The Sun.
London, England, 1862-12-29 00:00:00

General Sir Philip Bainbrigge, K.C.B.

This meritorious and distinguished officer, who
died at St. Margaret's, near Titehfield, Hants, on
the 20th inst., was descended from an ancient family
long resident in the counties of Leicester and
Derby. He was the eldest son of Lieut..Calonel
Philip Bainbrigge (who was killed at the battle
of Eginont-op-Zee in 1799) and Rachel, daughter
of Mr. Peter Dobree, of Beauregard, Guernsey. He
was born in 1786, and entered the navy as mid-
shipman on board the Caesar, under Lord de
Saumerez. On the death of his father the Duke of
York gave him a commission in the 20th Regiment,
which he joined at Malta in 1801. He was after-
wards in the 7th Fusileers, and was appointed to a
company in the 18th Royal Irish in 1805, with
which regiment he served in the West Indies. After
the taking of Curacoa, he was appointed Inspector
of Fortifications in that island. Returning home in
1808, he entered the Royal Military College at High
Wycombe, to qualify for the Staff, and, having
passed his examination with distinction, was ap-
pointed Deputy,Assistant Quartermaster General
to the 4th Division of Lord Wellington's army, then
in the lines of Torres Vedres. On joining he way;
ordered to examine the island of Lyceria, in the
Tagus, to ascertain the practicability of crossing it,
which he did, and his report being satisfactory to
Lord Wellington, he was brought to head-quarters.
In 1812 he was posted to the 6th division as head
of the Quartermaster-General's Depai tment, but on
the advance of the army into Spain he was recalled
to head-quarters, as he had previously examined
the country over which our army was to advance,
although it was in possession of the enemy, Lord
Wellington being anxious to know from him per-
sonally all particulars respecting it. He was seon
after promoted to be Permanent Assistant-Quarter..
master-General, with the rank of Major, and served
in this position till the end of the campaign of 1814.
He was present at the sieges of Ciudad Rodrigo and
Badajos, at the battle of Salamanca, part of the
siege of Burgos, in the retreat from Burgos (during
which he rendered valuable service by extricating
a division of the army from a critical situation), at
the battles of Vittoria and the Pyrenees, last siege
of St. Sebastian, and the battles of the Alive and
Toulouse. On these occasions he carried the orders
of the duke and of the chief of his department, and
was often employed in dangerous services. After the
campaign in Belgium and batik of Waterloo he was
sent to join the army of occupation in France. After
the peace in 1815 he continued to hold the appoint-
ment of Permanent Assistant Quartermaster Gene-
ra: till he was made Deputy Quartermaster-Gene-
ral in Dublin in 1841. When he attained the rank
of Major-General in 1846 the Duke of Welling.
ton gave him the command of the Belfast dis-
trict, and in 1852 he selected him to command
the forces in the Island of Ceylon. During
the period that he remained there the upright dis-
charge of his duties, and unremitting exertions for
the welfare of the troops, made him beloved and
respected by all classes, and his departure, on being
promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-General in
1854, was much regretted. In 1837 he was made
Companion of the Bath, and subsequently received
the reward for distinguished services. In 1854 he
was appointed Colonel of the 26th (Ctimeronians),
and at length, in 1860, received the rank of Knight
Commander of the Bath; he had also the war
medal and seven clasps for Ciudad Rodrigo, Bade,
j z, Salamanca, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, and
Toulouse. In him the country has lost one who
devoted himself with zeal to the public service, was
most upright in the discharge of his duty, and
active in his profession.