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'''Major General Sir Henry Tombs VC KCB (1825–1874)''' was a soldier of the [[East India Company]] who was born in Calcuttaand joined the Bengal Artillery in 1841. He served in the Gwalior Campaign 1843, the [[1st Sikh War|Sutlej Campaign]] 1845-46 and the [[2nd Sikh War|Punjab Campaign]]. He commanded a troop of horse artillery during the [[Indian Mutiny]] and won the VC at the [[Siege of Delhi]]
'''Major General Sir Henry Tombs VC KCB (1825–1874)''' was a soldier of the [[East India Company]] who was born in Calcutta and joined the Bengal Artillery in 1841. He was renowned for his bravery and leadership. He served in the Gwalior Campaign 1843, the [[1st Sikh War|Sutlej Campaign]] 1845-46 and the [[2nd Sikh War|Punjab Campaign]]. He commanded a troop of horse artillery during the [[Indian Mutiny]] and won the VC at the [[Siege of Delhi 1857 - Idgah Battery|Siege of Delhi]]. He commanded the Bhutan Field Force in the [[Duar War]] 1865. Ill health forced his retiremant to England in 1874 where he died at the early age of 49.


== External links ==
== External links ==
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/325/mode/1up Sir James Outram] ''Dictionary of Indian Biography'' (1906)<br />
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/426/mode/1up Henry Tombs] ''Dictionary of Indian Biography'' (1906)<br />
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_James_Outram,_1st_Baronet Sir James Outram, 1st Baronet] Wikipedia<br />
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Tombs Henry Tombs] Wikipedia<br />
[http://www.britishmedals.us/people/tombs.html Maj-Gen Sir Henry Tombs] www.britishmedals.us<br />
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=7JjBbZwtikwC&pg=PA53&dq=Indian+Mutiny+1857+Tombs&hl=en&ei=-ZItTNWSGteUsQbD84i2Ag&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CFgQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q&f=false Major Henry Tombs] Symbol of Courage: The Men behind the Medal by Max Arthur 2005<br />
[http://www.victoriacross.org.uk/coiwight.htm Tombs grave in Carisbrooke Cemetery] www.victoriacross.org.uk


==== Historical books on-line ====
[[Category:British Military commanders|Tombs, Henry]]
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=zIBDAAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=James+Outram&hl=en&ei=LHW9TbrTF8u38QOpq6XBBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDYQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false ''Lieut-General Sir James Outram's Persian Campaign in 1857''] Google Books<br>
[[Category:Victoria Cross recipients|Tombs, Henry]]
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=F9q1AAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Lieut.-general+sir+James+Outram's+campaign+in+India,+1857-1858,&hl=en&ei=k3W9TaSzBcnNswa9u8j8BQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDUQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false ''Lieut.-General Sir James Outram's campaign in India, 1857-1858''] Google Books<br>
[[Category:People|Tombs, Henry]]
 
[[Category:British Military commanders|Outram, James]]
[[Category:People|Outram, James]]

Latest revision as of 16:13, 18 October 2011

Major General Sir Henry Tombs VC KCB (1825–1874) was a soldier of the East India Company who was born in Calcutta and joined the Bengal Artillery in 1841. He was renowned for his bravery and leadership. He served in the Gwalior Campaign 1843, the Sutlej Campaign 1845-46 and the Punjab Campaign. He commanded a troop of horse artillery during the Indian Mutiny and won the VC at the Siege of Delhi. He commanded the Bhutan Field Force in the Duar War 1865. Ill health forced his retiremant to England in 1874 where he died at the early age of 49.

External links

Henry Tombs Dictionary of Indian Biography (1906)
Henry Tombs Wikipedia
Maj-Gen Sir Henry Tombs www.britishmedals.us
Major Henry Tombs Symbol of Courage: The Men behind the Medal by Max Arthur 2005
Tombs grave in Carisbrooke Cemetery www.victoriacross.org.uk