James Leith (British Army officer, born 1763)

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James Leith

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Sir; James Leith; GCB
	Sir James Leith, General and Governor of Leeward Islands, by Charles Picart.
Born	8 August 1763; Leith Hall, Kennethmont, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Died	16 October 1816 (aged 53); Barbados
Buried	Westminster Abbey, London
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1780–1816
Rank	Lieutenant General
Unit	21st Regiment of Foot; 81st Regiment of Foot (Aberdeenshire Highland Regiment); 50th Regiment of Foot;
Commands held	Independent Company of Foot; Aberdeen Fencibles; 13th Battalion of Reserve; 5th Infantry Division; Captain-General and Governor of the Leeward Islands;
Battles/wars	French Revolutionary Wars; • Siege of Toulon; • Irish Rebellion of 1798; Napoleonic Wars; • Peninsular War; • Walcheren Campaign; • Invasion of Guadeloupe;
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath; Army Gold Cross; Knight Commander of the Royal Military Order of the Tower and Sword (Portugal); Grand Cordon of the Royal Military Order of Merit (France);
Relations	Alexander Leith Hay (brother); Andrew Leith Hay (nephew)

Lieutenant-General Sir James Leith GCB (8 August 1763 – 16 October 1816) was a Scottish soldier who served in the British Army, commanding the 5th Division in the Duke of Wellington's Anglo-Portuguese Army at several critical battles during the Peninsular War between 1810 and 1813.

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