Neville Bowles Chamberlain

Sir Neville Bowles Chamberlain
Sir Neville Bowles Chamberlain
Born	10 January 1820 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died	3 February 1902 (aged 82) Lordswood, Hampshire
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Indian Army
Years of service	1837–1886
Rank	Field Marshal
Commands held	Madras Army
Battles/wars	First Anglo-Afghan War Gwalior Campaign Second Anglo-Sikh War Indian Rebellion Second Anglo-Afghan War
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India

Field Marshal Sir Neville Bowles Chamberlain GCB GCSI (10 January 1820 – 17 February 1902) was a senior Indian Army officer. He fought at the Battle of Ghazni in July 1839 during the First Anglo-Afghan War, the Battle of Maharajpur in December 1843 during the Gwalior Campaign and the Battle of Chillianwala in January 1849 and the Battle of Gujrat in February 1849 during the Second Anglo-Sikh War. During the Indian Rebellion he served as Adjutant-General of the Indian Army and was severely wounded at the Siege of Delhi in July 1857. He went on to be Commander-in-chief of the Madras Army in February 1876 and was sent on a mission to the Emir of Afghanistan, Sher Ali Khan, whose refusal to allow him to enter the country precipitated the Second Anglo-Afghan War in November 1878.

Chamberlain was born the third son of Sir Henry Chamberlain, 1st Baronet, consul general and charge d'affaires in Brazil, and his second wife Anna Eugenia née Morgan. His elder brother, William Charles Chamberlain, was an admiral, while younger brothers Crawford Chamberlain, and Charles Francis Falcon Chamberlain, were also army officers.