1ST See also:

• BARON
• BARON (1835-1895)
• BARON, MICHEL (1653—1729)

BARON See also:

• GEORGE
• GEORGE, 8TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (1787-1876)
• GEORGE, HENRY (1839—1897)
• GEORGE, LAKE
• GEORGE, SAINT (d. 303)

GEORGE See also:

• 1ST BARON GEORGE HARRIS (1746–1829)
• HARRIS, JAMES (1709-1780)
• HARRIS, JOEL CHANDLER (1848-1908)
• HARRIS, JOHN (c. 1666-1719)
• HARRIS, SIR WILLIAM SNOW
• HARRIS, THOMAS LAKE (1823-1906)
• HARRIS, WILLIAM TORREY (1835-1909)

HARRIS (1746–1829)  , See also:

• BRITISH

British See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general, was the son of the Rev See also:

• GEORGE
• GEORGE, 8TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (1787-1876)
• GEORGE, HENRY (1839—1897)
• GEORGE, LAKE
• GEORGE, SAINT (d. 303)

George See also:

• HARRIS, GEORGE, 1ST BARON (1746–1829)
• HARRIS, JAMES (1709-1780)
• HARRIS, JOEL CHANDLER (1848-1908)
• HARRIS, JOHN (c. 1666-1719)
• HARRIS, SIR WILLIAM SNOW
• HARRIS, THOMAS LAKE (1823-1906)
• HARRIS, WILLIAM TORREY (1835-1909)

Harris, See also:

• CURATE (from the Lat. curare, to take care of)

curate of Brasted, See also:

• KENT
• KENT, EARLS AND DUKES OF
• KENT, JAMES (1763-1847)
• KENT, WILLIAM (1685-1748)

Kent, and was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born on the 18th of See also:

• MARCH
• MARCH (1) (from Fr. marcher, to walk; the earliest sense in French appears to be " to trample," and the origin has usually been found in the Lat. marcus, hammer; Low Lat. marcare, to hammer; hence to beat the road with the regular tread of a soldier: cf.
• MARCH, AUZIAS (c. "1395-1458)
• MARCH, EARLS OF
• MARCH, FRANCIS ANDREW (1825– )

March 1746 . Educated at See also:

• WESTMINSTER
• WESTMINSTER, MARQUESSES AND DUKES OF
• WESTMINSTER, STATUTES OF
• WESTMINSTER, SYNODS OF

Westminster school and at the Royal Military See also:

• ACADEMY, GREEK
• ACADEMY, ROYAL

Academy, See also:

• WOOLWICH

Woolwich, he was commissioned to the Royal See also:

• ARTILLERY (the O. Fr. artiller, to equip with engines of war, probably comes from Late Lat. articulum, dim. of ars, art, cf. " engine " from ingenium, or of artus, joint)

Artillery in 176o, transferring to an ensigncy in the 5th See also:

• FOOT

foot (See also:

• NORTHUMBERLAND
• NORTHUMBERLAND, EARLS AND DUKES OF
• NORTHUMBERLAND, JOHN DUDLEY, VISCOUNT LISLE, EARL OF WARWICK
• NORTHUMBERLAND, JOHN NEVILLE, EARL OF (c. 1430-1471)

Northumberland Fusiliers) in 1762 . Three years later he became See also:

• LIEUTENANT

lieutenant, and in 1771 See also:

• CAPTAIN (derived from Lat. ca put, head, through the Low Lat. capitanus)

captain . His first active service was in the See also:

• AMERICAN

American See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

War of See also:

• INDEPENDENCE
• INDEPENDENCE, DECLARATION OF
• INDEPENDENCE, WAR OF

Independence, in which he served at See also:

• LEXINGTON
• LEXINGTON, BARON

Lexington, Bunker See also:

• HILL
• HILL (0. Eng. hyll; cf. Low Ger. hull, Mid. Dutch hul, allied to Lat. celsus, high, collis, hill, &c.)
• HILL, A
• HILL, AARON (1685-175o)
• HILL, AMBROSE POWELL
• HILL, DANIEL HARVEY (1821-1889)
• HILL, DAVID BENNETT (1843–1910)
• HILL, GEORGE BIRKBECK NORMAN (1835-1903)
• HILL, JAMES J
• HILL, JOHN (c. 1716-1775)
• HILL, MATTHEW DAVENPORT (1792-1872)
• HILL, OCTAVIA (1838– )
• HILL, ROWLAND (1744–1833)
• HILL, SIR ROWLAND (1795-1879)

Hill (severely wounded) and in every engagement of See also:

• HOWE
• HOWE, EIJAS (1819 — 1867)
• HOWE, JOHN (1630-17o6)
• HOWE, JOSEPH (1804–1873)
• HOWE, JULIA WARD (1819–1910)
• HOWE, RICHARD HOWE, EARL (1726-1799)
• HOWE, SAMUEL GRIDLEY (1801-1876)
• HOWE, WILLIAM HOWE, 5TH VISCOUNT (1729-1814)

Howe's See also:

• ARMY
• ARMY (from Fr. armee, Lat. armata)

army except one up to See also:

• NOVEMBER (Lat. novem, nine)

November 1778 . By this See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time he had obtained his See also:

• MAJORITY (Fr. majorite; Med. Lat. majoritas; Lat. major, greater)

majority, and his next service was under See also:

• MAJOR
• MAJOR (Lat. for " greater ")
• MAJOR (or MAIR), JOHN (1470-1550)

Major-General Medows at See also:

• SANTA

Santa See also:

• LUCIA (or LucY), ST

Lucia in 1778–1779, after which his See also:

• REGIMENT (from Late Latin regimentum, rule, regere, to rule, govern, direct)

regiment served as See also:

