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[[File:Archdale Wilson.jpg|thumb|Sir Archdale Wilson, 1st Baronet]] | [[File:Archdale Wilson.jpg|thumb|Sir Archdale Wilson, 1st Baronet]] | ||
Lieutenant-General '''Sir Archdale Wilson, 1st Baronet''', [[Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath|GCB]] (1803 – 9 May 1874) was a British [[Bengal Army]] and [[British Army]] artillery officer who saw service during the [[Second Sikh War]] and the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]], during which he was commended for his part in the capture of [[Delhi]] and the [[relief of Lucknow]]. For his actions during the rebellion, Wilson was knighted and created a baronet. He later returned to the United Kingdom, where he became a Colonel commandant of the [[Royal Artillery]]. | Lieutenant-General '''Sir Archdale Wilson, 1st Baronet''', [[Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath|GCB]] (1803 – 9 May 1874) was a British [[Bengal Army]] and [[British Army]] artillery officer who saw service during the [[Second Sikh War]] and the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]], during which he was commended for his part in the capture of [[Delhi]] and the [[relief of Lucknow]]. For his actions during the rebellion, Wilson was knighted and created a baronet. He later returned to the United Kingdom, where he became a Colonel commandant of the [[Royal Artillery]]. | ||