Charles Hagart
| Charles Hagart | |
|---|---|
| Born |
23 June 1814 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Died | July 1879 (aged 65) |
| Buried | East Manor Family Burial Ground, Compton Parish, Surrey. |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 British Army |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Unit | 7th Hussars |
| Battles/wars | Indian Rebellion |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Colonel Charles Hagart CB was a British Army officer.
Career
Hagart was commissioned as a ensign in the 7th (The Queen's Own) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons (Hussars) on 15 June 1832.[1] Promoted to lieutenant-colonel on 31 October 1851 on appointment as commanding officer of the 7th (The Queen's Own) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons (Hussars), he commanded the regiment until August 1857.[2]
He then commanded the 1st Cavalry Brigade in the operations beyond the River Goomtee, at the siege of Alleegunge, and the captures of Ruyaghur, Snabjebanpore, Bareilly, and Mohumdee. In the autumn of the same year was attached to the Oude field force, and commanded the Cavalry of that Division at the occupation of Fyzabad, passage of the Gogrs, and during the whole Trans-Gogra campaign until the end of the war in 1859.[3]
He became regimental colonel of the 7th (The Queen's Own) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons (Hussars) in 1873.[4]
References
- ↑ A List of the Officers of the Army and of the Corps of Royal Marines. William Clowes. 1833. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ↑ "7th Hussars". Britishempire.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
- ↑ Hart's Annual Army List, Militia List, and Imperial Yeomanry List. 1841. p. 133.
- ↑ Mills, T.F. "7th Queen's Own Hussars". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 8 February 2007. Retrieved 30 March 2007.