Presented to the LIBRARY of the
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
by
ONTARIO LEGISLATIVE LIBRARY
THE
WATERLOO EOLL CALL.
95476
THE
WATERLOO ROLL CALX.
WITH BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES AND ANECDOTES.
I 95-17!
BY
CHARLES DALTON, F.R.G.S.,
AUTHOR OF " HISTORY OF THE WRAYS OF GLENTWORTII," "LIFE OF GENERAL SIR
EDWARD CECIL," "MEMOIR OF CAPTAIN JOHN DALTON, COMMANDANT OF
TRICHINOPOLY, 1752-1753"; AND EDITOR OF "ENGLISH ARMY
LISTS AND COMMISSION REGISTERS, 1661-1714,"
"THE BLENHEIM ROLL," ETC.
Second jBDttion,
REVISED AND ENLARGED.
EYKE AND SPO TTIS WOODE,
Government anfc (Beneral ipublisbers, EAST HARDING STKEET, E.C.
1904 [All Rights Reserved.]
TO
GEORGE TANCRED, ESQUIRE
(LATE CAPTAIN SCOTS GREYS), OP
WEENS, ROXBURGHSHIRE.
PREFACE TO SECOND EDITION.
TIME does not diminish the interest of Waterloo, for that combat of giants is iudissolubly connected with Napoleon — the greatest master of the art of war the world has ever known.
Since the publication of my ROLL CALL in 1890, 1 have received much additional information from the relatives of Waterloo officers. This has enabled me to bring out the present revised and enlarged edition. And I wish particularly to mention that many of the obituary notices of Waterloo officers given in the following pages were collected by the late Mr. J, W. O'Brien, of the British Museum Library (formerly in the ranks of the 4th Dragoon Guards), whose annotated copy of the ROLL CALL came into my possession by purchase. Mr. O'Brien's researches were not made at my instigation or wish, but having been made, and brought to my notice, I thought it advisable to secure and utilise this copy of my book containing the aforesaid MS. entries.
A special feature of the Second Edition is the list of non-com- missioned officers and men (given in Part III.) who served at Waterloo, and subsequently received commissions in the British army.
CHARLES DALTON.
September 1st, 1904.
CONTENTS.
PART I.
PAGE
Preface to Second Edition vii
Introduction to First Edition ix-xv
Abbreviations xvi
List of the Staff 1-8
Biographical Memoirs of the Staff 9-39
British and Hanoverian Army, as formed in Divisions and Brigades
on the 18th June, 1815 '- 40-44
Annotated Lists of Regiments engaged at Waterloo - - - 46-230 Medical Staff and Departmental Officers - - - - 231-235
Annotated Lists of Regiments which formed the Reserve on 18th
June, 1815 - - - - •-" V ' .'"• .' '" . - 236-249
PART II. Muster Roll of the Scots Greys 250-255
PART III.
Non-Commissioned Officers and Men at Waterloo who subsequently
received Commissions in the British Army - - - . - 256-266
PART IV.
A few Waterloo Heroes - - T . - - - - - - 267-273
Appendix - .'.'*... . , . . . . . 275-278
Index 279
INTRODUCTION TO FIRST EDITION.
Ah! Je les tiens done, ces Anglais I — NAPOLEON.
NEVER since the days of Oliver Cromwell bad any name caused so much fear in England as did that of Napoleon Bonaparte. From 1802 until his first downfall, in 1814, a spirit of alarm and uneasiness pervaded all classes in Great Britain, from the King and his Ministers down to the most illiterate peasant. Those who were witnesses of, and participators in, this panic have now passed away, but the national pride which our victory over Napoleon at Waterloo excited in every Briton's breast is as strong as ever, and will last till the crack of doom.
In July, 1803, a little pamphlet, entitled Important Con- siderations for the People of this Kingdom, was published in London, and " sent to the officiating minister of every parish in England." This pamphlet, which bears the Royal Arms of England, was an appeal from the Government to the Nation, and a diatribe against Napoleon. Mark the closing lines of this appeal : " Shall we, who are abundantly supplied with iron and steel, powder and lead — shall we, who have a fleet superior to the maritime force of all the world, and who are able to bring two millions of fighting men into the field — shall we yield up this dear and happy land, together with all the liberties and honours, to preserve which our fathers so often dyed the land and the sea with their blood ? . . . No, we are not so miserably fallen ; we cannot, in so short a space of time, have become so detestably degenerate ; we have the strength and the will to repel the hostility, to chastise the insolence of the foe. Mighty, indeed,
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must be our efforts, but mighty also is the need." The idea of a Freiich invasion was slow in forcing its way into the minds of the uneducated classes in England. When they first heard of such a possibility they thought it of no more consequence than the invasion of Scotland by Charles Edward Stuart with a mere handful of Frenchmen at his back. They also thought less of the projected descent from having heard so much in 1797, and during the Rebellion in Ireland in 1798, of a French army coming to the relief of the National party in that kingdom : —
" For the French are on the sea,
Says the Shan Van Vaugh, And Ireland will soon be free,
Says the Shan Van Vaugh."
And yet nothing had come of all this talk ! But when the nation at large had fully grasped the possibility of a Napoleonic invasion, Pitt had no difficulty in raising the sinews of war. No fewer than 300,000 men enrolled themselves in volunteer corps and defence associations. The army and navy were increased, and everything was done that was possible to counteract the power of that wonderful man, who, in the short space of a few years, had, speaking metaphorically, built a Great Wall of China round the British Isles, shutting the English out of the commerce of Europe. Our preparations were none too soon. In 1805 the battle of Austerlitz established the supremacy of Napoleon over Austria and Russia. Fortunately for England, Nelson's crowning victory at Trafalgar indefinitely postponed Napoleon's invasion scheme ; but we were still engaged in a gigantic war, single-handed, with half of Europe our declared, and the other half our enforced, enemies. Nelson was dead ; Pitt was dying from the weight of anxieties which pressed upon him in this tremendous crisis ; Hanover had been taken from us. The outlook was very gloomy, and affairs became more complicated in 1807, when the military expeditions, arranged by Lord Grenville's ministry, against Constantinople and Egypt, had turned out failures, and resulted in the Turks declaring war against us and con- fiscating all British property. And yet in 1807 Napoleon had not yet reached the zenith of his power. For the next
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five years he held the destinies of nearly the whole of Europe in his own hands. Monarchies of long standing were dis- established and new kingdoms — Napoleonic kingdoms — were raised up in their place. Immense French armies traversed Europe from Portugal to the heart of Russia, and every capital within that limit was, in its turn, subjugated to the French yoke. But in 1808 two British Generals stemmed the tide of French conquest in the Peninsula, viz., Sir John Moore and Sir Arthur Wellesley. The first met a soldier's death at Corunna, and the latter was superseded by an incapable commander. But the British Government soon found that they had made a grievous mistake, and Wellesley was again entrusted with the supreme command in Portugal. Then commenced that series of brilliant campaigns which liberated Portugal and Spain from the Napoleonic grasp, and only ceased after the battle of Toulouse by Napoleon's abdication at Fontaiuebleau. In the spring of 1814 England had a large army, composed for the most part of seasoned veterans, who were fit for anything and worth millions. When war broke out again, in the spring of 1815, at least half of the Peninsular army had been disbanded — dispersed — and not to be had at any price. Some of the best of the old Peninsular regiments had been sent to Ameiica in 1814, and several of them — the gallant 43rd Light Infantry being one — did not reach Waterloo in time to take part in the battle. Raw levies took their place, and foreign auxiliaries helped to bring up Wellington's army in Flanders to the required strength. Of Wellington's 106,000 barely one-third were British. The re- mainder consisted of " King's German Legion," " Hanoverian Levies," " Brunswick Contingent," " Nassau Contingent," " Dutch and Belgian Troops," and " Nassauers in Dutch service." Of this polyglot force the German Legion, both cavalry and infantry, were deserving of the highest praise for their conduct on Waterloo Day. They formed part of the British army for nearly a dozen years, and many British officers held comrnissions in the " Legion." I have been obliged to leave out the German Legion officers in the following ROLL CALL (excepting those who served on the Staff), and it would be invidious, when all did so well, to pick out the British officers who served in the
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" Legion " at Waterloo and record their services when those of their German brother-officers are omitted. I cannot even make an exception of Colonel (afterwards Baron) Hugh Halkett, who, like a knight in the olden days of chivalry, singled out a French general (Cambronne) in single combat, and took him prisoner.
The Hanoverian levies did well also, excepting one regiment, which refused to charge the French when commanded so to do. And this was doubtless owing to the lachete of their colonel, who, when ordered to lead his regiment to the charge, declined to do so, sayiog he had no confidence in his men. It is related that Captain Horace Seymour, who had brought this officer Lord Uxbridge's orders, addressed " a few words of plain Saxon " to him, " which no gentleman ought to have listened to unmoved," but the ouly effect they had on the Hanoverian was to hasten his departure to the rear. The Brunswick Contingent fought at a disadvantage at Waterloo, having lost their brave leader (the Duke of Bruns- wick) at Quatre Bras. Of the Nassau, Dutch, and Belgian troops it is ouly fair to say that they were, mostly, utterly useless at Waterloo. The glamour of Napoleon was upon them. They had lately been in his service, and had a settled conviction that Wellington would be defeated and his army cut to pieces. " Come over to us, brave Belgians ! " shouted a French regiment at Waterloo to their Belgian opponents iu the battle. But the " brave Belgians " preferred making " a retrograde movement for strategical reasons," and retired from the field, carrying news of Wellington's defeat to Brussels.
Now for Napoleon's army : This consisted on the loth of June of about 128,000 men* — mostly veterans who had served in many campaigns, and to whom defeat was rare. Add to this, that they all belonged to one nation, and ^ere all equally devoted to their beloved emperor. " No army," says Colonel Chesney, iu his Waterloo Lecture, " was probably ever so well furnished with leaders as his, as none had ever the like experience wherewith to train them." It is no slight to Wellington to say that Napoleon was, for rapid and offensive warfare, by far the first general of his
* Lord Wolseley, in his Decline and Fall of A'apoleon, says the French army consisted of about 123,000 men of all arms and 344 guns.— ED.
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day. In defensive warfare Wellington was much in advance of his great rival. Taking the words out of Philip the Second's mouth, Wellington might have with truth said, " Time and I against any other two." Once more : Wellington himself told Earl Stanhope that he considered the presence of Napoleon with the French army at Waterloo fully equivalent to an additional force of 30,000 men ! Now this was the total of the force sent under Marshal Grouchy, on the 17th June, to follow the Prussian army, which had been defeated at Liguy by Napoleon on the previous day, and which was supposed to be in full retreat on Namur and Liege, so that, in round numbers, Napoleon was him- self considered equal to a whole army corps ! If the British had a Picton, the French had a Ney, who was considered almost Napoleon's equal in handling troops in the field, and who had pressed us so sorely at Quatre Bras, on the 16th of June, when only half our army had arrived at that position. Then as a leader of cavalry Lord Uxbridge was well matched by Kellermanu, whose fame as a cavalry general dated from Marengo. And General Moutou (Count Lobau) was an infantry leader of whom any army might have been proud. It was he who, at the head of the Imperial Foot Guards, had wrested the victory from the Prussians on the bloody field of Liitzen, in 1813, and saved the French army from a reverse. Enough has now been said to show what a splendid army the British had opposed to them on the 18th of June, 1815. "1 have them at last, these English!" exclaimed Napoleon, in a transport of joy, early in the morning of that day, when he saw our army drawn up in position, with their backs to the forest of Soignies. But he underrated Wellington's general- ship, nor could he foresee how the British generals, officers, and men of all ranks would fight that memorable day, when the eyes of all Europe were upon them, because upon the issue of that contest depended the fate of empires and kingdoms, as well as the future peace of the world. And knowing, as we all do, what glory the victory at Waterloo brought to our countrymen and our country, we must be generous enough to give the brave Prussians the full shire due to them for their co-operation on that day. Had it not been for them, Waterloo would have been as barren a victory as Borodino, and Napoleon would have retreated in as good
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order, probably, as Blucher was able to do after his defeat at Ligny. As it was, our troops bore the whole bruut of the battle without losing an inch of ground, and the arrival of the Prussians, at the close of the day, sealed the fate of Napoleon.0
In offering this, the first annotated Waterloo Army List, to the British public, I must ask their indulgence for any omissions and errors it may contain. Although I have spared no trouble in the matter, there must be, I well know, a few names of British Waterloo officers who have escaped my notice. But when the following list is compared with the very defective lists given by Siborne and George Jones (the foundation of all other lists), I think the following ROLL CALL will be found infinitely more trustworthy. I have also added the regimental and army com- missions of the Waterloo officers up to the date of the battle, and the honours and promotions bestowed after Waterloo. The war services of many of these same officers now appear in print for the first time, and are not to be found in the Military Calendar of field officers which was published in 1820, nor in Hart's Army Lists, which date from 1840, and are such valuable works of reference. Of course, a large proportion of the names I have annotated, genealogically, are names of well-known families of the present time, but there are also many names in the following ROLL CALL which belong to families that are now extinct or lost sight of. I have endeavoured to rescue as many names from oblivion as time would allow, but there are a certain number of whom I can give no information beyond their obituary notices :
" Here lies Pat Steele. That's very true. Who was he ? What was he ? What's that to you ? "
As regards the orthography of the names in the regimental lists, I am not responsible, as they are copied from the "official"
* " I should not do justice to my feelings, or to Marshal Blucher and the Prussian Army, if I did not attribute the success of this arduous day to the cordial and timely assistance 1 received from them." — Wellington'1 a despatch to Earl Bathurst.
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Army List. The same rule applies to the precedence of the different regiments.
I am indebted to Colonel F. A. Whinyates, late R.H.A., for some interesting information regarding artillery officers, and to George Tailored, Esq., late captain Scots Greys, for the Waterloo muster-roll and some memoranda relating to the Scots Greys.
CHARLES DALTON.
32 WEST CROMWELL ROAD, LONDON, S.W. June 1, 1890.
ABBREVIATIONS.
Par. = Peninsular.
Pa. = Peninsula.
G.C.H. = Knight Grand Cross of Hanover.
K.C.H. = Knight Commander of Hanover.
K.H. = Knight of Hanover.
K.M.T. = Knight of Maria Theresa of Austria.
K. St. A. = Knight of St. Anne of Russia.
K. St. V. = Knight, of St. Vladimir of Russia.
K. St. G. — Knight of St. George of Russia.
K.T.S. = Knight of the Tower and Sword of Portugal
K.M.B. = Knight of Maximilian of Bavaria.
K.W. = Knight of Wilhelm of Holland.
W. after an officer's name = Wounded.
K. „ „ = Killed.
M.I. = Monumental inscription.
THE WATERLOO ROLL CALL,
STAFF.
COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF.
F.-M. Arthur, DUKE OF WELLINGTON, K.G., G.C.B., &c.
MILITARY SECRETARY.
Lt.-Col. Lord Fitzroy Somerset, 1st Ft. Gels., w.
AIDES-DE-CAMP.
Lt.-Col. J. Fremantle, 2nd Ft. Gds.
Lt.-Col. C. F. Canning, 3rd Ft. Gds., K.
Hon. Sir Alexander Gordon, K.C.B., 3rd Ft. Gds., K.
Lt. Lord George Lennox, 9th Lt. Dns.
Hered. Prince of Nassau-Usiugen.
EXTRA AIDES-DE-CAMP.
Maj. Hon. Henry Percy, 14th Lt. Dns.
Capt. Lord Arthur Hill, h. p.
Lt. Hon. George Cathcart, 6th Du. Gds.
GENERAL.
H.R.H. The Prince of Orange, w.
AIDES-DE-CAMP.
Lt.-Col. Baron Tripp, 60th Foot. Capt. Lord John Somerset, h. p. Capt. Hon. Francis Russell, h. p.
EXTRA AIDES-DE-CAMP.
Capt. The Earl of March, 52nd Foot. Capt. Viscount Bury, 1st Ft. Gds. Lt. H. Webster, 9th Lt. Dus.
8 5473.
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LIEUTENANT-GENERAL.
The Earl of Uxbridge, G.C.B., w.
AIDES-DE-CAMP.
Major W. Thornhill, 7th Hussars, w. Capt. H. B. Seymour, 18th Hussars, w.
EXTRA AIDES-DE-CAMP.
Capt. T. Wildman, 7th Hussars, w. Capt. J. Fraser, 7th Hussars, w.
LIEUTENANT-GENERAL.
Lord Hill, G.C.B.
AIDES-DE-CAMP.
Lt.-Col. C. Hill, R. H. Gds., w. Major R. Egerton, 34th Foot. Major C. H. Churchill, 1st Ft. Gds. Capt. D. Mackworth, 7th Foot.
EXTRA AIDE-DE-CAMP.
Capt. Hon. O. Bridgeman, 1st Ft. Gds., w.
LIEUTENANT-GENERAL.
Sir Thomas Picton, G.C.B., K.
AIDES-DE-CAMP.
Capt. Algernon Laiigtou, 61st Foot, w, Capt. J. Tyler, 93rd Foot, w. Capt. N. Chambers, 1st Ft. Gds., K.
EXTRA AIDE-DE-CAMP.
Capt. B. Price, h. p.
LIEUTENANT-GENERAL.
Sir Henry Clinton, G.C.B.
AIDES-DE-CAMP.
Capt. F. Dawkins, 1st Ft. Gds. Capt. J. Gurwood, 10th Hussars, w.
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LIEUTENANT-GENERAL.
Charles, Count Alien, K.C.B.
AIDES-DE-CAMP.
Lt. W. Havelock, 43rd Foot, w.
Bt. Maj. A. Heise, 2nd Lt. Batt. K.G.L.
LIEUTENANT-GENERAL.
Sir Charles Colville, G.C.B.
AIDES-DE-CAMP.
Capt. J. Jackson, 37th Foot.
Lt. F. W. Frankland, 2nd Ft. Gds.
EXTRA AIDE-DE-CAMP.
Capt. Lord James Hay, 1st Ft. Gds.
MAJOR-GENERAL.
V. Count Alten.
AIDE-DE-CAMP.
Lt. Baron Estorff, 2nd Dns. K.G.L.
MAJOR OP BRIGADE.
Capt. Einem, K.G.L.
MAJOR-GENERAL.
Sir John Vandeleur, K.C.B.
AIDE-DE-CAMP.
Capt. W. Armstrong, 19th Lt. Dns.
MAJOR OP BRIGADE.
Maj. M. Childers, llth Lt. Dns.
MAJOR-GENERAL.
Maj.-Geu. Cooke, w.
AIDE-DE-CAMP.
Capt. G. Disbrowe, 1st Ft. Gds.
EXTRA AIDE DE-CAMP.
Ensign Augustus Cuyl«r, 2nd Ft. Gds.
B 2
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MAJOR-GENERAL.
Sir James Kempt, K.C.B., w.
AIDE-DE-CAMP.
Capt. Hon. Charles Gore, 85th Foot.
MAJOR OF BRIGADE.
Capt. Charles Eeles, 95th Foot, K.
MAJOR-GENERAL.
Hon. Sir Wm. Ponsonby, K.C.B., K.
AIDE-DE-CAMP.
Lt. B. Christie, 5th Dn. Gds.
EXTRA AIDE-DE-CAMP.
Maj. D. Evans, 5th W. I. Regt.
MAJOR OF BRIGADE.
Maj. T. Reignolds, 2nd Dus., K.
MAJOR-GENERAL.
Sir John Byng, K.C.B.
AIDE-DE-CAMP.
Capt. H. Dumaresq, 9th Foot, w.
MAJOR OF BRIGADE.
Capt. Wm. Stothert, 3rd Ft. Gds., K.
MAJOR-GENERAL.
Sir Denis Pack, K.C.B., w.
AIDE-DE-CAMP.
Maj. E. L'Estrange, 71st Foot, K.
MAJOR OF BRIGADE.
Bt.-Maj. Charles Smyth, 95th Foot, K,
MAJOR-GENERAL.
Lord Edward Somerset, K.C.B.
AIDE-DE CAMP.
Lt. H. Somerset, 18th Hussars.
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MAJOR-GENERAL.
Sir John Lambert, K.C.B.
AIDE-DE-CAMP.
Lt. T. Baynes, 39th Foot.
MAJOR OP BRIGADE.
Maj. H. G. Smith, 95th Foot, w.
MAJOR-GENERAL.
Sir Colquhoun Grant, K.C.B., w.
AIDE-DE-CAMP.
Lt. R. Mansfield, 15th Hussars, w.
EXTRA AIDE-DE-CAMP.
Capt. W. Moray, 17th Lt. Dns., w.
MAJOR OF BRIGADE.
Capt. Jones, h. p.
MAJOR-GENERAL.
Sir James Lyon, K.C.B.
AIDE-DE-CAMP.
Lt. Jas. McGlashan, 2nd Lt. Batt. K.G.L.
MAJOR OP BRIGADE.
Capt. Richter, 1st Ceylon Regt.
MAJOR-GENERAL.
Maj.- Gen. P. Maitland.
AIDE-DE-CAMP.
Ensign Lord Hay, 1st Ft. Gds., K.
MAJOR OF BRIGADE.
Capt. J. Gunthorpe, 1st Ft. Gds.
MAJOR-GENERAL.
Maj.-Gen. G. Johnstone.
AIDE-DE-CAMP.
Capt. C. G. Gray, 95th Foot.
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MAJOR OF BRIGADE.
Capt. S. Holmes, 78th Foot.
MAJOR-GENERAL.
Maj.-Gen. F. Adam, w.
AIDE-DE-CAMP.
Lt. R. P. Campbell, 7th Foot.
EXTRA AIDE-DE-CAMP.
Oapt. C. Yorke, 52nd Foot.
MAJOR OP BRIGADE.
Maj. Thos. Hunter-Blair, 91st Foot, w.
MAJOR-GENERAL.
Sir Colin Halkett, K.C.B., w.
AIDES-DE-CAMP.
Capt. H. Marschalk, 1st Lt. Batt., K.G.L., K, Capt, A. Home, 2nd Lt. Batt., K.G.L.
MAJOR OF BRIGADE.
Capt. W. Crofton, 54th Foot, K.
MAJOR-GENERAL.
Sir Hussey Vivian, K.C.B.
AIDE-DE-CAMP.
Capt. Edward Keane, 7th Hussars.
EXTRA AIDE-DE-CAMP.
Lt. C. A. Fitzroy, R. H. Gds.
MAJOR OF BRIGADE.
Capt. Thos. Noel Harris, h. p., w.
ADJUTANT-GENERAL.
Maj.-Gen. Sir Edward Barnes, K.C.B. , w,
AIDE-DE-CAMP.
Maj. Andrew Hamilton, 4th W. I. Regt.
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DEPUTY ADJUTANT-GENERAL.
Col. Sir John Elley, K.C.B., R. H. Gds., w.
ASSISTANT ADJUTANTS-GENERAL.
Lt.-Col. J. Waters, Unattached, w.
Lt.-Col. Sir George H. Berkeley, K.C.B., 35th Foot, w.
Lt.-Col. Sir Guy Campbell, Bt.. 6th Foot.
Lt.-Col. Sir Noel Hill, K.C.B., 1st Ft. Gds.
Lt.-Col. D. Barclay, 1st Ft. Gds.
Lt.-Col. H. Rooke, 3rd Ft. Gds.
Lt.-Col. E. Currie, 90th Foot, K.
Maj. A. Wylly, 7th Foot,
Maj. G. Evatt, 55th Foot.
Maj. W. Darling, h. p.
Maj. F. Breymaun, 2nd Lt. Batt. K.G.L.
DEPUTY ASSISTANT ADJUTANTS-GENERAL.
Capt. Hon. E. S. Erskine, 60th Foot, w. Capt. Lord Charles Fitzroy, 1st Ft. Gds. Capt. C. A. F. Bentinck. 2nd Ft. Gds. Capt. George Black, 54th Foot, Capt. H. Blanckley, 23rd Foot. Capt, Hon. Wm. Curzon, 69th Foot, K. Lt, Jas. Henry Hamilton, 46th Foot, w. Lt. John Harford, 7th Rl. Veteran Batt. Lt. E. Gerstlacher, 3rd Hussars, K.G.L. Lt. Jas. Rooke, h. p.
