Henry Errington Longden
Sir Henry Errington Longden | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 1819 |
| Died | 29 January 1890 Bournemouth, Dorset |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1836–1880 |
| Rank | General |
| Battles/wars | First Anglo-Sikh War Second Anglo-Sikh War Indian Rebellion |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire |
General Sir Henry Errington Longden KCB, CIE (January 1819 – 29 January 1890) was a British Army officer who served as Adjutant-General in India.
Military career
Educated at Eton College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Longden was commissioned into the 10th Regiment of Foot on 16 September 1836.[1] He fought at the Battle of Sobraon in February 1846 during the First Anglo-Sikh War as well as the Siege of Multan in Autumn 1848 and the Battle of Gujrat in February 1849 during the Second Anglo-Sikh War.[1] He also took part in the Siege of Lucknow in Autumn 1857 and the subsequent relief of Azamgarh during the Indian Rebellion.[1] He became Adjutant-General in India in January 1866 before retiring in 1880.[2]
He was given the colonelcy of the Hampshire Regiment in 1883, transferring in 1888 to be colonel of the Lincolnshire Regiment until his death. [3]
References
- ^ a b c "Longden, Sir Henry Errington". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
- ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 26 November 2015.
- ^ "The Royal Hampshire Regiment". regiments.org. Retrieved 25 September 2016.