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	Born the third son of Major-General [[Caledon Egerton]] and Margaret Egerton (née Cumming) and educated at [[Rossall School]] and the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]], Egerton was [[Commissioned officer\|commissioned]] into the [[31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment of Foot\|31st Regiment of Foot]] on 9 June 1867.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=23260\|page=3229\|date=7 June 1867}}</ref> He immediately transferred to the [[76th Regiment of Foot]] in India.<ref name=heath115>Heathcote, p. 115</ref> Promoted to lieutenant on 19 October 1869,<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=23939\|page=219\|date=17 January 1873}}</ref> he joined the Indian Staff Corps on 11 December 1872<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=23927\|page=6254\|date=10 December 1872}}</ref> before being promoted to [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)\|captain]] on 8 June 1879<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=24761\|page=5456\|date=12 September 1879}}</ref> on appointment to a squadron in the [[11th Prince Albert Victor's Own Cavalry (Frontier Force)\|3rd Punjab Cavalry]].<ref name=heath115/>		Born the third son of Major-General [[Caledon Egerton]] and Margaret Egerton (née Cumming) and educated at [[Rossall School]] and the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]], Egerton was [[Commissioned officer\|commissioned]] into the [[31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment of Foot\|31st Regiment of Foot]] on 9 June 1867.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=23260\|page=3229\|date=7 June 1867}}</ref> He immediately transferred to the [[76th Regiment of Foot]] in India.<ref name=heath115>Heathcote, p. 115</ref> Promoted to lieutenant on 19 October 1869,<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=23939\|page=219\|date=17 January 1873}}</ref> he joined the Indian Staff Corps on 11 December 1872<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=23927\|page=6254\|date=10 December 1872}}</ref> before being promoted to [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)\|captain]] on 8 June 1879<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=24761\|page=5456\|date=12 September 1879}}</ref> on appointment to a squadron in the [[11th Prince Albert Victor's Own Cavalry (Frontier Force)\|3rd Punjab Cavalry]].<ref name=heath115/>

	Egerton served with his regiment in the [[Second Anglo-Afghan War]] in 1879 and was [[mentioned in despatches]].<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=24909\|page=6538\|date=3 December 1880}}</ref> He became Assistant Adjutant-General of the Punjab Frontier Force on 30 November 1886<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=25811\|page=2399\|date=27 April 1888}}</ref> and, having been promoted to major on 8 June 1887,<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=25727\|page=4243\|date=5 August 1887}}</ref> he took part in the [[Hazara Expedition of 1888\|Hazara Expedition]] in 1888 and in operations in the [[Khyber Pass]] in 1891 for which he was awarded the [[Distinguished Service Order]] (DSO) on 30 May 1891.<ref name=odnb>{{cite ODNB\|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/32986\|title=Sir Charles Egerton\|year=2004 \|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/32986 \|access-date=22 June ~~2022~~}}</ref> Promoted to [[lieutenant colonel]] on 1 September 1891,<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=26226\|page=6229\|date=24 November 1891}}</ref> he became Second-in-Command of his regiment in 1892 and commanded the Bannu column during operations in [[Waziristan]] in 1894<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=26639\|page=3737\|date=2 July 1895}}</ref> before becoming Assistant Quartermaster-General at Bengal Command on 21 June 1895.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=26636\|page=3528\|date=21 June 1895}}</ref> He was appointed [[Companion of the Order of the Bath]] (CB) and then promoted to [[colonel]] on 1 September 1895.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=26667\|page=5407\|date=1 October 1895}}</ref>		Egerton served with his regiment in the [[Second Anglo-Afghan War]] in 1879 and was [[mentioned in despatches]].<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=24909\|page=6538\|date=3 December 1880}}</ref> He became Assistant Adjutant-General of the Punjab Frontier Force on 30 November 1886<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=25811\|page=2399\|date=27 April 1888}}</ref> and, having been promoted to major on 8 June 1887,<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=25727\|page=4243\|date=5 August 1887}}</ref> he took part in the [[Hazara Expedition of 1888\|Hazara Expedition]] in 1888 and in operations in the [[Khyber Pass]] in 1891 for which he was awarded the [[Distinguished Service Order]] (DSO) on 30 May 1891.<ref name=odnb>{{cite ODNB\|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/32986\|title=Sir Charles Egerton\|year=2004 \|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/32986 \|access-date=22 June 2013}}</ref> Promoted to [[lieutenant colonel]] on 1 September 1891,<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=26226\|page=6229\|date=24 November 1891}}</ref> he became Second-in-Command of his regiment in 1892 and commanded the Bannu column during operations in [[Waziristan]] in 1894<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=26639\|page=3737\|date=2 July 1895}}</ref> before becoming Assistant Quartermaster-General at Bengal Command on 21 June 1895.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=26636\|page=3528\|date=21 June 1895}}</ref> He was appointed [[Companion of the Order of the Bath]] (CB) and then promoted to [[colonel]] on 1 September 1895.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=26667\|page=5407\|date=1 October 1895}}</ref>

