Charles Edward Nairne
Sir Charles Nairne | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 June 1836 |
| Died | 19 February 1899 (aged 62) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held | Bombay Command Indian Army |
| Battles/wars | Indian Mutiny Second Afghan War Anglo-Egyptian War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
General Sir Charles Edward Nairne KCB (30 June 1836 – 19 February 1899) was Commander-in-Chief, India.
Military career
Educated at Addiscombe Military Seminary, Nairne was commissioned into the Bengal Artillery in 1855.[1] He took part in suppressing the Indian Mutiny in 1857.[1] He went on to serve as a Horse Battery Commander during the Second Afghan War from 1878 to 1880.[1]
In 1882 he took part in the Anglo-Egyptian War and commanded the Artillery at the Battle of Tel el-Kebir.[1] In 1855 he became Commandant of the School of Gunnery at Shoeburyness and in 1887 he became Inspector-General of Artillery in India.[1]
In 1892 he was appointed Commander of a District in Bengal and the following year he became Commander-in-Chief Bombay Army (renamed Bombay Command in 1895).[1] He was acting Commander-in-Chief, India from March to November 1898.[1]
He died in 1899 and is buried at Charlton Cemetery in London.[1]
Family
In 1860 he married Sophie Addison.[1] His sister, Helen Catherine Nairne, who was born on 1 September 1843, married Sir Frederick Arnold-Baker.[2]
References
Sources
Lloyd, Ernest Marsh (1901). . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography (1st supplement). London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- Use dmy dates from April 2012
- 1836 births
- 1899 deaths
- Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
- British Commander-in-Chiefs of India
- British military personnel of the Indian Rebellion of 1857
- British Army generals
- British military personnel of the Second Anglo-Afghan War
- British Army personnel of the 1882 Anglo-Egyptian War
- Bengal Artillery officers
- Royal Artillery officers