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

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in the

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on 13 May 1824. He fought at the Battle of Saint-Denis in November 1837 during the

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and then commanded the 2nd Infantry Brigade at the

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in Winter 1848 and at the

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in February 1849 during the

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. 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