Frederick Edward Hadow

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Major-General Frederick Edward Hadow (born 28 October 1836 in Hackney, London, England - died 15 May 1915, Hereford) was an officer in the Indian Army. He is notable for having served during the Indian mutiny and is believed to have been the Commanding Officer of the Hyderabad Contingency Force.

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[edit] Background

Hadow was the son of Charles Scott Hadow (1801-1849) and Marianne Sarah Abbott (1808 - 1887). Charles Hadow was a partner in Willis, Hadow and Co, wine merchants of Scot's Yard, Bush lane, London[1] and also traded in India. Charles was the son of the Reverend James Hadow. Marianne Abbott was the sister of Major General Herbert Edward Stacy Abbott.

[edit] Military career

Frederick Edward Hadow attended The India Military Seminary at Addiscombe from 1852 to 1854. He was commissioned on the 8th June 1854. He served during the Indian Mutiny with the Madras Artillery. He received the Indian Mutiny Medal (1857-1858) and was Mentioned in Despatches. The Madras Artillery was part of the Honourable East India Company and for this reason Hadow's name is not included in British Army lists of recipients of the Indian Mutiny Medal. In 1861 the Madras Artillery was amalgamated with the Royal Artillery. During the mutiny, Lieutenant Hadow led an expedition to the rebel strongholds Khinda, Kudopali and Kolabira (about 40 kms north of Sambalpur) looking for mutineers, but no trace of the rebels could be found. At Jharghati a little further on, the rebels offered some resistance. The artillery of the British won the day. The rebels suffered some casualty and dispersed[2]. He was responsible for the destruction of the house of Zamindar Karunakar at Kolabira[3]


He was made Lieutenant on August 27th 1858 and Captain on May 24 1870. On the 14th August 1889 he was made Major General and became commanding officer of the Hyderabad Contingency Force based at Secunderabad.

[edit] Retirement

Hadow retired from the army on the 1st February 1892. He retired to Hereford, England and resided at Great Ethelbert House, Cantilupe Street. Here he served as Justice of the Peace.

[edit] References

  1. ^ The London Gazette, 28the June 1842
  2. ^ Board Proceedings, Political (Orissa State Archives Accession (No.172), G.F. Cockburn to Secretary to Government of Bengal, 6 November 1857
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  • “Addiscombe, Its Heroes and Men of Note: Index of Addiscombe officers” dated 1852 – 54, page 696