Genealogy of the Bryan and Martin Families
George Sackville Cotter
1808 - 1878 (70 years)
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Name George Sackville Cotter Birth 1808 Ireland 
Gender Male Death 1878 
Siblings3 brothers and 2 sisters Half-siblings2 half brothers and 2 half sisters (family of James Laurence Cotter and Harriet Louisa Carleton) Notes - George Cotter was a Colonel in the Royal Madras Artillery and served in the Indian campaign. He was invested as a Companion of the Order of the Bath. Some details of his career:
Lieutenant - 1832
Captain - 1842
Major - 1842
Lt. Colonel - 1858
Colonel - 1861
Retired full pension
He served in the Indian Mutiny Campaign in Bengal from June 1857 to September 1858. He was ordered to Allahabad but was detained in Benares in consequence of the mutiny at that station from July to September. He was employed in a command in the Palamov district in November and December. He joined the Jounpore Field Force and was present of the taking of Nusrutpore and Chanda, actions of Umeepore and Sultanpore, also the attack on the fort of Dowrara. He commanded the Madras Artillery at the siege of Lucknow. Afterwards, he was present at the relief of Azimghur, the taking of Jugdespore and several minor actions in command of the Artillery.
He was thanked by the Governor General of India. He was five times mentioned in dispatches and received the C.B. Medal with clasp. He, probably, received the C.B. (The Companion of the Order of the Bath) in about 1861. It is not mentioned in the Army list for 1861 but is in the edition for 1862. His Uncle Colonel George Sackville (1783-1869), probably his namesake, of the 69th Regiment fought in the Peninsular War and in the Battle of Waterloo.
George Sackville Cotters Obituary in the London Illustrated News of August 3, 1878, read:
Colonel George Sackville, C.B., Royal (late Madras) Artillery, on June 25, in his
seventieth year. He was the son of the Reverend James Laurence Cotter, LL.D.,
T.C.D., Vicar of Buttevant, County Cork, and he was descended from Sir James
Lombard Cotter, First Baronet of Rockforest in the County of Cork, Ireland. He
received his decoration for services in India in 1857.
Person ID i13332 Bryan-Martin Last Modified 11 Jun 2016
Father Rev. James Laurence Cotter, b. 1783 d. 24 Sep 1850, Buttevant, County Cork, Ireland (Age 67 years) Mother Matilda Sampayo, b. cir 1785, Dublin, Ireland d. Bef 1827 (Age 41 years) Marriage 1807 Diocese of Cloyne, Cork, Ireland Family ID F4889 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 George Sackville Cotter, b. 1808, Ireland d. 1878 (Age 70 years) Marriage 24 Mar 1831 Madras, Madras, India Family ID F9081 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 20 Feb 2023
Family 2 George Sackville Cotter, b. 1808, Ireland d. 1878 (Age 70 years) Marriage 1836 Children 1. George Sackville Cotter, b. 1837 d. 9 Jan 1859, Kingston, Ontario, Canada (Age 22 years)2. James Laurence Cotter, b. 24 Dec 1838, Jaulnah, India d. 6 Aug 1889, Sault Ste. Marie, Algoma County, Ontario, Canada (Age 50 years)3. Agnes Mary Cotter, b. cir 1845 d. 1922, Dalkeith, Scotland (Age 77 years)Family ID F5263 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 20 Feb 2023
Family 3 George Sackville Cotter, b. 1808, Ireland d. 1878 (Age 70 years) Marriage 1850 Children 1. Katherine Cotter, b. cir 1850 d. 1916, Dalkeith, Scotland (Age 66 years)Family ID F9084 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 20 Feb 2023
- George Cotter was a Colonel in the Royal Madras Artillery and served in the Indian campaign. He was invested as a Companion of the Order of the Bath. Some details of his career:
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Birth - 1808 - Ireland 
Marriage - 24 Mar 1831 - Madras, Madras, India = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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George Sackville Cotter
George Sackville Cotter (1808-1878) was a Colonel in the Royal Madras Artillery and served in the Indian campaign and commanded the Madras Artillery at the siege of Lucknow. He was invested as a Companion of the Order of the Bath.
