Alfred Horsford

General

Sir Alfred Horsford

GCB
"The Beau ideal"
Horsford as caricatured by Spy in Vanity Fair, February 1877
Born3 April 1816
Bath, Somerset
Died13 September 1885
Munlochy, Scotland
Allegiance United Kingdom
Branch British Army
Service years1833–1880
RankGeneral
CommandsSouth-Eastern District
ConflictsXhosa Wars
Crimean War
AwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath

General Sir Alfred Hastings Horsford GCB (3 April 1816 – 13 September 1885) was a senior British Army officer who served as Military Secretary.

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