- General ▁Sir ▁William ▁Henry ▁Mann ing , ▁ ▁( 1 9 ▁July ▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁– ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 3 2 ) ▁was ▁a ▁British ▁Indian ▁Army ▁officer ▁and ▁colonial ▁administrator . ▁ ▁Mann ing ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Cambridge ▁as ▁a ▁non - col leg iate ▁student ▁and ▁the ▁Royal ▁Military ▁College , ▁Sand h urst ▁and ▁was ▁commission ed ▁a ▁Lieutenant ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁Wales ▁Border ers ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁he ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Indian ▁Army , ▁and ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁ 5 1 st ▁S ik hs . ▁He ▁was ▁wounded ▁in ▁the ▁Second ▁Bur m ese ▁War ▁and ▁also ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁First ▁Mir anza i ▁Ex ped ition ▁and ▁the ▁Haz ara ▁Ex ped ition ▁on ▁the ▁North - West ▁Front ier ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 . ▁He ▁commanded ▁the ▁M lan ja ▁and ▁Ch ir ad - Z ulu ▁exped itions ▁in ▁British ▁Central ▁Africa ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 3 – 1 8 9 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 7 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Deput y ▁Commission er ▁and ▁Cons ul - General ▁for ▁British ▁Central ▁Africa ▁and ▁commander ▁of ▁its ▁Ar med ▁Forces ▁with ▁the ▁local ▁rank ▁of ▁Lieutenant - Col onel , ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁Act ing ▁Commission er ▁for ▁nearly ▁two ▁years . ▁ ▁He ▁commanded ▁the ▁operations ▁against ▁Chief ▁M pe zen i ▁in ▁North - E ast ▁Rh odes