Dictionary of Indian Biography/Birch, Sir Richard James Holwell
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BIRCH, SIR RICHARD JAMES HOLWELL (1803–1876)
Son of the R. C. Birch of the Indian Civil Service, who was a grandson of J. Z. Holwell (q.v.): born in 1803: entered the Indian Army, 1821: held several Staff appointments: was Judge-Advocate General in Bengal, 1841: in the Sikh wars of 1845–6, and 1848–9: had a Brigade after Chilianwala: distinguished himself at Gujarat: C.B., 1849: under Sir Colin Campbell on the frontier in 1850: Secretary to the Govt, of India in the Military Dept., from 1852 for several years, including the mutiny: K.C.B. in 1860: retired 1861: Lt-General: died Feb. 25, 1875.