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	\| name= Sir Neville Bowles Chamberlain		\| honorific_prefix = [[Field Marshal (British Army)\|Field Marshal]]
	\| image= Field Marshal Sir Neville Bowles Chamberlain.jpg		\| name = Sir Neville Bowles Chamberlain
	\| caption=		\| honorific_suffix = {{postnominals\|country=GBR\|size=100\|sep=,GCB\|GCSI}}
	\| birth_date= 10 ~~January 1820~~		\| image = Field Marshal Sir Neville Bowles Chamberlain.jpg
	\| death_date= 18 ~~February 1902 (aged 82)~~		\| caption =
	\| placeofburial_label=		\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1820\|01\|10\|df=yes}}
	\| placeofburial=		\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|1902\|02\|18\|1820\|01\|10\|df=yes}}
	\| birth_place= [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Brazil]]		\| placeofburial_label =
	\| death_place= [[Lordswood, Southampton\|Lordswood]], [[Hampshire]], [[United Kingdom]]		\| placeofburial =
	\| placeofburial_coordinates= <!-- {{coord\|LAT\|LONG\|display=inline,title}} -->		\| birth_place = [[Rio de Janeiro]], Brazil
	\| nickname=		\| death_place = [[Lordswood, Southampton\|Lordswood]], Hampshire, United Kingdom
	\| allegiance= [[File:Flag of the British East India Company (1707).svg\|22x25px]] [[East India Company]]<br/>{{flagicon\|British India}} [[British India]]		\| placeofburial_coordinates = <!-- {{coord\|LAT\|LONG\|display=inline,title}} -->
	\| branch= [[Bengal Army]]<br/>[[Madras Army]]		\| nickname =
	\| serviceyears= 1837–1886		\| allegiance = [[File:Flag of the British East India Company (1707).svg\|22x25px]] [[East India Company]]<br/>{{flagicon\|British India}} [[British India]]
	\| rank= [[Field marshal (United Kingdom)\|Field Marshal]]		\| branch = [[Bengal Army]]<br/>[[Madras Army]]
	\| unit=		\| serviceyears = 1837–1886
	\| commands= [[Madras Army]]		\| rank = [[Field marshal (United Kingdom)\|Field Marshal]]
	\| battles= [[First Anglo-Afghan War]]<br/>[[Gwalior ~~Campaign~~]]<br/>[[Second Anglo-Sikh War]]<br/>[[Indian Rebellion of 1857\|Indian Rebellion]]<br/>[[Second Anglo-Afghan War]]		\| unit =
	\| awards= [[Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath]]<br/>[[Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India]]		\| commands = [[Madras Army]]
	\| spouse = Charlotte Cuyler Reid		\| battles = [[First Anglo-Afghan War]]<br/>[[Gwalior campaign]]<br/>[[Second Anglo-Sikh War]]<br/>[[Indian Rebellion of 1857\|Indian Rebellion]]<br/>[[Ambela campaign]]{{WIA}}<br/>[[Second Anglo-Afghan War]]
	\| relations=[[Sir Henry Chamberlain, 1st Baronet]] (father)		\| awards = [[Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath]]<br/>[[Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India]]
	\| laterwork=		\| spouse = {{Marriage\|Charlotte Cuyler Reid\|1873\|1896\|end=d.}}
			\| relations = [[Sir Henry Chamberlain, 1st Baronet]] (father)
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	~~[[Field marshal (United Kingdom)\|Field Marshal]]~~ '''Sir Neville Bowles Chamberlain''' {{postnominals\|country=GBR\|GCB\|GCSI}} (10 January 1820 – 18 February 1902) was a ~~distinguished~~ British ~~military officer~~ in [[British India]]. He served in the [[Bengal Army]] and saw action in the [[First Anglo-Afghan War]], [[Gwalior ~~Campaign~~]], [[Second Anglo-Sikh War]], [[Indian Rebellion of 1857\|Indian Rebellion]] and [[Second Anglo-Afghan War]]. He later became Commander-in-chief of the [[Madras Army]].		'''Sir Neville Bowles Chamberlain''' {{postnominals\|country=GBR\|size=100\|sep=,GCB\|GCSI}} (10 January 1820 – 18 February 1902) was a British general in [[British India]]. He served in the [[Bengal Army]] and saw action in the [[First Anglo-Afghan War]], [[Gwalior campaign]], [[Second Anglo-Sikh War]], [[Indian Rebellion of 1857\|Indian Rebellion]], [[Ambela campaign]] and [[Second Anglo-Afghan War]]. He later became Commander-in-chief of the [[Madras Army]], and was promoted to [[Field marshal (United Kingdom)\|field marshal]].

