Henry Francis Brooke

Henry Francis Brooke
Henry Francis Brooke
	Photographic portrait in dress uniform (c. 1879)
Born	3 August 1836; Ireland
Died	16 August 1880 (aged 44); Deh Khwaja, Afghanistan
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1854–1880
Rank	Brigadier-General
Commands held	2nd Infantry Brigade,; Kandahar Field Force
Battles/wars	Crimean War Siege of Sebastopol; ; Second Opium War Third Battle of Taku Forts (WIA); ; Second Anglo-Afghan War †;

Brigadier-General Henry Francis Brooke (1838–1880), commanding the 2nd Infantry Brigade, Kandahar Field Force, was an Irish officer in the British Army. He was killed in a sortie from Kandahar on 16 August 1880, while endeavouring to save the life of a fellow officer.

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