Alexander George Woodford

Field Marshal Sir Alexander Woodford GCB, KCMG
Sir Alexander Woodford
Born	15 June 1782 Welbeck Street, London
Died	26 August 1870 (aged 88) Royal Hospital Chelsea, London
Buried	Kensal Green Cemetery
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1794–1843
Rank	Field Marshal
Commands held	1st battalion Coldstream Guards 2nd battalion Coldstream Guards
Battles/wars	French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George

Field Marshal Sir Alexander George Woodford, GCB, KCMG (15 June 1782 – 26 August 1870), was a British Army officer. After taking part in the Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland, he served in most of the battles of the Napoleonic Wars. During the Hundred Days he commanded the 2nd battalion of the Coldstream Guards at the Battle of Quatre Bras, the Battle of Waterloo and the storming of Cambrai. He went on to become lieutenant governor and brigade commander at Malta, lieutenant governor and brigade commander at Corfu and then commander of the British garrison on the Ionian Islands before being appointed Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Gibraltar.