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William Longworth Dames (2 March 1806 – 20 February 1868) was a

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officer who served as colonel of the 5th (Northumberland Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot.

Military career

Dames was commissioned into the

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on 26 July 1826 and promoted to

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on 24 November 1828. Promoted to lieutenant-colonel on 1 November 1842, he commanded the British forces during the siege of Azimghur in April 1858 during the

Indian Rebellion The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major uprising in India in 1857–58 against the rule of the British East India Company, which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of the British Crown. The rebellion began on 10 May 1857 in the form ...

. He became colonel of the 5th (Northumberland Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot in 1865.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dames, William 1806 births 1868 deaths British Army lieutenant generals British military personnel of the Indian Rebellion of 1857