Sir Edward Barnes

Lieutenant-General Sir Edward Barnes (28 October 1776 – 19 March 1838) was a British Army officer who served as the governor of British Ceylon.

Military career Barnes joined the 47th Regiment of Foot in 1792 as an ensign, and quickly rose to field rank. He was promoted to lieutenant-colonel in 1807, serving in the Invasion of Martinique in 1809, and colonel in 1810. Two years later, he served on Wellington's staff in the Peninsular War. His services in this capacity gained him further promotion; as a major-general, he led a brigade in the Battle of Vitoria and took part in the battles the Pyrenees, Nivelle, Nive and Orthez. He was awarded the Gold Cross and three clasps for his Peninsula service. Barnes served in the campaign of 1815 as adjutant-general, and was wounded at the Battle of Waterloo, where he was known as "our fire eating adjutant general". however, he died in the following year.

Along with Admiral William Bowles, Barnes was responsible for the establishment of the Army and Navy Club in Pall Mall, London.

Personal life and death Edward Barnes was born on 28 October 1776, the son of John Barnes of Liverpool and Anne née Parke, daughter of John Parke. He married Maria Fawkes (1798–1854), of Farnley Hall, on 31 July 1823 in Otley, Yorkshire; she was the daughter of Walter Ramsden Hawksworth Fawkes and his wife Maria Grimston.