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'''General Sir Henry Dermot Daly KCB CIE GCO (1821-1895)''' was an army officer in the [[East India Company]]. He joined the [[1st Bombay (European) Fusiliers|1st Bombay European Regiment]] in 1840 and served in the [[2nd Sikh War]]. He raised the [[21st (Prince Albert Victor's Own) Cavalry (Frontier Force)|1st Punjab Cavalry]] in 1849 and fought on the North West Frontier under Sir [[Colin Campbell]]. He commanded the [[Corps of Guides, Punjab Irregular Force|Guides Cavalry]] and was present at the [[Delhi Campaign|Siege of Delhi]] and the [[Recapture of Lucknow]]. He comanded the brigade of three regiments of [[Hodson's Horse]] in the [[Oude Campaign]]. He commanded the [[38th Central India Horse|Central India Horse]] and was a political officer in Central India. He retired to his native Isle of Wight. | '''General Sir Henry Dermot Daly KCB CIE GCO (1821-1895)''' was an army officer in the [[East India Company]]. He joined the [[1st Bombay (European) Fusiliers|1st Bombay European Regiment]] in 1840 and served in the [[2nd Sikh War]]. He raised the [[21st (Prince Albert Victor's Own) Cavalry (Frontier Force)|1st Punjab Cavalry]] (Daly's Horse) in 1849 and fought on the North West Frontier under Sir [[Colin Campbell]]. He commanded the [[Corps of Guides, Punjab Irregular Force|Guides Cavalry]] and was present at the [[Delhi Campaign|Siege of Delhi]] and the [[Recapture of Lucknow]]. He comanded the brigade of three regiments of [[Hodson's Horse]] in the [[Oude Campaign]]. He commanded the [[38th Central India Horse|Central India Horse]] and was a political officer in Central India. He founded [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daly_College Daly College], Indore. He retired to his native Isle of Wight. | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/108/mode/1up Henry Daly] ''Dictionary of Indian Biography'' (1906)<br /> | [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/108/mode/1up Henry Daly] ''Dictionary of Indian Biography'' (1906)<br /> | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daly_College#Biography General Sir Henry Dermot Daly] Wikipedia<br /> | |||
==== Historical books on-line ==== | ==== Historical books on-line ==== | ||
Latest revision as of 17:12, 21 November 2011
General Sir Henry Dermot Daly KCB CIE GCO (1821-1895) was an army officer in the East India Company. He joined the 1st Bombay European Regiment in 1840 and served in the 2nd Sikh War. He raised the 1st Punjab Cavalry (Daly's Horse) in 1849 and fought on the North West Frontier under Sir Colin Campbell. He commanded the Guides Cavalry and was present at the Siege of Delhi and the Recapture of Lucknow. He comanded the brigade of three regiments of Hodson's Horse in the Oude Campaign. He commanded the Central India Horse and was a political officer in Central India. He founded Daly College, Indore. He retired to his native Isle of Wight.
External links
Henry Daly Dictionary of Indian Biography (1906)
General Sir Henry Dermot Daly Wikipedia
Historical books on-line
Memoirs of General Sir Henry Dermot Daly by Major H. Daly 1905 archive.org