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|name= Sir Edward Lugard | |name= Sir Edward Lugard | ||
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|commands= [[Adjutant-General (India)|Adjutant-General in India]] (1857–58)<br/>2nd Division (1857) | |commands= [[Adjutant-General (India)|Adjutant-General in India]] (1857–58)<br/>2nd Division (1857) | ||
|battles= [[First Anglo-Afghan War|First Afghan War]]<br/>[[First Anglo-Sikh War|First Sikh War]]<br/>[[Second Anglo-Sikh War|Second Sikh War]]<br/>[[Anglo-Persian War|Persian campaign]]<br/>[[Indian Rebellion of 1857|Indian Rebellion]]<ref>Lugard's campaigns are shown on his memorial plaque in All Saints Church, Kingston upon Thames.</ref> | |battles= [[First Anglo-Afghan War|First Afghan War]]<br/>[[First Anglo-Sikh War|First Sikh War]]<br/>[[Second Anglo-Sikh War|Second Sikh War]]<br/>[[Anglo-Persian War|Persian campaign]]<br/>[[Indian Rebellion of 1857|Indian Rebellion]]<ref>Lugard's campaigns are shown on his memorial plaque in All Saints Church, Kingston upon Thames.</ref> | ||
|awards= Knight Grand Cross of the | |awards= [[Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath]] | ||
|relations = | |relations = [[Frederick Lugard, 1st Baron Lugard|Frederick Lugard]] (nephew) | ||
|laterwork= | |laterwork= | ||
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==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
Lugard was son of Captain John Lugard (1761–1843), of the [[6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons]], [[Adjutant]] and Secretary at the [[Duke of York's Royal Military School|Duke of York's Military Asylum]], [[Chelsea, London|Chelsea]], and his wife Jane Llewellyn Trewman (c. 1781–1861), daughter of Robert Trewman (1738/9–1802), of [[Exeter]], [[Devon]], a printer and proprietor of [[Trewman's Exeter Flying Post]], of a family recorded at Exeter since the 1500s.<ref>{{Cite ODNB|url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-61031|title=Trewman, Robert (1738/9–1802), printer and newspaper proprietor|year=2004|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/61031}}</ref> Edward Lugard's elder brother, | Lugard was son of Captain John Lugard (1761–1843), of the [[6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons]], [[Adjutant]] and Secretary at the [[Duke of York's Royal Military School|Duke of York's Military Asylum]], [[Chelsea, London|Chelsea]], and his wife Jane Llewellyn Trewman (c. 1781–1861), daughter of Robert Trewman (1738/9–1802), of [[Exeter]], [[Devon]], a printer and proprietor of [[Trewman's Exeter Flying Post]], of a family recorded at Exeter since the 1500s.<ref>{{Cite ODNB|url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-61031|title=Trewman, Robert (1738/9–1802), printer and newspaper proprietor|year=2004|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/61031}}</ref> Edward Lugard's elder brother, Rev. Frederick Grueber Lugard, vicar of [[Norton-juxta-Kempsey]], [[Worcester, England|Worcester]], was father of the explorer and colonial administrator [[Frederick Lugard, 1st Baron Lugard]].<ref name="auto">The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms, L. G. Pine, Heraldry Today, 1972, p. 185</ref> | ||
==Military career== | ==Military career== | ||
Commissioned as an [[Ensign (rank)#United Kingdom|Ensign]] in the [[31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment of Foot|31st Regiment of Foot]] in August 1828,<ref>{{London Gazette|nolink=y|issue=18495|page=1534|date=12 August 1828}}</ref> Lugard fought in the [[Battle of Kabul (1842)|Battle of Kabul]] in 1842 during the [[First Anglo-Afghan War]]. He then served in the [[First Anglo-Sikh War|First Sikh War]] (1845–46), taking part in the battles of [[Battle of Mudki|Moodkee]], [[Battle of Aliwal|Aliwal]] and [[Battle of Sobraon|Sobraon]], later also serving in the [[Second Anglo-Sikh War|Second Sikh War]] (1848–49).<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk/colonels_and_co/colonels/east-surrey-regiment/general-sir-edward-lugard.shtml|title=General The Rt Hon Sir Edward Lugard GCB 1881 – 1898|publisher=Queen's Royal Surreys|access-date=1 March 2020}}</ref> He became Adjutant General for the Punjab District in 1848, then Deputy Adjutant General in Bombay in 1854, before acting as Chief of Staff during the [[Anglo-Persian War|Persian campaign]] (1856–57),<ref name=bio/> and [[Adjutant-General (India)|Adjutant-General in India]] from July 1857.<ref>{{London Gazette|nolink=y|issue=22051|page=3426|date=13 October 1857}}</ref> He commanded the 2nd Division at the [[Capture of Lucknow]] in 1858 during the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857|Indian Rebellion]],<ref name=bio/> and became a Knight Commander of the [[Order of the Bath]] in January 1858.