Frederick Stephenson (British Army officer)

Sir Frederick Stephenson
Sir Frederick Stephenson, an oil sketch by Lady Munro
Born17 July 1821 (1821-07-17)
Died10 March 1911 (1911-03-11) (aged 89)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army
RankGeneral
CommandsHome District
British Troops in Cairo
Battles / warsCrimean War
Second Opium War
Mahdist War
AwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath

General Sir Frederick Charles Arthur Stephenson, GCB (17 July 1821 – 10 March 1911) was a senior British Army officer who served as Major General commanding the Brigade of Guards and General Officer Commanding the Home District from 1876 to 1879.

Military career

The second son of Major-General Sir Benjamin C. Stephenson, Stephenson was commissioned into the Scots Guards in 1837.[1] He fought in the Crimean War and took part in the expeditions to China in 1858 and 1860 during the Second Opium War.[1]

He was appointed acting Inspector-General of the Auxiliary Forces in 1873 and made Major General commanding the Brigade of Guards and General Officer Commanding the Home District in 1876.[2]

He became Commander-in-Chief of the British Army of Occupation in Cairo in 1883 during the Mahdist War.[3] He also led the Frontier Force and defeated the Dervish Army at the Battle of Ginnis in Sudan in 1885.[1]

In retirement he was Constable of the Tower from 1898 to 1911.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "General Sir Frederick Stephenson – Letters – Egyptian Occupation". Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
  2. ^ Frederick Charles Arthur Stephenson. At home and on the battlefield. p. 37.
  3. ^ "The Egyptian Collection of William Joseph Myers". Nicholas Reeves. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
  4. ^ George John Younghusband. "The tower from within".
Military offices
Preceded by GOC Home District
1876–1879 		Succeeded by
New title GOC British Troops in Egypt
1883–1888 		Succeeded by
Honorary titles
Preceded by Colonel of the Coldstream Guards
1892–1911 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Constable of the Tower of London
1898–1911 		Succeeded by