Infobox military unit unit name Army of the James image caption dates country United States United States of America branch United States Army type role size command structure current commander garrison ... Civil War notable commanders anniversaries The Army of the James was a Union Army Union Army that was composed of units from the Department of Virginia and North Carolina and served along the James River Virginia James River during the final operations of the American Civil War in Virginia . History ... formed the XVIII Corps Union Army XVIII Corps . In April 1864 the X Corps Union Army X Corps was transferred from the Department of the South and the two corps formed the Army of the James. Major general ... Richmond . At the Battle of Cold Harbor the XVIII Corps was sent to act under the Army of the Potomac . The XVIII Corps also participated in the Siege of Petersburg . During the siege the Army of the James .... Edward Ord was placed in command of the Army of the James. Under Ord s leadership the Army of the James ... route. The Army of the James was then present at the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia ... from the Army of the James Siege of Petersburg Butler Siege of Richmond Butler Battle of Chaffin ... was involved from the Army of the James Appomattox Campaign Ord References Eicher, John H., and David ... of the James External links http encyclopediavirginia.org Army of the JamesArmy of the James in Encyclopedia Virginia Union Army Formations Category Union armies James, Army of the Category Virginia in the American Civil War Category Military units and formations established in 1864 da Army of the James de Army of the James fr Army of the James it Armata del James ... as commander of the army was in September 1864 at the Battle of Chaffin s Farm , in which the army ..., including Fort Harrison. In December the army was reorganized and the XVIII and X Corps were for the time discontinued. All the African American black troops in the army were formed into the XXV ... more details
History, p. 19 The Mormon Battalion, U.S. Army of the West, p. 11 Persondata NAME Allen, James ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Army officer DATE OF BIRTH February 15, 1806 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH August 23, 1846 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Allen, James Category 1806 births Category ...other persons James Allen For the U.S. Civil War hero, see James Allen Medal of Honor James Allen February 15, 1806 August 23, 1846 was a U.S. Army officer who organized the Mormon Battalion and was commander of Fort Des Moines 1843 1846 , the fort from which the Des Moines, Iowa City of Des Moines grew. He was also in charge of improvements to the harbor of Chicago as well as producing maps of the U.S. frontier. ref The Expedition Through Iowa Territory in 1844 by Captain James Allen and His Company of Dragoons, http www.jlindquist.com allen.html ref Allen was born in Ohio . He graduated from U. S. Military Academy West Point in 1829. In 1832, he accompanied Henry Schoolcraft on an expedition to the headwaters of the Mississippi River , which led to Allen producing the first accurate map showing the lakes and streams of the headwaters. In 1833 he was assigned to the First Regiment of Dragoons, where he served as an engineer in the exploration of the Indian country of the Southwest. Allen oversaw improvements to the harbor of Chicago in 1834. In 1842 he was transferred to Iowa , taking charge of the Sac and Fox Agency Fort Sanford and then Fort Des Moines No. 2. After Fort Des Moines No. 2 was abandoned in 1846, it became the core of what is now the modern Des Moines, Iowa City of Des Moines . He was sent to Mt. Pisgah, Iowa, to a camp of homeless Latter day Saints who had been driven from their homes by anti Mormon mobs, to recruit a battalion of 500 men to fight in the Mexican American War . Initially the Mormon s were suspicious of him, but after he met with Mormon leader Brigham Young , Young fully endorsed the plan. Allen served as the commanding officer of the Battalion ... more details
Use dmy dates date April 2012 Sir James Simpson 1792 &ndash 18 April 1868 was a general of the British Army . He served with the 1st Regiment of Foot Guards during the Peninsular War and the Waterloo Campaign , and then commanded the 29th Regiment of Foot in Mauritius and Bengal. In February 1855 he was sent out to the Crimea to act as chief of staff to the army commander Fitzroy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan Lord Raglan . Raglan died on 28 June, and Simpson reluctantly took command of the army. He resigned on 10 November, and was succeeded by William John Codrington Sir William Codrington . References http en.wikisource.org wiki Simpson, James 1792 1868 DNB00 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Simpson, James ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1792 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 18 April 1868 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Simpson, James Category 1792 births Category 1868 deaths Category British Army personnel of the Crimean War UK army bio stub ... more details
Use dmy dates date April 2012 Major James Henry Luxmoore Patrick MVO , was Equerry to Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom The Queen 1992 1995. He obtained a BSC Hons at university, and joined the Irish Guards . Patrick was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Territorial Army United Kingdom Territorial Army in 1986. ref LondonGazette issue 50677 startpage 12952 date 6 October 1986 ref He was promoted to Captain British Army and Royal Marines Captain 13 April 1991. He was acting Major when Equerry to the Queen, ref LondonGazette issue 53224 startpage 3107 date 19 February 1993 ref and from 15 March 1996. He was made MVO in 1995. ref LondonGazette issue 54141 startpage 11771 date 29 August 1995 ref He retired in 1998. ref LondonGazette issue 55057 startpage 2462 date 2 March 1998 ref References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Patrick, James ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Patrick, James Category Equerries Category Irish Guards officers Category Members of the Royal Victorian Order Category Year of birth missing living people Category Living people UK army bio stub ... more details
