Dictionary of Indian Biography/Crealock, Henry Hope

3057076Dictionary of Indian Biography — Crealock, Henry HopeCharles Edward Buckland

CREALOCK, HENRY HOPE (1831–1891)

Son of William Arthur Crealock : born March 31, 1831 : educated at Rugby entered the Army in the 90th regt., 1848 served in the Crimea, 1854–5 : D.A.Q.M.G. : and in China, 1857–8 : was in the Indian mutiny campaigns of 1858–9, on the staff of Sir W. R. Mansfield : present at Bareli and Shahjahanpur : served again in China, Military Secretary to the Earl of Elgin, 1860 : at St. Petersburg and Vienna : and commanded a Division in Zululand, 1879 : C.M.G. : was a Lt-General in 1884 : died May 31, 1891 : he was an excellent artist and made many drawings of Indian and Chinese warfare and scenery.