Bot at 09:32, 9 November 2022

2022-11-09T09:32:49Z

New page

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}

{{Infobox military person
| honorific_prefix = Lieutenant-General Sir
| name = Francis Norman
| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|KCB}}
| image =
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption =
| birth_date ={{birth date|1830|4|25|df=y}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1901|6|25|1830|4|25|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[London]], England
| death_place =[[Dulwich]], England
| placeofburial = [[West Norwood Cemetery]]
| allegiance =[[File:Flag of the British East India Company (1801).svg|22x20px|border]] [[East India Company]]<br />{{flag|British India}}
| branch = [[Bengal Army]]
| serviceyears = 1848–1891
| rank = [[Lieutenant general (United Kingdom)|Lieutenant-General]]
| commands = [[24th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry]]
| battles = {{unbulleted list|[[Indian Rebellion of 1857|Indian Rebellion]]|[[Ambela Campaign]]|[[Bhutan War|Bhutan Campaign]]|[[Hazara Campaign]]|[[Second Anglo-Afghan War]]|[[Third Anglo-Burmese War]]}}
| battles_label =
| awards ={{unbulleted list|[[Indian Mutiny Medal]]|[[India General Service Medal (1854)|India General Service Medal]] (5 clasps)|[[Mentioned in Despatches]] (4)|[[Afghanistan Medal (United Kingdom)|Afghanistan Medal]] (1 clasp)|[[Kabul to Kandahar Star]]|[[Companion of the Order of the Bath]]|[[Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath]]}}
| memorials =
| laterwork =
}}
Lieutenant-General '''Sir Francis Booth Norman''' (25 April 1830 – 25 June 1901) was an English officer of the [[Bengal Army]], who led [[Bengal Native Infantry]] troops during the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]], the [[Second Anglo-Afghan War]], and a number of small conflicts on the frontiers of [[British India]].

== Career ==
Francis Norman was the younger brother of Sir [[Henry Wylie Norman]], and was born on 25 April 1830 in [[London]]. He entered [[Addiscombe Military Seminary|Addiscombe]], and obtained his commission in the Bengal Army on 8 December 1848. After his regiment participated in the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857|Mutiny of 1857]], he was attached to the [[14th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|14th (Ferozepore Sikh) Regiment]], and he remained at [[Ferozepore]] during subsequent operations. He received the [[Indian Mutiny Medal]] for his service during the rebellion.{{sfn|Lee-Warner|1912}}

In 1863, Norman took part in the [[Ambela Campaign]], and was present at the storming of the Conical Hill and at the destruction of Laloo. He was [[mentioned in despatches]], and added the [[India General Service Medal (1854)|India General Service Medal]] with clasp to the Mutiny Medal. In the three following years he was engaged during the [[Bhutan War|Bhutan Campaign]] in the capture of [[Deothang|Dewangiri]] and of the stockades in the Gurugaon Pass, serving as assistant [[quartermaster-general]] and receiving the "Bhootan" clasp and the [[Brevet (military)|brevet]] rank of [[Major (United Kingdom)|major]]. In 1868, he took part in the [[Hazara Campaign]] as second-in-command of the [[24th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|24th (Punjab) Regiment]], again receiving the clasp.{{sfn|Lee-Warner|1912}}

After an interval of ten years, the [[Second Anglo-Afghan War]] (1878–80) brought him fresh opportunities of distinction. He commanded the 24th Regiment in the Bazar Valley and the defence of Jagdallak, marching with General [[Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts|Roberts]]'s force from [[Kabul]] to [[Kandahar]] and taking part in the [[Battle of Kandahar (1880)|Battle of Kandahar]] on 1 September 1880. Mentioned in several despatches, he received the [[Afghanistan Medal (United Kingdom)|Afghanistan Medal]] with clasp "Kandahar", the bronze star, a [[Companion of the Order of the Bath|Companionship of the Order of the Bath]], and brevet [[colonel]]cy. During the [[Third Anglo-Burmese War]] of 1885, he commanded the Bengal Army brigade of the Upper Burma field force, assisting in the occupation of [[Mandalay]] and [[Bhamo]]. He was thanked by the government of British India and promoted to be Knight Commander of the Bath. He attained the rank of [[major-general]] on 1 September 1889. He was later promoted on the retired list.{{sfn|Lee-Warner|1912}}

== Personal life ==
Francis Norman left India in 1891. He died on 25 June 1901 at [[Dulwich]], and was buried in [[West Norwood Cemetery]]. He was twice married: in 1852 to Eliza Ellen, daughter of lieutenant Nisbett, Bengal Army, who died at Rawal Pindi in 1870; and in March 1892 to Caroline Matilda, daughter of the Rev. W. W. Cazalet and widow of Major E. F. J. Rennick, Bengal Staff Corps, who survived him. He left three sons and three daughters, one of the latter, Edith, being the wife of Sir [[Louis W. Dane]], lieutenant-governor of the Punjab.{{sfn|Lee-Warner|1912}}

==Notes==
{{reflist}}

== References ==
*{{DNB12|wstitle=Norman, Francis Booth|page=21|volume=3|last=Lee-Warner|first=William}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Norman, Francis}}
[[Category:1830 births]]
[[Category:1901 deaths]]
[[Category:Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath]]
[[Category:British East India Company Army officers]]
[[Category:Alumni of Addiscombe Military Seminary]]
[[Category:British Indian Army generals]]
[[Category:Military personnel from London]]
[[Category:Burials at West Norwood Cemetery]]
[[Category:British military personnel of the Indian Rebellion of 1857]]
[[Category:British military personnel of the Bhutan War]]
[[Category:British military personnel of the Second Anglo-Afghan War]]
[[Category:British military personnel of the Third Anglo-Burmese War]]

Francis Norman - Revision history

Bot at 09:32, 9 November 2022