	Egerton commanded a contingent of troops sent to [[Suakin]] in 1896 to hold the town when its permanent garrison was withdrawn for service under [[Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener\|Lord Kitchener]] following which he became an [[aide-de-camp]] to [[Queen Victoria\|the Queen]] on 17 November 1896.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=26795\|page=6272\|date=17 November 1896}}</ref> He was senior staff officer and Commander of the 1st Brigade for the [[Tochi Expedition]] in 1897 before becoming Commander-in-Chief [[Northern Command (India)\|Punjab Command]] with local promotion to [[major-general]] on 1 April 1899.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=27095\|page=4141\|date=4 July 1899}}</ref> He was promoted to the local rank of [[lieutenant general]] on 3 April 1900,<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=27205\|page=3969\|date=26 June 1900}}</ref> and reverted to his command of the [[Punjab Frontier Force\|Frontier Force]] in October 1901 when his command in Punjab ended.<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times \|title=Naval & Military intelligence\|date=14 October 1901 \|page=10 \|issue=36585}}</ref> A promotion to the substantive rank of major-general followed on 1 April 1902<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=27546\|page=2618\|date=24 April 1903}}</ref> and, after leading an expedition to Waziristan later that year, he was advanced to [[Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath]] (KCB) on 1 January 1903.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=27511\|supp=y\|page=4\|date=30 December 1902}}</ref>		Egerton commanded a contingent of troops sent to [[Suakin]] in 1896 to hold the town when its permanent garrison was withdrawn for service under [[Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener\|Lord Kitchener]] following which he became an [[aide-de-camp]] to [[Queen Victoria\|the Queen]] on 17 November 1896.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=26795\|page=6272\|date=17 November 1896}}</ref> He was senior staff officer and Commander of the 1st Brigade for the [[Tochi Expedition]] in 1897 before becoming Commander-in-Chief [[Northern Command (India)\|Punjab Command]] with local promotion to [[major-general]] on 1 April 1899.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=27095\|page=4141\|date=4 July 1899}}</ref> He was promoted to the local rank of [[lieutenant general]] on 3 April 1900,<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=27205\|page=3969\|date=26 June 1900}}</ref> and reverted to his command of the [[Punjab Frontier Force\|Frontier Force]] in October 1901 when his command in Punjab ended.<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times \|title=Naval & Military intelligence\|date=14 October 1901 \|page=10 \|issue=36585}}</ref> A promotion to the substantive rank of major-general followed on 1 April 1902<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=27546\|page=2618\|date=24 April 1903}}</ref> and, after leading an expedition to Waziristan later that year, he was advanced to [[Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath]] (KCB) on 1 January 1903.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=27511\|supp=y\|page=4\|date=30 December 1902}}</ref>

