Gerard Lake, 1st Viscount Lake

Gerard Lake
Member of Parliament
for Aylesbury
In office
1790–1802
Preceded byWilliam Wrightson
Succeeded byRobert Bent
Personal details
Born(1744-07-27)27 July 1744
Harrow, Middlesex, Great Britain
Died20 February 1808(1808-02-20) (aged 63)
London, England
ParentJohn Gumley
Military service
Allegiance Great Britain
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Branch/serviceBritish Army
Years of service1758–1808
RankGeneral
Battles/warsAmerican Revolutionary War
French Revolutionary Wars
Irish Rebellion of 1798
Second Anglo-Maratha War

Gerard Lake, 1st Viscount Lake (27 July 1744 – 20 February 1808) was a British general. He commanded British forces during the Irish Rebellion of 1798 and later served as Commander-in-Chief of the military in British India.


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