| Sir Henry Augustus Smyth | |
|---|---|
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File:File:HenryAugustusSmyth.jpg Sir Henry Smyth, by Francis Smyth Baden-Powell | |
| Born | November 25, 1825 |
| Died | September 19, 1906 (aged 80) |
| Place of birth | St James's Street, London |
| Place of death | Stone, Buckinghamshire |
| Buried at | Stone, Buckinghamshire |
| Allegiance |
 British Army |
| Service/branch |
 United Kingdom |
| Years of service | 1841–1893 |
| Rank | General |
| Unit | Royal Artillery |
| Battles/wars | Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855) |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George |
| Other work |
Justice of the Peace for Buckinghamshire, Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society |
General Sir Henry Augustus Smyth (1825–1906), KCMG, FSA, FRGS, was a senior British Army officer.
Military career[]
Educated at Bedford School, Smyth was commissioned as second lieutenant in the Royal Artillery in 1943.[1] He served in the Crimean War and was present at the Siege of Sevastopol.[1] He became commandant of Woolwich garrison and military district in 1882 and General Officer Commanding the troops in South Africa in 1886.[1] In 1888 Smyth mustered an army of 2,000 troops and left for Zululand to put down a rebellion there.[2]
Smyth became acting Governor of Cape Colony as well as acting High Commissioner for Southern Africa in 1889.[1] He became Governor of Malta in 1890 before retiring in 1893.[1]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- ↑ Freedman, Russell (1967). "Dinizulu". New York: Holiday House. http://www.pinetreeweb.com/bp-dinizulu.htm. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Lee, Sidney, ed (1912). "Smyth, Sir Henry Augustus". Dictionary of National Biography, 1912 supplement. 3. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 352–353. http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofnati23lees/#page/352/mode/2up. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
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