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{{short description|Officer in the British Indian Army}}
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{{Infobox military person
|name= Sir Guy Beatty
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|birth_name= Guy Archibald Hastings Beatty
|birth_date= {{birth date|1870|06|22|df=yes}}
|death_date= {{dda|22 May 1954|22 June 1870|df=yes}}
|birth_place= [[Poona]], British India
|death_place= [[Budleigh Salterton]], England
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|allegiance= {{flag|British Empire}}
|branch= [[File:Flag of the British Army.svg|23px]] [[British Indian Army]]
|serviceyears= 1889–1931
|rank= [[Major-general (United Kingdom)|Major General]]
|unit= [[Royal Irish Regiment (1684–1922)|Royal Irish Regiment]] [[9th Hodson's Horse]]
|commands= 9th Hodson's Horse [[8th (Lucknow) Cavalry Brigade]] [[75th Brigade (British Indian Army)|75th Brigade]] [[6th Brigade (British Indian Army)|6th Brigade]] [[1st Indian Cavalry Brigade]] [[4th (Secunderabad) Cavalry Brigade|4th Indian Cavalry Brigade]]
|battles= [[North-West Frontier (military history)|North-West Frontier]] [[Boxer Rebellion]] [[First World War]] [[Third Afghan War]]
|awards= [[Knight Commander Order of the British Empire]] [[Companion of the Order of the Bath]] [[Companion of the Order of the Star of India]] [[Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George]] [[Distinguished Service Order]] & [[Medal bar|Bar]] [[Mentioned in Despatches]] (3)
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[[Major-general (United Kingdom)|Major General]] '''Sir Guy Archibald Hastings Beatty''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|KBE|CB|CSI|CMG|DSO}} & [[Medal bar|Bar]] (22 June 1870 – 22 May 1954) was an officer in the [[British Indian Army]].<ref name="times">{{cite news |title= Obituary: Maj.-Gen. Sir Guy Beatty |work=[[The Times]] |date=26 May 1954 |page=8 }}</ref>

Beatty was born in 1870 at [[Poona]], British India. He was first [[commissioned officer|commissioned]] into the [[Royal Irish Regiment (1684–1922)|Royal Irish Regiment]] in 1889, but transferred to [[9th Hodson's Horse]], part of the [[British Indian Army]], in 1892.

He fought in several wars and conflicts, including those on the [[North-West Frontier (military history)|North-West Frontier]], in the [[Boxer Rebellion]], in the [[First World War]] and in the [[Third Afghan War]]. During which he commanded his regiment and several brigades, rising in rank to major-general. He was also awarded several orders and was knighted for his service before retiring from the army in 1931.

==History==
===Early life===
Guy Archibald Beatty, born 22 June 1870 at [[Poona]] in India, was the son of Surgeon-General Thomas Berkeley Beatty, of the [[Indian Medical Service]] and the brother of [[Brigadier-General]]
[[Lionel Nicholson Beatty]]. He was educated at Newton College and [[Charterhouse School]].<ref name=wfa>{{cite web|access-date=20 December 2013|publisher=Western Front Association|title=Brigadier-General Guy Archibald Hastings Beatty|url=http://www.westernfrontassociation.com/great-war-people/the-british-generals-biographies/3122-brigadier-general-guy-archibald-hastings-beatty-cmg-dso.html}}</ref>

On 2 September 1887 he was commissioned as a [[second-lieutenant]] in the 3rd Battalion, [[Royal Irish Regiment (1684–1922)|Royal Irish Regiment]].<ref>{{London Gazette|date=2 September 1887|issue=26312|page=4378}}</ref> Then on 2 August 1892, he was seconded for service with the Indian Staff Corps,<ref>{{London Gazette|date=2 August 1892|issue=26312|page=4378}}</ref> and later transferred to the [[British Indian Army]] in March 1894.<ref>{{London Gazette|date=30 March 1894|issue=26499|page=1832}}</ref> Beatty first saw active service on the [[North-West Frontier (military history)|North-West Frontier]] in 1897.<ref name=wfa/> He was promoted to [[captain (BARM)|captain]] in February 1901,<ref>{{London Gazette|date=15 February 1901|issue=27285|page=1157}}</ref> and [[mentioned in despatches]], for service in the [[Boxer Rebellion]] in May that year.<ref>{{London Gazette|date=14 May 1901|issue=27313|page=3280}}</ref> His next promotion was to [[major]] in 1908.<ref>{{London Gazette|date=7 February 1908|issue=28107|page=899}}</ref>

===First World War===
In November 1914, Beatty, and the 9th Hodson's Horse, which was part of the [[8th (Lucknow) Cavalry Brigade]], attached to the [[1st Indian Cavalry Division]], in the [[Indian Cavalry Corps]], arrived in France.<ref name=wfa/> Beatty commanded the regiment and was promoted to [[lieutenant-colonel]] in March 1915.<ref>{{London Gazette|date=17 March 1915|issue=29512|page=2948}}</ref> It was while still the regimental commander that he was awarded his first [[Distinguished Service Order]] (DSO).<ref>{{London Gazette|date=1 June 1917|issue=30111|supp=y|page=5468}}</ref> Then in December 1917 he was promoted to command the 8th (Lucknow) Cavalry Brigade,<ref name=wfa/> awarded a [[Medal bar|bar]] to his DSO, for a second award, and promoted to temporary [[brigadier-general]]
in February 1918.<ref>{{London Gazette|date=1 February 1918|issue=30507|supp=y|page=1599}}</ref><ref>{{London Gazette|date=5 February 1918|issue=30511|supp=y|page=1715}}</ref> In March 1918 the Indian Cavalry were withdrawn from the Western front and the 8th (Lucknow) Cavalry Brigade moved to Egypt, where it was reorganized and the units went on to Palestine where they saw service in General Allenby's final campaign.<ref name="times"/>

