John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham General John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham, (9 October 1756 – 24 September 1835) was a British soldier and politician. He is best known for commanding the disastrous Walcheren Campaign of 1809. Chatham was the eldest son of William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham. He was two and a half years older than his famous brother William Pitt the Younger, the future prime minister. Chatham joined the army as an ensign in the 47th Regiment of Foot on 14 March 1774. He served as aide-de-camp to General Guy Carleton in Quebec, but resigned his
Earl of Mornington (1766 ship) Earl of Mornington (1766 ship) Earl of Mornington (or "Earl Mornington"), was a merchant vessel of 500 tons burthen (bm) built at Bombay Dockyard of teak and launched in 1766 or 1768. She made three voyages under charter to the British East India Company (EIC) under the command of captain Benjamin Ferguson. She does not appear in "Lloyd's Register" until 1804 and no longer appears in either "Lloyd's Register" or in the "Register of Shipping" in 1810. Her first voyage for the EIC took place between 20 November 1799 and 22 August 1802. On this voyage she sailed to Bengal.