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1873 Birthday Honours
The 1873 Birthday Honours were appointments by Queen Victoria to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of the British Empire. The appointments were made to celebrate the official birthday of the Queen, and were published in ''The London Gazette'' on 24 May 1873. The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour, and arranged by honour, with classes (Knight, Knight Grand Cross, ''etc.'') and then divisions (Military, Civil, ''etc.'') as appropriate. United Kingdom and British Empire The Most Honourable Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB) =Military Division= ;;Royal Navy *Admiral Sir Provo William Parry Wallis *Admiral Sir William Fanshawe Martin *Admiral Thomas, Earl of Lauderdale *Admiral Sir Lewis Tobias Jones ;;Army *General Sir Henry George Andrew Taylor *General Sir George Bowles *General Sir Abraham Roberts *General Sir James Charles Chatterton *Genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Victoria
Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until Death and state funeral of Queen Victoria, her death in 1901. Her reign of 63 years and 216 days was longer than that of List of monarchs in Britain by length of reign, any previous British monarch and is known as the Victorian era. It was a period of industrial, political, scientific, and military change within the United Kingdom, and was marked by a great expansion of the British Empire. In 1876, the British Parliament voted to grant her the additional title of Empress of India. Victoria was the daughter of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (the fourth son of King George III), and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. After the deaths of her father and grandfather in 1820, she was Kensington System, raised under close supervision by her mother and her comptroller, John Conroy. She inherited the throne aged 18 af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Smith (Royal Navy Officer)
Admiral Sir Henry Smith (1803 – 18 January 1887) was a British officer in the Royal Navy. He commanded the Aden Expedition in 1839 which took Aden as the first colonial acquisition of the reign of Queen Victoria. For this service he was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath. Smith was then sent to serve on the China Station, where he fired the first shot of the First Opium War at the Battle of Kowloon. He played an important role at the controversial Battle of Chuenpi later in the year, and as senior naval officer on the south coast of China fought the Battle of the Barrier. He later participated in the Battles of Second Chuenpi, the Bogue, and Canton, before forming part of the Amoy garrison after the Battle of Amoy. Having left China in 1843, he went on to command ships in the Mediterranean and then in the Baltic Sea during the Crimean War. Smith never served at sea again after obtaining flag rank in 1855 but became superintendent of the Royal Hospital Haslar an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lord Henry Percy
General Lord Henry Hugh Manvers Percy, (22 August 1817 – 3 December 1877) was a British Army officer and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Outside his military career he was briefly a Conservative Member of Parliament. Background Henry Percy, fourth child and third son of George Percy, Lord Lovaine (later 2nd Earl of Beverley) by Louisa Harcourt Stuart-Wortley, third daughter of James Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, was born at Burwood House, Cobham, Surrey, on 22 August 1817. He was educated at Eton. He was styled Lord Henry Percy from 1865 after his father became 5th Duke of Northumberland at the age of 86. A collection of his papers is held at Alnwick Castle, the seat of the Duke of Northumberland. Military career and Crimean War He entered the British Army as an ensign in the Grenadier Guards on 1 July 1836, and was present during the insurrection in Canada in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Melmoth Nelson Guy
Lieutenant General Sir Philip Melmoth Nelson Guy (1804–1878) was Commander of British Troops in China and Hong Kong and Lieutenant Governor of Jersey. Military career Guy was commissioned into the 5th Regiment of Foot in 1824. He went on to command the British Troops at Danapur in India in 1857. He was appointed Commander of British Troops in China and Hong Kong in 1864 and Lieutenant Governor of Jersey The Lieutenant Governor of Jersey (, Jèrriais: ''Gouvèrneux d'Jèrri'') is the representative of the British monarch in the Bailiwick of Jersey, a Crown dependency of the British Crown. The Lieutenant Governor has his own flag in Jersey, ... in 1868, a post he relinquished in 1873. References , - {{DEFAULTSORT:Guy, Philip Melmoth Nelson 1804 births 1878 deaths Military personnel from Devon Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath British Army lieutenant generals Royal Northumberland Fusiliers officers Governors of Jersey British military per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Hamilton-Gordon (British Army Officer, Born 1817)
General The Honourable Sir Alexander Hamilton-Gordon (11 December 1817 – 18 May 1890), was a Scottish soldier and Liberal Party politician. Military career Hamilton-Gordon was the second son of Prime Minister George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, by his second marriage to Harriet, daughter of the Hon. John Douglas. Arthur Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Baron Stanmore, was his younger brother. He served in the British Army and saw action at the Battle of Balaclava in October 1854 during the Crimean War. He went on to be General Officer Commanding Eastern District in January 1872. Apart from his military career he was also an Honorary Equerry to Queen Victoria and sat as Member of Parliament for Aberdeenshire East between 1875 and 1885. Hamilton-Gordon married Caroline Emilia Mary, daughter of Margaret and Sir John Herschel, 1st Baronet and grand daughter of astronomer William Herschel, in 1852. They had five sons and four daughters. His eldest son Alexander also became a succe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Hodge
