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War Services of Officers of the Bengal Army 1863 [HEIC] |
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Officers of the Bengal Army 1863 - Rank and Services A-B
Date transcribed | 2008-01-31 | Transcribed by | Peter Bailey | Comment | Each Officer of the Bengal Army still alive and serving in 1863 is mentioned with his Career Progression and War Service |
| Surname | Burlton | | First Name(s) | N R | | Rank | Lieutenant | | Regiment | late 40th Native Infantry | | Commissions | Ensign, 30 Dec 54 / Lieut, 8 Jun 57 | | Service | Lieutenant Burlton served with his Regiment during the Sonthal Campaign of '55, under General Lloyd, from July '55 to the close of the Campaign in the beginning of '56. Served with the Sarun Field Force, under Brigadier Rowcroft, in the Sarun and Goruckpore Districts, from October '57 to June '58. Present at the following actions: Sonepore, 25th December '57 ; capture of Fort of Chandeepore, in Oude, 17th January '58; " Phoolpore," in Oude, 20th February '58; " Amorha," near Fyzabad, on the 5th March '58, and 17th April '58; capture of Fort Nuggur, in the Goruckpore District, on the 29th April '58. Present at the capture of Jugdeespore, in Arrah District, by the Column under Colonel Eyre, in August'57. Medal. Mentioned in the Despatches of Colonel Rowcroft, who commanded the Brigade, and Brigadier-General MacGregor, Military Commander with Maharajah Jung Bahadoor's Goorkha Troops. Accompanied the Sarun Field Force as Doing Duty Officer with Maharajah Jung Bahadoor's Troops, and commanded a Detachment from December '57 to June '58, of 50 Sikhs of the Bengal Police Battalion, at that time attached to the Sarun India Force. |
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Each Officer in the Bengal Army still alive in 1863 is mentioned together with his promotion progression and War Services.
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