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58 7e General Officers Retired under Royal Warrant. — War Services'.
and Turkish Medal). Served in the Indian campaign from Nov. 1857, including the assault and capture of' Mtean-
gunge, siege and capture of Lucknow, affairs of Barree and Nugger (mentioned in despatches, Medal with Clasp
and Brevet of Major)- '-«.-,.* 83
237 Major General T. P. Smith served at the siege and capture of Lucknow and capture of Bareilly (Medal with
Clasp) . Served in the Afghan war in 1879-80, and took part in the march to Candahar with the force under Major
General Phayre (mentioned in despatches, Medal).
239 Major General P. J. Campbell served in the Kaffir war of 1851-53 (Medal). Also in the Crimean campaign
from June to December 1855, including the siege and (all of Sebastopol (Medal with Clasp, and Turkish Medal).
240 Lit. General H. A. Brownlow served in the Indian Mutiny campaign, including the battle of Budleekeserai
siege of Delhi— had charge of the Engineer park during the latter part of the operations, and was severely wounded.
at the assault; served the Rohilcund campaign (Medal with Clasp, and Brevet of Major;.
241 Major General G. R. FitzRoy served the Eastern campaign of 1854 in the 41st Regiment, including the battles
of Alma and Inkerrnan (severely wounded), and siege of Sebastopol (Medal with three Clasps, and Turkish Medal) ..
242 Major General W. H. Hawley served with the 14th Regiment in the Crimea from the 10th January i855,in-
cluding the siege and fall of Sebastopol, and assault of the iSth June (Meda with Clasp, and Turkish Medal).
244 Major General J. Bonus served in the Indian Mutiny campaign in 1857-58, including the siege and capture:
of Ratghur, capture of Garrakota, action at the Pass of Maddenpore, siege and storm of Jhansi (wounded), storm
of Lobari, actions of Kooneh and Muttra, battle of Galowlee, capture of Calpee, action of Morar, and battle before-
and capture of Gwalior (mentioned in despatches, Medal with Clasp, and Brevet of Major) . Served inthe Afghan,
war in 1878-79 in command of the Queen's Own Sappers and Miners and as Field Engineer, and took part in. the-
Bazar Valley Expedition under Lieut.General Maude (mentioned in despatches, Brevet of Lieut. Colonel, Medal).
245 Lt. General M. de la Poer Beresford served with the 72nd Highlanders in the Crimea from 28th May 1855,
including the expedition to Kertch, siege and fall of Sebastopol, and attack of the 18th June (Medal with Clasp, and.
Turkish Medal). Served throughout the operations in Central India and pursuit of the rebel forces under Tantia
Topee and Rao Sahib in 1858-59.
246 Major General G. A. Craster served in the Burmese war of 1852-53, including the taking of Bassen (Medal.
withjClasp for Pegu'.
2 *7 Lt. General J. Le Mesurier served with the Persian Expeditionary Force in 1856-57, including the storming o£
Beshire, capture of Bushire, and battle of Khooshab (Medal with Clasp).
248 Major General W. J. Chads served as Aide de Camp to General Godwin throughout the Burmese war of 1852-53,
and was present at the assault and capture of Martaban.the destruction of the river stockades at Rangoon, attack.
on the White House Stockade, 12th April (wounded, but did not quit the field), and operations of the two follow-
ing days, concluding with the storm of the Great Shoe Dagon Pagoda stockade; also present at the captures of
Bassein and Pegu, the relief of the beleaguered Garrison at Pegu, and the operations of the four following days,
during which the enemy in force were driven out of three entrenched positions (Medal with Clasp for Pegu, and.
Brevet of Major) ; received the thanks of the Governor General in Council on six separate occasions during the-
war. Served as a volunteer at the bombardment and capture of Bomarsund in the Baltic Expedition of 1854,
(Medal). Served as Staff Captain at Smyrna from April to September 1855, and as Commandant with rank of
Assistant Adjutant General at Smyrna and Abydos (Dardanelles) from 1st September 1855 to 27th October 1856.
249 Major General Lynden Bell served the Eastern campaign of 1854-55 m the 28th Regiment, including the battlee-
of Alma and Inkerman, siege and fall of Sebastopol, and affair in the Cemetery (Medal with three Clasps, Sar-
dinian and Tuikish Medals). Served as Major of the 6th Regfmentin the Hazara campaign of 1868, including.the
subsequent operations in the Black Mountain (Medal with Clasp).
250 Major General A. F. Warren served with the Rifle Brigade in the Eastern campaign of 1854-55, including the
battle.- of Alma and Inkerman and siege of Sebastopol (Medal with three Clasps, Brevet of Major, 5th Class of the
Medjidie, and Turkish Medal). Served with the 2nd Battalion during the whole of its service in the suppression,
of the Indian Mutiny, including the actions atCawnpore and capture of Lucknow (Medal with Clasp). Embarked',
for the Gold Coast in command of the 2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade and served throughout the second phase of the
Ashanti war, in 1874, including the battle of Amoafu), battles of Ordahsu and capture of Coomassie (several times
mentioned in despatches, CB., Medal with Clasp).
