This article is about the British Army general. For the cricket commentator, see Charles Colvile (commentator). For the British peer, see Charles Colville, 1st Viscount Colville of Culross.
The Honourable Sir
Charles Colville
GCB GCH
Sir Charles Colville
Born
(1770-08-07)7 August 1770
Died
27 March 1843(1843-03-27) (aged 72)
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Service/branch
British Army
Rank
General
Commands held
Bombay Army
Awards
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Guelphic Order
General Sir Charles ColvilleGCB GCH (7 August 1770 – 27 March 1843) was a British Army officer who served during the Napoleonic Wars. He was an ensign in 1781. He served in the West Indies from 1791 to 1797 and while serving there was promoted to lieutenant-colonel (1796). He helped to suppress the Irish Rebellion of 1798. He was in Egypt in 1801 and fought at Martinique in 1809. He commanded brigade, and afterwards division, in the Peninsular War from 1810 until 1814. During the Waterloo Campaign of 1815 he commanded a division in Belgium and the same year was made a K.C.B. In 1819 he was promoted to lieutenant-general and served as commander-in-chief at Bombay from 1819 until 1825. He was governor of Mauritius from 1828 until 1834. He was promoted to general in 1837.[1]
General Sir CharlesColville GCB GCH (7 August 1770 – 27 March 1843) was a British Army officer who served during the Napoleonic Wars. He was an ensign...
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Lady Helen Cynthia Colville DCVO DBE OStJ JP FRCM (née Milnes, later Crewe-Milnes; 20 May 1884 – 15 June 1968) was an English courtier and social worker...
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Colville was born in Eaton Place, London, the second son of CharlesColville, 10th Lord Colville of Culross, entitling him to the style "The Honourable"....
minister of Postal services in the UPFA government. When interviewed by CharlesColville in 2003, he claimed "actually we were on holiday" and found this very...
Victoria, later Duke of Albany 118 CharlesColville, 10th Lord Colville of Culross 1818–1903 1874 Later Viscount Colville of Culross 119 John Crichton-Stuart...
CharlesColville CB DSO & Bar DL (1 September 1905 – 10 January 1982) was a senior British Army officer. Born the son of Admiral Sir Stanley Colville...
Wimborne 2nd son of Charles Hardinge, 2nd Viscount Hardinge 2nd son of Thomas Cochrane, 11th Earl of Dundonald 4th son of Charles Wood, 2nd Viscount Halifax...
was in the 3rd Division, 2nd Brigade under command of Major General CharlesColville, consisting of the 1st/5th Regiment of Foot, 2nd/83rd Regiment of Foot...
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10 July 1866: CharlesColville, 10th Lord Colville of Culross 12 December 1868: Richard Boyle, 9th Earl of Cork 2 March 1874: Charles Yorke, 5th Earl...
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