<ref>{{London Gazette|nolink=y|issue=22086|page=309|date=22 January 1858}}</ref> | Commissioned as an [[Ensign (rank)#United Kingdom|Ensign]] in the [[31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment of Foot|31st Regiment of Foot]] in August 1828,<ref>{{London Gazette|nolink=y|issue=18495|page=1534|date=12 August 1828}}</ref> Lugard fought in the [[Battle of Kabul (1842)|Battle of Kabul]] in 1842 during the [[First Anglo-Afghan War]]. He then served in the [[First Anglo-Sikh War|First Sikh War]] (1845–46), taking part in the battles of [[Battle of Mudki|Moodkee]], [[Battle of Aliwal|Aliwal]] and [[Battle of Sobraon|Sobraon]], later also serving in the [[Second Anglo-Sikh War|Second Sikh War]] (1848–49).<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk/colonels_and_co/colonels/east-surrey-regiment/general-sir-edward-lugard.shtml|title=General The Rt Hon Sir Edward Lugard GCB 1881 – 1898|publisher=Queen's Royal Surreys|access-date=1 March 2020}}</ref> He became Adjutant General for the Punjab District in 1848, then Deputy Adjutant General in Bombay in 1854, before acting as Chief of Staff during the [[Anglo-Persian War|Persian campaign]] (1856–57),<ref name=bio/> and [[Adjutant-General (India)|Adjutant-General in India]] from July 1857.<ref>{{London Gazette|nolink=y|issue=22051|page=3426|date=13 October 1857}}</ref> He commanded the 2nd Division at the [[Capture of Lucknow]] in 1858 during the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857|Indian Rebellion]],<ref name=bio/> and became a Knight Commander of the [[Order of the Bath]] in January 1858.<ref>{{London Gazette|nolink=y|issue=22086|page=309|date=22 January 1858}}</ref> | ||
After nearly three decades in India, Lugard returned to the United Kingdom in 1859 where he served as Permanent [[Under-Secretary of State for War]] at the [[War Office]] from 1861 to 1871.<ref name=bio/> Advanced to Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath in March 1867,<ref>{{London Gazette|nolink=y|issue=23230|page=1724|date=15 March 1867}}</ref> he became a [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom|Privy Councillor]] in November 1871<ref>{{London Gazette|nolink=y|issue=23793|page=4503|date=7 November 1871}}</ref> and was promoted to the rank of [[General (United Kingdom)|General]] in November 1872.<ref>{{London Gazette|nolink=y|issue=23915|page=5109|date=1 November 1872}}</ref> | After nearly three decades in India, Lugard returned to the United Kingdom in 1859 where he served as Permanent [[Under-Secretary of State for War]] at the [[War Office]] from 1861 to 1871.<ref name=bio/> Advanced to Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath in March 1867,<ref>{{London Gazette|nolink=y|issue=23230|page=1724|date=15 March 1867}}</ref> he became a [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom|Privy Councillor]] in November 1871<ref>{{London Gazette|nolink=y|issue=23793|page=4503|date=7 November 1871}}</ref> and was promoted to the rank of [[General (United Kingdom)|General]] in November 1872.<ref>{{London Gazette|nolink=y|issue=23915|page=5109|date=1 November 1872}}</ref> | ||
In 1862 he was appointed [[Colonel (United Kingdom)#Colonel of the Regiment|Colonel]] of the [[31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment of Foot]], which amalgamated in 1881 with the 70th Foot to form the [[East Surrey Regiment]], after which he was Colonel of the 1st Battalion of the new regiment until his death in 1898, aged 88.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/031ESurr.htm|title=East Surrey Regiment |publisher=Regiments.org |access-date=27 February 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060104202721/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/031ESurr.htm |archive-date=15 July 2006 }}</ref> | In 1862 he was appointed [[Colonel (United Kingdom)#Colonel of the Regiment|Colonel]] of the [[31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment of Foot]], which amalgamated in 1881 with the 70th Foot to form the [[East Surrey Regiment]], after which he was Colonel of the 1st Battalion of the new regiment until his death in 1898, aged 88.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/031ESurr.htm|title=East Surrey Regiment |publisher=Regiments.org |access-date=27 February 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060104202721/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/031ESurr.htm |archive-date=15 July 2006 }}</ref> | ||
There is a memorial plaque to Lugard in [[All Saints Church, Kingston upon Thames]], Surrey.<ref name=bio/> | There is a memorial plaque to Lugard in [[All Saints Church, Kingston upon Thames]], Surrey.<ref name=bio/> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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Sir Edward Lugard | |
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 Sir Edward Lugard | |
| Born | 8 May 1810 London, England |
| Died | 31 October 1898 (aged 88) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held | Adjutant-General in India (1857–58) 2nd Division (1857) |
| Battles/wars | First Afghan War First Sikh War Second Sikh War Persian campaign Indian Rebellion[1] |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath |
| Relations | Frederick Lugard (nephew) |
Sir Edward Lugard GCB, PC (8 May 1810 – 31 October 1898) was a British Army officer who served as Adjutant-General in India (1857–58) and later as Permanent Under-Secretary of State for War (1861–71) at the War Office.
