| Sir Henry Errington Longden | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 January 1819[1] |
| Died | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "{". 29 January 1890 (aged Error: Need valid year, month, day) |
| Place of birth | London, England |
| Place of death | Bournemouth, Dorset |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 British Army |
| Years of service | 1836–1880 |
| Rank | General |
| Battles/wars |
First Anglo-Sikh War Second Anglo-Sikh War Indian Rebellion |
| Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of the Star of India |
Memorial to General Sir Henry Errington Longden, Lincolnshire Chapel, Lincoln Cathedral
General Sir Henry Errington Longden KCB CSI (14 January 1819 – 29 January 1890) was a British Army officer who served as Adjutant-General in India.
Military career[]
Educated at Eton College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Longden was commissioned into the 10th Regiment of Foot on 16 September 1836.[2] He fought at the Battle of Sobraon in February 1846 during the First Anglo-Sikh War as well as the Siege of Multan in Autumn 1848 and the Battle of Gujrat in February 1849 during the Second Anglo-Sikh War.[2] He also took part in the Siege of Lucknow in Autumn 1857 and the subsequent relief of Azamgarh during the Indian Rebellion.[2] He became Adjutant-General in India in January 1866 before retiring in 1880.[3]
He was given the colonelcy of the Hampshire Regiment in 1883, transferring in 1888 to be Colonel in Chief of the Lincolnshire Regiment until his death.[4]
He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath on 22 March 1859[5] and was advanced to Knight of the Order of the Bath on 29 May 1886.[6] He was appointed a Companion of the order of the Star of India on 28 May 1870.[7]
References[]
- ↑ (in en) Miscellanea Genealogica Et Heraldica. Hamilton, Adams, and Company. 1900. p. 108. https://books.google.com/books?id=VNQKAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA108-IA1&lpg=PA108-IA1&dq=Sir+Henry+Errington+Longden. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Longden, Sir Henry Errington". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/16981. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
- ↑ "Army Commands". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304112744/http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201860-.pdf. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
- ↑ "The Royal Hampshire Regiment". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 10 February 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20060210173756/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/037Hamps.htm. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ↑ "No. 22241". 22 March 1859. p. 1214. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/22241/page/1214
- ↑ "No. 25592". 29 May 1886. p. 2633. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/25592/page/2633
- ↑ "No. 8064". 3 June 1870. p. 645. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/Edinburgh/issue/8064/page/645
External links[]
- Henry Errington Longden at Find a Grave
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