DEPUTY JUDGE ADVOCATE.
Lt.-Col. Stephen Arthur Goodman, h. p.
DEPUTY QUARTERMASTER-GENERAL
Col. Sir Wm. Howe de Lancey, K.C.B., K.
ASSISTANT QUARTERMASTERS-GENERAL.
Col. the Hon. Alex. Abercromby, 2nd Ft. Gds., w.
Col. F. E. Hervey, 14th Lt. Dn's.
Lt.-Col. Robt. Torrenp, 1st W. I. Regt.
Lt.-Col. Sir Charles Broke, K.C.B. (Permanent).
Lt.-Qol, Sir Jeremiah Dickson, K.C.B. (Permanent).
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Lt.-Col. Lord Greenoek (Permanent).
Lt.-Col. John George Woodford, 1st Ft. Gds.
Lt.-Col. C. Grant, llth Foot.
Lt.-Col. Sir Wm. Gomm, K.C.B., 2nd Ft. Gds.
Lt.-Col. Sir Henry Hollis Bradford, K.C.B., 1st Ft. Gds., w.
Lt.-Col. Sir George Scovell, K.C.B., h. p.
Lt.-Col. D. Kelly, 73rd Foot.
Maj. Wm. Campbell, 23rd Foot.
Maj. Hon. George Lionel Dawsou, 1st Dn. Gds., w.
Maj. Chas. Beck with, 95th Foot, w.
Capt. Jas. Shaw, 43rd Foot.
Capt. J. Jessop, 44th Foot, w.
DEPUTY-ASSISTANT QUARTERMASTERS-GENERAL.
Capt. E. T. Fitzgerald, 25th Foot, w. Capt. Richard Brunton, 60th Foot. Capt. Thos. Wright, Rl. Staff Corps, w. Capt. H. MacLeod, 35th Foot, w. Capt. J. J. Mitchell, 25th Foot, w. Capt. W. Moore, 1st Ft. Gds. Capt. Geo. Hillier, 74th Foot. Capt. W. G. Cameron, 1st Ft. Gds. Capt. F. Read, Rl. Staff Corps. Lt. P. Barrailler, 33rd Foot. Lt. Basil Jackson, Rl. Staff Corps. Lt. A. Brauns, Rl. Staff Corps.
COMMANDANT AT HEAD-QUARTERS.
Col. Sir Colin Campbell, K.C.B., 2nd Ft. Gds.
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STAFF.
COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF.
F.-M. Arthur, Djke of WELLINGTON, K.G., G.C.B., &c.
Born in Dublin, 1st May, 1769. 3rd son of Garrett, 1st Earl of Morning- ton, by Anne, eldest dau. of Arthur (Hill), 1st Viscount Dungannon. Educated at Eton and Angers Military Academy. Like Clive, he was "a heaven-born general." His fame far exceeded the many titles he won by his genius. " I am going to dine with Wellington to-night," said a young Irish staff officer to a group of brother officers at the close of a hard-fought battle in Spain. " Give me at least the prefix of Mr. before my name," said Lord Wellington, who happened to ride by at the moment and had overheard the jubilant remark. "My Lord," replied the officer, "we do not speak of Mr. Caesar, or Mr. Alexander, so why should I speak of Mr. Wellington ? " The Duke d. at Walmer Castle, 14th Sept., 1852, and was buried in St. Paul's Cathedral. He had m., in 1806, the Hon. Catherine Paken- ham, 3rd dau. of Edward, 2nd Lord Longford, and by her, who d. in 1831, left issue.
MILITARY SECRETARY.
Lt.-Col. Lord Fitzroy Somerset, 1st Ft. Gds., w.
Youngest son of Henry, 5th Duke of Beaufort. Was Wellington's A.D.C. and " right hand " throughout the campaign in Spain and Portugal. Lost his right arm at Waterloo, from a shot fired from the top of La Haye Sainte f«rmhouse after its capture by the French. Created Baron Kaglan a month after Wellington's death. F.-M. and C.-in-C. of the British army in the Crimea in Nov., 1854. D. in the Crimea during the siege of Sebastopol, at a farmhouse overlooking the plains of Balaklava. In the principal room is still to be seen a marble slab with the inscription, " In this room died F.-M. Lord Raglan, G.C.B., Commander-in-Chief of the British Army in the Crimea, 28th June, 1855." Lord Raglan's body was brought to England and interred at Badminton with his ancestors. He had m., in 1814, Lady Emily Harriet Wellesley- Pole, 2nd dau of Wm., 3rd Earl of Mornington, and by her, who d. 1881, left issue.
AIDES-DE-CAMP.
Lt.-Col. J. Fremantle, 2nd Ft. Gds. (1st Batt.)
Served as A.D.C. to Wellington at Vittoria, and brought home the despatch. Eldest son of Col. Stephen Fremantle, by Albinia, dau. of Sir John Jeffrys, Bart. ; C.B. M., 17th Feb., 1829, Agnes, 3rd dau. of David Lyon. Died a maj.-gen. on ret. list.
Lt.-Col. C. F. Canning, 3rd Ft. Gds., K.
3rd son of Stratford Canning, by Mehetabel Patrick, of Summerhill, Dublin, and brother of the subsequently celebrated diplomatist, Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe. Had acted as A.D.C, to Wellington
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in the Pa., and it was by the former's special request that the Duke took him again on his personal staff just before Waterloo.
" Dying lamented CANNING lay, On MARCH he \vistful gaz'd. ' How fares the Duke ? ' ' How goes the day ? ' ' All well '—his head he raised."
Lt.-Col. Hon. Sir Alexander Gordon, K.C.B., 3rd Ft. Gds., K. It is said that when Wellington was roused from sleep by Dr. Hume early on the morning after Waterloo and told that Gordon had died from the effect of his wounds, he burst into tears. Alex. Wm. Gordon was 3rd son of George, Lord Haddo, by Charlotte, youngest daughter of Wm. Baird, of Newbyth. He had served as A.D.C. to his uncle, Sir David Baird, at the capture of the Cape of Good Hope and in several subsequent campaigns.
Lt. Lord George Lennox, 9th Lt. Dns.
2nd son of Charles, 4th Duke of Richmond, by Lady Charlotte Gordon, eldest daughter of Alexander, 4th Duke of Gordon. He and his eldest brother took an active part in the drama of the 18th June, whilst the duke, his father, and Lord Wm. Pitt Lennox, his younger brother, were spectators of a battle in which they were unable to play a more active part. (See notes to 35th Regt. of Foot.) Lord George m., 29th June, 1818, Louisa, dau. of the Hon. F. Rodney, and had issue. Was M.P. for West Sussex, 1832-41, and Gent, of the Bed-chamber to Prince Albert. D. 1873.
Hered. Prince of Nassau-Usingen.
Son of Duke Bernard of Nassau, who sent a contingent of Nassau troops to fight at Waterloo. In the Wellington Despatches is a letter from Wel- lington to Duke Bernard, in July, 1815, in which he speaks highly of the bravery of the young Prince.
EXTRA AIDES-DE-CAMP.
Maj. Hon. Henry Percy, 14th Lt. Dns.
Sent home with the Waterloo Despatch, and reed, the bonus usual on such occasions and a brevet of Lt.-Col. A Jew — an agent of Roth- schild, who was at Ghent when news was brought to Louis XVII I. of the defeat of the French army, drew his own conclusions from the king's happy face which he saw through a window — set off at once for London and did bis little business on the Stock Exchange a few hours before Percy reached the metropolis. 5th son of Algernon, 1st Earl of Beverley, by Isabella, 2nd dau. of Peter Burrell, of Beckenham. Was A.D.C. \o Sir J. Moore at Corunna. C.B. D. unm. 15 April, 1825.
Capt. Lord Arthur Hill, h. p.
2nd son of Arthur, Marquis of Downshire, by Mary, Baroness Sandys in her own right. Succeeded his mother as Baron Sandys in 1836. Lt.-Gen and Col.-in-Chf. 2nd Dns. D. unm. 1860.
Lt. Hon. George Cathcart, 6th Dn. Gds.
3rd son of William, 10th Baron, and 1st Earl, Cathcart, by Elizabeth, dau. of Andrew Elliott, Gov. of New York. Bn. 12th May, 1794. M., 1824, Lady Georgiana Qreville (dau, of Louisa, Countess pf Mansfield, by
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her 2nd husband, the Hon. Robert Greville), and had issue. G.C.B. Lt.-Gen., Com. of the forces at the Cape of Good Hope. Commanded the 4th Division of the British Army in the Crimea, and fell at Inkerman. He was a worthy descendant of the founder of his family — Sir Alan de Cathcart — whose bravery at the battle of Loudoun Hill is thus recorded in an old ihyme : —
" A knight that then was in his rout, Worthy and witht, stalwart and stout, Courteous and fair, and of good fame, Sir Alan Cathcart was his name."
GENERAL.
H.R.H. the Prince of Orange, w.
Bn. 6th Dec., 1792. Appointed a maj.-gen. in the Brit. Army in Dec.,
1813. Succeeded his father, William I. King of Holland (whod. in 1843), as William II. Became a F.-M. of England in 1815. D. in 1849, and was succeeded by his son, the reigning" King of Holland.
AIDES-DE-CAMP.
Lt.-Col. Baron Tripp, 60th Foot.
Ernest Otto, Baron Tripp, C.B., was maj. in the 60th Rifles and brevet It.-col. He d. 1816.
Oapt. Lord John Somerset, h.p.
Brother to Lord Fitzroy Somerset. Bn. 30th Aug., 1787. M., 4th Dec.,
1814, Lady Catherine Annesley, and had issue. Col., 10th Jan., 1837. D, 3rd Oct., 1846, whilst holding the appointment of Inspecting Field Officer, Recruiting District.
Capt. Hon. Francis Russell, h. p.
Placed on h. p., 2nd Garrison Batt., 28th April, 1814. Restored to f. p. as capt., 57th Regt, in 1816. Afterwards capt. and It.-col., Coldstream Guards. Eldest son of Lord Wm. Russell, who was murdered by his valet in 1840. In the Army List for 1815 is styled "Honourable." May have been a royal page.
EXTRA AIDES-DE-CAMP.
Capt. the Earl of March, 52nd Foot.
At the siege of Ciudad Uodrigo, the Earl oi March, then a It. in the 13th Lt Dns., and serving as A.D.C. to Viscr. Wellington, entered the breach as a volunteer with the storming party of the 52nd. The Prince of Orange and Lord Fitzroy Somerset were Lord March's companions in this adventure. On the following morning, when breakfasting with Wellington, they received a gentle reproof, being staff officers, for thus risking their lives. Succeeded his father as 5th Duke of Richmond in 1819. Placed on h. p., 25th July, 1816. Served in the Pa. with the 52nd Regt. and was severely wounded at the battle of Orthes. M., 10th April, 1817, Lady Charlotte Paget, eldest dau. of the 1st Marquis of Anglesey, and ha I issue. A.D.C. to tbe Que^n. K.G. Lt.-col. in the army, and col. Sussex Militia. D. 21st Oct., 1860.
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Capt. Viscount Bury, 1st Ft. Gds.
Eldest son of William Charles, 4th Earl of Albemarle, by the Hon. Elir. Southwell, dau. of Edward, Lord de Clifford. Bn. 2nd June 1794. Served in the Pa. M., 4th May, 1816, Frances, dau. of Charles Steer, of Chichester. Succeeded as 5th earl in 1849. D. a. p. loth March, 1851.
Lt. H. Webster, 9th Lt. Dns.
Afterward-* Col. Henry Vassall Webster, K.T.S., 2nd son of Sir Godfrey Webster, Bart., by Eliz. Lady Holland, dau. and heir of Robt. Vassall, of Jamaica. Made a Knt. of Wilhelm of the Netherlands for his services at Waterloo. M. Grace, dau. of Samuel Boddington. Killed himself in a fit of insanity, 19th April, 1847.
LIEUTENANT-GENERAL.
The Earl of Uxbridge, G.C.B., w.
" The Prince Murat of the British Army." This brilliant cavalry leader served with distinction in the early p^rt of the war in t he Pa. The way he handled the cavalry at Waterloo is a matter of history known to every Briton. Wounded in the right knee during the last charge ; his right leg was amputated after the battle and buried under a tree. A board was afterwards affixed to this tree with this verse : —
" Here lies the Marquis of Anglesey's leg ; Pray for the rest of his body, I beg."
Was created Marquis of Anglesey 23rd June, 1815. Bn. 17th May, 1768. Succeeded his father as 2nd Earl of Uxbridge in 1812. Attained the rank of F.-M. in Nov., 1846. Was twice m., and left issue by both wives. D. 29th April, 1854. Bd. in Lichfield Cathedral.
AIDES-DE-CAMP.
Maj. W. Thornhill, 7th Hussars, w.
2nd son of Bache Thornhill, of Stanton-in-Peak, near Bakewell, by Jane, dau. of Edward Gould, of Mansfield Woodhouse. Promoted It.-col. of 7th Hussars 12th Aug., 1819. K.H. He had received his brevet It.-colcy. in June, 1815, at Lord Anglesey's request. D. at Wimborne, 9th Dec., 1850.
Capt. H B. Seymour, 18th Hussars, w.
"The strongest man in the British Army," who is said to "have slain more men at Waterloo than any other single individual." Was taken prisoner on the 18th June, but rescued by some of our cavalry sent by Wellington himself for the purpose. He is the identical " Capt. Trevanion" in Charles Lever's Harry Lorrequer, who was grosslv insulted by a French officer— a noted bully — at a restaurant in Paris a few weeks after Waterloo. After repeated insults the French bully ordered a glass of brandy, and, whilst sitting just opposite Trevanion, drank it off, saying, in a loud vo:ce that could be heard all over the cafe, "A votre courage, Anglais." " Trevauion slowly rose from his chair, displaying to the astonished Fienchman the immense proportions and gigantic frame of a man well known as the largest officer in the British Army. With one stride he was beside the chair of the Frenchman, and with the sp.jed of lightning, he seized his nose by one hand while with the other he grasped his lo«ver jaw, and, wrenching open his mouth with
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the strength of an ogre, he spat down his throat." The bully's jaw was broken by his adversary's iron grasp, and he disappeared to be seen no more.
Horace Beanehamp Seymour was transferred, in 1815, to a troop in the 1st. Life Gu rds. Was put on h. p. 1819, K.C.H. ; M.P. for Lisburn. 3rd son of Adml. Lord Hugh Seymour, by Lady Anne Waldegrave, dau. of 2nd Earl Waldegrave. M. twiee, and by his first wife (Eliz., dau. of Sir L. Palk, Bt.) was father of Adml. Lord Alcester. D. at Brighton 23rd Nov., 1851.
EXTRA AIDES-DE-CAMP.
Capt. T. Wildman, 7th Hussars, w.
Purchased the Newstead Abbey estate for £95,000 from Mr. Clawton, who had bought it of Lord Byron for £14,000. Eldest son of Thos. Wildman of Bacton Hall, Suffolk, by Sarah, dau. of Henry Hardinge, of Durham. Served at Corunna and in many of the subsequent engage- ments. M., 1816, Louisa Preisig, a Swiss lady. D. s. p., 20 Sept. 1859.
Capt. J. Fraser, 7th Hussars, w.
Aftds. Sir James John Fraser. Bart. Succeeded his brother, Sir Wm. Fraser. in 1827. Son of Wm. Fraser (a direct descendant of 1st Lord Lovat), who was created a bart. in 1806, by Elizabeth Farquharson. M. Charlotte, only child of D. Craufurd. D. 5th June, 1834, and wag succeeded by his son, Wm. Augustus.
LIEUTENANT-GENERAL.
Lord Hill, G.C.B.
The 2nd son and 4th chi'd of a family of sixteen. His father was Sir John Hill, a Shropshire bart. His mother, the dau. and co-heir of John Chambre, of Petton, in the same county. Bn. llth Aug., 1772, at The Hall, in the village of Prees, in Shropshire. Entered the 53rd Regt. as lieut., in 1793. Was A. B.C. to Gen. O'Hara, at Toulon. Commanded the 90th Regt. at the age of 23. Appointed to a brigade command in the Pa., in 1808, and to a division in 1809. Greatly distinguished himself at Arroyo and Almaraz — victories that were entirely his. K.C.B. In 1814 was created a baron of England. At Waterloo had a horse shot under him— was rolled over and severely bruised. In a letter to his sister, dated 24th July, 1815, he said : " I verily believe there never was so tremendous a battle fought as that at Waterloo." C.-in-C. 1828-42. Created a viscount. 1842, with remainder to his ne >hew, Sir Rowland Hill. D., unm., 10th Dec., 1842, at Hardwick Grange.
AIDES-DE-CAMP.
Lt.-Col. C. Hill, R. H. Gds., w.
Brother to the above. Bn. 6th Dec., 1781. As a Maj.-Gen. commanded the forces at Madras. Equerry to H.R.H. the Duchess of Kent. D. uom., 20; h Jan , 1845.
Maj. R. Egerton, 34th Foot.
9th and youngest son of Philip Egerton, of Oulton, Cheshire, by Frances, dau. and co-heir of Sir Griffith Jefferies, Knt. As a subaltern served in North America with the 29th Foot, and in South America with the 89th
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Foot. Served with the 2nd Batt. 34th Foot in the Pa,, in 1809. In 1810 was appointed to the Staff of Wellington's army. In 1812 was A.D.C. to Lord (then Sir Rowland) Hill, and served in that capacity at Waterloo, and with the army of occupation in France. In 1828 Lord Hill chose Col. Egerton for his first A.D.C. and private sec. C.B. Par. medal with 8 clasps. Col.-in-Chf. 46th Foot. M., 1st Dec., 1814, Arabella, youngest dau. of H. Tomkinson, of Dorfold. D. at Eaton Banks, Cheshire, aged 72, 21st Nov., 1854.
Maj. C. H. Churchill, 1st Ft. Gds.
Col. Chatham Horace Churchill, C.B., appears to have sprung from the Dorsetshire family of this name. This officer, who took a prominent part in the Waterloo drama, evinced the enthusiasm which characterized his great namesake a century before. "By G — , they deserve to have Bonaparte 1 " he was heard to exclaim, as he watched the French " Invincibles " ride into the jaws of death. Writ ing home to his family the day after the battle he said : " I had rather have fallen yesterday as a British Infantryman, or a French Cuirassier, than die ten years hence in my bed ! " He d. in action at Gwalior, India, 27th Dec., 1843, whilst holding the appointment of Q.-M.-G. in India. He left a dau., Louisa, who m. Lt.-Col. John Michel, who became F.-M., 1886. See Appendix.
Capt. D. Mack worth, 7th Foot.
Af tds. Sir Digby Mackworth, Bart. As a subaltern in 7th Fusiliers, was at the battle of Albuera, and was one of the 150 men who remained unwounded in the 7th and 23rd Regts. at the close of the action. Succeeded his father. Sir Digby, in 1838. K. H. Lt.-Col. 1837. Was twice married and left issue. Died at Glen Usk, co. Monmouth, 1852, aged 63.
EXTRA AIDE-DE-CAMP.
Capt. Hon. 0. Bridgeman, 1st Ft. Gds., w.
3rd son of Orlando, 2nd Baron Bradford, by Lucy Elizabeth, dau. of 4th Visct. Torrington. M., 1817, Selina, dau. of Francis, Earl of Kilmorey, and had issue. Placed on h. p. 1819. D. 1827.
LIEUTENANT-GENERAL.
Sir Thomas Pictou, G.C.B., K.
Son of Thos. Picton, of Poyston, co. Pembroke. The leader of the "fighting" third division in the Par. War. Victory and glory went hand in hand with this heroic leader, whose memory is so dear to every Briton. Received a probably mortal wound at Quatre Bras, but concealed the fact from everyone, excepting an old servant, in order that he might be present at what he foresaw was to be a tremendous struggle. Fell whilst gloriously leading a charge of infantry to repel " one of the most serious attacks made by the enemy on oar position." It is said that on the morning of the 18th June, one of the first questions asked by Napoleon of his Staff was : " Ou est la division de Picton ? " A few hours later, the broken ranks and decimated companies of many French regts. answered the question. Picton's body was conveyed to England and interred in the burial ground of St. George's, Hanover
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Square. In 1859 his remains were finally deposited in St. Paul's Cathedral, Pensions were granted to the sisters of Sir Thos. Picton, G.C.B., in consideration of his great services.
AIDES-DE-CAMP.
Capt. Algernon Langton, 61st Foot, w.
3rd son of Bennet Langton, of Langton, co. Lincoln, by Mary, dowager Countess of Rothes. Wounded at Quatre Bras. Made a bt.-maj. On h. p. 1817. Took holy orders. M. Mary Anne, sister of Edward Drewe, of Grange, co. Devon, and had issue a son, Bennet. D. 1829.
Capt. J. Tyler, 93rd Foot, w.
Picton's first A.D.C. in the Pa. Was by his General's side when he was killed at Waterloo. Sent home with the body. Made bt.-maj. for Waterloo. Placed on h. p. 1820. Appointed junior maj. of the 97th Regt. in 1829. Belonged to a Glamorganshire family. D. 4th June, 1842.
Capt. N. Chambers, 1st. Ft. Gds., K.
Son of George Chambers by the Hon. Jane Rodney, eldest dau. of the " Great " Lord Rodney by his 2nd wife, Henrietta Clies. Killed a few minutes after Picton fell.
EXTRA AIDE-DE-CAMP.
Capt. B. Price, h. p.
Barrington Price commenced his career in the 43rd Regt., and was present at Vimiero and Corunua. Capt. 102nd Regt. 1811 ; h. p. 50th, 1815. D. in London, 21st Jan., 1816. Grandson of Robert Price, of Foxley, who married, in June, 1746, Sarah, dau. of John, 1st Visct. BarriDgton. It is worthy of note that it was a Welsh gentleman of the name of Price who was the first to smoke tobacco in the streets of London.
LIEUTENANT-GENERAL.
Sir Henry Clinton, G.C.B.
2nd son of Sir H. Clinton, K.C.B., the C.-in-C. of the Brit, forces in America during the war, by Harriet, dau. and co-heir of Thos. Carter. Received the thanks of Parliament for his services at Waterloo. M., in 1799, 2nd dau. of Francis, Lord Elcho. D. s. p. llth Dec., 1829.
AIDES-DE-CAMP.
Capt. F. Dawkins, 1st Ft. Gds.
4th son of Henry Dawkins, M.P. for Aldborough, by Augusta, dau. of Gen. Sir H. Clinton, Commander of the forces in North America. Bn. 1796. M., 1836, Ann, eldest dau. of Gen. Sir Howard Douglas, Bart., and had issue. Dep. Q.-M.-G. in the Ionian Islands, 1837. Col. in the army, 1841. D. 1847.
Capt. J. Gurwood, 10th Hussars, w.
As a subaltern in 52nd Regt., commanded the forlorn hope, at the lesser breach, at the assault on Ciudad Rodrigo, and received a severe wound
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in his head. On this occasion he took the Governor, Gen. Barrie, prisoner, whose sword was presented to Gurwood by Wellington. Came of poor but honest parents in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Was a frequent visitor at Langton Hall, near Malton, the seat of his friend, Col. (aftds. Maj.-Gen.) Norcliffe, K.H.,who persuaded Gurwood to sit to Morton, the painter, for his portrait, which is still at Laneton. Editor of rlhe Wellington Dispatches. C.B. and Col. Dep. Lt. of the Tower. D. at Brighton, 25 Dec., 1843. Bd. in the Tower Chapel.
LIEUTENANT-GENERAL.
Chas., Count Alien, K.C.B.
Served throughout the Par. War with the German Legion. Specially mentioned in the Waterloo dispatch. Aftds. Minister of V\ ar and Inspector-Gen. Hanoverian army.
AIDES-DE-CAMP.
