Edward Stedman

Sir Edward Stedman
Born	1842
Died	1925
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Indian Army
Years of service	1860 - 1907
Rank	General
Battles/wars	Chitral Expedition
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire

General Sir Edward Stedman GCB KCIE (1842–1925) was a senior British Indian Army officer who went on to be Military Secretary to the India Office.

Military career

Stedman was commissioned into the Bengal Staff Corps in 1860.^[1] By 1887 he was appointed Commanding Officer of the 3 Gorkha Rifles and was strongly commended for his leadership in Upper Burma by Major-General Sir George Stuart White, Commanding the Upper Burma Field Force.^[2] Later that year Stedman was made Inspector-General of Police in Upper Burma.^[3]

He joined the Chitral Expedition in 1895 as Second-in-command and General of Communications.^[4]

He was appointed Military Secretary to the India Office in 1899.^[5]

He was also Colonel of the 23rd Sikh Pioneers.^[6]

References

1. The London Gazette: no. 23431. p. 5386. 13 October 1868. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
2. The London Gazette: no. 25735. p. 4760. 2 September 1887. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
3. The London Gazette: no. 25761. p. 6373. 25 November 1887. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
4. The London Gazette: no. 26680. p. 6176. 15 November 1895. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
5. The military in British India: the development of British Land Forces in South Asia, 1600-1947 By T. A. Heathcote, Page265 Manchester University Press, 1995, ISBN 978-0-7190-3570-8
6. The London Gazette: no. 27676. p. 3090. 13 May 1904. Retrieved 10 May 2010.