Sir Edwin Beaumont Johnson | |
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Born | 4 July 1825 Bath, Somerset, England |
Died | 18 June 1893 Kensington, London | (aged 67)
Buried | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1842–1891 |
Rank | General |
Battles/wars |
First Anglo-Sikh War Second Anglo-Sikh War Indian Rebellion |
Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the
Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire |
General Sir Edwin Beaumont Johnson GCB CIE (4 July 1825 – 18 June 1893) was a British Army officer who served as Adjutant-General in India.
Educated at Addiscombe Military Seminary, Johnson was commissioned into the Bengal artillery on 10 June 1842. [1] He fought at the Battle of Ferozeshah in December 1845 and the Battle of Sobraon in February 1846 during the First Anglo-Sikh War as well as the Battle of Chillianwala in January 1849 and the Battle of Gujrat in February 1849 during the Second Anglo-Sikh War. [1] He served as assistant adjutant-general at the Siege of Lucknow in Autumn 1857 during the Indian Rebellion. [1] He became Quartermaster-General in India in July 1873, Adjutant-General in India in March 1874 and a member of the Council of India in October 1874. He went on to be Military Member of the Governor-General of India's Council in March 1877 [2] and Director-General of Military Education at the War Office in December 1884 before retiring in January 1891. [2]
Sir Edwin Beaumont Johnson | |
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Born | 4 July 1825 Bath, Somerset, England |
Died | 18 June 1893 Kensington, London | (aged 67)
Buried | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1842–1891 |
Rank | General |
Battles/wars |
First Anglo-Sikh War Second Anglo-Sikh War Indian Rebellion |
Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the
Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire |
General Sir Edwin Beaumont Johnson GCB CIE (4 July 1825 – 18 June 1893) was a British Army officer who served as Adjutant-General in India.
Educated at Addiscombe Military Seminary, Johnson was commissioned into the Bengal artillery on 10 June 1842. [1] He fought at the Battle of Ferozeshah in December 1845 and the Battle of Sobraon in February 1846 during the First Anglo-Sikh War as well as the Battle of Chillianwala in January 1849 and the Battle of Gujrat in February 1849 during the Second Anglo-Sikh War. [1] He served as assistant adjutant-general at the Siege of Lucknow in Autumn 1857 during the Indian Rebellion. [1] He became Quartermaster-General in India in July 1873, Adjutant-General in India in March 1874 and a member of the Council of India in October 1874. He went on to be Military Member of the Governor-General of India's Council in March 1877 [2] and Director-General of Military Education at the War Office in December 1884 before retiring in January 1891. [2]