Sir John Garvock | |
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Died | November 10, 1878 |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/branch | British Army |
Rank | General |
Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath |
General Sir John Garvock GCB (died 10 November 1878) was a British Army General who achieved high office in the 1860s.
Military career[]
Garvoch was commissioned into the 10th Regiment of Foot in 1835.[1] By 1839 he was serving as an Adjutant in the 10th Regiment of Foot.[2]
In 1863 he took command of the Eusufzye Field Force, a formation which conducted a foray against Hindustani tribesmen in Umbela (now Ambela) in the North West Frontier during what is now known as the Ambela Campaign.[3] In 1866 he was appointed General Officer Commanding Northern District in England.
He was subsequently Colonel of the 89th Foot[4] and then the 10th Foot.[5]
References[]
- ↑ "No. 19303". 4 September 1835. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/19303/page/
- ↑ "No. 19809". 31 December 1839. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/19809/page/
- ↑ Historical Dictionary of the British Empire Volume 1, Page 32
- ↑ "No. 23676". 8 November 1870. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/23676/page/
- ↑ "No. 24072". 6 March 1874. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/24072/page/
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