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James Watson (British Army officer)

Field	Value
honorific_prefix	Lieutenant-General
name	Sir James Watson
honorific_suffix
image	Sir James Watson.jpg
birth_date	1772
death_date	14 August 1862 (aged 90)
birth_place	Chilton, Buckinghamshire
death_place	Wendover, Buckinghamshire, UK
placeofburial_coordinates
allegiance	United Kingdom United Kingdom
branch	[[Image:Flag of the British Army.svg	23px]] British Army
rank	Lieutenant-general
commands	Indian Army
awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Lieutenant-General Sir James Watson (1772 – 14 August 1862) was a British Army officer and Commander-in-Chief, India.

Military career

Watson was commissioned into the 14th Regiment of Foot reaching the rank of major in 1802. He was appointed commanding officer of the 1st Battalion of his regiment in 1807 and served in India and Batavia, Dutch East Indies.

In March 1835 he was appointed Commander-in-Chief, India, and continued in that role until September; two years later he was promoted to lieutenant-general and made colonel of the 14th Regiment of Foot, a position he held until his death.

He was also an active member of the Army and Navy Club. He lived in Wendover in Buckinghamshire.

He died in 1862. He had married Sarah, with whom he had at least a son and a daughter.

References

[http://www.napoleon-series.org/military/organization/Britain/Infantry/Regiments/c_14thFoot.html 14th Regiment of Foot]
(1877). "History of the Indian navy: 1613-1863". [[Richard Bentley (publisher).
{{London Gazette. (10 January 1837)
[https://archive.org/stream/rulesregulations00armyuoft/rulesregulations00armyuoft_djvu.txt Rules & Regulations and List of Members of the Army & Navy Club] H. M. Pollett, 1861.
[http://www.iln.org.uk/iln_years/year/1863.htm Wills & Bequests] Illustrated London News, 1863.
"Major General Sir James Watson".

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