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Gilbert was the divisional commander of the British army under Lord
Hugh Gough in the first and second Anglo-Sikh wars, son of the Rev
Edmund Gilbert, was born in Bodmin, England, in 1785. In 1801, he
joined the Bengal infantry as a cadet. He rose to be a major-general
in 1841, and lieutenant-general in 1851. He commanded a division
of the army under Sir Hugh Gough in the first AngloSikh war, in
the battles of Mudki and Ferozeshah in December 1845, and at Sabhraoh
on 10 February 1846. Hugh Gough eulogized Gilbert's services in
his despatches. Gilbert also commanded a division of Gough's army
in the second AngloSikh war, in the battles of Chelianvala (13 January
1849) and Gujrat (21 February 1849).
Gilbert was created a baronet in 1851..He died in London on 12 May
1853.
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