Edward Lugard

Sir Edward Lugard

Sir Edward Lugard
Born (1810-05-08)8 May 1810
London, England
Died 31 October 1898(1898-10-31) (aged 88)
Allegiance  United Kingdom
Service/branch  British Army
Rank General
Commands held Adjutant-General in India (1857–58)
2nd Division (1857)
Battles/wars First Anglo-Afghan War
First Anglo-Sikh War
Indian Rebellion
Awards Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath

General Sir Edward Lugard GCB, PC (8 May 1810 – 31 October 1898) was a British Army officer who served as Adjutant-General in India (1857–58) and later as Permanent Under-Secretary of State for War (1861–71) at the War Office.

Military career

Lugard fought in the Battle of Kabul in 1842 during the First Anglo-Afghan War.[1] He also took part in the Battle of Mudki in December 1845, the Battle of Aliwal in January 1846 and the Battle of Sobraon in February 1846 during the First Anglo-Sikh War.[1] He became Adjutant General for the Punjab District in 1848, Deputy Adjutant General in Bombay in 1854 and Adjutant-General in India in July 1857.[2] He commanded the 2nd Division at the Capture of Lucknow in 1858 during the Indian Rebellion before retiring in October 1858.[3]

He then served as Permanent Under-Secretary of State for War at the War Office from 1861 to 1871.[1]

In 1862 he was appointed Colonel of the 31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment of Foot, which amalgamated in 1881 with the 70th Foot to form the East Surrey Regiment, after which he was Colonel of the 1st Battalion of the new regiment until his death in 1898.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "General The Rt Hon Sir Edward Lugard GCB 1881 – 1898". Queen's Royal Surreys. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "No. 22051". The London Gazette. 13 October 1857. p. 3426.
  3. ↑ "No. 22202". The London Gazette. 19 November 1858. p. 4909.
  4. ↑ "31st Regiment of Foot: Colonels". British Empire. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
Military offices
Preceded by
Henry Havelock		 Adjutant-General, India
1857–1858 		Succeeded by
William Pakenham
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