Use dmy dates date April 2012 Lieutenant General James Durant died 1766 was a United Kingdom British soldier. He served as an officer in the Grenadier Guards 1st Foot Guards , rising to the rank of captain and lieutenant colonel in May 1748, and to major with the rank of colonel in 1753. He was appointed major general in 1759, and rose to the lieutenant colonelcy of the 1st Foot Guards in 1760. In 1761 he was appointed lieutenant general, and in June 1765 made the colonel of the 56th West Essex Regiment of Foot 56th Regiment of Foot . He died the following year. start box s mil succession box title Colonel of the 56th West Essex Regiment of Foot 56th Regiment of Foot before William Keppel British army officer William Keppel after Hunt Walsh years 1765 1766 end box References cite book first Richard last Cannon authorlink title Historical Record of the Fifty Sixth, or the West Essex Regiment of Foot year 1844 location London publisher Parker, Furnivall and Parker http books.google.com books?id 65fOcWvlJ24C Digitised copy Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Durand, James ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION British Army officer DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1766 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Durand, James Category British Army generals Category 1766 deaths Category Grenadier Guards officers Category 56th Regiment of Foot officers UK army bio stub ... more details
James Jim Lovell Military Medal MM 10 February 1899 27 January 2004 was one of the last UK British veterans of the World War I First World War and the last surviving decorated Tommy Atkins Tommy . He served in the Royal Berkshire Regiment . He died just two weeks shy of his 105th birthday. Jim Lovell also appeared in the Last Tommy. See also Veterans of the First World War who died in 2004 External links http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi uk 3245787.stm BBC News Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Lovell, James ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 10 February 1899 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 27 January 2004 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Lovell, James Category 1899 births Category 2004 deaths Category British Army personnel of World War I Category English centenarians Category Recipients of the Military Medal Category Royal Berkshire Regiment soldiers UK army bio stub ... more details
NAME Abercrombie, James ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION British Army general DATE OF BIRTH 1706 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 23 April 1781 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Abercrombie, James Category Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Scottish constituencies Category British Army generals Category British Army personnel of the War of the Austrian Succession Category British military ...Other people2 James Abercromby disambiguation Infobox military person name James Abercrombie image James abercrombie by ramsay ca 1759 60.jpg caption General James Abercrombie, by Allan Ramsay artist Allan Ramsay birth date 1706 death date 23 April 1781 aged 74 or 75 placeofburial label placeofburial birth place death place placeofburial coordinates coord LAT LONG display inline,title nickname allegiance flag Kingdom of Great Britain branch British Army serviceyears rank Major General unit commands North America battles awards relations laterwork General James Abercrombie or Abercromby 1706 &ndash April 23, 1781 was a British Army general and commander in chief of forces in North America during the French and Indian War , best known for the disastrous British losses in the 1758 Battle of Carillon . Early life Abercrombie was born in Glassaugh, Banffshire , Scotland ref name Marquis 1607 1896 cite book title Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607 1896 publisher Marquis Who s Who location Chicago year 1963 ref to a wealthy family, and purchased a major s commission to enter the army ... of parliament , and supported the coercive policy toward the American colonies. See also James ... 9003324 James Abercrombie Encyclopaedia Britannica, James Abercrombie s start s par gb s bef ... of Parliament for Banffshire years 1734 1754 s aft after James Duff, 2nd Earl Fife James Duff s mil ... from Banffshire Category Royal Scots officers de James Abercrombie General es James Abercromby fr James Abercrombie ja ru , sk James Abercrombie ... more details
Use dmy dates date April 2012 Other people2 James Abercromby disambiguation Colonel James Abercrombie 1732 &ndash 23 June 1775 was a British army officer who died during the American Revolutionary War . There is much uncertainty about Abercrombie s family. He may have been related to General James Abercrombie general James Abercrombie , but the Dictionary of Canadian Biography states that the common identification of him as the general s son or nephew is probably erroneous. On 11 June 1744 Abercrombie was made Lieutenant of the 1st Foot . On February 16th 1756, he was promoted to the rank of Captain OF 2 Captain of the 42nd Foot . With this rank he served in the French and Indian War , notably partaking in the Battle of Carillon Battle of Fort Carillon under General Abercrombie as one of the general s aides in 1758 before being made aide de camp to Jeffrey Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst General Amherst in 1759. He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel in 1770. At the Battle of Bunker Hill he led the grenadier battalion in their charge of the redoubt on the Americans left wing. During the assault he sustained a gunshot wound and was carried from the field. He was treated at a hospital facility in Boston, Massachusetts Boston , where he succumbed to his wound a week later. References http www.biographi.ca 009004 119.01 e.php?