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General Officers Retired under Royal Warrant. — War Services. 653
321 Major General W. E. Montgomery served in the Zulu war in 1879 as Deputy Assistant Adjutant and Quarter
Master General 2nd Division from the 6th May to the 27th July, ani was present in th3 engagement at Ftundi
(mentioned in despatches, Medal with Clasp).
*" Major General Ft. Eardley-Wilmot served in the Bhootan campaign in 1864-65 — slightly wounded (mentioned
in despatches, Medal with Clasp). Served with the expedition against the Jowaki Afreedees in 1877-7S (mentioned
in despatches, Clasp). Served in the Afghan war of 1878-80, and was present at the attack and capture of Ali
Musjid, in the engagement at Charasiah on the 6th October 1879, and in the operations round Cabul in December
1879 including the investment of Sherpore (mentioned in despitch.es, Brevet of Lt. Colonel, Medal with three Clasps).
320 Major General J. C. RnsseU served throughout tbe second phase of the Ashanti war in 1874 as Aide de Camp
to Sir Archibald Alison, and was present at the battle of Amoaful, the attack and capture ofBecquah, the battle of
Ordahsu and capture of Coomassie (twice mentioned in despatches, Brevet of Major, Medal with Clasp). Served in
the Kafir war of 1878-79 in the operations agaiDSt Sekukuni under Colonel Rowlands. Served in the Zulu war of
1S79, and was present in the engagements of Zlobane Mountain and Kambula (several times mentioned in de-
spatches, Brevet of Lt. Colonel, Medal with Clasp).
•W Major General S. J. Nicholson served in the Soudan campaign in 1385, and was present in the engagements at
Hasheen and the Tofrek zereba and at the destruction of Temai (mentioned in despatches, Brevet of Colonel,
Medal with two Clasps, and Khedive's Star).
323 Major General E. D'O. Twemlow served in the Afghan war in 1879-80, and took part in the march to Can-
dahar with the force under Major General Phayre (mentioned in despatches, Medal).
329 Major General R. F. C. A. Tytler served in the Afghan war of 1873-80, and was present at the engagements
at Ahmed Kheyl (mentioned in despatches) and Urzoo near Ghuznee (Brevet of Lt. Colonel, Medal with Clasp).
330 Major General F. E. Hastings served in the Afghan war of 1878-80, and was present in the engagements at
Ahmed Kheyl and Urzoo near Ghuznee ; accompanied Sir Frederick Roberts in the march to Candahar, and was
present at the battle of Candahnr (twice mentioned in despatches, Brevet of Lt. Colonel, Medal with two Clasps,
and Bronze Decoration). Served with the Hazara Expedition in 1888 (mentioned in despatches, Medal with
Clasp) ; and with the Zhob Valley Expedition in 1800.
331 Major General T. M. Hazlerigg served in the Afghan war in iS79(Brevet of Lt.Colonel, Medal with Clasp).
331 Alajor General G. Swinley served with the Bhootan Field Force from November 1865 to March 1866 (Medal wit'.i
Clasp). Served with the Hazara Mountain Battery in the Black Mountain Expedition in iS6S (Clasp). Commanded
two guns of No. 2 Mountain Battery inthe Jowaki Afreedeo expedition of 1S77-7S (mentioned in despatches, Clasp 1 .
Commanded No. 2 Mountain Battery throughout the Afghan war of 1878-80, and was present at the affair at Mat-
toon, in the engagement at Charasiah on 6th October 1879. and in the operations around Cabul in December 1879,
including the investment of Sherpore. Was also present in the engagement at Charasiah on the 25th April 18S0 ;
accompanied Sir Fiederick Roberts ia the march to Candahar, and took part in the battle of Candahar (several
limes mentioned in despatches, Brevets of Major and Lt. Colonel, Medal with three Clasps, and Bronze Decoration).
33i Major General James Browne served with the 94th Regiment in the Zulu war of 1879, aIu l was present in the
engagement at Ulundi and in the subsequent operations against Sekuknn', including the storming of the strong-
hold (Medal with Clasp). Served in the Boer war in 18S1 , part of the time as Commandant at Newcastle.
iM Major General M.YV.E. Gosset served with tbe 54th Regiment during the Indian Mutiny,— in Eastern Bengal in
1857 against the Chittmong mutineers, and in Lord Clyde's campaign in Oude in 1858-59 ( Medal). Served as Aide de
Camp to Lord Chelmsford in the Kafir war of 1878, and was present in all the anions with the Gaikas in the Buffalo
Mountains and Perie Bash (mentioned in despatches, and Brevet of Major). Served in the Zulu war of 1879 as Aid"
de Camp to Lord Chelmsford inthe first advance intoZululand in January, and was present in the actions fought by
the Centre Column up to the 22nd January. Was afterwards Assistant Quarter Master General to the 2nd Division
in the second advance into Zululand, and was present in the engagement at Clundi (mentioned in despatches.
