Sir John Bisset | |
|---|---|
 Sir John Bisset | |
| Born | 25 December 1819 |
| Died | 25 March 1894 (aged 74) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands held | Cape Mounted Riflemen |
| Battles/wars | 6th, 7th and 8th Frontier wars |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Lieutenant General Sir John Jarvis Bisset KCMG, CB (25 December 1819 – 25 March 1894) was a British Army officer who became colonel of the 106th Regiment of Foot.
Military career
Bisset arrived in South Africa as a child in 1820 and, having been commissioned as an ensign in the Cape Mounted Riflemen in 1835,[1] fought in the 6th, 7th and 8th Frontier wars.[2] He became Commanding officer of his regiment and went on to be acting Governor of Natal in 1865.[1] He also became colonel of the 106th Regiment of Foot.[3]
References
- 1 2 Wright, William (2014). Warriors of the Queen: Fighting Generals of the Victorian Age. Spellmount. ISBN 978-0752493176.
- ↑ Merriman, Nathaniel James (1957). "The Cape Journals of Archdeacon N. J. Merriman, 1848-1855". Van Riebeeck Society. p. 41.
- ↑ "Durham Light Infantry Colonels". British Armed Forces. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
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