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Thomas Sydney Beckwith
Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Sydney Beckwith, KCB (1772 – 15 January 1831) was an officer of the British army who served as quartermaster general of the British forces in Canada during the War of 1812, and a commander-in-chief of the Bombay Army during the British Raj.〔Stephens, H. M. (2004). (Beckwith, Sir Thomas Sydney (1772–1831) ), rev. Roger T. Stearn, ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press.〕 He is most notable for his distinguished service during the Peninsular War and for his contributions to the development and command of the 95th Rifles.〔Urban, M. (2003). ''Rifles: Six years with Wellington's legendary sharpshooters.'' Faber and Faber.〕
==Family==
His father was Major General John Beckwith, who commanded the 20th Regiment of Foot. His brothers were Captain John Beckwith, Sir George Beckwith and Brigadier General Ferdinand Beckwith. He was also the uncle of Major-General John Charles Beckwith. He entered the Army himself in 1791, joining the 71st (Highland) Regiment of Foot, and served with them in India.〔
In 1817 (???), he married Mary, eldest daughter of Sir William Douglas, 4th Baronet of Kelhead. Their only son, Thomas Sydney Beckwith, was a Captain in the Rifle Brigade, and died in Gibraltar on 21 March 1828 (???).〔
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