RAWSTORNE, Edward. (1745/46-1801) Major General.
Colonel Comdt. Cavalry.b 1745/6. Cadet 1764. Admitted
1 Sept. 1764. Ensign 6 March.1765. Lieut. 14 Dec. 1766.
Capt.14 Oct.1769. Major 9 Jan.1781. Lt. Col 14 Feb 1787.
Col. 3 May 1796. Maj. Gen. 1800. d. Berhampore 7 July
1801.
Eldest son of Rev.William Rawstorne,52 years rector
of Badsworth,Yorks.and Elizabeth his wife,dau.
of Samuel Walker,of Stapleton Park,Yorks. Brother
of Lawrence Rawstorne q.v His daus. m. William
INNES and Thomas WARD,qq.v.
Services: Sailed for India in the Vansittart 4 Mar.
1764,aged 18.Ensign 1st Bengal Eur.Regt.;resigned
his Commissionduring the "Batta mutiny"
15 May 1766. Dismissed Jan. 1767 for his mutinous
support of Sir Robert Fletcher q.v.:restored 7 July
1767.Capt. comdg.28th Bn Sepoys in Dec.1777;
Capt. Comdt. of Kalpi fort in 1778. Apptd. to
comd. 21st N.I. 1st Jan.1781; comdg.at
Fatehgarh in June 1781; comdg.27th N.I. in Apr.
1786.Fur.30 Oct.1786 till 20 Aug. 1790. Lt.Col.
comdg. 6th Eur.Bn.
in Feb. 1796; transfd. as Col. to 2nd Bengal Eur.
Regt.1796. Apptd. Col. Comdt. of newly-formed
Cav. Bde. of four regts. 2 June 1797;comdg. at
Berhampore May 1799 till death.
Refs: Burks Landed Gentry,4th edn.,p.1255,s.n.
Rawstorne,of Penwortham Priory,Lincs. G.M.
1802, i. 584.
RAWSTORNE,Lawrence (1750/51-1805).Lieut.
Colonel,4th N.I. b.1750/51.Cadet 1778.
Arrived in India 2 Oct.1778.Ensign Oct.1778.
Lieut 20 Nov.1778.Capt.1 June 1796.Major
10 Aug. 1801. Lt. Col. 30 June 1804.
d.Aligarh 16 Oct.1805.
2nd son of Rev. Rawstorne and Elizabeth his wife.
Brother of Edward Rawstorne,q.v. m.(?) His dau.
m.Charles PORTEOUS,q.v.
Services: Sailed for India in the Nassau 1 Mar.
1778,aged 27.Apptd.Adjt. 28 Bn.Sepoys
22 March.1780.Fur.16 Dec.1784. till Nov.1788.
Lieut. 5th Bengal Eur.Bn. in Dec.1788 and in
1790; 12th Bn. Sepoys in 1792; 6th Eur. Bn.
in Feb. 1796.Transfd. as Capt. to 5th N.I.;
as Major to Bengal Eur.Regt.;as Lt. Col. to
2/4th N.I. (? Second Mahratta War;defence of
Delhi Oct. 1804; Lt.Col. comdg. 2/4th N.I.)
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