&id nbr 1721 Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online Persondata NAME Abercrombie, James ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION British Army officer DATE OF BIRTH 1732 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 23 June 1775 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Abercrombie, James Category 1732 births Category 1775 deaths Category 42nd Regiment of Foot officers Category British military personnel of the French and Indian War Category British Army personnel of the American Revolutionary War Category British military personnel killed in the American Revolutionary War de James Abercrombie junior ja ... more details
Use dmy dates date April 2012 James Jack Hall DCM, MM 1893 1968 was a British soldier in the Green Howards Regiment from the North East mining town of Murton, County Durham . James was born on 26 January 1893 and died on 17 March 1968 at the age of 75. Prior to his service in the Green Howards regiment, he was employed as a coal miner. Members of his family have speculated that perhaps he joined the army as a means of escaping from the dangers of life in the coal mines. He was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for bravery during fighting near the French town of Armentieres . On 19 December ..., burying two soldiers. Despite being under fire from the enemy, James dug out the stricken men, although ... of the Distinguished Conduct Medal, James was presented with an engraved cigarette case by the people of Murton village. This case, along with James medals, and a strip of cloth from his uniform ... Howards Museum in Richmond Yorkshire. In addition to the DCM, James was also awarded the Military ... War II. What is known, is that at some stage in the war James suffered a shrapnel wound that caused him to lose part of his lung. The only surviving picture of James Hall pictures him standing with his .... James had four children Jack, James, Mary and Irene. He is buried in the cemetery of St Joseph s R.C. Church in the village of Murton. gallery Image James and William.jpg James Hall and William McNally Image Sgt Hall presentation cigarette case.jpg James Hall s engraved cigarette case Image Sgt Hall s borther in law s Khaki message.jpg Strip of Khaki with letter to James Hall s mother Image Sgt Hall s DCM and MM medals held by his daughter Rene Smith.jpg James Hall s daughter Irene presents his ..., James ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1893 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1968 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Hall, James Category 1893 births Category 1968 deaths Category People from Murton ... Recipients of the Distinguished Conduct Medal Category British Army personnel of World War I ... more details
other persons James Kelly Captain James Kelly 16 October 1929 16 July 2003 was a former Irish Army officer who was found not guilty along with two former Irish people Irish ministers of attempting to illegally import arms for the Provisional Irish Republican Army in the Arms Trial in 1970. James Kelly was the eldest of ten children, born in 1929 into a staunchly republican family from Bailieboro in County Cavan . He was a central figure in the Arms Trial , having travelled to Hamburg to arrange the purchase of arms. It emerged later that Neil Blaney had ordered him to do so outside normal legal channels, but before the weapons arrived the Special Detective Unit Garda Special Branch had heard of the plan and tipped off the Taoiseach , resulting in criminal charges. ref http www.irishtimes.com focus haughey ITstories story12.htm Irish Times essay on the Arms Trial ref Although in his summing up, the judge said it was no defence for Kelly to say that he believed that the Government had authorised the importation of arms, Kelly was acquitted. Although Kelly was acquitted, he suffered financially because he had felt compelled to resign from the Army even before the prosecution was brought. He printed and published a personal memoir in paperback format called Orders for the Captain? in 1971. ref http www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk news local national plaque unveiled for captain james kelly ... activities being observed by the Irish Army . ref http archives.tcm.ie businesspost 2005 01 02 ... northern ireland 3075465.stm Obituary Cite book last Kelly first James authorlink James Kelly coauthors title Orders for the Captain? year 1971 publisher James Kelly location Dublin isbn page 246 External ... Persondata . NAME Kelly, James ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 16 October 1929 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 16 July 2003 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Kelly, James Category Irish soldiers Category Irish Army officers Category 1929 births Category 2003 deaths Category People from County ... more details
