Francis Colborne
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Sir Francis Colborne KCB
(23 April 1817 – 26 November 1895) was Commander of British Troops in China, Hong Kong and the Straits Settlements
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and educated at Elizabeth College, Guernsey
, Colborne was commissioned into the 15th Regiment of Foot in 1836. He served in the Crimean War
in 1855.
He was appointed Commander of British Troops in China, Hong Kong and the Straits Settlements
in 1874. He commanded the Perak Expedition
in 1875 and quickly put down the insurrection taking place in North West Malaysia. He retired in 1883.
General (United Kingdom)
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Sir Francis Colborne KCB
Order of the Bath
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(23 April 1817 – 26 November 1895) was Commander of British Troops in China, Hong Kong and the Straits Settlements
Commander British Forces in Hong Kong
The Commander British Forces in Hong Kong was a senior British Army officer who acted as Military Advisor to the Governor of Hong Kong.-Structure:...
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Military career
Born the second son of Lord SeatonJohn Colborne, 1st Baron Seaton
Field Marshal John Colborne, 1st Baron Seaton, GCB, GCMG, GCH, PC was a British field marshal and colonial governor.-Early service:...
and educated at Elizabeth College, Guernsey
Elizabeth College, Guernsey
Elizabeth College is an independent school in the town of St Peter Port, Guernsey, founded in 1563 under the orders of Queen Elizabeth I.- History :...
, Colborne was commissioned into the 15th Regiment of Foot in 1836. He served in the Crimean War
Crimean War
The Crimean War was a conflict fought between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the French Empire, the British Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and the Kingdom of Sardinia. The war was part of a long-running contest between the major European powers for influence over territories of the declining...
in 1855.
He was appointed Commander of British Troops in China, Hong Kong and the Straits Settlements
Commander British Forces in Hong Kong
The Commander British Forces in Hong Kong was a senior British Army officer who acted as Military Advisor to the Governor of Hong Kong.-Structure:...
in 1874. He commanded the Perak Expedition
Perak War
The Perak War took place between British and local forces in Perak, a state in northwestern Malaysia. The sultan of Upper Perak and other local chiefs attempted to end foreign influence in the region and remove the British administrator James W.W. Birch...
in 1875 and quickly put down the insurrection taking place in North West Malaysia. He retired in 1883.