Henry George Hart
| Henry George Hart | |
|---|---|
| Born |
7 September 1808 Glencree, Ireland |
| Died | 24 March 1878 (aged 69) Biarritz, France |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 British Army
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| Years of service | 1829-1878 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Unit | 49th Foot |
| Battles/wars | |
| Other work | Author, editor and proprietor of Hart's Army List |
Lieutenant-General Henry George Hart (1808–1878) was a British Army officer who was best known as the author, editor, and proprietor of Hart's Army List, an unofficial publication recording army service.
Born on 7 September 1808 in Glencree, Ireland, Henry was the third son of Lieutenant colonel William Hart who served in both the Royal Navy and British Army before emigrating to the Cape of Good Hope in 1819 where he died in 1848. Henry accompanied his father to the Cape, and on 1 April 1829 he was appointed ensign in the 49th Foot, then stationed there.
The 49th foot's regimental history suggests that Henry would soon have joined the rest of his regiment in India until 6 April 1840 when they embarked upon transport ships bound for China. During the remainder of 1840 to the end of 1842, the regiment took part in the First Opium War where they were engaged in the battles of Canton, Amoy, Chusan, Chinhai, Chapu and the Heights of Chinkiang.
After China the regiment returned to England but was later deployed to Ireland in 1845. As a regimental officer, Hart was a poor law inspector in Ireland during the famine of 1845–6. In 1856, when in temporary command of the depot battalion at Templemore, he suppressed a mutiny of the North Tipperary militia, defending the town of Nenagh.
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