Thomas Trigge

Sir Thomas Trigg(e)
Trigge in the commemorative painting of The Sortie Made by the Garrison of Gibraltar, 1789
Born	c.1742
Died	11 January 1814 London
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	General
Battles/wars	Seven Years' War
Awards	Knight of the Order of the Bath

General Sir Thomas Trigg(e) KB (c.1742 – 11 January 1814) fought during the Seven Years' War and commanded the 12th Regiment of Foot during the Great Siege of Gibraltar and was briefly a Lieutenant Governor of Gibraltar. He captured Suriname and several of the Leeward Islands.

Trigg(e) was born in about 1742 and joined the army early as an Ensign in the 12th Regiment of Foot and served during the Seven Years' War where he was in Germany. He was at the battles in Minden, Villinghausen and the Wilhelmsthal.

Trigge commanded the 12th Regiment during the Great Siege of Gibraltar and was included in a commemorative painting. Charles Holloway, George Koehler and Mackenzie are amongst those recorded as the principal officers serving in the siege which was painted by George Carter for the City of London. The National Portrait Gallery have a gouache sketch but the final painting is at the National Army Museum. He became Lieutenant-Governor of Portsmouth in September 1790 which came with the additional post of General Officer Commanding South-West District from 1793.