Major Richard Maitland (c. 1714 – 21 February 1763) was a British Army officer who served in the Royal Artillery, and the captor of Surat while in the service of the East India Company.

[1][2] Maitland participated in the capture of Gheriah, a stronghold of Maratha Empire pirates, in February 1756, on which occasion the land forces were commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Clive.

The naval part of the expedition, under Commodore Watson, consisted of five of the East India Company's warships and a large number of vessels to carry the troops and stores.

[2] On 28 February, the enemy were driven from a position at the French Gardens after a smart action that lasted four hours, in which Maitland lost about twenty killed and as many wounded.

The details of the loss of the besiegers have been variously stated, but probably amounted to 130, including four officers, killed, and near a hundred wounded on the part of the land forces, while "the marine" lost about 150.