Sir Henry de Bathe, 4th Baronet

Sir Henry Percival de Bathe, Bt
Sir Henry Percival de Bathe, by Spy, published in Vanity Fair, 18 November 1876
Born	19 June 1823 Valletta, Malta
Died	5 January 1907 (aged 83) Chichester, West Sussex, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	General
Commands held	Northern District
Battles/wars	Crimean War
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath

General Sir Henry Percival de Bathe, 4th Baronet KCB (19 June 1823 – 5 January 1907) was a British Army General who achieved high office in the 1870s.

Bathe was born in Valletta, Malta in 1823 the son of Sir William Plunkett de Bathe, the 3rd Baronet. In 1838 he was a page at the Coronation of Queen Victoria.

Bathe was commissioned into the Scots Fusilier Guards in 1839 and served in the Crimean War, during which he was Second-in-Command of his battalion at the Siege of Sevastopol. He was also present at the Battle of Traktir Bridge as Aide-de-Camp to Lord Rokeby. He was appointed Commanding Officer of the Scots Guards in 1864.

He inherited his baronetcy in 1870. In 1874 he was appointed General Officer Commanding the Northern District and in 1876 he was promoted to Lieutenant General. He was promoted again to General in 1879 and retired in 1883.

In 1880 Bathe was appointed Honorary Colonel of the 85th, or The King's Regiment of Light Infantry (Bucks Volunteers), transferring after the 1881 amalgamation to be Colonel of the 2nd Battalion, Kings Shropshire Light Infantry. He was a justice of the peace and a Deputy Lieutenant for County Meath, and also a justice of the peace for Sussex.