Description:Chapters: Harcourt Mortimer Bengough, James Grant, Sir Archibald Campbell, 1st Baronet, John Hely-Hutchinson, 2nd Earl of Donoughmore, Albemarle Bertie, 9th Earl of Lindsey, Sir Charles Hastings, 1st Baronet, Richard Luard. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 36. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Major General Sir Harcourt Mortimer Bengough KCB (25 November 1837 20 March 1922) joined the British Army in 1855, and retired in 1899, after more than forty years of distinguished service from the Crimea to all quarters of the Empire. Bengough was born on 25 November 1837, and educated at Rugby School in Warwickshire from 1851. He was added to the Commander-in-Chiefs list of potential officers in February 1853, aged barely 16. He was commissioned ensign by purchase in the 77th Regiment of Foot on 22 March 1855, and promoted lieutenant on 3 October of the same year. He achieved his captaincy by purchase on 30 December 1864. He was granted a brevet majority on 1 October 1877 which was made substantive on 2 February 1878. Bengough was versed in languages and used that skill to produced a booklet on the Zulu language just before he left England. The booklet was made available in the Colony. And, even though the booklet was not officially required, it still received publicity through a mention in the local press and in the General Orders. Towards the end of the Crimean War, Bengough entered that war. Bengough also served in Australia and India. Lt-Col Bengough arrived in Natal with the 77th Foot in December 1878. He was placed in command of the 2nd Battalion Natal Native Contingent, which formed part of Durnfords Column, and which was left to protect the frontier at Kranz Kop on the departure of that force to join Glyns Column. He crossed the Buffalo River in command of the battalion on 22 Janua...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=2056893We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with 77th Regiment of Foot Officers: Harcourt Mortimer Bengough, James Grant, Sir Archibald Campbell, 1st Baronet, John Hely-Hutchinson. To get started finding 77th Regiment of Foot Officers: Harcourt Mortimer Bengough, James Grant, Sir Archibald Campbell, 1st Baronet, John Hely-Hutchinson, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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77th Regiment of Foot Officers: Harcourt Mortimer Bengough, James Grant, Sir Archibald Campbell, 1st Baronet, John Hely-Hutchinson
Description: Chapters: Harcourt Mortimer Bengough, James Grant, Sir Archibald Campbell, 1st Baronet, John Hely-Hutchinson, 2nd Earl of Donoughmore, Albemarle Bertie, 9th Earl of Lindsey, Sir Charles Hastings, 1st Baronet, Richard Luard. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 36. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Major General Sir Harcourt Mortimer Bengough KCB (25 November 1837 20 March 1922) joined the British Army in 1855, and retired in 1899, after more than forty years of distinguished service from the Crimea to all quarters of the Empire. Bengough was born on 25 November 1837, and educated at Rugby School in Warwickshire from 1851. He was added to the Commander-in-Chiefs list of potential officers in February 1853, aged barely 16. He was commissioned ensign by purchase in the 77th Regiment of Foot on 22 March 1855, and promoted lieutenant on 3 October of the same year. He achieved his captaincy by purchase on 30 December 1864. He was granted a brevet majority on 1 October 1877 which was made substantive on 2 February 1878. Bengough was versed in languages and used that skill to produced a booklet on the Zulu language just before he left England. The booklet was made available in the Colony. And, even though the booklet was not officially required, it still received publicity through a mention in the local press and in the General Orders. Towards the end of the Crimean War, Bengough entered that war. Bengough also served in Australia and India. Lt-Col Bengough arrived in Natal with the 77th Foot in December 1878. He was placed in command of the 2nd Battalion Natal Native Contingent, which formed part of Durnfords Column, and which was left to protect the frontier at Kranz Kop on the departure of that force to join Glyns Column. He crossed the Buffalo River in command of the battalion on 22 Janua...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=2056893We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with 77th Regiment of Foot Officers: Harcourt Mortimer Bengough, James Grant, Sir Archibald Campbell, 1st Baronet, John Hely-Hutchinson. To get started finding 77th Regiment of Foot Officers: Harcourt Mortimer Bengough, James Grant, Sir Archibald Campbell, 1st Baronet, John Hely-Hutchinson, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.