Hugo Hamilton, Baron Hamilton (also Hugh; died 1724) was a Swedish military commander of Scots-Irish background. His title was Swedish.

Life

He was a younger son of Captain John Hamilton of Ballygally in County Tyrone, Ireland, by his wife Jean, daughter of James Somerville. His father was a younger son of Malcolm Hamilton, and

Hugh Hamilton, 1st Viscount of Glenawly Hugh Hamilton, 1st Viscount Glenawly (c. 1600–1678) was a soldier in Swedish and English service. He was awarded the title of ''friherre'' for his service to Sweden. Background He came from a family that descended from the Hamiltons of Dalse ...

was his uncle. After seeing military service at home, Hamilton was summoned to Sweden in 1680 by his elder brother

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, an officer in the Swedish army. There his earliest commission was as lieutenant of the Elfsburg regiment, in which he rose to be captain. In 1693 he and his brother were ennobled in Sweden as barons Hamilton de Hageby. Hamilton came to prominence in the wars of Charles XII, especially against the Danes in 1710 at the Battle of Helsingborg. He was in action defending against the Russians at

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in 1719. He became a general and master of the ordnance. He died in 1724, and was buried in the province of Jonköping.

Family

Hamilton married a daughter of Henrik Ardvisson of

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, and left numerous children. His sixth son,

Gustavus David Hamilton Gustav David Hamilton (1699–1788) was a Swedish count and soldier. He was born in 1699 in Barsebäck, Malmöhus County, Sweden. He left Sweden in 1718-1720 to educate himself in warfare in France. In 1720 he became a captain and in 1740 he be ...

, was created Count Hamilton in 1751 and became a field marshal.

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;Attribution {{DEFAULTSORT:Hamilton, Hugo Year of birth missing 1724 deaths Barons of Sweden Swedish generals People from County Tyrone Age of Liberty people