Neville Bowles Chamberlain

Who was Neville Bowles Chamberlain?

Field Marshal Sir Neville Bowles Chamberlain GCB GCSI was a senior Indian Army officer. He fought at the Battle of Ghazni in July 1839 during the First Anglo-Afghan War, the Battle of Maharajpur in December 1843 during the Gwalior Campaign and the Battle of Chillianwala in January 1849 and the Battle of Gujrat in February 1849 during the Second Anglo-Sikh War. During the Indian Rebellion he served as Adjutant-General of the Indian Army and was severely wounded at the Siege of Delhi in July 1857. He went on to be Commander-in-chief of the Madras Army in February 1876 and was sent on a mission to the Emir of Afghanistan, Sher Ali Khan, whose refusal to allow him to enter the country precipitated the Second Anglo-Afghan War in November 1878.