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Charles Egerton (Indian Army officer)

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In retirement Egerton wrote about his wartime experiences and was the author of a book entitled "Hill Warfare on the North-West frontier of India". He died on 20 February 1921 and was buried at St Mark's Churchyard at
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in October 1901 when his command in Punjab ended. A promotion to the substantive rank of major-general followed on 1 April 1902 and, after leading an expedition to Waziristan later that year, he was advanced to
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fighting the Dervish leader Sayid Abdullah Hassan in June 1903; he had a significant success at Jidbali in January 1904 killing 1,000 of Hassan's men. His last appointment was as
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on 27 June 1903. He had a significant success at Jidbali in January 1904 killing 1,000 of Hassan's men. However in March 1904 questions were still being asked in the
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in India. Promoted to lieutenant on 19 October 1869, he joined the Indian Staff Corps on 11 December 1872 before being promoted to
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as to whether Hassan (then known as the "Mad Mullah") understood that operations would only end when he was captured or killed.
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on 1 September 1891, he became Second-in-Command of his regiment in 1892 and commanded the Bannu column during operations in
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in 1894 before becoming Assistant Quartermaster-General at Bengal Command on 21 June 1895. He was appointed
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Promoted to the substantive rank of lieutenant general on 28 October 1903, he became Commander-in-Chief
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from which post he stood down in 1917. In recognition of his long service he was promoted to
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on 17 November 1896. He was senior staff officer and Commander of the 1st Brigade for the
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in 1896 to hold the town when its permanent garrison was withdrawn for service under
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In 1877 Egerton married Anna Wellwood and they went on to have three sons.
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Egerton took leave from Madras post to take command of the troops in
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British military personnel of the Hazara Expedition of 1888
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on 1 April 1899. He was promoted to the local rank of
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in 1894 and to serve as senior staff officer for the
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on 3 April 1900, and reverted to his command of the
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Egerton took command of the troops in 1287:British military personnel of the Mahdist War 1267:Companions of the Distinguished Service Order 21:For other persons named Charles Egerton, see 16:British Indian Army Field Marshal (1848–1921) 1262:Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath 1016: 1014: 460:Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath 392:in 1897 before becoming Commander-in-Chief 209:Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath 924:(Supplement). 12 April 1904. p. 2302. 889:(Supplement). 30 December 1902. p. 4. 523: 521: 519: 290:District in 1904 before retiring in 1907. 59: 1139: 1039:(Supplement). 21 June 1904. p. 4007. 411:Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath 1069: 1049: 1029: 1011: 943: 914: 879: 859: 824: 804: 784: 764: 744: 724: 704: 636: 616: 596: 576: 556: 536: 502: 441: 333:Egerton served with his regiment in the 259:Early in his career he took part in the 668:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 516: 1219: 655: 653: 1297:Military personnel from County Offaly 1144:. 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Index

Charles Egerton
Field Marshal
GCB
DSO

Parsonstown
Christchurch
United Kingdom
British Indian Army
Field Marshal
British Somaliland
Madras Command
Second Anglo-Afghan War
Hazara Expedition
Tochi Expedition
Mahsud Waziri blockade
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order
Grey Egerton Baronets
Field Marshal
GCB
DSO
Indian Army
Egerton family
Second Anglo-Afghan War
Hazara Expedition
Khyber Pass
Waziristan
Tochi Expedition
British Somaliland

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