Eyre, James ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION British Army general DATE OF BIRTH 2 November 1930 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 3 January 2003 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Eyre, James Category 1930 births Category 2003 deaths Category Harvard University alumni Category British Army generals Category ...Use dmy dates date April 2012 Infobox military person name Sir James Eyre image caption birth date 2 November 1930 death date 3 January 2003 placeofburial label placeofburial birth place death place placeofburial coordinates coord LAT LONG display inline,title nickname allegiance UK branch Image Flag of the British Army.svg 23px British Army serviceyears 1955 1986 rank Major General United Kingdom Major General unit commands London District British Army London District battles Cyprus Emergency br Operation Banner br Falklands War awards Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order br Commander of the Order of the British Empire relations laterwork Major General United Kingdom Major General Sir James Ainsworth Campden Gabriel Eyre Royal Victorian Order KCVO Order of the British Empire CBE 2 November 1930 3 January 2003 was Major General commanding the Household Division Major General Commanding the Household Division and General Officer Commanding London District British Army London District . Military career Educated privately in the United States and at Harvard University , Eyre was Commissioned ... news obituaries 1418180 Major General Sir James Eyre.html Obituary Major General Sir James ... tol comment obituaries article853132.ece Obituary Major General Sir James Eyre The Times, 23 ... tele After serving as a General Staff Officer in London District British Army London District from ... and sought to improve relations between the Royal Irish Constabulary Police and the British ArmyArmy . ref name tele In 1980 he was made Secretary to the Chiefs of Staff Committee at the Ministry ... Officer Commanding London District British Army London District in 1983 and retired in 1986. ref ... more details
see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Leith, James ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION British Army general DATE OF BIRTH 1763 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1845 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Leith, James British Army officer Category 1763 births Category 1845 deaths Category British Army generals Category British Army personnel of the French Revolutionary Wars Category British Army personnel of the Napoleonic Wars Category Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Category Recipients of the Army Gold ...Other people2 James Leith disambiguation James Leith Use dmy dates date April 2012 File James Leith, by Charles Picart 1780 1837 .jpg thumb Sir James Leith 1763 1816 , General and Governor of Leeward Islands General Sir James Leith Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath GCB 1763 1845 commanded the 5th Division in the Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington Duke of Wellington s Anglo Portuguese army at several critical battles during the Peninsular War between 1810 and 1813. Early career Leith was commissioned as an officer in 1780. Promotion to major general occurred in 1808. Leith served in John Moore British Army officer John Moore s campaign in northern Spain in 1808 1809. He commanded a brigade in John Hope, 4th Earl of Hopetoun John Hope s division that consisted of the 51st, 2 59th and 2 76th Foot. On 7 January at Lugo, Leith s brigade mounted a successful bayonet charge, inflicting 300 casualties on Marshal Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult Nicolas Soult s pursuing French for the loss ... the command Lt Colonel James S. Barnes. ref Oman, p 349 ref Added to this were two Portuguese brigades ... s brigade was detached and Major General James Dunlop s Second Brigade became attached to Leith s division ... Vedras , keeping Marshal Andr Mass na s French army from capturing Lisbon. Leith went on leave on 1 ..., p 369 ref For his services in the Peninsula, Leith was awarded the Army Gold Cross and clasp for Corunna .... Oman, Charles. Wellington s Army, 1809 1814. Greenhill, 1913 1993. Smith, Digby. The Napoleonic ... more details
. NAME Love, James ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION British Army general DATE OF BIRTH 1789 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 13 January 1866 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Love, James Category 1789 births Category 1866 deaths Category British Army generals Category Knights Grand Cross of the Order ...Use dmy dates date April 2012 Infobox military person name Sir James Love image File Jameslove.png caption General Sir James Love birth date 1789 death date 13 January 1866 placeofburial label placeofburial birth place death place placeofburial coordinates coord LAT LONG display inline,title nickname allegiance flagicon United Kingdom United Kingdom branch Image Flag of the British Army.svg 23px British Army serviceyears rank General United Kingdom General unit commands battles Peninsular War br Hundred Days awards Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath br Royal Guelphic Order Knight of the Royal Guelphic Order relations laterwork General Sir James Frederick Love Order of the Bath GCB Royal Guelphic Order KH 1789 &ndash 13 January 1866 was a British Army officer who served as Lieutenant Governor of Jersey . Military career Love was Commissioned officer commissioned into the 52nd Oxfordshire Regiment of Foot 52nd Regiment of Foot in 1804 and took part in the Battle of Corunna retreat to Corunna and the Battle of Bussaco during the Peninsular War . ref name odnb http www.oxforddnb.com view article 17040 James Love at Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ref He was wounded at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 and saved Bristol during the riots of 1831. ref name odnb He was appointed British resident at Zakynthos in 1835, Lieutenant Governor of Jersey in 1852 and Inspector General of Infantry in 1857. ref name odnb Family In 1825 he married Mary Heaviside they had no children. ref http www.famouscanadianwomen.com famous 20firsts artists.htm Famous Canadian Women ref References reflist s start s gov s bef before James Reynett Sir James Reynett s ttl title Lieutenant Governor ... more details