Lt. W. Havelock, 43rd Foot, w.
"El chico bianco" of the Par. War. Bn. 1795. Eldest son of Wm. Havelock, of Ingress Park, Kent. Ensign, 43rd Regt., 12th July, 1810. K.H. Killed in action at Bamnuggur, India, 22nd Nov., 1848, whilst commanding 14th Lt. Dragoons. The fallowing account of the sanguinary action with the Sikh army is given in the Annual Register for 1848 : — " A more fearful sight was perhaps never witnessed on a field of battle, for the British army stood drawn up silent spectators of the bloody conflict of 450 sabres against an army amounting to more than 15,000 men with heavy cannon. ... the gallant Havelock, in the front of his regf., charged amidst the undeviated fire from the batteries of the enemy, and was almost cut to pieces."
Bt.-Maj. A. Heise, 2nd Lt. Batt. K.G.L.
Aftds. Lt.-Col. Sir Augustus Heise, K.C.H. D. at Tubingen, in State of Wurtemburg, 1st Aug., 1819.
LIEUTENANT-GENERAL.
Sir Charles Colville, G.C.B.
Commanded the Reserves at Hal, on 18th June, and was not present at Waterloo. Commanded the British troops at the siege of Cambray, and accompanied the allied army to Paris. 2nd son of John, 9th Baron Coiville (and father of llth Baron), by Amelia Webber. Served in the Pa., and was wounded when commanding the principal attack on "Badajoz's breeches," 6th April, 1812, Bn. 7th Aug., 1770. M. 16th Feb., 1818, Jane eldest dau. of Wm. Mure, of Caidwell, co. Ayr. G.C.B. ; G.C.H. ; K.T.S. ; Col. 5th Foot ; Gen. and Gov. of Mauritius 1828. D. 27th May, 1843, at Hampstead.
AIDES-DE-CAMP.
Capt. J. Jackson, 37th Foot.
Capt. 6th Dn. Gds. 4th Dec., 1817. Aftds. Gen. Sir James Jackson, G.C.B., and Col.-in-Chf., K.D.G. Served in the Pa. and in Arabia, and was for
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some time Lt.-Gov. at the Cape of Good Hope. 3rd son of Col. George Jackson, of Enniscoe, by Maria, only dau. and heir of Win. Rutledge, of Foxford, co. Mayo. D. 31st Dec., 1871.
Lt. F. W. Frankland, 2nd Foot.
Aftds. Sir Fredk. Wm. Frankland, Bart., of Thirkelby, co. York. Descended from Oliver Cromwell, through his daughter Frances Crom- well's marriage with Sir John Kussell, Bart. Served at Pampeluna, the battles of the Pyrenees, Nivelle, Nive, Bidassoa, and Toulouse. Sir Frederick m. Katharine, only dau. of Isaac Scarth, and left at his decease, in 1878, a son, the late Sir Wm. Frankland, Bart., R.E., of Thirkelby.
EXTRA AIDE-DE-CAMP.
Capt. Lord James Hay, 1st Ft. Gds.
2nd son of George, 7th Marquis of Tweeddale, by Lady Hannah Maitland, dau. of 7th Lord Lauderdale. M., 1813, Eliz., only child of James Forbes, of Seaton, co. Aberdeen. Lt.-gen. and col. 86th Regt. D. 17th Aug., 1862, leaving issue.
MAJOR-GENERAL.
V. Count Alten.
Count Victor Alten distinguished himself in the Pa. D. at Osnabruck, a It.-gen. in the Hanoverian Service.
AIDE-DE-CAMP.
Lt. Baron Estorff, 2nd Dns., K.G.L.
D. at Osnabruck, 28th April, 1827.
MAJOR OP BRIGADE.
Capt. Einem, K.G.L.
Afterwards Lt.-Col. Gottfried von Einem. D. 23rd Aug., 1820.
MAJOR-GENERAL.
Sir John Vandeleur, K.C.B.
Only son of Richard Vandeleur of Rutland, Queen's Co., a captain 9th Lt. Dns., by Elinor, dau. of John Firman of Firmount. Bn. 1763. Served under Lord Lake in India ; commanded a cavalry brigade in the Pa., and received the gold cross. G.C.B. for Waterloo. Gen. and Col.-in Chf . 16th Lt. Dns. in 1830. M., 1829, Catherine, dau. of Rev. John Glasse, and had issue. D. 1st Nov., 1849.
AIDE-DE-CAMP.
Capt. W. Armstrong, 19th Lt. Dns.
The 19th Dragoons was Sir John Vandeleur's old regt. Wm. Armstrong was placed on h. p. as capt in the Royal African Corps in 1819. In tl e h. p. list 1830.
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MAJOR OP BRIGADE.
Maj. M. Childers, llth Lt. Dns.
Eldest son, by a 2nd marriage, of Chas. Walbanke-Childers, who assumed the latter name on inheriting the estates of his grandfather, Leonard Childers, of Carr House, co. York. Michael Childers became jun. lt.-col of llth Dns. in 1820. C.B. Col. 1837. D. at Sand Button, co. York, 9th Jan., 1854, umn.
MAJOR-GENERAL.
Maj.-Gen. George Cooke, w.
Son of Col. Q. Cooke, of Harefield Park, Mdx., and brother of Sir H. F. Cooke (private sec. to Duke of York) and Adi. Sir Edward Cooke. His mother was Penelope, sister of Adi. Boyer. Appointed ens. 1st Guards, 1784. In 1794 served in Flanders, and WEB A.D.C. to Maj.-Gen. (aftds. F.-M.) Hulse. As lt.-col. in the Guards was sev. wnded. when serving in Holland in 1799. Held a command in the Pa. under Sir T. Graham. Appointed maj.-gen. 4th June, 1811. Lost his right arm at Waterloo. K.C.B. 22Dd June, 1815 ; K. St. George of Russia, &c. ; Col.-in-Chf. 40th Foot. D. 3rd Feb., 1837, at Harefield, Mdx.
AIDE-DE-CAMP.
Capt. G. Disbrowe, 1st Ft. Gds.
The Desboroughs, or Disbrowes, were brought into notice during the Civil Wars when John Desborough, a noted Republican, exchanged his plough for a sword, and attained high renown as a soldier. The Gen.'s family came still more into notice when he married Cromwell's youngest sister. George Disbrowe was placed on h. p. as lt.-col. 1821, K.H. He was 2nd son of Edward Disbrowe, of Walton -upon-Trent, co. Derby, by Lady Charlotte Hobart, youngest dau. of George, 3rd Earl of Bucking- hamshire. Col. G. Diabrowe d. about 1875.
EXTRA AIDE-DE-CAMP.
Ens. Augustus Cuyler, 2nd Ft. Gds.
Bn. 14th Aug., 1796. 2nd son of Gen. Cornelius Cuyler, who was created a Bart, in 1814 ; It. and capt. same regt. 1817 ; lt.-col. h. p. 1826.
MAJOR-GENERAL.
Sir James Kempt, K.C.B., w.
Bn. in Edinburgh about 1 764. Son of Gavin Kempt, of Batley Hall, Hants. Entd. army 1783. A.D.C. to Abercromby in Holland. Accom- panied Sir Ralph to the Mediterranean and served as his A.D.C. and military sec. until that Gen.'s death. Served under Lord Hutchinson in Egypt in similar position. Commanded a brigade in the 3rd division in the Pa. Received the gold cross with three clasps ; G.C.B. for Waterloo ; Gov. Nova Scotia ; Gov.-Gen. Canada ; Master-Gen, of the Ordnance ; Col.-in-Chf. 1st Foot, 7th Aug., 1846. D. in London 20th Dec., 1854, leaving £120,000 in personalty.
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AIDE-DE-CAMP.
Capt. the Hon. Charles Gore, 85th Foot.
Bn. 1793. Began his career in 6th Kegt. Foot. Exchanged to 43rd Regt. Joined this regt. in the Pa. 1811, and was one of the storming party of Fort San Francisco, at the investment of Ciudad Rodrigo. A.D.C. to Sir Andrew Barnard at Salamanca, and in a similar capacity to Sir J. Kempt at Vittoria and subsequent battles. Accompanied Kempt to Canada in 1814, and returned just in time to fight at Waterloo, where he had three horses shot under him. Son of Arthur Gore, 2nd Earl of Arran, by his 3rd wife, Eliz, Underwood. G.C.B. ; K.H. ; Gen. and col. 6th Foot; Lt.-Gov. Chelsea Hospital. M. 1824 Sarah, dau. of Hon. James Fraser of Nova Scotia, and had issue. D. 4th Sept., 1869.
MAJOR OP BRIGADE.
Capt. Charles Eeles, 95th Foot, K.
Brother of Lt.-Col. Wm. Eeles, K.H., who. d. in command of 1st Batt. Rifle Brigade in 1837.
MAJOR-GENERAL.
The Hon. Sir William Pousonby, K.C.B., K.
Lost his life at Waterloo from being badly mounted. Whilst leading a cavalry charge against the " Polish Lancers " his horse stuck in a heavy ploughed field and was unable to extricate itself. " He took a picture and watch out of his pocket and was just delivering them to his A.D.C. to give his wife when the lancers were on him." Both Ponsonby and his companion were immediately killed by the Polish cavalry, who, later in the day, were almost annihilated by the Heavy Brigade which Ponsonby had commanded. He was 2nd son of Wm., 1st Baron Pon- sonby, of Imokilly, co. Cork, by Hon. Louisa Molesworth, 4th dau. of F.-M. Viscount Molesworth. M. 20th Jan., 1807, Hon. Georgiana Fitzroy, dau. of Charles, 1st Baron Southampton, and had a son, born posthumous, 6th Feb., 1816, who succeeded as 3rd Baron Ponsonby.
AIDE-DE-CAMP.
Lt. B. Christie, 5th Dn. Gds.
Braithwaite Christie was promoted capt. in 5th D. G. 3rd July, 1817, and in 1824 was senior capt. in the regt. He d. at Belmont 23rd Sept., 1825. He was 3rd son of Adi. Alexander Christie of Baberton (2nd son of Archibald Christie of Stenton), by Eliz., dau. of Adi. Richard Braithwaite.
EXTRA AIDE-DE-OAMP.
Maj. D. Evans, 5th W.I. Regt.
Afterwards the celebrated Sir De Lacy Evans of British Legion and Crimean fame. Bn. at Moig, Ireland, 1787. Educated at the Military Academy, Woolwich. Gained distinction in the Par. War by volun- teering for storming parties. Served in the American War of 1812. Fought at Bladensburz, where Gen. Ross gained fame for himself and
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his descendants. At Washington, with a very small force of infantry , De Lacy Evans captured the Congress House. Was engaged at Balti- more and New Orleans, and returned in time for Waterloo, where he had two horses shot under him. Commanded British Legion in Spain 1835-7 and 2nd division in Crimea. G.C.B., and was decorated with various Spanish orders ; was also a Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour ; Col.-in-Chf. 21st Fusiliers 1853. D. 9th Jan., 1870. Bd. in Kensal Green Cemetery, M. I. See Appendix.
MAJOR OP BRIGADE.
Maj. T. Reiguolds, 2nd Dns., K.
Doubtless was the officer mentioned above as being with Sir W. Ponsonby when he was killed, as there were none of that Gen.'a A.D.C.s killed at Waterloo. He left orphan children to whom a pens, was granted.
MAJOR-GENERAL.
Sir John Byng, K.C.B.
Youngest son of George Byng, of Wrotham Park, Middx. (grandson of George, 1st Viscount Torrington), by Anne, dau. of Wm. Connolly, of Castletown, Ireland. Twice received the thanks of Parliament for his eminent services in the Pa. and at Waterloo, and an augmentation to his arms for himself and his descendants by royal grant. G.C.B.; G.C.H. ; K.M.T. ; K.S.G. ; P.O. ; F.-M., Oct., 1855 ; Col.-in-Chf. 29th Foot ; Governor of Londonderry and Culmore. M. 1st Miss Mackenzie, and had issue ; m. 2ndly, 1809, Marianne, 2nd dau. of Sir Walter James Bart., and had issue. Created Baron Strafford in 1J-35, and Earl of Stratford in 1847. D. 3rd June, 1860.
AIDE-DE-CAMP.
Capt. H. Dumaresq, 9th Foot, w.
Fought in 13 battles during the Par. War. Also at the sieges of Burgos and Badajoz, and assaults on forts of Salamanca. On the two former occasions served as a volunteer with the Engineers, and on the latter was again a volunteer ; being foremost in the assault of that redoubt, he received from the officer commanding at Vittoria convent the terms of his capitulation, vihich document he delivered to Lord Wellington. Was a It.-col. after nine years' service (so gazetted in June, 1817). Was shot through the lungs at Hougoumont, but, being at the time in charge of a message to Wellington, he went on to the Duke and delivered it. Ball never extracted. D. in New South Wales 5th March, 1838, age 46, whilst holding the post of manager of the Australian Agricultural Co. He was a native of Jersey. M. 19th Aug., 1828, Eliz. Sophia Danvers, and left issue.
MAJOR OF BRIGADE.
Capt. Wm. Stothert, 3rd Ft. Gds., K.
In 1814 this officer was sev. wnded. in the attack on Bergen-op-Zoom. The only family bearing this name, that the Editor has been able to trace, came from Kirkcudbrightshire.
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MAJOR-GENERAL.
Sir Denis Pack, K.C.B., w.
Only son of the Very Rev. Thos. Pack, Dean of Ossory, by Catherine dau. and heiress of Denis Sullivan, of Berehaven, co. Cork. Five times received the thanks of Parliament for his military services. Was one of the moat dashing leaders of a brigade in the Par. War. " He was scarred with wounds and covered with glory." Commanded the 71st Regt. at Buenos Ayres when that city was retaken by the Spaniards, and was sev. wnded. and taken prisoner. When he escaped from prison, Pack was appointed to the command of a provisional battalion stationed at Colonia. His fidgety and irascible temper somewhat tried those who had to , serve under him. One morning there appeared written in chalk on the door of a barn the following distich : —
" The devil break the gaoler's back That let thee loose, sweet Denis Pack."
For his services at Waterloo he was made Col.-in-Chf. of the York Chasseurs. M. 10th July, 1816, Lady Eliz. Beresford, youngest dau. of George, 1st Marquis of Waterford, and had issue. His 2nd son was Lord Beresford's heir, and assumed the surname of Beresford. Sir Denis d. 24th July, 1823.
AIDE-DE-CAMP.
Maj. E. L'Estrange, 71st Foot, K.
Edmund L'Estrange was a hero in every sense of the word. He was eldest son of Capt. Anthony L'Estrange of the 88th Regt. — one of the Irish representatives of the ancient family of Le Strange, of Hunstanton, co. Norfolk. Was A.D.C. to Sir Denis Pack in the Par. War, and his especial gallantry, on several occasions, attracted the notice of Welling- ton. Made a brevet maj. at the early age of 26. His right leg was shattered by a round shot at Waterloo, and he died soon after suffering amputation. Had he lived, a great future was in store for him. A pension was granted to his mother whom he had supported.
MAJOR OF BRIGADE.
Bt.-Maj. Chas. Smyth, 95th Foot, K.
Bn. 8th Jan., 1786. Distinguished himself in the Par. War, and was promoted brevet maj. in 1815. D. from wounds received at Quatre Bras. 4th son of the Rt. Hon. John Smyth, of Heath Hall, near Wakefield, by Lady Georgiana Fitzroy, eldest dau. of 3rd Duke of Grafton.
MAJOR-GENERAL.
Lord Edward Somerset, K.C.B.
Commanded the 4th Lt. Dns. in the Par. War. In the first Cavalry charge at Waterloo, Lord Edward Somerset lost his cocked hat. and went to the charge bare-headed. On his return, whilst looking for his hat, a cannon-ball took off the flap of his coat and killed his horse. He donned a Life Guard's helmet and wore it during the battle. Bn. in 1776. 4th son of Henry, 5th Duke of Beaufort. M., 1805, Louisa, youngest dau. of 2nd Visct. Courtenay. G.C.B., K.T.S. Col.-in-Chf. 4th Lt. Dns. 1836. D. 1st Sept., 1842, leaving issue.
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AIDE-DE-CAMP.
Lt. H. Somerset, 18th Hussars.
Afterwards Lt.-Gen. Sir Henry Somerset, K.C.B. and K.H. Col.-in-Chf . 25th Foot. Bn. 30th Dec., 1794. Eldest son of Lord Charles Somerset, by 4th dau. of Visct. Courtenay. M., 1st April, 1817, Frances, dau. of Adml. Sir H. Heathcote, and had issue. Served in the first Kaffir War, and was afterwards C.-in-C. at Bombay. D. 15th Feb., 1862, leaving issue,
MAJOR-GENERAL.
Sir John Lambert, K.C.B.
2nd son of Capt. Robert Lambert, R.N. (2nd son of Sir John Lambert, 2nd Bart.), by Catherine, dau. of Edward Byndloss, of Jamaica. Suc- ceeded to the command of the British troops before New Orleans, in Jan. 1815, on the deaths of Generals Pakenham and Gibbs, who nobly fell whilst heading an attack on the " Crescent City." The disorganised state of the British troops, and the utter impracticability of forcing the American entrenchments, induced General Lambert to retreat, which he was able to do without meeting with any opposition, having captured Fort Bowyer. With their natural love of exaggeration, the Americana magnified both their victory and our defeat : —
"The English had ten thousand,
Jackson only one ; But what was that to Jackson When him they turned their backs on?"
By a forced march from Ostend, Lambert's brigade arrived at Waterloo just as the battle was commencing. G.C.B. Col.-in-Chf. 10th Foot, 1824. M., 19th Oct., 1816, a dau. of John Mount, of Brocklehurst, in the New Forest. D. at Thames Ditton, 14th Sept., 1847, leaving issue.
AIDE-DE-CAMP.
Lt. T. Baynes, 39th Foot.
Promoted capt. in 1824, and placed on h. p. 20th Nov., 1828. D. at Brussels, 27th May, 1847.
MAJOR OF BRIGADE.
Maj. H. G. W. Smith, 95th Foot, w.
Afterwards the renowned Sir Harry George Wakelyn Smith, Bart., G.C.B. and Col.-in-Chf. Rifle Brigade. Bn. at Whittlesea, Isle of Ely ; son of a local surgeon. Entered the 95th Rifles in 1805. Was present at the capture of Monte Video. Served at twelve general actions in the Pa. and was afterwards A. A.G. in America. Served at Bladensburg and the destruction of Washington. Sent home with despatches. Went out again under Sir E. Pakenham, and was present at the attack upon the enemy's lines near New Orleans. Promoted brevet It.-col. for his services at Waterloo. Commanded a division in the Kaffir War of 1834-5. In 1840 was A.-G. in India. K.C.B. for battle of Maharajpore. G.C.B. for the Sutlej Campaign. Created a baronet for his victory at Aliwal. C.-in-C. at Cape of Good Hope in Kaffir War of 1848. He m., in 1816, a young Spanish lady, Juana Maria de los Dolores de Leon, who
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had appealed to him for protection on the day after the assault on Badajoz in Apr. 1812. D. in London, without issue, 12th Oct., 1860, and was buried at Whittlesea. M. I., in St. Mary's Church.
MAJOR-GENERAL.
Sir Colquboun Grant, K.C.B., w
"Descended from the Grants of Gartenbeg." In order to show the antiquity of the great " Clan Grant," one of the name asserted that the verse in the Old Testament, saying, " There were giants in the earth in those days" had been wrongly translated, and that it ought to read : " There were Grants in those days." This genealogical flight reminds one of the story of a negro servant, Deemers by name, who, hearing his Yankee master everlastingly talking of his ancestors, cut into the conversation one fine morning wheu waiting at table with the following : "Massa, an ancestor of mine is mentioned in de Bible; I heard de minister read out last Sunday a chapter about a coloured man — one nigger Deemers 1 "
Colquhoun Grant commanded the 72nd Regt. in the expedition to the Cape of Good Hope, under Sir David Baird, in 1806, and on 8'h Jan. was wounded in the action with the Batavian army. In Sir D. Baird's despatch, announcing the victory of the British troops, occurs this passage : "Your lordship will perceive the name of Lt.-Col. Grant among the wounded ; but the heroic spirit of this officer was not subdued by his misfortune, and he continued to lead his men to glory as long as an enemy was opposed to the 72nd Regt." The following is an authentic anecdote : —
Sir Colquhoun Grant, being in command of a regt. at Clonmel, he gave offence in some way to an honest shopkeeper, named Mulcahy, who struck him on the parade, in presence of his whole corps. The officers rushed forward to seize the delinquent, but Sir Colquhoun interposed, declaring that he had been the aggressor, and as the gentleman thou.ht proper to resent his conduct in so gross a manner, it remained for him to seek the usual reparation. " Oh 1 " exclaimed Mulcahy, " if it's for fight- ing you are, I'll fight you ; but it shall neither be with swords nor pistols, nor anything else but my two fists" (and fine big mutton fists they were, sure enough). " Well, then," replied the gallant officer, " with all my heart. By insulting you, I have put myself on a level with you, and of course cannot refuse to meet you on your own terms. Come along, sir." The men were dismissed ; and Col. Grant, accompanied by his adversary and some mutual friends, repaired to the mess-room, where he very speedily closed up Mr. Mulcahy's peepers, and sent him home perfectly {satisfied. That was the proudest day of Mulcahy's life, and many a time has he boasted of the black eye he got from a K.C.B., as if it were an honourable ordinary emblazoned upon his escutcheon. " Ever since that morning," would he say, " let me meet Sir Colquhoun Grant, where I might, in town or country, among lords or ladies, dressed in plain clothes or dizened out in gold and scarlet, he would give me his hand and say, ' How are you, Billy? "'
In Aug., 1808, Grant was appointed It.-col. of the 15th Lt. Dns., and served in the Pa. Had five horses shot under him at Waterloo. G.C.B., G.C.H. Col.-in-Chf. 15th Hussars, 1827. Lt.-Gen. Succeeded to a large property at Frampton, co. Dorset, 1833, M, Marcia, dau, of
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Kev. J. Richards, of Long Bredy, co Dorset, and had an only surviving child, Marcia, who eloped with Richard Brinsley Sheridan in May 1835. Sir C. Grant d., 20th Dec., 1835.
AIDE-DE-CAMP.
Lt. R. Mansfield, 15th Hussars, w.
Eldest son of Francis Mansfield, of Castle Wray, by Margaret West, grand-dau. of John Leonard, of co. Fermanagh. Left the army soon after obtaining his troop in 15th Hussars. D. 12th Nov., 1854.
EXTRA AIDE-DE-CAMP.
Capt. W. Moray, 17th Lt. Dns., w.
Representative and possessor of the estates of the ancient House of Abercairnie. 2nd son of Ool. Charles Moray, by the elder dau. and heir of Sir Win. Stirling. Bart., of Ardoch. Promoted brevet maj. 19th June, 1817. Placed on h. p., 10th Nov., 1821. Succeeded his elder brother in 1840. Assumed the additional surname of Stirling. M. the Hon. Fanny Douglas, dau. of Archibald, Lord Douglas. D. s. p., 9th Feb., 1850.
MAJOR OP BRIGADE.
Capt. Jones, h. p.
Capt. Charles Jones, of 15th Hussars, was placed on h. p. in 1814. He appears to have been brought back to f. p. after 1817 as capt. in the York Chasseurs, and to have been again placed on h. p., 29th March, 1821. In 1830 his name was still on h. p. list.
MAJOR-GENERAL.
Sir James Lyon, K.C.B.
It is to be recorded of this officer that he had served on board the fleet under Lord Howe, and was present at the glorious action of 1st June, 1794 — his regt. being at that time employed as marines. Was with the reserve at Hal, and did not share in the great battle of 18th June. G.C.H. Governor of Barbadoes, 1828. Col.-in-Chf., 24th Foot, 1829. D. at Brighton, 14th Oct., 1844.
AIDE-DE-CAMP.
Lt. Jas. McGlashan, 2nd Lt. Batt. K.G.L.
