Sir Thomas Hislop, 1st Baronet

Thomas Hislop, 1st Baronet, GCB (* July 5, 1762, † May 3, 1843 in Charlton) was a British General and Deputy Governor of Trinidad.

Hislop was born on July 5, 1762, the son of Lieutenant-Colonel William Hislop and attended the Royal Military Academy.

In 1778 he joined as an ensign in the 39th Regiment of Foot. 1779 to 1783 he was stationed in Gibraltar. In the years 1793-1795 he was employed in Ireland, Corsica and the Roman- German Empire. 1796 to 1802 he participated in the conquest of the West Indian colonies of the Netherlands. 1803 to 1811 he was Deputy Governor of Trinidad and was at the capture of Guadeloupe in 1810 present. During the British -American War, he fell on December 29, 1812 after a battle with the HMS Java the USS Constitution in captivity. During the battle he had stayed on deck and had the team supports Java, for which he was praised later. He was put in Salvador ( Brazil) by the Americans at liberty, and returned in 1814 returned to Britain. In the same year he took up his post as commander in chief in Madras, which he held until 1820. During this period fell from 1817 to 1818, the third Marathenkrieg. Hislop commanded the Army of the Deccan, which succeeded in the Battle of Mahidpur to beat the Holkar.

After the end of the campaign, there was a dispute over the division of the spoils, the so-called Deccan Prize. The Bengal Army had been involved under the Francis Rawdon - Hasings command ' in any hostilities. In contrast, the Army of the Deccan had ensured the majority of prey under General Hislop. Nevertheless, Rawdon demanded for himself and his army a share of the sale proceeds. The matter came before the Privy Council. This ruled that the Bengal Army by a claim to a share have that they had been present and enemy forces have committed.

1823 married Emma Hislop Elliot. The marriage produced a daughter emerged.

• Military person ( UK )
• Baronet
• Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
• Briton
• Born in 1762
• Died in 1843
• Man