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Charles Brisbane Ewart (15 May 1827 – 8 August 1903) was a

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officer who became

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Life

He was the son of Lt General John Frederick Ewart and his wife, Lavinia Brisbane, daughter of the military hero,

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. His brother was General Sir John Alexander Ewart. Ewart was commissioned into the

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in 1845. He fought at the Battles of

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, Balaclava and

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as well as the Siege of Sevastopol during the

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. He was appointed Deputy Director of Works for Barracks in 1872 and a Member of the Ordnance Committee in 1884. He took part in the Sudan Expedition in 1885 and became

in 1887 before retiring in 1894. Ewart was appointed Colonel commandant of the Royal Engineers on 30 March 1902, succeeding General Sir Andrew Clarke.

Family

In 1860 he married his second cousin, Emily Jane Ewart; they had three sons and two daughters.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ewart, Charles 1827 births 1903 deaths British Army lieutenant generals Companions of the Order of the Bath Royal Engineers officers Governors of Jersey British Army personnel of the Crimean War