Eldred Pottinger

Eldred Pottinger CB
Sketch by Vincent Eyre
Born	(1811-08-12)12 August 1811 Ireland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Died	15 November 1843(1843-11-15) (aged 32) Hong Kong, British Empire
Relatives	Henry Pottinger (uncle)

Eldred Pottinger (12 August 1811 – 15 November 1843) was a Bombay Army officer and diplomat. In 1837 he happened to be in Herat in Afghanistan to gather intelligence on the area when the Persian army, supported by Russians, laid siege to the city. He helped the Afghan commander repulse the Persians, and was subsequently dubbed the "Hero of Herat" by British historians.