Henry Richard Abadie
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Major-General Henry Richard Abadie CB
(25 March 1841 – 9 May 1915) was a British Army
officer.
. In 1879, Abadie fought in the Second Anglo-Afghan War
including the Battle of Kandahar
. He was with the 9th Lancers and commanded the Cavalry Depot at Canterbury
from 1894 to 1897.
From 1899 to 1900, he commanded the British Military Eastern District, during which he was promoted to Major-General and appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath
.
From 1900 to 1904, Abadie was the Lieutenant Governor of Jersey
. There is a painting of him in Derby at his regimental museum which is copyright until 2014.
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
(25 March 1841 – 9 May 1915) was a British Army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
officer.
Military career
Abadie joined the army in 1858 and served in the 1868 Expedition to Abyssinia1868 Expedition to Abyssinia
The British 1868 Expedition to Abyssinia was a punitive expedition carried out by armed forces of the British Empire against the Ethiopian Empire...
. In 1879, Abadie fought in the Second Anglo-Afghan War
Second Anglo-Afghan War
The Second Anglo-Afghan War was fought between the United Kingdom and Afghanistan from 1878 to 1880, when the nation was ruled by Sher Ali Khan of the Barakzai dynasty, the son of former Emir Dost Mohammad Khan. This was the second time British India invaded Afghanistan. The war ended in a manner...
including the Battle of Kandahar
Battle of Kandahar
The Battle of Kandahar, 1 September 1880, was the last major conflict of the Second Anglo-Afghan War. The battle in southern Afghanistan was fought between the British forces under command of General Roberts and the Afghan forces led by Ayub Khan, inflicting nearly 3,000 casualties in...
. He was with the 9th Lancers and commanded the Cavalry Depot at Canterbury
Canterbury
Canterbury is a historic English cathedral city, which lies at the heart of the City of Canterbury, a district of Kent in South East England. It lies on the River Stour....
from 1894 to 1897.
From 1899 to 1900, he commanded the British Military Eastern District, during which he was promoted to Major-General and appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
.
From 1900 to 1904, Abadie was the Lieutenant Governor of Jersey
Lieutenant Governor of Jersey
The Lieutenant Governor of Jersey is the representative of the British monarch in the Bailiwick of Jersey, a Crown dependency of the British Crown....
. There is a painting of him in Derby at his regimental museum which is copyright until 2014.