Samuel Lowder
Royal Marines officer
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General Samuel Netterville Lowder, CB (1813 – 4 June 1891) was a Royal Marines officer who served as Deputy Adjutant-General Royal Marines.
Samuel Lowder | |
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| Born | 1813[1] |
| Died | 4 June 1891 (aged 79)[3] Forest Hill, London, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Marines |
| Rank | General |
| Commands | Deputy Adjutant-General Royal Marines |
| Conflicts | Crimean War Second French intervention in Mexico |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Military career
Lowder was commissioned into the Royal Marine Light Infantry. He commanded a unit of marines which secured the island of Kotka on the coast of Finland during the Crimean War[4] and then commanded a battalion of marines providing support to French forces during the French intervention in Mexico in 1863.[5] He became colonel second commandant of the Royal Marine Light Infantry in November 1864,[6] colonel commandant of the Royal Marine Light Infantry in September 1866[7] and Deputy Adjutant-General Royal Marines (the professional head of the Royal Marines) in July 1867[8] before retiring in July 1872.[9]