General Sir Henry Errington Longden KCB CSI (14 January 1819 – 29 January 1890) was a British Army officer who served as Adjutant-General in India.
Sir Henry Errington Longden | |
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| Born | 14 January 1819[1] London, England |
| Died | 29 January 1890 (aged 71) Bournemouth, Dorset |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1836–1880 |
| Rank | General |
| Battles / wars | First Anglo-Sikh War Second Anglo-Sikh War Indian Rebellion |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of the Star of India |
Military career
editEducated at Eton College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Longden was commissioned into the 10th Regiment of Foot on 16 September 1836.[2] He fought at the Battle of Sobraon in February 1846 during the First Anglo-Sikh War as well as the Siege of Multan in Autumn 1848 and the Battle of Gujrat in February 1849 during the Second Anglo-Sikh War.[2] He also took part in the Siege of Lucknow in Autumn 1857 and the subsequent relief of Azamgarh during the Indian Rebellion.[2] He became Adjutant-General in India in January 1866 before retiring in 1880.[3]
He was given the colonelcy of the Hampshire Regiment in 1883, transferring in 1888 to be Colonel in Chief of the Lincolnshire Regiment until his death.[4]
He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath on 22 March 1859[5] and was advanced to Knight of the Order of the Bath on 29 May 1886.[6] He was appointed a Companion of the order of the Star of India on 28 May 1870.[7]
References
edit- ^ Miscellanea Genealogica Et Heraldica. Hamilton, Adams, and Company. 1900. p. 108.
- ^ a b c "Longden, Sir Henry Errington". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/16981. Retrieved 26 November 2015. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
- ^ "The Royal Hampshire Regiment". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 10 February 2006. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "No. 22241". The London Gazette. 22 March 1859. p. 1214.
- ^ "No. 25592". The London Gazette. 29 May 1886. p. 2633.
- ^ "No. 8064". The Edinburgh Gazette. 3 June 1870. p. 645.