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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox military person General Sir Henry Dalrymple White Шаблон:Post-nominals (5 July 1820 – 27 March 1886) was a senior British Army officer.

Military career

Born the son of Vice-Admiral Sir John White,[1] White was commissioned into the 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons and purchased a captaincy in his regiment in 1844.[2] He became commanding officer of his regiment in May 1854 and led a squadron of his men at the Charge of the Heavy Brigade during the Battle of Balaclava in October 1854.[3] His helmet was pierced by a Russian sabre during the charge.[3] White served as colonel of the 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays) from 1873 to 1874[4] and as colonel of the 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons from 1874 until his death in 1886.[5]

He married Louisa Mary Smith; they had one daughter. Following the death of his first wife, he married Alice Elizabeth Malcolm; they had two sons (Arthur Dalrymple White and Sir Godfrey Dalrymple-White).[6]

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  1. The Annual Register, 1845, p. 268
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  6. Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003.