His rewards for his Crimean War service were promotion to brevet colonel (1854) and aide-de-camp to Queen Victoria (1855), appointment as a commander of the Order of the Bath (1855), the Order of the Mejidiye (third class), the Legion of Honour (fifth class), and the order of St Maurice and St Lazarus (second class). He married his first wife Isabel Fitzgerald in 1856 and, on her death 2 years later, he remarried in 1865 to the American Rosalie Malvina McCarty of New York. Steele was promoted to the substantive rank of major in 1860 and the substantive rank of lieutenant colonel in 1862 before retiring to half pay on 24 November 1863. He was promoted to major-general in 1865 and then commanded the troops in the Dublin district (1 April 1872 – 31 March 1874). Promoted to lieutenant general in 1874, he commanded the Aldershot Division (14 April 1875 – 30 June 1880)[2] and, having been promoted to full general in 1877, he commanded the British forces in Ireland (1880–85), finally retiring in 1887. He died in 1890 and was survived by his second wife.[1]
References
^ ab"Steele, Sir Thomas Montagu". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/26349. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^. Archived from the original on 6 October 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
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thomas, montagu, steele, general, 1820, guilsborough, northamptonshire, february, 1890, frimley, park, farnborough, british, army, officer, thomas, steelesteele, 1855, plate, roger, fentonborn11, 1820, 1820, died25, february, 1890, 1890, aged, allegianceunited. General Sir Thomas Montagu Steele GCB PC Ire 11 May 1820 Guilsborough Northamptonshire 25 February 1890 Frimley Park Farnborough was a British army officer Sir Thomas SteeleSteele in 1855 wet plate by Roger FentonBorn11 May 1820 1820 05 11 Died25 February 1890 1890 02 26 aged 69 AllegianceUnited KingdomService wbr branchBritish ArmyRankGeneralCommands heldDublin DistrictAldershot DivisionBritish forces in IrelandAwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the BathLife EditAs the eldest son of Major General Thomas Steele and Lady Elizabeth Montagu second daughter of the fifth duke of Manchester he attended Royal Military College Sandhurst before being commissioned as an ensign in the 64th foot in January 1838 Exchanging into the Coldstream Guards on 20 July that year he served as aide de camp to the governor of Madras 1842 48 rose to lieutenant in 1844 captain later that year and brevet lieutenant colonel in 1851 Promoted to brevet colonel in 1854 he served as Lord Raglan and his successor s military secretary 1854 1855 apart from 5 July to 6 August 1855 when Steele served as assistant adjutant general in that role he served at the battles of the Alma Balaklava Inkerman and Sevastopol being mentioned in dispatches 1 His rewards for his Crimean War service were promotion to brevet colonel 1854 and aide de camp to Queen Victoria 1855 appointment as a commander of the Order of the Bath 1855 the Order of the Mejidiye third class the Legion of Honour fifth class and the order of St Maurice and St Lazarus second class He married his first wife Isabel Fitzgerald in 1856 and on her death 2 years later he remarried in 1865 to the American Rosalie Malvina McCarty of New York Steele was promoted to the substantive rank of major in 1860 and the substantive rank of lieutenant colonel in 1862 before retiring to half pay on 24 November 1863 He was promoted to major general in 1865 and then commanded the troops in the Dublin district 1 April 1872 31 March 1874 Promoted to lieutenant general in 1874 he commanded the Aldershot Division 14 April 1875 30 June 1880 2 and having been promoted to full general in 1877 he commanded the British forces in Ireland 1880 85 finally retiring in 1887 He died in 1890 and was survived by his second wife 1 References Edit a b Steele Sir Thomas Montagu Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online ed Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 ref odnb 26349 Subscription or UK public library membership required Thomas Steele Archived from the original on 6 October 2012 Retrieved 7 January 2010 External links EditThe first edition of this text is available at Wikisource Steele Thomas Montague Dictionary of National Biography London Smith Elder amp Co 1885 1900 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Thomas Montagu Steele Military officesPreceded bySir Horatio Shirley Colonel of the 61st South Gloucestershire Regiment of Foot1874 1881 Consolidated into the Gloucestershire RegimentPreceded bySir James Grant GOC in C Aldershot Division1875 1880 Succeeded bySir Daniel LysonsPreceded bySir John Michel Commander in Chief Ireland1880 1885 Succeeded byPrince Edward of Saxe WeimarFormed by the Childers Reforms Colonel of the 2nd Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment1881 1884 Succeeded byCharles Francis FordycePreceded bySir William Codrington Colonel of the Coldstream Guards1884 1890 Succeeded bySir Arthur Edward Hardinge Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thomas Montagu Steele amp oldid 1109395582, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
