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after his party had been surprised by rebels. His men fell back, leaving his body which was carried off by the Burmese. Later a search party found his remains to discover he had been decapitated and quartered, his head and quarters being found suspended from the branches of different trees. A younger
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In 1846, he had married Diana Bunbury Thompson, (1821–1904), daughter of Arnold Thompson, formerly paymaster of the 81st Regiment. She survived him. A son was Robert Phayre (1853–1886) who joined the Indian Civil Service in 1871 and who was to die fighting insurgents in
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from 1 March 1881 to 2 March 1886, when the Bombay government paid a high compliment to his services on his retirement. For some months previously he had acted as provincial Commander-in-Chief at
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in Sindh, and from 1851 to 1856 was specially employed in clearing mountain roads in the Southern Mahratta country. In 1856-7 he carried out the departmental arrangements connected with the
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From 1868 to 1872 he was political superintendent of the Sindh frontier, and commandant of the Frontier Force. In March 1873 he was appointed
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Lieutenant-General Sir Robert Phayre, K.C.B., Bombay, has been transferred to the Unemployed Supernumerary List. Dated 22nd January, 1887
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on 26 May 1894. Phayre took an active part in religious and philanthropic movements, and published some pamphlets, including
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before his arrival. He was mentioned in despatches, was included in the vote of thanks of Parliament, was made
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He became brevet lieutenant-colonel on 6 January 1863, and colonel five years afterwards. He took part in the
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son was Lt. Colonel Arthur Phayre (1856–1940) and their daughters were Anna Maria Phayre (who married
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Abyssinia Expedition: Official Journey of the Reconnoitering Party of the British Force in Abyssinia
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and then attempted to poison Phayre, by putting arsenic and diamond dust in his sherbet.
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Scriptural Account of the War now raging between the power of Satan and the power of God
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Reverting to military employment, Phayre commanded a brigade, first in
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addressed to him and two other Colonels. Robert Phayre was educated at
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Afghan War — Vote of Thanks for the Military Operations in Afghanistan
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Report on the Road to Mahabuleshwur, via Ambur Khind and Mundur Dew
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Robert Phayre (1853-1886) - The Medical Gentlemen of Bow database
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who served most of his military career in India including in the
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as Quartermaster-General, was mentioned in despatches, was made
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under Nasir Khan at Kotra and Gandava in December 1840, and was
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Mulhar Rao Gaekwar Maharaja of Baroda, defendant (1875),
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The trial and deposition of Mulhar Rao Gaekwar of Baroda
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A Word of Testimony, in Reply to Mr. Gladstone's Article
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and Phayre, declining to resign, was superseded by Sir
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The Everlasting Gospel of the Old and New Testaments
