Francis Edward Rawdon-Hastings was born in Ireland on December 9, 1754. Originally a lieutenant in the British 5th Regiment of the Foot, he saw combat at the Battles of Lexington and Concord in 1775. He then served as General Sir Henry Clinton's Aide-de-camp, where he saw combat in South Carolina and in New York. He commanded British troops in the southern theater, most notably at the Battle of Camden and at the Siege of Ninety-Six, both in South Carolina. He later became the Governor-General of India from 1813 to 1823. He died on November 28, 1826.