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Henry Daly

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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]] (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.
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