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[[Lieutenant General]] | [[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 | 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 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/> | ||
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* {{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 | * {{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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Sir James Dormer | |
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 "Madras". Caricature by "BINT" published in Vanity Fair in 1891 | |
| Born | 26 January 1834 |
| Died | 3 May 1893 |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Commands held | Madras Army |
| Awards | Knight 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
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 after being mauled by a tiger while commanding the Madras Army.[2] His eldest son Roland succeeded his uncle as Baron Dormer.[1]
References
Sources
- 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. Genealogical Pub. Co. 1994. p. 276. ISBN 0806314362.
| 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 |