Given the question: Facts: - battles: american revolutionary wars capture of corsica capture of demerara revolutionary , berbice , and essequibo napoleonic wars invasion of war martinique invasion of guadeloupe war of 1812 capture of hms '' java '' third anglo-maratha war battle great of mahidpur siege of gibraltar french - allegiance: united kingdom united kingdom - death date: 3 may 1843 - commands: madras army - awards: baronetcy bath knight grand cross of the order of the - birth date: 5 july 1764 - serviceyears: 1778 to 1822 - name: sir thomas hislop - branch: united kingdom british army - death place: charlton , kent - rank: lieutenant-general Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of sir thomas hislop , 1st baronet .
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sir thomas hislop , 1st baronet , gcb -lrb- 5 july 1764 -- 3 may 1843 -rrb- was a senior british army officer of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries .serving exclusively in colonial campaigns , hislop fought in the west indies between 1796 and 1810 and subsequently in india , where he was a senior commander during the third anglo-maratha war .although his ability as a general was praised , hislop came under criticism in parliament for his heavy reprisals against forces of the maratha empire , particularly at talnar , where he ordered the execution of over 300 men .he was also known for financial profligacy , losing large sums of money investing unsuccessfully in the americas .despite these problems , hislop was later made a baronet and a knight grand cross of the order of the bath , serving in his retirement as an equerry to prince adolphus , duke of cambridge