Lieutenant-General Sir Gonville Bromhead, 1st Baronet (20 September 1758 – 18 May 1822) was a British soldier who served in the Saratoga Campaign during the American Revolutionary War and fought against the Irish Rebellion of 1798.

During the fighting by Mount Independence, he escaped the explosion of several mines, which the enemy had left whilst evacuating the area.

Bromhead swam through a river under the cover of night, cut off the cables of the bateaux, causing the provisions to drift down to the British army.

When the Irish rebellion started, he assisted his brother-in-law, Lord Ffrench, in organizing the Yeomanry Cavalry in which Bromhead served as a volunteer.

After a volunteer levy was raised in expectation of this potential French assault, Bromhead was appointed to the rank of brigadier-general.

[3] He was created 1st Baronet Bromhead, of Thurlby Hall on February 19, 1806 due to his service in the Irish Rebellion.