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About Thomas Fowke
Lieutenant-General Thomas Fowke was a British Army officer from South Staffordshire. He was court-martialled twice, first in 1745 after Prestonpans, then as Governor of Gibraltar for his part in the 1756 Battle of Minorca, a defeat that led to the execution of Admiral John Byng.
Everything about Thomas Fowke →- Occupation
- military personnel
- Position held
- military officer, Governor of Gibraltar
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Born
- 1690
- Died
- March 29, 1765, March 17, 1765