Frederick Carrington

For the English journalist, see Frederick George Carrington.

Sir Frederick Carrington
Frederick Carrington
Born	(1844-08-23)23 August 1844 Cheltenham
Died	22 March 1913(1913-03-22) (aged 68) Cheltenham
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	British Army
Rank	Major General
Commands	Frontier Light Horse 2nd Mounted Infantry
Battles / wars	Ninth Frontier War Basuto Gun War First Matabele War Matabele Rebellion Second Anglo-Boer War
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
Relations	Dorothy Carrington (daughter)

Major General Sir Frederick Carrington KCB KCMG (23 August 1844, Cheltenham – 22 March 1913, Cheltenham), was a British soldier and friend of Cecil John Rhodes. He acquired fame by crushing the 1896 Matabele rebellion.

Biography

Carrington was educated at Cheltenham College and joined the 24th Regiment of Foot in 1864.

In 1875, he arrived in South Africa where he raised and commanded the Mounted Infantry in the Griqualand West expedition and the Frontier Light Horse in the Ninth Frontier War in 1877.

He commanded the Transvaal Volunteer Force against Sekhukhune in 1878–1879 and the Cape Mounted Riflemen in the Basuto Gun War of 1881. He was severely wounded in this campaign.

In 1885, he accompanied Sir Charles Warren's expedition to Bechuanaland in command of the 2nd Mounted Infantry, which soon became known as 'Carrington's Horse'.

He commanded the Bechuanaland Police beginning in 1888. He also was appointed military adviser to the High Commissioner in the First Matabele War and commanded the British force in the Matabele Rebellion in 1896 and the Rhodesian Field Force during the Second Anglo-Boer War.

Carrington was in command of Belfast district in 1899-1900.

He was created a KCMG in 1887, an KCB in 1897, and retired with the rank of major-general.

He was the father-in-law of World War I fighter ace William Mayes Fry and the father of the writer Dorothy Carrington.

Bibliography

"Carrington, Sir Frederick". Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa. Vol. 3. Nasou Limited. 1971. pp. 105–6. ISBN 978-0-625-00324-2.

External links

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