General John Longfield, CB (1805 – 27 February 1889) was an Irish senior officer in the British Army. He was born the son of John Longfield into the well-established Longfield family of Longueville house, near Mallow, County Cork. He was appointed an Ensign in the

8th (The King's) Regiment of Foot The 8th (King's) Regiment of Foot, also referred to in short as the 8th Foot and the King's, was an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1685 and retitled the King's (Liverpool Regiment) on 1 July 1881. As infantry of the line, the ...

in 1825 and progressed through the ranks, becoming Lieutenant in 1828, Captain in 1835, Major in 1844, Lieutenant-Colonel in 1846 and Brevet Colonel in 1854. He was Brigadier General in Bengal from May to November 1855, April to December 1856 and June 1857 to April 1859. He commanded the 2nd Brigade at the

Siege of Delhi The siege of Delhi was one of the decisive conflicts of the Indian Rebellion of 1857. The rebellion against the authority of the East India Company was widespread through much of Northern India, but essentially it was sparked by the mass up ...

, India in 1857 when his brigade was in reserve during the assault, and served in the city of Delhi during the following six days of fighting. In 1860 he was promoted to Major General and on 19 April 1868 was appointed Colonel of the 29th Regiment of Foot. A year later he was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel and to full General on 19 July 1876. Following the amalgamation of the 29th Foot with the

36th (Herefordshire) Regiment of Foot The 36th (Herefordshire) Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1701. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 29th (Worcestershire) Regiment of Foot to form the Worcestershire Regiment in 1881. Its l ...

to create the

Worcestershire Regiment The Worcestershire Regiment was a line infantry regiment in the British Army, formed in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 29th (Worcestershire) Regiment of Foot and the 36th (Herefordshire) Regiment of Foot. The regimen ...

Longfield continued as Colonel of the 1st Battalion of the new regiment until 1881 when he transferred back as Colonel of his old regiment, the 8th King's, a position he held until his death. He died at Kilcoleman, near Bandon, Ireland on 27 February 1889.

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