Caledon Egerton

Major-General Caledon Richard Egerton (28 July 1814 – 27 May 1874) was a senior British Army officer from the Egerton family who went on to be Military Secretary.

Caledon Egerton
Born28 July 1814
Died27 May 1874 (1874-05-28) (aged 59)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
RankMajor-general
Battles/warsCrimean War
AwardsOrder of the Medjidie (5th Class)
RelationsGrey-Egerton Baronets

Military career

Egerton was commissioned into the 89th Regiment of Foot.[1] He was appointed adjutant of his regiment in 1836.[2]

He served in the Crimean War and was decorated with the Order of the Medjidie (5th Class).[3] He features in a photograph taken in the Crimea by Roger Fenton (1855 – Officers & Men of the 89th Regiment).[4]

He was appointed deputy adjutant-general in 1866[5] and Military Secretary in 1871.[6]

He was also colonel of the 89th Regiment of Foot.[7]

Family

In 1843 he married Margaret Cumming, and they went on to have seven sons and two daughters. Four of their sons were knighted, including Field Marshal Sir Charles Egerton, Sir Reginald Egerton (private secretary to the postmaster-general), Admiral Sir George Egerton, and Sir Brian Egerton (tutor to Ganga Singh, the Maharaja of Bikaner).[8]

References
  1. "No. 19141". The London Gazette. 28 March 1834. p. 569.
  2. "No. 19422". The London Gazette. 23 September 1836. p. 1655.
  3. "No. 22107". The London Gazette. 2 March 1858. p. 1255.
  4. National Army Museum
  5. "No. 23079". The London Gazette. 2 March 1866. p. 1580.
  6. "No. 23789". The London Gazette. 27 October 1871. p. 4384.
  7. "No. 24072". The London Gazette. 6 March 1874. p. 1526.
  8. The Peerage.com
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