Use dmy dates date April 2012 Infobox military person name Sir James Douglas birth date 14 January 1785 death date 6 March 1862 birth place death place placeofburial placeofburial image caption nickname allegiance flagicon United Kingdom United Kingdom serviceyears rank General branch Image Flag of the British Army.svg 23px British Army commands unit battles Peninsular War awards Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath General Sir James Dawes Douglas Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath KCB 14 January 1785 &ndash 6 March 1862 was a British army officer, who had a long and illustrious military ... son of Major James Sholto Douglas, who was first cousin of the fifth and Charles Douglas, 6th Marquess of Queensberry sixth Marquises of Queensberry , by Sarah, daughter of James Dawes. He entered the army as an ensign in the 42nd regiment, or Black Watch , and was at once taken on the staff of Major general Sir James Duff Banffshire MP James Duff , commanding at Limerick , where he became ... the Portuguese army, Douglas was one of the officers selected to accompany him, and he was in February 1809 promoted major in the English army and appointed lieutenant colonel of the 8th Portuguese regiment .... References cite DNB wstitle Douglas, James Dawes Reflist Attribution DNB wstitle Douglas, James Dawes s start s gov succession box title Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey before John Ross British Army ... Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Douglas, James ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION British Army general DATE OF BIRTH 14 January 1785 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 6 March 1862 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Douglas, James Category 1785 births Category 1862 deaths Category Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath Category British Army generals Category 42nd Regiment of Foot officers Category British Army personnel of the Napoleonic Wars Category History of Guernsey Category Recipients of the Army Gold Cross ... more details
his Limerick command two famous officers, William Francis Patrick Napier William Napier and James Douglas British Army officer James Dawes Douglas . There are numerous allusions to him in the Life ...Infobox person name Sir James Duff image alt caption birth date 1752 birth place death date 1839 death place nationality British other names known for occupation General Sir James Duff 1752 1839 was a British army officer, who fought in the Napoleonic wars sfn Stephens 1888 p 129 and Banffshire UK Parliament constituency Member of Parliament 1784 1789 . sfn Stephens Wood 2008 Life Duff was the eldest illegitimate son of James Duff, 2nd Earl Fife 1729 1809 , and Margaret Adam, of Keith. As his mother ... s College, Aberdeen, where he graduated MA in 1771, and after he entered the army paying for Duff s promotions. sfn Stephens Wood 2008 Duff entered the army as an ensign in the 1st or Grenadier Guards ... James Harris, 1st Earl of Malmesbury James Harris , afterwards 1st Earl of Malmesbury and a close ..., he was senior general in the British army, and was one of the few officers who held a commission ... , daughter and heir of James Dawes of Rockspring, Jamaica, through whom he gained control of a considerable ... cite encyclopedia ref harv first H. M. last Stephens title Duff, Sir James 1753 1839 first2 Stephen ... first Henry Morse last Stephens wstitle Duff, James 1752 1839 volume 16 pages 129 Endnotes Royal Military ... before James Duff, 2nd Earl Fife Sir James Duff s ttl title Member of Parliament for Banffshire UK Parliament constituency Banffshire years British general election, 1784 1784 1789 s aft after James Ferguson Scottish politician James Ferguson s end Use dmy dates date August 2011 Use British English date August 2011 Persondata name Duff, Sir James alternative names short description general date of birth 1752 place of birth date of death 1839 place of death DEFAULTSORT Duff, Sir James Category 1752 births Category 1839 deaths Category British Army personnel of the Napoleonic Wars Category Members ... more details
British Army officer Sir Henry Fane years 1835 s end Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Watson, James ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION British Army general DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Watson, James Category British Army generals Category ...Use dmy dates date April 2012 Infobox military person name Sir James Watson image caption birth date death date placeofburial label placeofburial birth place death place placeofburial coordinates coord LAT LONG display inline,title nickname allegiance flagicon United Kingdom United Kingdom branch Image Flag of the British Army.svg 23px British Army serviceyears rank Lieutenant General United Kingdom Lieutenant General unit commands Indian Army battles awards Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath relations laterwork Lieutenant General United Kingdom Lieutenant General Sir James Watson Order of the Bath KCB was Commander in Chief, India . Military career Watson was Commissioned officer commissioned into the 14th Regiment of Foot reaching the rank of Major rank Major in 1802. ref name regiments http www.napoleon series.org military organization Britain Infantry Regiments c 14thFoot.html 14th Regiment of Foot ref He was appointed Commanding Officer of the 1st Battalion of his Regiment in 1807 and served in India and Batavia, Dutch East Indies Batavia . ref name regiments In March 1835 he was appointed Commander in Chief, India and continued in that role until September two years later he was promoted to Lieutenant General ref LondonGazette issue 19456 supp startpage 64 date 10 January 1837 accessdate 6 February 2010 ref and made Colonel of the Regiment. ref name regiments He was also an active member of the Army and Navy Club . ref http www.archive.org stream rulesregulations00armyuoft rulesregulations00armyuoft djvu.txt Rules & Regulations and List of Members of the Army & Navy Club H. M. Pollett, 1861 ref He lived in Wendover in Buckinghamshire . ref http www.iln.org.uk ... more details
