Francis Colborne
| Sir Francis Colborne | |
|---|---|
| Born |
23 April 1817 Florence, Italy |
| Died |
26 November 1895 (aged 78) Buckerell, Devon |
| Allegiance |
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| Service/ |
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| Rank | General |
| Commands held | Commander of British Troops in China, Hong Kong and the Straits Settlements |
| Battles/wars |
Crimean War Perak Expedition |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
General Sir Francis Colborne KCB (23 April 1817 – 26 November 1895) was Commander of British Troops in China, Hong Kong and the Straits Settlements.
Early years
Born in 1817 the second son of John Colborne, 1st Baron Seaton and educated at Elizabeth College, Guernsey, due to his father's posting between 1821 and 1828 as Lieutenant-Governor of Guernsey.[1]
Military career
Colborne was commissioned into the 15th Regiment of Foot in 1836.[2] He served in the Crimean War in 1855.[2]
He was appointed Commander of British Troops in China, Hong Kong and the Straits Settlements in 1874.[2] He commanded the Perak Expedition in 1875 and quickly put down the insurrection taking place in North West Malaysia.[3] He was made a full general on 1 April 1882 and retired in 1883.[2]
In 1881 he was made Colonel of the First Battalion, Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment, a position he held until 1885, when he transferred to be Colonel of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment until his death in 1895.[4][5]
References
- ↑ Dictionary of Canadian Biography: 1st Baron Seaton
- 1 2 3 4 Francis Colborne at Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- ↑ Strait Settlements
- ↑ "The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment [UK]". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 4 January 2006. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ↑ Westlake, pp. 114–22.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Henry Whitfield |
Commander of British Troops in China, Hong Kong and the Straits Settlements 1874–1878 |
Succeeded by Edward Donovan |