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==Military career==
==Military career==
Rumley was commissioned into the British Army on 20 December 1824<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mocavo.co.uk/The-New-Annual-Army-List-and-Militia-List-1859-Volume-1859/438573/48|title=The New Annual Army List and Militia List|year=1859|accessdate=30 November 2014}}</ref> and served for much of his military career in the [[King's Royal Rifle Corps|60th Rifles]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=hTtDAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA656&lpg=PA656&dq=general+%22randal+rumley%22&source=bl&ots=C1EEtWGKW_&sig=rg12TulP-hRvCnpis-iAKWNQrIU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=uKd7VNXbBMTLaOvvgcAE&ved=0CEQQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=general%20%22randal%20rumley%22&f=false|title=The Gentleman's Magazine|year=1838|accessdate=30 November 2014}}</ref> He became Inspector General of Infantry in April 1861.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/newarmylistandm01hartgoog/newarmylistandm01hartgoog_djvu.txt|title=The new army list and militia list|year=1964|accessdate=30 November 2014}}</ref> He was despatched to Canada in 1862 to take command of the 2nd Division as the British Government took steps to strengthen its military forces as a result of tensions created by the [[Trent Affair]].<ref>"Military Intelligence" The Times, 5 January 1862</ref> Promoted to [[major-general]] on 9 November 1862,<ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=22685|supp=|startpage=5936|date=28 November 1862|accessdate=30 November 2014}}</ref> he went on to be [[Commander-in-Chief, Scotland]], a role that he had taken up by 1868<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.limerickcity.ie/media/Cudmore.pdf|title=News|publisher=Limerick City|date=1868|accessdate=30 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/historyof3rdbatt00weir/historyof3rdbatt00weir_djvu.txt|title=The history of the 3rd battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers, 1798-1907|year=1877|accessdate=30 November 2014}}</ref> and retired from in 1873.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.forgottenbooks.com/readbook_text/The_Newfoundland_Almanac_for_the_Year_of_Our_Lord_1875_1000681967/27|title= The Newfoundland Almanac, for the Year of Our Lord 1875|publisher= London: Forgotten Books|year= 1875|page= 27-28|accessdate=30 November 2014}}</ref>
Rumley was commissioned into the British Army on 20 December 1824<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mocavo.co.uk/The-New-Annual-Army-List-and-Militia-List-1859-Volume-1859/438573/48|title=The New Annual Army List and Militia List|year=1859|accessdate=30 November 2014}}</ref> and served for much of his military career in the [[King's Royal Rifle Corps|60th Rifles]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=hTtDAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA656&lpg=PA656&dq=general+%22randal+rumley%22&source=bl&ots=C1EEtWGKW_&sig=rg12TulP-hRvCnpis-iAKWNQrIU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=uKd7VNXbBMTLaOvvgcAE&ved=0CEQQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=general%20%22randal%20rumley%22&f=false|title=The Gentleman's Magazine|year=1838|accessdate=30 November 2014}}</ref> He became Inspector General of Infantry in April 1861.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/newarmylistandm01hartgoog/newarmylistandm01hartgoog_djvu.txt|title=The new army list and militia list|year=1964|accessdate=30 November 2014}}</ref> He was despatched to Canada in 1862 to take command of the 2nd Division as the British Government took steps to strengthen its military forces as a result of tensions created by the [[Trent Affair]].<ref>"Military Intelligence" The Times, 5 January 1862</ref> Promoted to [[major-general]] on 9 November 1862,<ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=22685|supp=|startpage=5936|date=28 November 1862|accessdate=30 November 2014}}</ref> he went on to [[Commander-in-Chief, Scotland|command the troops in the North British District]], a role that he had taken up by 1868<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.limerickcity.ie/media/Cudmore.pdf|title=News|publisher=Limerick City|date=1868|accessdate=30 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/historyof3rdbatt00weir/historyof3rdbatt00weir_djvu.txt|title=The history of the 3rd battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers, 1798-1907|year=1877|accessdate=30 November 2014}}</ref> and retired from in 1873.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.forgottenbooks.com/readbook_text/The_Newfoundland_Almanac_for_the_Year_of_Our_Lord_1875_1000681967/27|title= The Newfoundland Almanac, for the Year of Our Lord 1875|publisher= London: Forgotten Books|year= 1875|page= 27-28|accessdate=30 November 2014}}</ref>


Rumley was also colonel of the [[27th (Inniskilling) Regiment of Foot]].<ref>{{cite web|url=|title=27th (Inniskilling) Regiment of Foot|publisher=Regiments.org|accessdate=30 November 2014}}</ref>
Rumley was also colonel of the [[27th (Inniskilling) Regiment of Foot]].<ref>{{cite web|url=|title=27th (Inniskilling) Regiment of Foot|publisher=Regiments.org|accessdate=30 November 2014}}</ref>
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Revision as of 22:23, 21 December 2014

Randal Rumley
Born1811
Died13 September 1884
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service / branch British Army
RankMajor-General
CommandsCommander-in-Chief, Scotland

Major-General Randal Rumley (1811 - 13 September 1884) was a British Army officer who became Commander-in-Chief, Scotland.

Military career

Rumley was commissioned into the British Army on 20 December 1824[1] and served for much of his military career in the 60th Rifles.[2] He became Inspector General of Infantry in April 1861.[3] He was despatched to Canada in 1862 to take command of the 2nd Division as the British Government took steps to strengthen its military forces as a result of tensions created by the Trent Affair.[4] Promoted to major-general on 9 November 1862,[5] he went on to command the troops in the North British District, a role that he had taken up by 1868[6][7] and retired from in 1873.[8]

Rumley was also colonel of the 27th (Inniskilling) Regiment of Foot.[9]

Family

On 30 September 1838 Rumley married Caroline Mary Berkeley.[10]

References

  1. ^ "The New Annual Army List and Militia List". 1859. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  2. ^ "The Gentleman's Magazine". 1838. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  3. ^ "The new army list and militia list". 1964. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Military Intelligence" The Times, 5 January 1862
  5. ^ "No. 22685". The London Gazette. 28 November 1862.
  6. ^ "News" (PDF). Limerick City. 1868. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  7. ^ "The history of the 3rd battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers, 1798-1907". 1877. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  8. ^ "The Newfoundland Almanac, for the Year of Our Lord 1875". London: Forgotten Books. 1875. p. 27-28. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  9. ^ "27th (Inniskilling) Regiment of Foot". Regiments.org. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
  10. ^ "Cracroft's Peerage". Retrieved 30 November 2014.
Military offices
Preceded by Commanding the troops in the North British District
1868–1873 		Succeeded by
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