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William Craig Emilius Napier
Major-General William Craig Emilius Napier (18 March 1818 β 23 September 1903) was a British Army officer who became Governor of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Military career Born the son of Lieutenant-General Sir George Thomas Napier and educated at Cheltenham College, William Napier served with the Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment), and subsequently with the King's Own Scottish Borderers. He was Director-General of Military Education and fought at the recapture of Port Natal in 1842, in the Scinde Campaign in 1845 and in the Crimean War in 1855. He went on to be Commandant of the Staff College, Sandhurst in 1861 and Governor of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst from 1875. He was given the colonelcy of the Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) from 1874 to 1882 and of the King's Own Scottish Borderers The King's Own Scottish Borderers (KOSBs) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Scottish Division. On 28 March 2006 the regiment was amalg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and many smaller islands within the British Isles. Northern Ireland shares a land border with the Republic of Ireland; otherwise, the United Kingdom is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea and the Irish Sea. The total area of the United Kingdom is , with an estimated 2020 population of more than 67 million people. The United Kingdom has evolved from a series of annexations, unions and separations of constituent countries over several hundred years. The Treaty of Union between the Kingdom of England (which included Wales, annexed in 1542) and the Kingdom of Scotland in 170 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duncan Alexander Cameron
General (United Kingdom), General Sir Duncan Alexander Cameron, (20 May 18088 June 1888) was a British Army officer who fought in the Crimean War and part of the New Zealand Wars. He was later a List of Governors and Commandants of Sandhurst, governor of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Born into a family with a military tradition, Cameron joined the British Army in 1825. Commissioned into the 42nd Regiment of Foot, he had risen to the rank of lieutenant-colonel by 1854 and was a battalion commander. He served in the Crimean War and fought in the Battle of Alma. Afterwards, he assumed command of the Highland Brigade (United Kingdom), Highland Brigade and led it through the Battle of Balaclava and the Siege of Sevastopol (1854β55), Siege of Sevastopol. He finished the war as a temporary Major-general (United Kingdom), major-general and received several honours for his service. He then held a series of educational and advisory posts with the British Army before becoming C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King's Own Scottish Borderers Officers
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Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) Officers
Buffs may refer to: * Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment), British army regiment 1689β1961 ** Buffs (football club), an early 20th-century Hong Kong team formed from players from the regiment * Queen's Own Buffs, The Royal Kent Regiment, British Army regiment 1961β1966 * 78th (Highlanders) Regiment of Foot (Ross-shire Buffs), British Army regiment 1793β1881 * Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany's), British Army regiment 1881β1961 * Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes, a fraternal organization * Buffs, a company in The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada * Colorado Buffaloes, the athletic teams of the University of Colorado Boulder * Either of two genera of butterflies from Africa in the family Lycaenidae ** ''Baliochila'' ** ''Pentila'' * A nickname, particularly in Detroit, Michigan, for the buffalo horn sunglasses produced by Cartier Cartier may refer to: People * Cartier (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) * Cartier Martin (b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People Educated At Cheltenham College
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Governors Of The Royal Military College, Sandhurst
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British Army Major Generals
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1903 Deaths
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1818 Births
Events JanuaryβMarch * January 1 ** Battle of Koregaon: Troops of the British East India Company score a decisive victory over the Maratha Empire. ** Mary Shelley's ''Frankenstein'' is published anonymously in London. * January 2 β The British Institution of Civil Engineers is founded. * January 3 (21:52 UTC) β Venus occults Jupiter. It is the last occultation of one planet by another before November 22, 2065. * January 6 β The Treaty of Mandeswar brings an end to the Third Anglo-Maratha War, ending the dominance of Marathas, and enhancing the power of the British East India Company, which controls territory occupied by 180 million Indians. * January 11 β Percy Bysshe Shelley's ''Ozymandias'' is published pseudonymously in London. * January 12 β The Dandy horse (''Laufmaschine'' bicycle) is invented by Karl Drais in Mannheim. * February 3 β Jeremiah Chubb is granted a British patent for the Chubb detector lock. * February 5 β Upon his death, K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julius Raines
General Sir Julius Augustus Robert Raines (9 March 1825 β 11 April 1909) was a British Army officer who commanded the 95th (Derbyshire) Regiment of Foot and was later honorary colonel of the Buffs. Biography Raines was born in London 1825, the son of Colonel Joseph Robert Raines of Cork, and Julia Jardine of Sevenoaks Kent. His father had served in the Peninsular War. He was brought up in Sevenoaks in the home of his mother Julia Jardine and attended the Ecole Militare in Brunswick, followed by the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. He commissioned into the Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) in 1842, but transferred to the 95th (Derbyshire) Regiment of Foot the same year. He was promoted to lieutenant in 1844 and to captain in 1852. He served throughout the Crimean War. For his services with the Ottoman army in Silistra, prior to the invasion of the Crimea, he later received the first-class gold medal of the Liakat. Raines carried the Queen's Colour at the Battle of Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Alexander Lindsay
Lieutenant General Sir James Alexander Lindsay, (25 August 1815 β 13 August 1874) was a British Army officer, Conservative Party politician, and member of Clan Lindsay. Career Born at Muncaster Castle in 1815, James was the second son of James Lindsay, 24th Earl of Crawford. Educated at Eton, Lindsay was commissioned an ensign in the Grenadier Guards on 16 March 1832. He was returned as Member of Parliament (MP) for Wigan at a by-election in October 1845, and held the seat until he was defeated at the 1857 general election. He regained the seat at the 1859 election. Promoted lieutenant colonel in 1860, he was commanding the Brigade of Guards in London in 1861. He then served as a major general on the staff in Canada from 1863 to 1867. During this period, in March 1866, he resigned from Parliament by becoming Steward of the Manor of Northstead. Lindsay served as Major General commanding the Brigade of Guards from 1867 to 1868, and inspector general of reserve forces from 186 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somerset M
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