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Edward Chippindall
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Lieutenant-General '''Edward Chippindall''', 0 (October 1827 – 13 September 1902) was a British [[British Army|Army]] officer in the [[Crimean War]] and in various expeditions in [[British Raj|British India]].
==Military career==
Chippindall was born in 1827, and had two brothers, Rev. J. Chippindall and Robert Chippindall.<ref name=TTobit />
He was commissioned an [[ensign]] in the [[32nd (Cornwall) Regiment of Foot]] on 10 December 1847. He saw active service in the [[Second Anglo-Sikh War]], and was present at the [[Siege of Multan]] and the [[Battle of Gujrat]] (Feb 1849), shortly before which he was promoted to [[Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines)|lieutenant]] on 9 January 1849. Promoted to [[Captain (BARM)|captain]] on 23 December 1853, he transferred to the [[19th Regiment of Foot]] (later the Yorkshire regiment) and took part in the [[Crimean War]] (1854–1855), received a [[Brevet (military)|brevet]] promotion to [[Major (British Army and Royal Marines)|major]] on 2 November 1855 and a substantive promotion to major on 28 November 1857.<ref name=Hart>Hart′s Army list, 1902</ref>
Then followed 18 years of service in India, during which he received a brevet promotion to [[Lieutenant colonel (British Army and Royal Marines)|lieutenant-colonel]] on 9 March 1865. He commanded the 1st battalion of his regiment in the 1868 Hazara campaign, including the expedition against the tribes on the Black Mountain, for which he was [[mentioned in despatches]], received the medal and was appointed a Companion of the [[Order of the Bath]] (CB). Receiving a substantive promotion to lieutenant-colonel on 7 March 1870, he was promoted to the rank of [[Colonel (British Army)|colonel]] on 14 August 1872.<ref name=Hart /> He returned to England with his regiment, and took command of the regimental depot in [[Yorkshire]].<ref name=TTobit /> He was eventually promoted to [[Major-General (British Army)|major-general]] on 13 February 1885, and to [[Lieutenant-general (British Army)|lieutenant-general]] on 22 December 1886,<ref name=Hart /> when he retired from active service.
He lived in [[Barrow upon Soar]] for the last 20 years of his life, and was a member of the [[Quorn, Leicestershire|Quorn]] Hounds.<ref name=TTobit />
He was appointed Colonel of [[The Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment)]] - known as the Green Howards – on 16 November 1896, and served as such until his death.<ref name=Hart /> He was an [[Aide-de-camp]] to [[Queen Victoria]].
Chippindall died in [[Newport, Essex]] on 13 September 1902.<ref name=TTobit>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
==References==
[[Category:1827 births]]
[[Category:1902 deaths]]
[[Category:British Army generals]]
[[Category:Companions of the Order of the Bath]]
[[Category:Green Howards officers]]
[[Category:British Army personnel of the Crimean War]]
[[Category:British military personnel of the Second Anglo-Sikh War]]
==Military career==
Chippindall was born in 1827, and had two brothers, Rev. J. Chippindall and Robert Chippindall.<ref name=TTobit />
He was commissioned an [[ensign]] in the [[32nd (Cornwall) Regiment of Foot]] on 10 December 1847. He saw active service in the [[Second Anglo-Sikh War]], and was present at the [[Siege of Multan]] and the [[Battle of Gujrat]] (Feb 1849), shortly before which he was promoted to [[Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines)|lieutenant]] on 9 January 1849. Promoted to [[Captain (BARM)|captain]] on 23 December 1853, he transferred to the [[19th Regiment of Foot]] (later the Yorkshire regiment) and took part in the [[Crimean War]] (1854–1855), received a [[Brevet (military)|brevet]] promotion to [[Major (British Army and Royal Marines)|major]] on 2 November 1855 and a substantive promotion to major on 28 November 1857.<ref name=Hart>Hart′s Army list, 1902</ref>
Then followed 18 years of service in India, during which he received a brevet promotion to [[Lieutenant colonel (British Army and Royal Marines)|lieutenant-colonel]] on 9 March 1865. He commanded the 1st battalion of his regiment in the 1868 Hazara campaign, including the expedition against the tribes on the Black Mountain, for which he was [[mentioned in despatches]], received the medal and was appointed a Companion of the [[Order of the Bath]] (CB). Receiving a substantive promotion to lieutenant-colonel on 7 March 1870, he was promoted to the rank of [[Colonel (British Army)|colonel]] on 14 August 1872.<ref name=Hart /> He returned to England with his regiment, and took command of the regimental depot in [[Yorkshire]].<ref name=TTobit /> He was eventually promoted to [[Major-General (British Army)|major-general]] on 13 February 1885, and to [[Lieutenant-general (British Army)|lieutenant-general]] on 22 December 1886,<ref name=Hart /> when he retired from active service.
He lived in [[Barrow upon Soar]] for the last 20 years of his life, and was a member of the [[Quorn, Leicestershire|Quorn]] Hounds.<ref name=TTobit />
He was appointed Colonel of [[The Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment)]] - known as the Green Howards – on 16 November 1896, and served as such until his death.<ref name=Hart /> He was an [[Aide-de-camp]] to [[Queen Victoria]].
Chippindall died in [[Newport, Essex]] on 13 September 1902.<ref name=TTobit>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
==References==
[[Category:1827 births]]
[[Category:1902 deaths]]
[[Category:British Army generals]]
[[Category:Companions of the Order of the Bath]]
[[Category:Green Howards officers]]
[[Category:British Army personnel of the Crimean War]]
[[Category:British military personnel of the Second Anglo-Sikh War]]
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