Richard Kelly (British Army officer)

Lieutenant-General Sir Richard Denis Kelly KCB (9 March 1815 – 1897) was a British Army officer who became General Officer Commanding Eastern District.

Sir Richard Denis Kelly
Colonel Richard Denis Kelly, circa 1855
Born	9 March 1815 Ceylon
Died	1897 Earley, Berkshire
Buried	St Peter's Churchyard, Earley
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	General
Commands held	Cork District Eastern District
Battles/wars	Crimean War Indian Rebellion
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Military career

Kelly was commissioned into the 49th (Royal Berkshire) Regiment of Foot in 1834. He became commanding officer of 34th (Cumberland) Regiment of Foot and, in that capacity, was wounded and taken prisoner at the Siege of Sevastopol during the Crimean War.[1] He also took part in the Siege of Cawnpore in June 1857, the Siege of Lucknow in Autumn 1857 and the relief of Azimghur in April 1858 during the Indian Rebellion.[2] He went on to be General Officer Commanding Cork District in April 1874 and General Officer Commanding Eastern District in April 1877.[3]

He was also colonel of the Royal Irish Regiment from 1886 to 1889[4] and colonel of the Border Regiment from 1889 to his death in 1897.[5]

He was buried at St Peter's Churchyard in Earley, Berkshire.[6]

References

1. Colonel Julian R. J. Jocelyn (1911). The History Of The Royal Artillery.xml.
2. Howard, Joseph Jackson; Crisp, Fredrick Arthur (1973). Visitation of Ireland. p. 96.
3. "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 23 November 2015.
4. Gretto, Lieutenant-Colonel G. le M. (2009). Campaigns and History of the Royal Irish Regiment from 1684 to 1902. Naval and Military. p. 428. ISBN 978-1843422396.
5. "Border Regiment". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 27 February 2007. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
6. "Sir Richard Denis Kelly". Find-a-grave. Retrieved 23 November 2015.