Major-General Sir Vincent Eyre KCSI CB (22 January 1811 – 22 September 1881[1]) was an officer in the Indian Army, who saw active service in India and Afghanistan.

During nearly nine months in captivity, Eyre kept a diary describing his experiences, illustrated by the sketches of other officers and ladies.

The manuscript was smuggled out to a friend in British India and was then published in England as Military Operations at Cabul (1842).

In 1857 he founded Esapóre (or the "Abode of Christians"),[3] a colony for destitute families of Portuguese descent.

[1] Finding himself in France during the Franco-Prussian War, Eyre set up an ambulance service under the auspices of the Red Cross.