# General Baird — The Moonstone character guide

> General Baird in The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0001-prologue

## Who they are

Historical figure mentioned in connection with the Moonstone's origin.

## In the story

### [Prologue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moonstone_se/chapters/prologue)

General Baird leads the British assault on Seringapatam and is mentioned as the commanding officer during the storming.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moonstone_se/chapters/i)

Commanded the storming of Seringapatam, the event central to the narrator's conflict with Herncastle.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moonstone_se/chapters/iii)

The general who led the assault on Seringapatam and later announced that any thief detected would be hung.

### [Chapter IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moonstone_se/chapters/iv)

Mentioned as the commanding officer to whom the narrator has not spoken about Herncastle's actions.

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