| Francis Plowden | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 15, 1851 |
| Died | August 24, 1911 (aged 60) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | British Army |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands held | Northumbrian Division |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Major-General Francis Hugh Plowden CB (15 August 1851 – 24 August 1911) was a British Army officer.
Military career[]
Plowden was commissioned into the 43rd (Monmouthshire) Regiment of Foot on 5 October 1872.[1] He commanded 2nd Battalion, the Oxfordshire Light Infantry in skirmishes with Pathans on the North West Frontier of India in 1897[2] for which he was mentioned in dispatches.[3] During the Second Boer War (1899–1902) he held several temporary appointments in India while the actual holder was with the forces in South Africa. He was an Assistant Adjutant-General in Mhow from March 1900,[4] and held the command of the second class district of Belgaum, Madras Command, from August 1900 (in the absence of Colonel Sir Reginald Hart and then of Hector MacDonald).[5] He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1904 Birthday Honours.[6] He then became General Officer Commanding the Northumbrian Division in March 1910[7] before his death in August 1911.[8]
References[]
- ↑ The India Office and Burma Office List. 1877. https://books.google.com/books?id=aysbAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA407.
- ↑ Simner, Mark (2016). Pathan Rising: Jihad on the North West Frontier of India 1897-1898. Fontill Media. ISBN 978-1781555408. https://books.google.com/books?id=fM7yDQAAQBAJ&pg=PT312.
- ↑ "No. 26954". 5 April 1898. p. 2183. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/26954/page/2183
- ↑ "No. 27498". 25 November 1902. p. 7942. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27498/page/7942
- ↑ "No. 27497". 21 November 1902. p. 7537. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27497/page/7537
- ↑ "No. 27688". 24 June 1904. p. 4008. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27688/supplement/4008
- ↑ "No. 28354". 5 April 1910. p. 2331. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/28354/page/2331
- ↑ "Army Commands". https://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201860-.pdf. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
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