Thomas Ashburnham (British Army officer, born 1808)

General Thomas Ashburnham CB (1808 – 2 March 1872) was Commander of British Troops in China and Hong Kong.

Military career Born the son of the 3rd Earl of Ashburnham, Thomas Ashburnham became a Coldstream Guards officer. He went on to serve in India during the First Anglo-Sikh War between 1845 and 1846.

He was appointed Commander of British Troops in China and Hong Kong in 1857.British and Indian armies on the China coast 1785-1985 by Harfield, A G, Published by A and J Partnership, 1990, Pages 483-484

He was also Colonel of the 82nd Regiment of Foot from 1859 until his death.

In retirement he lived in Park Street in London and died in 1872.

Family In 1860, he married Adelaide Georgiana Frederica Foley, daughter of Thomas Foley, 3rd Baron Foley.

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