He served with the 2nd Battalion in Holland during the Napoleonic Wars in the campaign of 1813–14. He took part in the attacks on the fortified village of Merxem on the outskirts of Antwerp, where he led the advance party of Major-General Sir Herbert Taylor's Brigade, and in the bombardment of Antwerp itself.
He became Lieutenant by purchase in 1814, Captain by purchase in 1821 and Major by purchase in 1826. In 1834 he transferred as a Lieutenant-Colonel to take command of the 55th Foot. In 1841 he was posted to China under Lord Gough and commanded the 55th Foot during the First Opium War. There he led a brigade at the capture of Amoy, Chusan and Chinhai. He was subsequently made governor of the Island of Chusan for eight months until the peace treaty had been signed. In reward for his services, he was promoted Colonel in 1842, made Aide-de-Camp to Queen Victoria and a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB).
From 1855 to 1860 he commanded the Centre Division of the Madras Army and was promoted Major-General in 1854 and Lieutenant-General in 1860. During the Indian Mutiny of 1857 he was in command of the Mysore division at Bangalore until the fall of Delhi.
He was made Colonel of the 31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment of Foot in 1859, transferring to be Colonel of the 55th Foot from 1862 until his death in 1873. In 1867 he was created KCB and made up to full General on 21 January 1868.[2]
He died at his home in St Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex. He had married twice; firstly Belle, the daughter of Henry Williams and secondly Mary Jane, the daughter of Lt-General Trewman. He had 1 son and 5 daughters.
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^"CRAIGIE, Sir Peter Edmonstone, K.C.B." ebooksread.com. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
patrick, edmonstone, craigie, general, patrick, peter, edmonstone, craigie, february, 1794, december, 1873, senior, officer, british, army, miniature, craigie, 1815born3, february, 1794glasgowdied13, december, 1873st, leonards, sussexallegiance, united, kingdo. General Sir Patrick Peter Edmonstone Craigie KCB 3 February 1794 13 December 1873 was a senior officer in the British Army 1 Sir Patrick Edmonstone CraigieA Miniature of Craigie in 1815Born3 February 1794GlasgowDied13 December 1873St Leonards on Sea SussexAllegiance United KingdomService wbr branchArmyRankGeneralBattles warsNapoleonic Wars First Opium War Indian MutinyAwardsKCBLife editHe was born the third son of Lawrence Craigie later twice Lord Provost of Glasgow He was educated at Glasgow School and College and in 1813 joined the 52nd Oxfordshire Regiment of Foot Light Infantry as an ensign He served with the 2nd Battalion in Holland during the Napoleonic Wars in the campaign of 1813 14 He took part in the attacks on the fortified village of Merxem on the outskirts of Antwerp where he led the advance party of Major General Sir Herbert Taylor s Brigade and in the bombardment of Antwerp itself He became Lieutenant by purchase in 1814 Captain by purchase in 1821 and Major by purchase in 1826 In 1834 he transferred as a Lieutenant Colonel to take command of the 55th Foot In 1841 he was posted to China under Lord Gough and commanded the 55th Foot during the First Opium War There he led a brigade at the capture of Amoy Chusan and Chinhai He was subsequently made governor of the Island of Chusan for eight months until the peace treaty had been signed In reward for his services he was promoted Colonel in 1842 made Aide de Camp to Queen Victoria and a Companion of the Order of the Bath CB From 1855 to 1860 he commanded the Centre Division of the Madras Army and was promoted Major General in 1854 and Lieutenant General in 1860 During the Indian Mutiny of 1857 he was in command of the Mysore division at Bangalore until the fall of Delhi He was made Colonel of the 31st Huntingdonshire Regiment of Foot in 1859 transferring to be Colonel of the 55th Foot from 1862 until his death in 1873 In 1867 he was created KCB and made up to full General on 21 January 1868 2 He died at his home in St Leonards on Sea Sussex He had married twice firstly Belle the daughter of Henry Williams and secondly Mary Jane the daughter of Lt General Trewman He had 1 son and 5 daughters References edit CRAIGIE Sir Peter Edmonstone K C B ebooksread com Retrieved 16 February 2024 No 7823 The Edinburgh Gazette 11 February 1868 p 173 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Patrick Edmonstone Craigie amp oldid 1208257761, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
