Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-08-24
THE BRITISH GENERALS.
A Sketch Of the Previous Services of
Some OF the English Commanders
In Egypt.

Sir John Adye, r. A., K. G. B., who hal
been appointed Chief of Staff and second
in command of the army in Egypt, is son oi
Major James 7. Adye, and was born on the
1st of November, 1919. He was Assistant
Adjutsnt General of Royal Artillery during
the Crimesn war, and was present at the
affairs of Bulganac and McKenzie's farm,
man, capture Of Bslaklsva Castle, and the
siege and fall of Sebastopol. He has the
medal with four clasps, &. B., Commander
Of the Legion Of Honor, Fourth Glass OF
the Medjidie, and Turkish medal.
He held the same appointment in
the Indian mutiny, and saw the
hard fighting round Cawnpore, and was
present at the action OF Pandoo Fuddee on
November 26. He was present at the de-
feat of the Wwalior Contingent on Decem-
Der, 1857. He was employed on special
service against the northwest frontier tribes
in the Afghan Sitana campaign of 1884,
and was present at the storming of Laloo,
capture Of Umbeviah, and the destruction
of Mulkah. He was Director of Artillery
and Stores from 1870 to 1878, he was Cover
nor OF the Woolwich Royal Military
Academy from 1875 to 1880, and has been
Surveyor General of Ordnance from 1880.
He has thus served In the principal army
supply departments of the War Office, and
has had great experience in all the details
Of the equipment of an srmv.
Lieut.. Gen. Willis, who will command the
First division, was born In 1882. He served
with the Seventy-seventh Regiment during
the first part of the war In the Cr1mes, and
was appointed In 1875 Deputy Assistant
Quartermaster General at the headquarters
OF the army there, and subsequently Assist
ant Quartermaster General of the Fourth
division. He has been at different times
Assistant Quartermaster General at Gibral-
tar, Assistant Adjutant General at Malta,
Assistant Quartermaster General OF the
Southern district, and has had a similar
appointment at the Horse Guards. In
1873 he was appointed Major General in
command of the Northern district. His
commission of Lieutenant General bears the
date of 1880
Sir Edward Hsmley, r. A., K. G. M. G.,
G.. B., who has been appointed to the com.
mand OF the Second division, served in the
Crimean campaign in 1S54-5, including the
affairs of Bulganac and McKenzie's Farm,
the battle of the Alma, where his horse was
shot; Balaklava and Inkerman, where his
horse was killed; the siege and fall of Sc
bastopol, and repulse OF the sortie on the
10Th OF October, 1854, when he was men
TONED In dispatches. He was appointed as
her Majesty's chief commissioner for deli
mitatio Of Bulgaria In 1870, and OF the
TurcoRussian frontier in Armenia In 1880.
he Is the author OF valuable military
work called "The Operations of War"
Msj. Gen. G.. Graham, c. B., V. G.. who
has been appointed to the command of the
Second Brigade, entered the Royal Engi-
neers In 1850, and rose to his present rank In
1881. He served In the Crimea, and at the
assault Of the Redan he gained the Victoria
Cross for his courage in leading a ladder
party. He was twice wounded during the
war. In 1860 he went to China and served
1oY1fc hofa
assault of Tankku and the Tuke forts. He
was also present at the surrender of Pekin.
He was wounded In this war with iingall
ball.
Major General William Earle, G. s. l.,
entered the army in 1851, and rose to his |
present rank in $780, He served with the |
Forty ninth Regiment throughout the Cri- |
mea, and was present at the battles Of Alma, |
Iukerman, the siege Of Sebastopol, the |
sortie Of October 20, and the assault of the |
Redan. Gen. Earle will command the lines 1
of communication.
Colonel Drury G. D. Lowe, G. B., who |
will command the Cavalry Brigade, en-
tered the army in 1854, and became Colo |
mel in 1871. He served with the Seventeenth |
LsDcers in the Crimes, and also into the |
Indian mutiny. He commanded his regi- |
ment in the Zulu war, and led the charge at |
the conclusion Of the battle of Ulundi He |
went out TO South Africa again in 1881 to |
command the cavalry there, bat did rot |
arrive in the country in time to see active |
service.
Colonel the Hon. j. G. Dormer, C. B.. who |
will act as Assistant Adjutant General, was |
born in 1884, and married a sister of Sir |
Archibald Alison. He served in the Crimea,
and was Aide de-csmp to Lord CLYDE in the /
Indian mutiny. During the China expedi-
ton he was Assistant Adiutant General. He
has served in the Qusrtermaster Generals
Department at the Horse Guards, and has
been Assistant Quartermaster General of the
Southeastern District since 1878, under
General Prince Edward of Sake Weimer.
Colonel Dormer has left England for Egypt.
Col. Goodenough, who will command the
Royal Artillery, entered the army In IS49
became breVet Lieutenant Colonel in 1869
and full Colonel in 1881. He served in
India during the mutiny, and was present
at the action of Pandoo Nuddee the siege
and capture Of Lucknow and the attack and
capture OF Port Birwah, where he was
severely wounded.
Col. G. B. P. N. 81. Nugent, G. B., who
will command the Royal Engineers, entered
,he regiment in 1845 and became a full
Colonel in 1873. He served in the Baltic
turing the Russian war in 1854 and 1856. In
1854 he was senior engineer officer attached
o the commander-in-chief, Admiral Sir
Charles Napier, and was present at the cap
ure OF the Aland Islands and the fall of
Bomarsund. In 1855 he was attached to
Admiral Sir r. Dundas, and was present at
he bombardment of sweaborg.
d. K. H., the Duke of Connaught, was
porn May l, 1850; entered the Wooiwich
Military Academy, as cadet, in 1866, be-
came Lieutenant in the Royal Engineers
n 1868, and Lieutenant in the ROYAL Ar
,illerV in 1859, a Lieutenant in the Rife
Brigade In the same year, and a Captain in
-oH. his stall services are: Brigade Major
1t Aldershot in 1873, Brigade Major to the
Cavalry Brigadier at the same quarters In
1878, in the October of which year he was
appointed Assistant Adiutant General at
which post he held until April.
1876. In 1880 he was made General of
Brigade at Aldershot. Besides holding
1thsr appointments, the Duke is Colonel.
n Chief of the Royal Rife Corps and per
'onal aide-de-csmp to the Queen. His
Royal Highness has never before taken part
n active service, and, as we have previous
Y announced he wifi nnu comman6 fho |