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The Fighting Battyes

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'''George Wynyard Battye (1806-1888)''', Bengal Civil Service, was the father of ten remarkable brothers all of whom served in the army in British India.
'''Major-General George Money Battye (1829-1912)'''served in the [[2nd Burma War]] where he was present at the [[Capture of Pegu June 1852]] and was commander at [[Murree]] during the [[Indian Mutiny]].
'''Lieutenant Quentin Henry Battye (1832-1857)''' was second in command of the [[Corps of Guides, Punjab Frontier Force|Corps of Guides]] in their march from [[Mardan]] to [[Delhi]]. He was killed on the day of their arrival.
'''Major-General Henry Doveton Battye (1833-1915)'''served in the[[Indian Mutiny]] in the [[Rohilcund Campaign]] andthe [[Oude Campaign]].
'''Major Wynyard Battye (1835-1882)''' commissioned in the [[65th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|65th Bengal Native Infantry]] served at the [[Second Lucknow Relief]] and in the [[2nd China War]].
[http://thepeerage.com/p17690.htm Legh Richmond Battye] http://thepeerage.com <br />
[http://glosters.tripod.com/NWF97.htm Frederick Drummond Battye] Officers died <br />
 
== Historical books on-line ==
[http://archive.org/stream/visitationenglan05howa#page/4/mode/2up battye family tree] archive.org<br />
[http://www.archive.org/stream/frontieroverseas01indi#page/536/mode/2up Lt-Col Frederick Battye's death] archive.org

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