Charles Henry Spencer-Churchill
Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Henry Spencer-Churchill (27 May 1828 – 3 April 1877) was a British army officer who fought in the Crimean War and the Indian Mutiny.
Life and career
He was the eldest son of Lord Charles Spencer-Churchill, a veteran of the Peninsular War, and he was educated at Eton College. On 10 October 1845, he purchased a second lieutenant's commission in the Rifle Brigade.[1] He served with the brigade during the Seventh Xhosa War.[2]
After the outbreak of the Crimean War, Spencer-Churchill purchased a captaincy on 4 August 1854.[3] He was commended for gallantry by Lord Raglan during the war,[2] breveted major on 2 November 1855, and received the Order of the Medjidie, 5th class.[4]
On 17 June 1857, Spencer-Churchill exchanged into the 60th Regiment of Foot[5] and went out to India, where he took part in the suppression of the Indian Mutiny and was present at the capture of Delhi.[2]
In 1862, Spencer-Churchill married Rosalie Lowther, daughter of the Reverend Gorges Paulin Lowther.[2] He served with his regiment in Canada and was breveted lieutenant-colonel in the 60th Foot on 5 September 1865,[6] but went on temporary half-pay on 11 December 1866.[7] His health had been permanently impaired by exposure during the Crimean War.[2]
On 13 January 1869, he exchanged from half-pay into the 68th Regiment of Foot, and he retired the same day.[8] He died of tuberculosis near Menton on 3 April 1877.[2]
References
- ^ "No. 20516". The London Gazette. 10 October 1845. p. 3054.
- ^ a b c d e f "Obituary". The Annual Register. v. 119 (1877): 142. 1878.
- ^ "No. 21578". The London Gazette. 4 August 1854. p. 2392.
- ^ "No. 22107". The London Gazette. 2 March 1858. p. 1260.
- ^ "No. 22011". The London Gazette. 16 June 1857. p. 2089.
- ^ "No. 23016". The London Gazette. 22 September 1865. p. 4542.
- ^ "No. 23196". The London Gazette. 11 December 1866. p. 6886.
- ^ "No. 23458". The London Gazette. 12 January 1869. p. 165.
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- 1828 births
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- British Army personnel of the Crimean War
- King's Royal Rifle Corps officers
- People educated at Eton College
- Recipients of the Order of the Medjidie, 5th class
- Rifle Brigade officers
- 68th Regiment of Foot officers
- British military personnel of the Indian Rebellion of 1857
- Spencer-Churchill family