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Sir Daniel Lysons (1 August 1816 – 29 January 1898) was a

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general who achieved high office in the 1870s.

Military career

The son of Daniel Lysons the topographer, he was educated at

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. He was commissioned into the

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in 1834. He was shipwrecked on ''The Premier'' in the

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in 1840 and sought help to rescue many of his comrades.The Royal Scots: Shipwreck
/ref> He transferred to the 23rd (Welsh) Fusiliers in 1844. Lysons fought at the

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in September 1854 and took command of the 2nd Brigade of the

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in October 1855 during the

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. In 1869 Lysons became General Officer Commanding for Aldershot District and in 1872 he became GOC for Northern District. In 1876 he was made

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. Then from 1880 to 1883 he commanded the Aldershot Division. He retired in 1883. Lysons was appointed

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in 1890.

Family

In 1856 he married Harriet Sophia Bridges and together they went on to have four daughters. In 1865 he married Anna Sophia Biscoe Tritton.

References

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