Adye was the son of Major James P. Adye, born at Sevenoaks, Kent, on 1 November 1819. He studied at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich,[1] entered the Royal Artillery in 1836, was promoted to captain in 1846, and served throughout the Crimean War as brigade-major and assistant adjutant-general of artillery (awarded CB, brevets of major and lieutenant-colonel).[2]
In the Indian rebellion of 1857 he served on the staff in a similar capacity. Promoted brevet-colonel in 1860, he was specially employed in 1863 in the Northwest frontier of the India campaign, and was Deputy-Adjutant-General, Bengal, from 1863 to 1866, when he returned home. From 1870 to 1875 Adye was Director of Artillery and Stores at the War Office. He was made a KCB in 1873, and was promoted to be major-general and appointed governor of the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, in 1875, and Surveyor-General of the Ordnance in 1880. In 1882 he was chief of staff and second in command of the expedition to Egypt, and served throughout the campaign (awarded GCB and thanks of Parliament).[2] He was Governor of Gibraltar from 1883 to 1886 where he was noted for his artwork (see below) and in keeping a good balance between the needs of Gibraltar being a military fortress and of the needs of the civilian population to make a living. The military got rooms for recreation and the civilians enjoyed relaxed trade laws.[3]
After his retirement in 1886, he unsuccessfully contested Bath in the Liberal interest in 1892.[2]
At some time in his career he became good friends with both William Armstrong and Stuart Rendel, so much so that his daughter, Winifreda, married the former's grand-nephew and heir, William Henry Watson-Armstrong in 1889. His other daughter, Evelyn Violet, was to become John Meade Falkner's wife on 18 October 1899. His son, Sir John Adye, would become a major-general. His son, John Adye married Clara Joan Williams[6] in 1899.
Adye was also a writer and artist, describing his experiences in such works as A Review of the Crimean War (1859), Sitana: a Mountain Campaign on the Borders of Afghanistan in 1863, and Recollections of A Military Life (1895). His paintings of Gibraltar are available in the Victoria and albert Museum[4] and two of India are in the National Army Museum.[7]
Published worksEdit
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John Miller Adye (1860). A Review of the Crimean War to the winter of 1854-5. Hurst and Blackett.
Sir General John Miller Adye. Recollections of a Military Life (London: 1895, Smith, Elder & Co.)
^ abcOne or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Adye, Sir John Miller". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 1 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 243–244.
^E. M. Lloyd, 'Adye, Sir John Miller (1819–1900)', rev. James Lunt, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 10 June 2013
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john, miller, adye, general, november, 1819, august, 1900, british, soldier, amateur, artist, born1, november, 1819sevenoaks, kent, englanddied26, august, 1900, aged, rothbury, northumberland, englandallegianceunited, kingdom, british, empireservice, branchbri. General Sir John Miller Adye GCB 1 November 1819 26 August 1900 was a British soldier and amateur artist Sir John Miller AdyeBorn1 November 1819Sevenoaks Kent EnglandDied26 August 1900 aged 80 Rothbury Northumberland EnglandAllegianceUnited Kingdom British EmpireService wbr branchBritish ArmyYears of service1836 1886RankGeneralBattles warsCrimean WarIndian MutinyAghan WarsAnglo Egyptian WarAwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Contents 1 Military career 2 Later life 3 Published works 4 References 5 External linksMilitary career EditAdye was the son of Major James P Adye born at Sevenoaks Kent on 1 November 1819 He studied at the Royal Military Academy Woolwich 1 entered the Royal Artillery in 1836 was promoted to captain in 1846 and served throughout the Crimean War as brigade major and assistant adjutant general of artillery awarded CB brevets of major and lieutenant colonel 2 In the Indian rebellion of 1857 he served on the staff in a similar capacity Promoted brevet colonel in 1860 he was specially employed in 1863 in the Northwest frontier of the India campaign and was Deputy Adjutant General Bengal from 1863 to 1866 when he returned home From 1870 to 1875 Adye was Director of Artillery and Stores at the War Office He was made a KCB in 1873 and was promoted to be major general and appointed governor of the Royal Military Academy Woolwich in 1875 and Surveyor General of the Ordnance in 1880 In 1882 he was chief of staff and second in command of the expedition to Egypt and served throughout the campaign awarded GCB and thanks of Parliament 2 He was Governor of Gibraltar from 1883 to 1886 where he was noted for his artwork see below and in keeping a good balance between the needs of Gibraltar being a military fortress and of the needs of the civilian population to make a living The military got rooms for recreation and the civilians enjoyed relaxed trade laws 3 nbsp View of Gibraltar by Adye 4 He was appointed Colonel Commandant of the 4th and 26th Royal Arsenal Kent Rifle Volunteer Corps and Honorary Colonel of their successor the 3rd Volunteer Battalion Queen s Own Royal West Kent Regiment 5 Later life EditAfter his retirement in 1886 he unsuccessfully contested Bath in the Liberal interest in 1892 2 At some time in his career he became good friends with both William Armstrong and Stuart Rendel so much so that his daughter Winifreda married the former s grand nephew and heir William Henry Watson Armstrong in 1889 His other daughter Evelyn Violet was to become John Meade Falkner s wife on 18 October 1899 His son Sir John Adye would become a major general His son John Adye married Clara Joan Williams 6 in 1899 Adye was also a writer and artist describing his experiences in such works as A Review of the Crimean War 1859 Sitana a Mountain Campaign on the Borders of Afghanistan in 1863 and Recollections of A Military Life 1895 His paintings of Gibraltar are available in the Victoria and albert Museum 4 and two of India are in the National Army Museum 7 Published works Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to John Miller Adye John Miller Adye 1860 A Review of the Crimean War to the winter of 1854 5 Hurst and Blackett Sir General John Miller Adye Recollections of a Military Life London 1895 Smith Elder amp Co References Edit The new international encyclopaedia 1905 a b c nbsp One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Adye Sir John Miller Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 1 11th ed Cambridge University Press pp 243 244 E M Lloyd Adye Sir John Miller 1819 1900 rev James Lunt Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press 2004 accessed 10 June 2013 a b collections vam ac uk search listing type imagetext amp offset 0 amp limit 15 amp narrow 1 amp extrasearch amp q adye amp commit Search amp quality 0 amp objectnamesearch amp placesearch amp after amp after adbc AD amp before amp before adbc AD amp namesearch amp materialsearch amp mnsearch amp locationsearch John Miller Adye V amp A Retrieved 2 January 2013 Army Lists Lady Clara Joan Adye nee Williams Wife of Sir John Adye daughter of S C Evans Williams National Portrait Gallery London John Miller Adye Your Paintings BBC Retrieved 2 January 2013External links EditWorks by John Adye at Project Gutenberg Works by or about John Miller Adye at Internet Archive Works by John Miller Adye at LibriVox public domain audiobooks nbsp Military officesPreceded byLord Eustace Cecil Surveyor General of the Ordnance1880 1882 Succeeded byHenry BrandGovernment officesPreceded byLord Napier Governor of Gibraltar1883 1886 Succeeded bySir Arthur Hardinge Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Miller Adye amp oldid 1176601419, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
