Henry Francis Brooke

Henry Francis Brooke
Photographic portrait in dress uniform (c. 1879)
Born3 August 1836
Ireland
Died16 August 1880 (aged 44)
Deh Khwaja, Afghanistan
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service1854–1880
RankBrigadier-General
Commands held2nd Infantry Brigade,
Kandahar Field Force
Battles/wars

Brigadier-General Henry Francis Brooke (1838–1880), commanding the 2nd Infantry Brigade, Kandahar Field Force, was an Irish officer in the British Army. He was killed in a sortie from Kandahar on 16 August 1880, while endeavouring to save the life of a fellow officer.


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