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  • Charles Henry Brownlow
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  • Field Marshal Sir Charles Henry Brownlow GCB (12 December 1831 – 5 April 1916) was a senior Indian Army officer. He served on the North West Frontier in the Hazara Campaign of 1853 and the campaign against the Mohmands in 1854. At the start of the Indian Mutiny, Brownlow was asked to raise an infantry regiment and formed the 8th Punjab Infantry which he commanded during that campaign, the Second Opium War, the Ambela Campaign and the Hazara Campaign of 1868. He commanded a column for the Lushai Expedition and then served as Assistant Military Secretary for India for ten years. After his retirement, as senior retired officer of the Indian Army, he was promoted to field marshal.
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serviceyears
  • 1847
Birth Date
  • 1831-12-12
Branch
  • 23
death place
  • Warfield, Berkshire
Name
  • Sir Charles Brownlow
Caption
  • Sir Charles Brownlow
Birth Place
  • Sultanpur, Bengal
Awards
death date
  • 1916-04-05
Rank
Allegiance
  • United Kingdom
Battles
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  • Field Marshal Sir Charles Henry Brownlow GCB (12 December 1831 – 5 April 1916) was a senior Indian Army officer. He served on the North West Frontier in the Hazara Campaign of 1853 and the campaign against the Mohmands in 1854. At the start of the Indian Mutiny, Brownlow was asked to raise an infantry regiment and formed the 8th Punjab Infantry which he commanded during that campaign, the Second Opium War, the Ambela Campaign and the Hazara Campaign of 1868. He commanded a column for the Lushai Expedition and then served as Assistant Military Secretary for India for ten years. After his retirement, as senior retired officer of the Indian Army, he was promoted to field marshal.
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