Charles Ashe Windham

Sir Charles Ash Windham, Crimean War

Sir Charles Ashe Windham (b. 10 Oct. 1810 at Felbrigg, Norfolk, England - d. 2 Feb. 1870 at Jacksonville, Florida, United States) was a military officer and Conservative Party politician.

He became famous in the Battle of the Great Redan during the Crimean War. He became known as the "Hero of the Redan". He also fought in the Second Battle of Cawnpore during the Indian rebellion of 1857.

He was a Member of Parliament for East Norfolk from 1857 to 1859.^[1]

In 1866 he became a lieutenant-general commanding in North America. The following year, Windham took over the command of British forces in Canada.

Ashe died in Florida, was interred temporarily in Montreal and finally buried in Hanwell cemetery, Middlesex, England.

He was the father of Admiral Charles Windham, C.V.O., Royal Navy, (1 March 1851 – 20 May 1916).

Legacy

• Namesake of the vessel "Hero of the Redan"
• The Redan public house on Thorpe Road in Norwich was originally named The Hero of the Redan

References

• Canadian Biography On Line - Charles Ash Windham
•  Lee, Sidney, ed. (1900). "Windham, Charles Ash". Dictionary of National Biography 62. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 
• Charles Ashe Windham: A Norfolk Soldier (1810-1870) by H.O. Mansfield. 1973
• Obituary Windham - The Illustrated London News, Volume 56
• The Crimean diary and letters of Lieut.-General Sir Charles Ash Windham, K.C.B.: with observations upon his services during the Indian mutiny, and an introduction by Sir William Howard Russell ; the whole edited by Hugh Pease (1897)

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Charles Ashe Windham