Henry Smith (1803–1887)
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Admiral Sir Henry Smith, KCB
(1803 – 18 January 1887), was a British officer in the Royal Navy
. He served in the capture of Aden
(1839), First Opium War
, and Crimean War
. He was appointed a CB in 1840 and a KCB in 1873.
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
(1803 – 18 January 1887), was a British officer in the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
. He served in the capture of Aden
Aden Expedition
The Aden Expedition was a naval operation carried out by the British Royal Navy in January of 1839. Following Britain's treaty concerning the colonization of territory in the present day Yemen, the Sultanate of Lahej resisted which led to a series of skirmishes between the two sides...
(1839), First Opium War
First Opium War
The First Anglo-Chinese War , known popularly as the First Opium War or simply the Opium War, was fought between the United Kingdom and the Qing Dynasty of China over their conflicting viewpoints on diplomatic relations, trade, and the administration of justice...
, and 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...
. He was appointed a CB in 1840 and a KCB in 1873.