Sir Gonville Bromhead, 1st Baronet

Lieutenant-General Sir Gonville Bromhead, 1st Baronet (20 September 1758 – 18 May 1822) was a British soldier who served in the Saratoga Campaign during the American Revolutionary War and fought against the Irish Rebellion of 1798.

Early life Bromhead was born in Lincoln, England, on September 30, 1758. Gonville was named after his mother, Francis Gonville. His father, Boardman Bromville was a major in the 62 Regiment of Foot. In 1770, at the age of 12, he joined the same regiment of Foot as a staff officer. During the battle, nearly the whole of his regiment was destroyed; himself and two privates were the only ones not killed or wounded. Later he was appointed to major-general and then lieutenant-general. The Bromheads had three sons, Sir Edward Ffrench Bromhead, 2nd Baronet (born March 26, 1789), Sir Edmund Gonville Bromhead, 3rd Baronet (born January 22, 1791) and the Reverend Charles Ffrench Bromhead. He died May 11, 1822.