see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Craufurd, James ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION British Army general DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Craufurd, James Category Grenadier Guards officers Category British Army generals Category Year of death missing ...Use dmy dates date April 2012 Infobox military person name James Craufurd image caption birth date death date placeofburial label placeofburial birth place death place placeofburial coordinates coord LAT LONG display inline,title nickname allegiance flagicon United Kingdom United Kingdom branch Image Flag of the British Army.svg 23px British Army serviceyears rank General United Kingdom General unit commands Brigade of Guards battles Crimean War awards relations laterwork General United Kingdom General James Robertson Craufurd was a senior British Army officer. Military career Crauford was Commissioned officer commissioned into the Grenadier Guards . ref http books.google.co.uk books?id G 4bAQAAIAAJ&pg PA146&lpg PA146&dq 22Robertson Craufurd 22&source bl&ots dz3FCS6KzU&sig q FjNJqaKggBjPd15mqns PsVzQ&hl en&ei 0 IfTKOtBcWOjAfxq4CoCg&sa X&oi book result&ct result&resnum 4&ved 0CB4Q6AEwAw v onepage&q 22Robertson 20Craufurd 22&f false A List of the officers of the Army and of the Corps of Royal Marines in 1827, p. 146 ref He was Commander of the Brigade of Guards during the Crimean War . ref name survey citation title Princes Gate and Princes Gardens the Freake Estate Some Former Residents , Survey of London volume 45 Knightsbridge 2000 , pp. 209 210. url http www.british history.ac.uk report.aspx?compid 45943 accessdate 21 June 2010. ref He then became Major General commanding the Household Division Major General commanding the Brigade of Guards in 1861. ref http hansard.millbanksystems.com commons 1862 mar 03 supply army estimates Army Estimates Hansard, 3 March 1862 ref He was promoted to Lieutenant General in 1863 ref LondonGazette issue 22714 supp startpage 1357 date 6 March ... more details
James Hawkins , from Maysville, Kentucky , was a Battlefield commission ed Second lieutenant and field operations leader of the United States Army Tiger Force commando unit, 1st Battalion Airborne , 327th Infantry Regiment United States 327th Infantry Regiment , 1st Brigade Separate , 101st Airborne Division , during the Vietnam War . ref name Sallah&Weiss cite book last1 Sallah first1 Michael D. last2 Weiss first2 Mitch title Tiger Force A True Story of Men and War publisher Little, Brown and Company year 2007 isbn 0316159972 ref The unit was featured in the Pulitzer Prize winning book Tiger Force A True Story of Men and War , written by The Blade newspaper Toledo Blade reporters Michael D. Sallah and Mitch Weiss the Pulitzer Prize included a third Blade reporter Joe Mahr . The U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command investigated the Tiger Force for war crimes atrocities , including torture , Dismemberment maiming , rape , and murder of unarmed villagers, including babies, children, and the elderly, during operations in the Song Ve Valley . ref name Sallah&Weiss The Army did not file charges against Tiger Force soldiers, including their acting platoon leader, Hawkins. ref name Sallah&Weiss ref name Oliver cite book last Oliver first Kendrick title The My Lai Massacre in American History and Memory publisher Manchester University Press year 2007 pages 328 isbn 978 0719068911 ref The investigations into the atrocities committed by Tiger Force occurred after reports and investigations into atrocities by United States Army soldiers in the My Lai Massacre . Hawkins attributes the lack of charges to the timing of the investigation after My Lai and the potential for additional bad publicity. ref name Sallah&Weiss ref name Oliver References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Hawkins, James ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Hawkins, James Category American military personnel of the Vietnam ... more details
Use dmy dates date April 2012 Infobox military person name Sir James Glover image caption birth date birth date 1929 03 25 df y death date death date and age 2000 06 04 1929 03 25 df y birth place death place placeofburial placeofburial label nickname allegiance flagicon United Kingdom United Kingdom branch Image Flag of the British Army.svg 23px British Army serviceyears rank unit commands 3 Bn Royal Green Jackets br 19th Light Brigade United Kingdom 19 Air Portable Brigade br Commander in Chief, Land Forces UK Land Forces battles Malayan Emergency br Operation Banner awards Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath KCB General Sir James Malcolm Glover Order of the Bath KCB Deputy Lieutenant DL 25 March 1929 4 June 2000 was a former Commander in Chief, Land Forces Commander in Chief, UK Land Forces . Army career Educated at Wellington College, Berkshire Wellington College , Jimmy Glover, as he was generally known, was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1949. ref name Debrett Debrett s People of Today 1994 ref He transferred to the Rifle Brigade in 1956 and served with the Brigade ... James Glover, Obituary The Guardian, 6 June 2000 ref He was Commanding Officer of 3 Bn Royal Green ... of Defence Staff Intelligence from 1981 to 1983 and List of senior officers of the British Army Vice ... Armitage succession box title List of senior officers of the British Army Vice Chiefs of the Imperial ... John Chapple Sir John Chapple s end Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Glover, James ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION British Army general DATE OF BIRTH 25 March 1929 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 4 June 2000 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Glover, James British Army Officer Category 1929 births Category 2000 deaths Category British Army generals Category Knights Commander of the Order ... Category Royal Green Jackets officers Category Rifle Brigade officers Category British Army personnel of the Malayan Emergency UK army bio stub ... more details
