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Major-General Commanding The Household Division
The Major-General commanding the Household Division commands the Household Division of the British Army and is also the General Officer Commanding London District. In British Army parlance, "The Major-General" always refers to the Major-General commanding the Household Division. The Major-General has sole responsibility for the Service aspect of all State and ceremonial occasions within London District. The office holds executive command of the Household Division and of any other units brought into London for providing military security to the Sovereign, the Royal Palaces as well as for ceremonial purposes and is the main channel of communication between the Household Division and the Monarch. He or she is appointed by The Sovereign, and will previously have commanded a Regiment or Battalion within the Household Division. History The appointment dates from 14 July 1856, when an order was issued conveying the news that 'Her Majesty has been pleased to appoint Major-General Lord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Major General (United Kingdom)
Major general (Maj Gen) is a "two-star" rank in the British Army and Royal Marines. The rank was also briefly used by the Royal Air Force for a year and a half, from its creation in April 1918 until August 1919. In the British Army, a major general is the customary rank for the appointment of division commander. In the Royal Marines, the Commandant General holds at least the rank of major general. A major general is senior to a brigadier but subordinate to a lieutenant general. The rank is OF-7 on the NATO rank scale, equivalent to a rear admiral in the Royal Navy or an air vice-marshal in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many Commonwealth countries. Insignia and nomenclature The rank insignia is the star (or 'pip') of the Order of the Bath, over a crossed sword and baton. In terms of orthography, compound ranks were invariably hyphenated prior to about 1980. Nowadays the rank is almost equally invariably non-hyphenated. When written as a title, especiall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Staff (military)
A military staff or general staff (also referred to as army staff, navy staff, or air staff within the individual services) is a group of officers, enlisted, and civilian staff who serve the commander of a division or other large military unit in their command and control role through planning, analysis, and information gathering, as well as by relaying, coordinating, and supervising the execution of their plans and orders, especially in case of multiple simultaneous and rapidly changing complex operations. They are organised into functional groups such as administration, logistics, operations, intelligence, training, etc. They provide multi-directional flow of information between a commanding officer, subordinate military units and other stakeholders.PK Mallick, 2011Staff System in the Indian Army: Time for Change Centre for Land Warfare Studies, New Delhi, vol 31. A centralised general staff results in tighter top-down control but requires larger staff at hea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reginald Gipps
General Sir Reginald Ramsay Gipps, (14 May 1831 – 10 September 1908) was a senior British Army officer who served as Military Secretary from 1892 until his retirement in 1896. Military career Born the only son of Major Sir George Gipps and educated at Eton College, Gipps was commissioned into the Scots Guards in 1849.General Sir Reginald Ramsay Gipps, GCB Who was Who, 1897–1916 He fought in the at the , where he was wounded by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Higginson
General Sir George Wentworth Alexander Higginson, (21 June 1826 – 1 February 1927) was a British Army officer and veteran of the Crimean War who served more than 30 years in the Grenadier Guards. Early life Higginson was born in 1826 in Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England. He was the son of General George Powell Higginson, Grenadier Guards, who distinguished himself at the Battle of Corunna, and Lady Frances Elizabeth, daughter of Francis Needham, 1st Earl of Kilmorey. His paternal grandmother was the painter Martha Isaacs, wife of Alexander Higginson, of the East India Company, chief of the provincial council at Burdwan, West Bengal, and member of the Board of Trade. The Higginsons were a military family, and owned a large timber wharf on the Thames and land in Essex and at Marlow, Buckinghamshire. He spent his childhood in West London, which at that time consisted of villages and fields, and was educated at Eton College. Military career On 14 February 1845, Higginson was comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scots Guards
The Scots Guards (SG) is one of the five Foot guards#United Kingdom, Foot Guards regiments of the British Army. Its origins are as the personal bodyguard of King Charles I of England and Scotland. Its lineage can be traced back to 1642 in the Kingdom of Scotland, although it was only placed on the English Establishment in 1686. History Formation; 17th century The regiment now known as the Scots Guards traces its origins to the Marquis of Argyll's Royal Regiment, a unit raised in 1642 by Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll in response to the Irish Rebellion of 1641, 1641 Irish Rebellion. After the Restoration (England), Restoration of Charles II, the George Livingston, 3rd Earl of Linlithgow, Earl of Linlithgow received a commission dated 23 November 1660 to raise a regiment which was called The Scottish Regiment of Footguards. It served in the Battle of Bothwell Bridge, 1679 Covenanter rising of 1679, as well as Argyll's Rising in June 1685, after which it was expanded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Stephenson (British Army Officer)
General Sir Frederick Charles Arthur Stephenson, (17 July 1821 – 10 March 1911) was a senior British Army officer who served as Major General commanding the Brigade of Guards and General Officer Commanding the Home District from 1876 to 1879. Military career The second son of Major-General Sir Benjamin C. Stephenson, Stephenson was commissioned into the Scots Guards in 1837. He fought in the Crimean War and took part in the expeditions to China in 1858 and 1860 during the Second Opium War. He was appointed acting Inspector-General of the Auxiliary Forces in 1873 and made Major General commanding the Brigade of Guards and General Officer Commanding the Home District in 1876. He became Commander-in-Chief of the British Army of Occupation in Cairo in 1883 during the Mahdist War. He also led the Frontier Force and defeated the Dervish Army at the Battle of Ginnis in Sudan in 1885. In retirement he was Constable of the Tower The Constable of the Tower is the most senior ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grenadier Guards
