Sir Richard Chambré Hayes Taylor | |
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| Born | 19 March 1819 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 6 December 1904 (aged 85) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Rank | General |
| Commands | Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders Fort George, Scotland Royal Military College, Sandhurst |
| Battles/wars | Second Anglo-Burmese War Crimean War (Alma, Balaclava and Sebastopol) Indian Mutiny (Lucknow) |
| Awards | CB, 1857; KCB, 1882; GCB, 1902. |
General Sir Richard Chambré Hayes Taylor GCB (19 March 1819 – 6 December 1904) was a senior British Army officer who served in the Second Anglo-Burmese War, the Crimean War and the Indian Mutiny. Joining the General Staff in 1860, he was the British Army's Inspector General of Recruiting, then Deputy Adjutant-General to the Forces, briefly Adjutant-General, and finally for three years Governor of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. He was also Colonel of the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders and the East Surrey Regiment.
Some members of the family preferred the spelling Taylour.