William Gustavus Brown

General William Gustavus Brown (3 February 1809 – 27 November 1883) was Commander of British Troops in China and Hong Kong.

William Brown
Born3 February 1809
Kingston, Jamaica
Died27 November 1883(1883-11-27) (aged 74)
Sydenham, Kent, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
RankGeneral
Commands heldCommander of British Troops in China and Hong Kong

Family

Brown was born in Kingston, Jamaica, to Janette Smellie (who was listed as a free woman of colour on his baptism) and Major Gustav Heinrich Gottlieb Braun (Brown), a German-born officer in the King's Royal Rifle Corps.[1]

Military career

Brown was commissioned into the 24th Regiment of Foot.[2] Having served as a brigadier-general at Aldershot, he was promoted to major-general and made commander of British Troops in China and Hong Kong in 1863.[3] During his term in command he put down a disturbance at Taitsan; allegations were made at the time about cruelty by British troops but were subsequently dismissed as groundless.[4]

He was also colonel of the 83rd (County of Dublin) Regiment of Foot.[5]

In retirement, he lived in Sydenham in Kent.[6]

References
  1. "Gustav Heinrich Gottlieb Braun" (PDF). The Napoleon Series.
  2. "No. 18703". The London Gazette. 9 July 1830. p. 1418.
  3. "No. 22703". The London Gazette. 30 January 1863. p. 497.
  4. "No. 22773". The London Gazette. 22 September 1863. p. 4605.
  5. "No. 23984". The London Gazette. 6 June 1873. p. 2737.
  6. "No. 25372". The London Gazette. 1 July 1884. p. 3028.


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