Henry Pigot
| Sir Henry Pigot | |
|---|---|
 Sir Henry Pigot | |
| Born | 1750 |
| Died |
7 June 1840 London |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 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.[2] 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.[3]
Pigot was colonel of the 82nd Regiment of Foot and then of the 38th Regiment of Foot.[1] He was appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1837.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- ↑ World Statesmen
- ↑ Bonello, Giovanni (18 November 2012). "Let’s hide the majestic bastions". Times of Malta. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- ↑ The Peerage.com
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Sir Alexander Ball |
Civil Commissioner of Malta February 1801 – July 1801 |
Succeeded by Charles Cameron |
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