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See also: English general, fifth and youngest son of See also: Francis See also: Grant of Kilgraston,
See also: Perthshire, and See also: brother of See also: Sir Francis Grant, P.R.A., was See also: born on the 22nd of See also: July 18o8
.
He entered the army in 1826 as See also: cornet in the 9th Lancers, and became See also: lieutenant in 1828 and captain in 1835
.
In 1842 he was brigade-major to See also: Lord Saltoun in the See also: Chinese War, and specially distinguished himself at the capture of See also: Chin-Kiang, after which he received the See also: rank of major and the C.B
.
In the first See also: Sikh War of 1845–46 he took See also: part in the See also: battle of See also: Sobraon; and in the See also: Punjab See also: campaign of 1848–49 he commanded the 9th Lancers, and won high reputation in the battles of See also: Chillianwalla and Guzerat (See also: Gujarat)
.
He was promoted brevet lieutenant-colonel and shortly afterwards to the same substantive rank
.
In 1854 he became brevet-colonel, and in 1856 brigadier of cavalry
.
He took a leading part in the suppression of the See also: Indian See also: mutiny of 1857, holding for some See also: time the command of the cavalry division, and afterwards of a movable See also: column of See also: horse and See also: foot
.
After rendering valuable service in the operations before See also: Delhi and in the final assault on the city, he directed the victorious See also: march of the cavalry and horse artillery despatched in the direction of
See also: Cawnpore to open up communication with the See also: commander-in-chief Sir See also: Colin See also: Campbell, whom he met near the
See also: Alambagh, and who raised him to the rank of brigadier-general, and placed the whole force under his command during what remained of the perilous march to See also: Lucknow for the See also: relief of the residency
.
After the retirement towards Cawnpore he greatly aided in effecting there the See also: total rout of the See also: rebel troops, by making a detour which threatened their See also: rear; and following in pursuit with a flying column, he defeated them with the loss of
nearly all their guns at Serai See also: Ghat
.
He also took part in the operations connected with the recapture of Lucknow, shortly after which he was promoted to the rank of major-general, and appointed to the command of the force employed for the final pacification of See also: India, a position in which his unwearied energy, and his vigilance and caution See also: united to high See also: personal daring, rendered very valuable service
.
Before the See also: work of pacification was quite completed he was created K.C.B
.
In 1859 he was appointed, with the See also: local rank of lieutenant-general, to the command of the See also: British See also: land forces in the united French and British expedition against See also: China
.
The See also: object of the campaign was accomplished within three months of the landing of the forces at Pei-tang (1st of See also: August 186o)
.
The Taku Forts had been carried by assault, the Chinese defeated three times in the open and See also: Peking occupied
.
For his conduct in this, which has been called the " most successful and the best carried out of See also: England's little See also: wars," he received the thanks of parliament and was gazetted G.C.B
.
In 1861 he was made lieutenant-general and appointed commander-in-chief of the army of See also: Madras; on his return to England in 1865 he was made quartermaster-general at headquarters; and in 187o he was transferred to the command of the See also: camp at See also: Aldershot, where he took a leading part in the reform of the educational and training systems of the forces, which followed the Franco-See also: German War
.
The. introduction of See also: annual army manoeuvres was largely due to Sir Hope Grant
.
In 1872 he was gazetted general
.
He died in See also: London on the
7th of March 1875
.
Incidents in the See also: Sepoy War of 1857-58, compiled from the Private Journal of General Sir Hope Grant, K.C.B., together with some explanatory chapters by Capt
.
H
.
See also: Knollys, Royal Artillery, was published in 1873, and Incidents in the China War of 186o appeared posthumously under the same editorship in 1875
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I am trying to research his familly, I think his wife was Helen O'Donollan???,she had various sisters one married to Tayler, another to Wise and one to Randall. any information please advise, I would be very grateful. yrs C. Twickel
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