Allegiance United Kingdom Died 25 March 1894 Rank Lieutenant-general | Commands held Cape Mounted Riflemen Battles and wars Xhosa Wars Service/branch British Army | |
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Battles/wars 6th, 7th and 8th Frontier wars Books Sport And War - Or, Recollections Of Fighting And Hunting In South Africa From The Years 1834 To 1867- With A Narrative Of H.R.H The Duke Of Edinburgh's Visit To The Cape Awards Order of St Michael and St George, Order of the Bath | ||
Lieutenant General Sir John Jarvis Bisset KCMG, CB (25 December 1819 – 25 March 1894) was a British Army officer who became colonel of the 106th Regiment of Foot.
Military career
Bisset arrived in South Africa as a child in 1820 and, having been commissioned as an ensign in the Cape Mounted Riflemen in 1835, fought in the 6th, 7th and 8th Frontier wars. He became Commanding officer of his regiment and went on to be acting Governor of Natal in 1865. He also became colonel of the 106th Regiment of Foot.
References
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