John Tombs
John Tombs | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1777 |
| Died | 1848 Malta |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Indian Army |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands held | 3rd Bengal Cavalry |
| Battles/wars | Siege of Bharatpur |
Major-General John Tombs (1777–1848) was an officer in the British East India Company.
Military career
John Tombs was son of a banker, Joseph Tombs (1745–1818), of Abingdon. Graduating from Abingdon School, John Tombs entered service with the East India Company. He commanded the 3rd Bengal Cavalry at the Siege of Bharatpur (1825–26) and was promoted to major-general in 1838. He retired from the Indian Army to Malta where he died. He sent his six sons home to Abingdon for an English education, the most distinguished of them being the sixth son, Major-General Sir Henry Tombs, VC, KCB (1825–1874).[1]
References
- ^ Hammond, Vol. 18
Sources
- Tombs of Abingdon, Nigel Hammond, Oxfordshire Family Historian, vol. 18, no. 3 (December 2004).
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