# John Spink

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British Army general

General Sir John Spink KH Born 1783 (1783) Staithes, North Riding of Yorkshire Died 14 March 1877(1877-03-14) (aged 93–94) Norwood Park, London Allegiance United Kingdom Branch British Army Rank General Conflicts Napoleonic Wars Awards Knight of the Royal Guelphic Order

[General](/source/General_(United_Kingdom)) **Sir John Spink** [KH](/source/Royal_Guelphic_Order) (1783 – 14 March 1877) was a [British Army](/source/British_Army) officer who became colonel of the [2nd (The Queen's Royal) Regiment of Foot](/source/Queen's_Royal_Regiment_(West_Surrey)).

## Military career

Spink was commissioned as an [ensign](/source/Ensign_(rank)) in the [12th Regiment of Foot](/source/Suffolk_Regiment) on 2 September 1806.[1] After seeing action in India between 1808 and 1809 during the [Travancore Rebellion](/source/Travancore_Rebellion), he led an attack on an enemy position on the island of [Réunion](/source/R%C3%A9union) in the [Indian Ocean](/source/Indian_Ocean) in 1810 and then took part in the [Invasion of Isle de France](/source/Invasion_of_Isle_de_France) also in the Indian Ocean and subsequent march on its capital, [Port Louis](/source/Port_Louis), in November 1810 during the [Napoleonic Wars](/source/Napoleonic_Wars).[2]

He went on to be [colonel](/source/Colonel) of the [2nd (The Queen's Royal) Regiment of Foot](/source/Queen's_Royal_Regiment_(West_Surrey)) from 28 May 1857 to his death in 1877.[3] He was promoted full general in 1865 [4]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["No. 16072"](https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16072/page/1299). *[The London Gazette](/source/The_London_Gazette)*. 29 September 1807. p. 1299.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-qrs_2-0)** ["General John Spink 1857-1877"](http://www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk/colonels_and_co/colonels/queens-royal-regiment/general-sir-john-spink.shtml). Queen’s Royal Surreys. Retrieved 8 February 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["No. 22025"](https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/22025/page/2611). *[The London Gazette](/source/The_London_Gazette)*. 28 July 1857. p. 2611.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["No. 7505"](https://www.thegazette.co.uk/Edinburgh/issue/7505/page/97). *[The Edinburgh Gazette](/source/The_Edinburgh_Gazette)*. 27 January 1865. p. 97.

Honorary titles Preceded by Sir James Schoedde Colonel of the 2nd (The Queen's Royal) Regiment of Foot 1857–1877 Succeeded by Clement Edwards

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