General Thomas Edward Capel (24 March 1770 – 3 February 1855) was a British Army officer and sportsman.
[3] Capel was promoted from a Gentleman Usher to a Groom of the Bedchamber on 31 October 1808, but was not immediately present at court, as he served with the 3rd Btn.
of the Guards during Sir John Moore's campaign of 1808–1809 in the Peninsular War, including the Battle of Corunna.
He was again with the Guards in the Peninsula during the siege of Cadiz, from July to September 1811; in the latter month, he was appointed assistant adjutant general, filling the post until June 1813.
He was breveted colonel on 1 January 1812, resigned his Court office on 18 February 1812, and subsequently commanded the Cadiz garrison from July 1813 to April 1814.