Editing Sam Browne (section)

{{Short description|British Indian Army soldier (1824-1901)}}
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{{Use British English|date=August 2011}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox military person
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| name          = Sir Samuel Browne
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| image         = SamBrowneLarge.jpeg
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| caption       = General Browne in 1897
| birth_date    = {{Birth date|1824|10|03|df=yes}}
| death_date    = {{Death date and age|1901|03|14|1824|10|03|df=yes}}
| birth_place   = [[Barrackpore]], [[British India]]
| death_place   = [[Ryde]], Isle of Wight
| placeofburial = Town Cemetery, Ryde
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| allegiance    = {{flag|United Kingdom|23px}}
| branch        = [[Bengal Army]]<br>[[British Indian Army]]
| serviceyears  = 1840&ndash;1901
| rank          = [[General (United Kingdom)|General]]
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| battles       = [[Second Anglo-Sikh War]]<br>[[Indian Mutiny]]<br>[[Second Anglo-Afghan War]]
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| awards        = [[Victoria Cross]]<br>[[Order of the Bath]]<br>[[Order of the Star of India]]
| relations     = 
| laterwork     = Inventor of the [[Sam Browne belt]]
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[[General (United Kingdom)|General]] '''Sir Samuel James Browne''', {{postnominals|country=GBR|sep=,|VC|GCB|KCSI}} (3 October 1824 – 14 March 1901) was a [[British Indian Army]] [[cavalry]] officer, known best as the creator of the [[Sam Browne belt]]. He was a recipient of the [[Victoria Cross]], the most prestigious award for gallantry in combat that can be awarded to British and [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] forces.