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{{short description|British engineer officer}} | {{short description|British engineer officer}} | ||
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'''Richard Baird Smith''' (31 December 1818 – 13 December 1861) was a | | name = Richard Baird Smith | ||
| image = Richard Baird Smith.jpg | |||
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1818|12|31}} | |||
| birth_name = | |||
| birth_place = [[Lasswade]], [[Scotland]] | |||
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1861|12|13|1818|12|31}} | |||
| death_place = [[Delhi]], [[British India]] | |||
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| education = | |||
| occupation = Engineer official | |||
| spouse = Florence Elizabeth | |||
| children = Florence May Smith<br>Margaret Eleanor Smith | |||
| known_for = Chief Engineer during the [[Siege of Delhi]] | |||
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'''Richard Baird Smith''' (31 December 1818 – 13 December 1861) was a British engineer officer in the [[East India Company]], who played a prominent part as Chief Engineer in the [[Siege of Delhi]] of 1857. | |||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
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Baird Smith, however, prevented Wilson from relaxing his hold on Delhi until the arrival of [[John Nicholson (general)|John Nicholson]] with reinforcements from the [[Punjab region|Punjab]], and of the siege train from Phillour. Nicholson then joined Baird Smith in compelling Wilson to make [[Siege of Delhi#The capture of Delhi|the assault]], which proved successful, on 14 September. Baird Smith was ably assisted by Captain Alexander Taylor, but Nicholson was unjust to Baird Smith in assigning to Taylor the chief credit for the siege operations. | Baird Smith, however, prevented Wilson from relaxing his hold on Delhi until the arrival of [[John Nicholson (general)|John Nicholson]] with reinforcements from the [[Punjab region|Punjab]], and of the siege train from Phillour. Nicholson then joined Baird Smith in compelling Wilson to make [[Siege of Delhi#The capture of Delhi|the assault]], which proved successful, on 14 September. Baird Smith was ably assisted by Captain Alexander Taylor, but Nicholson was unjust to Baird Smith in assigning to Taylor the chief credit for the siege operations. | ||
After the capture of Delhi he returned to Roorkee and to civil employment, and for a time the value of his military services was insufficiently recognized. After the Mutiny he was made [[Aide-de-camp|ADC]] to [[ | After the capture of Delhi he returned to Roorkee and to civil employment, and for a time the value of his military services was insufficiently recognized. After the Mutiny he was made [[Aide-de-camp|ADC]] to [[Queen Victoria]], became secretary to the government of India in the public works department, and gained well-deserved credit in the famine of 1861. But the onerous character of this work, following a wound and illness at Delhi, broke down his constitution, and he died at sea on 13 December 1861. | ||
==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
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*{{cite book |first=H.M. |last=Vibart |title=Addiscombe: its heroes and men of note |place=Westminster |publisher=Archibald Constable |year=1894 |pages=461–70 |url=https://archive.org/stream/addiscombeitsher00viba#page/460/mode/2up }} | *{{cite book |first=H.M. |last=Vibart |title=Addiscombe: its heroes and men of note |place=Westminster |publisher=Archibald Constable |year=1894 |pages=461–70 |url=https://archive.org/stream/addiscombeitsher00viba#page/460/mode/2up }} | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:1861 deaths]] | [[Category:1861 deaths]] | ||
[[Category:Alumni of Addiscombe Military Seminary]] | [[Category:Alumni of Addiscombe Military Seminary]] | ||
[[Category:Bengal Engineers officers]] | |||
[[Category:British East India Company Army officers]] | [[Category:British East India Company Army officers]] | ||
[[Category:British military personnel of the Indian Rebellion of 1857]] | [[Category:British military personnel of the Indian Rebellion of 1857]] | ||
[[Category:British military personnel of the Second Anglo-Sikh War]] | [[Category:British military personnel of the Second Anglo-Sikh War]] | ||
[[Category:People who died at sea]] | [[Category:People who died at sea]] | ||