• MARINES (from Lat. mare, sea)

marines in See also:

• RODNEY, GEORGE BRYDGES RODNEY, BARON (1718—1792)

Rodney's See also:

• FLEET

fleet . Later in 1779 he was for a time a prisoner of war . Shortly before his promotion to lieutenant-See also:

• COLONEL (derived either from Lat. column, Fr. colonne, column, or Lat. corona, a crown)

colonel in his regiment (178o) he married . After commanding the 5th in See also:

• IRELAND
• IRELAND, CHURCH
• IRELAND, CHURCH OF
• IRELAND, JOHN (1761-1842)
• IRELAND, JOHN (1838- )
• IRELAND, WILLIAM HENRY (1777-1835)

Ireland for some years, he exchanged and went with General Medows to Bombay, and served with that officer in See also:

• INDIA
• INDIA, FRENCH

India until 1792, taking See also:

• PART

part in various battles and engagements, notably See also:

• LORD
• LORD (O. Eng. hldford, i.e. hldfweard, the warder or keeper of bread, hlIf, loaf; the word is not represented in any other Teutonic language)
• LORD, JOHN (1810-1894)

Lord See also:

• CORNWALLIS, CHARLES CORNWALLIS
• CORNWALLIS, SIR WILLIAM (1744-1819)

Cornwallis's attack on See also:

• SERINGAPATAM, or SRIRANGAPATANA

Seringapatam . In 1794, after a See also:

• SHORT, FRANCIS JOB (1857– )

short See also:

• PERIOD
• PERIOD (Gr. irepioSos, a going or way round, circuit, aepi, round, and &Sis, way, road)

period of See also:

• HOME
• HOME, DANIEL DUNGLAS (1833-1886)
• HOME, EARLS OF

home service, he was again in India . In the same See also:

• YEAR

year he became major-general, and in 1796 See also:

• LOCAL

local lieutenant-general in See also:

• MADRAS

Madras . Up to 1800 he commanded the troops in the See also:

• PRESIDENCY

presidency, and for a short time he exercised the See also:

• CIVIL

civil See also:

• GOVERNMENT
• GOVERNMENT (0. Fr. governement, mod. gouvernement, O. Fr. governer, mod. gouverner, from Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, guide, rule; cf. Gr. xv(3epvav)

government as well . In See also:

• DECEMBER (Lat. decent, ten)

December 1798 he was appointed by Lord See also:

• WELLESLEY
• WELLESLEY, RICHARD COLLEY WESLEY (or WELLESLEY)

Wellesley, the See also:

• GOVERNOR (from the Fr. gouverneur, from gouverner, O. Fr. governer, Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, to direct, guide)

governor-general, to command the See also:

• FIELD (a word common to many West German languages, cf. Ger. Feld, Dutch veld, possibly cognate with O.E. f olde, the earth, and ultimately with root of the Gr. irAaror, broad)
• FIELD, CYRUS WEST (1819-1892)
• FIELD, DAVID DUDLEY (18o5-1894)
• FIELD, EUGENE (1850-1895)
• FIELD, FREDERICK (18o1—1885)
• FIELD, HENRY MARTYN (1822-1907)
• FIELD, JOHN (1782—1837)
• FIELD, MARSHALL (183 1906)
• FIELD, NATHAN (1587—1633)
• FIELD, STEPHEN JOHNSON (1816-1899)
• FIELD, WILLIAM VENTRIS FIELD, BARON (1813-1907)

field army which was intended to attack Tipu See also:

• SAHIB

Sahib, and in a few months Harris reduced the See also:

• MYSORE

Mysore See also:

• COUNTRY (from the Mid. Eng. contre or contrie, and O. Fr. cuntree; Late Lat. contrata, showing the derivation from contra, opposite, over against, thus the tract of land which fronts the sight, cf. Ger. Gegend, neighbourhood)

country and stormed the See also:

• GREAT

great stronghold of Seringapatam .

His success established his reputation as a capable and experienced See also:

• COMMANDER

commander, and its See also:

• POLITICAL

political importance led to his being offered the See also:

• REWARD

reward (which he declined) of an Irish See also:

• PEERAGE
• PEERAGE (Fr. pairage, med. Lat. paragium; M.E. Pere, 0. Fr. per, peer, later pair; Lat. Paris, " equal ")

peerage . He returned home in 1800, became lieutenant-general in the army the following year, and attained the See also:

• RANK (O.Fr. rant or rent, mod. rang, generally connected with the O.E. and O.H.G. bring, a ring)

rank of full general in 1812 . In 1815 he was made a peer of the See also:

• UNITED

United See also:

• KINGDOM

Kingdom under the See also:

• TITLE (0. Fr. title, mod. titre, from Lat. titulus)

title See also:

• BARON
• BARON (1835-1895)
• BARON, MICHEL (1653—1729)

Baron Harris of Seringapatam and Mysore, and of See also:

• BELMONT, AUGUST (1816–189o)

Belmont, Kent . In 182o he received the G.C.B., and in 1824 the governorship of See also:

• DUMBARTON

Dumbarton See also:

• CASTLE
• CASTLE (Lat. castellum, a fort, diminutive of castra, a camp; Fr. chateau and chdtel)

Castle . Lord Harris died at Belmont in May 1829 . He had been colonel of the 73rd Highlanders since 'Soo . His descendant, the 4th Baron Harris (b . 1851), best known as a cricketer, was under-secretary for India (1885–1886), under-secretary for war (1886–1889) and governor of Bombay (189o–1895) . See Rt . Hon . S . Lushington, See also:

• LIFE

Life of Lord Harris (See also:

• LONDON

London, 1840), and the regimental histories of the 5th Northumberland Fusiliers and 73rd Highlanders .