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'''Major General Sir Hugh Massy Wheeler KCB (1789–1857)''' was a British soldier who | '''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 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. | |||
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Revision as of 16:30, 1 May 2011
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 was made a lieutenant in the Grenadier Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry then transferred to the 12th Bombay Native Infantry. He spent 14 years in the Khandesh where he gained the confidence of the Bhil tribespeople and raised a Bhil Light Infantry Corps. He served as political agent in Gujarat then under Sir John Keane in the 1st Afghan War. He accompanied General Willshire to the 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 and the Recapture of Lucknow. He retired to England in 1860.
External links
Hugh Wheeler Dictionary of Indian Biography (1906)
Hugh Wheeler Wikipedia