Promoted capt. in same regt., 22nd Aug., 1815. Exchanged with Capt . Richter, of 1st Ceylon Regt., 25th Dec., 1815. Left the army soon after 1817.
MAJOR OF BRIGADE.
Capt. Richter, 1st Ceylon Regt.
George Richter was placed on h. p. from 2nd Lt. Batt. K.G.L., 24th Feb 1816. Was on the h. p. list in 1830. D. as bt. maj. 23rd May, 1833.
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MAJOR-GENERAL.
Major- Gen. Peregrine Maitland.
Son of Thos. Maitland, of Shrubs Hall, in the New Forest. Joined the 1st Regt. of Foot Guards in 1792. Commanded the 1st Brigade of Guards at the battle of Nive. The example he set, both at Quatre Bras and Waterloo, had much to do with the victory then obtained over the French. When Napoleon's " Old Guard" made that gigantic and final effort, on the evening of June 18th, to retrieve the fortunes of the day, it was Maitland's brigade which checked their advance and drove them headlong down the bloody slope. " Now, Maitland, now's your time 1 " said Wellington, as the leading column of the French Guards approached the crest of the slope where the British Guards were stationed— the front rank kneeling. How Maitland responded is told in the words of Col. J. H. Stanhope in his letter to the Duke of York :— " Were it possible for me to add anything to the reputation of Maitland by stating the gallantry he has shown, cheering on with his hat off, I could dwell long on the subject." Made K.C.B., 22nd June, 1815. Received the Russian Order of St. Vladimir and the Dutch Order of Wilhelm. C.-in-C. at Madras, 1836. Gov. and C.-in-C. at Cape of Good Hope, 1843. Col.-in-Chf., 17th Foot same year. M. firstly, 1803, Hon. Louisa, 2nd dau. of Sir Edward and the Baroness Crofton. She d. 1805. He m. secondly, in 1815, Lady Sarah Lennox, 2nd dau. of 4th Duke of Richmond. D., 30th May, 1854.
AIDE-DE-CAMP.
Ens. Lord Hay, 1st Ft. Gds., K.
Killed at Quatre Bras. Had ridden and won a race at the Grammont Races on 13th June, and was dead on the 16th. Was acting as adjutant to Lord Saltoun. His horse, a fine thoroughbred, refused a fence, and tried to wheel round. As Lord Saltoun was passing down a path close by, a body fell across his horse's neck and rolled off. It was poor Hay, who had been picked off by a French cavalry skirmisher, who was, in his turn, shot dead by a Grenadier. James, Lord Hay, eldest son of William, 16th Earl of Errol, by his 2nd wife — Alicia, youngest dau. of Samuel Eliot, of the Island of Antigua — was born 7th July, 1797. In The History of the Grenadier Guards he is erroneously called " Lord James Hay." The latter officer, also in the 1st Guards, lived for many years afterwards.
MAJOR OF BRIGADE.
Capt. J. Gunthorpe, 1st Ft. Gds.
Promoted capt. and It.-col., 26th Dec., 1821. Retired from the army, 1833. His elder brother, Lewis, of same regt., was killed in the cam- paign in Holland, 1799.
MAJOR-GENERAL.
Major-Gen. G. Johnstone.
George Johnstone was appointed a It. in the Royal Marines, 5th March, 1776. Served at New York and Halifax, and was in several sea en- gagements in the Indian Ocean. In 1792 he received a company in the
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New South Wales Corps, and embarked for that colony, where he served several years. Being at Hal, with the Reserves, he was not present at Waterloo. In his obituary notice in the Scots' Magazine, he is described of " Riggheads." He d. in Edinburgh, 19th Dec,, 1825.
AIDE-DE-CAMP.
Capt. C. G. Gray, 95th Foot,
Charles George Gray served in the Pa., and was wounded at Badajoz. Promoted bt.-major 21st Jan., 1819. In 1830 was major on the un- attached list, and on 27th May, 1836, became It.-col. Retd. in 1837.
MAJOR OF BRIGADE.
Capt. S. Holmes, 78th Foot.
Served in the Pa. and Je 1 a forlorn hope at Burgos. Stephen Holmes was placed on h. p. 25th Apri', 1816. Brought back to f. p. as capt. 90th Regt., 3rd Feb., 1820. R. h. p. with rank of major, 24th Dec., 1825. In 1838, as It.-col., reed, the appointment of Dep. Inspector Gen. of the Irish Constabulary. K. H. D. in 1839.
MAJOR-GENERAL.
Major-Gen. Frederick Adam, w.
Bn. 1781. 4th son of the Rt. Hon. Wm. Adam, of Blair Adam, Lord Lieut, for co. Kinross, by 2nd dau, of 10th Lord Elphinstone. Received an ensign's commission in 1795, but continued his education and studied " the art of war " at the Milit. Academy, Woolwich. Made lieut. in the 26th Foot, 1796, and capt., 1799. Served with the 27th Foot in Holland from July to October, 1799, and was present in several actions. Served four months in 9th Foot, as capt., and then exchanged to the Coldstream Guards. Served in Egypt, and was promoted major in 1H03, and in 1805, at age of 24, purchased the command of 21st Fool". Served in Sicily, and at battle of Maida. Appointed A.D.C. to the Prince Regent in 1811. In 1813 obtained command of a brigade in the army, and was sent to Spain. His command lay on the eastern side of the Pa., where there was a great lack of good commanders. Adam maintained his reputation, despite several reverses. When the French stormed and took Ordal, 12th Sept., 1813, he had his left arm broken and his left hand shattered. Made maj.-gen. 1814. The rout of the Old Guard at Waterloo by General Adam's Brigade was the turn- ing-point of the battle, and ensured victory. G.C.B., G.C.M.G., P.O., Gen. and Col.-in-Chf. 21st Foot. Gov. Ionian Islands. D. 17th Aug., 1853, very suddenly at Greenwich railway station. His widow d. 26th May, 1904.
AIDE-DE-CAMP.
Lt. R. P. Campbell, 7th Foot.
Robert Preston Campbell fired the last gun at Waterloo, and the gun was a French one 1 It was one of the guns captured by the 71st Regt. in the sauve qui peut of the French, and was turned against their re- treating masses by some men of the 71st under Lieut. Torriano and discharged by Campbell (Siborne, vol. II., p. 234). Was placed on h. p. 25th Feb., 1816, but given a company in the Ceylon Rifles, 27th March, 1823. DM as capt. in that regt., 182.5,
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EXTRA AIDE-DE-CAMP.
Capt. C. Yorke, 52nd Foot.
Aftda. F. M. Sir Charles Yorke, G.C.B., Col.-in-Chf. Rifle Bde. Son of Col. Yorke (who had once held the appointment of Lieut, of the Tower), by Juliana, dau. of John Dodd. Placed on h. p. 25th Feb., 1816. Brought back to f. p. as capt. 52nd Regt. L.I., 2nd July, 1818. Succeeded Sir W. Gomm as Constable of the Tower. D. in London, 20th Nov., 1879, aged 90.
MAJOE OF BRIGADE.
Maj. Thos. Hunter-Blair, 91st Foot, w.
A most gallant and able officer. Served in the Pa. ; was wounded and made prisoner at Talavera, and detained in France until the peace of 1814. Made a bt.-lt.-col. for his services at Waterloo. He was brother to Sir David Hunter-Blair, 3rd Bart, of Dunskey, co. Wigtown, and m., 1820, Mias Eliza Norris. D. a maj.-gen. and C.B., 31st Aug., 1849, at Leamington.
MAJOR-GENERAL.
Sir Colin Halkett, K.C.B., w.
Bn. 7th Sept., 1774. Eldest son of Frederick Halketl, a maj.-gen. in the British Service, who had also served in the Dutch army, by Georgina, dau. and heir of George Seton. Raised the German Legion, and served with distinction in the Pa. Had four horses shot under him at Waterloo. G.C.B. and G.C.H. Col.-in-Chf. 31st Regt., 183*. Gov. of Jersey and aftds. C.-in-C. at Bombay. M. Letitia (Crickett), widow of Capt. Tyler, R.A., and had issue. He d., 24th Sept , 1856, being then Gov. of Chelsea Hospital.
AIDES-DE-CAMP.
Capt. H. Marschalk, 1st Lt. Batt., K.G.L., K.
Henry von Marschalk was killed whilst gallantly assisting Baron Baring to defend La Haye Sainte, which was captured by the French after a noble resistance.
Capt. A. Home, 2nd Lt. Batt., K.G.L.
Alexander Home was one of the many Scotchmen who had joined the German Legion. D., at Hanover, 12th Oct., 1821, as capt. in the Hanoverian Rifle Guards
MAJOR OF BRIGADE.
Capt. W. Crofton, 54th Foot, K.
Walter Crofton left a widow and four children. Pens, of £100 per ann. granted to Mrs. Harriet Crofton, the widow, whose maiden name was Wauchope. The late Rt. Hon. Sir Walter Frederick Crofton, born in 1815, was a son of the above gallant Irish officer,
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MAJOR-GENERAL.
Sir Hussey Vivian, K.C.B.
Richard Hussey Vivian, eldest son of John Vivian, of Truro, Cornwall, Warden of the Stannaries, by Betsey, only surviving child of the Rev. Richard Cranch ; was born 28th July, 1775, and entered the army as ensign in the 20th Foot, in July, 1793. Served in Holland in the campaigns of 1795 and 1799. On 1st Dec., 1804, was appointed a lt.-col. in 7th Lt. Dns. Served with his regt. in the retreat from Corunna. In 1813 commanded the 7th Dns. in the Pa., and in Nov. of same year was appointed to the command of a cavalry brigade, and was present at the battle of the Nive. Was sev. wnded. in the advance upon Toulouse. In the dispatch on this occasion, Lord Wellington observes : " Col. Vivian had an opportunity of making a most gallant attack upon a superior body of the enemy's cavalry, which they drove through the village of Croix D'Orade." When the 18th Hussars were approaching two squares of the Old Guard at Waterloo, Gen. Vivian rode up to the regt. with the brief address : " Eighteenth, you will follow me." The 18th responded, in expressive language, that they were ready to follow the general anywhere. The charge was made on the cavalry and guns, and waa eminently successful. G.C.B. and G.C.H. Was created a baronet 1828, and a baron in the peerage of England, 1841. Col.-in-Chf. 12th Dns. Master-Gen, of the Ordnance, 1835-41. Was twice married, and left issue by both wives. D., 20th Aug., 1842.
AIDE-DE-CAMP.
Capt. Edward Keane, 7th Hussars.
Made a bt.-maj. for his services at Waterloo. 3rd son of Sir John Keane, 1st Bart., by Sarah, dau. of John Kelly. His elder brother, General Sir John Keane, was created a peer of England, as Baron Keane of Ghuznee, in Afghanistan, 1839. Was lt.-col. of 6th Dns., 1825-33. R. h. p. 29th March, 1833. Reappointed to the Gren. Guards, and retd., in 1838, as col. D., 2nd Nov., 1866. M., 17th Jan., 1818, Anna, 3rd dau. of Sir Wm. Fraser, Bart., of Ledechune, co. Inverness.
EXTRA AIDE-DE-CAMP.
Lt. C. A. Fitzroy, R. H. Gds.
Aftds. Lt.-Col. Sir Charles Augustus Fitz-roy, K.C.B. and K.C.H., Capt. Gen. and Gov. of New South Wales. Eldest son of Lord Charles Fitz-roy, by Frances, dau. of Edward Miller Mundy, of Shipley, co. Derby. Bn. 10th June, 1796. Placed on h. p. as lt.-col. in 1825. M., 1st, llth March, 1820, Lady Mary Lennox, eldest dau. of 4th Duke of Richmond, and had issue. He d., 16th Feb., 1858.
MAJOR OP BRIGADE.
Capt. Thos. Noel Harris, h. p., w.
Son of Rev. Hamlyn Harris, rector of Whitehall, co. Rutland. Served in the Pa. Went to Germany in 1813, and served with the Prussian army until the surrender of Paris in 1814. Was at Leipsio and all the battles with Blucher in 1814. Sent to London by It.-gen. Sir Charles Stewart 30th March, 1814, with despatches announcing the taking of
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Paris by the Allied Sovereigns. Reed, the Prussian Order of Merit, and the Russian Orders of St. Anne and St. Vladimir, for his services* with the Allied Army. Lost his right arm at Waterloo, and was other- wise severely wounded. R. h. p. 1830, as col. K.C.H. Was chief magistrate at Gibraltar for some years, and a groom of His Majesty's Privy Chamber. Was married three times. His first wife was Mary Thomson (nee White), widow of Robert Thomson, of Camphill, co. Renfrew. D., at Updown, Eastry, 23rd March, 1860. An interesting memoir of Sir T. N. Harris was compiled by C. B. Harris, Esq., grandson of the above veteran.
ADJUTANT-GENERAL.
Maj.-Gen. Sir Edward Barnes, K.C.B., w.
Known at Waterloo as " our fire eating adjutant-general." His family appears to have been of Irish extraction. His father was a brother of the Robert Barnes whose two daughters and co-heirs married into the good old family of Johnston, of Kilmore, co. Armagh. In 1794 we find Edwd. Barnes maj. in 99th Foot. As It.-col. of 46th Foot, he comded. a bde. at the capture of Martinique and Guadaloupe. Served on the staff in Spain and Portugal, and comded. a bde. at the battles of Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Nive and Orthes. His forward gallantry, on 2nd August, 1813, on the Heights of Eschalar, when, with a small force, he attacked a large part of the French army, in a strong position, occasioned a distinguished officer to say : " Barnes set at the French as if every man had been a bull-dog and himself the best bred of all." In 1819 was on the staff in Ceylon, and in 1824 was appointed Gov. of that island. Held this appointment until 1831, and so endeared himself to the natives that his departure was universally lamented, and a monument was erected in his honour. Was C.-in-C. in India from 1831 to May, 1833, with the local rank of general. M.P. fur Sudbury. G.C.B. and Col.-in-Chf. 78th Regt. It is worthy of note that the present Army and Navy Club owed its existence to the joint exertions of Sir Edward Barnes and Adml. Bowles, who may be termed the founders ef this club. Sir Edward m., in 1824, Maria, eldest dau of Walter Fawkes, of Farnley Hall, Otley, and had issue. D. in London, 19th March, 1838.
AIDE-DE-CAMP.
Maj. Andrew Hamilton, 4th W. I. Regt.
Made a bt. It.-col. for Waterloo. M. 1816, Anne, eldest dau. of Wm. Ord, of Fanham, Newminster Abbey, and Whitfield, co. Northumberland, and had issue. Served as A.D.C. to Sir Edward Barnes in Ceylon, and d. 1821.
DEPUTY ADJUTANT-GENERAL.
Col. Sir John Elley, K.C.B., R. H. Gds., w.
This distinguished general entered the army as a private soldier and rose by his own merits. He commanded the rear guard of the cavalry at Talavera. Was employed on the staff from 1807 to 1819, when he resumed the command of his old regt. — the Horse Guards. K.C.B. ; K.C.H. ; K.M.T., &c. Lt.-Gen. and Col.-in-Chf. 7th Hussars. He repre- sented Windsor in Sir Robert Peel's Govt. D. 23rd Jan., 1839, unm., at
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Chalderton Lodge, near Amesbury. Left large bequests to charities ; also money to provide plate for the 7th Hussars and 17th Lancers.
ASSISTANT ADJUTANTS-GENERAL.
Lt.-Col. J. Waters, Unattached, w.
Afterwards Lt.-Gen. Sir John Waters, K.C.B. In the Par. War he was attached to the Portuguese army and was taken prisoner. When Wellington heard of this officer's capture, he quietly remarked, " Col. Waters will not remain long in the hands of the enemy." Being a reckless and dare-devil rider Waters made so sure of his speedy escape that he mockingly told his captors they would not have him on their hands for long. Such proved the case, for having managed to get his spurs sharpened, he literally " rode away " from his pursuers one fine morning, and they saw him no more. D. 21st Nov., 1812. His heir was his brother Edmond Thomas Waters, of Tyvree and Stormy, co. Glamorgan, who d. 1848, leaving issue.
Lt.-Col. Sir George H. Berkeley, K.C.B., 35th Foot, w.
Eldest son of Adml. Sir George Berkeley. Served in the Pa. Was for a short time Surveyor-Gen, of the Ordnance, and M.P. for Devonport. D. a maj.-gen. and col. of the 35th Foot, 25th Sept., 1857.
Lt.-Col. Sir Guy Campbell, Bt., 6th Foot.
Eldest son of Lt.-Gen. Colin Campbell, It.-gov. of Gibraltar, by Mary, eldest dau. and co-heir of Col. Guy Johnson. Entered the 6th Foot, of which Gen. Colin Campbell was col., at an early age ; and for his distinguished conduct in the Pa., when serving as maj. of the 6th Foot, was created a baronet in May, 1815 : C.B. and gold medal for the Pyrenees. M., 1st, the eldest dau. and co-heir of Montagu Burgoyne, of Marks Hall, and had issue. M., 2ndly, in 1820, Pamela, eldest dau. of the late Lord Edward Fitz-gerald, and had issue. Maj.-gen. in the army. D. at Kingstown, Ireland, 25th Jan., 1849.
Lt.-Col. Sir Noel Hill, K.C.B., 1st Ft. Gds.
Afterwards It.-col. of the 13th Lt. Dns., and commandant of the Cavalry Depot. Bn. 24th Feb., 1784. 7th son of Sir John Hill, Bart., and brother of Lord Hill. Served with distinction in the Pa., and com- manded the 1st Portuguese Regiment, which he soon brought into a state of efficiency. In 1814 was transferred to a company in the 1st Foot Guards. Made K.C.B. and K.T.S., and after Waterloo was nominated u Knight of the Bavarian Order of Maximilian Joseph. Appointed D.A.G. in Canada, 1827. Succeeded Sir John Brown in the command of the cavalry dep6t at Maidstone, and d. there, 8th Jan., 1832. Bd. with military honours at Maidstone. By his wife (4th dau. of 1st Baron Teignmouth), Sir Noel left several children.
Lt.-Col. D. Barclay, 1st Ft. Gds.
Col. Delancey Barclay, C.B , was for some years A.D.C. to the King and to the Duke of York. He d. at his house at Tillingbourne, near Dorking, 29th March, 1826.
Lt.-Col. H. Rooke, 3rd Ft. Gds.
Afterwards Maj.-Gen. Sir Henry Willoughby Rooke, C.B., and K.C.H.,of Martinsherne, Berks, and afterwards of Pilston House, co. Monmouth. Bn. 2nd August, 1782. Younger son of Col. Charlea Rooke (who raised
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a regiment called the "Windsor Volunteers," and was allowed by George III. to reside in the " Stone Tower " of Windsor Castle, where he d., 1827) by Elizabeth, dau. of Ambrose Dawson, of Langcliffe and Bolton Hall, co. York, by Mary, sister of Sir Willoughby Aston, Bart. The Rookes have been in the army for six successive generations : and that distinguished sailor, Adm. Sir George Kooke, who took Gibraltar in 1704, also belonged to this family. Sir H. W. Rooke m., in 1804, his first cousin, Selina Rooke (dau. and heir of Henry Rooke), and had issue. He d. 2nd May, 1869.
Lt.-Col. E. Currie, 90th Foot, K.
Edward Currie, junior maj. of the 90th Foot, and bt. It.-c >!., was a scion of the Annandale family of that name who resided at'Dalebank. He was the tenth of a family who had sacrificed their home in their country's service. Received his first commission when only thirteen, from the Duke of York, in consequence of the meritorious services of his father in the army. Fought under Abercromby in Egypt, and was A.D.C. to Lord Hill in the Pa. Received the thanks of the C.-in-C. for his bravery at Talavera, Almarez, and Aroyo de Molinoa.
Maj. A. Wylly, 7th Foot.
Afterwards Lt.-Col. Alexander Campbell Wylly, C.B., of the 95th Regt. Served in Spain and Portugal as A.D.C. to Sir Edward Pakenham ; also in the American campaign in similar capacity. Sent home after Pakenham's death with despatches from Sir John Lambert, in which he (Wylly) was very honourably named. D. in Malta, 10th Nov., 1827.
Maj. G. Evatt, 55th Foot.
Col. George Evatt began his military career as a private in a foot regt. His gallantry and ability, shown in many engagements, procured him a commission, and he became capt. and bt.-major in the 55th Regt. On 25th June, 1816, he was appointed commandant of the Royal Military Asylum, Southampton, and d. there, 29th Oct., 1840.
Maj. W. Darling, h. p.
Wm. Lindsay Darling served at the reduction of Guadaloupe in 1810, and during the latter part of the Par. War was on the staff. Was A.A.G. to Sir C. Colville's division in June, 1815, and served at the storming of Cambray. Attained the rank of gen. and was appointed Col.-in-Chf. 98th Regt. in 1854. D. 7th Jan., 1864.
Maj. F. Breymann, 2nd Lt. Batt., K.G.L.
Frederick Leopold Breymann served in the Pa., and was wounded both at Talavera and Burgos. Placed on h. p. as maj. in Feb., 1816. Made C.B. for Waterloo. D. at Tesperhude, near Lauenburg, Denmark,
DEPUTY-ASSISTANT ADJUTANTS-GENERAL.
Capt. the Hon. E. S. Erskine, 60th Foot, w.
Esme Stuart Erskine was sev. wnded. and taken prisoner on 17th June, 1815. He was brought before Napoleon, who asked him many ques- tions, and showed a perfect knowledge of the strength of the British army. The conversation being ended, Erskine was put in charge of a guard, and a surgeon sent to attend to his wounded arm, which had to
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be amputated. Bn. 1789. 4th son of Baron Erskine, Lord Chancellor, by Frances, dan. of Daniel Moore, M.P. Was promoted bt.-mai. for Waterloo, and transferred, in 1816, to 2nd Ceylon Regt. and made bt. lt.-col. same year. M., 1809, Eliza, dau. of Lt.-Col. Smith, and had issue. D. 26th August, 1817.
Capt. Lord Charles Fitzroy, 1st Ft. Gds.
2nd son of 4th Duke of Grafton by Lady Charlotte Waldegrave. Bn. 28th Feb., 1791. Served in the Pa. R. h. p. as maj. and bt. lt.-col. 27th Foot, 1821. M.P. Bury St. Edmunds. Vice- Chamberlain of the Household. M. 25th Oct., 1825, Lady Anne Cavendish, 2nd dau. of 1st Earl of Burlington, and had issue. D. at Hampton, 17th June, 1865.
Capt. C. A. F. Bentinck, 2nd Ft. Gds.
Made bt.-maj. for Waterloo. 2nd son of John Charles Bentinck, a count of the Roman Empire, by Lady Jemima de Ginkel, dau. of the Earl of Athlone. Bn. 4th March, 1792.. Served in Pa., and under Lord Lyne- doch in Flanders, as adjt. of his regt. Attained rank of It.-gen. and Col.-in-Chf. 12th Foot in 1857. M. 30th Jan., 1846, Countess Caroline, eldest dau. of Count of Waldeck-Pyrmont, and had issue. D. 28th Oct., 1864.
Capt. George Black, 54th Foot.
D. as capt. in same regt. in 1825. Capt. H. S. Blanckley, 23rd Foot.
Henry Stanyford Blanckley was promoted brevet-maj. 21st June, 1817.
Exchanged to the 13th Lt. Dns., and d. 1820.
Capt. Hon. Wm. Curzon, 69th Foot, K.
Third son of Nathaniel, 2nd Baron Scarsdale, by his 2nd wife (Felicite" de Wattines). He met his fate at Waterloo with almost "military glee." In falling from his horse, he called out gaily to Lord March, who had been galloping by his side, " Good bye, dear March."
Lt. Jas. Henry Hamilton, 46th Foot, w.
Promoted captain 26th March, 1823, and transferred to 45th Regiment. D. 3rd Jan. 1827.
Lt. John Harford, 7th Rl. Veteran Batt.
