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Edward Stedman

Edward Stedman

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General Sir Edward Stedman, GCB, KCIE (27 July 1842 – 25 June 1914) was a senior British Indian Army officer who served as Military Secretary to the India Office from 1899 to 1907.[1]

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Military career

Stedman was commissioned into the Bengal Staff Corps in 1860.[2] By 1885 he was appointed Commanding Officer of the 3 Gorkha Rifles and was strongly commended for his leadership in Upper Burma by Major General Sir George Stuart White, Commanding the Upper Burma Field Force.[3] Later that year Stedman was made Inspector-General of Police in Upper Burma.[4]

Stedman joined the Chitral Expedition in 1895 as second-in-command and General of Communications.[5] He was appointed Military Secretary to the India Office in 1899.[6]

Stedman was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in the 1902 Coronation Honours list published on 26 June 1902,[7][8] and invested as such by King Edward VII at Buckingham Palace on 24 October.[9] Ha was promoted to a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath on 19 June 1911.[10]

Stedman was also Colonel of the 23rd Sikh Pioneers.[11]

References

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    "A Notable Indian General – The Late Sir Edward Stedman". The Times. 3 July 1914. p. 12.
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    "No. 23431". The London Gazette. 13 October 1868. p. 5386.
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    "No. 25735". The London Gazette. 2 September 1887. p. 4760.
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    "No. 25761". The London Gazette. 25 November 1887. p. 6373.
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    "No. 26680". The London Gazette. 15 November 1895. p. 6176.
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    The military in British India: the development of British Land Forces in South Asia, 1600–1947 By T. A. Heathcote, Page265 Manchester University Press, 1995, ISBN 978-0-7190-3570-8
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    "The Coronation Honours". The Times. No. 36804. London. 26 June 1902. p. 5.
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    "No. 27448". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 June 1902. p. 4190.
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    "Court Circular". The Times. No. 36908. London. 25 October 1902. p. 8.
  10. [10]
    "No. 28505". The London Gazette. 16 June 1911. p. 4589.
  11. [11]
    "No. 27676". The London Gazette. 13 May 1904. p. 3090.
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