George Augustus Schomberg Explained

George Augustus Schomberg
Birth Date:5 October 1821
Allegiance: United Kingdom
Branch: Royal Marines
Rank:General
Commands:Royal Marines
Battles:Crimean War
Second Opium War
Awards:Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath

General Sir George Augustus Schomberg (5 October 1821 – 5 December 1907) was a Royal Marines officer who served as Deputy Adjutant-General Royal Marines.

Military career

Born the son of Admiral Alexander Wilmot Schomberg, Schomberg was commissioned into the Royal Marine Artillery. He served in the Baltic Sea during the Crimean War and then commanded the Royal Marine Artillery in China during the Second Opium War.[1] He became colonel commandant of the Royal Marine Artillery on 10 April 1867 and then went on to be Deputy Adjutant-General Royal Marines (the professional head of the Royal Marines) in July 1872 before retiring in August 1875.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Armourial families: a directory of coat-armour. Arthur Charles. Fox-Davies. 282. 23 May 2016.