Henry Smith (Royal Navy officer)

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Henry Smith
Born1803
Died18 January 1887
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
RankAdmiral
Battles/warsAden Expedition
First Opium War
Crimean War
AwardsOrder of the Bath
China War Medal
Baltic Medal
Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath

Admiral Sir Henry Smith, KCB (1803 – 18 January 1887), was a British officer in the Royal Navy. He served in the capture of Aden (1839), First Opium War, and Crimean War. He was appointed a CB in 1840[1] and a KCB in 1873.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ The London Gazette: no. 19884, p. 1878, 14 August 1840.
  2. ^ The London Gazette: no. 23979, p. 2583, 24 May 1873.

See also

  • O'Byrne, William Richard (1849). "Smith, Henry (a)" . A Naval Biographical Dictionary . John Murray – via Wikisource.
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