Henry Francis Brooke

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Henry Francis Brooke
Photographic portrait in dress uniform (c. 1879)
Born	3 August 1836 Ireland
Died	16 August 1880 (aged 44) Deh Khwaja, Afghanistan
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	British Army
Years of service	1854–1880
Rank	Brigadier-General
Commands	2nd Infantry Brigade, Kandahar Field Force
Battles / wars	Crimean War Siege of Sebastopol Second Opium War Third Battle of Taku Forts (WIA) Second Anglo-Afghan War †

Brigadier-General Henry Francis Brooke (1838–1880), commanding the 2nd Infantry Brigade, Kandahar Field Force, was an Irish officer in the British Army. He was killed in a sortie from Kandahar on 16 August 1880, while endeavouring to save the life of a fellow officer.