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Henry Thomas Arbuthnot, CB (16 October, 1834 - 3 May, 1919) was a Major General in the British Royal Horse Artillery.

Born in Gaddington, Middlesex, Arbuthnot entered the army in 1853 and served as an artillery officer in the Crimean War. He was present at the battles of Alma and Inkerman. Later serving during the Indian Mutiny, he was present at the siege and capture of Lucknow in 1857.

Arbuthnot later held a series of senior adminstrative posts during the 1870s and 1880s, including superintendent of the Small Arms Factory at Enfield, and a member of the Committee on Small Arms. He was responsible for the development of the Arbuthnot Loader. He was later made a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB).

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 * Arbuthnot family tree