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'''Major-General William Ferguson Beatson KCB CIE GCO (1821-1895)''' was an army officer in the [[East India Company]]. He joined the 2nd Battalion [[25th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|25th Bengal Native Infantry]] in 1820 and served in several different regiments of the Bengal Native Army. On furlough fought in Spain before returning to India in 1837 to raise the Bundelkhand Legion which served under Napier in Sind. In 1847 he was appointed to command the [[Hyderabad Contingent|Nizam's Cavalry]] in [[Hyderabad]]. His success as a leader of irregular cavalry led to his training units in Turkey and fighting in the Crimea. In 1857 he returned to India where he raised two regiments of [[Beatson's Horse]] which operated in the [[Central India Campaign]]. After command in [[Allahabad]] and [[Ambala]] he returned on leave to England where he died suddenly.
== External links ==
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/32/mode/1up William Beatson] ''Dictionary of Indian Biography'' (1906)<br />
[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/47/101047382/ William Beatson] Oxford Dictionary of National Biography<br />
[[Category:British Military commanders|Beatson, William]]
[[Category:People|Beatson, William]]
== External links ==
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/32/mode/1up William Beatson] ''Dictionary of Indian Biography'' (1906)<br />
[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/47/101047382/ William Beatson] Oxford Dictionary of National Biography<br />
[[Category:British Military commanders|Beatson, William]]
[[Category:People|Beatson, William]]
