New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-25
THE LATE GENERAL HAvELOCK.


Major General Henry Havelock, L. b.. was born at
Bishop yarmouth in E95, and educated at the Char.
fer House. About 1873 consequence OF adverse for.
tune Ingress Park his fathers property in Kent was
sold 10 Government and Havelock eutered of the
Middle Temple and attended the lectures Of Chtty,
the eminent special peader, where his most intimate
the late Sir Thos Talfourd the author of
Ion" An elder brother had distinguished himself in
the Peninsulsr and at Waterloo and Henry, yield
ing TO the military propensities Of Instantly endeayor
ed 10 obtain a commission. month after Waterloo
he was appointed Second Lieutenant ia the Rife
Brigade 1.-The eJth), where his military training was
assisted by Captain siterward Sir Harry Smith the
victor of Aliwa. IlavelOck served for eight years
in England Scotland and Ireland and having at length
exchanged into the 18th light infantry, embarked Tor
India in 1873. Next year the first Burmese war broke
out and liayelock was appointed Deputy Assistant
Acknowledgement, and was present at the actions OF
Napadee Patsnagoh, and Paghan. At the close OF
the war he was associated with Capt. Lumsden aud
Dr. Knox mission TO the court of Ava, and had
audience of the Golden Foot when the treaty OF
Yapdaboo was signed. In 1877 he published the
History Of the Ava Campaigns" and in that
wear he was appointed Adjutant of the military
depot formed at Chinsurah by Lord Combermere.
The Chinsurah establishment having been broken mp
IIsveock returned TO his regiment. He subsequently,
visited Calcutta and hsN ing passed in the languages
al the college, was appointed adutant OF his corps
by Lord William Bentnck. In 1888 he was promoted
to a company after having served iy-three years
as subaten. An army was now collected for the ill.,
yason OF fghanistan, and llavelock accompanied
on the st, fl OF Sir WiOughby Cotton. lie went
through the first Afghan campaign, was present at
the stomipg of Ghuznee and the occupation of CAbul
and then returned TO India with Sir Willnughby Cot
ton Having obtained leave TO visit the Presidency,
he prepared d" Memoir of the Afghan Campaign"
which wa, ICON after printed in London. lie returned
to the Puuiaub in charge Of detachment, and was
placed on the staff Of Gen. Elphinsone Persian in-
terpreter When the Eastern Ghizies. having riseD,
blockaded Cabul llaVelock sent 10 Join Sir ebert
Sale then marching back TO India, and present It
the forcing Of the kScord CabUl Pass at tie action Of
Tezeen and all the other engagements OF THAI force
till II reached Jcllalabad. In the final attack on
Mshomed Akbar, in April, 1872, which obliged that
chief TO raise the sieee Havefck commanded the
right column. ard defeated him before the other
columns could conc up. For this he WAS promoted
TO brey It majority, and ives made Comp mon Of the
Bath. lie was then nominated Persian Interpreter 10
General Pollock, and was present at the action OF
Momoo Kei and the second engagement a. TeLeen
he then proceeded with Sir John MeCa-kiIl's force
into the Kohistsn and had an important share in the
trllan, affair at 1s,alf. NeS: scar Le Sa- promoted