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William Hicks | |
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| Born | 1830 United Kingdom |
| Died | 5 November 1883 (aged 53) El Obeid, Khedivate of Egypt |
| Allegiance | &sq=&lang=&file=File:Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg){kind=small} United Kingdom / British Empire&sq=&lang=&file=File:Flag_of_Egypt_(1882-1922).svg){kind=small} Khedivate of Egypt |
| Service | British Army Egyptian Army |
| Years of service | 1849 – 1883 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Battles / wars | Indian Rebellion of 1857 1868 Expedition to Abyssinia 1882 Anglo-Egyptian War Mahdist War |
Colonel William Hicks, also known as Hicks Pasha, (1830 – 5 November 1883), was a British soldier who entered the Bombay Army in 1849, and served through the Indian mutiny, being mentioned in dispatches for good conduct at the action of Sitka Ghaut in 1859.[1]
In 1861 he became captain, and in the Abyssinian expedition of 1867–1868 was a brigade major, being again mentioned in dispatches and given a brevet majority. He retired with the honorary rank of colonel in 1880.[2]
He then entered the service of the Egyptian government, who controlled Sudan. He led the Egyptian army that was defeated at the Battle of Shaykan, in which he was killed and decapitated.
- ^ Chisholm 1911, pp. 448–449.
- ^ Chisholm 1911, p. 449.