Lousada Barrow
Major General Lousada Barrow C.B. (22 February 1816 – 1 October 1877) was the Chief Commissioner of Oudh for two terms. The first term was between 20 April 1860 and 4 April 1861 when he was a lieutenant colonel. His second term was between 18 January 1871 and 20 April 1871.
Military
[edit]Barrow served in the Southern Mahratta country in 1844–45. He commanded a squadron of Volunteer Cavalry raised under the orders of Major-General Henry Havelock on 25 June 1857.[1] His correspondence with Lieutenant colonel H. Bruce is available at The National Archives and held by the British Library.[2]
He was present and commanded them at the Battle of Futtehpore on 12 July 1857.[3]
Death
[edit]His obituary can be found in the 13 October 1877 issue of Army and Navy Gazette and the Isle of Wight Observer.[4][1] He is buried at Ryde Old Cemetery on the Isle of Wight.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "DEATH OF MAJOR-GENERAL L. BARROW" (PDF). Isle of Wight Observer. 6 October 1877. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- ^ Archives, The National. "The Discovery Service". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ^ Forbes, Archibold (2018). Barracks, Bivouacs and Battles. litres.ru. ISBN 978-5040829453.
- ^ "Victorian Wars Forum • View topic - Maj Gen Lousada Barrow". www.victorianwars.com. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- ^ "Mr Lousada Barrow - RSHG". RSHG. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- ^ "Ryde Cemetery - RSHG". RSHG. Retrieved 5 September 2018.