| Sir Arthur Edward Hardinge | |
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| Born | 2 March 1828 (1828-03-02) |
| Died | 15 July 1892 (1892-07-16) (aged 64) Weymouth, Dorset |
| Buried | Fordcombe, Kent |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1844 –1892 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands | 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 Hardinge 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. He was quickly appointed Aide-de-Camp to his father, then serving as Governor-General of India. In 1849 he transferred to the Coldstream Guards. 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. 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 Queen Victoria.
In 1881 he was appointed Commander of the Bombay Army and colonel of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers until 1886, when he was transferred to be Governor of Gibraltar and colonel of the 1st Battalion of the King's Royal Rifle Corps. He was promoted full general on 1 April 1883. On his return to England in 1890, he transferred to be colonel of the 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards until his death. He was made Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in 1886.
He died on 15 July 1892 from injuries received in a carriage accident at Weymouth and was buried in the churchyard of St. Peter, Fordcombe, Kent.
Family
On 30 December 1858, he married Mary Georgina Frances Ellis, daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel the Honourable Augustus Frederick Ellis, and had one son (Arthur Henry Hardinge) and three daughters.
References
- ^ Arthur Edward Hardinge at Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- Announcement War Office, 22 June 1849
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Lee, Sidney, ed. (1901). "Hardinge, Arthur Edward". Dictionary of National Biography (1st supplement). London: Smith, Elder & Co.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded bySir Henry Warre | C-in-C, Bombay Army 1881–1886 |
Succeeded bySir Charles Arbuthnot |
| Preceded bySir Thomas Steele | Colonel of the Coldstream Guards 1890–1892 |
Succeeded bySir Frederick Stephenson |
| Preceded byEdward Arthur Somerset | Colonel of the 1st Battalion, The King's Royal Rifle Corps 1886–1890 |
Succeeded byRobert Beaufort Hawley |
| Preceded bySir Edward Harris Greathed | Colonel of the 2nd Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 1881–1886 |
Succeeded bySir James Talbot Airey |
| Government offices | ||
| Preceded bySir John Adye | Governor of Gibraltar 1886–1890 |
Succeeded bySir Leicester Smyth |
- 1828 births
- 1892 deaths
- Burials in Kent
- British Army generals
- Welch Regiment officers
- Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
- Companions of the Order of the Indian Empire
- British Army personnel of the Crimean War
- Coldstream Guards officers
- Hardinge family
- Younger sons of viscounts
- King's Royal Rifle Corps officers
- Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers officers