Charles O'Hara, 1st Baron Tyrawley

The Lord Tyrawley
Died	9 June 1724
Allegiance	Kingdom of Great Britain
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands held	Ireland
Battles/wars	War of the Spanish Succession

Lieutenant General Charles O'Hara, 1st Baron Tyrawley (died 9 June 1724) was Commander-in-Chief, Ireland.

Military career

O'Hara was commissioned into the Duke of York's Foot becoming a Captain in 1678.^[1] In 1679 he transferred to the Anglo-Dutch Brigade and then in 1686 he moved to the 1st Foot Guards.^[1] He became Lieutenant Colonel of that Regiment in 1689.^[1]

In 1703, during the War of Spanish Succession, he went to Cadiz; he distinguished himself at the Battle of Vigo Bay but was arrested for looting on return to England.^[1] Having been acquitted, in 1706, he became Second-in-Command in Spain and prevented a French attack on Guadalajara, earning an Irish Barony as reward.^[1] In 1707 at the Battle of Almansa he commanded the left flank of the Army.^[1]

In 1714 he was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Ireland, a post he held until 1721.^[1]

Family

He married Frances Rouse and together they went on to have at least one son and one daughter.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h} Charles O'Hara at Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

Military offices
Preceded by Edward Fitzpatrick	Colonel of The Ordnance Regiment 1696–1713	Succeeded by Hon. James O'Hara
Preceded by Unknown	Commander-in-Chief, Ireland 1714–1721	Succeeded by Viscount Shannon
Peerage of Ireland
New creation	Baron Tyrawley 1706–1724	Succeeded by James O'Hara

Persondata
Name	Charles Tyrawly
Alternative names
Short description	General and Commander-in-Chief, Ireland
Date of birth
Place of birth
Date of death	9 June 1724
Place of death