	==Background and early life==		==Background and early life==
	Chamberlain was born in [[Rio de Janeiro]], the third son of [[Sir Henry Chamberlain, 1st Baronet]], [[consul general]] and [[charge d'affaires]] in [[Brazil]], and his second wife Anna Eugenia née Morgan.<ref name=odnb>{{cite ~~web~~\|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/32352 \|title=Chamberlain, Neville Bowles\|~~publisher~~=~~Oxford Dictionary of National Biography~~\|accessdate=6 October 2013}}</ref> His elder brother, [[William Charles Chamberlain]], was an admiral, while younger brothers [[Crawford Chamberlain]], and Charles Francis Falcon Chamberlain, were also army officers.<ref name=odnb/>		Chamberlain was born in [[Rio de Janeiro]], the third son of [[Sir Henry Chamberlain, 1st Baronet]], [[consul general]] and [[charge d'affaires]] in [[Brazil]], and his second wife Anna Eugenia née Morgan.<ref name=odnb>{{cite ODNB\|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/32352 \|title=Chamberlain, Neville Bowles\|date=2004 \|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/32352 \|accessdate=6 October 2013}}</ref> His elder brother, [[William Charles Chamberlain]], was an admiral, while younger brothers [[Crawford Chamberlain]], and Charles Francis Falcon Chamberlain, were also army officers.<ref name=odnb/>

	He was raised in [[England]] and educated by a private tutor and at school in [[Shooter's Hill]], [[London]]. In 1833 he entered the [[Royal Military Academy, Woolwich]], having been nominated for a cadetship by [[William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford\|Lord Beresford]] but was withdrawn after a year when it became clear he was unlikely to pass the final examinations.<ref name="auto1">[[George William Forrest\|G. W. Forrest]] (~~2013~~), ''Life of Field Marshal Sir Neville Chamberlain'', ~~Read Books {{ISBN\|978-1846644160}}~~</ref> During his time at Woolwich he earned a reputation for fighting and rebellious behaviour, and on his return home he threatened to join the [[British Auxiliary Legion\|British Legion]], a body of troops leaving for Spain under [[De Lacy Evans\|Sir George de Lacy Evans]].<ref name="auto1"/> Instead, he was encouraged to pursue a career in India, and with help from his late father's contacts he was commissioned as an [[ensign (rank)\|ensign]] in the [[Bengal Native Infantry]] on 24 February 1837.<ref name=heath83>Heathcote, p. 83</ref>		He was raised in [[England]] and educated by a private tutor and at school in [[Shooter's Hill]], [[London]]. In 1833 he entered the [[Royal Military Academy, Woolwich]], having been nominated for a cadetship by [[William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford\|Lord Beresford]] but was withdrawn after a year when it became clear he was unlikely to pass the final examinations.<ref name="auto1">[[George William Forrest\|G. W. Forrest]] (1909), ''Life of Field Marshal Sir Neville Chamberlain'', Edinburgh: William Blackwood & Sons</ref> During his time at Woolwich he earned a reputation for fighting and rebellious behaviour, and on his return home he threatened to join the [[British Auxiliary Legion\|British Legion]], a body of troops leaving for Spain under [[De Lacy Evans\|Sir George de Lacy Evans]].<ref name="auto1"/> Instead, he was encouraged to pursue a career in India, and with help from his late father's contacts he was commissioned as an [[ensign (rank)\|ensign]] in the [[Bengal Native Infantry]] on 24 February 1837.<ref name=heath83>Heathcote, p. 83</ref>

