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William Longworth Dames (2 March 1806 – 20 February 1868) was a British Army officer who served as colonel of the

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Military career

Dames was commissioned into the

66th Regiment of Foot The 66th (Berkshire) Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1756. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 49th (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) (Hertfordshire) Regiment of Foot to form the Princess Char ...

on 26 July 1826 and promoted to lieutenant on 24 November 1828. Promoted to lieutenant-colonel on 1 November 1842, he commanded the British forces during the siege of Azimghur in April 1858 during the

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. He became colonel of the

in 1865.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dames, William 1806 births 1868 deaths British Army lieutenant generals British military personnel of the Indian Rebellion of 1857