Richard England (general)
| Sir Richard England | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1793 Detroit, Upper Canada |
| Died | 19 January 1883 Titchfield, Hampshire |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
|
| Service/branch |
 British Army
|
| Years of service | 1808–1877 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held |
3rd Division 41st (Welch) Regiment of Foot 75th Regiment of Foot |
| Battles/wars |
Napoleonic Wars Xhosa Wars First Anglo-Afghan War Crimean War |
| Awards |
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight of the Royal Guelphic Order Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour (France) Order of the Medjidie, First Class (Ottoman Empire) |
General Sir Richard England GCB, KH (1793 – 19 January 1883) was a British Army officer, born at Detroit, which was then part of Upper Canada. During the Napoleonic Wars he saw active service in Walcheren, Sicily, and at Waterloo, before commanding regiments and divisions in the Crimean War and in India.
England was the son of Lieutenant General Richard England of Lifford, County Clare, a veteran of the War of American Independence, colonel of the 5th Regiment, lieutenant-governor of Plymouth, and one of the first colonists of Western Upper Canada, by Anne, daughter of James O'Brien of Ennistyen, a cadet of the family of the Marquess of Thomond. He was born at Fort Detroit, then part of Upper Canada, in 1793, and after being educated at Winchester College and the Royal Military College, Great Marlow, entered the army as an ensign in the 14th Regiment on 25 February 1808.
England was promoted to lieutenant on 1 June 1809, and served in that year in the expedition to the Walcheren and in the attack on Flushing. He was employed in the adjutant-general's department in Sicily in 1810 and 1811, and served in the defence of Tarifa as a volunteer on his way to take up his appointment. He was promoted captain into the 60th Regiment on 11 July 1811, and exchanged into the 12th on 1 January 1812. In that year he went on leave to Canada to join his father, and after his death he returned to England, married Anna Maria, sister of Sir J. C. Anderson, in 1814, and in 1815 joined his regiment at Paris after the Battle of Waterloo.
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