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English military personnel
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Male
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Birth:
15 June 1825
Death:
1 August 1902
The details
Biography
Introduction
Lieutenant-General Sir Edward Newdigate Newdegate, KCB (15 June 1825 – 1 August 1902) was a British Army officer.
Military career
Newdegate was commissioned into the Rifle Brigade. He served as General Officer Commanding the 2nd Division during the Anglo-Zulu War in 1879 and went on to be General Officer Commanding South-Eastern District in April 1880.
After inheriting Astley Castle in 1887, he became Governor of Bermuda in 1888. He was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) on 26 May 1894 and a Deputy Lieutenant of Warwickshire 27 August 1898. He was Colonel of the Devonshire Regiment from 1897 to 1902.
He had to amputate first his left, and in July 1902 his right leg. This proved too much of a strain, and he died on 1 August 1902.