	Egerton took command of the troops in [[British Somaliland]] fighting the Dervishes led by [[Mohammed Abdullah Hassan]] on 27 June 1903.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=27601\|page=5967\|date=29 September 1903}}</ref> Promoted to the substantive rank of lieutenant general on 28 October 1903,<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=27666\|supp=y\|page=2302\|date=12 April 1904}}</ref> he became Commander-in-Chief [[Madras Army\|Madras Command]].<ref>Whitaker's Almanack 1905, p. 484</ref> He had a significant success at Jidbali in January 1904 killing 1,000 of Hassan's men.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1904/01/12/archives/1000-dervishes-slain-british-rout-the-mad-mullahs-forces-in.html\|title=1,000 Dervishes slain; British Rout the "Mad" Mullah's Forces in Somaliland\|work=The New York Times\|date=12 January 1904\|access-date=22 June ~~2022~~}}</ref> However in March 1904 questions were still being asked in the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom\|British Parliament]] as to whether Hassan (then known as the "Mad Mullah") understood that operations would only end when he was captured or killed.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1904/mar/28/the-mad-mullah\|title=The Mad Mullah\|date=28 March 1904\|work=Hansard\|access-date=22 June ~~2022~~}}</ref>		Egerton took command of the troops in [[British Somaliland]] fighting the Dervishes led by [[Mohammed Abdullah Hassan]] on 27 June 1903.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=27601\|page=5967\|date=29 September 1903}}</ref> Promoted to the substantive rank of lieutenant general on 28 October 1903,<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=27666\|supp=y\|page=2302\|date=12 April 1904}}</ref> he became Commander-in-Chief [[Madras Army\|Madras Command]].<ref>Whitaker's Almanack 1905, p. 484</ref> He had a significant success at Jidbali in January 1904 killing 1,000 of Hassan's men.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1904/01/12/archives/1000-dervishes-slain-british-rout-the-mad-mullahs-forces-in.html\|title=1,000 Dervishes slain; British Rout the "Mad" Mullah's Forces in Somaliland\|work=The New York Times\|date=12 January 1904\|access-date=22 June 2013}}</ref> However in March 1904 questions were still being asked in the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom\|British Parliament]] as to whether Hassan (then known as the "Mad Mullah") understood that operations would only end when he was captured or killed.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1904/mar/28/the-mad-mullah\|title=The Mad Mullah\|date=28 March 1904\|work=Hansard\|access-date=22 June 2013}}</ref>

	[[File:Taleh Castle.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|Dervish fort in [[Taleh\|Taleex]].]]		[[File:Taleh Castle.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|Dervish fort in [[Taleh\|Taleex]].]]
	Egerton became colonel of the [[11th Prince Albert Victor's Own Cavalry (Frontier Force)\|23rd Punjab Cavalry (Frontier Force)]] in 1904.<ref name=heath116>Heathcote, p. 116</ref> He was advanced to [[Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath]] (GCB) on 24 June 1904<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=27688\|supp=y\|page=4007\|date=21 June 1904}}</ref> and promoted to full general on 28 October 1906.<ref name=odnb/> After retiring on 5 February 1907,<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=28005\|page=1929\|date=19 March 1907}}</ref> he became a member of the [[Council of India]] from which post he stood down in 1917.<ref name=heath116/> In recognition of his long service he was promoted to [[Field marshal (United Kingdom)\|field marshal]] on 16 March 1917.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=29986\|page=2634\|date=16 March 1917}}</ref>		Egerton became colonel of the [[11th Prince Albert Victor's Own Cavalry (Frontier Force)\|23rd Punjab Cavalry (Frontier Force)]] in 1904.<ref name=heath116>Heathcote, p. 116</ref> He was advanced to [[Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath]] (GCB) on 24 June 1904<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=27688\|supp=y\|page=4007\|date=21 June 1904}}</ref> and promoted to full general on 28 October 1906.<ref name=odnb/> After retiring on 5 February 1907,<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=28005\|page=1929\|date=19 March 1907}}</ref> he became a member of the [[Council of India]] from which post he stood down in 1917.<ref name=heath116/> In recognition of his long service he was promoted to [[Field marshal (United Kingdom)\|field marshal]] on 16 March 1917.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=29986\|page=2634\|date=16 March 1917}}</ref>

