Edward Stedman

Sir Edward Stedman
Sir Edward Stedman
Born	27 July 1842; Bloomsbury, Middlesex
Died	25 June 1914 (aged 71); Arundel, Sussex
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	British Indian Army
Years of service	1860–1907
Rank	General
Commands	3 Gorkha Rifles
Battles / wars	Third Anglo-Burmese War; Chitral Expedition
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath; Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire; Mentioned in Despatches
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General Sir Edward Stedman, GCB, KCIE (27 July 1842 – 25 June 1914) was a senior British Indian Army officer who served as Military Secretary to the India Office from 1899 to 1907.^[1]

Military career

Stedman was commissioned into the Bengal Staff Corps in 1860.^[2] By 1885 he was appointed Commanding Officer of the 3 Gorkha Rifles and was strongly commended for his leadership in Upper Burma by Major General Sir George Stuart White, Commanding the Upper Burma Field Force.^[3] Later that year Stedman was made Inspector-General of Police in Upper Burma.^[4]

Stedman joined the Chitral Expedition in 1895 as second-in-command and General of Communications.^[5] He was appointed Military Secretary to the India Office in 1899.^[6]

Stedman was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in the 1902 Coronation Honours list published on 26 June 1902,^[7]^[8] and invested as such by King Edward VII at Buckingham Palace on 24 October.^[9] Ha was promoted to a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath on 19 June 1911.^[10]

^ "A Notable Indian General – The Late Sir Edward Stedman". The Times. 3 July 1914. p. 12.
^ "No. 23431". The London Gazette. 13 October 1868. p. 5386.
^ "No. 25735". The London Gazette. 2 September 1887. p. 4760.
^ "No. 25761". The London Gazette. 25 November 1887. p. 6373.
^ "No. 26680". The London Gazette. 15 November 1895. p. 6176.
^ The military in British India: the development of British Land Forces in South Asia, 1600–1947 By T. A. Heathcote, Page265 Manchester University Press, 1995, ISBN 978-0-7190-3570-8
^ "The Coronation Honours". The Times. No. 36804. London. 26 June 1902. p. 5.
^ "No. 27448". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 June 1902. p. 4190.
^ "Court Circular". The Times. No. 36908. London. 25 October 1902. p. 8.
^ "No. 28505". The London Gazette. 16 June 1911. p. 4589.
^ "No. 27676". The London Gazette. 13 May 1904. p. 3090.

Military offices
Preceded by Sir Oliver Newmarch	Military Secretary to the India Office 1899–1907	Succeeded by Sir O'Moore Creagh

Sir Edward Stedman
Born	(1842-07-27)27 July 1842 Bloomsbury, Middlesex
Died	25 June 1914(1914-06-25) (aged 71) Arundel, Sussex
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	British Indian Army
Years of service	1860–1907
Rank	General
Commands	3 Gorkha Rifles
Battles / wars	Third Anglo-Burmese War Chitral Expedition
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire Mentioned in Despatches