John Neptune Sargent
Born18 June 1826
Died20 October 1893
Bexley, London
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
RankLieutenant general
Commands held
Battles/warsCrimean War
Second Opium War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath

Lieutenant General John Neptune Sargent CB (18 June 1826 – 20 October 1893) was Commander of British Troops in China, Hong Kong and the Straits Settlements.

Military career

Sargent was commissioned into the 95th Regiment of Foot in 1844.[1] In 1847, he went to Canton to protect the local factories from violence.[2] He was appointed adjutant of his regiment in 1851.[3] He fought in the Crimean War at the Battle of Alma and was wounded;[2] he also fought at the Battle of Inkerman[2] and the Siege of Sevastopol of 1855 where he was again wounded.[4] He also took part in the Second Opium War in 1860, leading a detachment during the storming of the north Taku Forts.[2]

He was made commanding officer of the 2nd battalion of the Buffs at Malta in 1861 and then of the 1st battalion in England in 1862.[2] In 1864 he took command of the Inns of Court Volunteers, in 1873 he became commander of a brigade depot at Milford Haven, and in 1874 he became commander of a military depot in Oxford.[2]

He was appointed Commander of British Troops in China, Hong Kong and the Straits Settlements in 1882,[5] and retired in 1890.[6]

He was also colonel of the 1st Battalion of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers from 1891 to his death in 1893.[7]

He lived at Mount Mascal near Bexley in London.[2]

Family

In 1852, Sargent married Miss R. S. Champion.[2] In 1863, he married Alice Mary Tredwell, daughter of Thomas Tredwell.[2][8]

References

  1. ↑ "No. 20306". The London Gazette. 19 January 1844. p. 182.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 John Neptune Sargent at Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
  3. ↑ "No. 21268". The London Gazette. 28 November 1851. p. 3299.
  4. ↑ "No. 21790". The London Gazette. 26 September 1855. p. 3590.
  5. ↑ "No. 25068". The London Gazette. 3 February 1882. p. 425.
  6. ↑ "No. 26040". The London Gazette. 8 April 1890. p. 2100.
  7. ↑ "No. 26141". The London Gazette. 6 March 1891. p. 1266.
  8. ↑ Marriage certificate 225 for 28 July 1863 at St. Lukes Norwood Parish Lambeth
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