Probably rose from the ranks. His name is not in the 1812 Army List. His regt. was reduced in 1816, and he was placed on ret. f. p., which denoted distinguished service. In the Army List for 1824, and suc- ceeding years, his name is spelt " Hurford." D. 1839.
Lt. E. Gerstlacher, 3rd Hussars, K.G.L.
Eberhard Gerstlacher joined the K. G. L. in March, 1813. Served in North Germany, 1813-14. Made brevet-capt. for Waterloo. Living at Carlsruhe in 1837.
Lt. Jas. Rooke, h. p.
Only son of Gen. James Rooke, Col.-in-Chf. 38th Regt., who was M.P. for co. Monmouth in five Parliaments, by Eliz. Brown. Lieut. Rooke was attached to the Prince of Orange's staff at Waterloo, as an extra A.D.C. For his services on this occasion was appointed, llth Aug., 1816, a lieut. in the Staff Corps of Cavalry. In 1817 he joined the
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Venezuelan Independent Army, and was given the rank of col. by Gen. Bolivar, who commanded the " Patriots." D. of a wound received in action in 1819. Wa8 twice married, and left issue by his 1st wife.
DEPUTY JUDGE ADVOCATE.
Lt.-Col. Stephen Arthur Goodman, h. p.
Junior maj. 48th Regt., 26th Dec., 1813. Placed on h. p. with brevet rank of It.-col, in 1814. D. in British Guiana 2nd Jan., 1844, whilst holding the post of Vendue-Master of Demerara and Esequibo.
DEPUTY QUARTERMASTER-GENERAL.
Col. Sir Wm. Howe De Lancey, K.C.B., K.
The De Lanceys were descended from a wealthy Huguenot family, who went from Caen, in Normandy, to America, after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes. In the short space of sixty years this family produced three celebrated soldiers, viz., Gen. Oliver De Lan- ey, a leading American loyalist, who fought on the British side during the War of Independence, and, settling in England, d. at Beverley, 1785. In another generation, an Oliver De Lancey distinguished himself as a Christine leader in the Spanish war, and was killed at the siege of San Sebastian in 1837. The third distinguished soldier of this family was the above Wm. Howe De Lancey, who was only son of S. De Lancey, Gov. of Tobago, by Cornelia his wife, who d. in 1817. His early career was one of renown, and in 1799 we find him maj. of the 45th Regt., at the age of 21. On 4th April, 1815, he was married, in Scotland, to the beautiful Magdalen Hall, dau. of Sir James Hall, Bart., of Dunglass, by Lady Helen Douglas, dau. of 4th Earl of Selkirk. The return of Napoleon from Elba once more called De Lancey to the seat of war. Leaving his fair young wife, he proceeded, in May. to Brussels, whither he was followed, the first week in June, by his bride. At Waterloo, when riding by Wellington's side, the wind of a cannon ball knocked him off his horse. This, it was afterwards found, had separated the ribs from the back-bone, and caused a fatal injury. Wellington caused De Lancey to be removed to a hut in a blanket. For some days hopes were entertained of his recovery, and he was devotedly nursed by his sorrow-stricken wife, whose perilous drive to the battle-field, and her experiences, were lately given in the Illustrated Naval and Military Magazine, from an old MS. narrative written by herself. After lingering ten days, the hero died.
" Fair lady's love, and splendid fame,
De Lancey did enthral. His loyal heart alike they claim, They sigh to see him fall."
ASSISTANT QUARTERMASTERS-GENERAL.
Col. Hon. Alex. Abercromby, 2nd Ft. Gds., w.
Bn. 4th March, 1784. 4th son of Sir Ralph Abercromby, of Tullibody, who fell at Aboukir, by Mary Anne, dau. of John Menzies, of Ferntoun, Perthshire, who was created a baroness in 1801. As Lieut.-Cui. of the 28th Foot, commanded a bde. in the Pa., and received the gold cross. K.T.S. Made C.B. for Waterloo. M.P. for Clackmannanshire, 1817-18. D. 27th Aug., 1853. 8 6473. D
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Col. F. E. Hervey, 14th Lt. Dns.
Afterwards Col. Sir Felton Elwell Hervey-Bathurst, Bart. He was eldest son of Felton Lionel Hervey, by Selina, only dau. and heir of Sir John Elwell, Bart. After Waterloo was appointed A B.C. to Wellington, which post he held during the British occupation in France. The following anecdote is from Reminiscences of Wellington and Anecdotes of his Staff, by Lord Wm. Lennox : — " Felton Hervey, of the 14th, who had lost an arm when in pursuit of the enemy flying from Oporto, always mounted himself ami his orderly upon English hunters, so as to make his escape should he at any time be unexpectedly surrounded. Upon one occasion, when reconnoitring, Hervey rode up, by mistake, to a small detachment of French cavalry. Fortunately for him, the men were dismounted, and busily employed in cooking their rations ; but no sooner was the colonel discovered, and his rank recog- nized, than the order to mount was given. Hervey and his orderly, finding the odda greatly against them, immediately started off at a tremendous pace to reach our lines. The French dragoons were quickly in their saddles, for the prize was worth gaining, and amidst wild shouts and loud halloes, 'gave chase to their tiying foes. The noise attracted the attention of some of the enemy's lancers, who, being posted nearer the English forces, were enabled to cut off the retreat of the fugitives. The clattering of the horses' hoofs, who had thus joined in the pursuit, sounded like a death-knell to the two gallant soldiers. 1 Your only chance, colonel,' said the faithful orderly, ' is to make for that ravine.' Hervey followed the suggestion ; the ravine was narrow, with only room for one horse to enter. No sooner had he gained it than, on looking round, a terrible sight presented itself. The devoted soldier, knowing that the life of his commanding officer could alone be saved by the sacrifice of his own, had placed himself across the narrow opening, and was literally pierced and cut to pieces. The delay thus occasioned enabled Hervey to pursue his flight. Gaining the open, he charged a stiff fence, and was soon out of sight of his pursuers." He m., 1817, Louisa Catherine, 3rd dau. of Richard Caton, of Maryland, U.S.A.; was created a baronet, with remainder to his brother Frederick, 3rd Oct., 1818, and d. s. p. 24th Sept., 1819.
Lt.-Col. Robt. Torrens, 1st W. I. Regt.
Afterwards Lt.-Col. of 38th "Regt. and Adjt.-Gen. in India. C.B. Belonged to the Londonderry family of this name, and was a near relative of Sir Henry Torrens, K.C.B., the Adjt.-Gen. In 1836 Col. Torrens was appointed a Commissioner by Parliament, for carrying out their scheme for the colonisation of South Australia.
Lt.-Col. Sir Charles Broke, K.C.B. (Permanent).
2nd son of Philip Broke, of Nacton, Suffolk. Served in the expeditions to Hanover and South America ; also in the Pa. K.C.B. in Jan., 1815. Decorated with the Russian Order of St. Vladimir and the Dutch Order of Wilhelm, for his gallantry at Waterloo. In 1822 took the surname of Vere, in addition to that of Broke. A.D.C. to King Wm. IV., and K.C.H.; M.P. for East Suffolk. His elder brother was created a bart. in 1813, in consideration of the gallant victory he had achieved 1st June, 1813, as capt. of the " Shannon" ship of war, over the American frigate " Chesapeake." Sir C. Broke- Vere d. a maj.-gen. 1st April, 1843.
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Lt.-Col. Sir Jeremiah Dickson, K.C.B. (Permanent).
Joined the 2nd Dn. Gds., as cornet, in 1798. Served in the Pa., and was A.Q.M.G-. to the army in Spain, and received the gold cross and one clasp. Promoted col. 27th May, 1825 ; appointed Q.M.G. in India, 12th July 1827, maj.-gen. 1837, and Col.-in-Chf. 61st Regt., 1844. M. 15th March, 1818, Jemima, youngest dau. of Thos. Langford Brooke, of Mere Hall, co. Chester. Sir Jeremiah's parentage is unknown, but from his Scripture name we may conclude that " Job Dickson," ens. 67th Regt., in 1811, was a near relative. Sir Jeremiah d. in March, 1848.
Lt.-Col. Lord Greenock (Permanent).
Charles Murray, Lord Greenock succeeded his father, in 1843, as 2nd Earl Cathcart, G.C.B., Gen. and Col.-in-Chf. 1st D. G. Received the gold medal for Barroaa. Gov. Edinburgh Castle, Comr. of the Forces and Gov.-Gen. in North America. Bn. 1783 ; d. at St. Leonard's 16th July, 1859, having m., 30th Sept., 1818, in France, Henrietta, 2nd dau. of Thos. Mather, and left issue.
Lt.-Col. John George Woodford, 1st Ft. Gds.
Bn. at Chatham, 28th Feb., 1785. Younger son of Col. John Woodford, by his 2nd wife (Susan, dau. of Cosmo, Duke of Gordon) and widow of 9th Earl of Westmoreland. D.A.Q.M.G. at Corunna, and with Sir J. Moore when the latter was wounded. Wounded same day, and horse shot. Waa attached to Gen. Sir C. Colville's division, but was sent, on the evening of 17th June, by his gen. to Wellington, to ask him if the British troops at Hal should join the main army. Only reached Waterloo a few hours before the battle commenced. Acted as extra A.D C. to Wellington at Waterloo. C.B. and Col. Maj.-Gen. in 1837. K.C.B. and K.C.H. D. 22nd March, 1879.
Lt.-Col. C. Grant, llth Foot.
Colquhoun Grant joined the llth Foot in 1795, and attained the rank of Lt. Col. of 54th Regt. in 1821. C.B. for Waterloo. Son of Duncan Grant, of Lingeston, N.B. D. at Aix-la-Chapelle in the spring of 1829.
Lt.-Col. Sir Wm. M. Gomm, K.C.B., 2nd Ft. Gds.
Afterwards F.-M. Sir Wm. Maynard Gomm, G.C.B., Constable of the Tower and Col.-in-Chf. 13th Regt. L. I. ; also D.C.L. and LL.D. This veteran soldier and philanthropist was son of Lieut.-Col. Wm. Gomm, who had served in America in the 46th Regt. The family is undoubtedly of French origin. As far back as 1685 we find Sir Bernard de Gomme appointed Master Surveyor of the Ordnance. Wm. M. Gomm entered the army, as ensign, in 1794, and at the age of 14 carried the colours of the 9th Foot — the Holy Boys — into action in Holland. Served in the Pa., and received the gold cross and one clasp. The charger he rode at Waterloo, by name "George," survived until 1841, aged 33, and was buried under a stone seat in the garden at Stoke Park, near Windsor. The veteran charger's veteran master held the high post of C.-in-C. in India, and received a F.-M.'s baton in Jan., 1868. He d. at Brighton, 15th March, 1875, full of years and good works. By his wife Eliz. (eldest dau. of Lord Robert Kerr), whom he m. in 1830, he had no issue.
Lt.-Col. Sir Henry Hollis Bradford, K.C.B., 1st Ft. Gds., w.
Bn. 25th June, 1781. 3rd and youngest son of Thos. Bradford, of Wood- lands, near Doncaster and Ashdown Pk., co. Sussex, by Eliz., dau. of
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Wm. Otter, of Welham, co. Notts ; served in the Pa., Knt. of the Dutch Order of Wilhelm, and of the Russian Order of St. Vladimir. D. at La Vacherie, near Lilli&re, France, 7th Dec., 1816, of wounds reed, at Waterloo. Bur. at Storrington, Sussex.
Lt.-Col. Sir George Scovell, K.C.B., h. p.
Aftds. G.C.B., Col.-in-Chf. 4th Lt. Dns., and Gov. Rl. Milit. College, Sandhurst. Served in the Pa., and was present at Corunna as D.A.Q.M.G. Reed, the gold cross and one clasp ; also the silver war medal with eight clasps, and 4th class of St. Vladimir of Russia. D. at Henley Park, Guildford, 17th Jan., 1861.
Lt.-Col. D. Kelly, 73rd Foot.
Dawson Kelly joined the 47th Regt. as ens. in 1800. Became major of the 73rd in 1811. Towards the close of the battle of Waterloo a sergeant of his regt. came and told him that all the officers of the 73rd were killed or wounded. Although serving on the staff, Kelly immediately returned to take over the command. C.B. and bt.-lt.-col. On h. p. 15th Jan., 1818. Bt.-col. 1837. D. same year at Dungannon, Ireland. He was 5th son of Thos. Kelly, of Damson's Grove, co. Armagh, by his wife, Jane Waring. M.I. in Armagh Cathedral. Communicated by Lt.-Col. G. H. Johnston, late 15th Foot.
Maj. W. Campbell, 23rd Foot.
Was A.D.C. to Gen. Craufurd in the Pa. D. a C.B. and maj.-gen. 3rd June, 1852.
Maj. Hon. George Lionel Dawson, 1st Dn. Gds., w.
3rd son of John, 2nd Visct., and 1st Earl of Portarlington, by Lady Caro- line Stuart, dau. of 3rd Earl of Bute. Bn. 28th Oct. 1788. Promoted bt.-lt.-col. 4th Dec., 1815. Placed on h. p. 17th Aug., 1820. C.B. Assumed the additional surname of Darner 14th March, 1829. M.,20th Aug., 1825, Mary, dau. of Lord Hugh Seymour, and had issue. D., 14th April, 1856.
Maj. Chas. Beckwith, 95th Foot, w.
Son of Capt. John Beckwith, 23rd Lt. Dns., and nephew of Sir George and Sir T. S. Beckwith. Bn. at Halifax, N.8., 2nd Oct., 1789. His mother was a sister of Judge Haliburton (Sam Slick). Brigade-maj. to the celebrated Light Division in the Pa. Lost his left leg at Waterloo. Was a frequent visitor at Apsley House. Being one day left alone in the Duke's library his attention was called to Gilly's Waldensee, which book graphically described the neglected state of the Waldensee inhabitants. His interest was touched, and soon after he took up his abode among those " primitive Christians of the Alps." Beckwith did much for the good of the people, by whom he was greatly beloved. He d. as maj.-gen. at Torre, 19th July, 1862. See Memoir of General Beckwith, C.B., by M. Meille, translated, London, 1873. Also Foster's Yorkshire Pedigrees.
Capt. Jas. Shaw, 43rd Foot.
Aftds. Sir James Shaw-Kennedy, K.C.B. Bn. 1788. Educated at the Military College at Marlow. Joined the 43rd L.I. as ens., 1805. Served with this regt. at Copenhagen, and proceeded to the Pa. in 1808. Served at Corunna, and in 1809 was adjt. Was A.D.C. to Gen. Robert Craufurd during 1809 and 1810. Present at siege of Ciudad Rodrigo. "Stood
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with Gen. Crauf urd when, in the assault of that fort and place, he placed himself on the crest of the glacis, where he fell mortally wounded." Served at the siege and storming of Badajoz, at Salamanca, and other actions. "On 18th June, 1815, he was allowed, in presence of Welling- ton, to form the 3rd Division (to which he was attached), in a new and unusual order of battle, to meet the formidable masses of cavalry seen forming in its front, and in this formation the division resisted, success- fully, repeated attacks of Napoleon's cavalry." Commanded at Calais during the three years of the Army of Occupation. Organised the constabulary force of Ireland. Bt. maj. for Waterloo. M., 1820, Mary, dau. of David Kennedy, and assumed his wife's name. D. a It.-gen. and Col.-in-Chf. 47th Kegt., 30th May, 1865.
Capt. J. Jessop, 44th Foot, w.
Served as A.D.C. to Gen. Dunlop in the Pa. The late Gen. Sir George L'Bstrange thus speaks of John Jessop in his Recollections (published in 1873) : — "A splendid officer, a perfect gentleman, particularly hand- some, and a capital good fellow." Made C.B. for Waterloo. Placed on h. p. as bt.-maj., 44th Kegt., 1821. D. at Butterley Hall, Derbyshire, in Sept., 1869, aged 90.
DEPUTY-ASSISTANT QUARTERMASTERS-GENERAL.
Capt. E. T. FitzgeraTd, 25th Foot, w.
Edward Thos. Fitzgerald, K.H., 2nd son of Charles Fitzgerald, of Turlough Park, Castlebar, was bn. 22nd Dec., 1784. Placed on h. p. as bt. maj., 1818. M., 20th Nov., 1811, Emma, dau. of Edmond Green, of Medham, in the Isle of Wight, and had issue. D., at Castlebar, 1845, as It.-col. h. p.
Capt. Richard Brunton, 60th Foot.
The name of Brunton is to be found in the Lowlands of Scotland. The above officer, who bore this name, served in the Pa., and obtained his company in the 60th in 1813. Exchanged to the 13th Lt. Dns. 1819. Maj. in 1826, and It.-col. of same regt. 1830. M. 30th June, 1829, Eliz., eldest dau. of Rev. Josiah Thomas, Archdeacon of Bath (by Susanna Harington), and widow of Major Wallace, of the Madras Cavalry, who was shot on parade in India by a sepoy of his regt. Col. Brunton d. at Bath, 1846, leaving issue by his wife, who re-married Edward Downe, of Abbeyside, Dungarvan.
Capt. Thos. Wright, Rl. Staff Corps, w.
Promoted maj., 25th June, 1830. Placed on h. p. 5th Nov. same year. Alive in 1846.
Capt. H. G. MacLeod, 35th Foot, w.
Aftds. Sir Henry George MacLeod, K.H. Col. h. p. 1838. Was knighted by William IV., on being appointed Lt.-Gov. of St. Christopher's. Had previously served in Canada as A.D.C. to the Duke of Richmond. D. at his residence, near Windsor, 20th Aug., 1847. He was 4th eon of Gen. Sir John MacLeod, G.C.H., R.A., and had served six years in the R.A.
Capt. J. J. Mitchell, 25th Foot, w.
This officer was for some years capt. in the 1st Royals. None of the Army Lists give his Christian names— only the enigmatical initials "J. J."
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He was placed on the Irish Half Pay List, in 1816, as capt. in the 25th Foot, and his name disappeared altogether from the Army List soon after that date.
Capt. W. G. Moore, 1st Ft. Gds.
Aftds. Lt.-Gen. Sir Wm. George Moore, K.C.B. Col.-in-Chf. 60th Rifles. Eldest son of Francis Moore, Under-Sec, of War, by Frances, Countess of Eglinton (dau. of Sir Wm. Twysden, Bart.). This Francis Moore was youngest brother of the famous Sir John Moore "of Corunna celebrity." Bn. 1795. Educated at Harrow. Served as A.D.C. to Sir John Hope at siege of Bayonne, and was severely wounded and taken prisoner while attempting to assist his general when dismounted and wounded in the sortie of 14th April, 1814. D. at Petersham, 23rd Oct., 1862.
Capt. Geo. Hillier, 74th Foot.
Aftds. It. -col. of the 62nd Regt. Served in Canada as A.D.C. to Sir P. Maitland, and, subsequently, as D.Q.M.G. in Jamaica. Of Devizes, Wilts. M. before 1820, and left, with other issue, the present Lt.-Col. G. E. Hillier. D. in Bengal, 15th June, 1840.
Capt. W. G. Cameron, 1st Ft. Gds.
Son of Lt.-Gen. Wm. Neville Cameron, H.E.T.C.S., by Charlotte, dau. of Sir Wm. Gordon, 7th Bart, of Embo, co. Sutherland. Capt. Wm. Gordon Cameron lost his right arm at Waterloo and had other severe wounds. K.H., made bt. It.-col., 7th July, 1825, and placed on h. p. the following day. D. at Christchurch, Hants, 26th May, 1856.
Capt. F. Read, Rl. Staff Corps.
Francis Read d. a capt. in the same regt., 4th June, 1829. He appears to have been a relative of Lt.-Col. Wm. Read, who d. at Madras, 21st Aug., 1827, whilst holding the appointment of D.Q.M.G. Another of the same family (Constantine) waa a Lieut, in Rl, Staff Corps, 1830.
Lt. P. T. de Barrailler, 33rd Foot.
Peter Toussaint de Barrailler was, as his name implies, of Gallic origin. The irony of fate decreed that he should use his iword against the Gallic army in 1815. His name disappeared from the Army List a few years after Waterloo.
Lt. Basil Jackson, Rl. Staff Corps.
The following memoir of this distinguished veteran appeared in the Illustrated London News of 9th Nov., 1889 :— " A gallant military veteran, who has died at the great age of ninety-four, was reckoned one of the four surviving officers of the British Army present at the battle of Waterloo. Colonel Basil Jackson, born at Glasgow on June 27, 1795, was son of Major Basil Jackson ; he entered the Military College in 1808, and, having received his commission as ensign, did not join a Line regiment, but was transferred to the Royal Staff Corps, where he learned the duties of the Quartermaster-General's Department and engineering. In that branch of the Army he was employed in Holland and Belgium, in 1814 and J815, and in the Waterloo campaign did good service in clearing the roads, and on the Duke of Wellington's Staff. He accompanied the army to Paris, and was afterwards selected to go to St. Helena with Napoleon. In that island he remained till about a
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year and a half before Napoleon's death. At a later period he was employed in Nova Scotia and in Canada, taking part in the construction of the Kideau Canal. He held the Professorship of Military Surveying in the East India Company's Military College at Addiscombe during twenty years. After retiring from the army he lived at Hillsborough, near Boss, in Herefordshire/' M. 28th March, 1828, the dau. of Col. Muttlebury, C.B.
Lt. A. Brauns, Rl. Staff Corps.
Probably a son of the Col. John Brauns, of the German Legion, who was killed at the battle of Talavera. The above officer bore the names of "Augustus Christ. Gotleib." Was placed on h. p. as lieut., in 1819. Living 1846.
COMMANDANT AT HEAD-QUARTERS.
Col Sir Colin Campbell, K.C.B., 2nd Ft. Gds.
5th son of John Campbell, of Melfort, by Colina, dau. of John Campbell, of Auchalader. In 1792 he ran away from Perth Academy, and entered himself on the books of a ship bound for the West Indies. He was met in the fruit market at Kingston, Jamaica, by his brother Patrick (aftds. an admiral), a lieut. on board a man-of-war, who brought him home. In 1793 became a midshipman on board an East Indiaman. Two years later we find him serving as a lieut. in the 3rd Batt. Breadalbane Fencibles, and in 1799 he was appointed ens. in a West India Regt. Exchanged to the Ross-shire Buffs, and as capt., served under Sir A. Wellesley at the storming of Ahmednuggur, where his distinguished gallantry won him a brevet majority. At Assaye he had two horses shot under him, and was severely wouuded. He accompanied Sir A. Wellesley to the Peninsula, and was for a considerable time on the staff of the army. For his services in Spain he obtained the gold cross with six clasps, and in Jan., 1815, was made K.C.B. He was a splendid soldier, but a bad French scholar. " When he wished his dinner to be arranged on the table, he used, as it were, to address the dishes, 'Bif-teck venezigi! Petlts potts allez la!'" (anecdote by Wellington). Was Governor of Ceylon from 1840-7. During his residence there he frequently heard from his great chief, Wellington, his attached friend. " We are both growing old," wrote the Duke to Campbell ; " God knows if we shall ever meet again. Happen what may, I shall never forget our first meeting under the walls of Ahmednuggur." Sir Colin returned to England in June, 1847, and d. on the 13th of same month, in London, aged seventy-one, and was buried in St. James's Church, Piccadilly.
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BRITISH AND HANOVERIAN ARMY
AT
WATERLOO,
As formed in Divisions and Brigades on the 18th June, 1815.
CAVALRY.
Commanded by Lieut.-Gen. the Earl of UXBRIDGE, G.C.B.
1st Brigade. — Commanded by Major-Gen. Lord EDWARD SOMERSET, K.C.B.
1st Life Guards Lieut-Col. Ferrior.
2nd „ Lieut-Col, the Hon. E. P. Lygon
Royal Horse Guards (Blue) . . Lieut.-Col. Sir Kobert Hill.
1st Dragoon Guards .... Lieut.-Col. Fuller (Col).
2nd Brigade. — Major Gen. Sir WILLIAM PONSONBY, K.C.B.
