Died 1898 Name Edward Lugard Rank General | Service/branch British Army Allegiance United Kingdom | |
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Battles/wars First Anglo-Afghan War
First Anglo-Sikh War
Indian Rebellion Awards Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath | ||
General Sir Edward Lugard (8 May 1810 – 31 October 1898) was a British Army officer who served as Adjutant-General in India (1857–58) and later as Permanent Under-Secretary of State for War (1861–71) at the War Office.
Military career
Lugard fought in the Battle of Kabul in 1842 during the First Anglo-Afghan War. He also took part in the Battle of Mudki in December 1845, the Battle of Aliwal in January 1846 and the Battle of Sobraon in February 1846 during the First Anglo-Sikh War. He became Adjutant General for the Punjab District in 1848, Deputy Adjutant General in Bombay in 1854 and Adjutant-General in India in July 1857. He commanded the 2nd Division at the Capture of Lucknow in 1858 during the Indian Rebellion before retiring in October 1858.
He then served as Permanent Under-Secretary of State for War at the War Office from 1861 to 1871.
In 1862 he was appointed Colonel of the 31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment of Foot, which amalgamated in 1881 with the 70th Foot to form the East Surrey Regiment, after which he was Colonel of the 1st Battalion of the new regiment until his death in 1898.