Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes ProCon History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture Money Videos
Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill
Table of Contents
Introduction References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics
Images
Hill, Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount, Baron Hill of Almaraz and of Hawkestone, Baron Hill of Almaraz and of Hardwicke
Read Next
Union Jack flag of Great Britain, united kingdom
What’s the Difference Between Great Britain and the United Kingdom?
Rural Irish landscape, Sligo, Ireland.
Why Is Ireland Two Countries?
King Charles III and Queen Camilla (Camilla, Queen Consort) wave from the balcony of Buckingham Palace during the Coronation of King Charles in London, England on May 6, 2023
British Royal Line of Succession
Iraqi Army Soldiers from the 9th Mechanized Division learning to operate and maintain M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks at Besmaya Combat Training Center, Baghdad, Iraq, 2011. Military training. Iraq war. U.S. Army
8 Deadliest Wars of the 21st Century
The Battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863. (Civil War, Pennsylvania)
9 Worst Generals in History
Discover
A human Inuit skull in a stone chambered cairn in Ilulissat in Greenland. These ancient graves are pre christian and are at least 2000
14 Tough Questions Answered
An ancient egyptian hieroglyphic painted carving showing the falcon headed god Horus seated on a throne and holding a golden fly whisk. Before him are the Pharoah Seti and the goddess Isis. Interior wall of the temple to Osiris at Abydos, Egypt.
11 Egyptian Gods and Goddesses
Iraqi Army Soldiers from the 9th Mechanized Division learning to operate and maintain M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks at Besmaya Combat Training Center, Baghdad, Iraq, 2011. Military training. Iraq war. U.S. Army
8 Deadliest Wars of the 21st Century
Santa Claus flying in his sleigh, christmas, reindeer
Was Santa Claus a Real Person?
Thumbnail for flags that look alike quiz Russia, Slovenia, Iceland, Norway
Flags That Look Alike
Close up of books. Stack of books, pile of books, literature, reading. Homepage 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society
12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”
The Cheshire Cat is a fictional cat from Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. (Alice in Wonderland)
11 Banned Books Through Time

Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill: Facts & Related Content

verifiedCite
While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions.
Select Citation Style
Share
Share to social media
URL
https://www.britannica.com/facts/Rowland-Hill-1st-Viscount-Hill
Written and fact-checked by
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of  Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them.
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Facts

Also Known As Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill of Hawkestone and Hardwicke, Baron Hill of Almaraz and of Hawkestone, Baron Hill of Almaraz and of Hardwicke
Born August 11, 1772 • England
Died December 10, 1842 (aged 70) • England
Role In Peninsular War

Photos

Hill, Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount, Baron Hill of Almaraz and of Hawkestone, Baron Hill of Almaraz and of Hardwicke
See All Images →
Beresford, William Carr Beresford, Viscount, Baron Beresford of Albuera and Dungarvan, duke de Elvas
William Carr Beresford, Viscount Beresford
British general
Arthur Wellesley, 1st duke of Wellington
Arthur Wellesley, 1st duke of Wellington
prime minister of Great Britain
Moore, Sir John
Sir John Moore
British lieutenant general
Sir Hugh Gough
British military officer
Napier, Sir William Francis Patrick
Sir William Francis Patrick Napier
British general and historian
Bentinck, Lord William
Lord William Bentinck
British government official
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess and 2nd Earl Cornwallis
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess and 2nd Earl Cornwallis
British general and statesman
Charles George Gordon
Charles George Gordon
British general
French, John, 1st earl of Ypres
John French, 1st earl of Ypres
British field marshal
James Thomas Brudenell, 7th earl of Cardigan
British general
Napier, Sir Charles James
Sir Charles James Napier
British general and colonial governor
Slim
William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim of Yarralumla and Bishopston
British field marshal
Frederick Edgeworth Morgan, the British officer who drew up the original plan for Operation Overlord, the invasion of Normandy.
Frederick Edgeworth Morgan
British officer
J.F.C. Fuller
J.F.C. Fuller
British army officer
Sir Basil Liddell Hart
British military historian
Sir William Robert Robertson, 1st Baronet
British field marshal
Sir Harry Smith, detail of a miniature attributed to Hugh Ross; in the National Portrait Gallery, London
Sir Harry Smith, Baronet
British general
George Charles Bingham, 3rd earl of Lucan
British soldier
Trenchard, Hugh Montague Trenchard, 1st Viscount, Baron Trenchard of Wolfeton
Hugh Montague Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard
British military officer
Lord Allenby, portrait by Eric Henri Kennington; in the National Portrait Gallery, London
Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby
British field marshal