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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 1837 1857 to command the Mysore Poona Division of the [[Madras Bombay Army]]. He was commander-in-chief then took command of the British forces in newly created Central Indian Field Force and led the [[1st China War]] after which he became [[Commander-in-Chief in Central IndiaCampaign]]. He commanded the won a series of notable victories including [[Gwalior CampaignBattle of Jhansi|the storming of Jhansi]] and won costly victories in the [[1st Sikh WarBattle of Gwalior 1858|the capture of Gwalior]] . He was appointed commander-in-chief of the Bombay army and the subsequently [[2nd Sikh WarCommander-in-Chief in India]]. He returned to Britain in 1865.
== External links ==
[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
==== 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
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