Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough

The Viscount Gough
Daguerreotype of Gough wearing the Army Gold Cross, 1850
Born	(1779-11-03)3 November 1779 Woodstown, Annacotty, Kingdom of Ireland
Died	2 March 1869(1869-03-02) (aged 89) Booterstown, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Buried	Stillorgan, Ireland
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1794–1849
Rank	Field marshal
Commands held	Commander-in-Chief in China Commander-in-Chief in India
Battles/wars	French Revolutionary Wars Peninsular War First Opium War Gwalior campaign First Anglo-Sikh War Second Anglo-Sikh War
Awards	Knight of the Order of St Patrick Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India Knight Bachelor Army Gold Cross

Field Marshal Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough, KP, GCB, GCSI, PC (3 November 1779 – 2 March 1869) was a senior British Army officer. After serving as a junior officer at the seizure of the Cape of Good Hope during the French Revolutionary Wars, Gough commanded the 2nd Battalion of the 87th (Royal Irish Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot during the Peninsular War. After serving as commander-in-chief of the British forces in China during the First Opium War, he became Commander-in-Chief, India and led the British forces in action against the Marathas defeating them decisively at the conclusion of the Gwalior campaign and then commanded the troops that defeated the Sikhs during both the First Anglo-Sikh War and the Second Anglo-Sikh War.