British soldier Frederick John White died after a flogging, leading to a campaign to end the practice in the British Army.

Death of Frederick John White

1846 death following an army flogging

Frederick John White was a private in the British Army's 7th Hussars. While serving at the Cavalry Barracks, Hounslow, in 1846, White touched a sergeant with a metal bar during an argument while drunk. A court-martial sentenced him to 150 lashes with a cat of nine tails. The…