===Post-war===
Following the Armistice with Turkey, Beatty was given command of British forces in north-east Persia and Transcapia.<ref name="times"/> For post-war operations in the [[Balkans]], Beatty was appointed a [[Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George]] in May 1919.<ref>{{London Gazette|date=30 May 1919|issue=31373|supp=y|page=6947}}</ref> In July 1920, while still holding the appointment of brigadier general he was promoted to [[brevet (military)|brevet]] [[colonel]].<ref>{{London Gazette|date=30 July 1920|issue=32001|supp=y|page=8052}}</ref> In the [[Third Afghan War]] he was in command of the [[6th Indian Infantry Brigade (British Indian Army)|6th Indian Infantry Brigade]] and, on 17/18 September 1919, was involved in the destruction of [[Yar Muhammed]]'s fort at [[Chora District|Chora]].<ref>Robson Crisis on the Frontier. pp.89–91</ref> Then when the rank of brigadier-general was abolished, in December 1920 he became a [[colonel commandant]], while still in command of his brigade.<ref>{{London Gazette|date=20 December 1920|issue=32175|supp=y|page=12696}}</ref> He was again mentioned in despatches in January 1921, while commanding a British Indian Army brigade, co-operating with Russian and Turkish troops against the Turkestan Bolshevik Army.<ref>{{London Gazette|date=7 January 1921|issue=32184|supp=y|page=166}}</ref> The following month he was promoted to substantive [[colonel]], with seniority backdated to November 1919.<ref>{{London Gazette|date=22 February 1921|issue=32236|supp=y|page=1524}}</ref> He was given command of the Rawalpindi divisional area in India in 1920, soon after he took the [[75th Indian Infantry Brigade (British Indian Army)|75th Indian Infantry Brigade]] to Iraq as re-inforcements to quell an insurrection, and was once more mentioned in despatches, defending the Persian [[lines of communications]].<ref>{{London Gazette|date=1 July 1921|issue=32379|supp=y|page=5338}}</ref><ref name="times"/> He left Iraq in February 1921 and in March 1921 he was again promoted to temporary brigadier general,<ref>{{London Gazette|date=15 March 1921|issue=32261|supp=y|page=2185}}</ref>

===Later army life===
In September 1921, Beatty was appointed a [[Companion of the Order of the Star of India]].<ref>{{London Gazette|date=13 September 1921|issue=13742|city=Edinburgh|page=1525}}</ref> In October 1921 he became temporary colonel commandment of [[1st Indian Cavalry Brigade]]<ref name="times"/><ref>{{London Gazette|date=7 March 1922|issue=32631|page=1954}}</ref> and at the end of the year in December was made a [[Companion of the Order of the Bath]].<ref>{{London Gazette|date=29 December 1922|issue=32782|supp=y|page=3}}</ref>

In April 1924, Beatty was appointed as an [[Aide de Camp]] to King [[George V]].<ref>{{London Gazette|date=22 April 1924|issue=32929|page=3299}}</ref> His final brigade command was as commander of the [[4th (Secunderabad) Cavalry Brigade|4th Indian Cavalry Brigade]] in August 1925.<ref>{{London Gazette|date=25 August 1925|issue=33095|page=5567}}</ref> That lasted until October 1925, when, with his tenure in command over, he was placed on the half pay list.<ref>{{London Gazette|date=23 October 1925|issue=33095|page=6845}}</ref> The following year in November he was promoted to [[major general]],<ref>{{London Gazette|date=5 April 1927|issue=33263|page=2213}}</ref> and restored to full pay in August 1927.<ref>{{London Gazette|date=19 August 1927|issue=33304|page=5396}}</ref> He then began a four-year tour as the Military Adviser-in-Chief, [[Imperial Service Troops|Indian State Forces]].<ref name=wfa/> At the end of which he was [[knighted]] as a [[Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire]],<ref>{{London Gazette|date=3 June 1931|issue=33722|supp=y|page=3269}}</ref> just before retiring from the army on 20 June 1931.<ref>{{London Gazette|date=3 July 1931|issue=33732|page=4344}}</ref> His final military appointment was as the Regimental Colonel for the [[4th Duke of Cambridge's Own Hodson's Horse]].<ref>{{London Gazette|date=15 April 1932|issue=33817|page=2480}}</ref>

==Family life==
Beatty married Mabel Reynolds in 1905 and they had a son and daughter, both of whom died on active service.<ref name="times"/>
Sir Guy Archibald Hastings Beatty died at his home in [[Budleigh Salterton]], Devon in 1954 aged 83.<ref name=wfa/><ref name="times"/>
==References==
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*{{cite book|first=Brian|last=Robson|publisher=Spellmount Publishers|year=2004|title=Crisis on the Frontier|isbn=1862272115}}

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