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Nightingall entered the army in 1787. He served in India and in England with [[Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis|Lord Cornwallis]] and was at [[Puerto Rico]] with [[Ralph Abercromby]] in 1797 and at the [[Captaincy General of Santo Domingo|San Domingo]] with [[Thomas Maitland (British Army officer)|Thomas Maitland]] in December 1797.<ref name=odnb>[http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/20195 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography]</ref> He arranged the evacuation of [[Port-au-Prince]].<ref name=odnb/> He commanded the 4th Battalion in Ireland during Cornwallis' Viceroyalty, and was on the staff when the latter went as Ambassador-Extraordinary to France in 1802.<ref name=odnb/> He was also Military Secretary during Cornwallis' Viceroyalty in India.<ref name=odnb/> | Nightingall entered the army in 1787. He served in India and in England with [[Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis|Lord Cornwallis]] and was at [[Puerto Rico]] with [[Ralph Abercromby]] in 1797 and at the [[Captaincy General of Santo Domingo|San Domingo]] with [[Thomas Maitland (British Army officer)|Thomas Maitland]] in December 1797.<ref name=odnb>[http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/20195 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography]</ref> He arranged the evacuation of [[Port-au-Prince]].<ref name=odnb/> He commanded the 4th Battalion in Ireland during Cornwallis' Viceroyalty, and was on the staff when the latter went as Ambassador-Extraordinary to France in 1802.<ref name=odnb/> He was also Military Secretary during Cornwallis' Viceroyalty in India.<ref name=odnb/> | ||
In the mid-1800s he was stationed in the British penal colony of [[New South Wales]], where he commanded the 73rd Regiment. In 1809 he declined an offer to become [[Governor of New South Wales|Governor]],.<ref>{{cite book |title =The Governors of New South Wales | last=Bongiorno|first=Frank|editor1 = Clune, David| editor2=Turner, Ken | year =2009 | publisher =The Federation Press | pages = 109–110 | isbn =9781862877436}}</ref> Instead in 1811 he took command of the 1st | In the mid-1800s he was stationed in the British penal colony of [[New South Wales]], where he commanded the 73rd Regiment. In 1809 he declined an offer to become [[Governor of New South Wales|Governor]],.<ref>{{cite book |title =The Governors of New South Wales | last=Bongiorno|first=Frank|editor1 = Clune, David| editor2=Turner, Ken | year =2009 | publisher =The Federation Press | pages = 109–110 | isbn =9781862877436}}</ref> Instead in 1811 he took command of the [[History of the British 1st Division between 1809–1909|1st Division]] in the [[Anglo-Portuguese Army]] in the [[Peninsular War]] before going again to India, where he was the [[Commander-in-chief]] of the [[Bombay Army]] from 24 February 1816 to 9 October 1819.<ref>{{cite book | ||
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3VQTAAAAYAAJ|author=Great Britain India Office|title=The India List and India Office List|volume=I|year=1819|publisher=Harrison|page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=3VQTAAAAYAAJ&printsec=toc#PRA1–PA127,M1 127]|accessdate=2009-01-08}}</ref> He returned to England in 1819 and was elected at the [[1820 United Kingdom general election|1820 general election]] as a [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Eye (UK Parliament constituency)|Eye]],<ref name="stooks-smith">{{cite book | |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3VQTAAAAYAAJ|author=Great Britain India Office|title=The India List and India Office List|volume=I|year=1819|publisher=Harrison|page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=3VQTAAAAYAAJ&printsec=toc#PRA1–PA127,M1 127]|accessdate=2009-01-08}}</ref> He returned to England in 1819 and was elected at the [[1820 United Kingdom general election|1820 general election]] as a [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Eye (UK Parliament constituency)|Eye]],<ref name="stooks-smith">{{cite book | ||
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Sir Miles Nightingall | |
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 Memorial to General Sir Miles Nightingall in Gloucester Cathedral | |
| Born | 25 December 1768[1] |
| Died | 12 September 1829[1] |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held | Bombay Army |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
General Sir Miles Nightingall KCB (25 December 1768 – 12 September 1829) was a British Army officer. He sat in the House of Commons as a Tory from 1820 to 1829.
Military career[edit | edit source]
Nightingall entered the army in 1787. He served in India and in England with Lord Cornwallis and was at Puerto Rico with Ralph Abercromby in 1797 and at the San Domingo with Thomas Maitland in December 1797.[2] He arranged the evacuation of Port-au-Prince.[2] He commanded the 4th Battalion in Ireland during Cornwallis' Viceroyalty, and was on the staff when the latter went as Ambassador-Extraordinary to France in 1802.[2] He was also Military Secretary during Cornwallis' Viceroyalty in India.[2]
In the mid-1800s he was stationed in the British penal colony of New South Wales, where he commanded the 73rd Regiment. In 1809 he declined an offer to become Governor,.[3] Instead in 1811 he took command of the 1st Division in the Anglo-Portuguese Army in the Peninsular War before going again to India, where he was the Commander-in-chief of the Bombay Army from 24 February 1816 to 9 October 1819.[4] He returned to England in 1819 and was elected at the 1820 general election as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Eye,[5] and held the seat until his death in 1829, aged 60.[1]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Template:Rayment-hc
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- ↑ Bongiorno, Frank (2009). Clune, David; Turner, Ken (eds.). The Governors of New South Wales. The Federation Press. pp. 109–110. ISBN 9781862877436.
- ↑ Great Britain India Office (1819). The India List and India Office List. Vol. I. Harrison. p. 127. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
- ↑ Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844-1850]. Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 313–314. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by John Abercromby |
C-in-C, Bombay Army 1816–1819 |
Succeeded by Sir Charles Colville |
| Preceded by Sir Alexander Maitland, 1st Baronet |
Colonel of the 49th (Princess of Wales's Hertfordshire) Regiment 1820–1829 |
Succeeded by Sir Gordon Drummond |
| Unrecognised parameter | ||
| Preceded by Mark Singleton Sir Robert Gifford |
Member of Parliament for Eye 1820 – 1829 With: Sir Robert Gifford to 1824 Sir Edward Kerrison, Bt from 1824 |
Succeeded by Sir Philip Sidney, Bt Sir Edward Kerrison, Bt |