Allen Johnson (Indian Army officer)

Sir Allen Johnson

Born| 2 May 1829
Died| 7 February 1907(1907-02-07) (aged 77)
Allegiance|  United Kingdom
Service/branch|  Indian Army
Rank| General
Battles/wars| Second Anglo-Burmese War
Indian Mutiny
Awards| Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath

General Sir Allen Bayard Johnson KCB (2 May 1829 – 7 February 1907) was a senior British Indian Army officer who went on to be Military Secretary to the India Office.

## Military career[edit]

Johnson was commissioned into the 5th Bengal Native Infantry in 1846.[1]

He served in the Second Anglo-Burmese War in 1853 and took part in the fighting at Donabew and the capture of Pegu[1] and went on to serve with the Jaunpur Field Force during the repression of the Indian Mutiny being present at the Capture of Lucknow in 1857.[1]

He was appointed Military Secretary to the India Office in 1877.[2]

He was appointed KCB in 1889[3] and promoted to General in 1892.[4]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c "India during the Raj". Archived from the original on 3 December 2008. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
2. ^ 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
3. ^ "No. 25939". The London Gazette. 25 May 1889. p. 2873.
4. ^ "No. 26281". The London Gazette. 22 April 1892. p. 2362.

Military offices

Preceded by

Sir Thomas Pears

|  Military Secretary to the India Office
1877-1889  | Succeeded by

Sir Oliver Newmarch

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