Patrick Grant
| Sir Patrick Grant | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1804 |
| Died | 11 September 1895 (aged 90 or 91) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |  British Army |
| Rank | Field Marshal |
| Commands held | Indian Army |
| Battles/wars | Gwalior Campaign First Anglo-Sikh War Second Anglo-Sikh War Indian Mutiny |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George |
Field Marshal Sir Patrick Grant, GCB, GCMG (1804 – 11 September 1895) was a senior British Army officer.
[edit] Military career
He was the second son of Major John Grant, of the 97th Regiment of Foot, of Auchterblair, Invernessshire, where he was born.[1]
He entered the Bengal Native Infantry as an ensign in 1820, and became captain in 1832.[1] He served in Oudh from 1834 to 1838, and raised the Hariana Light Infantry.[1] Employed in the adjutant-general's department of the Bengal Presidency army from 1838 until 1854, he became adjutant-general in 1846.[1] He served under Sir Hugh Gough at the Battle of Maharajpore in 1843,[1] winning a brevet majority, was adjutant-general of the army at the battles of Moodkee in 1845[1] (twice severely wounded), and of Ferozeshah[1] and Sobraon[1] in 1846, receiving the CB[1] and the brevet rank of lieutenant-colonel.[1]
He took part in the battles of Chillianwala[1] and Gujarat in 1849,[1] gaining further promotion, and was appointed aide-de-camp to the queen. He served also in Kohat in 1851 under Sir Charles Napier.[1] Promoted to major-general in 1854, he was commander-in-chief of the Madras army[1] from 1856 to 1861. He was made KCB in 1857,[1] and on General Anson's death was summoned to Calcutta to become Commander-in-Chief, India.[1]
From Calcutta he directed the operations against the mutineers, sending forces under Henry Havelock and James Outram for the relief of Cawnpore[1] and Lucknow,[1] until the arrival of Sir Colin Campbell from England as commander-in-chief,[1] when he returned to Madras.[1] On leaving India in 1861 he was decorated with the GCB.[1] He was promoted lieutenant-general in 1862,[1] was governor of Malta from 1867 to 1872,[1] was made GCMG in 1868, promoted general in 1870,[1] field marshal in 1874[1] and colonel of the Royal Horse Guards and Gold-Stick-in-Waiting to the Queen in 1885.
He married as his second wife, in 1844, Frances Maria, daughter of Field Marshal Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough.
He was governor of the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, from 1874 until his death there in 1895.[2] He is buried in Brompton Cemetery, London.[1]
[edit] References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir George Anson |
Commander-in-Chief, India 1856–1857 |
Succeeded by The Lord Clyde |
| Preceded by The Lord Strathnairn |
Colonel of the Royal Horse Guards 1885–1895 |
Succeeded by The Viscount Wolseley |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Sir Henry Storks |
Governor of Malta 1867–1872 |
Succeeded by Sir Charles van Straubenzee |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by Sir Sydney Cotton |
Governor, Royal Hospital Chelsea 1874–1895 |
Succeeded by Sir Donald Stewart |
- 1804 births
- 1895 deaths
- British military personnel of the First Anglo-Sikh War
- British military personnel of the Second Anglo-Sikh War
- British military personnel of the Indian Rebellion of 1857
- Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
- British Commander-in-Chiefs of India
- British Field Marshals
- Burials at Brompton Cemetery
- Governors and Governors-General of Malta
- British East India Company Army officers
- British military personnel of the Gwalior Campaign
- Royal Horse Guards officers
