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Henry Richmond Jones commanded the Carabiniers in the Crimea. In the Indian Mutiny he was a Colonel in command of General Penny's column when Penny was killed by the first shot fired at Kirkrowlie. At that battle a gun was captured. He commanded a brigade of cavalry at the capture of Bareilly on 7 May 1858. He served under Lord Clyde for the rest of the campaign.' His medals include the Companionship of the Order of the Bath, following his work in the Indian Mutiny. Also the Order of the Medjidie 5th class, and Crimean and Mutiny medals. He lived in Leamington and was married with one daughter who married Robert O Milne of Leamington.
1825 Cornet in 6th Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers)
1826 'Lieutenant
1830 'Captain
1846 'Brevet-Major
1850 'Major
1851 'Lieutenant-Colonel commanding 6DG
1854 'Colonel (28 Nov)
1858 'Took command of column at Kirkrowlie on 30 April
1865 'Major-General (2 April)
1871 'Colonel of 14th King's Hussars, 24 Feb
1873 'Lieutenant-General (6 Dec)
1873 'Colonel of 6 DG (Carabiniers), 15 May
1877 'General (1 Oct)
1881 'Died in October.' |
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