Henry Bayly (British Army officer)

Sir Henry Bayly
Died	1846
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	Lieutenant General
Battles/wars	Napoleonic Wars
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Guelphic Order

Lieutenant General Sir Henry Bayly GCH (died 20 April 1846) was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey. He was the second son of Nicholas Bayly.

Military career

Bayly was promoted from the half-pay of the 85th Regiment to an ensigncy in the Coldstream Guards on 30 October 1790.^[1] He was wounded at the Battle of Lincelles on 17 August 1793,^[2] and was promoted to Lieutenant in the Guards on 31 August 1793^[3] and purchased a Captaincy in the regiment on 10 September 1799.^[4] During this period, he fought with the Guards during the invasion of Holland.^[2]

Bayly was appointed ADC to the Prince Regent on 9 February 1811,^[5] and was breveted major general on 1 January 1812. ^[6] He was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey in 1816.^[7] He retired from that post in 1821 and was promoted to Lieutenant General in 1825.^[8] He was then appointed GCH in 1834^[9] and died in 1846.^[10]

References

1. The London Gazette: no. 13249. p. 646. 26 October 1790. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
2. Daniel Mackinnon. Origin and service of the Coldstream Guards. pp. 43, 73. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
3. The London Gazette: no. 13564. p. 739. 27 August 1793. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
4. The London Gazette: no. 15179. p. 906. 7 September 1799. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
5. The London Gazette: no. 16451. p. 230. 5 February 1811. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
6. The London Gazette: no. 16556. p. 2498. 28 December 1811. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
7. The London Gazette: no. 17127. p. 687. 13 April 1816. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
8. The London Gazette: no. 18141. p. 925. 28 May 1825. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
9. The London Gazette: no. 19121. p. 122. 21 January 1834. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
10. The London Gazette: no. 20599. p. 1529. 28 April 1846. Retrieved 29 May 2011.