John G. Millingen

Who was John G. Millingen?

John Gideon Millingen was an army surgeon and author. Born in Westminster of Irish and Dutch parents; Millingen was educated in Paris where he achieved his medical degree. He became an assistant surgeon in British Army in 1802, serving in the Peninsular War and won a medal at Waterloo and the surrender of Paris. He retired in 1823 and was appointed as a physician to the military asylum at Chatham and Hanwell.

The Bee-hive

Ladies at Home, or Gentlemen, We Can Do Without You

The Illustrious Stranger, or Married and Buried

Who’ll Lend Me a Wife?

The Miser’s Daughter

Borrowed Feathers

Sketches of Ancient and Modern Boulogne

Adventures of an Irish Gentleman, 3 Vol.

Stories of Torres Vedras, 3 Vol.

The History of Duelling

Recollections of Republican France from 1790 to 1801