Henry Errington Longden

Sir Henry Errington Longden
Born	January 1819
Died	29 January 1890 Bournemouth, Dorset
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1836–1880
Rank	General
Battles/wars	First Anglo-Sikh War Second Anglo-Sikh War Indian Rebellion
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire

General Sir Henry Errington Longden KCB, CIE (January 1819 – 29 January 1890) was a British Army officer who served as Adjutant-General in India.

Military career

Educated at Eton College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Longden was commissioned into the 10th Regiment of Foot on 16 September 1836.^[1] He fought at the Battle of Sobraon in February 1846 during the First Anglo-Sikh War as well as the Siege of Multan in Autumn 1848 and the Battle of Gujrat in February 1849 during the Second Anglo-Sikh War.^[1] He also took part in the Siege of Lucknow in Autumn 1857 and the subsequent relief of Azamgarh during the Indian Rebellion.^[1] He became Adjutant-General in India in January 1866 before retiring in 1880.^[2]

References

1. "Longden, Sir Henry Errington". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
2. "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 26 November 2015.