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Major-General John Gaspard Le Marchant (9 February 1766 – 22 July 1812) was a British Army officer. He has been described as one of the finest British cavalry commanders of his generation; he was also an intellectual soldier who had a great influence on the efficient functioning of the army he served in. [1] He was instrumental in the process which produced the first British military academy ...
John Gaspard Le Marchant had loved soldiering and left it only after positive assurance from the Duke of Wellington that the acceptance of the civil position would promote his prospects in the army. Le Marchant’s appointment became official in February 1847 and he arrived in St John’s in April succeeding Sir John Harvey* .
- P. B. Waite
- LE MARCHANT, Sir JOHN GASPARD
- Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 10
John Gaspard Le Marchant was born on 9 February, 1766, in Amiens, France, at the family home of his maternal grandfather, Count Heinrich Justus Hirzel de St Gratien; wealthy women seem always to have returned to their parental homes to give birth to their first child or two, even if this required debilitating amounts of travel over land or sea.
Le Marchant as Governor of Malta (1858–1864); photo by Leandro Preziosi. Lieutenant General Sir John Gaspard Le Marchant GCMG KCB (1803–1874) was a British Army officer and governor of Newfoundland from 1847 to 1852. He later became the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia (1852–1858) and Governor of Malta (1858–1864).
John Gaspard Le Marchant joined the British Army at the age of 16. Despite his family’s moderate wealth and lack of society connections, he rose through the ranks to become one of the most accomplished cavalry officers of his time. A master swordsman, he set about designing a new cavalry sabre, writing instruction manuals on swordsmanship and ...
John Gaspard Le Marchant Le Marchant was a renowned cavalry leader of the Peninsula war. He was a somewhat headstrong and courageous fighter, who as a Major-General, at the age of 46 killed 6 of the enemy before being shot in the spine and killed at the battle of Salamanca.
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Major-General John Gaspard Le Marchant (9 February 1766 – 22 July 1812) was one of the finest British cavalry commanders of his generation; he was also an intellectual soldier who had a great influence on the efficient functioning of the army he served in.[1] He was instrumental in the process which produced the first British military academy and staff college; and he saw active service in ...
