About Russell Upcher
Lived 1844 – 1937 (aged 92–93). Russell Upcher was a military leader.
Major-General Russell Upcher (3 February 1844 – 1937) was a British Army officer who served as colonel of the Durham Light Infantry.
Military career Educated at Harrow School, Upcher was commissioned as an ensign in the 67th Regiment of Foot on 21 November 1862. He commanded the British troops at the Battle of Quintana in February 1878 during the 9th Xhosa War and commanded the 1st Battalion of the 24th Regiment of Foot in the aftermath of the Battle of Isandlwana in January 1879 during the Anglo-Zulu War.
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Russell Upcher was born on 3 February 1844.
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Russell Upcher died in 1937.
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