Thomas Graham, 1st Baron Lynedoch

1748–1843

Thomas Graham, later 1st Baron Lynedoch, entered the British Army relatively late in life after the death of his wife. He distinguished himself during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, most notably commanding at the Battle of Barrosa in 1811 and later leading allied operations in the Netherlands. His reputation rested on personal courage, energy and an unusually active military career for a man who began professional service in middle age.

Graham appears mainly as a historical supporting figure in fiction about the Peninsular War rather than as the subject of a major novel. Campaign novels such as Bernard Cornwell’s Sharpe series use the same battles and command environment in which he served, and fictional officers may encounter or report on his operations.

Bernard Cornwell’s Sharpe’s Fury is set in 1811. A failed attack on a French-held bridge leaves Sharpe, Harper and Brigadier Moon stranded in besieged Cádiz.

Historical context

Historical periods linked to Thomas Graham, 1st Baron Lynedoch

Peninsular War 1807–1814 CE

Series

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Sharpe in Order

by Bernard Cornwell 26 books 4.3

The Sharpe series follows Richard Sharpe from service as a private soldier in India to command in the British Army during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. The novels place him at the Siege of Seringapatam, Battle of Assaye, Siege of Gawilghur, Battle of Trafalgar, British attack on Copenhagen,…

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