Service/branch British Army Rank Major-general | Died 13 May 1853 Allegiance United Kingdom | |
Battles/wars French Revolutionary Wars
Napoleonic Wars Battles and wars French Revolutionary Wars, Napoleonic Wars | ||
Major-General Arthur Whetham (c.1783 – 13 May 1853) was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant-Governor of Portsmouth.
Military career
Whetham was commissioned as a lieutenant in the 40th Regiment of Foot in 1799. He took part in the Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland in 1799 and was wounded at the Battle of Montevideo in February 1807 during the British invasions of the River Plate. He became Lieutenant-Governor of Portsmouth and General Officer Commanding South-West District in January 1808. He was also colonel of the 60th Regiment of Foot.
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