Dormer was the younger son of Joseph Thaddeus Dormer, 11th Baron Dormer. He became Chief of Staff of army of occupation in Egypt in 1882, Deputy Adjutant-General for auxiliary forces in 1885 and General Officer Commanding commanding Dublin District in 1886.[1] He went to command the British Troops in Egypt in 1888 and become Commander-in-Chief of the Madras Army and a Member of the Council of the Governor of Fort St George in 1891.[1] He died from injuries on 3rd May after being mauled by a tiger while on a hunt on 25 April 1893 in the Nilgiris. He was succeeded by General Mansfield Clarke as commander-in-chief of the Madras Army.[2][3] His eldest son Roland succeeded his uncle as Baron Dormer.[1]
^Burgess, James (1913). The chronology of Modern India, for four hundred years from the close of the fifteenth century, A.D. 1494-1894. Edinburgh: John Grant. p. 427.
james, charlemagne, dormer, lieutenant, general, honourable, january, 1834, 1893, british, army, officer, james, dormer, madras, caricature, daughter, mary, catherine, rees, under, pseudonym, bint, published, vanity, fair, 1891born26, january, 1834died3, 1893a. Lieutenant General The Honourable Sir James Charlemagne Dormer KCB 26 January 1834 3 May 1893 was a British Army officer Sir James Dormer Madras Caricature by his daughter Mary Catherine Rees under the pseudonym Bint published in Vanity Fair in 1891Born26 January 1834Died3 May 1893AllegianceUnited KingdomService wbr branchBritish ArmyRankLieutenant GeneralCommands heldMadras ArmyAwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the BathMilitary career EditDormer was the younger son of Joseph Thaddeus Dormer 11th Baron Dormer He became Chief of Staff of army of occupation in Egypt in 1882 Deputy Adjutant General for auxiliary forces in 1885 and General Officer Commanding commanding Dublin District in 1886 1 He went to command the British Troops in Egypt in 1888 and become Commander in Chief of the Madras Army and a Member of the Council of the Governor of Fort St George in 1891 1 He died from injuries on 3rd May after being mauled by a tiger while on a hunt on 25 April 1893 in the Nilgiris He was succeeded by General Mansfield Clarke as commander in chief of the Madras Army 2 3 His eldest son Roland succeeded his uncle as Baron Dormer 1 References Edit a b c Cracroft s Peerage General Gatacre Burgess James 1913 The chronology of Modern India for four hundred years from the close of the fifteenth century A D 1494 1894 Edinburgh John Grant p 427 Sources EditThe Plantagenet Roll of the Blood Royal being a complete table of all the descendants now living of Edward III King of England The Anne of Exeter volume Genealogical Pub Co 1994 p 276 ISBN 0806314362 Military officesPreceded bySir Frederick Stephenson GOC British Troops in Egypt1888 1890 Succeeded bySir Frederick Forestier WalkerPreceded bySir Charles Arbuthnot C in C Madras Army1891 1893 Succeeded bySir Charles Clarke Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James Charlemagne Dormer amp oldid 1097724953, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