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Kensit, 1895, 360:which precipitated 311:, and received the 525:Brookwood Cemetery 521:St George's Square 461: 458:Brookwood Cemetery 456:Phayre's grave in 434:Battle of Kandahar 400:and afterwards in 382:Resident at Baroda 342: 290:Bombay Staff Corps 227:East India Company 199: 175:Malhar Rao Gaekwad 140: 725:, 29 January 1897 430:Frederick Roberts 418:Battle of Maiwand 392:Second Afghan War 362:the Baroda Crisis 328:The Baroda Crisis 262:Anglo-Persian War 223:Shrewsbury School 179:the Baroda Crisis 159:Second Afghan War 144:Sir Robert Phayre 130: 129: 122: 104: 16:(Redirected from 868: 787: 784:(1st supplement) 764: 763: 752: 747: 741: 732: 726: 717: 711: 710:18 February 1887 699: 693: 681: 675: 667: 661: 660: 659: 657: 643: 637: 625: 619: 611: 605: 604: 601:(1st supplement) 595: 584: 567: 559: 501:Charles Spurgeon 282:Lord Strathnairn 155:First Afghan War 125: 118: 114: 111: 105: 103: 62: 38: 30: 21: 876: 875: 871: 870: 869: 867: 866: 865: 791: 790: 761: 757: 756: 755: 748: 744: 733: 729: 718: 714: 700: 696: 682: 678: 668: 664: 655: 653: 644: 640: 626: 622: 612: 608: 585: 570: 560: 556: 551: 533: 450: 394: 321: 247:Battle of Miani 195:Battle of Miani 187: 177:, precipitated 126: 115: 109: 106: 63: 61: 51: 39: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 874: 864: 863: 858: 853: 848: 843: 838: 833: 828: 823: 818: 813: 808: 803: 789: 788: 773:Phayre, Robert 754: 753: 742: 727: 712: 707:London Gazette 694: 676: 671:London Gazette 662: 638: 636:14 August 1868 633:London Gazette 620: 618:, 30 June 1868 615:London Gazette 606: 568: 563:London Gazette 553: 552: 550: 547: 532: 529: 489:Henry Drummond 449: 446: 424:, besieged by 393: 390: 370:Lord Salisbury 320: 317: 309:Queen Victoria 251:Charles Napier 186: 183: 128: 127: 42: 40: 33: 26: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 873: 862: 859: 857: 854: 852: 849: 847: 844: 842: 839: 837: 834: 832: 829: 827: 824: 822: 819: 817: 814: 812: 809: 807: 804: 802: 799: 798: 796: 785: 783: 778: 774: 768: 767:public domain 759: 758: 751: 746: 740: 738: 731: 724: 723: 716: 709: 708: 703: 698: 691: 690: 685: 680: 673: 672: 666: 651: 650: 642: 635: 634: 629: 624: 617: 616: 610: 602: 600: 594: 589: 583: 581: 579: 577: 575: 573: 565: 564: 558: 554: 546: 544: 539: 531:Personal life 528: 526: 522: 518: 514: 510: 506: 502: 498: 494: 490: 487:(in reply to 486: 482: 478: 474: 470: 466: 459: 454: 445: 443: 439: 435: 431: 427: 423: 419: 415: 411: 407: 403: 399: 389: 387: 383: 379: 375: 371: 367: 363: 359: 355: 351: 347: 339: 338: 334:and Phayre - 333: 329: 325: 319:Baroda Crisis 316: 314: 310: 306: 302: 298: 293: 291: 287: 283: 279: 278:Sir Hugh Rose 275: 274:Indian Mutiny 271: 267: 263: 259: 254: 252: 248: 244: 240: 236: 232: 228: 224: 220: 216: 215:Robert Phayre 212: 208: 204: 196: 191: 182: 180: 176: 172: 168: 164: 163:Indian Mutiny 160: 156: 152: 148: 145: 136: 132: 124: 121: 113: 102: 99: 95: 92: 88: 85: 81: 78: 74: 71: â€“  70: 66: 65:Find sources: 59: 55: 49: 48: 43:This article 41: 37: 32: 31: 19: 780: 745: 736: 730: 720: 715: 705: 697: 687: 679: 669: 665: 654:, retrieved 648: 641: 631: 623: 613: 609: 597: 566:, 9 May 1843 561: 557: 534: 516: 512: 508: 504: 496: 492: 484: 476: 462: 395: 356:Maharaja]], 343: 335: 305:aide-de-camp 294: 255: 205:Ridgeway of 202: 200: 185:Early career 165:and who was 143: 141: 131: 116: 110:January 2023 107: 97: 90: 83: 76: 64: 52:Please help 47:verification 44: 806:1897 deaths 801:1820 births 777:Lee, Sidney 656:15 December 538:Upper Burma 465:Bombay Army 448:Later years 386:Lewis Pelly 337:The Graphic 270:Bombay Army 151:Indian Army 795:Categories 549:References 358:Malhar Rao 332:Malhar Rao 207:Shrewsbury 80:newspapers 722:The Times 483:, 1890), 481:J. 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First Afghan War
Second Afghan War
Indian Mutiny
Resident
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Battle of Miani
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Arthur Purves Phayre
Robert Phayre
Charles I
Shrewsbury School
East India Company

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