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Sir Henry Lindsay Bethune (1792–1851) was an English officer and a member of a diplomatic and military mission led by John Malcolm to the Persian Empire in 1810.〔"Accompanying General Malcolm to Persia in 1810, they were retained in the country by Sir Harford Jones; and were very soon busily employed in drilling and disciplining the infantry and artillery of the Persian Prince. Of these officers, the most conspicuous were Captain Christie and Lieutenant Lindsay, who led into the field the battalions which they had instructed, and more than once turned the tide of victory against their formidable European opponents" in ''History of the war in Afghanistan'' John William Kaye p.136 ()〕 Henry Lindsay was initially an artillery lieutenant in the Madras Horse Artillery.〔(''History of the war in Afghanistan'' John William Kaye p.137 )〕 With a height of 6 feet 8 inches, he is said to have impressed the Persians who compared him to the mythical hero Rustam.〔(''A History of Persia'' by Percy Molesworth Sykes p.406 )〕 His qualities of justice and his knowledge of the world also seem to have greatly impressed the Persians.〔 Henry Lindsay was first put in charge of modernizing the corps of horse artillery.〔(''History of the war in Afghanistan'' John William Kaye p.136 )〕 In 1816, Henry Lindsay Bethune received the Persian decoration of the Order of the Lion and the Sun, specially reserved for meritous foreigners. After several years, he finally resigned from the Indian service, and retired to Scotland in Kilconquhar.〔 According to the 19th century British diplomat Sir Justin Sheil: In 1834, he was recalled for service in Persia in anticipation of troubles in the dynastic succession on the Persian throne. Following the death of Fath Ali Shah that same year, he commanded the advanced Divisions of the Persian Army between Tabriz and Teheran.〔 He supported the succession of the Shah's grandson Mohammad Shah Qajar, and eliminated a serious rebellion led by the Prince of Shiraz.〔〔(''The Islamic world in decline'' by Martin Sicker p.120-121 )〕 Henry Lindsay returned to England, but was again sent to Persia in 1836 to become a major general in the Persian Army, until his retirement in 1839 following a disagreement with the Persian government over the Persian attacks on Herat in Afghanistan (a territory claimed by Great Britain).〔〔 In the wake of the Herat affair, Great Britain would remove its military and diplomatic missions from Persia, and occupy Kharg island and attack Bushehr.〔(''Iran and the West'' Sīrūs Ghanī, p.302-303 )〕 Mohammad Shah Qajar would in turn resume diplomatic relations with France, and send a diplomatic mission to Louis-Philippe under Mirza Hossein Khan to obtain military help. In response, a group of French officers was sent to Persia with the returning ambassador.〔 Henry Lindsay Bethune died in Persia in 1851.〔''The life and correspondence of major-general sir John Malcolm'' by John William Kaye, p.53 ()〕 Relations between the two countries would soon worsen further with the Anglo-Persian War. ==See also== * Iran-United Kingdom relations * France-Iran relations 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Henry Lindsay Bethune」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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