Thomas Grosvenor (British Army officer)

Thomas Grosvenor
Thomas Grosvenor by Robert Bowyer
Born	30 May 1764
Died	20 January 1851 (aged 86) Richmond Hill, London
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1779–1809
Rank	Field Marshal
Commands held	Brigade Commander at the Battle of Copenhagen
Battles/wars	Gordon Riots French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars

Field Marshal Thomas Grosvenor (30 May 1764 – 20 January 1851) was a British Army officer. After serving as a junior officer defending the Bank of England during the Gordon Riots he took part in the Flanders Campaign including the retreat into Germany during the French Revolutionary Wars. He served as a brigade commander at the Battle of Copenhagen and was then deployed to Walcheren in the Netherlands where he served as deputy commander of a division led by Sir Eyre Coote during the disastrous Walcheren Campaign.

Born the third son of Thomas Grosvenor (1734–1795) and Deborah Grosvenor (née Skynner), Grosvenor was educated at Westminster School and commissioned into the 1st Foot Guards on 1 October 1779. He was in charge of security at the Bank of England during the Gordon Riots in 1780. Promoted to captain on 20 April 1784 and lieutenant-colonel on 25 April 1793, he took part in the Flanders Campaign including the retreat into Germany in Spring 1795 during the French Revolutionary Wars.