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General A general officer is an officer of high rank in the armies, and in some nations' air forces, space forces, and marines or naval infantry. In some usages the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colonel."general, adj. and n.". O ...
Bigoe Armstrong (10 September 1717 – 24 July 1794) was a senior commander in the
British Army The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. , the British Army comprises 79,380 regular full-time personnel, 4,090 Gur ...
in the 18th century. Bigoe Armstrong was born on 10 September 1717 in County Offaly, Ireland. His father was Michael Armstrong. Serving in the
18th Regiment of Foot 18 (eighteen) is the natural number following 17 and preceding 19. In mathematics * Eighteen is a composite number, its divisors being 1, 2, 3, 6 and 9. Three of these divisors (3, 6 and 9) add up to 18, hence 18 is a semiperfect number. ...
, Armstrong was promoted to lieutenant-colonel on 25 November 1752. On 26 May 1772, Armstrong was promoted to
lieutenant-general Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a three-star military rank (NATO code OF-8) used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the ...
and later that year on 13 November, he was appointed the Colonel of the
8th (The King's) Regiment of Foot The 8th (King's) Regiment of Foot, also referred to in short as the 8th Foot and the King's, was an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1685 and retitled the King's (Liverpool Regiment) on 1 July 1881. As infantry of the line, th ...
. 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
Cavendish Square Cavendish Square is a public garden square in Marylebone in the West End of London. It has a double-helix underground commercial car park. Its northern road forms ends of four streets: of Wigmore Street that runs to Portman Square in the mu ...
in London.


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British Army generals 1717 births 1794 deaths Military personnel from County Offaly Royal Irish Regiment (1684–1922) officers King's Regiment (Liverpool) officers {{British-Army-bio-stub