Charles Creagh-Osborne
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Lieutenant General
Charles Osborne Creagh-Osborne CB
(20 December 1823 – 17 August 1892) was a British Army
officer who became Commandant
of the Staff College, Sandhurst
.
into the 6th Regiment of Foot in 1841. He served with the Scinde Camel Corps
during Sir Charles Napier
's campaign in India
in 1842. He also took part in the response to Indian Mutiny
of 1857 being present at the assault on Jagdispur
. He became Superintendent of Garrison Instructors in India
in 1873 and Commandant
of the Staff College, Sandhurst
in 1878. There is a memorial to him in Boldre
Churchyard.
Lieutenant General
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Charles Osborne Creagh-Osborne CB
Order of the Bath
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(20 December 1823 – 17 August 1892) was a British Army
British Army
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officer who became Commandant
Commandant
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of the Staff College, Sandhurst
Staff College, Camberley
Staff College, Camberley, Surrey, was a staff college for the British Army from 1802 to 1997, with periods of closure during major wars. In 1997 it was merged into the new Joint Services Command and Staff College.-Origins:...
.
Military career
Creagh-Osborne was commissioned as an ensignEnsign (rank)
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into the 6th Regiment of Foot in 1841. He served with the Scinde Camel Corps
59th Scinde Rifles (Frontier Force)
The 59 Scinde Rifles was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army.The regiment is one of the most reputed outfits of British Indian Army. It was raised in 1843, as the Scinde Camel Corps. In 1856, it was incorporated into the Punjab Irregular Force...
during Sir Charles Napier
Charles James Napier
General Sir Charles James Napier, GCB , was a general of the British Empire and the British Army's Commander-in-Chief in India, notable for conquering the Sindh Province in what is now Pakistan.- His genealogy :...
's campaign in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
in 1842. He also took part in the response to Indian Mutiny
Indian Rebellion of 1857
The Indian Rebellion of 1857 began as a mutiny of sepoys of the British East India Company's army on 10 May 1857, in the town of Meerut, and soon escalated into other mutinies and civilian rebellions largely in the upper Gangetic plain and central India, with the major hostilities confined to...
of 1857 being present at the assault on Jagdispur
Jagdispur
Jagdispur is a sub division of the district Bhojpur of the state of Bihar state in eastern India. Having a golden historical background, this great historical place is related to the Babu Veer Kunwar Singh, the great freedom fighter of 1857...
. He became Superintendent of Garrison Instructors in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
in 1873 and Commandant
Commandant
Commandant is a senior title often given to the officer in charge of a large training establishment or academy. This usage is common in anglophone nations...
of the Staff College, Sandhurst
Staff College, Camberley
Staff College, Camberley, Surrey, was a staff college for the British Army from 1802 to 1997, with periods of closure during major wars. In 1997 it was merged into the new Joint Services Command and Staff College.-Origins:...
in 1878. There is a memorial to him in Boldre
Boldre
Boldre is a village and civil parish in the New Forest district of Hampshire. It is situated inside the New Forest National Park borders, near the Lymington River, and is about two miles north of Lymington...
Churchyard.