Lieutenant General Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a three-star military rank (NATO code OF-8) used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the ...

Charles Emilius Gold (6 January 1809 – 29 July 1871) was an English officer of the 65th Regiment,

British Army The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. , the British Army comprises 79,380 regular full-time personnel, 4,090 Gurk ...

, and artist of historic importance but limited ability. He was born at

Woolwich Common Woolwich Common is a common in Woolwich in southeast London, England. It is partly used as military land (less than 40%) and partly as an urban park. Woolwich Common is a conservation area. It is part of the South East London Green Chain. It is al ...

, Kent, England, on 6 January 1809 and obtained a commission in the 65th Regiment by purchase on 28 March 1828. Gold retired from active service in New Zealand, in consequence of his promotion to the rank of

major general Major general (abbreviated MG, maj. gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of a ...

, on 1 October 1860, having served 32 years with the 65th Regiment in

British Guiana British Guiana was a British colony, part of the mainland British West Indies, which resides on the northern coast of South America. Since 1966 it has been known as the independent nation of Guyana. The first European to encounter Guiana was S ...

Barbados Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of the Americas, and the most easterly of the Caribbean Islands. It occupies an area of and has a population of about 287,000 (2019 estimate). ...

(December 1829 – 1833),

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

(September 1838–July 1841),

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

and

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

(January 1847 – 1860). He'd commanded the forces in New Zealand for 14 years, particularly during the first engagements of the

First Taranaki War The First Taranaki War (also known as the North Taranaki War) was an armed conflict over land ownership and sovereignty that took place between Māori people, Māori and the New Zealand government in the Taranaki district of New Zealand's North ...

. File:View near Auckland- Three Maoris and a Dog, by Charles Emilius Gold.tif, View near Auckland: Three Maoris and a Dog (1860)
Artist: Charles Emilius Gold File:Charles Emilius Gold - View near Auckland, Maori Warrior and Women - B1975.4.434 - Yale Center for British Art.jpg, View near Auckland: Maori Warrior and Women (1860)
Artist: Charles Emilius Gold File:Charles Emilius Gold - View near Auckland, Evening-Trees and Ferns - B1975.4.433 - Yale Center for British Art.jpg, View near Auckland: Evening—Trees and Ferns (c 1849)
Artist: Charles Emilius Gold File:A View of Hobart, Tasmania by Charles Emilius Gold.tif, A View of Hobart, Tasmania (1846)
Artist: Charles Emilius Gold He and his wife, Eleanor, had thirteen children. One of their sons, Walter Kelvington Gold (c 1847–1895), was a respected painter and secretary of the

South Australian Society of Arts The South Australian Society of Arts was a society for artists in South Australia, later with a royal warrant renamed The Royal South Australian Society of Arts in 1935. History A meeting of persons interested in the formation of a society for the ...

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1809 births 1871 deaths People from Woolwich 65th Regiment of Foot officers British military personnel of the New Zealand Wars 19th-century New Zealand military personnel New Zealand artists {{NewZealand-painter-stub