| Sir Hildebrand Oakes | |
|---|---|
 Sir Hildebrand Oakes | |
| Born | January 19, 1754 |
| Died | September 9, 1822 (aged 68) |
| Place of birth | Exeter, Devon |
| Place of death | London |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 British Army |
| Years of service | 1767–1822 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands held | Malta garrison |
| Battles/wars |
American War of Independence Egyptian Campaign |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath |
Lieutenant-General Sir Hildebrand Oakes, 1st Baronet GCB (19 January 1754 – 9 September 1822) was a British Army officer.
Military career[]
Oakes was commissioned into the 33rd Regiment of Foot in 1767 and served in the American War of Independence under Lord Cornwallis.[1] He became deputy quartermaster-general in Corsica in May 1794, quartermaster-general in the Mediterranean in June 1794 and quartermaster-general in Portugal in December 1796.[1] He served in the Egyptian Campaign in 1800 as second-in-command under Sir John Moore.[1] He went on to be brigadier-general at Malta in October 1802, lieutenant-governor and commandant at Portsmouth in November 1804 and a commissioner of military inquiry in June 1805.[1] After that he became quartermaster-general in the Mediterranean in July 1806, commander of the Malta garrison in March 1808 and Civil Commissioner of Malta in May 1810.[1] He was appointed Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance in January 1814 and died in office in that post.[1]
Oakes was also colonel of the 52nd Regiment of Foot.[2]
References[]
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