General Henry Dive Townshend (6 October 1795 – 22 September 1882) was a British Army officer. He was the son of John Stanislaus Townshend of Trevallyn Hall, near

Rossett Rossett ( cy, Yr Orsedd ) is a village, community and electoral ward in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. Rossett is served by the A483 road. At the time of the 2001 census, Rossett community (including Rossett itself and the villages of Bur ...

, Wrexham and entered the British Army by purchase in 1812 as an ensign in the 41st Foot. He took part in the American War of 1812, being present at the capture of

Fort Niagara Fort Niagara is a fortification originally built by New France to protect its interests in North America, specifically control of access between the Niagara River and Lake Ontario, the easternmost of the Great Lakes. The fort is on the river's e ...

, Blackrock and Buffalo. He was also at the

Battle of Lundy's Lane The Battle of Lundy's Lane, also known as the Battle of Niagara, was a battle fought on 25 July 1814, during the War of 1812, between an invading American army and a British and Canadian army near present-day Niagara Falls, Ontario. It was one o ...

and the

Siege of Fort Erie The siege of Fort Erie, also known as the Battle of Erie, from 4 August to 21 September 1814, was one of the last engagements of the War of 1812, between British and American forces. It took place during the Niagara campaign, and the Americans su ...

, where he was badly wounded. He returned with the regiment to Europe, transferred to the

24th (2nd Warwickshire) Regiment of Foot 24 (twenty-four) is the natural number following 23 and preceding 25. The SI prefix for 1024 is yotta (Y), and for 10−24 (i.e., the reciprocal of 1024) yocto (y). These numbers are the largest and smallest number to receive an SI prefix to da ...

and was promoted Captain in 1821 and Major in 1835. During the Canadian rebellion of 1837 he commanded troops, with the local rank of Colonel, in both the Upper and Lower Provinces. He was made Lieutenant-colonel in 1841, Colonel in 1851, Major-general in 1857 and Lieutenant-general in 1864. In 1862 he was given the colonelcy of the 25th (King's Own Borderers) Regiment of Foot, a position he held until his death. He was promoted full General on 31 December 1871. He died unmarried at his home in Rossett in 1882.

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