Military
- Sir John Hamilton, 1st Baronet, of Woodbrook (1755–1835), British and Portuguese general of the Napoleonic Wars
- John Patrick Hamilton (1896–1961), Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross
- John Brown Hamilton (1896–1973), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross
- John Hamilton (artist) (1919–1993), British army officer and artist
- John Hamilton (RNZAF officer), former Chief of the Royal New Zealand Air Force
- John Graham Hamilton (1910–1994), British admiral
- John Hamilton (Royal Navy officer) (1714–1755), British naval officer
- John Hamilton (air force pilot) (1920–2012)
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Famous quotes containing the word military:
“The military and the clergy cause us much annoyance; the clergy and the military, they empty our wallets and rob our intelligence.”
—Franz Grillparzer (1791–1872)
“Who are we? And for what are we going to fight? Are we the titled slaves of George the Third? The military conscripts of Napoleon the Great? Or the frozen peasants of the Russian Czar? No—we are the free born sons of America; the citizens of the only republic now existing in the world; and the only people on earth who possess rights, liberties, and property which they dare call their own.”
—Andrew Jackson (1767–1845)
“I’m not a military man, Captain. War holds no romance for me. The side effects are repulsive.”
—Richard Bluel, and Henry Hathaway. Major Hugh Tarkington (Clinton Greyn)