William Lloyd (mountaineer)
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Sir William Lloyd was a Welsh
military commander, and was one of the first Europeans to ascend a Himalayan peak.
He was born in Wrexham
, the son of a banker, and went to school in Ruthin
. In 1798, he joined the army of the East India Company, and became a major in the Bengal Infantry, captaining the Residency Guard at Nagpur
for 14 years. In 1822 he began a journey through the Himalayas
that took him as far as Buan Ghati on the Tibet
an border. On 13 June he climbed the peak of Boorendo alone. In 1840, he published his journal as The Narrative of a Journey from Cawnpoor to the Boorendo Pass. He was knighted in 1838, and retired to his estate of Bryn Estyn at Wrexham, where he became captain of the Denbighshire Hussars Yeomanry.
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
military commander, and was one of the first Europeans to ascend a Himalayan peak.
He was born in Wrexham
Wrexham
Wrexham is a town in Wales. It is the administrative centre of the wider Wrexham County Borough, and the largest town in North Wales, located in the east of the region. It is situated between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley close to the border with Cheshire, England...
, the son of a banker, and went to school in Ruthin
Ruthin
Ruthin is a community and the county town of Denbighshire in north Wales. Located around a hill in the southern part of the Vale of Clwyd - the older part of the town, the castle and Saint Peter's Square are located on top of the hill, while many newer parts of the town are on the floodplain of...
. In 1798, he joined the army of the East India Company, and became a major in the Bengal Infantry, captaining the Residency Guard at Nagpur
Nagpur
Nāgpur is a city and winter capital of the state of Maharashtra, the largest city in central India and third largest city in Maharashtra after Mumbai and Pune...
for 14 years. In 1822 he began a journey through the Himalayas
Himalayas
The Himalaya Range or Himalaya Mountains Sanskrit: Devanagari: हिमालय, literally "abode of snow"), usually called the Himalayas or Himalaya for short, is a mountain range in Asia, separating the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau...
that took him as far as Buan Ghati on the Tibet
Tibet
Tibet is a plateau region in Asia, north-east of the Himalayas. It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people as well as some other ethnic groups such as Monpas, Qiang, and Lhobas, and is now also inhabited by considerable numbers of Han and Hui people...
an border. On 13 June he climbed the peak of Boorendo alone. In 1840, he published his journal as The Narrative of a Journey from Cawnpoor to the Boorendo Pass. He was knighted in 1838, and retired to his estate of Bryn Estyn at Wrexham, where he became captain of the Denbighshire Hussars Yeomanry.