Henry Alexander Carleton Explained

Henry Alexander Carleton
Birth Place:London, England[1]
Birth Date:28 February 1814[2]
Death Place:Bath, Somerset
Death Date:22 February 1900 (aged 85)
Allegiance: United Kingdom
Serviceyears:1830–1881
Rank:General
Battles:Capture of Lucknow
Awards:Companion of the Order of the Bath

General Henry Alexander Carleton CB (28 February 1814 – 22 February 1900) was a British Army officer in British India.

Military career

Carleton was born in 1814, the son of Francis Carleton. He entered the Bengal Artillery in 1830. He served in the Indian Rebellion of 1857, where he commanded the artillery division siege train at the siege and capture of Lucknow, and the artillery in the action at Nawabgunge. For his services he was twice mentioned in despatches, received the brevet rank of lieutenant-colonel, and was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB). He became Colonel commandant in the Royal Artillery, received the rank of general in July 1879, and retired from the army in 1881.

He married, in 1855, Elizabeth Boyle, daughter of Armor Boyle, Dundrum, County Down. She died in 1878.

General Carleton died at Bath, Somerset, on 22 February 1900.[3]

Notes and References

  1. 1881 England Census
  2. Book: Who's who . 1900 . A. & C. Black . 246 . 13 February 2020 . en.
  3. Obituary - General Henry Alexander Carleton. 27 February 1900 . 6 . 36076.