Major-General Frederick Markham CB (16 August 1805 – 21 December 1855) was a

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officer who served as Adjutant-General in India.

Military career

Born the son of Admiral John Markham and educated at

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, Marham was commissioned as an ensign in the

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on 13 May 1824. He fought at the Battle of Saint-Denis in November 1837 during the Lower Canada Rebellion and then commanded the 2nd Infantry Brigade at the Siege of Multan in Winter 1848 and at the Battle of Gujrat in February 1849 during the Second Anglo-Sikh War. He served as Adjutant-General in India from April 1854 until December 1854 and was then despatched to command the 2nd Division at the Siege of Sevastopol in Spring 1855 during the

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. He returned to England in September 1855 but died in December 1855.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Marham, Frederick British Army major generals 1805 births 1855 deaths Companions of the Order of the Bath 32nd Regiment of Foot officers