The Grenadier Guards (GREN GDS) is the most senior infantry regiment of the British Army, being at the top of the Infantry Order of Precedence. It can trace its lineage back to 1656 when Lord Wentworth's Regiment was raised in Bruges to protect the exiled Charles II of England, Charles II. In 1665, this regiment was combined with John Russell's Regiment of Guards to form the current regiment, known as the 1st Regiment of Foot Guards. Since then, the regiment has filled both a ceremonial and protective role as well as an operational one. In 1900, the regiment provided a Cadre (military), cadre of personnel to form the Irish Guards; in 1915 it also provided the basis of the Welsh Guards upon their formation. The regiment's early history saw it take part in numerous conflicts including the War of the Spanish Succession, the War of the Austrian Succession, the Seven Years' War, and the Napoleonic Wars; at the end of this period the regiment was granted the "Grenadier" designation by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince Edward Of Saxe-Weimar
Prince William Augustus Edward of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, , PC(Ire) (11 October 1823 – 16 November 1902) was a British military officer of German descent. After a career in the Grenadier Guards, he became Major General commanding the Brigade of Guards and General Officer Commanding the Home District in 1870, General Officer Commanding Southern District in October 1878 and Commander-in-Chief, Ireland in October 1885. He was promoted to field marshal in 1897 despite his career including no great military achievements. Career Edward was born to Prince Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach and Princess Ida of Saxe-Meiningen at Bushy House, the home of his mother's sister Adelaide and her husband the future William IV of the United Kingdom. After being naturalised as a British subject, Edward's military career began on 1 June 1841, when, having trained at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, he joined the 67th (South Hampshire) Regiment of Foot as an ensign.Heathcote, p. 114 He wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick William Hamilton
General Sir Frederick William Hamilton, (8 July 1815 – 4 October 1890) was a British Army officer who served as Major General commanding the Brigade of Guards from 1868 to 1870. Early life Hamilton was born in London in 1815, the son of William Richard Hamilton, a diplomat."Obituary." Times ondon, England7 October 1890: 9. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 30 August 2015. He was a Page of Honour for George IV from 1826 to 1830 and to William IV from 1830 to 1831. Military career Hamilton was commissioned into the Grenadier Guards in 1831. He commanded his regiment throughout the Eastern campaign of the Crimean War, including the Battle of Alma, the Battle of Balaklava, the Battle of Inkerman (during which he was wounded and had his horse shot out from under him) and the Siege of Sebastopol. He then served as Major General commanding the Brigade of Guards from 1868 to 1870, before retiring with the rank of full general on 1 July 1881. Hamilton died at Pitcorthie in Fife on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Lindsay (British Army Officer)
Lieutenant General Hon. Sir James Alexander Lindsay, (25 August 1815 – 13 August 1874) was a British Army officer, Conservative Party politician, and member of Clan Lindsay. Career Born at Muncaster Castle in 1815, James was the second son of James Lindsay, 24th Earl of Crawford. Educated at Eton, Lindsay was commissioned an ensign in the Grenadier Guards on 16 March 1832. He was returned as Member of Parliament (MP) for Wigan at a by-election in October 1845, and held the seat until he was defeated at the 1857 general election. He regained the seat at the 1859 election. Promoted lieutenant colonel in 1860, he was commanding the Brigade of Guards The Brigade of Guards was an administrative formation of the British Army from 1856 to 1968. It was commanded by the Major-General commanding the Household Division, Major-General commanding the Brigade of Guards and was responsible for administ ... in London in 1861. He then served as a major general on the staff in Canada f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lord Frederick Paulet
Lieutenant General Lord Frederick Paulet, (12 May 1810 – 1 January 1871) was a senior British Army officer. Military career Born the fifth son of the Marquess of Winchester, Paulet was commissioned into the Coldstream Guards. He served in the Crimean War and fought at the Battle of Alma, the Battle of Balaklava and the Battle of Inkerman as well as the Siege of Sevastopol. In 1858, he attended the marriage of Princess Victoria and Prince Frederick in his capacity as ''The Field Officer in Brigade Waiting''. He became Major General commanding the Brigade of Guards in 1863. His last role was as Comptroller and Equerry to the Duchess of Cambridge, a role he was appointed to in 1867. He also became Colonel of the 32nd Regiment of Foot in 1868. He was promoted to lieutenant general in 1870, and died unmarried in 1871. References , - {{DEFAULTSORT:Paulet, Frederick 1810 births 1871 deaths 32nd Regiment of Foot officers British Army lieutenant generals Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Craufurd (British Army Officer)
General James Robertson Craufurd (1804–1888) was a senior British Army officer. Military career Crauford was commissioned into the Grenadier Guards. He was commander of the Brigade of Guards during the Crimean War. He then became Major General commanding the Brigade of Guards in 1861. He was promoted to lieutenant general in 1863 In 1864, he became colonel of the 27th (Inniskilling) Regiment of Foot. Then, transferring to the 91st (Argyllshire Highlanders) Regiment of Foot in 1870. His final promotion was to general in 1871; he retired in 1877. Family Craufurd lived at Princes Gardens in London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester .... He married Elizabeth Georgiana Harriett Harcourt (nee Cavendish), the widow of Charles Harcourt and former sister-in-law of Geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