, London, on 29 April 1815. He was buried in a vault in St. James s Chapel, Hampstead Road, London. Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Stuart, James ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION British Army general DATE OF BIRTH 1741 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1815 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Stuart, James Category 1741 births Category 1815 deaths Category British Army personnel of the American ...Use dmy dates date April 2012 hatnote Not to be confused with James Stuart d. 1793 , who also served in India at the same time. See also James Stuart disambiguation . unreferenced date July 2008 James Stuart 1741 1815 was a British general who served in North America during the American Revolutionary War and took part in various campaigns in British India . Early life Stuart was the third son of John Stuart of Blairhall in Perthshire, by his wife Anne, daughter of Francis, Earl of Murray , and was born in Blairhall on 2 March 1741. He was educated at schools of Culross and Dunfermline . In 1757 he proceeded to Edinburgh to study law, but, abandoning the project, entered the army, and served in the American war of independence . India He attained the rank of major in the 78th Foot , and arrived in India with his regiment in 1782, where he was appointed Lieutenant Colonel on 14 February. He took part in Sir Eyre Coote East India Company officer Eyre Coote s campaign against Hyder Ali Hyder in the Second Anglo Mysore War , and was present at the siege of Cuddalore directed by Major General James Stuart d. 1793 James Stuart , when he commanded the attack on the right of the main position in the assault of 13 July 1782. In Third Anglo Mysore War the campaign of 1790 , under General Sir ..., in Fourth Anglo Mysore War the last war against Tipu, commanded the Bombay army, which occupied ... army on 29 April 1802 he attained the rank of lieutenant general, in the following year ... British Army generals Category Commanders in chief of Bombay Category British military personnel ... more details
Infobox person name James Fleming image alt caption birth date 1682 birth place death date 1751 death place nationality British other names known for occupation James Fleming or Flemming 1682 31 March 1751 was a British major general, and colonel of the 36th Herefordshire Regiment of Foot . sfn Chichester 1889 p 277 Life He was wounded at Blenheim when serving as a captain in the Earl of Derby s regiment Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment 16th Foot , now 1st Bedford . Afterwards for many years, he commanded the Royal Fusiliers , until promoted on 9 January 1741, colonel of the 36th Foot now 2nd Worcester . He became a brigadier general in 1745, was present at Battle of Falkirk Falkirk and Battle of Culloden Culloden , and became major general in 1747. sfn Chichester 1889 p 277 Legacy He died at Bath, Somerset Bath , 31 March 1751. A tablet with medallion portrait was erected to his memory in Westminster Abbey . sfn Chichester 1889 p 277 Notes Reflist References Attribution DNB first Henry Manners last Chichester wstitle Fleming, James 1682 1751 volume 19 pages 277 Endnotes Cannon s Hist. Records 16th Foot and 36th Foot Evans s Catalogue of Engraved Portraits London, 1836 53 , volume ii. Scots Magazine xiii. 165. Use dmy dates date September 2011 Use British English date September 2011 Persondata NAME Fleming, James ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION British Major general DATE OF BIRTH 1682 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 31 March 1751 PLACE OF DEATH Bath, England DEFAULTSORT Fleming, James Category 1682 births Category 1751 deaths Category British Army generals Category British Army personnel of the Jacobite rising of 1745 Category Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment officers Category Royal Fusiliers officers ... more details
end Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Harrison, James ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION British Army general DATE OF BIRTH 1 October 1880 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1957 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Harrison, James Category 1880 births Category 1957 deaths Category British Army ...Use dmy dates date April 2012 Infobox military person name James Harrison image caption birth date 1 October 1880 death date 1957 allegiance flagicon United Kingdom United Kingdom birth place death place placeofburial family nickname serviceyears 1900 1941 rank Major General branch Image Flag of the British Army.svg 23px British Army commands 55th West Lancashire Infantry Division 55th Division br Royal School of Artillery br 2nd Anti Aircraft Division unit battles World War I br World War II awards Companion of the Order of the Bath br Distinguished Service Order other work Major General James Jimmy Murray Robert Harrison Order of the Bath CB Distinguished Service Order DSO 1 October 1880 1957 was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Jersey . Military career Harrison was Commissioned officer commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1900 ref LondonGazette issue 27189 supp startpage 2845 date 4 May 1900 accessdate 15 May 2011 ref and served in World War I . ref LondonGazette issue 30631 supp yes startpage 4524 date 15 April 1918 accessdate 15 May 2011 ref He was appointed Commander Royal Artillery for the 55th West Lancashire Infantry Division 55th Division in 1930, Commandant of the Royal School of Artillery at Larkhill in 1932 and Major General Royal Artillery in India in 1935. ref name dk http www.generals.dk general Harrison James Murray Robert Great Britain.html Generals.dk ref He went on to be General Officer Commanding 2nd Anti Aircraft Division in 1936. ref name dk In 1939 he became Lieutenant Governor of Jersey but held the role only until June 1940 ... Service Order Category Royal Artillery officers Category Governors of Jersey sl James Murray ... more details
