Major General Sir John Luther VAUGHAN, Bengal Staff Corps

The bust length carte de visite by Bourne & Shepherd shows John Luther Vaughan [1820 – 1911] as a youngish ma in civilian clothes. Later uniform images to be found on the internet all show the same very prominent nose and fashionable drooping moustache. This card came in an album put together by General Sir Peter Lumsden who met most of the notable military figures in India during his long career. mar21/5

An extract form hisWar services in the 1871 Hart’s Army List records his early service: Major General J. L. Vaughan served in the Gwalior Campaign of 1843-44, and was present at the battle of Maharajpore as Aide de Camp to Major General Littler (Broze Star). Served in the Crimea …Commanded a Field Force on the Eusufzaie in Juky and August 1857 and was twice thanked by Government, particulalry for the attacks on the fortified villages of Nerinjee on the 31st July and 3rd August. Commanded the 5th Punjab Infantry in all the operations Oude subsequent to the capture of Lucknow in 1858, including the actions of Baree, Simree, and Nawabgune, and passage of the Gumtee at Sultanpore. Commanded a Field Force on the frontier of Nepaul April to Dec. 1859 – twice thaked by Government (Medal and Brevet of Lt. Colonel). Commanded the 5th Punjaub Infantry during the operations of the Eusufzye Field Force against the hill tribes from Oct. to Dec. 1863 (C.B. Medal with Clasp). Commanded the 2nd Brigade Hazara Field Force in 1868, including the expedition against the tibes on the Black Mountain {mentiond in despatches and thanked by the Government of India, Clasp). He also wrote a biography and was made K.C.B. in 1887.