Philip Melmoth Nelson Guy
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Lieutenant General Sir Philip Melmoth Nelson Guy KCB
(1804–1878) was Commander of British Troops in China and Hong Kong
and Lieutenant Governor of Jersey
.
in India
in 1857.
He was appointed Commander of British Troops in China and Hong Kong
in 1864 and Lieutenant Governor of Jersey
in 1868, a post he relinquished in 1873.
Order of the Bath
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(1804–1878) was Commander of British Troops in China and Hong Kong
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:...
and Lieutenant Governor of Jersey
Lieutenant Governor of Jersey
The Lieutenant Governor of Jersey is the representative of the British monarch in the Bailiwick of Jersey, a Crown dependency of the British Crown....
.
Military career
Guy was commissioned into the 5th Regiment of Foot in 1824. He went on to command the British Troops at DanapurDanapur
Danapur , sometimes known as Dinapur or Dinapore is a satellite town of Patna in Bihar state of India. It is located on the bank of the River Sone which merges with River Ganges at Digha a few kilometers from Danapur...
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 1857.
He was appointed Commander of British Troops in China and Hong Kong
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 1864 and Lieutenant Governor of Jersey
Lieutenant Governor of Jersey
The Lieutenant Governor of Jersey is the representative of the British monarch in the Bailiwick of Jersey, a Crown dependency of the British Crown....
in 1868, a post he relinquished in 1873.