Rowland Mainwaring | |
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| Born | 11 September 1850 Whitmore, Staffordshire, England |
| Died | 22 November 1926 (aged 76) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands held | 2nd Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers 23rd Regimental District 68th (2nd Welsh) Division |
| Battles/wars | Third Anglo-Ashanti War Third Anglo-Burmese War Bhanio Mogoumg expedition Hazara expedition Second Boer War First World War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George |
Major-General Rowland Broughton Mainwaring CMG (11 September 1850 – 22 November 1926) was a senior British Army officer.
Educated at Marlborough College, Mainwaring was commissioned into the 23rd Regiment of Foot on 30 January 1878.[1] He saw action in the Third Anglo-Ashanti War in 1873, the Third Anglo-Burmese War in 1885 and the Bhanio Mogoumg expedition in 1886 as well as the Hazara expedition in 1891.[2] He became commanding officer of the 2nd Battalion Royal Welch Fusiliers, which he commanded in Crete, for which service he was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George,[3] and then took part in the Second Boer War in 1899.[2] He went on to serve as commander of the 23rd Regimental District from 1900 to 1906 and as General Officer Commanding 68th (2nd Welsh) Division from January 1915 to November 1915.[2]