| Sir Arthur Hardinge | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 2, 1828 |
| Died | July 15, 1892 (aged 64) |
| Place of death | Weymouth, Dorset |
| Buried at | Fordcombe, Kent |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 British Army |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held | Bombay Army |
| Battles/wars | Crimean War |
| Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire |
General Sir Arthur Edward Harding KCB CIE (2 March 1828 – 15 July 1892) was Governor of Gibraltar.
Military career[]
Born the second son of Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge and educated at Eton College, Hardinge was commissioned into the 41st Regiment of Foot in 1844.[1] He was quickly appointed Aide-de-Camp to his father, then serving as Governor-General of India.[1] In 1849 he transferred to the Coldstream Guards.[2] He went to the Crimea as Deputy Assistant Quartermaster-General in 1854 and was present at the Battle of Alma, Battle of Balaclava, Battle of Inkerman and Siege of Sevastopol.[1] He became Assistant Quartermaster-General at Shorncliffe in 1856 and became Equerry to Prince Albert in 1858 and, following Albert's death, he became Equerry to The Queen.[1] He was appointed Commander of the Bombay Army in 1881 and Governor of Gibraltar in 1886.[1]
Family[]
In 1858 he married Mary Georgina Francis Ellis and together they went on to have one son (Arthur Henry Hardinge) and three daughters.[1]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Arthur Edward Hardinge at Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- ↑ Announcement War Office, 22 June 1849
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