 He commanded a brigade in Oude from November 1858 to January 1859.In 1860 he joined the General Staff in England, then held a variety of posts, in the course of which he was promoted major general on 6 March 1868, lieutenant general on 23 August 1877, and finally general on 30 January 1880.In 1862, Taylor was assistant adjutant general for the British Army Division at Shorncliffe and Dover.