General the Hon. John Brodrick (3 November 1765 – 9 October 1842) was a British Army general and

Governor of Martinique (Dates in italics indicate ''de facto'' continuation of office) Ancien regime and First Republic (1635-1794) British occupation (1794–1814) Restoration, Second Republic, Second Empire (1814–70) Third Republic (1870–1940) Fourth a ...

. He was born in Reading, the youngest son of

George Brodrick, 3rd Viscount Midleton George Brodrick, 3rd Viscount Midleton (3 October 1730 – 22 August 1765) was a British nobleman. Origins Brodrick was the first and only surviving son of Alan Brodrick, 2nd Viscount Midleton and Mary Capell, the second daughter of Algernon Ca ...

and his wife Albinia Townshend. His elder brothers included

George Brodrick, 4th Viscount Midleton George Brodrick, 4th Viscount Midleton (1 November 1754 – 12 August 1836) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1774 to 1796, when he was raised to the peerage of Great Britain as Baron Brodrick. Origins Brodrick wa ...

and

Charles Brodrick Charles Brodrick (3 May 1761 – 6 May 1822) was a reforming Irish clergyman and Archbishop of Cashel in the Church of Ireland. Origins and education Brodrick was the third son of the 3rd Viscount Midleton and Albinia Townshend, sister of Vis ...

Archbishop of Cashel The Archbishop of Cashel ( ga, Ard-Easpag Chaiseal Mumhan) was an archiepiscopal title which took its name after the town of Cashel, County Tipperary in Ireland. Following the Reformation, there had been parallel apostolic successions to the title ...

. He joined the army as an

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in the 1st Regiment of Foot Guards in 1782. He fought at the Siege of Dunkirk in 1793 and at the capture of Fort St Andre the following year. He was promoted captain and lieutenant-colonel in 1794 and colonel in 1801. In 1808 and 1809 he served in the

Peninsular War The Peninsular War (1807–1814) was the military conflict fought in the Iberian Peninsula by Spain, Portugal, and the United Kingdom against the invading and occupying forces of the First French Empire during the Napoleonic Wars. In Spain ...

and from June 1809 to 1812, promoted to major-general, he was

during a period of British occupation. He was promoted full general on 22 July 1830. He died in 1842 and was buried at Reading. He had married Anne Graham, the daughter of Robert Graham of Fintry, Kent. They had one son, John Robert, and three daughters.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Brodrick, John 1765 births 1842 deaths Younger sons of viscounts People from Reading, Berkshire British Army generals British Army personnel of the Napoleonic Wars British Governors of Martinique Military personnel from Reading, Berkshire