Harry Jones (British Army officer)
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Sir Harry David Jones GCB
DCL
(14 March 1791 – 2 August 1866) was a British Army
officer who became Governor of the Royal Military College Sandurst.
in 1808. In 1809 he was involved in the attack on the fortress at Flushing. He then took part in the defence of Cadiz
in 1809, the Siege of Badajoz in 1812, the Battle of Vitoria
in 1813 and the Battle of Nivelle
in 1813.
In 1815 he joined the Duke of Wellington
at the capture of Paris
. He was appointed Commissioner of Municipal Boundries in England in 1835, Chairman of the Board of Public Works in Ireland
in 1845 and Director of the Royal Engineer Establishment for Field Instruction at Chatham
in 1851.
He served in the Crimean War
commanding the British forces at the Battle of Bomarsund and then commanding the Royal Engineer forces at the Siege of Sevastopol. In 1856 he became Governor of the Royal Military College Sandurst; he died in office.
He is buried in the cemetery at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
.
General
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Sir Harry David Jones GCB
Order of the Bath
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DCL
Doctor of Civil Law
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(14 March 1791 – 2 August 1866) was a British Army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
officer who became Governor of the Royal Military College Sandurst.
Military career
Educated at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, Jones was commissioned into the Royal EngineersRoyal Engineers
The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers , and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the corps of the British Army....
in 1808. In 1809 he was involved in the attack on the fortress at Flushing. He then took part in the defence of Cadiz
Cádiz
Cadiz is a city and port in southwestern Spain. It is the capital of the homonymous province, one of eight which make up the autonomous community of Andalusia....
in 1809, the Siege of Badajoz in 1812, the Battle of Vitoria
Battle of Vitoria
At the Battle of Vitoria an allied British, Portuguese, and Spanish army under General the Marquess of Wellington broke the French army under Joseph Bonaparte and Marshal Jean-Baptiste Jourdan near Vitoria in Spain, leading to eventual victory in the Peninsular War.-Background:In July 1812, after...
in 1813 and the Battle of Nivelle
Battle of Nivelle
The Battle of Nivelle took place in front of the River Nivelle near the end of the Peninsular War . After the Allied siege of San Sebastian, Wellington's 80,000 British, Portuguese and Spanish troops were in hot pursuit of Marshal Soult who only had 60,000 men to place in a 20-mile perimeter...
in 1813.
In 1815 he joined the Duke of Wellington
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS , was an Irish-born British soldier and statesman, and one of the leading military and political figures of the 19th century...
at the capture of Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. He was appointed Commissioner of Municipal Boundries in England in 1835, Chairman of the Board of Public Works in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
in 1845 and Director of the Royal Engineer Establishment for Field Instruction at Chatham
Chatham
-Places:In England:*Chatham, Kent**Chatham Dockyard, frequently referred to simply as "Chatham"**Chatham Historic Dockyard, a maritime museum that occupies part of the site of Chatham Dockyard...
in 1851.
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...
commanding the British forces at the Battle of Bomarsund and then commanding the Royal Engineer forces at the Siege of Sevastopol. In 1856 he became Governor of the Royal Military College Sandurst; he died in office.
He is buried in the cemetery at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst , commonly known simply as Sandhurst, is a British Army officer initial training centre located in Sandhurst, Berkshire, England...
.