Alfred Horsford
| Sir Alfred Horsford | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
1818 Bath, Somerset |
| Died |
13 September 1885 Munlochy, Scotland |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 British Army |
| Years of service | 1833–1880 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held | South-Eastern District |
| Battles/wars |
Xhosa Wars Crimean War |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath |
General Sir Alfred Hastings Horsford GCB (1818 – 13 September 1885) was a senior British Army officer who went on to be Military Secretary.
Military career
Born in Bath and educated at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Horsford was commissioned into the Rifle Brigade in 1833.[1]
He served in the Cape Frontier War in 1847 and was Commanding Officer of 1st Bn the Rifle Brigade during the 8th Xhosa War in 1852.[1]
He also served in the Crimean War and fought at the Battle of Alma, Battle of Inkerman, Battle of Balaklava and the early part of the Siege of Sevastopol.[1]
He served in the repression of the Indian Mutiny, having been made Commander of the 6th Brigade at the Capture of Lucknow.[2]
He was made Deputy Adjutant-General at Army Headquarters in 1860, a Brigade commander at Aldershot in 1866, Major-General on the General Staff at Malta in 1869 and General Officer Commanding South-Eastern District in January 1872.[3] He went on to be Military Secretary in 1874.[1]
In retirement he was involved in an accident when Frederick Gye, Manager of the Royal Italian Opera, was assisting Horsford over a fence. Horsford's gun went off and shot Gye in the eye.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Sir Alfred Horsford at Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- ↑ Historical Records of the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders, Page 132
- ↑ "Army Commands" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
- ↑ General News Bruce Herald, 1879
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir David Russell |
GOC South-Eastern District 1872–1874 |
Succeeded by William Parke |
| Preceded by Caledon Egerton |
Military Secretary 1874–1880 |
Succeeded by Sir Edmund Whitmore |
| Preceded by Sir Charles Yorke |
Colonel-Commandant of the 2nd Battalion, The Prince Consort's Own (Rifle Brigade) 1880–1885 |
Succeeded by Sir William Norcott |
| Preceded by James Webber Smith |
Colonel of the The 14th (Buckinghamshire) Prince of Wales's Own Regiment 1879–1880 |
Succeeded by Alfred Thomas Heyland |
| Preceded by Henry Cooper |
Colonel of the 79th Regiment of Foot (Cameron Highlanders) 1876–1879 |
Succeeded by John Douglas |