261 Major General J. H. Rocke served with the 2nd Queen's Royals in the Kaffir war of 1851-53 (Medal). Served
with the iSth Royal Irish in the New Zealand war of 1863-66 ; commanded a Wing of the 2nd Battalion at the:
affairs at r-ukumaru on 25th and 26th Jan. 1863 (mentioned in despatches) ; and commanded the 2nd Battalion at.
the capture of the Putahi Pah on the 7th Jan. i860 (mentioned in general orders, and Brevet of Lt. Colonel). -
Served in the Egyptian war of 1882 as Deputy Judge Advocate (mentioned in despatches, CB., Medal, 2nd Class of
the Medjidie, and Khedive's Star).
252 Major General W. D. S. Dickins served with the 20th Regiment in the Crimea from the 26th January 1855,,
including the siege and fall of Sebastopol ; was also present at the capture of Kinbourn (Medal with Clasp, 5UL
Class of the Medjidie, and Turkish Medal). Served in the Indian campaign of 1857-58, and was present at the:
actions of Chanda, Nuneerpore, and Sultanpore, siege and capture of Lucknow, subsequent operations in Oude,,
and aflair of Meangunge (mentioned in despatches, Brevet of Major, Medal with Clasp).
253 Major General J. Thompson served throughout the campaign of i860 in China, including the actions of the-
3rd 12th and 14th August, 18th and 21st Sept. (Medal with two Clasps).
254 Major General F. W. Lambton landed in the Crimea in Sept. 1855, and served with the 71st Highlanders lb.
the Trenches at the siege of Sebastopol, and was present at its fall (Medal with Clasp, and Turkish Medal).
Served in the Central India campaign in 1858-59, and was present at the taking of Fort Nahargah (mentioned in.
despatches, Medal with Clasp, and Brevet of Major).
2i5 Sir Henry P. Ewart commanded the Household Cavalry in the Egyptian war of 1882, and was present in the
engagements at El Magfar and Mahsama, in the two actions at Kassasin, and at the battle of Tel-el-Kehir (three
times mentioned in despatches, CB., Medal with Clasp, 3rd Class of the Medjidie, and Khedive's Star). Served in.
the Soudan campaign in 1885 as Brigadier General in command of the Cavalry Brigade — horse shot (mentioned in
despatches, KCB., and Clasp).
25 ~ Major General W. J. Stuart served during the operations of 1856-58 at Canton; was present at the capture
and demolition of French Folly Fort and at the formation of defensive position at the Factories ; led the French
Storming Party at the assault of Canton, and was thanked by the French Naval Commander in Chief (Medal,,
and Brevet of Major).
258 Major General A. E. A. Ellis served with the 33rd Regiment at the siege of Sebastopol from Jan. to 24th May
1855 : then as Aide de Camp to Major General Cunynghame at Kertch and elsewhere (Medal with Clasp, Sardinian.
and Turkish Medals).
259 Major General A. H. W.Williams served in the Crimean campaign from June 1855, including the siege and fall
of Sebastopol (Medal with Clasp, andTurkish Medal). Served in India in i85S,andwasengagedm the repulse of tho.
mutinous sepoys at Mooltan on 31st March (mentioned in despatches); also served in Central India, and was
present at the capture of FortNahurgah ; subsequently commanded a flying column in pursuit of Tantia Topee
and afterwards served as Brigade Major to the Royal Artillery of the Malwa Division (Medal).
260 Major General Simpson Hackett served throughout the Eastern campaign of 1854-55 as Adjutant of the 28th.
Regiment including the battlesof Alma and Inkerman, siege and fall of Sebastopol and affair in the Cemetery;,
(Medal with three Clasps, 5th Class of the Medjidie, and Turkish Medal). Served with the 26th Cameronians in.
Abyssinia in 1868 (Medal). Served in the Egyptian war of 1882 (Medal, and Khedive's Star).
2 »! Major General Henry Cook was present with the 32nd Regiment in the action of Chmhut, 30th June 1857,
and throughout the defence of the Lucknow Residency ; commanded the outpost atlnnes' House during the first
part of the siege, and at Sago's House during the latter part commanded two sorties, in one of which he took a
gun in battery at the head of twenty men, for which he was mentioned in General lnglis' despatch as having
"highly distinguished himself" (Medal with Clasp, promoted to be Captain, and a year's service).
2a Major General H. M. G. Purvis served m the Afghan war in 1879-80, and took part with the expedition against
the Wuzeei ees and with that into the Hissarik Valley (Medal).
263 Major General C. T. Haig served witb the Persian Expeditionary Force in 1857, and was present at the battle'
of Khooshab and capture oi""-Mohuinra (Medal with Clasp). Served in the Indian Mutiny campaign in 1858,

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