Edward Chapman (British Army officer)

Sir Edward Chapman
Sir Edward Chapman
Born(1840-11-14)14 November 1840
Calcutta, India
Died12 May 1926(1926-05-12) (aged 85)
Limpsfield, Surrey
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service / branch British India
 United Kingdom
Years of service1858–1906
RankGeneral
UnitBengal Artillery
Royal Artillery
CommandsColonel Commandant Royal Artillery
Scottish District
Battles / warsBritish Expedition to Abyssinia
Second Anglo-Afghan War
Third Anglo-Burmese War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Mentioned in Dispatches
Other workGeographer

General Sir Edward Francis Chapman KCB FRGS (14 November 1840 – 12 May 1926) was a senior British Army officer who commanded the Army in Scotland and was the ceremonial head of the Royal Regiment of Artillery.[1]

  1. ^ "Who's Who 1914". Retrieved 4 November 2014.