Henry Smyth (British Army officer, born 1816)

Smyth was commissioned as an ensign in the 68th Regiment of Foot on 28 June 1833.^[5] He became commanding officer of the 68th Foot and commanded it at the Battle of Alma in September 1854 and the Battle of Inkerman in November 1854 as well as the Siege of Sevastopol during the Crimean War.^[5] He went on to be General Officer Commanding Western District in February 1874.^[6]

He became Colonel of the 2nd (The Queen's Royal) Regiment of Foot on 10 April 1877^[7] and was made full General on 29 September 1878.^[8]

In 1865, he married Rebecca Mary Pierce, the daughter of Thomas Peirce.^[9] Together, they were the parents of:^[3]

• William John Smyth (1869–1893), a member of the Indian Civil Service who married Lilian May Clifford, daughter of Capt. Henry Clifford, in 1893.^[3]
• George Abraham Smyth (c. 1871-1939), a Colonel who married Isabel Adrienne Colinette MacKenzie, a daughter of Colin MacKenzie.^[3]

Smyth died in 1891.^[3]

Through his son William he was a grandfather of Sir John Smyth, 1st Baronet, a recipient of the Victoria Cross.^[3]

Military offices
Preceded by Sir Charles Staveley	GOC Western District 1874–1877	Succeeded by Leicester Smyth
Preceded by Clement Edwards	Colonel of the 2nd (The Queen's Royal) Regiment of Foot 1877–1891	Succeeded by Robert Bruce