Hugh Rose, 1st Baron Strathnairn

Field Marshal The Right Honourable The Lord Strathnairn GCB, GCSI, PC
Lord Strathnairn by Carlo Pellegrini, 1870
Born	6 April 1801 Berlin, Germany
Died	16 October 1885 (aged 84) Paris, France
Buried	Christchurch, Hampshire
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1820–1870
Rank	Field Marshal
Commands held	Royal Horse Guards Bombay Army India Ireland
Battles/wars	Egyptian–Ottoman War Crimean War Indian Rebellion
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Star of India

Field Marshal Hugh Henry Rose, 1st Baron Strathnairn, GCB, GCSI, PC (6 April 1801 – 16 October 1885) was a senior British Army officer. He served as a military adviser to the Ottoman Army who were seeking to secure the expulsion of the forces of Mehemet Ali from Syria during the Egyptian–Ottoman War. He then fought with the French Army at the Battle of Alma, the Battle of Inkerman and at the Battle of Mamelon during the Crimean War. During the Indian Rebellion of 1857 Rose was given command of the Central Indian Field Force and was successful at the battle of Jhansi in April 1858, at Lahar in May 1858 and at Gwalior in June 1858. He went on to be Commander of the Bombay Army, Commander-in-Chief, India and then Commander-in-Chief, Ireland.