1st, or Royal Dragoons . . . Lieut.-Col. A. B. Clifton. 2nd (or Royal N. B.) Dragoons . Lieut.-Col. J. I. Hamilton. 6th, or Jnniskilling Dragoons . Lieut.-Col. J. Muter (Col.):
3rd Brigade. — Major-Gen. W. B. DORNBERG.
23rd Light Dragoons .... Lieut.-Col. the Earl of Portarlington (Col.).
1st „ K.G.L. . Lieut-Col. J. Bulow.
2nd „ „ . Lieut.-Col. C. de Jonquiera.
±th Brigade. — Major-Gen. Sir JOHN 0. VANDELEUR, K.C.B.
llth Light Dragoons . . . . Lieut.-Col. J. W. Sleigh.
12th „ .... Lieut.-Col. the Hon. F. 0. Ponsonby (Col.).
16th „ .... Lieut.-Col. J. Hay.
5th Brigade. — Major-Gen. Sir COLQUHOUN GRANT, K.C.B.
7th Hussars Col. Sir Edward Kerrison.
15th „ Lieut-Col. L. C. Dalrymple.
2nd „ K.G.L Lieut.-Col. Linsingen.
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6th Brigade. — Major-Gen. Sir HUSSEY VIVIAN, K.C.B.
10th Royal Hussars Lieut.-Col. Quentin (Col.).
18th Hussars Lieut.-Col. the Hon. H. Murray.
1st „ K.G.L Lieut.- Col. A. Wissell.
1th Brigade.— Col. Sir F. ARENSCHILDT, K.C.B.
13th Light Dragoons .... Lieut.-Col. P. Doherty. 3rd Hussars, K.G.L Lieut.-Col. Meyer.
Col. BARON ESTORFP.
Prince Regent's Hussars . . . Lieut.-Col. Count Kielmansegge. Bremen and Verden Hussars . Col. Busche.
BRITISH HORSE ARTILLERY.
Major Bull's (Howitzers). Lieut.-Col. Webber Smith's. P , j Lieut.-Col. Sir Robert Gardiner's.
•< Capt. Whinyates's (with rockets).
Capt. Mercer's. Major Ramsay's.
INFANTRY.
First Division.
Major-Gen. GEORGE COOKE.
1st Brigade. — Maj.-Gen. P. MAITLAND.
1st Foot Guards, 2nd Batt. . . Major H. Askew (Col.). „ „ 3rd „ . . Major Hon. Wm. Stewart.
2nd Brigade. — Major-Gen. Sir J. BYNG.
Coldstream Guards, 2nd Batt. . Major A. G. Woodford (Col.). 3rd Regt. Foot Guards, 2nd Batt. Major F. Hepburn (Col.)-
ARTILLERY.
Lieut.-Col. ADYE.
~ . , y Capt. Sandham's Foot Battery.
••••-••• •{ Major Kuhlman's Horse „ (K.G.L.)
Second Division. Lieut.-Gen. Sir H. CLINTON, G.C.B.
3rd Brigade. — Major-Gen. F. ADAM.
62nd Foot, 1st Batt Lieut.-Col. Sir J. Colborne, K.C.B.
71st „ „ .... Lieut.-Col. T. Reynell.
95th „ 2nd Rifles .... Major J. Ross (Lieut.-Col.).
95th „ 3rd „ .... Major A. G. Norcott (Lieut.-Col.).
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1st Brigade, K.G.L.—Co\. Du PLAT.
1st Line Bait., K.G.L, . . . Major W. Robertson.
2nd „ „ ... Major G. Muller.
3rd „ „ ... Lieut-Col. F. de Wissell.
4th „ „ ... Major F.Reb.
3rd Hanoverian Brigade. — Col. HALKETT.
Mil' Batt. Bremervorde . . . Lieut.-Col. Schulenberg.
Duke of York's, 2nd Batt. . . Major Count Munster.
„ 3rd „ . . Major Baron Hunefeld.
Mil" Batt., Salzgitter .... Major Hammerstein.
ARTILLERY.
Lieut.-Col. GOLD.
< Capt. Bolton's Foot Battery (British). 1 i Major A. Sympher's Horse ditto (K.G.L.).
Third Division.
Lieut.-Gen. Baron ALTEN.
5th Brigade. — Major-Gen. Sir COLIN HALKETT, K.C.B.
30th Foot, 2nd Batt Major W. Bailey (Lieut.-Col).
33rd , Lieut.-Col. W. K. Elphinstone.
69th „ 2nd Batt Lieut.-Col. C. Morice (Col.).
73rd „ „ .... Lieut. -Col. W. G. Harris (Col.).
2nd Brigade K.G.L. — Col. Baron OMPTEDA.
1st Light Batt., K.G.L. . . . Lieut-Col. L. Bussche.
2nd „ „ „ ... Major G. Baring.
5th Line „ „ ... Lieut.-Col. W. B. Linsingen.
8th „ „ „ ... Major Schroeder (Lieut-Col.).
1st Hanoverian Brigade. — Major-Gen. Count KIELMANSEGGE.
Duke of York's 1st Batt. . . Major Bulow.
Field Batt. Grubenhagen . . Lieut.-Col. Wurmb.
„ Bremen Lieut.-Col. Langrehr.
„ Luneburg .... Lieut.-Col. Kleucke.
„ Verden Major De Senkopp.
ARTILLERY.
Lieut.-Col. WILLIAMSON.
TT™* HOH 5 Major Lloyd's (British).
Foot Batteries 1 Capt. A. Cleves's (K.G.L.).
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Fourth Division.
Lieut.-Gen. Hon. Sir CHARLES COLVILLE, K.C.B. 4th Brigade. — Col. MITCHELL.
14th Foot, 3rd Batt Major F. S. Tidy (Lieut.-Col.).
23rd „ 1st „ .... Lieut.-Gol. Sir Henry W. Ellis, K.C.B. 51st „ Lieut.-Col. H. Mitchell (Col.).
6th Brigade. — Major-Gen. JOHNSTONE.
35th Foot, 2nd Batt Major C. M'Alister.
64th , Lieut. -Col. J., Earl Waldegrave.
59th „ 2nd Batt Lieut.-Col. H. Austin.
91st „ 1st , Lieut.-Col. Sir W. Douglas, K.C.B. (Col.).
6th Hanoverian Brigade. — Major-Gen. LYON.
Field Batt. Calenberg ....
„ Lanenberg . . . Lieut.-Col. Benort. Mil- Batt. Hoya Lieut.-Col. Grote.
„ Nieuberg ....
„ Bentheim .... Major Croupp.
ARTILLERY.
Lieul.-Col. HAWKER.
Foot Batteries , . f MaJ?r Bromefs (Britirfi).
C Capt. von Rettberg s (Hanoverian).
Fifth Division. Lieut.-Gen. Sir THOMAS PICTON, G.C.B.
8th Brigade. — Major-Gen. Sir JAMES KEMPT, K.C.B.
28th Foot, 1st Batt Sir C. Belson (Col.).
32nd „ „ .... Major J. Hicks (Lieut.-Col.).
79th „ „ .... Lieut.-Col. N. Douglas.
95th „ , Lieut.-Col. Sir A. F. Barnard, K.C.B. (Col.).
9th Brigade.— Major-Gen. Sir DENIS PACK, K.C.B.
1st Foot, 3rd Batt Major C. Campbell.
42nd „ 1st „ Lieut-Col. Sir Robert Macara, K.C.B.
44th „ 2nd „ Lieut.-Col. J. M. Hamerton.
92nd „ 1st „ Lieut.-Col. J. Cameron (Col.).
5th Hanoverian Brigade. — Col. VINCKE.
Mil- Batt. Hameln Lieut.-Col. Kleucke.
„ Hildesheim . . . Major Rheden.
„ Peina Major Westphalen.
„ Giffhorn .... Major Hammerstein.
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ARTILLERY.
Major HEISE.
Foot Batteries * Ma3or R°gers's (British).
1 i Capt. Braun's (Hanoverian).
Sixth Division.
10th Brigade. — Major-Gen. J. LAMBERT.
4th Foot, 1st Batt Lieut.-Col. F. Brooke.
27th „ 1st „ Capt. John Hare (Major).
40th „ 1st „ Major A. Hey land.
4M Hanoverian Brigade. — Col. BEST.
Mil" Batt. Luneburg .... Lieut.-Col. de Ramdohr.
„ Verden Major Decken.
„ Osterode .... Major Baron Reden.
„ Minden Major De Schmidt.
ARTILLERY.
Lieut.-Col. BRUCKMANN.
w . w . C Major Unett's (British).
Foot Batteries | Capt. Sinclair's (British).
EEGIMENTAL LISTS.
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IST LIFE GUARDS. (2 Squadrons.)
Bank in the
MAJOR AND LIEUT.-COLONEL. Begiment.
1 Samuel Ferrior, K. 22 June, 1809
CAPTAINS.
2 John Whale, w. 8 Montague Lind, K. 4 Edward Kelly, w. 6 John Berger
LIEUTENANTS.
6 George Randall
7 William Mayne
13 Nov. 1809
22 June, 1810
2 Aug. 1810
20 May, 1813
15 Apr. 1811 26 Sept. 1811
CORNETS AND SUB-LIEUTENANTS.
8 William Stewart Richardson, w. 23 Feb. 1813
9 Samuel Cox, w. 1 Jane, 1814
10 George Story 3 Apr. 1815
QUARTERMASTERS.
" [Wm.] Dobson, w.
— Towers, K.
— Slingsby, K.
ASSISTANT SURGEONS.
18 Richard Gough 18 John Haddy James
22 Sept. 1812 27 Oct. 1812
VETERINARY SURGEON.
14 Francis Dalton 20 May, 1813
Scarlet. Facings blue. Lace gold.
Army.
13 Sept. 1805 Maj., 4 June, 1814
4 Aug. 1814
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1 Is said to have led his regt. to the charge no less than eleven times, " And most of the charges were not made till after his head had been laid open by the cut of a sabre and his body was pierced with a lance."
2 Exchanged to 16th Dgns. as maj. (commission dated 18th June, 1815). Quitted the service before 1st March, 1817.
3 Only son of Edward George Lind, of Stratford Place.
4 Bn. at Portarlington, Queen's County, 1771. At Waterloo he en- countered and killed the col. of the 1st Regt. of French Cuirassiers, stripped him of his epaulettes, and carried them off as a trophy. Made brevet-maj. for Waterloo and Knight of St. Anne of Russia. Exchanged into 23rd Light Dgns. and served as A.D.C. to Gen. Lord Combermere at the siege of Bhurtpore. D. at Mullye, 6th Aug., 1828, as col. on staff. His widow d. 22nd Nov., 1860.
5 Quitted the service 14th Dec., 1815.
6 Promoted capt. 18th June, 1815. H. p. 13th Oct., 1825. Living in 1847.
7 Promoted capt. 14th Dec., 1815. Out of the regt. before 1824.
8 Promoted lieut. 5th June, 1815. Lieut, in the 55th Foot, 24th Oct., 1822. Capt. 24th Dec., 1825. H. p. same date.
9 Afterwards Capt. Samuel Fortnam Cox, of Sandford Park, Oxfordshire. M., 1820, Mary Emily, dau. of Sir Robert Sheffield, Bart. R. h. p. 1829. D. 22nd Nov., 1849.
10 This officer had been taken prisoner during the preceding war, and been kept a prisoner for seven years at Verdun, in France. In the first charge made by the Life Guards at Waterloo, Lt. Story was in the act of raising his sword to cut down a French soldier, when the latter suddenly threw down his firelock and thus accosted him : " Monsieur, ne me tuez pas ; je vous connois a1 Verdun ; sauvez-moi la vie en grace 1 " Story immediately recognised the speaker, and not only spared the French soldier's life, but likewise that of his comrade — also from Verdun — and sent them as prisoners to the rear. In May, 1815, Story obtained permission from the Prince Regent to accept and wear the Russian Order of St. Vladimir of the 4th class. Retired about 1825, and d. at Maidenhead 20th Feb., 1828.
11 Retd. on f. p. in 1828. D. in Dec., 1849.
13 Retd. on h. p. 25th Dec., 1818. Living in 1830.
13 Serving in 1816. Out of the regt. in 1817.
14 Serving in 1817. Out of the regt. in 1818.
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30 Apr. 1812 18 May, 1812
22 Sept. 1812
23 Sept. 1812
23 Sept. 1802
27 Nov. 1802
28 Mar. 1813 30 Jan. 1814
Army
Maj., 4 June, 1814 / Lt.-Col.,4 June, \ 1814 7 Aug. 1806
10 Mar. 1808
2ND LIFE GUARDS.
(2 Squadrons.)
Rank in the
MAJOR AND LIEUT.-COLONEL. Regiment.
1 Hon. Edward P. Lygon 27 Apr. 1815
CAPTAINS.
3 William Boyce
8 Richard Fitzgerald, K.
* Hon. Henry Edw. Irby 6 James P. M. Kenyon
LIEUTENANTS.
6 Richard Meares
7 William Elliott
8 Samuel Waymouth, w.
9 Chum, (sic) Barton
CORNETS AND SUB-LIEUTENANTS.
10 Abraham Kenyon 24 June, 1813
u Thomas Marten 22 Nov. 1813
12 Alexander Mclnnes 16 June, 1814
is Josiah Clues, Adjt. 12 Apr. 1815
QUARTERMASTERS.
— Bradley, K.
— Beamond, K.
SURGEON.
i* Samuel Broughton 22 Sept. 1812
ASSISTANT-SURGEON.
15 Thomas Drink water 22 Sept. 1812
VETERINARY SURGEON.
M Jeremiah Field 24 Apr. 1813
Scarlet. Facings blue. Lace gold.
1 4th son of Edward Lygon, of Worcester (who was created Baron and Earl Beauchamp), by Catherine, only dau. of James Dennis. For his for- ward gallantry at Waterloo was made C.B. and a K. St. V. of Russia. Was aftds. Inspector-gen, of cavalry. Gen. and Col.-in-Chf. 13th Lt. Dgns. D. llth Nov., 1860.
* Placed on h. p. 24th April, 1817.
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3 4th and only surviving son of — Fitzgerald, of the County Clare. Was for ten years detained in France with others of his family. Returned to England 1812, and purchased a troop in the 2nd Life Guards. Served in the Pa. Shot whilst gallantly leading his squadron against the enemy. Buried at Waterloo. M. I. in church there. His widow brought out a coffin to remove his remains to England ; but it proved too short, and the body was re-interred. His will, dated at Paris, 30th Nov., 1810, was proved by his sister, Catherine, 3rd Aug., 1815. His widow (Georgina Isabella Sinclair) resigned her pension in favour of her husband's three sisters.
4 Son of 2nd Baron Boston. Bt.-maj. for Waterloo. Was taken prisoner as his horse fell in returning from the charge, but escaped soon afterwards. Retd. as It.-col., and died at Calais, 1821.
5 Placed on h. p. 10th Oct., 1816. M., Sept., 1817, Julia, only dau. of Gen. Rainsford, and had issue. His name does not appear in the Kenyon pedigree given in Foster's Lancashire Families. D. at Brandon, 20th Jan., 1830, aged 45.
6 Placed on h. p. as capt 24th Dec., 1818.
7 Promoted capt. 14th April, 1818. Appointed capt. in the 17th Foot 20th Jan., 1821. Serving in 1824. Out of said regt. before 1830.
8 Severely wounded and taken prisoner in a charge against the French cuirassiers. Lieut, in 88th Foot, 13th Oct., 1825 ; h. p. in Dec., 1825. Capt. in 30th Foot, 8th Feb., 1839. Retd. in 1741 as It.-col. unattached. D. as col. 26th Dec., 1863.
9 Chambr£ Brabazon Barton. 2nd son of Thos. Barton of Grove, M.P . for Fethard before the Union. Capt. 1818. Lt.-col. h. p. 1825. D. 1834.
10 Younger brother to J. P. Kenyon. On h. p. 2nd D.G., 1817. Lieut. 2nd W. I. Regt., 13th Dec., 1833.
11 Bn. at Winchilsea, 29th Dec., 1797. Had exceptionally high interest in early life. Cornet in the regt. 1813. Lt.-col. Rl. Dns. in 1835. Aftds. Maj.-Gen. and Col.-in-Ch. 6th Dns. K.H. Resided at Beverley. M. Miss Ellison, and d. s. p. 22nd Nov., 1868
12 Son of Thos. Mclnnes of Edinburgh, architect, by Jane Nicholson, sister to Lt.-Gen. Robt. Nicholson, E.I.C.S., who distinguished himself at the siege of Baroach in the E. Indies. Cornet Mclnnes, who had served at Vittoria, assumed the name and arms of Nicholson by Rl. Licence in 1821. He m. Cecilia Innes, eldest dau. and co-heir of Peter Innes of Fraserfield, in Shetland. She d. in 1842. In the Gentleman's Magazine for 1862 occurs the following notice : —
"Feb. 9th.— In the Charterhouse, aged 82, Alexander Nicholson, Esq., formerly Captain 2nd Life Guards, late of East Court, Charlton King's, near Cheltenham, and of Ufford, Suffolk. Descended from an old family long settled at Loan End, near Norham, co. Durham."
13 Placed on h. p. as It., 83rd Foot, 25th Jan., 1817. Living in 1830.
14 Grandson of the Rev. Thos. Broughton, rector of St. Mary Redcliffe. Bristol. Succeeded Mr. Moore (elder bro. to Sir John Moore) as aurgecn, F.R.S. D. after having his leg amputated 20th Aug., 1837.
15 Out of the regt. in 1818.
16 Placed on h. p. 25th Dec., 1818. Living in 1846.
S 5473.
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ROYAL REGIMENT OF HORSE GUARDS.
Rank in the
COLONEL. Regiment.
Arthur, Duke of WELLINGTON, K. G.I Jan. 1813
LIEUT.-COLONELS.
Sir John Elley, K.C.B., w. 6 Mar. 1806
1 SirRobt.Chambre Hill,Knt.w. 13 May, 1813
MAJOR.
2 Robert Christopher Packe K. 13 May, 1813
CAPTAINS.
3JohnThoyts 22 Aug. 1805
4 William Robert Clayton 27 Apr. 1809
Clement Hill, w. 6 William Tyrwhitt Drake
LIEUTENANTS.
6 John B. Riddlesden
7 William Cunliffe Shawe, w.
8 Everard William Bouverie, w Charles Augustus Fitzroy
9 Henry Ellis Boates
1° Tathwell Baker Tathwell
11 George Smith
12 Hon. George John Watson
CORNETS.
13 John Kirkby Picard
14 James Arnold
QUARTERMASTERS
22 Aug. 27 Apr.
4 Apr. 1811 29 Aug. 1811
4 Apr. 26 Dec. . 15 Oct. 16 Oct. 28 Jan.
9 Sept. 18 Nov. 24 Mar.
2 Sept. 1 Sept.
1811 1811 1812 1812 1813 1813 1813 1814
1813 1814
15 Thomas Varley, w.
16 Peter Watmough
17 Thomas Hardy
18 Jonas Varley, w. ™ Thomas Troy
SURGEON
20 David Slow
20 Mar. 1806 22 Feb. 1809 13 Feb. 1812 18 May, 1813 5 Aug. 1813
18 July, 1805 23 Aug. 1799
VETERINARY SURGEON.
John Seddall (sic) 10 Oct. 1812
Blue. Facings scarlet. Lace gold.
Army.
F.-M., 21 June, [1813
ol., 7 Mar. 1813 1 Jan. 1812
Lt.-Col., 30 Dec. [1813
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1 4th son of Sir John Hill, Bart., and brother to Lord Hill. C.B. for Waterloo. Col., 1st Jan., 1819. Of Frees Hall, Salop. M., 5th Feb., 1801, Eliza, dau. of Henry Lumley, and had issue. D. 5th March, 1860.
2 2nd son of Charles Packe, of Prestwold, co. Leicester. M.I. in St. George's Chapel, Windsor.
3 3rd son of John Thoyts, of Sulhamstead, Berks, by Mary, dau. of Thos. Burfoot, Treasurer of Christ's Hospital. Bn. 2nd Nov., 1771. Matriculated at B.N.C., Oxford, 23rd March, 1789. Cornet R. H. Gds., 14th Feb., 1800. Served in the Pa. His horse was shot under him at Waterloo, and he was taken prisoner. Detained at Charleroi for some days by the French rear- guard. Promoted maj., 18th June, 1815, and bt. It.-col. same date. Retd. 1820. D. May, 1849. Bd. at Kensal Green.
4 Eldest son of Sir W. Clayton, Bart., by Mary, dau. of Sir Wm. East, Bart. Succeeded as 5th Bart, in 1834. M., in 1817, Alice, dau. and co-heir of Col. O'Donel, son of Sir Neil O'Donel, Bart., and had issue. Served in the Pa. Attained rank of maj.-gen. 1858. D. 1866.
5 2nd son of Robert Tyrwhitt Drake, of Shardeloes, Bucks. Lt.-col. 22nd June, 1820. M., 22nd Aug., 1832, Emma, dau. of Joseph Halsey, and had issue. D. 21st Dec., 1848.
6 Served in the Pa., and was present at Vittoria and Toulouse. Attained rank of col. h. p., 23rd Nov., 1841. Living 1874.
7 Eldest son of Joseph Cunliffe Shawe. Capt. same regt., 1816. M. — Pattenson, of Selwood, Bath, and had issue.
8 Aftds. Gen. and Col.-in-Chf. 15th Hussars. Of Delapre Abbey, North- ampton. Son of Edward Bouverie. Bn. 13th Oct., 1789. M., 3rd April, 1816, Charlotte, clau. of Col. Hugh O'Donel. D. s. p. 18th Nov., 1871.
9 Of Rose Hill, Denbigh. Killed out hunting, 8th Dec., 1838. Lt.-col. h. p. 1828.
10 Was taken prisoner at Waterloo, but effected his escape two days after. It is on record that he captured a French eagle, which was retaken by hia captors. See Stamford Mercury, 4th Aug., 1815.
11 Aftds. maj. and bt. -It.-col. same regt. Living 1846.
12 Aftds. 4th Baron Sondes, of Lees Court, Kent. Bn. 20th Jan., 1794. Quitted the service 1816. M., 24th July, 1823, Eleanor, 5th dau. of Sir Edward Knatchbull, Bart., and had issue. Assumed the surname of Milles, D. 17th Dec., 1874.
13 Quitted the service as lieut. R.H.G. in 1821.
14 Reduced with his tp. in 1818.
15 Placed on h. p. 12th Dec., 1822. Appointed a Military Knight of Windsor. D. at Windsor 25th March, 1841, aged 69.
16 Retd. on f. p. before 1830 and d. 1841.
>7 Placed on h. p. 25th Aug., 1822. D. in 1855.
18 Serving in 1824. Out of the regt. before 1830.
19 Retd. f. p. 1829. Living in 1846.
20 Serving in 1824. Out of the regt. in Jan., 1826.
n Slddall D. at Windsor 2nd Oct., 1856, aged 69. " He served 52 years in the Royal Horse Guards, and was the last surviving Waterloo officer of the regiment." — Naval and Military Gazette.
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IST (OR THE KING'S) REGIMENT OF DRAGOON GUARDS.
Rank in the
LIEUT.-COLONEL. Regiment.
22 Aug. 1805
1 William Fuller, K.
CAPTAINS.
3 Henry Graham, K. 12 June, 1799
3 Michael Turner, w. 4 July, 1805
4 James Frank Naylor, w. 15 May, 1806
5 William Elton 11 May, 1809
6 John Dorset Bringhurst, K. 24 Oct. 1811
7 John Paget Sweeny, w. 9 Jan. 1812
8 Robert Wallace 20 Oct. 1814
9 Thomas N. Quicke 8 Dec. 1814 Hon. George L. Dawson 6 Apr. 1815
10 George Battersby, K.
LIEUTENANTS.
