| 词条 | William Augustus Fyers |
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| name =Sir William Fyers | image = | caption = | birth_date =1815 | death_date =10 November 1895 | placeofburial_label = | placeofburial = | birth_place = | death_place = | placeofburial_coordinates = | nickname = | allegiance ={{flagicon|United Kingdom}} United Kingdom | branch = British Army | serviceyears = | rank =Lieutenant General | unit = | commands = | battles =First Anglo-Afghan War Crimean War | awards =Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath | relations = | laterwork = }} Lieutenant General Sir William Augustus Fyers {{post-nominals|country=GBR|KCB}} (1815 – 10 November 1895) was a British Army officer who served as colonel of the Durham Light Infantry. Military careerFyers was commissioned as an ensign in the 4th Regiment of Foot on 17 October 1834.[1] He was sent to Sindh with the 40th Regiment of Foot in 1839 and took part in the capture of Karachi and then saw action in the First Anglo-Afghan War.[2] He served with the 97th Regiment of Foot during the Crimean War[3] and then commanded a battalion at the Siege of Cawnpore in June 1857 and at the Siege of Lucknow in Autumn 1857 during the Indian Rebellion.[4] He went on to be colonel of the Durham Light Infantry.[5] References1. ^{{cite web|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Gu2gzHWUTR4C&pg=PA155&lpg=PA155&dq=%22William+Augustus+Fyers%22&source=bl&ots=hJ62LCS3DS&sig=JMRVnMFR6ULd4iifx8Qn8V9eqmU&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjBm5ec04HKAhVH8j4KHSO0C5Y4ChDoAQgnMAQ#v=onepage&q=%22William%20Augustus%20Fyers%22&f=false|title=Hart's Annual Army List|year=1851|publisher=John Murray|accessdate=29 December 2015}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Fyers, William}}2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.lookandlearn.com/history-images/U227137/The-Late-Sir-William-Fyers-KCB?img=5&search=Karachi&bool=phrase|title=The late Sir William Fyers|publisher= The Graphic|date= 23 November 1895|accessdate=29 December 2015}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=7cdCAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA733&lpg=PA733&dq=%22William+Augustus+Fyers%22&source=bl&ots=7STrkB7-YA&sig=hrrNi3lTS-WmsB6A-M8GkXAFNtE&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjFuIPt1IHKAhXDNj4KHYnMDJYQ6AEIPTAJ#v=onepage&q=%22William%20Augustus%20Fyers%22&f=false|title=The history of the war against Russia|volume=8|first=Edward Henry |last=Nolan|page=733}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Y8AKI2nqPBQC&pg=PA158&lpg=PA158&dq=Sir+William+Augustus+Fyers+1895&source=bl&ots=JTA6f29T6a&sig=-FB8EFLbW0fozlpQrUNWFH8ttnI&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiNxYuh4oHKAhVGbRQKHV7GD5wQ6AEILDAD#v=onepage&q=Sir%20William%20Augustus%20Fyers%201895&f=false|title=Sir William Fyers|publisher=Dictionary of Indian Biography|page=158|accessdate=29 December 2015}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.britisharmedforces.org/li_pages/regiments/dli/durham_colonels.htm|title=Succession of Colonels 1758 - 1965|publisher=British Armed Forces|accessdate=29 December 2015}} 5 : British Army generals|1815 births|1895 deaths|Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath|Durham Light Infantry officers |
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