	==India==		==India==
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	In mid 1838, he was transferred to the 16th Regiment based at [[Delhi]] who were preparing for the [[First Anglo-Afghan War]]. His regiment was to become part of the Army of the Indus, serving in the 1st Brigade 1st Division under the command of [[Willoughby Cotton\|Sir Willoughby Cotton]].<ref name="auto1"/> He was present at a number of engagements including the [[Battle of Ghazni]] in July 1839 and was wounded on several occasions.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=20136\|page=2395\|date=6 September 1842}}</ref><ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=20136\|page=2397\|date=6 September 1842}}</ref> Promoted to [[lieutenant]] on 16 July 1842, he transferred to the 1st Cavalry of [[Shah Shujah Durrani\|Shah Shujah]]'s Contingent and took part in a march from [[Kandahar]] to [[Kabul]] in August 1842.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=20168\|page=3410\|date=24 November 1842}}</ref> During the [[Battle of Kabul (1842)#Final evacuation\|withdrawal from Kabul]] he was again wounded at [[Landi Kotal]] in October 1842 and again at [[Ali Masjid]] in November 1842.<ref name=heath83/>		In mid 1838, he was transferred to the 16th Regiment based at [[Delhi]] who were preparing for the [[First Anglo-Afghan War]]. His regiment was to become part of the Army of the Indus, serving in the 1st Brigade 1st Division under the command of [[Willoughby Cotton\|Sir Willoughby Cotton]].<ref name="auto1"/> He was present at a number of engagements including the [[Battle of Ghazni]] in July 1839 and was wounded on several occasions.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=20136\|page=2395\|date=6 September 1842}}</ref><ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=20136\|page=2397\|date=6 September 1842}}</ref> Promoted to [[lieutenant]] on 16 July 1842, he transferred to the 1st Cavalry of [[Shah Shujah Durrani\|Shah Shujah]]'s Contingent and took part in a march from [[Kandahar]] to [[Kabul]] in August 1842.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=20168\|page=3410\|date=24 November 1842}}</ref> During the [[Battle of Kabul (1842)#Final evacuation\|withdrawal from Kabul]] he was again wounded at [[Landi Kotal]] in October 1842 and again at [[Ali Masjid]] in November 1842.<ref name=heath83/>

	He became attached to the Governor-General's Bodyguard in January 1843 and took part in the [[Gwalior ~~Campaign~~#The Battle of Maharajpore\|Battle of Maharajpur]] in December 1843 during the [[Gwalior ~~Campaign~~]].<ref name=heath83/> Chamberlain became military secretary to the [[List of Governors of Bombay\|Governor of Bombay]] in late 1846 and then brigade major with the Bengal Irregular Cavalry in 1848.<ref name=heath84>Heathcote, p. 84</ref>		He became attached to the Governor-General's Bodyguard in January 1843 and took part in the [[Gwalior campaign#The Battle of Maharajpore\|Battle of Maharajpur]] in December 1843 during the [[Gwalior campaign]].<ref name=heath83/> Chamberlain became military secretary to the [[List of Governors of Bombay\|Governor of Bombay]] in late 1846 and then brigade major with the Bengal Irregular Cavalry in 1848.<ref name=heath84>Heathcote, p. 84</ref>

	==Punjab==		==Punjab==
	{{See also\|Second Anglo-Sikh War}}		{{See also\|Second Anglo-Sikh War}}
	He took part in the [[Battle of Chillianwala]] in January 1849 and the [[Battle of Gujrat]] in February 1849 during the [[Second Anglo-Sikh War]].<ref name=heath84/> He became assistant adjutant-general of the Sirhind division in May 1849 and, having been promoted to [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)\|captain]] in the 16th Bengal Native Infantry on 1 November 1849 and to brevet [[major]] on 2 November 1849,<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=21048\|page=3766\|date=11 December 1849}}</ref> he became assistant commissioner in the [[Rawalpindi District]] in December 1849 and then assistant commissioner in the [[Hazara District]] in June 1850.<ref name=odnb/> Promoted to [[lieutenant-colonel]] on 28 November 1854, he was given the command of the Punjab Irregular Frontier Force and led several expeditions against the frontier tribes.<ref name=heath84/>		He took part in the [[Battle of Chillianwala]] in January 1849 and the [[Battle of Gujrat]] in February 1849 during the [[Second Anglo-Sikh War]].<ref name=heath84/> He became assistant adjutant-general of the Sirhind division in May 1849 and, having been promoted to [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)\|captain]] in the 16th Bengal Native Infantry on 1 November 1849 and to brevet [[Major (rank)\|major]] on 2 November 1849,<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=21048\|page=3766\|date=11 December 1849}}</ref> he became assistant commissioner in the [[Rawalpindi District]] in December 1849 and then assistant commissioner in the [[Hazara District]] in June 1850.<ref name=odnb/> Promoted to [[lieutenant-colonel]] on 28 November 1854, he was given the command of the Punjab Irregular Frontier Force and led several expeditions against the frontier tribes.<ref name=heath84/>

