Richard Taylor (British Army officer)
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General Sir Richard Chambré Hayes Taylor GCB (19 March 1819 – 6 December 1904) was a senior British Army officer who served in the Second Anglo-Burmese War, the Crimean War and the Indian Mutiny. Joining the General Staff in 1860, he was the British Army's Inspector General of Recruiting, then Deputy Adjutant-General to the Forces, briefly Adjutant-General, and finally for three years Governor of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. He was also Colonel of the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders and the East Surrey Regiment.
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Sir Richard Chambré Hayes Taylor | |
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Born | 19 March 1819 Dublin, Ireland |
Died | 6 December 1904(1904-12-06) (aged 85) |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Rank | General |
Commands held | Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders Fort George, Scotland Royal Military College, Sandhurst |
Battles/wars | Second Anglo-Burmese War Crimean War (Alma, Balaclava and Sebastopol) Indian Mutiny (Lucknow) |
Awards | CB, 1857; KCB, 1882; GCB, 1902. |
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Some members of the family preferred the spelling Taylour.