1. General Sir Charles Henry Ellice was a former Adjutant-General to the Forces.
16 Facts About Charles Ellice
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Charles Ellice was born in Florence on 10 May 1823, and was the second son of General Robert Ellice, the brother of the Right Hon.
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Charles Ellice exchanged to the 82nd foot on 20 March 1846, and to the 24th foot, of which his father was colonel, on 3 April.
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Charles Ellice went with that regiment to India in May, but was aide-de-camp to his father from 17 March 1848 to 3 March 1849, and so missed the second Sikh war.
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Charles Ellice was promoted major on 21 December 1849, and lieutenant-colonel on 8 August 1851.
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On 4 July 1857, Ellice was sent to Jhelum with three companies of it, some native cavalry, and three guns, to disarm the 14th Bengal native infantry and other troops.
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Charles Ellice arrived and rode ahead to discuss the disarming of the garrison with their British Commander and made preparation for it to be carried out the following day whilst the 14th Bengal Native Infantry were on parade.
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Charles Ellice was dangerously wounded in the neck, right shoulder, and leg leading a charge to break through the enemy lines.
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Charles Ellice was mentioned in despatches, received the medal, and was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath on 1 January 1858.
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Charles Ellice went with it to Mauritius in March 1860 but exchanged to half-pay on 8 July 1862.
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Charles Ellice was promoted major-general on 23 March 1865, lieutenant-general on 28 September 1873, and general on 1 October 1877.
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Charles Ellice went on to become Quartermaster-General to the Forces in 1871, and in 1876 was appointed Adjutant-General to the Forces.
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Charles Ellice left the post of Adjutant-General in 1882, and retired in 1887.
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Charles Ellice was Colonel of the 49th Regiment and the South Wales Borderers from 6 April 1884 until he died in 1888.
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Charles Ellice lived at 12 South Audley Street in London.
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Charles Ellice died at Brook House, Horringer, Bury St Edmunds on 12 November 1888.