Letter, dated 13 Sep 1857 from Sir Colin Campbell, (later Field Marshal Baron Clyde), (1792-1863), C-in-C, India at Calcutta to Maj-Gen (later Sir) John Bennet Hearsey (1793-1865), Bengal Army, (1807) Divisional Commander at Barrackpore during the In... 1857
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Hearsey, John Bennet, Sir, Lieutenant-General
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Campbell, Sir Colin, Baron Clyde, 1792-1863
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1808 appointed ensign in the 9th regiment; 1808-1813 served in Peninsular War; 1809 lieutenant; 1813 captain; 1816 joined 5th battalion 60th rifles at Gibraltar; 1818 transferred to 21st regiment (Royal Scots Fusiliers) at Barbado; 1821-1826 aide-de-camp to governor of British Guiana; 1825 major; 1832 lieutenant-colonel; 1835 lieutenant-colonel of the 98th; 1841-1846 served in China; 1842 aide-de-camp to the queen, colonel, CB; 1844 brigadier-general; 1847 commander of the brigade a...