George Bourchier (Indian Army officer)

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Major General Sir George Bourchier KCB
Born	(1821-08-23)August 23, 1821 Bramfield, Hertfordshire, England
Died	March 15, 1898(1898-03-15) (aged 76) St Margarets, Twickenham, Middlesex
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	British Indian Army
Rank	Major-General
Battles / wars	Gwalior campaign Indian mutiny Lushai Expedition
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Alma mater	Addiscombe Military Seminary
Spouse(s)	Georgina Clementson Bourchier (m. 1853; died 1868) Margaret Murchison Bartleman (m. 1872; died 1881)
Children	7
Relations	Edward Bourchier (Father) Harriet Bourchier (b. Jenner, Mother)

Major-General Sir George Bourchier KCB (23 August 1821 – 15 March 1898) was a British officer who served in the Bengal Army, one of three armies that made up the British Indian Army.^[1]

Biography

Bourchier was the son of the Rev. Edward Bourchier and Harriet Jenner.^[1] He was the youngest son of nine children. He had five sisters and three brothers. His sisters were Harriet Jenner (Harris), Catherine Anne Jenner, Elizabeth Jenner (North), Louisa Jenner and Emma Jenner. His brothers were Edward Bourchier, Francis Bourchier and Robert James Jenner Bourchier.^[2] He was educated at the Addiscombe Military Seminary.^[3]

He entered the Bengal Artillery in 1838 and took part in the Gwalior campaign 1843–1844. He was stationed at Punniar.^[3]

During the Indian Mutiny he commanded a battery at Thimbu Ghat and was present at the siege and capture of Delhi. He was at Bulandshahr, Alighar, and Agra with Sir Colin Campbell for the relief of Lucknow and at Cawnpur.^[3]

He was commissioned a Brevet Colonel and C.B. From 1864 to 1866. he commanded the Royal Artillery in Bhutan. In 1871, he commanded the East Frontier District, and in 1871 to 1872 he commanded the Cachar column in the Lushai Expedition. He was awarded the K.C.B. in 1852 and promoted to Major-General. He died on 15 March 1898.^[3]

Notes

^ ^a ^b "Obituary: Major-General Sir George Bourchier, K.C.B.". The Times. 17 March 1898. p. 10.
^ Zaal.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Buckland 1906, p. 49.

References

Buckland, Charles Edward (1906), Dictionary of Indian Biography, London S. Sonnenschein, p. 49

Shallcrass, Philippa. "George (General Sir) Bourchier". MyHeritage.

Zaal, Timothy. "George Bourchier". MyHeritage.

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