Thomas Bradford

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Sir

Thomas Bradford
Commander-in-Chief, Scotland
Bombay Army
Battles/wars
Awards
Army Gold Cross
Knight Commander of the Order of the Tower and the Sword (Portugal)
Cruz da Guerra Peninsular [pt] (Portugal)
Medalha De Distincao De Comando [pt] (Portugal)
RelationsSir Henry Bradford (brother)

GCH (1 December 1777 – 28 November 1853) was a British Army
officer.

Military career

Bradford was commissioned as an

Battle of San Sebastian and the Battle of the Nive, all in 1813.[1] For his service in the Peninsular he was awarded the Gold Medal with one clasp.[2][3]

He became general officer commanding the 7th Division of the Army of Occupation in France in 1815,

Commander-in-Chief, Scotland in 1819 and Commander-in-Chief of the Bombay Army from 1825 to 1829.[1] He was promoted to full general on 23 November 1841.[4]

He was then colonel of the 94th Regiment of Foot (1823–29) and, after returning to England, colonel of the 30th Regiment of Foot (1829–46).[5]

He exchanged the colonelcy of the 38th Foot for that of the 4th (The King's Own) Regiment of Foot in 1846, a position he held until his death in 1853.[4]

Family

He married Mary, the daughter of James Atkinson of Newcastle. His eldest son, James Henry Hollis Bradford, later changed his surname to Atkinson in compliance with the will of one Ralph Atkinson.[6] His brother, Lieutenant-colonel Sir Henry Hollis Bradford, was also a distinguished soldier wounded at Waterloo.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d National Army Museum
  2. ^ a b "West Riding Militia". Doncaster Gazette. 29 April 1870. Retrieved 29 October 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. JSTOR 44232163
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  4. ^ a b "General Sir Thomas Bradford GCB GCH". King's Own Royal Regiment Museum. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  5. ^ Gilbert Shepperd, The Connaught Rangers, p. 23
  6. ^ The Gentleman's Magazine. W. Pickering. 1840. p. 425.
  7. ^ Dalton 1904, p. 35 & 97.

Sources

Military offices
Preceded by C-in-C, Bombay Army
1826–1829 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Commander-in-Chief, Scotland

1819–1825 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Colonel of the
4th (The King's Own) Regiment of Foot

1846–1853 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Colonel of the 30th (Cambridgeshire) Regiment of Foot
1829–1846 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
New regiment
 Colonel of the 94th Regiment of Foot
1823–1829 		Succeeded by
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