Sir Rufane Shawe Donkin GCH KCB (1773 – May 1, 1841), British soldier, came of a military family. The Royal Guelphic Order, sometimes also referred to as the Hanoverian Guelphic Order, was a British or rather Hanoverian order of chivalry instituted on 28 April The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (formerly The Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath) is a British Order of chivalry founded by George Year 1773 ( MDCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A soldier is a general English term that refers to a member of a land component of National Armed forces. His father, who died a full general in 1841, served with almost all British commanders from Wolfe to Gage. For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link General James Wolfe ( 2 January, 1727 &ndash 13 September, 1759) was a British Army officer known for his training reforms Thomas Gage (1719 April 2, 1787) was a British general and commander in chief of the North American forces from 1763 to 1775 during the early days of the
Rufane Donkin was the eldest child, and received his first commission at the age of five in his father's regiment; he joined, at fourteen, with eight years seniority as a lieutenant. Becoming a captain in 1793, he was on active service in the West Indies in 1794, and (as major) in 1796. Year 1793 ( MDCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Caribbean (ˌkærəˡbiən kæ'rəbiən Cariben|Caraïben or Caraïben; Caraïbe or more commonly Antilles; Caribe is a Region consisting Year 1794 ( MDCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1796 ( MDCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year At the age of twenty-five he became lieutenant-colonel, and in 1798 led a light battalion with distinction in the Ostend expedition. Year 1798 ( MDCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a He served with Cathcart in Denmark in 1807, and two years later was given a brigade in the army in Portugal, which he led at Oporto and Talavera. General William Schaw Cathcart 1st Earl Cathcart KT PC ( September 17, 1755 &ndash June 16, 1843) Scottish soldier The Second Battle of Copenhagen, ( 16 August - 5 September 1807) was a British preemptive attack on Copenhagen, targeting Year 1807 ( MDCCCVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. In the (Second Battle of Oporto (or the Battle of the Douro) General Arthur Wellesley 's British army took the city of Porto defeating Marshal Nicolas Soult The Battle of Talavera ( July 27 &ndash 28, 1809) was a bloody yet inconclusive battle seventy miles southwest of Madrid, Spain He was soon transferred, as quartermaster-general, to the Mediterranean command, in which he served from 1810 to 1813, taking part in the Catalonian expeditions. Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sir John Murray's failure at Tarragona did not involve Donkin, whose advice was proved to be uniformly ignored by the British commander.
In July 1815 Major-General Donkin went out to India, and distinguished himself as a divisional commander in Hasting's operations against the Mahrattas (1817–1818), receiving the KCB as his reward. Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Francis Rawdon-Hastings 1st Marquess of Hastings, ( 9 December 1754 – 28 November 1826) was a British politician and military officer who served Year 1817 ( MDCCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (formerly The Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath) is a British Order of chivalry founded by George The death of his young wife seriously affected him, and he went to the Cape of Good Hope on sick leave. The Cape of Good Hope ( Afrikaans: Kaap die Goeie Hoop, Kaap de Goede Hoop Cabo da Boa Esperança Persian Language: دماغه امید نیک From 1820 to 1821 he administered the colony with success, and named the rising seaport of Algoa Bay Port Elizabeth in memory of his wife. Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year In 1821 he became lieutenant-general and GCH. Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year The Royal Guelphic Order, sometimes also referred to as the Hanoverian Guelphic Order, was a British or rather Hanoverian order of chivalry instituted on 28 April
The rest of his life was spent in literary and political work. He was one of the original fellows of the Royal Geographical Society, and was a member of the Royal Society and of many other learned bodies. History Founding members of the Society include Sir John Barrow, Sir John Franklin and Francis Beaufort. The Royal Society of London for the Improvement of Natural Knowledge, known simply as The Royal Society, is a Learned society for science that was founded in 1660 His theories as to the course of the River Niger, published under the title Dissertation on the Course and Probable Termination of the Niger (London, 1829), involved him in a good deal of controversy. The Niger River (ˈnaɪdʒɚ NYE-jer) is the principal River of western Africa, extending about 4180 km (2600 miles For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display From 1832 onwards he sat in the House of Commons, and in 1835 was made Surveyor-General of the Ordnance. Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The Surveyor-General of the Ordnance was a subordinate of the Master-General of the Ordnance and a member of the Board of Ordnance from its constitution in 1597 He committed suicide at Southampton on 1 May 1841. Southampton ( IPA /ˌsaʊθˈhæmptən/ is the largest city in the county of Hampshire, on the south coast of England Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link He was then a general, and colonel of the 11th Regiment of Foot.
Rufane Donkin was a cousin of Charles Collier Michell, surveyor-general of the Cape Colony. Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Collier Michell, ( 29 March 1793 &ndash 28 March 1851) later known as Charles Cornwallis Michell, was a The Cape Colony, part of modern South Africa, was established by the Dutch East India Company in 1652 with the founding of Cape Town.
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