DEFAULTSORT Agnew, James Category 1719 births Category 1777 deaths Category British Army generals Category British Army personnel of the American Revolutionary War Category British military personnel ...Use dmy dates date April 2012 Refimprove date February 2009 Infobox military person name James Agnew birth date 1719 death date 4 October death year and age df yes 1777 1719 birth place England death place Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Germantown, Pennsylvania placeofburial De Benneville Family Burial Grounds Philadelphia, Pennsylvania placeofburial label Place of burial image caption James Agnew nickname allegiance Great Britain branch British Army serviceyears rank Brigadier General commands unit battles American Revolutionary War br Battle of Long Island br Battle of Ridgefield br Battle of Brandywine br Battle of Germantown KIA awards laterwork Brigadier General James Tanner Agnew 1719 &ndash 4 October 1777 was a British Army officer killed by a sniper in the Battle of Germantown during the American Revolutionary War . Personal Life Agnew was born in 1719 in England ref name Grave find a grave 13266057 General James Tanner Agnew ref to Major James Agnew, 7th Dragoon Guards 7th Dragoons , and Margaret Wilkinson. On 27 September 1747, he married Elizabeth Sanderson in County Durham , England. His son, Robert, was born circa 1749 . ref name Whistle cite web title Silver Whistle Lobster Creel url http www.silverwhistle.co.uk lobsters agnew bird.html accessdate 13 January 2012 ref Military Service James Agnew came to Boston in the latter part of 1775, holding the rank of lieutenant colonel . By 1777 he had been appointed a local brigadier general and commanded a brigade. General Agnew was engaged at the Battle of Long Island in 1776. In 1777 Agnew accompanied British ... Army Generals David Wooster , Benedict Arnold , and Gold Selleck Silliman Gold S. Silliman and Patriot ... articles danbury raid.htm Danbury raid References reflist Persondata NAME James Agnew ALTERNATIVE ... more details
for the major general Jim Robertson British Army officer Infobox governor name James Robertson image caption order 40th office Colonial Governor of New York term start 1780 term end 17 April 1783 lieutenant predecessor William Tryon successor Andrew Elliot birth date 1717 birth place Fife , Scotland death date 4 March 1788 death place England spouse profession party signature footnotes Military service nickname allegiance branch British Army serviceyears rank Lieutenant general unit commands battles ... of Boston Battle of Long Island General James Robertson 1717 4 March 1788 was the List of colonial governors ... QXlMAAAAMAAJ&pg PR10&dq James Robertson governor of new york&hl en&ei OLZvTvfKK42cgQfsx9SMBQ&sa X&oi book result&ct result&resnum 5&ved 0CEEQ6AEwBA v onepage&q James 20Robertson 20governor 20of 20new ... multifacet record mu3ugb3341392 James Robertson s proclamation ref On 5 May 1783, he met with General ... books?id 5DFy0eWaPxIC&pg PA315&lpg PA315&dq James Robertson governor of new york&source bl&ots ... 5&ved 0CDYQ6AEwBDgK v onepage&q James 20Robertson 20governor 20of 20new 20york&f false ... year 2000 isbn 9780786407835 ref He was replaced as commandant of New York City was Major General James ... America the New York letter book of General James Robertson, 1780 1783 , New York State Historical Association, 1983 ISBN 9780917334122 References wikisource Robertson, James 1720? 1788 ... 2012 EngvarB date October 2010 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Robertson, James ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION British Army general, military governor of New York City during ... 1788 PLACE OF DEATH England DEFAULTSORT Robertson, James Category 1717 births Category 1788 deaths Category Colonial governors of New York Category British Army personnel of the American Revolutionary War Category British Army personnel of the Seven Years War Category People from Fife Category Royal American Regiment officers Category 55th Regiment of Foot officers Category British Army generals ... more details
Persondata . NAME Wilson, James ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION British Army general DATE ..., James Category 1921 births Category 2004 deaths Category British Army generals Category Knights ...Use dmy dates date April 2012 Infobox military person name Sir James wilson birth date 13 April 1921 death date 17 December 2004 birth place death place image caption nickname allegiance flagicon United Kingdom United Kingdom branch Image Flag of the British Army.svg 23px British Army serviceyears 1941 1977 rank Lieutenant General commands 1st Bn the Lancashire Fusiliers br 147th Infantry Brigade United Kingdom 147th Infantry Brigade br North West District br Aldershot Command South East District unit battles World War II br Mau Mau Uprising awards Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire br Military Cross laterwork Lieutenant General Sir Alexander James Wilson Order of the British Empire KBE Military Cross MC 13 April 1921 17 December 2004 was a British Army officer who commanded Aldershot Command South East District . Military career Educated at Winchester College and New College, Oxford , Wilson originally enlisted with the King s Shropshire Light Infantry and was then Commissioned officer commissioned into the Rifle Brigade in 1941. ref name tele http www.telegraph.co.uk news obituaries 1480050 Lt Gen Sir James Wilson.html Obituary Lieutenant General Sir James Wilson The Telegraph, 31 December 2004 ref He served in World War II in North Africa and in Italy earning the Military Cross MC for taking the village of Lusia . ref name tele After the War he served as private secretary to the Commander in Chief of the newly independent Pakistan Army . ref name tele He served in Kenya during the Mau Mau Uprising in 1954 and became Commanding Officer of 1st Battalion the Lancashire Fusiliers in 1962. ref name debrett Debrett s People of Today 1994 ref He was appointed ... Kingdom 147th Infantry Brigade in 1966 and Director of Army Recruiting at the Ministry of Defence ... more details
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