Galbraith Lowry Cole

Sir Galbraith Lowry Cole
Sir Galbraith Lowry Cole 1834 by William Dyce
Born	1 May 1772 Dublin
Died	4 October 1842 (aged 70) Highfield Park, Hampshire, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1787–1833
Rank	General
Unit	27th (Inniskilling) Regiment of Foot
Commands held	4th Division Northern District
Battles/wars	Peninsular War
Awards	Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath
Other work	Governor of Mauritius 1823-1828 Governor of the Cape Colony 1828-1833

Sir Galbraith Lowry Cole, GCB (1 May 1772 – 4 October 1842), styled The Honourable from birth, was an Irish British Army general and politician.

Cole was commissioned a cornet in 1787, and served in the West Indies, Ireland, and Egypt. He served as brigadier general in Sicily and commanded the 1st Brigade at the Battle of Maida on 4 July 1806. In 1808 he was promoted to major-general, to lieutenant-general in 1813 and full general in 1830.

He was colonel of the 27th Foot, commanded the 4th Division in the Peninsular War under Wellington, and was wounded at the Battle of Albuera in which he played a decisive part. He was also wounded, much more seriously, at Salamanca.

For having served with distinction in the battles of Maida, Albuhera, Salamanca, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Orthez and Toulouse, he received the Army Gold Cross with four clasps. In 1815 he became General Officer Commanding Northern District.

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