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| name          =Sir James Dormer
| name          =Sir James Dormer
| image        =James Charlemagne Dormer, Vanity Fair, 1891-01-24.jpg
| image        =James Charlemagne Dormer, Vanity Fair, 1891-01-24.jpg
| caption      ="Madras". Caricature by "BINT" published in [[Vanity Fair (British magazine 1868-1914)|Vanity Fair]] in 1891
| caption      ="Madras". Caricature by his daughter Mary Catherine Rees under the pseudonym "Bint" published in [[Vanity Fair (British magazine 1868-1914)|Vanity Fair]] in 1891
| birth_date          =26 January 1834  
| birth_date          =26 January 1834  
| death_date          =3 May 1893
| death_date          =3 May 1893
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| commands      =[[Madras Army]]
| commands      =[[Madras Army]]
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| awards        =[[Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath]]
| awards        =Knight Commander of the [[Order of the Bath]]
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[[Lieutenant General]] The Honourable '''Sir James Charlemagne Dormer''' {{postnominals|country=GBR|KCB}} (26 January 1834 – 3 May 1893) was a [[British Army]] officer.
[[Lieutenant General]] The Honourable '''Sir James Charlemagne Dormer''' {{postnominals|country=GBR|KCB}} (26 January 1834 – 3 May 1893) was a [[British Army]] officer.


==Military career==
==Military career==
Dormer was the younger son of Joseph Thaddeus Dormer, 11th [[Baron Dormer]]. He became Chief of Staff of army of occupation in [[Egypt]] in 1882, Deputy Adjutant-General for auxiliary forces in 1885 and General Officer Commanding commanding [[Dublin]] District in 1886.<ref name=bio>[http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/online/content/dormer1615.htm Cracroft's Peerage]</ref> He went to command the [[British Troops in Egypt]] in 1888 and become Commander-in-Chief of the [[Madras Army]] and a Member of the [[Madras Legislative Council|Council of the Governor of Fort St George]] in 1891.<ref name=bio/> He died after being mauled by a tiger while commanding the Madras Army.<ref>[http://www.gutenberg.org/files/41788/41788-h/41788-h.htm General Gatacre]</ref> His eldest son [[Roland Dormer, 13th Baron Dormer|Roland]] succeeded his uncle as [[Baron Dormer]].<ref name=bio/>
Dormer was the younger son of Joseph Thaddeus Dormer, 11th [[Baron Dormer]]. He became Chief of Staff of army of occupation in [[Egypt]] in 1882, Deputy Adjutant-General for auxiliary forces in 1885 and General Officer Commanding commanding [[Dublin]] District in 1886.<ref name=bio>[http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/dormer1615.htm Cracroft's Peerage]</ref> He went to command the [[British Troops in Egypt]] in 1888 and become Commander-in-Chief of the [[Madras Army]] and a Member of the [[Madras Legislative Council|Council of the Governor of Fort St George]] in 1891.<ref name=bio/> He died from injuries on 3rd May after being mauled by a tiger while on a hunt on 25 April 1893 in the Nilgiris. He was succeeded by General [[Sir Charles Clarke, 3rd Baronet|Mansfield Clarke]] as commander-in-chief of the Madras Army.<ref>[http://www.gutenberg.org/files/41788/41788-h/41788-h.htm General Gatacre]</ref><ref>{{cite book |author=Burgess, James |url=https://archive.org/details/chronologyofmode00burguoft/page/427/mode/1up |title=The chronology of Modern India, for four hundred years from the close of the fifteenth century, A.D. 1494-1894 |publisher=John Grant |year=1913 |place=Edinburgh |page=427}}</ref> His eldest son [[Roland Dormer, 13th Baron Dormer|Roland]] succeeded his uncle as [[Baron Dormer]].<ref name=bio/>


== References ==
== References ==
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==Sources==
==Sources==
* {{cite book|title=[[The Plantagenet Roll of the Blood Royal]]: being a complete table of all the descendants now living of Edward III, King of England. The Anne of Exeter volume|pages=276|id=|publisher=Genealogical Pub. Co.|year=1994|isbn=0806314362}}
* {{cite book|title=[[The Plantagenet Roll of the Blood Royal]]: being a complete table of all the descendants now living of Edward III, King of England. The Anne of Exeter volume|pages=276|publisher=Genealogical Pub. Co.|year=1994|isbn=0806314362}}


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Latest revision as of 15:43, 12 July 2022

Sir James Dormer
"Madras". Caricature by his daughter Mary Catherine Rees under the pseudonym "Bint" published in Vanity Fair in 1891
Born26 January 1834
Died3 May 1893
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
RankLieutenant-General
Commands heldMadras Army
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Lieutenant General The Honourable Sir James Charlemagne Dormer KCB (26 January 1834 – 3 May 1893) was a British Army officer.

Military career[edit | edit source]

Dormer was the younger son of Joseph Thaddeus Dormer, 11th Baron Dormer. He became Chief of Staff of army of occupation in Egypt in 1882, Deputy Adjutant-General for auxiliary forces in 1885 and General Officer Commanding commanding Dublin District in 1886.[1] He went to command the British Troops in Egypt in 1888 and become Commander-in-Chief of the Madras Army and a Member of the Council of the Governor of Fort St George in 1891.[1] He died from injuries on 3rd May after being mauled by a tiger while on a hunt on 25 April 1893 in the Nilgiris. He was succeeded by General Mansfield Clarke as commander-in-chief of the Madras Army.[2][3] His eldest son Roland succeeded his uncle as Baron Dormer.[1]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Cracroft's Peerage
  2. General Gatacre
  3. Burgess, James (1913). The chronology of Modern India, for four hundred years from the close of the fifteenth century, A.D. 1494-1894. Edinburgh: John Grant. p. 427.

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Military offices
Preceded by
Sir Frederick Stephenson
GOC British Troops in Egypt
1888–1890
Succeeded by
Sir Frederick Forestier-Walker
Preceded by
Sir Charles Arbuthnot
C-in-C, Madras Army
1891–1893
Succeeded by
Sir Charles Clarke