	In retirement Egerton wrote about his wartime experiences and was the author of a book entitled "Hill Warfare on the North-West frontier of India".<ref>{{cite book\|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000X7G7IE \|title=Hill Warfare on the North-West frontier of India\|publisher=Amazon books\|access-date=22 June ~~2022~~}}</ref> He died on 20 February 1921 and was buried at St Mark's Churchyard at [[Highcliffe]] in Dorset.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.stmarkshighcliffe.org.uk/the-churchyards\|title=Sir Charles Comyn Egerton\|publisher=St Marks Highcliffe\|access-date=8 February ~~2022~~}}</ref>		In retirement Egerton wrote about his wartime experiences and was the author of a book entitled "Hill Warfare on the North-West frontier of India".<ref>{{cite book\|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000X7G7IE \|title=Hill Warfare on the North-West frontier of India\|publisher=Amazon books\|access-date=22 June 2013}}</ref> He died on 20 February 1921 and was buried at St Mark's Churchyard at [[Highcliffe]] in Dorset.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.stmarkshighcliffe.org.uk/the-churchyards\|title=Sir Charles Comyn Egerton\|publisher=St Marks Highcliffe\|access-date=8 February 2020}}</ref>

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[[Field marshal (United Kingdom)|Field Marshal]] '''Sir Charles Comyn Egerton''' {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|GCB|DSO|ADC}} (10 November 1848 – 20 February 1921) was a senior [[British Indian Army|Indian Army]] officer from the [[Egerton family]].

Early in his career he took part in the [[Second Anglo-Afghan War]], the [[Hazara Expedition of 1888|Hazara Expedition]] and operations in the [[Khyber Pass]]. He went on to command the Bannu column during operations in [[Waziristan]] in 1894 and to serve as senior staff officer for the [[Tochi Expedition]] in 1897. Egerton took command of the troops in [[British Somaliland]] fighting the Dervish leader Sayid Abdullah Hassan in June 1903; he had a significant success at Jidbali in January 1904 killing 1,000 of Hassan's men. His last appointment was as [[General Officer Commanding]] [[Secunderabad]] District in 1904 before retiring in 1907.

==Military career==
Born the third son of Major-General [[Caledon Egerton]] and Margaret Egerton (née Cumming) and educated at [[Rossall School]] and the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]], Egerton was [[Commissioned officer|commissioned]] into the [[31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment of Foot|31st Regiment of Foot]] on 9 June 1867.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=23260|page=3229|date=7 June 1867}}</ref> He immediately transferred to the [[76th Regiment of Foot]] in India.<ref name=heath115>Heathcote, p. 115</ref> Promoted to lieutenant on 19 October 1869,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=23939|page=219|date=17 January 1873}}</ref> he joined the Indian Staff Corps on 11 December 1872<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=23927|page=6254|date=10 December 1872}}</ref> before being promoted to [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|captain]] on 8 June 1879<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=24761|page=5456|date=12 September 1879}}</ref> on appointment to a squadron in the [[11th Prince Albert Victor's Own Cavalry (Frontier Force)|3rd Punjab Cavalry]].<ref name=heath115/>

Egerton served with his regiment in the [[Second Anglo-Afghan War]] in 1879 and was [[mentioned in despatches]].<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=24909|page=6538|date=3 December 1880}}</ref> He became Assistant Adjutant-General of the Punjab Frontier Force on 30 November 1886<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=25811|page=2399|date=27 April 1888}}</ref> and, having been promoted to major on 8 June 1887,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=25727|page=4243|date=5 August 1887}}</ref> he took part in the [[Hazara Expedition of 1888|Hazara Expedition]] in 1888 and in operations in the [[Khyber Pass]] in 1891 for which he was awarded the [[Distinguished Service Order]] (DSO) on 30 May 1891.<ref name=odnb>{{cite ODNB|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/32986|title=Sir Charles Egerton|year=2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/32986 |access-date=22 June 2022}}</ref> Promoted to [[lieutenant colonel]] on 1 September 1891,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=26226|page=6229|date=24 November 1891}}</ref> he became Second-in-Command of his regiment in 1892 and commanded the Bannu column during operations in [[Waziristan]] in 1894<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=26639|page=3737|date=2 July 1895}}</ref> before becoming Assistant Quartermaster-General at Bengal Command on 21 June 1895.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=26636|page=3528|date=21 June 1895}}</ref> He was appointed [[Companion of the Order of the Bath]] (CB) and then promoted to [[colonel]] on 1 September 1895.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=26667|page=5407|date=1 October 1895}}</ref>

