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HISTORY OF CYPRUS.
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July 12th —Lieutenant-General Sir Garnet Wolseley, G.C.M.G. [Knight] Grand Cross of [the Order of] St Michael and St George (accolade). ,
K.C.B., gazetted to be the Administrator of the Island of Cyprus,
under the style of H.M.’s High Commissioner and Commander-in-
Chief. (Published in the Gazette of Tuesday, July 16th.)
The ceremonial of the surrender of Cyprus to Great Britain, was
completed at Nicosia, the capital, by Admiral Lord John Hay,
Acting Governor.
July 13th —Sir Garnet Wolseley, and Staff, left London for
Cyprus.
July 11 th —Sir Garnet Wolseley, and Staff, reached Malta on
their way to Cyprus. Four hundred Indian troops from Malta
disembarked at Larnaca, in Cyprus.
July IWi —Sir Garnet Wolseley, and the greater part of the
British and Indian troops intended to form the Cyprus garrison,
sailed from Malta.
July 22nd —Sir Garnet Wolseley landed at Lamaca, took the
oaths of allegiance and of office, and assumed the government.
The British Garrison in Cyprus was composed as follows:
High Commissioner and Lieutenant-General Sir G. J. Wolseley, G.C.M.G. [Knight] Grand Cross of [the Order of] St Michael and St George (accolade). , #
Commander in Chief K.C.B.
Chief of the Staff .... Brevet Colonel G. B. Greaves, C.B. half-pay late
Assistant Military Secre- Brevet Lieut.-Colonel B. C. Russell, C.B. 13th
Brigadier General .... Major General W. Payn, C.B.
Aide de Camp Lieut. G. Bourke, R.A.
Brigade Major Captain H. J. T. Hildyard, 71st High. L.I.
Assistant Adjutant and / Brevet Lieut.-Colonel H. Brackenbury, R.A.
Quarter Master General Brevet Colonel Hon. J. C Dormer h.p. late 13th L.L
Commissary (Ordnance) ... Commissary T. Sparkes.
31st Company, Royal Engineers.
F Battery 2nd Brigade, Royal Artillery.
42nd Royal Highlanders.
71st Highland Light Infantry.
101 st Royal Bengal Fusiliers.
Detachments of the Army Service and Army Hospital Corps.
2 Companies Bombay Sappers and Miners.
2 Companies Madras Sappers and Miners.
1st Bombay Lancers.
9th Bombay Native Infantry.
26th Bombay „ „ '
13th Bengal „ „
70th F.
tary
Aides de Camp ....
( Captain H.
( Captain E.
H. M‘Calmont, 7th Hussars.
E. F. Lord Gifford 57th Regiment.
' Brevet Colonel R. Biddulph, C.B. R.A.
Captain J. F. Maurice, R. A.
Specially employed ....Captain J. T. Bury, R.A.
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District Commissary .... Deputy Commissary General A. W. Downes, C.B.
General
Lieut. W. H. Holbech, 60th Rifles.
Captain L. L. Swaine, R. Brigade.
* From the Army List of August, 1878.