George Warren (British Army officer)
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George Warren was a British General who was a major figure in the Afghan and Indian wars of the early 19th century.
George Warren was born in Devon
about 1801. He joined the Royal Munster Fusiliers
(101st Foot) and was posted to HM Indian Forces. On 18 January 1826, as a Lieutenant, he took part in the Storming of the Jungeena Gate at Bhurtpore. On 16 March 1839, as a Brigadier, he described the soldiers' appearance during the passage of the Bolan Pass
as: "an army retreating under every disaster; public stores and private property lying about scattered and abandoned in every direction". On 17 September of the same year, he was awarded the Order of the Dooranee Empire, 3rd class
. He progressed quickly to the rank of General and remained in India until the early 1860s. He retired to the United Kingdom, firstly to Sudley Lodge, South Bersted
, Sussex
, and then to Portsea
, Hampshire
, where he died in 1884, aged 83.
His medals from the 1839 campaign are in the Watson Medal Collection (Afghan War), Fitzwilliam Museum
, Cambridge
.
) with issue:
George Warren was born in Devon
Devon
Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...
about 1801. He joined the Royal Munster Fusiliers
Royal Munster Fusiliers
The Royal Munster Fusiliers was a regular infantry regiment of the British Army. One of eight Irish regiments raised largely in Ireland, it had its home depot in Tralee. It was originally formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of two regiments of the former East India Company. It served in India and...
(101st Foot) and was posted to HM Indian Forces. On 18 January 1826, as a Lieutenant, he took part in the Storming of the Jungeena Gate at Bhurtpore. On 16 March 1839, as a Brigadier, he described the soldiers' appearance during the passage of the Bolan Pass
Bolan Pass
The Bolan Pass is a mountain pass through the Toba Kakar Range of Balochistan province in western Pakistan, 120 kilometres from the Afghanistan border....
as: "an army retreating under every disaster; public stores and private property lying about scattered and abandoned in every direction". On 17 September of the same year, he was awarded the Order of the Dooranee Empire, 3rd class
Order of the Dooranee Empire
The Order of the Dooranee Empire was awarded to British field officers and above during the First Afghan War by Shah Shoojah-ool-Moolk of Afghanistan in gratitude for his restoration to the throne....
. He progressed quickly to the rank of General and remained in India until the early 1860s. He retired to the United Kingdom, firstly to Sudley Lodge, South Bersted
South Bersted
South Bersted is a village in the Arun district of West Sussex, England. It forms part of the built up area of Bognor Regis and lies on the A259 and A29 roads one mile north of the town centre....
, Sussex
Sussex
Sussex , from the Old English Sūþsēaxe , is an historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. It is bounded on the north by Surrey, east by Kent, south by the English Channel, and west by Hampshire, and is divided for local government into West...
, and then to Portsea
Portsea
Portsea is an area of the English city of Portsmouth, located on Portsea Island, within the ceremonial county of Hampshire.The area was originally known as the Common and lay between the town of Portsmouth and the nearby Dockyard. The Common started to be developed at the end of the seventeenth...
, Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
, where he died in 1884, aged 83.
His medals from the 1839 campaign are in the Watson Medal Collection (Afghan War), Fitzwilliam Museum
Fitzwilliam Museum
The Fitzwilliam Museum is the art and antiquities museum of the University of Cambridge, located on Trumpington Street opposite Fitzwilliam Street in central Cambridge, England. It receives around 300,000 visitors annually. Admission is free....
, Cambridge
Cambridge
The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the...
.
Family
He married Isabella Barry (1818 Dublin - 1900 PortseaPortsea
Portsea is an area of the English city of Portsmouth, located on Portsea Island, within the ceremonial county of Hampshire.The area was originally known as the Common and lay between the town of Portsmouth and the nearby Dockyard. The Common started to be developed at the end of the seventeenth...
) with issue:
- William Henry Oakes Warren (born 19 January 1843 Calcutta)
- Isabella Palmer Warren (28 June 1846 Calcutta - 1880 Portsea)
- Emily Grace Warren (29 July 1848 Calcutta - 1915 Slinfold, Sussex), who married Roger Granville Pulteney Eliot (a grandson of Francis Perceval EliotFrancis Perceval EliotFrancis Perceval Eliot was an English soldier, auditor and man of letters.Eliot was the son of General Granville Elliott and his second wife, Elizabeth Duckett...
) in 1871 - Frederick Warren (born 1850 Calcutta)
- Edward Harrington Warren (born 16 August 1852 Barrackpore, India - 1893 Portsea), who married Eliza Pearson in 1876
- Florence Temple Warren (born 1860 Brompton, London) who married Arthur Nathaniel Davis in 1883
- Harriette Annie Sloper (Annie) Warren (born 1863 Belgium) who married Harry Bingham Thomas on 8 January 1885 at St John's Church, Darlinghurst, NSW, AustraliaDarlinghurst, New South WalesDarlinghurst is an inner-city, eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Darlinghurst is located immediately east of the Sydney central business district and Hyde Park, within the local government area of the City of Sydney...