INDENTLieutenant General Sir Scudamore Winde Steel, K.C.B. (1789-1865) was appointed Cadet in the East India Company's Service, 1805 and became Lieutenant in the Madras Army the following year; he served under Colonel Doveton against the Pindaries in Berar, 1808-09; during the Third Mahratta War of 1817-18 he was employed as Field Assistant Quarter Master General and was wounded during the capture of one of the hill forts; Captain 1821; posted to the 51st Madras Native Infantry, 1824; appointed Assistant Quarter Master General at Nagpore, 1824 and in that capacity served during the first Burma War, 1824-26; was Mentioned by Brigadier General Cotton for his gallantry at the assault and capture of the stockades at Simbike near Prome; performed the duties of Quarter Master General with Brigadier General Fraser's detachment in the destruction of the stockades near Paulang 19th February, 1825 and was Mentioned in Brigadier General Cotton's account of the action (London Gazette 25th October 1825); was again Mentioned in Brigadier Cotton's despatch for his conduct in the action with the Burmese on the Heights of Napadee, 5 December 1825 (London Gazette 26th April 1825); Major 1832; appointed Quarter Master General 1834, and planned and took part in the reduction of Coorg later that year; Lieutenant Colonel 1835; Lieutenant Colonel 24th Madras Native Infantry, 1838 (C.B., 1838); Colonel Madras Fusiliers 1847 and Colonel 18th Madras Native Infantry, 1849; Winde Steel was appointed to the Command of the Madras Division of the Army during the Second Burma War, 1852-53 and served with the Column detached for the relief of the Pegu garrison; Mentioned for his services in Major General Godwin's Despatch of 24th December 1852 and also by the Governor General (London Gazette 16th August 1853, K.C.B., 1853); Major General 1854; appointed to the Command of the Pegu Division and the Martaban Provinces, 1854; returned to England 1856; Lieutenant General 1861