Charles Henry Brownlow

Field Marshal Sir Charles Henry Brownlow, GCB (12 December 1831 – 5 April 1916) was a senior Indian Army officer.

[2] He became Adjutant of the 1st Sikh Infantry, a unit formed to defend the North West Frontier, in 1851 and, having been promoted to lieutenant on 10 September 1852, he fought in the Hazara Campaign of 1853 and was mentioned in despatches.

[3] Promoted to captain on 3 November 1858, he was present at the Battle of the Taku Forts in August 1860 and the subsequent occupation of Peking during the Second Opium War.

[3] He joined the Bengal Staff Corps in January 1861 and, following promotion to brevet major on 15 February 1861,[4] he led his regiment at the Battle of Crag Piquet in November 1863[5] during the Ambela Campaign.

[7] Promoted to brevet lieutenant colonel on 5 August 1864 and substantive major on 20 December 1867,[8] Brownlow commanded his regiment during the Hazara Campaign in 1868.

The Lushai Expedition, for which Brownlow commanded the Right (or Chittagong) Column in 1871