Francis Colborne
Sir Francis Colborne | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 April 1817 Florence, Italy |
| Died | 26 November 1895 (aged 78) Buckerell, Devon, England |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| 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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ "John Colborne 1st Baron Seaton". Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Sir Francis Colborne". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/71703. Retrieved 7 July 2019. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Strait Settlements". 1902 Encyclopedia. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ "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.
Sources[edit]
- Westlake, Ray (2010). Tracing the Rifle Volunteers: A Guide for Military and Family Historian. Pen & Sword. ISBN 978-1848842113.
- 1817 births
- 1895 deaths
- People educated at Elizabeth College, Guernsey
- British Army generals
- Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
- East Yorkshire Regiment officers
- British Army personnel of the Crimean War
- British military personnel of the Perak War
- Younger sons of barons
- Expatriates in the Grand Duchy of Tuscany