Caledon Egerton
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Major-General
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 Caledon Richard Egerton (28 July 1814 - 27 May 1874) was a senior British Army
British Army
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 officer who went on to be Military Secretary.

Military career

Egerton was commissioned into the 89th Regiment of Foot. He was appointed Adjutant
Adjutant
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 of his Regiment in 1836.

He served in the Crimean War
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 and was decorated with the Order of the Medjidie (5th Class).

He was appointed Deputy Adjutant-General in 1866 and Military Secretary in 1871.

He was also Colonel
Colonel
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 of the 89th Regiment of Foot.

Family

In 1843 he married Margaret Cumming, and they went on to have eight sons and two daughters, including Field Marshal
Field Marshal
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 Sir
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 Charles Egerton.

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