General Sir Augustus De Butts KCH (1770 – 28 November 1853) was an officer in the Royal Engineers.
He was the fourth son of Elias De Butts and was born in Ireland[1] in 1770.
At Bastia, de Butts and Royal Artillery Lieutenant John Duncan were asked by Horatio Nelson to help him examine a landing site.
[4] He was promoted to the rank of major general in 1821 and was appointed colonel commandant of the Royal Engineers in 1827.
[5] He married Anna Maria Minchin in 1804 and had 12 children, including Major General John Cromie Blackwood De Butts RE.