Henry Errington Longden
| Sir Henry Errington Longden | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 1819 |
| Died |
29 January 1890 Bournemouth, Dorset |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 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
- 1 2 3 "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.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Edmund Haythorne |
Adjutant-General, India 1866–1869 |
Succeeded by Frederic Thesiger |
| Preceded by Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar |
Colonel of the Lincolnshire Regiment 1888–1890 |
Succeeded by Reginald Shipley |
| Preceded by William Mark Wood |
Colonel of the Hampshire Regiment 1883–1888 |
Succeeded by Thomas Edmond Knox |