George Brown (British army officer)

Sir George Brown
Sir George Brown, photographed by Roger Fenton in the Crimea in 1855
Born	3 July 1790
Died	27 August 1865 (1865-08-28) (aged 75)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	General
Commands held	Light Division
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight of the Royal Guelphic Order

The Rt. Hon. General Sir George Brown GCB, KH, PC (Ire) (3 July 1790 – 27 August 1865), was a British soldier notable for commands in the Peninsular War and the Crimean War.

Brown was born the son of George Brown, Provost of Elgin, at Linkwood, near Elgin, Scotland and educated in Elgin.

He obtained a commission in the 43rd (Monmouthshire) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry) (later the 1st Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry) in 1806, and he was promoted to lieutenant a few months later, He saw active service for the first time in the Mediterranean and at Copenhagen, 1806 and 1807. The 43rd was one of the earliest arrivals in Spain when the Peninsular War broke out, and Brown was with his regiment at Vimeiro, and in the Corunna retreat. Later in 1809 the famous Light Division was formed, and with Craufurd he was present at all the actions of 1810–1811, being severely wounded at Talavera; he was then promoted captain and attended the Staff College at Great Marlow until (late in 1812) he returned to the Peninsula as a captain in the 85th. With this regiment he served under Major-General Lord Aylmer at the Nivelle and Nive, his conduct winning for him the rank of major.