Lieutenant-General Richard Egerton was a British Army officer who served during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, predominantly as a staff officer. He fought throughout the Peninsular War, serving for two years as aide de camp to Rowland Hill. He reprised this role for the subsequent Hundred Days, participating in the Battle of Waterloo. Egerton continued his relationship with Hill after the end of the wars, serving as his private secretary when the latter became Commander-in-Chief of the Forces in 1828.
- Occupation
- military officer
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Born
- October 7, 1783
- Died
- November 18, 1854
