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| branch = | serviceyears = 1797–1856 | rank = General | battles = Peninsular War *Battle of Roleia *Battle of Vimiera *Battle of Talavera | awards = }} General Sir William Gabriel Davy (1780 – 25 January 1856) was a military officer in the British Army. He was born in Kingsholm, Gloucestershire. Davy joined the army in 1797, and led a battalion of the 61st Regiment of Foot during the Peninsular War. He received several honours and promotions during his lifetime, including a knighthood from King William IV of England in 1834 and a promotion to general in 1854. He died in January 1856. ==Life== William Gabriel Davy was born in 1780 in Kingsholm, Gloucestershire. He was the eldest son of Major William Davy, Persian Secretary to Warren Hastings, the first Governor-General of Bengal.〔("Major William Davy, Bengal Army, Persian Secretary to the Governor-General, in Persian dress, 1781 (c)" ). ''National Army Museum''. Retrieved 20 April 2015.〕 Educated at Eton College,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.dnw.co.uk/auction-archive/catalogue-archive/lot.php?auction_id=254&lot_id=84237 )〕 Davy became a lieutenant in the 61st Foot of the British Army in 1797. He transferred to the 5th battalion〔 of the 60th Foot at the beginning of 1802, and was made a captain. He was promoted to major and lieutenant-colonel on 5 February 1807 and 28 December 1809, respectively.〔 After becoming the battalion's commander in May 1808,〔 he led the battalion〔 early in the Peninsular War.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.milesbarton.com/Sold_Items/General_Sir_William_Davy_d_1856__108.html )〕 The battalion departed from Cork on 12 July 1808.〔 On 1 August, they arrived at Mondego Bay in Portugal, where the first British troops to participate in the Peninsular War landed; Davy's battalion was the first to land.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/battles_rolica.html )〕 The Battle of Roleia was especially difficult, as Davy's battalion was in the middle of the fighting. At one point, the troops ascended a mountain "so covered with brushwood that () legs were ready to sink under ()."〔 In December 1809, just after being promoted to lieutenant-colonel, he moved to the regiment's 7th battalion.〔 However, he never participated in physical combat again.〔 He married Mary Ann Carruthers in Adel, Yorkshire on 20 June 1814.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N2MG-7RM )〕 In July 1830, Davy was made a major general.〔 He remarried in 1840, to the sister of Major-General Sir Richard England, and was promoted to lieutenant-general in November of the following year.〔 In November 1842, Davy became colonel of the 1st battalion of the 60th Foot. He was promoted to general in 1854.〔〔〔 From his purchase of the property in 1820, Davy resided at Tracy Park, Gloucestershire.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/rd/77f2135c-426f-41b6-bffd-a1ad155afa51 )〕 He died there on 25 January 1856, aged 77.〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「William Gabriel Davy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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