He was educated at Winchester School and joined the 19th (The 1st Yorkshire North Riding) Regiment of Foot in 1843. He served in Bulgaria in 1854 and commanded the 2nd Brigade of the Light Division during the Crimean War. Promoted brigadier-general, he commanded the 1st Brigade Hazara Field Force during the Black Mountain Campaign of 1868 and commanded the Khyber Line Field Force during the 2nd Afghan War of 1878–80.[1]
He died in 1896 at his home in Guildford, Surrey, and was buried in St Mark's Church, Wyke, Surrey. He had married Catherine Miles, the daughter of Sir William Miles, 1st Baronet, and had three sons and five daughters.
References
^"Robert Onesiphorus Bright". soldiersofthequeen.com. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
^. regiments.org. Archived from the original on 24 October 2007. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
^"No. 25688". The London Gazette. 1 April 1887. p. 1916.
robert, onesiphorus, bright, general, july, 1823, november, 1896, british, army, officer, born7, july, 1823died15, november, 1896guildford, surreyallegianceunited, kingdomservice, branchbritish, armyrankgeneralawardsknight, grand, cross, order, bathhe, born, r. General Sir Robert Onesiphorus Bright GCB 7 July 1823 15 November 1896 was a British Army officer Sir Robert Onesiphorus BrightBorn7 July 1823Died15 November 1896Guildford SurreyAllegianceUnited KingdomService wbr branchBritish ArmyRankGeneralAwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the BathHe was born the son of Robert Bright and the brother of colonial businessman Charles Edward Bright and the MP Richard Bright He was educated at Winchester School and joined the 19th The 1st Yorkshire North Riding Regiment of Foot in 1843 He served in Bulgaria in 1854 and commanded the 2nd Brigade of the Light Division during the Crimean War Promoted brigadier general he commanded the 1st Brigade Hazara Field Force during the Black Mountain Campaign of 1868 and commanded the Khyber Line Field Force during the 2nd Afghan War of 1878 80 1 He was awarded CB in 1881 and elevated to GCB in 1894 He was given the colonelcy of The Princess of Wales s Own Yorkshire Regiment from 1886 to his death 2 and promoted full general on 1 April 1887 3 Bright was a noted cricketer and all round sportsman and ran a pack of foxhounds named The Green Howards citation needed Death EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Robert Onesiphorus Bright news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message He died in 1896 at his home in Guildford Surrey and was buried in St Mark s Church Wyke Surrey He had married Catherine Miles the daughter of Sir William Miles 1st Baronet and had three sons and five daughters References Edit Robert Onesiphorus Bright soldiersofthequeen com Retrieved 31 July 2016 The Green Howards Alexandra Princess of Wales s Own Yorkshire Regiment regiments org Archived from the original on 24 October 2007 Retrieved 31 July 2016 No 25688 The London Gazette 1 April 1887 p 1916 Military officesPreceded bySir Abraham Josias Cloete Colonel of Alexandra Princess of Wales s Own Yorkshire Regiment 1886 1896 Succeeded byEdward Chippindall Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robert Onesiphorus Bright amp oldid 1124921735, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