General Sir Edward Cooper Hodge (19 April 1810 – 10 December 1894) was a British Army officer. Biography Hodge was the son of Major Edward Hodge (1782–1815) of the 7th Hussars, who distinguished himself in the Peninsula War and in the Waterloo Campaign. As a Lieutenant-Colonel, Edward Cooper Hodge commanded the 4th (Royal Irish) Regiment of Dragoon Guards at the Battle of Balaclava. He was subsequently placed in command of the 5th Dragoon Guards, and later rose to the rank of General. Hodge was the author of a diary, edited by the Marquess of Anglesey and published as ''Little Hodge: Being Extracts from the Diaries and Letters of Colonel Edward Cooper Hodge Written During the Crimean War, 1854-1856'' He is buried in Brompton Cemetery, London. Family In 1860 Edward Cooper Hodge married Lucy Anne, second daughter of James Rimingt'on. Esq, of Broomhead Hall, Yorkshire Yorkshire ( ; abbreviated Yorks), formally known as the County of York, is a Historic counties o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Trollope
General Sir Charles Trollope (21 October 1808 – 5 July 1888) was a British Army officer who served as colonel of the 1st Battalion King's Shropshire Light Infantry. Military career Trollope was commissioned as an ensign in the 17th Regiment of Foot on 19 November 1825. After serving in the West Indies and in New Brunswick, he became commanding officer of the reserve battalion and was deployed to Cephalonia defending the island from insurgents between 1848 and 1850. He transferred to the command of the 62nd Regiment of Foot in April 1852 and commanded the 1st Brigade in the 2nd Division and then the 2nd Brigade in the 3rd Division during the Crimean War. There is a memorial to Trollope at St Michael and All Angels' Church at Uffington in Lincolnshire. Trollope became colonel of the 1st Battalion King's Shropshire Light Infantry The King's Shropshire Light Infantry (KSLI) was a light infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in the Childers Reforms of 1881, but with an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick William Hamilton
General Sir Frederick William Hamilton, (8 July 1815 – 4 October 1890) was a British Army officer who served as Major General commanding the Brigade of Guards from 1868 to 1870. Early life Hamilton was born in London in 1815, the son of William Richard Hamilton, a diplomat."Obituary." Times ondon, England7 October 1890: 9. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 30 August 2015. He was a Page of Honour for George IV from 1826 to 1830 and to William IV from 1830 to 1831. Military career Hamilton was commissioned into the Grenadier Guards in 1831. He commanded his regiment throughout the Eastern campaign of the Crimean War, including the Battle of Alma, the Battle of Balaklava, the Battle of Inkerman (during which he was wounded and had his horse shot out from under him) and the Siege of Sebastopol. He then served as Major General commanding the Brigade of Guards from 1868 to 1870, before retiring with the rank of full general on 1 July 1881. Hamilton died at Pitcorthie in Fife on 4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astley Cooper Key
Admiral Sir Astley Cooper Key, (18 January 1821 – 3 March 1888) was a Royal Navy officer. As a junior officer he saw action at the Battle of Vuelta de Obligado in November 1845 during the Anglo-French blockade of the Río de la Plata and took part at the Battle of Bomarsund in August 1854 and the Bombardment of Sveaborg in August 1855 during the Crimean War. He also went ashore with the naval brigade to take part in the Battle of Canton in December 1857 during the Second Opium War. He later commanded a specially-formed Baltic Fleet created in February 1878 to intimidate Russia from entering Constantinople during the closing stages of the Russo-Turkish War. He became First Naval Lord in August 1879 in which role he was primarily interested in administration and technology rather than strategy: he kept the cost of running the Navy within budgets, sanctioned the construction of six s and ensured the Navy was properly prepared for the Panjdeh Incident in 1885 when Russian for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Shadwell (Royal Navy Officer)
Admiral Sir Charles Frederick Alexander Shadwell, (31 January 1814 – 1 March 1886) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, China Station. Naval career Born the fourth son of Sir Lancelot Shadwell, Charles Shadwell joined the Royal Navy in 1827. He was present during operations off Syria in 1840. In 1850 he became Commander in HMS ''Sphinx '' and took part in the Second Anglo-Burmese War. Promoted Captain in 1853, he commanded HMS ''Highflyer'' from 1856 and took part in the capture of Canton and the Battle of Taku Forts during the Second Opium War. He commanded HMS ''Aboukir'' from 1861 and HMS ''Hastings'' from 1862. He was appointed Captain-Superintendent of Gosport victualling-yard in 1864 and Commander-in-Chief, China Station in 1871. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1861. In 1878 he was made President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich. He retired in 1879 and in retirement lived at Meadow Bank in Melksham in Wiltshire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Tarleton (Royal Navy Officer)
Admiral Sir John Walter Tarleton, (8 November 1811 – 25 September 1880) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Second Naval Lord. Naval career Born the son of Thomas Tarleton of Bolesworth Castle and grandnephew of Sir Banastre Tarleton, Tarleton joined the Royal Navy in 1824.The Tarleton Family Published by Concord N. H., 1900 He played a key role in resolving a crisis in in 1851 when the master of a British ship was illegally detained in . He was given command of the |
James Robert Drummond
Admiral Sir James Robert Drummond (15 September 1812 – 7 October 1895) was a Royal Navy officer who commanded several ships in the Black Sea Fleet during the Crimean War and who commanded the Mediterranean Fleet from 1874 to 1877 before going on to be Fourth Naval Lord. Naval career Born the second of the eight children of James Drummond, 8th Viscount Strathallan and Lady Amelia Sophia Drummond (née Murray), Drummond joined the Royal Navy on 2 February 1826. He was promoted to lieutenant on 27 December 1832, and to commander on 9 June 1838. As a commander he took command of the 18-gun sailing sloop in the Mediterranean in 1841. Promoted to captain in 1846, in 1852 he took charge of the 1st-Class wooden paddle-frigate , which had 10-guns and also served in the Mediterranean. Under his command the ''Retribution'', which was listed as having 28 guns, participated in the first bombardment of Sevastopol on 17 October 1854 during the Crimean War. During the bombardment, ''Retributi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
