Henry Wase Whitfield
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Lieutenant General Henry Wase Whitfield (Chinese:
威非路) (1814 - 30 March 1877) was the Lieutenant Governor of Hong Kong
and Commander of British Troops in China, Hong Kong and the Straits Settlements
.
in 1828. He went on to be Commanding Officer
of his Regiment in 1843 and commanded it for 15 years.
He was promoted to Major-General in 1868 and appointed Commander of British Troops in China, Hong Kong and the Straits Settlements
in 1869.
Whitfield Barracks
in Hong Kong
are named after him.
Chinese language
The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...
威非路) (1814 - 30 March 1877) was the Lieutenant Governor of Hong Kong
Lieutenant Governor of Hong Kong
Lieutenant Governor of Hong Kong was the second highest position during the British colonial rule in Hong Kong from 1843 to 1902.-History:Although Lieutenant Governor of Hong Kong was the second highest position in Hong Kong, the Lieutenant Governor did not have any actual power in the Government...
and Commander of British Troops in China, Hong Kong and the Straits Settlements
Commander British Forces in Hong Kong
The Commander British Forces in Hong Kong was a senior British Army officer who acted as Military Advisor to the Governor of Hong Kong.-Structure:...
.
Military career
Whitfield was commissioned into the 2nd West India RegimentWest India Regiment
The West India Regiment was an infantry unit of the British Army recruited from and normally stationed in the British colonies of the Caribbean between 1795 and 1927. The regiment differed from similar forces raised in other parts of the British Empire in that it formed an integral part of the...
in 1828. He went on to be Commanding Officer
Commanding officer
The commanding officer is the officer in command of a military unit. Typically, the commanding officer has ultimate authority over the unit, and is usually given wide latitude to run the unit as he sees fit, within the bounds of military law...
of his Regiment in 1843 and commanded it for 15 years.
He was promoted to Major-General in 1868 and appointed Commander of British Troops in China, Hong Kong and the Straits Settlements
Commander British Forces in Hong Kong
The Commander British Forces in Hong Kong was a senior British Army officer who acted as Military Advisor to the Governor of Hong Kong.-Structure:...
in 1869.
Whitfield Barracks
Whitfield Barracks
Whitfield Barracks were barracks in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The area is now the site of Kowloon Park, where several reconverted buildings remain.It was named after Henry Wase Whitfield, the commander of British Army in Hong Kong.-History:...
in Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
are named after him.