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Gerard Lake (Municipio de Harrow, Reino Unido, 27 de julio de 1744-Londres, 20 de febrero de 1808), primer vizconde de Lake, fue un militar inglés que alcanzó el grado de general.
Gerard Lake, 1st Viscount Lake (27 July 1744 – 20 February 1808) was a British general. He commanded British forces during the Irish Rebellion of 1798 and later served as Commander-in-Chief of the military in British India.
Gerard Lake (Municipio de Harrow, Reino Unido, 27 de julio de 1744-Londres, 20 de febrero de 1808), primer vizconde de Lake, fue un militar inglés que alcanzó el grado de general.
Gerard Lake, 1st Viscount Lake was a British general, most prominent for his role in suppressing the Irish Rebellion of 1798 and for his campaigns in India from 1801 to 1806 against Daulat Rāo Sindhia of Gwalior and Jaswant Rāo Holkar, leaders of the Marāthā confederacy.
General Gerard Lake. Born at Harrow, Middlesex, England on 27th July 1744. Served in the British army in the Seven Years’ War, in the American Revolutionary War, and in the wars of the French Revolution. Appointed Governor of Limerick in 1794, and became Commander of the Forces in Ulster in 1796.
La estrategia británica incluía asegurar la meseta de Decán, con Gerard Lake tomando Doab y luego Delhi, Powell entrando a Bundelkhand (Distrito de Sagar), Murray tomando Badoch y Harcourt neutralizando Bihar. Los británicos disponían de más de 53,000 hombres para lograr sus objetivos. [2] : 66–67
Lake, Gerard, Viscount, an English general, who took a prominent part in suppressing the Insurrection of 1798, was born 27th July 1744. He served in Germany during the Seven Years’ War, and in America during the War of Independence.
