton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Daniel Hoghton

British Napoleonic general

Date of Birth: 27-Aug-1770

Place of Birth: Hedingham Castle, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 16-May-1811

Profession: military personnel

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Major-General Daniel Hoghton (27 August 1770 – 16 May 1811) was a talented and experienced British Army officer who served during the Napoleonic Wars with distinction until his death during combat with the French at the Battle of Albuera in the Peninsula War.
His death brought general mourning in Britain and a monument to his memory was raised in St Paul's Cathedral. During his long career, Hoghton had fought on several West Indian islands, in India, Denmark, Portugal and Spain and had even spent a brief period standing in for a Royal Marines detachment in the Channel Fleet.
A popular and able officer, Wellington was reported to have commented on his death: "I understand that it was impossible for anybody to behave better than he did .
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he,actually fell waving his hat and cheering his brigade on to the charge"