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Sir Henry Dalrymple White (5 July 1820 – 27 March 1886) was a senior British Army officer.


Military career

Born the son of Vice-Admiral
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,''The Annual Register'', 1845, p. 268 White was commissioned into the 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons and purchased a
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in his regiment in 1844. He became commanding officer of his regiment in May 1854 and led a squadron of his men at the Charge of the Heavy Brigade during the
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in October 1854. His helmet was pierced by a Russian
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during the charge. White served as colonel of the
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from 1873 to 1874 and as colonel of the 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons from 1874 until his death in 1886. He married Louisa Mary Smith; they had one daughter. Following the death of his first wife, he married Alice Elizabeth Malcolm; they had two sons (Arthur Dalrymple White and Sir Godfrey Dalrymple-White).Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003.


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