	==Indian Rebellion of 1857==		==Indian Rebellion of 1857==
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	==Later life and death==		==Later life and death==
	In retirement, Chamberlain was an active member of the [[General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches\|Southampton Unitarian Church]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.uua.org/uuhs/duub/articles/fmnevillechamberlain.html \|title=Field Marshal Sir Neville Chamberlain\|publisher=Unitarian Universalist Association\|accessdate=6 October 2013}}</ref> He was a vocal critic of British policy during the [[Boer War]] between 1899 and 1901.<ref>Charles Edward Buckland, Dictionary of Indian Biography, Ardent Media, 1971</ref> He was promoted to [[Field marshal (United Kingdom)\|field marshal]] on 25 April 1900, died at Lordswood on 18 February 1902<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times \|title=Death of Sir Neville Chamberlain \|date=19 February 1902 \|page=10 \|issue=36695\| }}</ref> and was buried at [[Rownhams]] near Southampton.<ref name=heath84/>		In retirement, Chamberlain was an active member of the [[General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches\|Southampton Unitarian Church]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.uua.org/uuhs/duub/articles/fmnevillechamberlain.html\|title=Field Marshal Sir Neville Chamberlain\|publisher=Unitarian Universalist Association\|accessdate=6 October 2013\|archive-date=14 April 2008\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080414164501/http://www25.uua.org/uuhs/duub/articles/fmnevillechamberlain.html\|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was a vocal critic of British policy during the [[Boer War]] between 1899 and 1901.<ref>Charles Edward Buckland, ''Dictionary of Indian Biography'', Ardent Media, 1971</ref> He was promoted to [[Field marshal (United Kingdom)\|field marshal]] on 25 April 1900, died at Lordswood on 18 February 1902<ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-death-of-sir-neville-chamberla/138153520/ \|newspaper=[[The Times]] \|publication-place=London \|title=Death of Sir Neville Chamberlain \|date=19 February 1902 \|page=10 \|issue=36695 \|access-date=2024-01-06 \|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> and was buried at [[Rownhams]] near Southampton.<ref name=heath84/>

	==Family==		==Family==
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	==Sources==		==Sources==
	*{{cite book\|last=Heathcote\|first=Anthony\|title=The British Field Marshals 1736 - 1997\|year=1999\|isbn= 0-85052-696-5}}		*{{cite book\|last=Forrest\|first=G. W.\|title=Life of Field-Marshal Sir Neville Chamberlain\|year=1909\|publisher=William Blackwood and Sons\|location=Edinburgh}}
			*{{cite book\|last=Heathcote\|first=Anthony\|title=The British Field Marshals 1736 - 1997\|year=1999\|publisher=Leo Cooper \|isbn= 0-85052-696-5}}

	==External links==		==External links==
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	[[Category:Unitarian Universalists]]		[[Category:Unitarian Universalists]]
	[[Category:Younger sons of baronets]]		[[Category:Younger sons of baronets]]
			[[Category:British military personnel of the Second Anglo-Afghan War]]

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	==Background and early life==		==Background and early life==
	Chamberlain was born in [[Rio de Janeiro]], the third son of [[Sir Henry Chamberlain, 1st Baronet]], [[consul general]] and [[charge d'affaires]] in [[Brazil]], and his second wife Anna Eugenia née Morgan.<ref name=odnb>{{cite web\|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/32352 \|title=Chamberlain, Neville Bowles\|publisher=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography\|accessdate=6 October ~~2022~~}}</ref> His elder brother, [[William Charles Chamberlain]], was an admiral, while younger brothers [[Crawford Chamberlain]], and Charles Francis Falcon Chamberlain, were also army officers.<ref name=odnb/>		Chamberlain was born in [[Rio de Janeiro]], the third son of [[Sir Henry Chamberlain, 1st Baronet]], [[consul general]] and [[charge d'affaires]] in [[Brazil]], and his second wife Anna Eugenia née Morgan.<ref name=odnb>{{cite web\|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/32352 \|title=Chamberlain, Neville Bowles\|publisher=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography\|accessdate=6 October 2013}}</ref> His elder brother, [[William Charles Chamberlain]], was an admiral, while younger brothers [[Crawford Chamberlain]], and Charles Francis Falcon Chamberlain, were also army officers.<ref name=odnb/>

