George Thompson (engineer)
George Thompson | |
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| Born | 26 March 1839 Greenwich, Kent, England |
| Died | March 1876 (aged 36) Asunción, Paraguay |
| Allegiance | Paraguay |
| Service | Paraguayan Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant-colonel |
| Battles / wars | Paraguayan War |
| Children | 3 |
George Thompson (1839–1876) was a British engineer and military officer who was in charge of the Paraguayan military engineering during the Paraguayan War. He later wrote a history of this conflict that became one of the main sources on the subject.