| Henry Richard Abadie | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 25, 1841 |
| Died | May 9, 1915 (aged 74) |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 British Army |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands held | Eastern District |
| Battles/wars |
1868 Expedition to Abyssinia Second Anglo-Afghan War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Major-General Henry Richard Abadie CB (25 March 1841 – 9 May 1915) was a British Army officer.
Personal background[]
Abadie was born the son of Louis Pascal Abadie, who came from Chateau de Pellepoix in France.[1] He was married firstly to Kate Sandeman and following her death in 1883, to Caroline, daughter of Colonel Fanshawe Gostling in 1890.[1]
Military career[]
Abadie joined the army in 1858 and served in the 1868 Expedition to Abyssinia,[2] where he was involved in the Battle of Magdala.[1] He was made a captain 1872 and in 1879, Abadie fought in the Second Anglo-Afghan War including the Battle of Kandahar.[2] He was with the 9th Lancers and commanded the Cavalry Depot at Canterbury from 1894 to 1897.[2]
From 1899 to 1900, he commanded the British Military Eastern District, during which he was promoted to Major-General and awarded a Companion of the Order of the Bath.[2] Thereafter Abadie was appointed the Lieutenant Governor of Jersey, a post he held until 1904.[2] There is a painting of him in Derby at his regimental museum by John St Helier Lander.[3]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Who was Who 1897-1916. London: A. & C. Black, Ltd.. 1920.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 C., Buckland (1906). Charles Edward Buckland. ed. Dictionary of Indian Biography. Harvard University, Digitized 8 July 2005: Swan Sonnenschein & Co., Lim: London. pp. page 1. http://books.google.com/books?id=InFTmnS4crYC&printsec=frontcover&dq=dictionary+biography&as_brr=1&ie=ISO-8859-1.
- ↑ Abadie, painting, Derby Museum and Art Gallery, accessed September 2011
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