Janus: General Sir Henry Lynedoch Gardiner: Diaries

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General Sir Henry Lynedoch Gardiner: Diaries

Title	General Sir Henry Lynedoch Gardiner: Diaries
Reference	GBR/0012/MS Add.9573
Creator	Gardiner, Henry Lynedoch (1820-1897), knight and general
Covering Dates	1837–1868
Extent and Medium	31 vols
Repository	Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives

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General Sir Henry Lynedoch Gardiner (1820-1897) was a son of General Sir Robert Gardiner. He was educated at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, and entered the Royal Artillery in 1837. He went to Canada the same year and was involoved in the Canadian rebellion in the year following. He was raised to the rank of Major during the Indian mutiny and held that of Assistant Adjutant General from 1862 to 1867. In 1861 he was on the Royal Commission on Defense of Canada as a Lieutenant Colonel.

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Gardiner, Sir Henry Lynedoch (1820-1897) knight and general

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