Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Henry Bayly (24 April 1790 – 31 January 1867) was a British Army officer. Bayly was born in

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, the son of Zachary and Sarah Bayly of

Bideford Bideford ( ) is a historic port town on the estuary of the River Torridge in north Devon, south-west England. It is the main town of the Torridge local government district. Toponymy In ancient records Bideford is recorded as ''Bedeford'', ''By ...

, Devon, where he began his career as a clerk in 1806.''UK, Articles of Clerkship, 1756-1874'' He served in the army at the

Walcheren Campaign The Walcheren Campaign ( ) was an unsuccessful British expedition to the Netherlands in 1809 intended to open another front in the Austrian Empire's struggle with France during the War of the Fifth Coalition. Sir John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham ...

and the

Peninsular War The Peninsular War (1807–1814) was the military conflict fought in the Iberian Peninsula by Spain, Portugal, and the United Kingdom against the invading and occupying forces of the First French Empire during the Napoleonic Wars. In Spain ...

and lost an arm at

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. Bayly was first married in 1817 to Mary Jolliffe, then in 1829 to Martha Fisher. His eldest son, Vere Temple Bayly, was also a soldier.''The Gentleman's Magazine'', Volume 222, pages 398-399 Bayly died at

Lyme Regis Lyme Regis is a town in west Dorset, England, west of Dorchester and east of Exeter. Sometimes dubbed the "Pearl of Dorset", it lies by the English Channel at the Dorset–Devon border. It has noted fossils in cliffs and beaches on the Herita ...

in 1867, aged 76.

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1790 births 1867 deaths Knights Bachelor British Army officers British Army personnel of the Peninsular War Military personnel from Bideford Deputy Lieutenants of Dorset {{British-Army-bio-stub