Willoughby Cotton

Lieutenant-General

Sir Willoughby Cotton
Sir Willoughby Cotton, by James Atkinson
Born1783
Died4 May 1860(1860-05-04) (aged 77)
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
Years of service1798–1854
RankLieutenant General
Commands heldThe forces in Jamaica (1829–1834)
Western District (1835–1840)
Bombay Army (1847–1850)
Battles/warsPeninsular War,
Waterloo Campaign,
First Anglo–Burmese War,
Great Jamaican Slave Revolt,
First Anglo-Afghan War
AwardsKnight Commander, Hanover Order
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Military General Service Medal with 3 Clasps (Burgos, Vittoria, Nive)
Army of India Medal with AVA clasp
Ghuznee Medal
Mentioned in Despatches
Order of the Dooranee Empire

Lieutenant-General Sir Willoughby Cotton GCB KCH (1783 – 4 May 1860) was an English soldier in the British Army.


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