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Name
  
Francis Colborne

Allegiance
  
United Kingdom

Rank
  

Service/branch
  
Awards
  
Order of the Bath

Battles/wars
  
Crimean WarPerak Expedition

Died
  
November 26, 1895, Buckerell, United Kingdom

Battles and wars
  
Crimean War, Perak War

General Sir Francis Colborne KCB (23 April 1817 – 26 November 1895) was Commander of British Troops in China, Hong Kong and the Straits Settlements.

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Early years

Born in 1817 the second son of John Colborne, 1st Baron Seaton and educated at Elizabeth College, Guernsey, due to his father's posting between 1821 and 1828 as Lieutenant-Governor of Guernsey.

Military career

Colborne was commissioned into the 15th Regiment of Foot in 1836. He served in the Crimean War in 1855.

He was appointed Commander of British Troops in China, Hong Kong and the Straits Settlements in 1874. He commanded the Perak Expedition in 1875 and quickly put down the insurrection taking place in North West Malaysia. He retired in 1883.

References

Francis Colborne Wikipedia


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