Brevet of Lt.Colonel, Medal with Clasp). Went to South Africa on s; ocial service in January 1881, and served
under Sir Evelyn Wood in the Boer war as Assistant Adjutant an 1 Quarter MaMor Gonoral. Commanded tho
Mandelay District, Burmah, during the operations again-t tho Kachins on the North East Frontier in 1891-92
(Medal with Clasp).
m Major General J. B. Richardson was present with throe Batteries ofR jyal Artillery under Colonel M : Croa in tho
revolution which upset the Emperor Fausti in Ha.yti in Jan. 1859 ; landed'and protected the Europeans at Portau
Prince, and carried off khe Emperor, his family and ministers; received the thanks of the English aud French
Governments.
»« Major General W. O. Birnard commanded the 2nd Battalion Manchester Regiment throughout the Egyptian
war of iii2 (Medial, 3rd Class of mo Medjidie, and Khedive's Star).
335 Sir Coleridge Gro?e served in the Egyptian war of 1882 as Deputy Assistant Adjutant and Quarter Master
General on the Head Quarters Staff, and was present at the engagements of Tel-e!-Mahuta and Kassasin (9U1 Sept),
and in the battle of Tel-el-Kebir (mentioned in despatches, Brevet of Lieut.Colonel, Medal with Clasp, 4th ( lissof
theOsmanieh, and Khedive's Star). Served with the Nile Expedition in 1834-85 aud in the campaign in theSoudan
in 1885 as A>sistant Adjutant General for Boat Scrvi e; Commandant at Genial, and Assistant Adjutaut General
and Acting Military Secretary at Heal Quarters (mentioned in desp itches, Brevet of Colonel, two Clasps).
•MO Major-General L. V. Swame served in the Fgyj tinn war of 1882 as Military Secretary to Sir Garnet
Wolseley, and was present at the engagements of El MagTar, Tel-el-Mahma and Kassasin (9th Sept.), and in
the battle ot Tel-el-Kebir (mentioned 111 despatches, Brevet of Lt Colonel, CB.,'Medal with Clasp, 3rd Class of the
Medjidie, an I Kuetive's Siar). S.'rved with the Nile Expedition in 1884-85 as Military Secretary to Lord
Wolseiey (mentioned in despatches, Brevet of Colonel, Clasp).
3 «t- Major General J . B. Sterling served with the 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards in tho Egyptian war of i83z, and
was present in the engagement. atTel-el-Mahuta and at tho battle of Tel-el-Kebir— slightly wounded (Medal with
Clasp, 4 th Class of the Usmanieh, and Khedive's Star). Served in the expedition to the Soudan in 1885 with the
ist Battalion ot the Coldstream Guards, and was present in the engagement at Haaheen, at that near Tofrek on
the 24 h March, and at the destruction of Temai (mentioned in despatches, Clasp).
«- Major Genera \\ Byara served with the 65th Regiment in the New Zealand war in 186,-65 (Medal). Served in
the : expedition to the Soudan under Sir Gerald Graham in ,83 4 with the 1st Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment,
and was present 111 the engagements at El Teb and Temai (mentioned in despatches, Cli., Modal with CHsp, aud
Khedive s Star). ' '
•"'Major General AD. Anderson served in the Afghan war in 187980 as Brigade Major Royal Artillery with
the Southern Afghanistan Field Force (Wed ill
m Major General Moysey served in the Zulu war of ,379. and was present in the on.-agement at Ulundi (men-
tioned in despatches, Brevet ot Lt.Colonel, .Medal with 1 I isp) l °
Clasp") Mai ° r GenBfal K "• B3, ' kele - V " 3er vel in Canada in ,355 dun .g the invasion of the Fenians (Medal with
M H Ualor General F TWovd °?J%7** W °™V*W <>ri85o in China (Medal with Clasp Tor the Taku Forts).
a^/«^«™Tl1^;^o;fl^ fiT^ tlK ' Egyptian war of .882 (Medal, ana Khedive's Star) ; served with the
'" h * ■'. ' '! "° n , « le , r J% ^era'd Graham in .884 in command of the Royal Artillery, and was present in the
the Nifriiped^.n in ^I'Tn^^^^A 63 ^ ^ u »>vet Of Lt.Colonel, two Clasps). Served during
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