William Henry Seymour

General William Henry Seymour KCB (1829 – 20 June 1921) was a senior British Army officer.

For the American politician, see William H. Seymour.
William Henry Seymour
Born1829 (1829)
Died (aged 91)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
RankGeneral
Battles/warsCrimean War
Indian Rebellion of 1857
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Military career

Seymour was commissioned in 1847.[1] He saw action in the Crimean War in 1854 and in the Indian Rebellion of 1857[1] and then served as Inspector-General of Cavalry in Ireland from 1874 to 1879.[1] He was Colonel of the 3rd Dragoon Guards from 1883 to 1891,[2] colonel of the 13th Hussars from 1891 to 1894[3] and colonel of the 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays) from 1894 until his death on 20 June 1921.[4][5]

References
  1. "Seymour, General Sir William Henry". The Indian Biographical Dictionary. 1915. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  2. Mills, T.F. "3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales's)". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 27 February 2007. Retrieved 30 March 2007.
  3. Mills, T.F. "13th Hussars". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 5 March 2007. Retrieved 25 August 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. Mills, T.F. "The Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards)". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 9 February 2006. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  5. "General Sir William Henry Seymour". The Gazette. London. 13 August 1921. p. 3. Retrieved 18 April 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
Military offices
Preceded by
Robert Robertson		 Colonel of the 3rd Dragoon Guards
1883–1891		 Succeeded by
Conyers Tower
Preceded by
Richard Prettejohn		 Colonel of the 13th Hussars
1891–1894		 Succeeded by
Sir Baker Russell
Preceded by
Sir Charles Walker		 Colonel of the 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays)
1894–1921		 Succeeded by
Sir Hew Fanshawe
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