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 in March, 1858 : died, which commanding the 14th Bengal Lancers, Aug. 11, 1878.  CHAMBERLAIN, SIR CRAWFORD TROTTER (1821–1902)

Third son of Sir Henry O. Chamberlain, Bart., younger brother of Sir (q.v.) : born May, 1821 : entered the Army in 1837, was in the Afghan war of 1839–42, at the siege and capture of Ghazni, and in various actions near Kandahar : in the Panjab campaign in 1848–9 : at Chilianwala and Gujarat, in the pursuit of the Sikh Army and its final surrender : wounded : Brevet-Major : commanded the 1st Irregular Cavalry, Skinner's Horse, over whom he had extraordinary influence : in the mutiny in 1857 distinguished himself by disarming, with "undaunted courage and coolness," the 62nd and 69th Bengal N.I., at Multan : engaged against the rebels, and was besieged in a sarai for some days : Lt-Colonel after the mutiny : C.S.I, in 1866 : General in 1880 : G.C.I.E. in 1897 : died Dec. 13, 1902.  CHAMBERLAIN, REV. JOHN (1777–1821)

Son of John Chamberlain : born July 24, 1777 : accepted as a probationer for missionary work, 1798 : preached at Olney : studied under Dr. Ryland at the Academy at Bristol : sent to India by the Baptist Missionary Society in 1802, via America : arrived at Serampur, Jan. 1803: visited Dinajpur, 1804 : established himself at Katwa, May, 1804 : carried on a cloth business, and built a school : visited Berhampur : removed to Agra, 1811 : sent down to Calcutta by order of Government : appointed, 1812, tutor at Sardhana to David Dyce Sombre, great-grandson of Begam Sanuru : established schools and preached frequently : also at Hardwar, for which he was ordered to Calcutta, 1815 : went to Serampur, and up the river to Ghazipur : settled at Monghyr, 1816 : made missionary tours to Benares, Mirzapur, etc. : ordered home for ill-health, Sep.. 1821 : died at sea, Dec. 6, 1821.  CHAMBERLAIN, SIR NEVILLE BOWLES (1820–1902)

Field Marshal : second son of Sir Henry Orlando Chamberlain, first Baronet : born 1820 : educated for a short time at Woolwich : at 17 entered the Bengal Army: in the first Afghan war was with Nott's force : at the occupation of Kandahar, at Ghazni, Kabul and Istalif : constantly wounded : was in the Governor-General's bodyguard : in the Gwalior campaign, D.A.Q.M.G. : at Maharajpur : in the second Sikh war, at Chilianwala and Gujarat : complimented by the C. in C. for personal gallantry : Commandant of Panjab Military Police : Military Secretary to the Panjab Government : Commandant of the Panjab Frontier Force : commanded several expeditions against the frontier tribes : in the mutiny of 1857 was in charge of the movable column of the Panjab until he became Adjutant-General of the Army at Delhi, and Brig-General : severely wounded there and disabled : C.B. and A.D.C. to Queen Victoria : commanded operations against the Waziris : K.C.B. : commanded in the Umbeyla campaign in 1863, until severely wounded when personally leading an assault of a difficult position : Maj-General : G.C.S.I., 1873 : G.C.B., 1875 : commanded the Madras Army, 1876–81 : in 1878 selected, by Lord Lytton, to lead a special mission to the Amir Shir Ali : the stopping of the mission at Ali Masjid was the immediate ground of the second Afghan war the was personally in harmony with Lord Lawrence's frontier policy : Military-Member of Supreme Council, Nov. 1878– Jan. 1879 : retired, 1881 : severely criticised the policy of part of the Boer war, 1899–1902 : Field Marshal in 1900 : died Feb. 17, 1902.  CHAMBERLAIN, SIR NEVILLE FRANCIS FITZGERALD (1856–)

Born Jan. 13, 1856 : son of Lt-Colonel Charles Chamberlain, C.B. : educated abroad and at Brentwood School, Essex : joined the Army, 1873 : Central India Horse, 1876 : on the staff of Sir F. Roberts through the Afghan war, 1878–80 : A.D.C. to Sir F. Roberts when C. in C, Madras, 1881–5 : Persian Interpreter, 1885–90 : served in the Burma campaign, 1886–7 : re-organized the Kashmir Army, 1890–7 : commanded the Khyber Force, 1899 : Private Secretary to Lord Roberts in S. African war : Inspr-General Royal Irish Constabulary since 1900 : C.B. in 1900 : K.C.B., 1903 : retired as Colonel from the Indian Staff Corps.