COMMANDER // 1784–1859
Henry Despard
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland1 battle1 war
Lifespan
1784 – 1859
Active service 1845 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 61.
Profile
Major General Henry Despard was a British Army officer of the 17th Regiment of Foot (1799–1838), Staff of Ireland (1838–1842) and 99th Regiment of Foot (1842–1854). He saw action in Third Anglo-Maratha War in India and, in his later years, in the Flagstaff, or Northern, War in New Zealand. In 1845 he commanded British troops in a disastrous assault on the Māori pā at Ōhaeawai.
Battles (1)
1845
Battle of OhaeawaiFlagstaff War · Col. of New Zealand