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'''Field Marshal Hugh Henry Rose, 1st Baron Strathnairn GCB GCSI (1801-1885)''' was a British soldier who came to India in | '''Field Marshal Hugh Henry Rose, 1st Baron Strathnairn GCB GCSI (1801-1885)''' was a British soldier who came to India in 1857 to command the Poona Division of the [[Bombay Army]]. He then took command of the newly created Central Indian Field Force and led the [[Central India Campaign]]. He won a series of notable victories including [[Battle of Jhansi|the storming of Jhansi]] and [[Battle of Gwalior 1858|the capture of Gwalior]]. He was appointed commander-in-chief of the Bombay army and subsequently [[Commander-in-Chief in India]]. He returned to Britain in 1865. | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Rose,_1st_Baron_Strathnairn Hugh Rose] Wikipedia<br /> | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Rose,_1st_Baron_Strathnairn#India Hugh Rose] Wikipedia<br /> | ||
[http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Sir+Hugh+Rose&hl=en&client=safari&rls=en&prmd=ivnso&tbs=tl:1&tbo=u&ei=l_eyTeq-Moq08QOnp4WWDA&sa=X&oi=timeline_result&ct=title&resnum=17&ved=0CG4Q5wIwEA Hugh Rose timeline] www.google.co.uk | [http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Sir+Hugh+Rose&hl=en&client=safari&rls=en&prmd=ivnso&tbs=tl:1&tbo=u&ei=l_eyTeq-Moq08QOnp4WWDA&sa=X&oi=timeline_result&ct=title&resnum=17&ved=0CG4Q5wIwEA Hugh Rose timeline] www.google.co.uk | ||
==== Historical books on-line ==== | |||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=-TsQAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Sir+Hugh+Rose&hl=en&ei=s_iyTY20EMmq8APLrrCVDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false ''Recollections of the campaign in Malwa and Central India under Major General Sir Hugh Rose GCB'' by Asst Surgeon John Henry Sylvester FGS 1860] Google Books | |||
[[Category:British Military commanders|Rose, Hugh]] | [[Category:British Military commanders|Rose, Hugh]] | ||
[[Category:People|Rose, Hugh]] | [[Category:People|Rose, Hugh]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:20, 23 April 2011
Field Marshal Hugh Henry Rose, 1st Baron Strathnairn GCB GCSI (1801-1885) was a British soldier who came to India in 1857 to command the Poona Division of the Bombay Army. He then took command of the newly created Central Indian Field Force and led the Central India Campaign. He won a series of notable victories including the storming of Jhansi and the capture of Gwalior. He was appointed commander-in-chief of the Bombay army and subsequently Commander-in-Chief in India. He returned to Britain in 1865.
External links
Hugh Rose Wikipedia
Hugh Rose timeline www.google.co.uk