Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill

General The Right Honourable
The Viscount Hill
GCB GCH
General The Right Honourable The Viscount Hill GCB GCH
	1836 portrait by William Salter
Commander-in-Chief of the Forces
	In office; 22 January 1828 – 15 August 1842
Monarchs	George IV ; William IV ; Victoria
Preceded by	Duke of Wellington
Succeeded by	Duke of Wellington
Personal details
Born	11 August 1772; Prees, Shropshire, England
Died	10 December 1842 (aged 70); Hadnall, Shropshire, England
Political party	Tory
Relations	Sir Robert Hill (younger brother); Clement Hill (younger brother); Sir Thomas Hill (younger brother);
Parents	Sir John Hill, 3rd Baronet; Mary Chambré;
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath; Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Guelphic Order; Grand Cross of the Order of the Tower and Sword (Portugal); Knight Commander of the Military William Order (Netherlands);
Nickname	Daddy Hill
Military service
Allegiance	Great Britain ; United Kingdom
Branch/service	British Army
Years of service	1790–1842
Rank	General
Commands	II Corps
Battles/wars	See battles French Revolutionary Wars Federalist revolts Siege of Toulon; ; French campaign in Egypt and Syria Battle of Abukir; Battle of Alexandria (WIA); ; ; Napoleonic Wars Peninsular War Battle of Roliça; Battle of Vimeiro; Battle of Corunna; Second Battle of Porto; Battle of Talavera; Battle of Bussaco; Battle of Arroyo dos Molinos; Battle of Almaraz; Battle of Vitoria; Battle of the Pyrenees; Battle of Nivelle; Battle of the Nive; Battle of Orthez; Battle of Toulouse; ; Hundred Days Battle of Waterloo; ; ;

General Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill, GCB, GCH (11 August 1772 – 10 December 1842) was a British Army officer and politician who served in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Hill became Commander-in-Chief of the Forces in 1828. Well-liked by the soldiers under his command, he was nicknamed "Daddy Hill".

General The Right Honourable The Viscount Hill GCB GCH
1836 portrait by William Salter

Commander-in-Chief of the Forces
In office 22 January 1828 – 15 August 1842
Monarchs	George IV William IV Victoria
Preceded by	Duke of Wellington
Succeeded by	Duke of Wellington

Personal details
Born	11 August 1772 (1772-08-11) Prees, Shropshire, England
Died	10 December 1842 (1842-12-11) (aged 70) Hadnall, Shropshire, England
Political party	Tory
Relations	Sir Robert Hill (younger brother) Clement Hill (younger brother) Sir Thomas Hill (younger brother)
Parents	Sir John Hill, 3rd Baronet Mary Chambré
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Guelphic Order Grand Cross of the Order of the Tower and Sword (Portugal) Knight Commander of the Military William Order (Netherlands)
Nickname	Daddy Hill
Military service
Allegiance	Great Britain United Kingdom
Branch/service	British Army
Years of service	1790–1842
Rank	General
Commands	II Corps
Battles/wars	See battles French Revolutionary Wars Federalist revolts Siege of Toulon French campaign in Egypt and Syria Battle of Abukir Battle of Alexandria (WIA) Napoleonic Wars Peninsular War Battle of Roliça Battle of Vimeiro Battle of Corunna Second Battle of Porto Battle of Talavera Battle of Bussaco Battle of Arroyo dos Molinos Battle of Almaraz Battle of Vitoria Battle of the Pyrenees Battle of Nivelle Battle of the Nive Battle of Orthez Battle of Toulouse Hundred Days Battle of Waterloo