	He was raised in [[England]] and educated by a private tutor and at school in [[Shooter's Hill]], [[London]]. In 1833 he entered the [[Royal Military Academy, Woolwich]], having been nominated for a cadetship by [[William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford\|Lord Beresford]] but was withdrawn after a year when it became clear he was unlikely to pass the final examinations.<ref name="auto1">[[George William Forrest\|G. W. Forrest]] (2013), ''Life of Field Marshal Sir Neville Chamberlain'', Read Books {{ISBN\|978-1846644160}}</ref> During his time at Woolwich he earned a reputation for fighting and rebellious behaviour, and on his return home he threatened to join the [[British Auxiliary Legion\|British Legion]], a body of troops leaving for Spain under [[De Lacy Evans\|Sir George de Lacy Evans]].<ref name="auto1"/> Instead, he was encouraged to pursue a career in India, and with help from his late father's contacts he was commissioned as an [[ensign (rank)\|ensign]] in the [[Bengal Native Infantry]] on 24 February 1837.<ref name=heath83>Heathcote, p. 83</ref>		He was raised in [[England]] and educated by a private tutor and at school in [[Shooter's Hill]], [[London]]. In 1833 he entered the [[Royal Military Academy, Woolwich]], having been nominated for a cadetship by [[William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford\|Lord Beresford]] but was withdrawn after a year when it became clear he was unlikely to pass the final examinations.<ref name="auto1">[[George William Forrest\|G. W. Forrest]] (2013), ''Life of Field Marshal Sir Neville Chamberlain'', Read Books {{ISBN\|978-1846644160}}</ref> During his time at Woolwich he earned a reputation for fighting and rebellious behaviour, and on his return home he threatened to join the [[British Auxiliary Legion\|British Legion]], a body of troops leaving for Spain under [[De Lacy Evans\|Sir George de Lacy Evans]].<ref name="auto1"/> Instead, he was encouraged to pursue a career in India, and with help from his late father's contacts he was commissioned as an [[ensign (rank)\|ensign]] in the [[Bengal Native Infantry]] on 24 February 1837.<ref name=heath83>Heathcote, p. 83</ref>
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	==Later life and death==		==Later life and death==
	In retirement, Chamberlain was an active member of the [[General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches\|Southampton Unitarian Church]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.uua.org/uuhs/duub/articles/fmnevillechamberlain.html \|title=Field Marshal Sir Neville Chamberlain\|publisher=Unitarian Universalist Association\|accessdate=6 October ~~2022~~}}</ref> He was a vocal critic of British policy during the [[Boer War]] between 1899 and 1901.<ref>Charles Edward Buckland, Dictionary of Indian Biography, Ardent Media, 1971</ref> He was promoted to [[Field marshal (United Kingdom)\|field marshal]] on 25 April 1900, died at Lordswood on 18 February 1902<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times \|title=Death of Sir Neville Chamberlain \|date=19 February 1902 \|page=10 \|issue=36695\| }}</ref> and was buried at [[Rownhams]] near Southampton.<ref name=heath84/>		In retirement, Chamberlain was an active member of the [[General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches\|Southampton Unitarian Church]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.uua.org/uuhs/duub/articles/fmnevillechamberlain.html \|title=Field Marshal Sir Neville Chamberlain\|publisher=Unitarian Universalist Association\|accessdate=6 October 2013}}</ref> He was a vocal critic of British policy during the [[Boer War]] between 1899 and 1901.<ref>Charles Edward Buckland, Dictionary of Indian Biography, Ardent Media, 1971</ref> He was promoted to [[Field marshal (United Kingdom)\|field marshal]] on 25 April 1900, died at Lordswood on 18 February 1902<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times \|title=Death of Sir Neville Chamberlain \|date=19 February 1902 \|page=10 \|issue=36695\| }}</ref> and was buried at [[Rownhams]] near Southampton.<ref name=heath84/>

	==Family==		==Family==

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	==Background and early life==		==Background and early life==
	Chamberlain was born in [[Rio de Janeiro]], the third son of [[Sir Henry Chamberlain, 1st Baronet]], [[consul general]] and [[charge d'affaires]] in [[Brazil]], and his second wife Anna Eugenia née Morgan.<ref name=odnb>{{cite web\|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/32352 \|title=Chamberlain, Neville Bowles\|publisher=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography\|accessdate=6 October ~~2013~~}}</ref> His elder brother, [[William Charles Chamberlain]], was an admiral, while younger brothers [[Crawford Chamberlain]], and Charles Francis Falcon Chamberlain, were also army officers.<ref name=odnb/>		Chamberlain was born in [[Rio de Janeiro]], the third son of [[Sir Henry Chamberlain, 1st Baronet]], [[consul general]] and [[charge d'affaires]] in [[Brazil]], and his second wife Anna Eugenia née Morgan.<ref name=odnb>{{cite web\|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/32352 \|title=Chamberlain, Neville Bowles\|publisher=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography\|accessdate=6 October 2022}}</ref> His elder brother, [[William Charles Chamberlain]], was an admiral, while younger brothers [[Crawford Chamberlain]], and Charles Francis Falcon Chamberlain, were also army officers.<ref name=odnb/>

