Commands held Eastern District Service/branch British Army Name Henry Abadie Rank Major general | Died May 9, 1915 Allegiance United Kingdom Awards Order of the Bath | |
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Battles/wars 1868 Expedition to Abyssinia
Second Anglo-Afghan War Battles and wars British Expedition to Abyssinia, Second Anglo-Afghan War | ||
Major-General Henry Richard Abadie CB (25 March 1841 – 9 May 1915) was a British Army officer.
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Background
Abadie was born the son of Louis Pascal Abadie, who came from Chateau de Pellepoix in France. He was married firstly to Kate Sandeman and following her death in 1883, to Caroline, daughter of Colonel Fanshawe Gostling in 1890.
Military career
Abadie joined the army in 1858 and served in the 1868 Expedition to Abyssinia, where he was involved in the Battle of Magdala. He was made a captain 1872 and fought in the Second Anglo-Afghan War including the Battle of Kandahar in 1879. He was with the 9th Lancers and commanded the Cavalry Depot at Canterbury from 1894 to 1897.
From 1899 to 1900, he commanded Eastern District, during which he was promoted to Major-General and awarded a Companion of the Order of the Bath. Thereafter Abadie was appointed the Lieutenant Governor of Jersey, a post he held until 1904. There is a painting of him in Derby at his regimental museum by John St Helier Lander.