Thomas Ashburnham (general)

General Thomas Ashburnham CB (1808 – 2 March 1872) was Commander of British Troops in China and Hong Kong.

For the English politician, see Thomas Ashburnham (MP). For the British peer, see Thomas Ashburnham, 6th Earl of Ashburnham.

Thomas Ashburnham
Born1808[1][2]
Barking, Suffolk[1]
Died2 March 1872 (aged 64)
Park Street, Mayfair, London
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
RankGeneral
Commands heldCommander of British Troops in China and Hong Kong
Battles/warsFirst Anglo-Sikh War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath

Military career

Born the son of the 3rd Earl of Ashburnham, Thomas Ashburnham became a Coldstream Guards officer.[3] He went on to serve in India during the First Anglo-Sikh War between 1845 and 1846.[4]

He was appointed Commander of British Troops in China and Hong Kong in 1857.[5]

He was also Colonel of the 82nd Regiment of Foot from 1859 until his death.[6]

In retirement he lived in Park Street in London and died in 1872.[7]

Family

In 1860, he married Adelaide Georgiana Frederica Foley, daughter of Thomas Foley, 3rd Baron Foley.[8]

References
  1. 1871 England Census
  2. England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837–1915
  3. "No. 19253". The London Gazette. 27 March 1835. p. 578.
  4. "Letters from General Thomas Ashburnham about events in India, mainly the Sikh War". National Archives. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  5. British and Indian armies on the China coast 1785-1985 by Harfield, A G, Published by A and J Partnership, 1990, Pages 483-484 ISBN 0-9516065-0-6
  6. "82nd (The Prince of Wales's Volunteers) Regiment of Foot". regiments.ord. Archived from the original on 19 May 2006. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  7. "No. 23858". The London Gazette. 17 May 1872. p. 2381.
  8. "Hon. Adelaide Georgiana Frederica Foley". The Peerage. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
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