Sir John Hamilton, 1st Baronet, of Woodbrook

Sir John Hamilton
Portrait, 1815
Born	(1755-08-04)4 August 1755 Strabane, County Tyrone
Died	24 December 1835(1835-12-24) (aged 80) Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Allegiance	Honourable East India Company United Kingdom Kingdom of Portugal
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1771–1835
Rank	British Army Lieutenant General
Battles/wars	Invasion of Cooch Behar First Anglo-Maratha War Capture of Lahar Capture of Gwalior Capture of Bijaigarh Second Mysore War Capture of Bangalore French Revolutionary Wars Haitian Revolution Napoleonic Wars Battle of Albuera Second Siege of Badajoz Defence of Alba de Tormes Battle of Nivelle
Awards	Baronetcy of Woodbrook Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Tower and Sword British knighthood

Lieutenant-General Sir John James Hamilton, 1st Baronet (4 August 1755 – 24 December 1835) was a British officer of the Honourable East India Company, the British Army and during the Napoleonic Wars the Portuguese Army who saw action across the world from India to the West Indies and was honoured for his service by both the British and Portuguese royal families. Of noble Irish descent, related by birth to the first Earl Castle Stewart and by marriage to the Earl of Tyrone, Hamilton's extensive career and brave service was widely recognised during his life and after his death.