He was born in Jamaica, the 11th child of Samuel Morris, and joined the army as an ensign in 1810.[2]
He served with the 49th Foot during the Anglo-American War of 1812 where he was present at the actions of Fort George, Stoney Creek and Plattsburg. He rose to Lieutenant in 1813, Captain in 1825, Major in 1833 and Lieutenant-Colonel in 1836.[1]
edmund, finucane, morris, general, april, 1792, december, 1871, senior, officer, british, army, born26, april, 1792jamaicadied4, december, 1871, 1871, aged, southampton, englandallegiance, united, kingdomservice, brancharmyrankgeneralbattles, warsfirst, opium,. General Sir Edmund Finucane Morris KCB 26 April 1792 4 December 1871 was a senior officer in the British Army 1 Sir Edmund Finucane MorrisBorn26 April 1792JamaicaDied4 December 1871 1871 12 04 aged 79 Southampton EnglandAllegiance United KingdomService wbr branchArmyRankGeneralBattles warsFirst Opium WarAwardsKCB He was born in Jamaica the 11th child of Samuel Morris and joined the army as an ensign in 1810 2 He served with the 49th Foot during the Anglo American War of 1812 where he was present at the actions of Fort George Stoney Creek and Plattsburg He rose to Lieutenant in 1813 Captain in 1825 Major in 1833 and Lieutenant Colonel in 1836 1 With the regiment in China during the First Opium War in 1841 2 he commanded a brigade at the successful storming of the Canton Heights and was made CB He commanded a brigade at the Battle of Amoy and the second capture of Chusan and was in charge of the central column at the capture of the Heights of Chinhai As Commander of the British force at Ningpo he led the repulsing of the Chinese attempt to regain the city in 1842 He was also in command of brigades at the capture of Chinese positions on the Heights of Segoan the capture of Chapu and the capture of Woosung 1 He was promoted to Colonel in 1842 Major General in 1854 and Lieutenant General in 1860 In 1861 he was given the colonelcy of the 49th Princess Charlotte of Wales s Hertfordshire Regiment of Foot which he held until his death He was made full General on 13 March 1868 citation needed He died at his home in Ryde Isle of Wight He had married Elizabeth the daughter of Samuel Delpratt of Bath They had no children citation needed References edit a b c Hart Col H G THE NEW ARMY LIST AND INDIAN CIVIL SERVICE LIST p 193 Biography of Sir Edmund Finucane Morris FamilySearch Retrieved 4 March 2017 Military offices Preceded bySir Edward Bowater Colonel of the 49th Princess of Wales Hertfordshire Regiment1861 1871 Succeeded byThomas James Galloway Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edmund Finucane Morris amp oldid 1208264633, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,