11 James Leatham 12 June, 1806
12 William Stirling 19 Mar. 1812
13 Ralph Babington 1 8 June, 1812 i* Francis Brooke, K. 31 Dec. 1812
15 Robert Toovey Hawley 30 Sept, 1813
16 Thos. Coventry Brander 30 Mar. 1814
17 Thos. Shelver, Adjt., K. 31 Mar. 1814
18 Edward Hamill 17 Nov. 1814 " Wm. d'Arcy Irvine, w. 15 Feb. 1815
20 Jos. Edward Greaves 16 Feb. 1815
21 John N. Hibbert 30 Mar. 1815
22 George Quicke 3 May, 1815 28 Thos. Falkiner Middleton 4 May, 1815
CORNETS.
24 Hon. H. B. Bernard, K. 15 June, 1814
25 Wm. Warburtou Huntley 16 June, 1814
QUARTERMASTER.
26 John Brown 15 June, 1815
SURGEON.
27 John Going 17 Dec. 1801
ASSISTANT-SURGEONS.
28 William M'Auley
29 Robert Pearson
Scarlet.
16 Aug. 1810
Army. Col., 4 June, 1813
Maj., 4 June, 1811
Maj., 12 Apr. 181 4
Maj., lOMar.1814 2 Sept. 1813
8 Feb. 1810
13 May, 1813 Facings blue. Lace gold.
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1 In his will, dated 14th March, 1813, and proved in London, 21st Aug., 1815, he mentions his brothers Joseph, Richard, and George. The first- named was left sole executor and residuary legatee.
2 Pens, of £100 per ann. granted to his widow, Maria Graham.
3 Promoted maj. 7th Sept., 1815. Out of the regt. in 1818.
4 Retd. as bt.-maj. in 1820. D. in 1854.
5 Lt.-col. h. p. 5th Nov., 1825. 2nd son of the Rev. Sir Abraham Elton, Bart. Bn. 6th Jan., 1785. D. 15th Nov., 1848.
6 Of Woodstone, co. Huntingdon. Administration of his personalty and effects was granted, on 22nd Nov., 1815, to his widow, Frances Maria Bringhurst. M.I. at Waterloo.
7 Promoted maj. 28th Aug., 1823. On h. p. 1825.
8 Resided in York, and was a well-known figure in York society. Bn. 1st Nov., 1789. 6th son of John Wallace, of Sedcop House, Kent, who was uncle of the Rt. Hon. Thos. Wallace (created Baron Wallace, 1828). When charging with his regt. at Waterloo, a French trumpeter was passed lying on the ground Few of the regt. forbore to have a slash at their fallen enemy, as they galloped past ; but Robert Wallace was merciful. " I did not slash at him," said the kind-hearted old colonel, in narrating the incident, " but the trumpeter slashed at me ! " Promoted maj. in same regt. 1828. K.H. M. Henrietta Ellis (sister to Thos. Ellis, M.P. for Dublin), and had issue. D., as col., 25th March, 1863.
9 4th son of John Quicke, of Newton St. Gyres, by Emily, dau. of Alex. Gumming. M., 1823, Sophia, dau. of John Everecl. On h. p. 1827. D. 1830.
10 Bn. 20th April, 1788. Youngest son of John Battersby, of the Westmeath family. Fell in the last cavalry charge.
11 Promoted capt. 19th July, 1815. Placed on h. p. 28th April, 1825. Living in 1860 as a It.-col., retd.
12 Promoted capt. same regt. 20th July, 1815. Placed on h. p. 12th Feb.. 1818. Bn. 1789. Son of Wm. Stirling, of Keir and Cawder, by his 2nd wife (Jean, dau. of Sir John Stuart, Bart.). Was twice married. The only issue of the first marriage was the late Wm. Stuart Stirling Crawford, who married the D.-Duchess of Montrose.
13 A cadet of the ancient Leicestershire family of this name. Promoted capt. 6th Sept., 1815.
14 Bn. 1794. Eldest son of Sir H. Brooke, of Colebrooke, Bart.
15 Promoted capt. 30th Dec., 1826. 0u h. p. 1828. See pedigree of this family in the Genealogist, Vol. I.
16 Capt., 15th Lt. Dns., 1st June, 1839. Retd. on h. p. in 1840. D. at Somerford Grange, near Christchurch. 12th Nov., 1861.
17 Had been appointed adjt., Feb., 1812.
18 Capt. 19th Dec., 1822. Exchanged to 66th Foot 19th June, 1823. Capt. h. p. 28th June, 1827.
19 Of Castle Irvine, Irvinestown, Fermanagh. He adopted the aurname of D'Arcy. Retired from the army 2nd Jan., 1817. M., 1817, Maria, dau. of Sir Henry Brooke, of Colebrooke, Bart., and had issue. D. 23rd June, 1857.
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20 Of Thornhill and Woodlands, co. York. 2nd son of George Bustard Greaves, by Ellen, dau. and heir of Joseph Clay, of Bridge House, co. York. Assumed the name of Elmsall in 1817. Capt. 1820. On h. p. 1821. M., 19th Feb., 1824, Hannah, youngest dau. of Adam Lawson, of Cramlington, and had issue. D. 5th July, 1851, as a maj., retd. list.
ai Of Chalfont Park, co. Bucks. 3rd sou of Robert Hibbert, of Birtles Hall, co. Chester, by Letitia, dau. of John Nembhard, of Jamaica. M., 6th Aug., 1833, Jane, eldest dau. of Sir Robert Alexander, Bart. D., 3rd Jan., 1886.
w Younger brother to the above Capt. Quicke. D. at Southsea 18th Sept., 1838.
23 Placed on h. p. in 1816.
24 Bn. 5th Dec., 1797. 5th son of 1st Viscount Bandon, by the only dau. of Richard, 2nd Earl of Shannon.
25 Capt. 3rd D. G., 16th March, 1832.
26 H. p. 30th March, 1838. D. 21st Feb., 1851. -' Left the regt. in March, 1817.
28 Left the regt. in 1816.
29 Appointed surgeon to 87th Foot, 13th Aug., 1830. Placed on h. p. in 1847.
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IST (OR ROYAL) REGIMENT OF DRAGOONS.
Rank in the
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LIEUT-COLONEL. |
Regiment. |
Army. |
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1 Arthur Benjamin Clifton |
22 Nov. 1810 |
25 July, 1810 |
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MAJOR. |
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2 Philip Dorville |
17 Oct. 1811 |
Lt.-Col., 4 June, |
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1814 |
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CAPTAINS. |
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3 Charles Edward Radclyffe, w. |
1 Dec. 1804 |
Maj.,4June,[1814 |
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4 Alex. Kennedy Clark, w. |
13 Dec. 1810 |
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5 Paul Phipps |
25 July, 1811 |
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6 Edward Chas. Windsor, K. |
18 June, 1812 |
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LIEUTENANTS. |
||
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Charles Foster, K. |
18 Nov. 1807 |
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7 Henry Robert Garden |
13 Apr. 1809 |
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8 George Gunning, w. |
7 Dec. 1809 |
2 Sept, 1807 |
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9 Townshend Richard Kelly, w. |
25 Oct. 1810 |
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10 Sigismund Trafford |
25 July, 1811 |
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11 Samuel Windowe, w. |
21 Nov. 1811 |
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12 Coruthwaite Ommauey, w. |
17 Apr. 1815 |
13 Aug. 1812 |
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13 Charles Blois, w. |
18 Apr. 1815 |
2 Sept. 1813 |
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14 Stephen Goodenough, w. |
19 Apr. 1815 |
6 Jan. 1814 |
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CORNETS. |
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15 Richard Magniac, K. |
2 Sept. 1813 |
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16 William Sturges |
30 Dec. 1813 |
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17 Charles Butler Stevenson |
24 Mar. 1814 |
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18 Hon. John Massey |
31 Mar. 1814 |
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19 John C. Sykes, K. |
19 Jan. 1815 |
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T. — Shipley, Adjt., K. |
19 Jan. 1815 |
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QUARTERMASTER. |
||
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20 William Waddell |
8 July, 1813 |
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SURGEON. |
. |
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21 George Steed |
17 Jan. 1811 ' i |
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ASSISTANT-SURGEON. |
||
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22 Thomas Prosser |
9 Dec. 1813 29 Aug. 1811 |
VETERINARY SURGEON.
Wm. Ryding 2 June, 1804 2 May, 1800
Scarlet. Facings blue. Lace gold.
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1 3rd 8on of Sir Gervase Clifton, Bart., of Clifton, Notts, representative of a very ancient family. Served throughout the Par. War, and received the gold medal and one clasp for Fuentes d'Onor and Vittoria. On the death of Sir Wm. Ponsonby at Waterloo, the command of the 2nd Cavalry Brigade devolved upon Col. Clifton. G.C.B., K.C.H., K.S.A., gen. in the army and Col.-in-Chf. 1st Dgns. D. 7th March, 1869, unm.
2 The name of Dorville has only been known in England for a little over a century ; but it is that of a well-known Norman family which flourished for six hundred years in France prior to its exodus from France to North Germany, for religious causes, early in the 17th century. From Germany the " d'Orvilles " migrated to Holland, where the family left its mark in the person of the learned James Philip Dorville, professor of history and languages to a Dutch university, and likewise a Sicilian explorer, whose valuable book on Sicily (with rare illustrations), written in the purest Latin, is treasured, with other Dorville books, in the Bodleian Library. The professor's son, John Dorville, quitted Holland and settled in England. He bought the Ravenscourt Estate at Fulham. M. Anne Gibson (grand-daughter of Edmund Gibson, Bishop of London), and had three sons, the two younger of whom were Philip and Thomas, both of whom entered the army and did good service in the Par. War — the former being for some time on Lord Anglesey's staff, and the latter in the 1st Foot Guards. At Waterloo Col. Dorville com- manded the two squadrons of the 1st Dgns. " which rushed into the second column of the enemy, consisting of about 4,000 men, and after a desperate fight returned with a French eagle." In this gallant charge Col. Dorville had the scabbard of his sword shot away, and a bullet passed through the breast of his coat. Had three horses shot under him. On the death of Sir Wm. Ponsonby the command of the "Union Brigade" devolved on Col. Muter, of the 6th Dgns., who, being soon after wounded, was replaced by Col. Clifton, and Col. Dorville succeeded to the command of the 1st Dgns. Made C.B. for Waterloo. Retd. on h. p. 8th March, 1827. M. Miss Dewar, of Clapham, and left at his death, 10th Nov., 1847, three daughters, who bequeathed the High Croft Estate at Malvern to their cousin, Admiral Dorville, the late possessor, the last male representative of an ancient family, on every page of whose eventful career in the navy the word t; Hero " is plainly visible.
3 " A most scientific and dexterous swordsman." Did good work in the famous charge of his regt. at Waterloo. A musket ball lodged in his knee, which could never be extracted, and helped to shorten his life. Made bt.-lt.- col. for Waterloo. H. p. list 1820. Appointed maj. of brigade to the Inspector-Gen, of Cavalry in Great Britain. D. 24th Feb., 1827.
4 Aftds. Lt.-Gen. Sir Alexander Clark-Kennedy, of Knockgray, co. Kirkcudbright, A.D.C. to the Queen, K.C.B., and K.H. Served in the Pa. It was this officer, and not Corporal Stiles, who personally captured the French eagle of the 105th Regt. at Waterloo, after a desperate fight, in which he was severely wounded, and handed it over to Corporal Stiles (of whom see memoir in Part III.), to convey it to the rear. Bn. 1782. Son of John Clark, of Nunland, by Anne, dau. and co-heir of Alex. Kennedy, of Knockgray. M., 21st Dec., 1816, Harriet, dau. and co-heir of John Randall and had issue. D. in Jan., 1864.
5 3rd oon of Thos, Phipps, of Leighton House, Wilts, by Penelope, dau. of Lewis Clutter buck, of Widcombe House, Bath. Bn. 18th Jan., 1789. Served in the Pa. Aftds. It.-col., h. p. 1829. and K.H. M. Mrs. Kingston (n&e
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Saunders), widow of Benjamin Kingston, and had issue. D. 22nd Nov., 1858.
6 Son of Edward Windsor, of Shrewsbury. A pen. of £50 per ann. was granted to his mother, Dorothy Windsor, she having expended all her fortune in buying her son's commission.
" Bn. 8th Feb., 1789. 2nd son of Col. Sir John Garden, 1st Bart, of Templemore, co Tipperary, who raised and commanded the 30th Regt. of Lt. Dgns., which regt. was reduced at the Peace of Amiens. Succeeded his brother as 3rd Bart, in 1822. M., 10th March, 1818, Louisa, only child of Frederick Thomson, of Dublin, and had issue. Was placed on h. p. as Capt. 1st Dgns. in 1816. D. in March, 1847.
8 Elde't son of George Gunning, of Frin Isbury, J.P. and D.L. for Kent. Ens?gn 17th Foot, 1804. Served in the Pa., and commanded the Grenadier Company of the 9th Foot at battle of Vimiera. Exchanged to 1st Dgns. 1809. Commanded his troop at Waterloo in the famous charge, where he was S9V. wnded. He always claimed that he gave the order to Corporal Stiles *o seize the eagle of the 1051 h French regt. from the officer who held it. (See Part III.) 'H. p. 1822. D. at Brighton, 5th Jan.. 1849.
9 Capt. h. p. 19th Jan., 1826. D. 5th April, 1854.
10 Eldest son of Sigismund Trafford. of Wroxham Hall, Norfolk, Half- pay in 1816. Capt., h. p. in 1842. D. 14th Feb., 1852, at his residence. Rue de Lille, Paris.
11 Wyndowe. Capt. llth July, 1822. Serving in 1825. Out of the regt. before 1830.
18 Capt. 24th Lt. Dgns., 24th Dec., 1818. Half-pay same date. D. at Chichester 14th Sept., 1833.
13 Capt. 25th Sept., 1823. Major 27th Oct., 1829. Retd. 1st Sept., 1830. Was subsequently Lt.-Col. East Suffolk Militia. Eldest son of Sir Chas. Blois, 6th Bart, of Grundisburgh Hall, Suffolk. Succeeded as 7th Bart, in 1850. D. unm. in 1855.
14 Capt. 20th July, 1826. Serving in 1830.
15 Returned as "missing" in the London Gazette but was never again heard of. His gallantry at Waterloo is referred to in the Gentleman's Magazine, 1815.
16 Lieut. 20th July, 1815 Exchanged to th? Scots Greys 14th Sept., 1815. Capt. 4th April, 1822. Serving in 1830.
*7 Left the regt. in 1816.
18 In 1822 was appointed to a troop in the Cape Corps. Placed on h. p. 1826. Lt.-col., retd. 1841. 3rd son of Hugh, 3rd Baron Massey. M., 12th April, 1828, Eliz., youngest dau. of Edward Homewood, and had issue. D. in Dublin 7th March, 1848.
19 Grandson of Joseph Sykes of West Ella, Hull, brother of the Rev. Sir Mark Sykes, 1st Bart.
20 Retd. f. p. 1828. Living in 1846.
21 Retd. h. p. Sept. 1825. Living in 1846,
22 Retd. on h, p. 18th Jan., 1816. Living in 1825.
23 Serving in 1830.
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2ND (OR ROYAL NORTH BRITISH) REGIMENT OF DRAGOONS.
Rank in the
LIEDT.-COLONEL. Regiment. Army.
James Inglis Hamilton, K. 16 June, 1807 Col., 4 June, 1814
MAJOR.
2 Isaac Blake Clarke, w.
3 Thomas Pate Hankin, w.
CAPTAINS.
4 Edward Cheney
5 James Poole, w.
6 Robert Vernor, w. Thomas Reignolds, K.
7 Charles Levyus Barnard, K
8 Thomas Charles Fenton
9 Edward Payne
LIEUTENANTS.
10 Henry McMillan, Adjt.
11 John Mills, w.
12 Francis Stupart, w.
13 Geo. Home Falconar
14 James Wemyss
15 James Carruthers, K.
16 Archibald J. Hamilton, w.
17 Thos. Trotter, K.
18 James Gape
19 Charles Wyudham, w.
20 Jas. Reg. Torin Graham
CORNETS.
21 Edward Westby, K. !2 F. C. Kinchant, K.
23 Lemuel Shuldham, K.
16 June, 1807 Lt.-Col., 4 June, 1814
4 Apr. 1808
Lt.-Col., 4 June, 1814
3 May, 1800 jMaj., 1 Jan. 1812 25 May, 1803 Ma j., 4 June, 181 3 23 Nov. 1804 ; Maj., 4 June, 1814 25 Dec. 1804 \ Maj., 4 June, 1814
2 Feb. 1815
6 Feb. 1815
5 Apr. 1815
10 Apr. 1805 5 May, 1808 : 14 Dec. 1809 21 Nov. 1811
15 Sept. 1814 9 Feb. 1815
16 Mar. 1815 16 Mar. 1815
3 May, 1815
4 May, 1815 8 June, 1815
12 May, 1814
18 Jan. 1815
19 Jan. 1815
19 Nov. 1812 11 June, 1812
17 Feb. 1814
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2ND (OR ROYAL NORTH BRITISH) REGIMENT OF DRAGOONS— continued.
Rank in the
PAYMASTER. Regiment. Army
24 William Dawson 13 Oct. 1814
QUARTERMASTER.
35 John Lennox 3 June, 1813
SURGEON.
26 Robert Dann, M.D. 4 Aug. 1814
ASSISTANT-SURGEON.
27 James Alexander 9 Jan. 1812
VETERINARY SURGEON.
38 John Trigg 17 Dec. 1807 23 Dec. 1797
Scarlet. Facings blue. Lace gold.
1 Second son of Sergt. -Major Win. Anderson of the 21st Fusiliers. Born in camp at Tayantroga, America, 4th July, 1777, and bapt. 28th Aug. same year. On the return of the 21st to Scotland the sergt. -major was discharged with a pension and settled at his native city, Glasgow. Gen. James Inglis Hamilton, the colonel of the 21st, who was a Lanarkshire man, being on a visit to Glasgow some years later, happened to meet his former sergt.-major and gave him money for educational purposes. Later on he took little James Anderson to his family seat at Murdestoun and introduced him to his maiden sister Miss Christina Hamilton. The general and his sister educated James Anderson and his brothers at Glasgow Grammar School. Through his patron's army interest James Anderson was appointed Cornet in the Scots Greys at the age of fifteen under the name of James Inglis Hamilton. (Old Iteinlnlscencex of Glasgow, Vol. I.) Lieut. 4th Oct. 1793. Capt. 15th April, 1794. Major 17th Feb., 1803. Lt.-Col. 16th June, 1807. Bt.-Col. 4th June, 1814. Col. Hamilton had both arms cut off in the charge at Waterloo, and he snatched the reins with his mouth (Col. Clerke's letter to the Misses Anderson). Hamilton's body was found on the field — shot through the heart in addition to other wounds, and rifled. His trusty sword was gone, but the scabbard and silken Fash remained. These relics were transmitted to Lieut. Jno. Anderson, the colonel's brother, who d. at Glasgow 3rd Dec., 1816, from wounds reed, at Salamanca. The Treasury remitted £200 to the Mitses Anderson in Dec., 1829; and the Waterloo Fund gave a pension to Col. Hamilton's widow (nee Clerke), who was an English lady.
2 Promoted It.-col. of the regt. 20th July, 1815. C.B. Retd. llth Oct., 1821. D. at St. Peter's, Isle of Thanet, 7th Jan., 1850, aged 76.
3 Knighted by the Prince Regent in 1816. Lt.-Col. of the regt. llth Oct., 1821. D. at the cavalry barracks, Norwich, 20th Oct., 1825, aged 59. By his wife Sarah, dau. of John Reade, he had no issue, she having d. with her child in her first confinement.
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4 Commanded the regt. for the last three hours of the battle, and in twenty minutes' time had five horses killed under him. C.B. Col. Eldest son of Robert Cheney, of Meynell Langley, co. Derby, by h:s second marriag j with Bridget Leacrof t. D. at Gaddesby, co. Leicester, 3rd March, 1847, leaving issue by his marriage with Elizabeth Ayre.
5 Taken prisoner at Waterloo. Quitted the service in consequence of mental derangement, 17th Feb., 1817, with the bt. rank of It.-col.
6 This officer's name is erroneously spelc " Vernon " in the Army Lists. Left the service in 1817, and afterwards resided at Musselburgh.
' 2nd son of Henry Barnard, of Cave Cattle, co. York, whose family had long been settled in Yorkshire, by Sarah Eliz., eldest dan. and co-heir of Roger Gee, of Bishop Burton, in the same county. Formerly served in the 38th Foot, and was placed on h. p. 1st Dgn. Gds. 1814.
8 Brought into the regt. from h. p. 4th Lt. Dgns. Quitted the service 1819. M., 1817, Harriet, dau. of George Rooke. Resided at Chepstow. D. 5th Feb., 1841.
9 Quitted the service a few months after Waterloo.
10 Promoted capt. 18th July, 1815. Placed on h. p. 19th Sept., 1816. Living in 1842.
11 Promoted capt. 19th July, 1815.
12 Promoted capt. 20th July, and placed on h. p. 25th March, 1816.
13 There is some doubt as to whether this officer was actually present at Waterloo, as in a contemporary list of officers of the Scots Greys who scrv. d at this battle, in the handwriting of Lieut. J. R. T. Graham of this regt., Lieut. Falconar is noted as being "on baggage guard at Brussels." It is noticeable, however, that Falconar's name appears in the original " Waterloo Muster-roll" of the regt. given in Part II. ; and it may be that he re-joiried the Greys before the close of the battle. Placed on h. p. 25th March, 1816. D. at Woodcot, co. Haddington, 15th Sept., 1820.
14 Promoted capt. 10th Oct., 1816, and Maj. 10th June, 1826. H. p. 1827. It fell to his lot to command his troop in the final charge at Waterloo, and, though severely wounded in the arm, led his men into the midst of the conflict. Afterwards held the appointment of High Constable of Durham, and d. at Durham 1st Oct., 1847.
15 A scion of the ancient family of Carruthers, in Annandale. The late head of this family, who d. 1878, was formerly an officer in the Scots Greys.
16 Son and heir of Gen. John Hamilton, of Dalzell, ly Anne, dau. of R. Mathews. Bn. 28th Oct., 1793. Served in the Pa. Was twice md., and by 2nd wife was father of John Glencairn Hamilton, created a baron 15th Aug. 1886. D. llth Jan., 1834.
17 Bn. 1795. Son of Lt.-Gen. Alex. Trotter, of Morton Hall. Midlothian. Killed by a French officer with whom he was fighting.
18 Son of Rev. James Gape, of St. Albans, who was grandson maternally of 1st Viscount Grimston. Promoted capt. 19th June, 1817.
lf Afterwards It.-col. of the regt. Appointed keeper of the Crown jewels in the Tower of London. D. there 15th Feb., 1872, aged 77.
20 Son of James Graham, Esq., of Barrock Lodge and Rickerby, Cumber- land. Appointed cornet in the Scots Greys, 20th Jan., 1814, when 15 years of
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age. He took part in the battle during the whole day, and late at night commanded the party sent back to the field to succour the wounded and bury the dead. M. Eliz. Jane, dau. of James Saurin, D.D., Lord Bishop of Dromore, and had issue. Promoted capt. 16th March, 1820 ; h. p. 1821 ; major in 1837. D. in Kensington, 20th Jan., 1865. Bd. in Brompton Ceme- tery. The reredos in Stanwix Church, Cumberland, was erected in memory of Major Graham. It is an interesting historical fact that the Graham family received and sheltered Prince Charles Edward at Barrock, after his defeat at Penrith, in Dec., 1745, for a night. The old chair in which the Prince slept, and the remains of his plaid (which plaid he gave Mrs. Graham when he thanked her on leaving in the morning), are now in the possession of Miss Graham, to whom the Editor is indebted for the above details of her father and ancestors. It is said that the Prince fought at Culloden in someone else's plaid — having given away his own.
21 3rd son of Wm. Westby, of Thornhill, co. Dublin.
22 Son of Rev. Francis Kinchant, of Easton, co. Hereford.
23 Got separated from his troop when charging. He was a cadet of the Shuldhams, of Moigh House, co. Longford, and a cousin of Capt. J.A. Schreiber, of llth Lt. Dgns., who met and spoke to him just before the battle com- menced. Was bd. on the field by men of his own regt. under Lieut. Graham.
