Edwin Beaumont Johnson Explained

Sir Edwin Beaumont Johnson
Birth Date:4 July 1825
Birth Place:Bath, Somerset, England
Death Place:Kensington, London
Placeofburial:Hanwell, London
Serviceyears:1842–1891
Rank:General
Battles:First Anglo-Sikh War

Indian Rebellion
Awards:Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire

General Sir Edwin Beaumont Johnson (4 July 1825 – 18 June 1893) was a British Army officer who served as Adjutant-General in India.

Military career

Educated at Addiscombe Military Seminary, Johnson was commissioned into the Bengal artillery on 10 June 1842.[1] He fought at the Battle of Ferozeshah in December 1845 and the Battle of Sobraon in February 1846 during the First Anglo-Sikh War as well as the Battle of Chillianwala in January 1849 and the Battle of Gujrat in February 1849 during the Second Anglo-Sikh War.[1] He served as assistant adjutant-general at the Siege of Lucknow in Autumn 1857 during the Indian Rebellion.[1] He became Quartermaster-General in India in July 1873, Adjutant-General in India in March 1874 and a member of the Council of India in October 1874. He went on to be Military Member of the Governor-General of India's Council in March 1877[2] and Director-General of Military Education at the War Office in December 1884 before retiring in January 1891.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Johnson, Sir Edwin Beaumont. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 26 November 2015.
  2. Web site: Army Commands . 26 November 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304112744/http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201860-.pdf . 4 March 2016 .