Early life[edit | edit source]
Lugard was son of Captain John Lugard (1761–1843), of the 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons, Adjutant and Secretary at the Duke of York's Military Asylum, Chelsea, and his wife Jane Llewellyn Trewman (c. 1781–1861), daughter of Robert Trewman (1738/9–1802), of Exeter, Devon, a printer and proprietor of Trewman's Exeter Flying Post, of a family recorded at Exeter since the 1500s.[2] Edward Lugard's elder brother, Rev. Frederick Grueber Lugard, vicar of Norton-juxta-Kempsey, Worcester, was father of the explorer and colonial administrator Frederick Lugard, 1st Baron Lugard.[3]
Military career[edit | edit source]
Commissioned as an Ensign in the 31st Regiment of Foot in August 1828,[4] Lugard fought in the Battle of Kabul in 1842 during the First Anglo-Afghan War. He then served in the First Sikh War (1845–46), taking part in the battles of Moodkee, Aliwal and Sobraon, later also serving in the Second Sikh War (1848–49).[5] He became Adjutant General for the Punjab District in 1848, then Deputy Adjutant General in Bombay in 1854, before acting as Chief of Staff during the Persian campaign (1856–57),[5] and Adjutant-General in India from July 1857.[6] He commanded the 2nd Division at the Capture of Lucknow in 1858 during the Indian Rebellion,[5] and became a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in January 1858.[7]
After nearly three decades in India, Lugard returned to the United Kingdom in 1859 where he served as Permanent Under-Secretary of State for War at the War Office from 1861 to 1871.[5] Advanced to Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath in March 1867,[8] he became a Privy Councillor in November 1871[9] and was promoted to the rank of General in November 1872.[10]
In 1862 he was appointed Colonel of the 31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment of Foot, which amalgamated in 1881 with the 70th Foot to form the East Surrey Regiment, after which he was Colonel of the 1st Battalion of the new regiment until his death in 1898, aged 88.[11]
There is a memorial plaque to Lugard in All Saints Church, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey.[5]
Personal life[edit | edit source]
In 1837, Lugard married Isabella Mowbray Hart (d. 1868), daughter of Henry Hart, MD, of Bishopwearmouth, County Durham; he married secondly, in 1871, Martha (1846–1922), daughter of Joseph Fullbrook, of Chelsea, and a cousin of the distinguished soldier Major-General Charles Fullbrook-Leggatt.[3]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Lugard's campaigns are shown on his memorial plaque in All Saints Church, Kingston upon Thames.
- ↑ "Trewman, Robert (1738/9–1802), printer and newspaper proprietor". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/61031. Template:ODNBsub
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms, L. G. Pine, Heraldry Today, 1972, p. 185
- ↑ "No. 18495". The London Gazette. 12 August 1828. p. 1534.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 "General The Rt Hon Sir Edward Lugard GCB 1881 – 1898". Queen's Royal Surreys. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- ↑ "No. 22051". The London Gazette. 13 October 1857. p. 3426.
- ↑ "No. 22086". The London Gazette. 22 January 1858. p. 309.
- ↑ "No. 23230". The London Gazette. 15 March 1867. p. 1724.
- ↑ "No. 23793". The London Gazette. 7 November 1871. p. 4503.
- ↑ "No. 23915". The London Gazette. 1 November 1872. p. 5109.
- ↑ "East Surrey Regiment". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 15 July 2006. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
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| Preceded by Henry Havelock |
Adjutant-General, India 1857–1858 |
Succeeded by William Pakenham |