NAME AUTHORITIES: NRA: Oakes Sir Hildebrand (1754-1822) 1st Baronet Lieutenant General DNB: Oakes, Sir Hildebrand, first baronet (1754-1822), army officer LBT ID: HiOakes1822 | B/BAP: 1754-01-19 DIED: 1822-11-01 |
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Commander of the Malta garrison from March 1808 to October 1813; Byron was visiting him
in September 1809 when he issued the challenge to his aide-de-camp, Cary. Thomas Wildman,
who purchased Newstead Abbey in 1818, was his brother-in-law. | |