Sir William Howley Goodenough | |
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![]() Sir William Howley Goodenough | |
Born | 4 April 1833 Wells, Mendip District, Somerset, England |
Died | 24 October 1898 Erinville, Rondebosch, Western Cape |
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Rank | Lieutenant-General |
Battles/wars |
Indian Rebellion Anglo-Egyptian War |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Lieutenant-General Sir William Howley Goodenough KCB (4 April 1833 – 24 October 1898) was a British Army officer who became General Officer Commanding North-West District.
Born the son of Edmund Goodenough, Head Master of Westminster School, [1] Goodenough was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Royal Artillery on 20 June 1849. [2] He was promoted to lieutenant on 1 April 1851, to captain on 1 January 1856 and to major on 20 July 1858. [3] He fought and was wounded at the Siege of Lucknow during the Indian Rebellion. [1] Promoted to lieutenant-colonel on 25 March 1869, he became military attaché in Vienna in 1871. [1]
He commanded the artillery during the Anglo-Egyptian War in 1882. [4] He went on to be Inspector-General of Royal Artillery in August 1886, General Officer Commanding North-West District in July 1889 and General Officer Commanding, Chatham District in April 1890. [5] His last appointment was as General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope in December 1894, in which capacity he briefly acted as Governor of Cape Colony in 1897, before retiring in October 1898. [5]
Sir William Howley Goodenough | |
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![]() Sir William Howley Goodenough | |
Born | 4 April 1833 Wells, Mendip District, Somerset, England |
Died | 24 October 1898 Erinville, Rondebosch, Western Cape |
Allegiance |
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Service/ | ![]() |
Rank | Lieutenant-General |
Battles/wars |
Indian Rebellion Anglo-Egyptian War |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Lieutenant-General Sir William Howley Goodenough KCB (4 April 1833 – 24 October 1898) was a British Army officer who became General Officer Commanding North-West District.
Born the son of Edmund Goodenough, Head Master of Westminster School, [1] Goodenough was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Royal Artillery on 20 June 1849. [2] He was promoted to lieutenant on 1 April 1851, to captain on 1 January 1856 and to major on 20 July 1858. [3] He fought and was wounded at the Siege of Lucknow during the Indian Rebellion. [1] Promoted to lieutenant-colonel on 25 March 1869, he became military attaché in Vienna in 1871. [1]
He commanded the artillery during the Anglo-Egyptian War in 1882. [4] He went on to be Inspector-General of Royal Artillery in August 1886, General Officer Commanding North-West District in July 1889 and General Officer Commanding, Chatham District in April 1890. [5] His last appointment was as General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope in December 1894, in which capacity he briefly acted as Governor of Cape Colony in 1897, before retiring in October 1898. [5]