Gough

Gough, HUGH GOUGH, VISCOUNT, born at Woodstown in Limerick 3d November 1779, served at the Cape, in the West Indies, and through the Peninsular war, especially distinguishing himself at Talavera and Vittoria. In 1837 he went to India as major-general, and in the following year was made commander-in-chief of the forces sent against China. After storming Canton and forcing the passage of the Yang-tse-Kiang, he compelled the Chinese to sign the treaty of Nanking (1842). In 1843 he defeated the Mahrattas at Maharajpur, and brought about the peace of Gwalior. On the outbreak of the Sikh war in 1845 he worsted the enemy in the brilliant battles of Mudki, Firozshah, and Sobraon, for which he was given a peerage. In 1848 the Sikhs renewed the war, but were again defeated by Gough at Ramnagar, Chillianwalla, and Gujerat, victories which resulted in the annexation of the Punjab to British India. Gough was in 1849 created a viscount, and about the same time returned to England. He was made field-marshal in 1862, and died near Dublin, 2d March 1869.