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GIBBS, Sir Samuel, British soldier, died near New Orleans, Louisiana, 8 January 1815. He became ensign in the 102d foot in October, 1783, lieutenant colonel of the 10th West Indian regiment in 1802, brevet colonel in July, 1810, and major general in June, 1813. He served at the capture of the Cape of Good Hope in 1796, was taken prisoner at Ostend in 1798, commanded the 11th regiment at the attack of St. Martin's in the expedition against the Danish and Swedish islands, and led a brigade in Travancore and the expedition to Java. He was second in command to Sir Edward Pakenham in December, 1814, and was killed in the battle of New Orleans in the following month.
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