General John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham was a British Army officer and politician. He spent a lengthy period in the cabinet but is best known for commanding the disastrous Walcheren Campaign of 1809.
Portrait by Martin Archer Shee, c. 1794–1795
The Death of the Earl of Chatham; Pitt is shown in military uniform to his father's left.
Chatham's younger brother William Pitt the Younger, whose political career eclipsed him
c. 1799 portrait of Chatham by the studio of John Hoppner
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Earl of Chatham, of Chatham in the County of Kent, was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1766 for William Pitt the Elder on his appointment as Lord Privy Seal, along with the
John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham
…William Pitt the Younger, the future prime minister. After serving as a junior officer in the American War of Independence, he succeeded his father as Earl of Chatham in 1778. Politically he was a close supporter of his brother during the following decade, leading to his appointment as First Lord of the Admiralty in…
William Pitt (the Elder), 1st Earl of Chatham