Edwin Beaumont Johnson
British Army general (1825-1893)
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General Sir Edwin Beaumont Johnson GCB CIE (4 July 1825 – 18 June 1893) was a British Army officer who served as Adjutant-General in India.
Sir Edwin Beaumont Johnson | |
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Portrait miniature by Charles Foot Tayler | |
| Born | 4 July 1825 Bath, Somerset, England |
| Died | 18 June 1893 (aged 67) |
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| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  British Army |
| Service years | 1842–1891 |
| Rank | General |
| Conflicts | First Anglo-Sikh War Second Anglo-Sikh War Indian Rebellion |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire |
Military career
Educated at Addiscombe Military Seminary, Johnson was commissioned into the Bengal artillery on 10 June 1842.[1] He fought at the Battle of Ferozeshah in December 1845 and the Battle of Sobraon in February 1846 during the First Anglo-Sikh War as well as the Battle of Chillianwala in January 1849 and the Battle of Gujrat in February 1849 during the Second Anglo-Sikh War.[1] He served as assistant adjutant-general at the Siege of Lucknow in Autumn 1857 during the Indian Rebellion.[1] He became Quartermaster-General in India in July 1873, Adjutant-General in India in March 1874 and a member of the Council of India in October 1874. He went on to be Military Member of the Governor-General of India's Council in March 1877[2] and Director-General of Military Education at the War Office in December 1884 before retiring in January 1891.[2]