George Brown (British Army officer)
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KH, PC (Ire) (3 July 1790 – 27 August 1865) was a British officer notable for commands in the Peninsular War and the Crimean War
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Background
Brown was born the son of George Brown, Provost of Elgin, at Linkwood, near Elgin, Scotland, and educated in Elgin.[1]
Military career
He obtained a commission in the
Major-General Lord Aylmer at the Nivelle and Nive, his conduct winning for him the rank of major.[1]
The 85th was next employed under General
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath In 1850 he was appointed Adjutant-General to the Forces,[2] but following the appointment of Lord Hardinge to the post of commander-in-chief, Brown left the Horse Guards in 1853.[1]
In 1854, on the despatch of a British force to the East, Sir George Brown was appointed to command the
Commander-in-Chief, Ireland[1]
and was the colonel-commandant of the 2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade from 1855 to 1863.
Honours included
GCB in 1855, and a Knight of the Royal Guelphic Order (KH).[4]
He died at his birthplace of Linkwood in 1865.
Honorary appointments
- Colonel of the 77th (East Middlesex) Regiment of Foot (1851–1854)
- 7th (Derbyshire) Regiment of Foot(1854–1855)
- Colonel of the 32nd (The Cornwall) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry) (1863–1865)
- The Prince Consort's Own Rifle Brigade(1863–1865)
References
- ^ a b c d Chisholm 1911.
- ^ "No. 21085". The London Gazette. 18 April 1850. p. 1052.
- ^ "No. 6586". The Edinburgh Gazette. 8 April 1856. p. 325.
- ^ "Not One in Ten Thousand Know Your Name: the Officers of the British 1st Battalion of Detachments in 1809 -- Lieutenant George Brown 43rd Foot". The Napoleon Series. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- Regiments.org
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Brown, Sir George". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 4 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 658.
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