Edward Westby Donovan

Edward Donovan
Born	6 September 1821
Died	1897 (aged 76)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands held	Commander of British Troops in China, Hong Kong and the Straits Settlements
Battles/wars	Crimean War
Awards	Knight of the Légion d'honneur

Lieutenant General Edward Westby Donovan (6 September 1821 - 1897) was Commander of British Troops in China, Hong Kong and the Straits Settlements.

Military career

Donovan was commissioned into the 33rd Regiment of Foot in 1840.^[1] He fought in the Crimean War and was severely wounded at the Siege of Sevastopol in 1855.^[2] For this he was made a Chevalier (Knight) of the Légion d'honneur.^[3]

In 1878 he was appointed Commander of British Troops in China, Hong Kong and the Straits Settlements, a post he held until 1882.^[4] He retired in 1887.^[5]

He was also Colonel of the East Yorkshire Regiment.^[6]

Family

Edward Westby Donovan belonged to the distinguished Ballymore sept of the O'Donovans of Clan Loughlin,^[7] and was a cousin of the 18th century Juliana Donovan, Countess of Anglesey.

References

1. The London Gazette: no. 19812. p. 57. 10 January 1840. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
2. The London Gazette: no. 21705. p. 1707. 15 April 1855. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
3. Thom, Adam Bissett, The Upper Ten Thousand, for 1877. London: Kelly and Co. p. 167
4. The London Gazette: no. 25068. p. 425. 3 February 1882. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
5. The London Gazette: no. 25688. p. 1916. 1 April 1887. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
6. The London Gazette: no. 26182. p. 3722. 14 July 1891. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
7. Burke, Bernard and Ashworth Peter Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Ireland. London: Harrison & Sons. 9th edition, 1899. p. 119–20