Frederick Haines
| Sir Frederick Haines | |
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| Born | 10 August 1819 Kirdford, Sussex |
| Died | 11 June 1909 (aged 89) |
| Buried at | Brompton Cemetery, London |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1839 - 1881 |
| Rank | Field Marshal |
| Commands held | 8th Regiment of Foot Mysore Division Madras Army British Troops in India |
| Battles/wars | Crimean War |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Star of India Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire |
Field Marshal Sir Frederick Paul Haines, GCB, GCSI, CIE (10 August 1819 – 11 June 1909) was a British army officer.
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Military career [edit]
After an education at Midhurst Grammar School and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst,[1] Haines was commissioned into the 4th Regiment of Foot in 1839.[2] Haines served in the Crimean War and as the senior officer at the Battle of Inkerman in 1854 held the barrier for six hours.[3] In 1860 he was appointed Commanding Officer of the 8th Regiment of Foot back in the United Kingdom.[3]
He went to India in 1865 and became General Officer Commanding the Mysore Division of the Madras Army.[3] From 1870 to 1871 he was Quartermaster-General to the Forces before returning to India to be Commander-in-Chief of the Madras Army.[3] He became Commander-in-Chief, India in 1876, a post he held until 1881, when he returned to the UK.[3]
In 1880, Haines was offered a baronetcy for services to HM Government in India. He declined the honour due to his wife's failing health, presuming that it would be re-offered to him after her recovery. However, her health declined and she eventually died; the offer of the baronetcy was never renewed. [4]
He was created a Field Marshal in 1890.[3]
Haines is buried in Brompton Cemetery, London.[5]
Family [edit]
In 1856 he married Charlotte Miller[3] and together they went on to have three sons.[5]
References [edit]
- ^ R. S. Rait, ‘Haines, Sir Frederick Paul (1819–1909)’, revised by T. R. Moreman, in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford University Press, 2004); online edition (subscription site), accessed 18 April 2012
- ^ T. A. Heathcote, The British Field Marshals 1736-1997 (Leo Cooper, 1999; ISBN 0-85052-696-5), p. 163
- ^ a b c d e f g Heathcote, Page164
- ^ The life of Field-Marshal Sir Frederick Paul Haines -- Robert Sangster Rait, pp. 270
- ^ a b Heathcote, Page 165
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| Preceded by Sir James Grant |
Quartermaster-General to the Forces 1870–1871 |
Succeeded by Sir Charles Ellice |
| Preceded by George Dixon |
Colonel of the 104th Regiment of Foot (Bengal Fusiliers) 1874–1881 |
Succeeded by Redesignated 2nd Battalion Royal Munster Fusiliers |
| Preceded by The Lord Napier of Magdala |
Commander-in-Chief, India 1876–1881 |
Succeeded by Sir Donald Stewart |
| Preceded by Regiment created |
Colonel of the 2nd Battalion, Royal Munster Fusiliers 1881–1890 |
Succeeded by William Richard Preston (entire regiment) |
| Preceded by Sir Frederick William Hamilton |
Colonel of The Royal Scots Fusiliers 1890–1909 |
Succeeded by John Thomas Dalyell |
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