Gage John Hall
General Gage John Hall (c.1775 – 18 April 1854) was a British Army officer.
Gage John Hall | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1775 |
| Died | 18 April 1854 (aged 79)[1] near Exeter, Devon |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1783– |
| Rank | General |
Memorial to Gage John Hall in Exeter Cathedral
Military career
Hall was commissioned as an ensign on 29 May 1783.[2] Promoted to lieutenant-colonel on 1 January 1801 and to major-general on 4 June 1813,[2] he served as acting Governor of British Mauritius from November 1817 to December 1818.[3] He raised the 99th (Lanarkshire) Regiment of Foot in response to the threat posed by the French intervention in Spain, in March 1824.[4]
Hall was promoted to lieutenant-general on 27 March 1825 and to full general on 23 November 1841.[2]
References
- Notes and Queries and Historic Magazine. S.C. & L.M. Gould. 1899. p. 28. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- "Major-General Gage John Hall (1832-1854)". Queen’s Royal Surreys. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
- "Mauritius". Worldsstatesmen.org. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- "99th (Lanarkshire) Regiment of Foot". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 18 July 2006. Retrieved 17 August 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Kenneth Howard, 1st Earl of Effingham |
Colonel of the 70th (Surrey) Regiment of Foot 1832–1854 |
Succeeded by Sir George William Paty |
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