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Brigadier-General Armine Simcoe Henry Mountain (4 February 1797 – 8 February 1854) was a British Army officer who served as Adjutant-General in India.

Military career

Mountain was commissioned as an ensign in the 96th Regiment of Foot on 20 July 1815.[1] He fought at the Battle of the Bogue in February 1841, Battle of Canton in May 1841 and the Battle of Amoy in August 1841 during the First Opium War.[1] He was also at the Capture of Chusan in October 1841, the Battle of Chinhai in October 1841 and the Battle of Ningpo in March 1842 as well as the Battle of Chapoo in May 1842 and the Battle of Chinkiang in July 1842.[1] He served as Adjutant-General in India from February 1849[2] to February 1854.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Mountain, Armine Simcoe Henry". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  2. ^ "No. 20941". The London Gazette. 2 February 1849.
  3. ^ "No. 21540". The London Gazette. 7 April 1854.
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