British Bengal army commander and insect collector
Sir John Hearsey
John Bennet Hearsey by unknown artist, 1839
Birth name
John Bennet Hearsey
Born
(1793-01-21)21 January 1793 Midnapore, West Bengal
Died
23 November 1865(1865-11-23) (aged 72) Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
Cause of death
Bronchitis
Allegiance
British India
Branch
Bengal Army
Years of service
1808–65
Rank
Lieutenant-General
Battles/wars
Battle of Sitabuldi Siege of Bharatpur Second Anglo-Sikh War
Awards
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Spouse(s)
Harriet Zihur-Ul-Nissa
(m. 1832–1848)
Lieut.-Gen. Sir John Bennet HearseyKCB FLS (21 January 1793 – 23 October 1865) was a British military commander in the Bengal Army who was colonel of the 21st Hussars and of the left wing of the 3rd Bengal Light Cavalry. He was also an amateur naturalist and entomologist and collected a large number of insects from Asia.[1]
^"Death of Lieut. General John Bennet Hearsey". London Morning Herald. 28 October 1865. p. 6. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
and 6 Related for: John Bennet Hearsey information
Lieut.-Gen. Sir JohnBennetHearsey KCB FLS (21 January 1793 – 23 October 1865) was a British military commander in the Bengal Army who was colonel of...
Hearsey is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: Henry Hearsey (1906–1976), British Anglican priest Sir JohnBennetHearsey (1793–1865)...
Young Hearsey, the Principal Medical Officer of Nyasaland, and Maggie Marie Beales. His great uncle was Lieutenant-General Sir JohnBennetHearsey. He was...
(1852) Transferred to British Army, 1852 1862–1865: Lt-Gen. Sir JohnBennetHearsey, KCB 1865–1880: Gen. William Parlby 21st Hussars (1877) 1880–1882:...
identified the location as Hindustan, which is present-day India. Sir JohnBennetHearsey, a British army officer stationed in North India, collected the specimen...
Global Information
British India