| Henry Dalrymple White | |||||||
| Birth Date: | 5 July 1820 | ||||||
| Allegiance: |  United Kingdom | ||||||
| Rank: | General | ||||||
| Commands: | 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons | ||||||
| Battles: | Crimean War | ||||||
| Awards: | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath | ||||||
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General Sir Henry Dalrymple White (5 July 1820 – 27 March 1886) was a senior British Army officer.
Born the son of Vice-Admiral Sir John White,[1] White was commissioned into the 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons and purchased a captaincy in his regiment in 1844. He became commanding officer of his regiment in May 1854 and led a squadron of his men at the Charge of the Heavy Brigade during the Battle of Balaclava in October 1854.[2] His helmet was pierced by a Russian sabre during the charge.[2] White served as colonel of the 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays) from 1873 to 1874[3] and as colonel of the 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons from 1874 until his death in 1886.[4]
He married Louisa Mary Smith; they had one daughter. Following the death of his first wife, he married Alice Elizabeth Malcolm; they had two sons (Arthur Dalrymple White and Sir Godfrey Dalrymple-White).[5]
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