William Brown
Born3 February 1809
Kingston, Jamaica
Died27 November 1883(1883-11-27) (aged 74)
Sydenham, Kent, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
RankGeneral
Commands heldCommander of British Troops in China and Hong Kong

General William Gustavus Brown (3 February 1809 – 27 November 1883) was Commander of British Troops in China and Hong Kong.

Family

Brown was born in Kingston, Jamaica, to Janette Smellie (who was listed as a free woman of colour on his baptism) and Major Gustav Heinrich Gottlieb Braun (Brown), a German-born officer in the King's Royal Rifle Corps.[1]

Military career

Brown was commissioned into the 24th Regiment of Foot.[2] Having served as a brigadier-general at Aldershot, he was promoted to major-general and made commander of British Troops in China and Hong Kong in 1863.[3] During his term in command he put down a disturbance at Taitsan; allegations were made at the time about cruelty by British troops but were subsequently dismissed as groundless.[4]

He was also colonel of the 83rd (County of Dublin) Regiment of Foot.[5]

In retirement, he lived in Sydenham in Kent.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Gustav Heinrich Gottlieb Braun" (PDF). The Napoleon Series.
  2. ↑ "No. 18703". The London Gazette. 9 July 1830. p. 1418.
  3. ↑ "No. 22703". The London Gazette. 30 January 1863. p. 497.
  4. ↑ "No. 22773". The London Gazette. 22 September 1863. p. 4605.
  5. ↑ "No. 23984". The London Gazette. 6 June 1873. p. 2737.
  6. ↑ "No. 25372". The London Gazette. 1 July 1884. p. 3028.


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