Sir Samuel Browne

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Sir Samuel Browne was a British Indian Army officer and Victoria Cross recipient best known for his service in the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and for inspiring the design of the Sam Browne belt.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Indian Army officer ⓘ
Victoria Cross recipient ⓘ
human ⓘ
allegiance British Empire ⓘ
awardReceived Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
Order of the Star of India ⓘ
Victoria Cross ⓘ
linked to: The Victoria Cross
birthDate 1824-10-03 ⓘ
birthPlace Barrackpore, Bengal Presidency, British India ⓘ
burialPlace Ryde, Isle of Wight, England ⓘ
linked to: Ryde, Isle of Wight
causeOfFame gallantry in action during the Indian Mutiny ⓘ
conflict Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
Second Anglo-Afghan War ⓘ
Second Anglo-Sikh War ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
deathDate 1901-03-14 ⓘ
deathPlace Ryde, Isle of Wight, England ⓘ
linked to: Ryde, Isle of Wight
era 19th century ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
honorificPrefix Sir ⓘ
injury lost his left arm in combat ⓘ
inspired Sam Browne belt ⓘ
knownFor inspiring the design of the Sam Browne belt ⓘ
service during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
militaryBranch British Indian Army ⓘ
militaryRank General ⓘ
militaryUnit 2nd Punjab Cavalry ⓘ
linked to: Punjab Cavalry

Punjab Frontier Force ⓘ
name Samuel James Browne ⓘ
nationality British ⓘ
nobleTitle Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India ⓘ
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
notableWork invention of the Sam Browne belt ⓘ
occupation military officer ⓘ
soldier ⓘ
positionHeld Commander of the Peshawar Valley Field Force ⓘ
Commander-in-Chief, Punjab ⓘ
reasonForInvention loss of an arm in combat leading to need for a more secure sword belt ⓘ
VCActionConflict Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
VCActionDate 1858-08-31 ⓘ
VCActionLocation Seerporah, India ⓘ

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Battle of Ali Masjid → commander → Sir Samuel Browne ⓘ