John Stafford Paton

John S. Paton

CB
John S. Paton; CB
Born	3 March 1821; Agra, India
Died	28 November 1889 (aged 68); London, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom; East India Company
Service/branch	Bengal Army; British Indian Army Bengal Native Infantry;
Years of service	1840–1877
Rank	General
Battles/wars	Gwalior campaign Battle of Maharajpore; ; First Sikh War Battle of Ferozeshah; Battle of Sobraon; ; Second Sikh War Battle of Sadoolapore; Battle of Chillianwala (WIA); ; Indian Mutiny Battle of Jhelum; ;
Spouse(s)	Wilhelmina Jane Tennant (m. 1852)

John Stafford Paton, CB (1821–1889) was an English general in the Indian Army. He served in the Sikh Wars of 1845–1846 and 1848–1849, and was severely wounded at Chillianwallah; served under Sir C. J. Napier against the Afridees and at the Kohat Pass in 1850; and in 1867 commanded the field detachment from Lahore sent to aid in suppressing the Gogaira insurrection during the Indian Mutiny.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.