Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Stuart was a British Army officer and politician who served in the American War of Independence and French Revolutionary Wars.
Portrait by George Romney, 1779
The Three Sons of the Earl of Bute (c. 1764). Stuart in on the tree at the painting's centre.
The Honourable Anne Louisa Bertie, Lady Stuart (1747-1841). Painting by George Romney, 1779-1780.
Portrait of his eldest son, Charles, by George Hayter, 1830
Capture of Minorca (1798)
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In November 1798 a British expedition captured the island of Menorca from Spain. A large force under General Charles Stuart landed on the island and forced its Spanish garrison to surrender in eight d
Charles Stuart (British Army officer, born 1753)
…Kingdom Branch British Army Service years 1768–1801 Rank Lieutenant-general Conflicts American Revolutionary War French Revolutionary Wars Siege of Calvi Capture of Minorca (1798) Spouse Anne Louisa Bertie (m. 1778; died 1801) Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Stuart (January 1753 – 25 May 1801) was a British Army officer and…
c. 1795 painting of Port Mahon with British warships at anchor three years before the invasion
Admiral John Thomas Duckworth, who commanded the British naval forces.