Daniel Lysons (British Army officer)

Sir Daniel Lysons
Sir Daniel Lysons
	Gen. Sir Daniel Lysons
Born	1 August 1816
Died	29 January 1898 (aged 81)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	General
Commands held	2nd Brigade of the Light Division; Aldershot Division; Northern District
Battles/wars	Crimean War
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath

General Sir Daniel Lysons GCB (1 August 1816 – 29 January 1898) was a British Army general who achieved high office in the 1870s.

Military career[]

The son of Daniel Lysons the topographer, he was educated at Shrewsbury School. He was commissioned into the 1st Regiment of Foot in 1834.^[1] He was shipwrecked on The Premier in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence in 1840 and sought help to rescue many of his comrades.^[2] He transferred to the 23rd (Welsh) Fusiliers in 1844.^[1]

Lysons fought at the Battle of Alma in September 1854 and took command of the 2nd Brigade of the Light Division in October 1855 during the Crimean War.^[1]

In 1869 Lysons became General Officer Commanding for Aldershot District and in 1872 he became GOC for Northern District.^[1] In 1876 he was made Quartermaster-General to the Forces.^[1] Then from 1880 to 1883 he commanded the Aldershot Division.^[1] He retired in 1883.^[1]

Lysons was appointed Constable of the Tower in 1890.^[1]

Family[]

In 1856 he married Harriet Sophia Bridges and together they went on to have four daughters.^[1] In 1865 he married Anna Sophia Biscoe Tritton.^[1]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Stearn, Roger T. "Lysons, Sir Daniel". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/17297. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ The Royal Scots: Shipwreck

Sources[]

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Lloyd, Ernest Marsh (1901). "Lysons, Daniel (1816-1898)". Dictionary of National Biography (1st supplement). London: Smith, Elder & Co.

Military offices
Preceded by George Carey	GOC Northern District 1872–1874	Succeeded by Sir Henry de Bathe
Preceded by Sir Charles Ellice	Quartermaster-General to the Forces 1876–1880	Succeeded by Sir Garnet Wolseley
Preceded by Sir Thomas Steele	GOC-in-C Aldershot Command 1880–1883	Succeeded by Sir Archibald Alison
Honorary titles
Preceded by Lord Napier	Constable of the Tower of London 1890–1898	Succeeded by Sir Frederick Stephenson

[odnb-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Stearn, Roger T. "Lysons, Sir Daniel". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/17297. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[2] The Royal Scots: Shipwreck

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