Egerton commanded a contingent of troops sent to [[Suakin]] in 1896 to hold the town when its permanent garrison was withdrawn for service under [[Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener|Lord Kitchener]] following which he became an [[aide-de-camp]] to [[Queen Victoria|the Queen]] on 17 November 1896.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=26795|page=6272|date=17 November 1896}}</ref> He was senior staff officer and Commander of the 1st Brigade for the [[Tochi Expedition]] in 1897 before becoming Commander-in-Chief [[Northern Command (India)|Punjab Command]] with local promotion to [[major-general]] on 1 April 1899.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=27095|page=4141|date=4 July 1899}}</ref> He was promoted to the local rank of [[lieutenant general]] on 3 April 1900,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=27205|page=3969|date=26 June 1900}}</ref> and reverted to his command of the [[Punjab Frontier Force|Frontier Force]] in October 1901 when his command in Punjab ended.<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Naval & Military intelligence|date=14 October 1901 |page=10 |issue=36585}}</ref> A promotion to the substantive rank of major-general followed on 1 April 1902<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=27546|page=2618|date=24 April 1903}}</ref> and, after leading an expedition to Waziristan later that year, he was advanced to [[Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath]] (KCB) on 1 January 1903.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=27511|supp=y|page=4|date=30 December 1902}}</ref>

Egerton took command of the troops in [[British Somaliland]] fighting the Dervishes led by [[Mohammed Abdullah Hassan]] on 27 June 1903.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=27601|page=5967|date=29 September 1903}}</ref> Promoted to the substantive rank of lieutenant general on 28 October 1903,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=27666|supp=y|page=2302|date=12 April 1904}}</ref> he became Commander-in-Chief [[Madras Army|Madras Command]].<ref>Whitaker's Almanack 1905, p. 484</ref> He had a significant success at Jidbali in January 1904 killing 1,000 of Hassan's men.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1904/01/12/archives/1000-dervishes-slain-british-rout-the-mad-mullahs-forces-in.html|title=1,000 Dervishes slain; British Rout the "Mad" Mullah's Forces in Somaliland|work=The New York Times|date=12 January 1904|access-date=22 June 2022}}</ref> However in March 1904 questions were still being asked in the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|British Parliament]] as to whether Hassan (then known as the "Mad Mullah") understood that operations would only end when he was captured or killed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1904/mar/28/the-mad-mullah|title=The Mad Mullah|date=28 March 1904|work=Hansard|access-date=22 June 2022}}</ref>

[[File:Taleh Castle.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Dervish fort in [[Taleh|Taleex]].]]
Egerton became colonel of the [[11th Prince Albert Victor's Own Cavalry (Frontier Force)|23rd Punjab Cavalry (Frontier Force)]] in 1904.<ref name=heath116>Heathcote, p. 116</ref> He was advanced to [[Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath]] (GCB) on 24 June 1904<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=27688|supp=y|page=4007|date=21 June 1904}}</ref> and promoted to full general on 28 October 1906.<ref name=odnb/> After retiring on 5 February 1907,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=28005|page=1929|date=19 March 1907}}</ref> he became a member of the [[Council of India]] from which post he stood down in 1917.<ref name=heath116/> In recognition of his long service he was promoted to [[Field marshal (United Kingdom)|field marshal]] on 16 March 1917.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=29986|page=2634|date=16 March 1917}}</ref>

In retirement Egerton wrote about his wartime experiences and was the author of a book entitled "Hill Warfare on the North-West frontier of India".<ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000X7G7IE |title=Hill Warfare on the North-West frontier of India|publisher=Amazon books|access-date=22 June 2022}}</ref> He died on 20 February 1921 and was buried at St Mark's Churchyard at [[Highcliffe]] in Dorset.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stmarkshighcliffe.org.uk/the-churchyards|title=Sir Charles Comyn Egerton|publisher=St Marks Highcliffe|access-date=8 February 2022}}</ref>

==Family==
In 1877 Egerton married Anna Wellwood and they went on to have three sons.<ref name=heath115/>

==References==
{{reflist|20em}}

==Sources==
* {{cite book| last1=Heathcote| first1=Tony| title=The British Field Marshals 1736–1997| publisher=Pen & Sword Books Ltd| year=1999| location=London| isbn=0-85052-696-5}}

==Further reading==
* {{cite book|last=Egerton|first=Sir Charles|title=Hill Warfare on the North-West frontier of India|asin=B000X7G7IE }}

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