Sir David Baird, first baronet (1757-1829)
Scottish army officer who fought in India, Egypt, the Cape, and in the Peninsular War; he
was censured in 1806 for agreeing to lend troops to Admiral Sir Home Popham's unauthorized
attack on Buenos Aires.
Scottish army officer who fought in India, Egypt, the Cape, and in the Peninsular War; he
was censured in 1806 for agreeing to lend troops to Admiral Sir Home Popham's unauthorized
attack on Buenos Aires.