He was born in Teignmouth, England, in 1834, and was educated at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.  After his graduation he was sent with his regiment to India, where he participated in the Punjab and Burmese wars. In 1856 he joined the Trigonometrical Survey of India. Until his 1877 retirement
He was born in Teignmouth, England, in 1834, and was educated at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.  After his graduation he was sent with his regiment to India, where he participated in the Punjab and Burmese wars. In 1856 he joined the Trigonometrical Survey of India. Until his 1877 retirement from the army, he conducted topographical surveys in Kashm?, Ladakh, and Bhutan . FTP, identify this British soldier and topographer, for whom the second highest peak in the world, also known as K2, was named.
He was born in Teignmouth, England, in 1834, and was educated at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.  
Henry Haversham Godwin Austen