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Robert Stuart Baynes

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Robert Stuart Baynes
Died7 October 1902
Haywards Heath
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service / branch British Army
Years of service1843–1881
RankLieutenant-General
UnitKing's Liverpool Regiment
Battles / warsCrimean War
Indian Rebellion of 1857

Lieutenant-General Robert Stuart Baynes (died 7 October 1902) was a British Army officer.

Career

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Baynes was the son of the diplomat Sir Edward Stuart Baynes, KCMG.[1] He entered the army as ensign in 1843, was promoted to lieutenant in 1846, and to captain in 1853. He first saw active service in the Crimea as a captain of the Mounted Staff Corps, took part in the siege of Sevastopol, and later served as a military magistrate. For these services he was mentioned in despatches, received the Crimea Medal with clasp for Sevastopol, the fifth class of the Order of Medjidie, and a brevet promotion to major.

After promotion to the substantive rank of major in 1856, he went to British India, where he took part in suppressing the Indian Rebellion of 1857. With a force consisting of two horse artillery guns, 150 men of the 8th Regiment, and a detachment of Punjab cavalry, he surprised the garrison and took the fort of Phillur, on the Sutlej. With the 8th he also served at the Siege of Delhi (June to September 1857), when during an assault he was dangerously wounded. As a result, he had to amputate his leg. For he service, he received the Indian Mutiny Medal and the brevet rank of lieutenant-colonel.

He became colonel in 1865, major-general in 1870, and lieutenant-general in 1881, when he retired from the army.

In retirement, he was colonel of the Royal Munster Fusiliers from 1895 to 1899, and of his old regiment the King's Liverpool Regiment from 1899 until his death.

He died at Norton Lees, Haywards Heath on 7 October 1902.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Deaths". The Times. No. 36903. London. 20 October 1902. p. 1.
  2. ^ "Obituary - Lieutenant-General Robert Stuart Baynes". The Times. No. 36895. London. 10 October 1902. p. 9.
Military offices
Preceded by
General Henry Meade Hamilton
Colonel of the Royal Munster Fusiliers
1895–1899
Succeeded by
Lt.-General William Rickman
Preceded by
General George William Powlett Bingham
Colonel of the King's Liverpool Regiment
1899–1902
Succeeded by
Lt.-General George Edward Baynes