	He was raised in [[England]] and educated by a private tutor and at school in [[Shooter's Hill]], [[London]]. In 1833 he entered the [[Royal Military Academy, Woolwich]], having been nominated for a cadetship by [[William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford\|Lord Beresford]] but was withdrawn after a year when it became clear he was unlikely to pass the final examinations.<ref name="auto1">[[George William Forrest\|G. W. Forrest]] (2013), ''Life of Field Marshal Sir Neville Chamberlain'', Read Books {{ISBN\|978-1846644160}}</ref> During his time at Woolwich he earned a reputation for fighting and rebellious behaviour, and on his return home he threatened to join the [[British Auxiliary Legion\|British Legion]], a body of troops leaving for Spain under [[De Lacy Evans\|Sir George de Lacy Evans]].<ref name="auto1"/> Instead, he was encouraged to pursue a career in India, and with help from his late father's contacts he was commissioned as an [[ensign (rank)\|ensign]] in the [[Bengal Native Infantry]] on 24 February 1837.<ref name=heath83>Heathcote, p. 83</ref>		He was raised in [[England]] and educated by a private tutor and at school in [[Shooter's Hill]], [[London]]. In 1833 he entered the [[Royal Military Academy, Woolwich]], having been nominated for a cadetship by [[William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford\|Lord Beresford]] but was withdrawn after a year when it became clear he was unlikely to pass the final examinations.<ref name="auto1">[[George William Forrest\|G. W. Forrest]] (2013), ''Life of Field Marshal Sir Neville Chamberlain'', Read Books {{ISBN\|978-1846644160}}</ref> During his time at Woolwich he earned a reputation for fighting and rebellious behaviour, and on his return home he threatened to join the [[British Auxiliary Legion\|British Legion]], a body of troops leaving for Spain under [[De Lacy Evans\|Sir George de Lacy Evans]].<ref name="auto1"/> Instead, he was encouraged to pursue a career in India, and with help from his late father's contacts he was commissioned as an [[ensign (rank)\|ensign]] in the [[Bengal Native Infantry]] on 24 February 1837.<ref name=heath83>Heathcote, p. 83</ref>
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	==Later life and death==		==Later life and death==
	In retirement, Chamberlain was an active member of the [[General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches\|Southampton Unitarian Church]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.uua.org/uuhs/duub/articles/fmnevillechamberlain.html \|title=Field Marshal Sir Neville Chamberlain\|publisher=Unitarian Universalist Association\|accessdate=6 October ~~2013~~}}</ref> He was a vocal critic of British policy during the [[Boer War]] between 1899 and 1901.<ref>Charles Edward Buckland, Dictionary of Indian Biography, Ardent Media, 1971</ref> He was promoted to [[Field marshal (United Kingdom)\|field marshal]] on 25 April 1900, died at Lordswood on 18 February 1902<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times \|title=Death of Sir Neville Chamberlain \|date=19 February 1902 \|page=10 \|issue=36695\| }}</ref> and was buried at [[Rownhams]] near Southampton.<ref name=heath84/>		In retirement, Chamberlain was an active member of the [[General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches\|Southampton Unitarian Church]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.uua.org/uuhs/duub/articles/fmnevillechamberlain.html \|title=Field Marshal Sir Neville Chamberlain\|publisher=Unitarian Universalist Association\|accessdate=6 October 2022}}</ref> He was a vocal critic of British policy during the [[Boer War]] between 1899 and 1901.<ref>Charles Edward Buckland, Dictionary of Indian Biography, Ardent Media, 1971</ref> He was promoted to [[Field marshal (United Kingdom)\|field marshal]] on 25 April 1900, died at Lordswood on 18 February 1902<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times \|title=Death of Sir Neville Chamberlain \|date=19 February 1902 \|page=10 \|issue=36695\| }}</ref> and was buried at [[Rownhams]] near Southampton.<ref name=heath84/>

	==Family==		==Family==

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| battles= [[First Anglo-Afghan War]] [[Gwalior Campaign]] [[Second Anglo-Sikh War]] [[Indian Rebellion of 1857|Indian Rebellion]] [[Second Anglo-Afghan War]]
| awards= [[Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath]] [[Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India]]
| spouse = Charlotte Cuyler Reid
| relations=[[Sir Henry Chamberlain, 1st Baronet]] (father)
| laterwork=
}}
[[Field marshal (United Kingdom)|Field Marshal]] '''Sir Neville Bowles Chamberlain''' {{postnominals|country=GBR|GCB|GCSI}} (10 January 1820 – 18 February 1902) was a distinguished British military officer in [[British India]]. He served in the [[Bengal Army]] and saw action in the [[First Anglo-Afghan War]], [[Gwalior Campaign]], [[Second Anglo-Sikh War]], [[Indian Rebellion of 1857|Indian Rebellion]] and [[Second Anglo-Afghan War]]. He later became Commander-in-chief of the [[Madras Army]].

