Henry Richard Abadie

Henry Richard Abadie
A portrait of H. R. Abadie, by John St Helier Lander, 1904
Born	25 March 1841
Died	9 May 1915 (aged 74)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	Major General
Commands held	Eastern District
Battles/wars	1868 Expedition to Abyssinia Second Anglo-Afghan War
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath

Major-General Henry Richard Abadie CB (25 March 1841 – 9 May 1915) was a British Army officer.

Background

Abadie was born the son of Louis Pascal Abadie, who came from Chateau de Pellepoix in France.^[1] He was married firstly to Kate Sandeman and following her death in 1883, to Caroline, daughter of Colonel Fanshawe Gostling in 1890.^[1]

Military career

Abadie joined the army in 1858 and served in the 1868 Expedition to Abyssinia,^[2] where he was involved in the Battle of Magdala.^[1] He was made a captain 1872 and fought in the Second Anglo-Afghan War including the Battle of Kandahar in 1879.^[2] He was with the 9th Lancers and commanded the Cavalry Depot at Canterbury from 1894 to 1897.^[2]

From 1899 to 1900, he commanded Eastern District, during which he was promoted to Major-General and awarded a Companion of the Order of the Bath.^[2] Thereafter Abadie was appointed the Lieutenant Governor of Jersey, a post he held until 1904.^[2] There is a painting of him in Derby at his regimental museum by John St Helier Lander.^[3]

References

1. Who was Who 1897-1916. London: A. & C. Black, Ltd. 1920.
2. C., Buckland (1906). Charles Edward Buckland, ed. Dictionary of Indian Biography. Harvard University, Digitized 8 July 2005: Swan Sonnenschein & Co., Lim: London. p. 1.
3. Abadie, painting, Derby Museum and Art Gallery, accessed September 2011