Summary
General Charles Lennox Brownlow Maitland CB (27 September 1823 – 5 January 1891) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.
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 Maitland during the Crimean War 1854–1856 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Charles Lennox Brownlow Maitland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 September 1823 Toronto, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 5 January 1891 (aged 67) Crookham, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Allegiance | United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Service/ | British Army | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years of service | 1841–1884 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | General | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Battles/wars | Kafir Wars Crimean War | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Awards | Order of the Bath Legion of Honour Order of the Medjidie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1842–1843 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Charles Maitland at ESPNcricinfo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
One of seven children of the British Army General Peregrine Maitland and his second wife Lady Sarah Lennox, he was born in September 1823.[1] He joined the British Army in April 1841, when he purchased the ranks of ensign and lieutenant in the Grenadier Guards.[2] Maitland played first-class cricket in 1842 and 1843 for the Marylebone Cricket Club, making two appearances at Lord's against Hampshire and Cambridge Town Club.[3] He scored 10 runs and took 2 wickets in these matches.[4][5] In March 1846, he purchased the ranks of lieutenant and captain in March 1846.[6] Maitland served in the Kafir Wars of 1846 and 1847.[7] In September 1848, he was made a brevet major.[8]
Maitland sat as a mourner for the Grenadier Guards at the funeral of the Duke of Wellington in November 1852.[9] The following year the Crimean War began, with Maitland serving in the war as an assistant adjutant-general to the 4th Infantry Division.[1] Promoted to captain and lieutenant colonel without purchase in September 1854,[10] he was seriously wounded at the Battle of Inkerman on 5 November 1854.[1] For his service in the war he was appointed to the Legion of Honour by France in August 1856,[11] in addition to being decorated in March 1858 by the Ottoman Empire with the Order of the Medjidie, 5th Class.[12] In February 1860, he was promoted to brevet colonel.[13] In September 1868, he was appointed major of the Royal Hospital Chelsea,[14] an appointment he held until 1874 when he was promoted to major-general.[15][16]
Maitland was made a Companion to the Order of the Bath in July 1876 and in the same year he was appointed Lieutenant of the Tower of London,[17] holding the position until he resigned in 1884.[15] He was promoted to lieutenant-general in October 1877.[18] By 1884 he was the colonel of the Wiltshire Regiment and was promoted to general in December of that year.[19] He retired from active service in March 1886.[20] Maitland died at his residence in the Hampshire village of Crookham on 5 January 1891.[21]
References edit
- ^ a b c Armstrong, Richard Ramsay (2008). Richard Ramsay Armstrong's Book of His Adventures. Lulu.com. p. 423. ISBN 9781409250234.
- ^ "No. 19968". The London Gazette. 9 April 1841. p. 943.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Charles Maitland". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Charles Maitland". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Charles Maitland". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ "No. 20587". The London Gazette. 27 March 1847. p. 1135.
- ^ Thom, Adam Bisset (1878). The County & Borough Magistrates List and Official & Parliamentry Register. p. 194.
- ^ "No. 20897". The London Gazette. 15 September 1848. p. 3389.
- ^ "No. 21388". The London Gazette. 6 December 1852. p. 3552.
- ^ "No. 6436". The Edinburgh Gazette. 31 October 1854. p. 945.
- ^ "No. 6620". The Edinburgh Gazette. 5 August 1856. p. 684.
- ^ "No. 22107". The London Gazette. 2 March 1858. p. 1254.
- ^ "No. 6985". The Edinburgh Gazette. 3 February 1860. p. 161.
- ^ "No. 23422". The London Gazette. 15 September 1868. p. 4994.
- ^ a b Foster, Joseph (1882). The Peerage of the British Empire for 1882. Nichols. p. 761.
- ^ "No. 24069". The London Gazette. 27 February 1874. p. 891.
- ^ "No. 24348". The London Gazette. 25 July 1876. p. 4178.
- ^ "No. 24508". The London Gazette. 2 October 1877. p. 5458.
- ^ "No. 25421". The London Gazette. 9 December 1864. p. 5722.
- ^ "No. 25568". The London Gazette. 16 March 1886. p. 1282.
- ^ Crookham. Berkshire Chronicle. 10 January 1891. p. 8
External links edit
- Charles Maitland at ESPNcricinfo