==Background and early life==
Chamberlain was born in [[Rio de Janeiro]], the third son of [[Sir Henry Chamberlain, 1st Baronet]], [[consul general]] and [[charge d'affaires]] in [[Brazil]], and his second wife Anna Eugenia née Morgan.<ref name=odnb>{{cite web|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/32352 |title=Chamberlain, Neville Bowles|publisher=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography|accessdate=6 October 2013}}</ref> His elder brother, [[William Charles Chamberlain]], was an admiral, while younger brothers [[Crawford Chamberlain]], and Charles Francis Falcon Chamberlain, were also army officers.<ref name=odnb/>

He was raised in [[England]] and educated by a private tutor and at school in [[Shooter's Hill]], [[London]]. In 1833 he entered the [[Royal Military Academy, Woolwich]], having been nominated for a cadetship by [[William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford|Lord Beresford]] but was withdrawn after a year when it became clear he was unlikely to pass the final examinations.<ref name="auto1">[[George William Forrest|G. W. Forrest]] (2013), ''Life of Field Marshal Sir Neville Chamberlain'', Read Books {{ISBN|978-1846644160}}</ref> During his time at Woolwich he earned a reputation for fighting and rebellious behaviour, and on his return home he threatened to join the [[British Auxiliary Legion|British Legion]], a body of troops leaving for Spain under [[De Lacy Evans|Sir George de Lacy Evans]].<ref name="auto1"/> Instead, he was encouraged to pursue a career in India, and with help from his late father's contacts he was commissioned as an [[ensign (rank)|ensign]] in the [[Bengal Native Infantry]] on 24 February 1837.<ref name=heath83>Heathcote, p. 83</ref>

==India==
Chamberlain embarked for India on board the ship ''George'' and arrived at [[Madras]] in May 1837. He remained at Madras for a short time as the guest of the retired general [[John Doveton|Sir John Doveton]] before continuing on to [[Calcutta]] in June.<ref name="auto1"/> In Calcutta, Chamberlain stayed with his uncle George and his aunt whilst he acclimatised to his new home.<ref name="auto1"/> In November he left Calcutta to join the 12th Regiment at [[Barrackpore]] and three months later he was posted to [[Lucknow]] with the 55th Regiment.<ref name="auto1"/>

In mid 1838, he was transferred to the 16th Regiment based at [[Delhi]] who were preparing for the [[First Anglo-Afghan War]]. His regiment was to become part of the Army of the Indus, serving in the 1st Brigade 1st Division under the command of [[Willoughby Cotton|Sir Willoughby Cotton]].<ref name="auto1"/> He was present at a number of engagements including the [[Battle of Ghazni]] in July 1839 and was wounded on several occasions.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=20136|page=2395|date=6 September 1842}}</ref><ref>{{London Gazette|issue=20136|page=2397|date=6 September 1842}}</ref> Promoted to [[lieutenant]] on 16 July 1842, he transferred to the 1st Cavalry of [[Shah Shujah Durrani|Shah Shujah]]'s Contingent and took part in a march from [[Kandahar]] to [[Kabul]] in August 1842.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=20168|page=3410|date=24 November 1842}}</ref> During the [[Battle of Kabul (1842)#Final evacuation|withdrawal from Kabul]] he was again wounded at [[Landi Kotal]] in October 1842 and again at [[Ali Masjid]] in November 1842.<ref name=heath83/>

He became attached to the Governor-General's Bodyguard in January 1843 and took part in the [[Gwalior Campaign#The Battle of Maharajpore|Battle of Maharajpur]] in December 1843 during the [[Gwalior Campaign]].<ref name=heath83/> Chamberlain became military secretary to the [[List of Governors of Bombay|Governor of Bombay]] in late 1846 and then brigade major with the Bengal Irregular Cavalry in 1848.<ref name=heath84>Heathcote, p. 84</ref>

