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Major General Sir Hugh Massy Wheeler KCB (1789–1857) was a British soldier who was commissioned in 1803 as an ensign in the 24th Bengal Infantry and served under Lord Lake in the 2nd Maratha War. He was made lieutenant-colonel and given command of the 48th Bengal Infantry which he led in the 1st Afghan War. He commanded an infantry brigade during the 1st Sikh War and was severely wounded at the Battle of Moodkee. He was again a successful commander in the 2nd Sikh War and was made a KCB. As commander of the Cawnpore Division at the outbreak of the Indian Mutiny he organised the defence during the Siege of Cawnpore. After nearly three weeks Wheeler was compelled to surrender and he was killed at the Massacre at Satichaura Ghat.

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Hugh Wheeler Dictionary of Indian Biography (1906)
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-'''Major General Sir Hugh Massy Wheeler KCB (1789–1857)''' was a British soldier who went to India in 1819 as an ensign in the [[107th Pioneers|4th Bombay Native Infantry]]. He was made a lieutenant in the [[102nd Prince of Wales's Own Grenadiers|Grenadier Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry]] then transferred to the [[112th Infantry|12th Bombay Native Infantry]]. He spent 14 years in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khandesh Khandesh] where he gained the confidence of the Bhil tribespeople and raised a [[Kandeesh Bhil Corps|Bhil Light Infantry Corps]]. He served as political agent in Gujarat then under [[John Keane|Sir John Keane]] in the [[1st Afghan War]]. He accompanied General Willshire to the [[Capture of Kalat 1839|Capture of Kelat]] and was political agent in Lower Sind and later also Upper Sind. He bitterly opposed Sir Charles Napier's policies which led to the [[Sind Campaign]] and the annexation of the territory of the amirs. In 1847 he was made British resident at [[Baroda]] but his campaign against corruption led to his dismissal from the post. In 1857 he was given a command in the [[Persian War]] and his success gained him a GCB. At the outbreak of the [[Indian Mutiny]] he commanded two divisions of the [[Bengal Army]] and succeeded [[Henry Lawrence]] as Chief Commissioner of [[Oudh]]. He was instrumental in the [[Recapture of Cawnpore July 1857|Recapture of Cawnpore]] and the [[Recapture of Lucknow]]. He retired to England in 1860.
+'''Major General Sir Hugh Massy Wheeler KCB (1789–1857)''' was a British soldier who was commissioned in 1803 as an ensign in the [[48th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|24th Bengal Infantry]] and served under [[Gerard Lake|Lord Lake]] in the [[2nd Maratha War]]. He was made lieutenant-colonel and given command of the [[48th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|48th Bengal Infantry]] which he led in the [[1st Afghan War]]. He commanded an infantry brigade during the [[1st Sikh War]] and was severely wounded at the [[Battle of Moodkee]]. He was again a successful commander in the [[2nd Sikh War]] and was made a KCB. As commander of the Cawnpore Division at the outbreak of the [[Indian Mutiny]] he organised the defence during the [[Siege of Cawnpore June 1857|Siege of Cawnpore]]. After nearly three weeks Wheeler was compelled to surrender and he was killed at the [[Cawnpore (Satichaura Ghat)|Massacre at Satichaura Ghat]].
 == External links ==
 [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/448/mode/1up Hugh Wheeler] ''Dictionary of Indian Biography'' (1906)<br />
 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Wheeler_(East_India_Company_officer) Hugh Wheeler] Wikipedia<br />
-==== Historical books on-line ====
 [[Category:British Military commanders|Wheeler,Hugh]]
 [[Category:People|Wheeler,Hugh]]

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