Giles Stibbert

Giles Stibbert
Born	1734
Died	January 1809[1]
Buried	St. Mary's Church, South Stoneham, Hampshire, England
Allegiance	Kingdom of Great Britain
Service / branch	British Army
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands	Indian Army
Battles / wars	Battle of Plassey Battle of Buxar

Lieutenant General Giles Stibbert (1734–1809) was Commander-in-Chief, India.

Military career

Stibber arrived in India in 1756 and took part in the Battle of Plassey in 1757.[2] He then raised a battalion of native infantry at Bankipore in 1761 and commanded them at the Siege of Patna where he was wounded in 1763.[2] He commanded the left wing of the Army at the Battle of Buxar in 1764 and captured Chunar in 1765.[2]

Stibbert Museum, Florence

He was twice Commander-in-Chief, India, firstly from 1777 to 1779 and then again from 1783, following the death of Sir Eyre Coote, to 1785.[3] He made a huge wealth during his service in India, when in England he resided at Hereford Street with his 3 children and wife. Stibbert then commissioned John Crunden the architect of Hereford Street to build his country estate the first Portswood House at Portswood in Hampshire in 1778.[4][5][6]

His grandson, Frederick Stibbert, used the family's wealth to establish the Stibbert museum in Florence.[7] He made the family home on the Hill of Montughi, which was originally purchased by his mother, into a museum to hold his collection.[8]

He is buried in South Stoneham in Hampshire with a monument by John Bacon.[9]

Family

He was married to Sophronia Rebecca Wright.[10]

References

1. England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
2. The Oriental herald, Volume 6, July to September 1825, Page 120
3. The Bengal almanac, for 1827, compiled by S. Smith and Co.
4. Portswood's Local Website
5. "Some snippets of history about Portswood House and also Portswood Manor in relation to Giles Stibbert, born in 1743.. | Highfield Residents Association". www.highfieldresidents.org.uk. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
6. "Portswood House - Sotonopedia". sotonopedia.wikidot.com. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
7. Frederick Stibbert and his Armoury Archived 2007-07-02 at the Wayback Machine
8. Clearkin, Christine; Marco, Simona Di (2009-03-22). "A tale of three cities: Calcutta, Southampton and Florence: the Stibbert family and museum". British Art Journal. 9 (3): 43–55.
9. Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851 by Rupert Gunnis
10. A History of the County of Hampshire: Volume 5, edited by William Page, 1912

Military offices
Preceded by Sir John Clavering	Commander-in-Chief, India 1777–1779	Succeeded by Sir Eyre Coote
Preceded by Sir Eyre Coote	Commander-in-Chief, India 1783–1785	Succeeded by Sir Robert Sloper