==Punjab==
{{See also|Second Anglo-Sikh War}}
He took part in the [[Battle of Chillianwala]] in January 1849 and the [[Battle of Gujrat]] in February 1849 during the [[Second Anglo-Sikh War]].<ref name=heath84/> He became assistant adjutant-general of the Sirhind division in May 1849 and, having been promoted to [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|captain]] in the 16th Bengal Native Infantry on 1 November 1849 and to brevet [[major]] on 2 November 1849,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=21048|page=3766|date=11 December 1849}}</ref> he became assistant commissioner in the [[Rawalpindi District]] in December 1849 and then assistant commissioner in the [[Hazara District]] in June 1850.<ref name=odnb/> Promoted to [[lieutenant-colonel]] on 28 November 1854, he was given the command of the Punjab Irregular Frontier Force and led several expeditions against the frontier tribes.<ref name=heath84/>

==Indian Rebellion of 1857==
{{See also|Indian Rebellion of 1857}}
During the Indian Rebellion he served as [[Adjutant-General (India)|Adjutant-General of the Indian Army]] and was severely wounded at the [[Siege of Delhi]] in July 1857.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=22095|page=673|date=10 February 1858}}</ref> For this he was appointed a [[Companion of the Order of the Bath]] on 11 November 1857<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=22064|page=3851|date=17 November 1857}}</ref> and promoted to [[colonel]] on 27 November 1857.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=22828|page=1347|date=4 March 1864}}</ref>

Chamberlain was reappointed to the command of the Punjab Irregular Frontier Force in 1858 and led it during the [[Ambela Campaign]] during which he was again severely wounded again in November 1863.<ref name=heath84/> Advanced to [[Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath]] on 11 April 1863,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=22727|page=2069|date=17 April 1863}}</ref> he returned to the United Kingdom and was promoted to [[major-general]] for distinguished service on 5 August 1864.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=23130|page=3653|date=26 June 1866}}</ref> He was appointed a [[Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India]] on 24 May 1866 and accompanied the [[Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha|Duke of Edinburgh]] on an official trip to India in 1869.<ref name=odnb/> He was promoted to [[lieutenant-general]] on 1 May 1872,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=23865|page=2667|date=7 June 1872}}</ref><ref>{{London Gazette|issue=23876|page=3196|date=16 July 1872}}</ref> advanced to [[Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India]] on 24 May 1873<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=23979|page=2584|date=24 May 1873}}</ref> and further advanced to [[Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath]] on 28 May 1875.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=24213|page=2851|date=29 May 1875}}</ref>

Chamberlain became Commander-in-chief of the [[Madras Army]] in February 1876 and, having been promoted to full [[general]] on 1 October 1877,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=24552|page=750|date=15 February 1878}}</ref> was sent on a mission to the [[List of monarchs of Afghanistan|Emir of Afghanistan]], [[Sher Ali Khan]], whose refusal to allow him, along with Major [[Pierre Louis Napoleon Cavagnari|Louis Cavagnari]], to enter the country precipitated the [[Second Anglo-Afghan War]] in November 1878.<ref name=heath84/> He was a member of the [[Madras Legislative Council (1861–91)|Madras Legislative Council]] and, for several months, acting military member of the council of the [[Governor-General of India]].<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=24276|page=6467|date=17 December 1875}}</ref> He left India in February 1881 and retired to [[Lordswood, Southampton|Lordswood]] near [[Southampton]] in February 1886.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=25564|page=1029|date=2 March 1886}}</ref>

==Later life and death==
In retirement, Chamberlain was an active member of the [[General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches|Southampton Unitarian Church]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uua.org/uuhs/duub/articles/fmnevillechamberlain.html |title=Field Marshal Sir Neville Chamberlain|publisher=Unitarian Universalist Association|accessdate=6 October 2013}}</ref> He was a vocal critic of British policy during the [[Boer War]] between 1899 and 1901.<ref>Charles Edward Buckland, Dictionary of Indian Biography, Ardent Media, 1971</ref> He was promoted to [[Field marshal (United Kingdom)|field marshal]] on 25 April 1900, died at Lordswood on 18 February 1902<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Death of Sir Neville Chamberlain |date=19 February 1902 |page=10 |issue=36695| }}</ref> and was buried at [[Rownhams]] near Southampton.<ref name=heath84/>

==Family==
In 1873, Chamberlain married Charlotte Cuyler Reid, daughter of [[Major-general (United Kingdom)|Major-General]] [[William Reid (British Army officer)|Sir William Reid]], who died in 1896; there were no children.<ref name=heath84/>

==References==
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==Sources==
*{{cite book|last=Heathcote|first=Anthony|title=The British Field Marshals 1736 - 1997|year=1999|isbn= 0-85052-696-5}}

==External links==
* {{Internet Archive author |sname=Neville Bowles Chamberlain |sopt=t}}
*{{Cite EB1911|short=x|wstitle=Chamberlain, Sir Neville Bowles}}

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