| Sir Francis Howard | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | 26 March 1848 |
| Died | 21 March 1930 (aged 81) |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 British Army |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands held | Western Command |
| Battles/wars |
Second Afghan War Sudanese campaign Second Boer War |
| Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George |
Major-General Sir Francis Howard KCB KCMG DL (26 March 1848 – 21 March 1930) was a British Army officer in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Family[]
Howard was a younger son of the diplomat Sir Henry Francis Howard (1809–1898) by his second wife Baroness Marie Ernestine von der Schulenburg. Through his father he was a descendant of the Howard Dukes of Norfolk. His brother was another diplomat, Sir Henry Howard (1843–1921).[1]
In 1895 he married Gertrude Jane Boyd, daughter of Hugh Boyd, and they had one son and one daughter.[1]
Military career[]
Howard was commissioned into the Rifle Brigade in 1866.[2] He took part in the Jowaki Expedition in India in 1877 and then, during the Afghan War, in the Bazaar Valley and Lughman Expeditions of 1878 and 1879,[2] and in operations in Upper Burma between 1887 and 1889.[2]
In 1894 he was appointed commanding officer of the 2nd Battalion the Rifle Brigade, which he commanded in the 1898 Sudanese campaign, including the Battle of Omdurman,[2] and then in Crete.[3]
During the Second Boer War, he was Commander of 8th Brigade and took part in the Defence of Ladysmith in 1900.[2] He later served on the Staff and was placed on half-pay 26 December 1900.[4]
He was made Inspector General of Auxiliary Forces and Recruiting at the War Office in 1903 and then Commander of North Western District in 1904.[2] He was appointed General Officer Commanding-in-Chief at Western Command in 1905 and retired in 1907.[2] He was recalled as Inspector of Infantry during World War I.[2] On 9 December 1919, Howard was appointed a deputy lieutenant of Gloucestershire.[5]
Howard held a number of honorary military appointments, including aide-de-camp to the Queen (1895); Colonel of the Gloucestershire Regiment (1912–13) and Colonel-Commandant of the 2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade (until June 1921).[3]
In 1924 Howard published his memoirs, entitled Reminiscences, 1848–1890.[6]
Decorations[]
- Commander of the Order of the Star of Romania 1892[3]
- Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) 22 June 1897, Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee honours[7]
- Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) 1899, after service in Crete[8]
- Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) 29 November 1900, in recognition of services in connection with the Campaign in South Africa 1899–1900[9]
- Commander of the Order of Saint Michael (Bavaria) 1902[3]
- Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) 1917[1]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Sir Francis Howard The Peerage.com
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Sir Francis Howard Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Who Was Who 1929-1940. Adam & Charles Black. 1947. ISBN 9780713601701.
- ↑ "No. 27333". 12 July 1901. p. 4644. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27333/page/4644
- ↑ "No. 31678". 9 December 1919. p. 15195. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/31678/page/15195
- ↑ Reminiscences, 1848-1890, Major-General Sir Francis Howard. HathiTrust
- ↑ "No. 26867". 25 June 1897. p. 3568. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/26867/page/3568
- ↑ "No. 11104". 23 June 1899. p. 621. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/Edinburgh/issue/11104/page/621
- ↑ "No. 27306". 19 April 1901. p. 2695. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27306/page/2695
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