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词条 John Eardley Inglis
释义

  1. Military career

  2. Family

  3. Legacy

  4. Gallery

  5. See also

  6. References

  7. External links

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Major General Sir John Eardley Wilmot Inglis {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|KCB}} (15 November 1814 – 27 September 1862) was a British Army officer, best known for his role in protecting the British compound for 87 days in the siege of Lucknow.

Military career

In 1833 he joined the 32nd (Cornwall) Regiment of Foot, in which all his regimental service was passed. In 1837 he saw active service in Canada in the Lower Canada Rebellion, including the actions at St. Denis and St. Eustache.

During the Second Anglo-Sikh War, in 1848 to 1849 in the Punjab, He was in command at the Siege of Multan and at the Battle of Gujrat.

In 1857, on the outbreak of the Indian Mutiny, he was in command of his regiment at Lucknow. Sir Henry Lawrence being mortally wounded during the siege of the residency, Inglis took command of the garrison, and maintained a successful defence for 87 days against an overwhelming force. He was promoted to major-general and made K.C.B.

After further active service in India, he was, in 1860, given command of the British troops in the Ionian Islands. In 1860 he was given the colonelcy of his regiment, now the 32nd (Cornwall) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry), a position he held until his death.

He died at Homburg on 27 September 1862, aged 47 and was buried in the crypt of Saint Paul's Cathedral, London.

Family

{{Military history of Nova Scotia}}

He was born in Nova Scotia, the son of John Inglis, the third bishop of that colony and grandson of Charles Inglis (bishop).

He was married to Julia Selina Thesiger (1833–1904), daughter of Frederick Thesiger[2] who wrote of her experiences during the siege of Lucknow including extracts from her diary.[3]

Their children included Rupert Edward Inglis who was an England rugby international, who was killed at the Battle of the Somme in 1916. His letters home to his wife from the front were published by his widow after the war.[4]

Legacy

Inglis is the namesake of Inglis Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, which connects with Lucknow Street

Gallery

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|File:John Eardley Wilmot Inglis.jpg|Sir John Inglis
|File:Inglis family.png|Sir John Inglis, Julia, Lady Inglis and two of their three children. Source: Illustrated London News, 28 November 1857
|File:Inglis's Quarters.png|Inglis's Quarters, Residency – February 2014
|File:SirJohnInglisCryptStPaulsLondon.jpg|Sir John Inglis, crypt, St Paul's Cathedral, London
|File:John Eardley Inglis Sword (top) Sir William William's sword (bottem) King's College Library, Halifax, Nova Scotia.jpg|John Eardley Inglis Khanda (sword) (top) Sir Fenwick Williams' sword (bottom), University of King's College, Library, Halifax, Nova Scotia
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See also

  • Military history of Nova Scotia

References

1. ^After his defence of Lucknow the Legislature of Nova Scotia presented him with a sword of honour. The blade of which, was made of steel from Nova Scotia iron [https://archive.org/stream/cochraninglisfam00eato_0#page/12/mode/1up pp.12-13]
2. ^{{cite web|title=Hon. Julia Selina Thesiger|url=http://thepeerage.com/p21550.htm#i215498|publisher=thepeerage.com|accessdate=16 April 2011|date=13 February 2011}}
3. ^{{cite web|last=Inglis|first=Julia Selina|title=The Siege of Lucknow: a Diary|url=http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/inglis/lucknow/lucknow.html|work=A Celebration of Woman Writers|publisher=James R. Osgood, McIlvaine & Co.|accessdate=16 April 2011|year=1892}}
4. ^{{cite web|title=Diary of Rupert Inglis|url=http://www.inglis.uk.com/diaryofrupertinglis.htm|publisher=www.inglis.uk.com|accessdate=16 April 2011}}

External links

  • {{cite DNB|wstitle=Inglis, John Eardley Wilmot|volume=29}}
  • [https://archive.org/stream/cihm_67243#page/n1/mode/2up India and its mutiny: a lecture delivered before the Halifax Young Men's Christian Association, on Tuesday evening, March 16, 1858]
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11 : 1814 births|1862 deaths|People from Nova Scotia|British Army generals|32nd Regiment of Foot officers|19th-century British people|British military personnel of the Second Anglo-Sikh War|British military personnel of the Indian Rebellion of 1857|University of King's College alumni|Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath|Military history of Nova Scotia

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