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William Longworth Dames

William Longworth Dames

British Army general

Lieutenant-General William Longworth Dames (2 March 1806 – 20 February 1868) was a British Army officer who served as colonel of the 5th (Northumberland Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot.

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Military career

Dames was commissioned into the 66th Regiment of Foot on 26 July 1826[1] and promoted to lieutenant on 24 November 1828.[2] Promoted to lieutenant-colonel on 1 November 1842,[3] he commanded the British forces during the siege of Azimghur in April 1858 during the Indian Rebellion.[4] He became colonel of the 5th (Northumberland Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot in 1865.[5]

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  1. [1]
    Hart's Annual Army List. 1845.
  2. [2]
    "No. 18526". The London Gazette. 25 November 1828. p. 2170.
  3. [3]
    "No. 20156". The London Gazette. 1 November 1842. p. 3002.
  4. [4]
    "No. 22163". The London Gazette. 17 July 1858. p. 3350.
  5. [5]
    "No. 22930". The London Gazette. 17 January 1865. p. 214.
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