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General Sir Henry David Jones GCB DCL (14 March 1791 – 2 August 1866) was a British Army officer who became Governor of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. ==Military career== Educated at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, Jones was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in 1808.〔(ICE Virual Library )〕 In 1809 he was involved in the attack on the fortress at Flushing.〔 He then took part in the defence of Cadiz in 1809, the Siege of Badajoz in 1812, the Battle of Vitoria in 1813 and the Battle of Nivelle in 1813.〔 In 1815 he joined the Duke of Wellington at the capture of Paris.〔 He was appointed Commissioner of Municipal Boundaries in England in 1835, Chairman of the Board of Public Works in Ireland in 1845 and Director of the Royal Engineer Establishment for Field Instruction at Chatham in 1851.〔 He served in the Crimean War commanding the British forces at the Battle of Bomarsund and then commanding the Royal Engineer forces at the Siege of Sevastopol.〔 In 1856 he became Governor of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst; he died in office.〔 In 1859, he was appointed to serve on the Royal Commission on the Defence of the United Kingdom, whose recommendations prompted a huge programme of fortification for the British naval dockyards.〔Hogg, Ian V (1974), Coast Defences of England and Wales, 1856-1956, David & Charles, ISBN 978-0-7153635-3-9 (p. 20)〕 He is buried in the cemetery at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.〔(Find-a-grave )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Harry Jones (British Army officer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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