General A general officer is an Officer (armed forces), officer of high rank in the army, armies, and in some nations' air force, air and space forces, marines or naval infantry. In some usages, the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colone ...

Bigoe Armstrong (10 September 1717 – 24 July 1794) was a senior commander in the

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in the 18th century. Bigoe Armstrong was born on 10 September 1717 in County Offaly, Ireland. His father was Michael Armstrong. Serving in the

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, Armstrong was promoted to lieutenant-colonel on 25 November 1752. On 26 May 1772, Armstrong was promoted to

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and later that year on 13 November, he was appointed the Colonel of the

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. Armstrong was promoted to full general on 19 February 1783. Armstrong died without issue on 24 July 1794 at his home on Upper Wimpole Street near

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in London.

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