Henry Pigot

General Sir Henry Pigot GCMG (1750 – 7 June 1840) was a British Army officer.

Sir Henry Pigot
Sir Henry Pigot
Born	1750
Died	7 June 1840 London
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	General
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George

Military career

Born the son of Admiral Hugh Pigot, Pigot was commissioned as a cornet in 1769.[1] He served in the Netherlands in 1793 and, following the Siege of Malta, accepted the surrender of Valletta from the French forces under General Claude-Henri Belgrand de Vaubois in September 1800.[1] He went on to be Civil Commissioner of Malta in February 1801.[2] As civil commissioner, he accepted the demolition of the majority of the fortifications of Valletta, but this act was never done and the city walls survive largely intact to this day.[3]

Pigot was colonel of the 82nd Regiment of Foot (1798–1836) and then of the 38th Regiment of Foot (1836–1840).[1] He was promoted full general on 1 January 1812 and appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1837.[4]

References

1. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
2. World Statesmen
3. Bonello, Giovanni (18 November 2012). "Let's hide the majestic bastions". Times of Malta. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
4. The Peerage.com

Political offices
Preceded by Sir Alexander Ball	Civil Commissioner of Malta February 1801 – July 1801	Succeeded by Charles Cameron
Military offices
Preceded by Hon. Sir Charles James Greville	Colonel of the 38th (1st Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot 1836–1840	Succeeded by Sir Jasper Nicolls
Preceded by James Stuart	Colonel of the 82nd (The Prince of Wales's Volunteers) Regiment of Foot 1798–1836	Succeeded by Sir John Wilson