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William Henry Seymour

William Henry Seymour

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General Sir William Henry Seymour KCB (1829 – 20 June 1921) was a senior British Army officer.

For the American politician, see William H. Seymour.
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Military career

Seymour was commissioned in 1847.[1] He saw action in the Crimean War in 1854 and in the Indian Rebellion of 1857[1] and then served as Inspector-General of Cavalry in Ireland from 1874 to 1879.[1] He was Colonel of the 3rd Dragoon Guards from 1883 to 1891,[2] colonel of the 13th Hussars from 1891 to 1894[3] and colonel of the 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays) from 1894 until his death on 20 June 1921.[4][5]

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    "Seymour, General Sir William Henry". The Indian Biographical Dictionary. 1915. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
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    Mills, T.F. "3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales's)". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 27 February 2007. Retrieved 30 March 2007.
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    Mills, T.F. "13th Hussars". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 5 March 2007. Retrieved 25 August 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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    Mills, T.F. "The Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards)". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 9 February 2006. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
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    "General Sir William Henry Seymour". The Gazette. London. 13 August 1921. p. 3. Retrieved 18 April 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
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