Lieutenant-General
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Richard George Amherst Luard (29 July 1827 – 24 July 1891) was a
British Army
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officer who became
General Officer Commanding the Militia of Canada.
Military career
Born the eldest son of Lieutenant-Colonel
John Luard
John Luard (1790–1875) was a British Army officer and author of ''History of the Dress of the British Soldier''
Life
He was fourth son of Captain Peter John Luard of the 4th Dragoons, of Blyborough, Kirton-in-Lindsey, Lincolnshire, and his wife ...
and educated at the
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
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, Luard was
commissioned into the
51st Regiment of Foot
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in 1845.
[Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online]
/ref> Later that year he transferred to the 3rd Regiment of Foot
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.[ In 1854 he transferred to the ]77th Regiment of Foot
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and served in the Crimean War
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Geopolitical causes of the war included the de ...
as a Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General: he was mentioned in despatches
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for his part in the Siege of Sevastopol.[ He served in the ]Second Opium War
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taking part in an expedition to China
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in 1857.[ In 1860 he was appointed Assistant Inspector of Volunteers][ and in 1875 he was made assistant adjutant and quartermaster-general for the Northern District in ]England
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.[
In 1880 he became General Officer Commanding the Militia of Canada.][ He sought to introduce permanent infantry training schools but also upset Adolphe-Philippe Caron, the Minister of Militia and Defence, through his constant criticism of amateur soldiers.][ He was asked to resign and, in 1884, returned to England to command a brigade at ]Aldershot Garrison
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Family
Luard was married on 8 October 1863 to Hannah Chamberlain. They had seven children including Edward Bourryau Luard
Edward is an English given name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortune; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”.
History
The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-Sax ...
(1870–1916), who achieved the rank of lieutenant colonel
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in the King's Shropshire Light Infantry
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and was killed near Ypres
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the Dutch name is the official one, the city's French name is most commonly used in English. The municipality co ...
in the First World War
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. Another son was Charles Camac Luard
Major-General Charles Camac Luard, CB, CMG (14 September 1867 – 28 June 1947) was Commander of British Troops in South China.
Military career
Fourth in a line of British army officers, and born the son of Richard Luard and educated at Cli ...
.
References
External links
Richard George Amherst Luard
at The Canadian Encyclopedia
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Available fo ...
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1827 births
1891 deaths
British Army lieutenant generals
Canadian generals
Companions of the Order of the Bath
British Army personnel of the Crimean War
77th Regiment of Foot officers
Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) officers
British Army personnel of the Second Opium War
Commanders of the Canadian Army