Samuel Gibbs

Sir Samuel Gibbs KCB
Detail of an effigy by Westmacott
Born	21 February 1770 Surrey, England
Died	9 January 1815 (aged 44) Louisiana
Allegiance	Great Britain United Kingdom
Service	British Army
Years of service	1783–1815
Rank	Major-general
Wars	French Revolutionary Wars Expedition to Ostend (POW) Invasion of Corsica Napoleonic Wars War of 1812 Battle of New Orleans (DOW)

Sir Samuel Gibbs (1770–1815) was an English officer in the British Army during the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812, rising to the rank of major-general.^[1] Gibbs was second-in-command under Edward Pakenham at the Battle of New Orleans and died of wounds received while leading one of the main columns in the failed British assault.^[1]