Frederick Haines Field Marshal Sir Frederick Paul Haines , GCB , GCSI , CIE ( 10 August 1819 – 11 June 1909 ) was a British Army officer . He fought in the First Anglo - Sikh War , in the Second Anglo - Sikh War and then in the Crimean War : during the latter conflict at the Battle of Inkerman , he held an important barrier on the post road guarding the approach to the 2nd Division camp for six hours . He served in India during the Indian Rebellion before becoming Commanding Officer of the 8th Regiment of Foot in the United Kingdom and then Commander of a Brigade in Ireland . He went on to be General Officer Commanding the Mysore Division of the Madras Army and then Quartermaster - General to the Forces in the United Kingdom . He returned to India to become Commander - in - Chief of the Madras Army in May 1871 and then Commander - in - Chief , India in April 1876 : he commanded the forces in India during the Second Anglo - Afghan War and successfully argued for a large force being made available before mobilisation occurred , but once the war started the Governor - General of India , Lord Lytton , was inclined to by - pass Haines and deal direct with commanders in the field , causing friction between the two men . Military career . Born the son of Gregory Haines , a commissariat officer , and Harriet Haines ( née Eldridge ) , Haines was educated at Midhurst Grammar School and the Royal Military College , Sandhurst before being commissioned into the 4th Regiment of Foot on 21 June 1839 . He was promoted to lieutenant on 15 December 1840 and appointed aide - de - camp to General Sir Hugh Gough ( his eldest brother ' s father - in - law ) in 1843 . Haines took part in the Battle of Mudki in December 1845 and the Battle of Ferozeshah ( where he was severely wounded ) in December 1845 during the First Anglo - Sikh War . Promoted to captain in the 10th Regiment of Foot on 16 May 1846 , he exchanged to the 21st Royal North British Fusiliers on 31 March 1847 and then fought at the Battle of Ramnagar in November 1848 , the Battle of Chillianwala in January 1849 and the Battle of Gujrat in February 1849 during the Second Anglo - Sikh War before being promoted to brevet major on 7 June 1849 and to brevet lieutenant colonel on 2 August 1850 . Haines served in the Crimean War taking part in the Battle of Alma in September 1854 , the Battle of Balaclava in October 1854 and the Battle of Inkerman in November 1854 , where as the senior officer , he held an important barrier on the post road guarding the approach to the 2nd Division camp for six hours . Returning to England , Haines became assistant adjutant - general at Aldershot Command in February 1855 and , having been promoted to the substantive rank of lieutenant colonel on 24 April 1855 and to brevet colonel on 18 December 1855 , he became military secretary to the Commander - in - Chief , Madras Army in India in June 1856 retaining that role through the Indian Rebellion in 1857 . He became Commanding Officer of the 8th Regiment of Foot in the United Kingdom in October 1859 and Deputy Adjutant - General in Ireland in June 1862 before being given command of a brigade in Ireland with the temporary rank of brigadier - general in March 1864 . Promoted to brevet major - general on 25 November 1864 , Haines returned to India to become General Officer Commanding the Mysore Division of the Madras Army in March 1865 . He went on to be Quartermaster - General to the Forces in the United Kingdom in 1870 before returning to India again to be Commander - in - Chief of the Madras Army as well as a member of the Council of the Governor of Madras with the local rank of lieutenant general in May 1871 . Promoted to the substantive rank of lieutenant general on 23 May 1873 and to the local rank of full general on 22 March 1876 , Haines became Commander - in - Chief , India in April 1876 , with promotion to brevet full general on 1 October 1877 . He commanded the forces in India during the Second Anglo - Afghan War and successfully argued for a large force being made available before mobilisation occurred , but once the war started the Governor - General of India , Lord Lytton , was inclined to by - pass Haines and deal direct with commanders in the field , causing friction between the two men . Haines was offered a baronetcy for services to HM Government in India in 1880 but declined the honour due to his wife ' s failing health , presuming that it would be re - offered to him after her recovery . However , her health declined and she eventually died and the offer of the baronetcy was never renewed . Returning to retirement in London in 1881 , Haines was promoted to field marshal on 21 May 1890 . He also became colonel of the 104th Bengal Fusiliers , subsequently of the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Munster Fusiliers and then of the Royal Scots Fusiliers . He died at his home at Pall Mall in London on 11 June 1909 and was buried in Brompton Cemetery , London . Family . In 1856 Haines married Charlotte Jane Sophia Miller and together they went on to have three sons . Honours . Haines ' honours included :