Lieutenant-General Charles Craufurd Hay (1809–1873) was a British Army officer who became General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope.
Charles Craufurd Hay | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1809 |
| Died | 1873 Isle of Wight |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  British Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
Military career
editHay was commissioned as an ensign in the 19th Regiment of Foot on 27 June 1824.[1] He became General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope in December 1868, in which capacity he briefly acted as Governor of Cape Colony in 1870, before retiring in September 1873.[2] As acting governor he was sympathetic to the claims of the Griqua Chief, Nicolaas Waterboer, against the Government of the Orange Free State.[3]
He was also colonel of the 58th Regiment of Foot and then of the 93rd Regiment of Foot.[4]
References
edit- ^ "No. 18043". The London Gazette. 10 July 1824. p. 1131.
- ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ "Proposed Construction of two Power Lines and Switchyards to connect the Redstone Solar Thermal Energy Plant" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ "No. 23422". The London Gazette. 15 September 1868. p. 4991.