Edward Newdegate
Sir Edward Newdegate | |
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Born |
15 June 1825 Astley, Warwickshire |
Died | 1 August 1902 (aged 77) |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/branch | British Army |
Rank | Lieutenant-General |
Commands held | South-Eastern District |
Battles/wars | Anglo-Zulu War |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Lieutenant-General Sir Edward Newdigate Newdegate, KCB (15 June 1825 – 1 August 1902) was a British Army officer.
Military career
Newdegate was commissioned into the Rifle Brigade.[1] He served as General Officer Commanding the 2nd Division[2] during the Anglo-Zulu War in 1879[3] and went on to be General Officer Commanding South-Eastern District in April 1880.[4]
After inheriting Astley Castle in 1887, he became Governor of Bermuda in 1888.[5] He was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) on 26 May 1894[6] and a Deputy Lieutenant of Warwickshire 27 August 1898.[7] He was Colonel of the Devonshire Regiment from 1897 to 1902.[8]
He had to amputate first his left, and in July 1902 his right leg.[9] This proved too much of a strain, and he died on 1 August 1902.[10]
References
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 20594. p. 1357. 14 April 1846. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
- ↑ "24th Regiment of Foot". British Empire. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
- ↑ Raugh, Harold (2011). Anglo-Zulu War, 1879: A Selected Bibliography. Scarecrow Press. p. 579. ISBN 978-0810872271.
- ↑ "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 2 July 2016.
- ↑ "Arbury Hall". Historic England. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26516. p. 3116. 26 May 1894. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27001. p. 5262. 2 September 1898. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
- ↑ "The Devonshire Regiment at the archive of regiments.org". Web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 13 January 2008. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
- ↑ "Court Circular". The Times (36824). London. 19 July 1902. p. 12.
- ↑ Dryden, Alice (2008). Memorials of Old Warwickshire. Bemrose & Sons. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
Military offices | ||
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Preceded by Lord Alexander Russell |
GOC South-Eastern District 1880–1885 |
Succeeded by Percy Feilding |