Studholme Hodgson

Field Marshal Studholme Hodgson (1708 – 20 October 1798) was a British Commander during the 18th century. He is best known for commanding the 1761 British expedition which captured Belle Île.

Military career

Hodgson was commissioned into the 1st Regiment of Foot Guards in 1728.^[1]

In 1745, Hodgson was appointed Aide-de-Camp to the Duke of Cumberland.^[2] Hodgson fought under Cumberland at the Battle of Fontenoy during the War of the Austrian Succession.^[2]

Hodgson also fought under Cumberland at the Battle of Culloden during the Jacobite Rebellion.^[2]

During the time of the French and Indian War, Hodgson served as the correspondent of William Wildman Barrington, who was the Secretary at War starting in 1755. In 1756 he raised a new Regiment (later the 50th Regiment of Foot) and led it at the Raid on Rochefort.^[3]

He was a Lieutenant General in 1761, and participated in the April 7 campaign to capture Belle Île, off the coast of France during the Seven Years' War.^[2] This was probably one his more famous campaigns, and he became a field marshal on July 30, 1796, a few years before his death.^[2]

References

• Heathcote, T. A., The British Field Marshals 1736 - 1997, Leo Cooper, 1999, ISBN 0 850526965