24 Out of the regt. in 1829.
25 Left the regt. 7th Dec., 1826.
26 Left the regt. 27th Feb., 1817.
2? Placed on h. p. from 28th Foot 1st March, 1821. 28 Left the regt. in May, 1826.
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6TH (OR INNISKILLING) REGIMENT OF DRAGOONS.
Rank in the
17
18
LIEUT.-COLONEL.
Joseph Muter, w.
MAJOR.
Fiennes S. Miller, \v.
CAPTAINS.
Etenry Madox
Win. Frederick Browne, w.
Thomas Mackay
Wm. Frederick Hadden
Edward Holbech
Hon. Sholto Douglas
LIEUTENANTS.
Theophilus Biddulph Augustus Saltern Willett John Linton Henry Wm. Petre Alexander Hassard, w. Samuel Black Richard Down Paul Ruffo, w.
CORNETS.
Michael Clusky, Adjt., K. John Delancy Allingham
PAYMASTER.
Wm. Armstrong
James Kerr
Regiment. Army. 4 June, 1813 Col., 4 June, 1814
25 May, 1809 Lt.-Col., 4 June,
[1814
19 Dec. 1805 i
7 May, 1807 2 Apr. 1807
3 Dec. 1807
28 Jan. 1808 14 Jan. 1808 25 May, 1809 23 Aug. 1810 24 May, 1810
22 May, 1806 27 Aug. 1807
25 Jan. 1809
26 Jan. 1809
23 Apr. 1812
8 July, 1813 31 Mar. 1814
3 May, 1815
9 Jan. 1812 7 Oct. 1813
QUARTERMASTER.
18 Oct. 1813
9 Dec. 1813
SURGEON.
21
22
John Bolton 14 Sept. 1791
ASSISTANT-SURGEON.
Wm. Henry Ricketts 16 Mar. 1809
VETERINARY SURGEON.
Richard Vincent 25 Nov. 1797
Scarlet. Facings yellow. Lace silver.
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1 Son of Col. Muter. Took the surname of Straton in lieu of that of Muter, about 1816, on succeeding to the property of his aunt, Miss Straton, at Kirkside, near Montrose, N.B. On the death of Sir Wm. Ponsonby, at Waterloo, the command of the " Union Brigade " devolved on this officer. C.B. and K.C.H. Col.-in-Chf. 6th Dgns. ; F.R.S., Edinburgh; It.-gea D. 23rd Oct., 1840. Left about £70,000 to Edinburgh University.
2 Eldest son of Fiennes S. Miller, of Radway Grange, Kineton, by Henrietta, 2nd dau. of Capt. Joseph Meade, R.N. Sev. wnded. at Waterloo while commanding the regt. C.B. Retd. before 1824. M., 23rd May, 1819, .Georgina Sibella, 5th dau. of Rev. Philip Story, and had issue. D. Sept., 1862.
3 Commanded his regt. the last few hours of the battle. Made bt.-maj. for Waterloo. Promoted It.-col. 1825. K.H. Attained rank of col. on retd. list 1838. M. Miss Williams. D, at Bath 18th March, 1863, aged 81.
4 Quitted the service in 1819.
5 Bt.-maj. 19th July, 1821. Serving in 1825. Out of the regt. before 1830.
6 Senior capt. of his regt. 1821. Not in the Army List for 1822.
7 4th son of Wm. Holbech, of Farnborough Hall, Banbury. Bn. 1785. Placed on h. p. llth April, 1822. D. at Alveston 24th June, 1847.
8 Eldest son (by his 2nd wife) of Archibald, Lord Douglas (extinct). Bn. 1785 ; d. 1821.
9 Promoted capt. 14th Sept., 1815. Placed on h. p. 25th March, 1816. Living 1860.
10 Afterwards It.-col. North Devon Militia. Great-grandson of John Cleve- land, M.P. for Barnstaple for seven Parliaments. Assumed the surname of Cleveland, in lieu of that of Willett, in 1817. M., in 1830, eldest dau. of John Chichester, of Arlington Court, Devon, and had issue. D. 5th July, 1849.
11 Was maj. of his regt. from 1825 to 1830, when he was placed on h. p. as lt.-col. Living 1846.
12 Son of the Hon. George Petre, by Maria, dau. of Philip Howard, of Corby. Placed on h. p. 1819. M., 17th Jan., 1818, Eliz., eldest dau. of Edm.ond Glynn, of Glynn, co. Cornwall. D., 26th Nov., 1852, leaving issue by a 2nd marriage.
13 4th son of Jason Hassard, of Gardenhill and Toam. Promoted capt. 17th June, 1819. Quitted the service before 1830. M., 1836, his cousin Eliz., dau. of Capt. Jason Hassard, and had issue. D. Sept., 1845.
14 Younger son of Col. Black, H.E.I.C.S., by Margaret, eldest dau. of Maj. Jerome Noble. Joined the 6th Dgns., as cornet, in 1810. Placed on h. p. as capt. 1826. D., with the rank of maj., 2nd Nov., 1853.
15 Placed on h. p. as capt. 1826. Living 1855.
16 An Italian. Returned as " missing " in Siborne's Waterloo List. Lieut. 4th D. G. 15th Feb., 1816. Was afterwards Neapolitan Minister to England. His title was Prince Castelcicala, and at the last Waterloo banquet, June 18, 1852, he sat on Wellington's right hand. Lord Albemarle tells us, in his
64 THE WATERLOO ROLL CALL.
autobiography, that the Duke proposed Prince Castelcicala's health, but stumbled over the name, which was happily supplied by Lord Sandys, who, as Lord Arthur Hill, had been senior A.D.C. to the veteran F. M. at Waterloo.
^ Lieut. 24th Lt. Dns. 25th Sept., 1817. Half-pay 15th Oct., 1820. Appointed barrack-master at Boyle in 1841. D. in 1843.
18 Serving with the regt. in 1830.
19 Serving with the regt. in 1824.
20 Surgeon to the 7th West India Regt. 19th Feb., 1824. Half-pay same date. Living in 1846.
21 Surgeon to 35th Foot 7th Sept., 1815. H. p. 25th June, 1817.
22 H. p. 3rd Jan., 1828. Living in 1830.
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65
TTH (OR THE QUEEN'S OWN) REGIMENT OF LIGHT DRAGOONS (HUSSARS).
Bank in the
COLONEL.
Regiment.
Army.
Henry, Earl of Uxbridge, w. 16 May, 1801 Lt.-Gen., 25 Apr.
[1808
LIEUT.-COLONEL.
1 Sir Edward Kerrison, Kt. 4 Apr. 1805 | Col., 4 June, 1813
MAJORS.
2 Edward Hodge, K. 7 May, 1812
Wm. Thornhill, w. 8 Apr. 1813
CAPTAINS.
3 Wm. Verner, w.
4 Thos. Wm. Robbins, w. Edward Keane
5 Peter Augustus Heyliger, w. Thomas Wildman, w. James John Fraser, w.
6 James D. Elphinstoue
7 Edward Wildman, w.
LIEUTENANTS.
8 Arthur Myers, Adjt., K. 24 May, 1810
9 Standish O'Grady 6 Aug. 1812
10 Wm. Shirley 7 Jan. 1813
11 Wm. Greufell 11 Mar. 1813
12 Robert Douglas, w. 17 June, 1813
13 Robert Uniacke 15 July, 1813
14 John Robert Gordon, w. 15 Sept. 1813
15 John Daniel 21 Oct. 1813
16 Edward James Peters, w. 10 Nov. 1813
17 John Wildman 11 Nov. 1813
18 Frederick Beattie, w. 16 Apr. 1815
19 Stephen Rice 17 Apr. 1815 80 Frederick Towers 18 Apr. 1815
8 5473.
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21 25 15 2 18 17 25 23 |
July, May, June, Aug. Feb. June, Sept, Feb. |
1808 1809 1809 1810 1813 1813 1814 1815 |
1-Dec. 9 Mar. 23 Doc 7 Dec |
1806 1809 . 1813 . 1814 |
19 Nov. 1812
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TTH (OR THE QUEEN'S OWN) REGIMENT OF LIGHT DRAGOONS (HUSSARS)— continued.
Rank in the
PAYMASTER. Regiment. | Army.
« Thomas Felton 16 Apr. 1815
QUARTERMASTER.
18 John Greenwood 25 Aug. 1809
SURGEON.
** David Irwin 22 July, 1795
ASSISTANT SURGEONS.
2* Robert Alex. Chermside 16 Aug. 1810
25 James Moffat 24 Oct. 1811
VETERINARY SURGEON.
w Richard Dorville 13 Dec. 1810
Blue. Facings white. Lace silver.
1 Only son of Matthias Kerrison, of Breccles Hall, Norfolk. Bn. 1774. Distinguished himself in the Pa., and on the return of the 7th Light Dgns. to England, its officers presented Col. Kerrison with a piece of plate worth 200 guineas, in estimation of his conduct in Spain. Created a baronet in 1821, at the recommendation of Wellington. Was M.P. for Eye from 1824 to 1852. M. Mary, eldest dau. of Alex. Ellice, of Pittencrief, co. Fife, and had issue. K.C.B. and K.C.H. Col.-in-Chf. 14th Dgns. D. 9th March, 1853.
2 Killed in the cavalry action at Genappe, 17th June, 1815. Pens, of £100 per ann. to his widow, who was younger dau. of Sir Edmund Bacon, Premier Bart. M.I. at Waterloo.
3 Afterwards Sir Wm. Verner, Bart. Bn. 23rd Feb., 1782. Youngest son of James Verner, of Church Hill, co. Armagh, by Jane, dau. of Rev. Henry Clarke. Served in the Pa., and was present at Corunna. Promoted maj. for his distinguished gallantry at Waterloo. Retd. in 1826 as It.-col. K.C.H. He was a staunch supporter of the Orange cause, and the Editor has heard his late father say that when quartered at Charlemont, in the north of Ireland, he partook of Sir William's princely hospitality at banquets, where the toasts were all to the honour and glory of the Orange cause, and the wine-glasses had stalks without bottoms, so as to ensure the toasts being fully honoured. Sir Wm. was once struck off the Commission of the Peace, by Lord Normanby, for giving the toast of " The Battle of the Diamond " at a public dinner in Ireland. D. 20th Jan., 1871.
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4 Placed on h. p. as lt.-col. 1821. Living 1842.
5 Distinguished himself in charging with his troop the advanced French picquets on the morning of June 17th. Quitted the service 30th March, 1820.
6 4th son of Wm. Elphinstone, an East India director, by Eliz., eldest dau. of Wm. Fullerton, of Carstairs, co. Lanark. Bn. 1788. Lt.-Col. 3rd Foot Guards, 1823 ; h. p. 1828. Was twice m., and after his 2nd marriage with the only child of Sir Edward Buller, Bart., assumed the name of Buller before that of Drummond. D. 8th March, 1857, leaving issue by 2nd wife.
7 Younger brother of Col. Thos. Wildman (see under Staff). Afterwards commanded 6th Dgn. Gds. K.H. M., 1818, Antonia, dau. of Lt.-Gen. Sir Hildebrand Oakes, G.C.B., and had issue. D. in Dec., 1846.
8 M.I. at Waterloo.
9 Afterwards Col. Viscount Guillamore, A.D.C. to the Queen. Bn. 26th Dec. 1792. Son of Standish O'Grady, 1st Viscount, by Katherine Waller. M., 16th Oct., 1828, Gertrude Paget, niece of the Marquis of Anglesey. D. 22nd July, 1848, leaving issue.
10 Capt. 12th Sept., 1816. Major 17th June, 1824. Serving in 1830.
11 Capt., 21st Lt. Dns., 24th Dec., 1818. H. p. 26th Oct., 1820. Living in 1846.
12 Quitted the service in 1822.
13 H. p. 24th July, 1817. Living in 1824.
14 Son of J. Gordon, of Wincombe, Wilts. Promoted capt. 12th Dec, 1816. D. at Plymouth, 20th Sept., 1824.
16 Capt. 5th June, 1824. Exchanged to 66th Foot, 8th June, 1826. D. at Bellevue, Meath, 1840.
16 Serving in 1817. Out of regt. before 1824.
tf Brother to Edward Wildman. Attained rank of col., h. p. list, 1854. M., 1824, Lady Margaret Charteris, dau. of 7th Earl of Wemyss. D. in 1878.
18 H. p., 3rd April, 1817. Living in 1824.
19 Left the regt. in 1816. Lt., Newfoundland Vet. Cy., 30th Sept., 1824. Serving in 1830.
80 Capt., 18th July, 1820. H. p. 4th Sept., 1821. Major, 29th Aug., 1826. Lt.-Col., 23rd Nov., 1841. Living in 1846.
31 Serving with the regt. in 1830.
22 Eetd. f. p, 1819. Living in 1830.
23 D. in 1816.
24 Surgeon on h. p. list in 1815. Living in 1824.
25 Serving with the regt. in 1824. Attained rank of surgeon of 1st class, 23rd Jan., 1843. H. p. in 1849. D. at Devonport, 6th March, 1856.
26 H. p. 17th Dec., 1829.
F 2
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IOTH (OR THE PRINCE OF WALES'S OWN ROYAL) REGIMENT OF LIGHT DRAGOONS (HUSSARS).
Rank in the
LIEUT.-COLONELS.
1 George Quentin, w. 3 Lord Robert Manners
• MAJOR.
8 Hon. Frederick Howard, K,
CAPTAINS.
4 Thos. Wm. Taylor
5 H. C. Stapylton
6 John Grey, w. John Gurwood
7 Charles Wood
8 Henry Floyd
9 Arthur Shakespear
LIEUTENANTS.
10 John Whitehill Parsons " Wm. Slayter Smith
12 Robert Arnold
13 Wm. Cartwright
14 Samuel Hardman, Adjt.
15 George Orlando Gunning
16 J. C. Wallington *7 Ellis Hodgson
18 Wm. C. Hamilton
19 Anthony Bacon, w.
20 W. H. Bingham Lindsey
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Regiment. |
Army. |
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13 Oct. 1808 |
Col., 4 June, 1814 |
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12 Nov. 1814 |
2 May, 1811 |
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9 May, 1811 |
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12 Nov. 1814 12 Nov. 1814 |
Maj.,7 July, 1814 3 Nov. 1808 |
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12 Nov. 1814 |
6 Apr. 1809 |
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12 Nov. 1814 |
6 Feb. 1812 |
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12 Nov. 1814 |
Maj.,16 Mar. 1815 |
|
12 Nov. 1814 |
2 Dec. 1813. |
|
12 Nov. 1814 |
27 Jan. 1814 |
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12 Nov. 1814 |
3 Dec. 1805 |
|
12 Nov. 1814 |
17 Nov. 1808 |
|
12 Nov. 1814 |
13 May, 1812 |
|
12 Nov. 1814 |
6 Jan. 1814 |
|
15 Dec. 1814 |
9 Dec. 1813 |
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26 Dec. 1814 |
8 Apr. 1813 |
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27 Dec. 1814 |
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28 Dec. 1814 |
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29 Dec. 1814 |
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9 Feb. 1815 |
11 Mar. 1813 |
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15 June, 1815 |
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IOTH (OR THE PRINCE OF WALES'S OWN ROYAL) REGIMENT OF LIGHT DRAGOONS (HUSSARS)— contd.
Rank in the
PAYMASTER. Regiment.
21 James Tallon 15 Dec. 1813
ASSISTANT-SURGEON.
33 George Samuel Jenks 22 Oct. 1812
VETERINARY SURGEON.
Henry C. Saunerman 29 Mar. 1810
Army.
7 Dec. 1809
Blue. Facings scarlet. Lace silver.
1 Eldest son of George Quentin, of Gottingen. Served five years in the Garde du Corps of Hanover. Joined the 10th Hussars as a cornet in 1793, Served with Sir John Moore in the Pa. C.B. ; K.C.H. ; A.D.C. to George IV., and Crown Equerry to Her Majesty. M., 1811, the dau. of James Lawrell, of Eastwick Park and Frimley, Surrey, and had issue. D. in London 7th Dec., 1851, aged 92.
2 3rd son of Charles, 4th Duke of Rutland, by Lady Mary Somerset, dau. of 4th Duke of Beaufort. Bn. 14th Dec., 1781. Afterwards Maj.-Gen., C.B., and Col.-in-Chf. 3rd Dgns. D. 15th Nov., 1835.
3 3rd son of Frederick, 5th Earl of Carlisle, by Lady Margaret Granville- Leveson, dau. of 1st Marquis of Stafford. Killed whilst gallantly leading the last charge. Bur. at Waterloo. M.I. Afterwards brought home and bur. at Streatham, 3rd Aug., 1815. Left issue by his marriage with Frances, only dau. of Wm. H. Lambton, of Lambton Hall, Durham, two sons. In 1879 Maj. Howard's remains were removed from Streatham, and re-interred in the family mausoleum at Castle Howard, Yorkshire.
4 Afterwards Maj.-Gen. T. W. Taylor, Lt.-Gov. R.M.C., Sandhurst, and Col.-in-Chf. 17th Lancers. Served in the expedition to Java in 1811. Made brevet It.-col. for Waterloo. D. at Haccombe, co. Devon, 8th Jan., 1854, aged 71.
5 Henry Richard Chetwynd- Stapylton, eldest son of the Hon. Granville Chetwynd (youngest son of 4th Viscount Chetwynd), by Martha, dau. and heir of Henry Stapylton, of Wighill. Bn. 1789. Afterwards maj. of his regt. Retired 1822. M., 23rd Dec., 1820, Margaret, dau. of George Hammond, and had issue. D. 4th April, 1859.
6 Afterwards Lt.-Col. of the Scots Greys. D. at Sidmouth, 21st Dec., 1843.
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I 6th son of Thos. Wood, of Littleton, by Mary, only dau. and heir of Sir Edward Williams, 5th bart., of Eltham. Placed on h. p. 5th April, 1821.
8 Eldest son of Gen. Sir John Floyd, Bart. Bn. 2nd Sept., 1793. Served in the Pa. Succeeded as 2nd bart., 1818. M., 1821, Mary, eldest dau. of Wm. Murray, of Jamaica, and had issue. D. 4th March, 1868.
9 Son of John Shakespear, by Mary Drummond. A.D.C. to Lord Comber- mere. M. Sophia, dau. of Thos. S. D. Bucknall, and had issue. Placed on h. p. Oct., 1818. D. 1845.
10 Afterwards Lt.-Col. Sir J. W. Parsons, K.C.M.G., the British Resident at Zante. Made It.-col. 1841. D. at the Palace, Corfu, 1848, aged 68.
II Quitted the service about 1818. M., 30th April, 1818, Sarah, 3rd dau. of John Bockett, of Southcote Lodge. Berks. Adjt. to Yorkshire Yeomanry in 1822.
12 Afterwards lt.-col. 16th Lt. Dgns. D. unm. 20th Aug., 1839.
13 2nd son of Ralph Cartwright, of Aynhoe (M.P. for Northampton), by the Hon. Emma Maude, dau. of 1st Viscount Hawarden. Served in the Pa. with the 61st. Regt. (medal and 5 clasps). Maj., unattached, 1825 ; It.-gen., 1863. M., 6th Aug., 1822, Mary Anne, dau. and heir of Henry Jones, of Bloomsbury Square, London, and had issue. Living 1865.
14 H. p. 6th June, 1816. D. 25th Nov., 1855.
15 Bn. 18th Dec., 1796. 2nd son of Sir George Wm. Gunning, Bart., by Eliz., dau. of Henry, 1st Lord Bradford.
16 John Clement Wallington became maj. in this regt. 1833. 2nd son of the Rev. Charles Wallington, by Frances, dau. of Hamlyn Harris, of Daventry. M. Alice, dau. of Wm. Charles Monk Mason. D. about 1865.
'7 Capt. 23rd Nov., 1820. H. p. 25th Oct., 1821.
18 Capt. 21st. Nov., 1822. Only son of Wm. Hamilton, of Craighlaw, M.D. Promoted capt. in 1822. J.P. and D.L. for co. Wigtown. M. in 1825, Anne, dau. of Rev. A. Stewart, of Kirkcowan, and had issue. Took Holy Orders and resided many years in Guernsey. A correspondent writes under date of 22nd Feb., 1893 : — "Mr. Hamilton, who was an officer in the 10th Hussars at Waterloo, was a great favourite with all of us boys at Elizabeth College, and always on the 18th June the old chap came failing down the Grange with the Waterloo medal on his clerical coat, just about our play hour, and we used to drag him into the playground, and cheer him till we made him cry and we were hoarse. He was living in 1867 and for some years afterwards."
19 Afterwards Gen. Anthony Bacon, K.T.S. Served in the Pa. Was badly wnded. in the last charge, led by the gallant Maj. Howard, and lay all night on the field of battle. Appointed Capt. 13th Lt. Dgns., 1818 ; Maj. 17th Dgns., 1825. Served in the Portuguese Army 1832-3, and was Col. Com- mandant of their Cavalry. M. Lady Charlotte Harley, 2nd dau. of 5th Earl of Oxford. D. 2nd July, 1864
80 3rd son of Thos. Lindsey of Holly mount, co. Mayo, by Lady Margaret Bingham, dau. of 1st Earl of Lucau. D. in India in 1822.
21 H. p. 25th Dec., 1818
22 Serving in 1830.
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71
HTH REGIMENT OF LIGHT DRAGOONS.
Rank in the
LIEUT.-COLONEL. Regiment. Army.
1 James Wallace Sleigh 14 Dec. 1809
MAJOR.
2 Archibald Money
CAPTAINS.
James Bouchier
Benjamin Lutyens
Michael Childers
James Alfred Schreiber, w.
John Jenkins
Thomas Binney
James Duberly
LIEUTENANTS.
George Sicker, Adjt. Frederick Wood, w. Wm. Smith Richard Coles Benjamin Leigh Lye Edward Phelips, K. James Richard Rotton James S. Moore, w. Robert Milligan, w. Wm. H. Stewart Benfield Des Voeux
CORNETS.
20 Barton Parker Browne
21 Humphrey Orme
22 George Schreiber
23 Henry R. Bullock
24 Philip Haughton James
PAYMASTER.
36 Daniel Lutyens
14 Dec. 1809 Lt.-Col., 4 June,
1814
20 Jan. 1803 | Maj., 4 June, 1814 4 Aug. 1804 Maj., 4 June, 1814 14 June, 1805 Maj.,25 Aug. 1814 19 Nov. 1812 ; 22 Dec. 1814 26 Jan. 1815 30 Mar. 1815 21 Oct. 1813
20 Feb. 1805 14 June, 1805
21 Apr. 1808
29 June, 1811 '
30 June, 1811 3 July, 1811 9 Jan. 1812
13 Oct. 1814 7 Apr. 1813
22 Dec. 1814 30 Mar. 1815 30 Mar. 1815
8 Apr. 1813
5 Aug. 1813
23 Dec. 1813
30 Dec. 1813
29 Dec. 1814
19 Oct. 1804
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HTH REGIMENT OF LIGHT DRAGOONS.— continued.
Rank in the
QUARTERMASTER. Regiment. 36 John Hall 29 Sept. 181 4
SURGEON.
27 James O'Malley 11 Mar. 1813
ASSISTANT-SURGEON.
28 Henry Steele 28 Apr. 1814
Army.
11 July, 1811
25 June, 1812
Blue. Facings buff. Lace silver.
1 .Afterwards Gen. Sir J. W. Sleigh, K.C.B., Col.-in-Chf. 9th Lancers. Was educated at Winchester. Cornet, 1795. Served in the campaign in Hol- land same year. With his regt. at Salamanca* Towards the close of Waterloo Day commanded the 4th Brigade. C.B. and K.M.B. Commanded the cavalry at siege of Bhurtpore. Was afterwards Military Sec. to Lord Wm. Bentinck. 1). at Hanworth House, Middlesex, 5th Feb., 1865.
2 Afterwards Lt.-Gen. Money, C.B. and K.C. Col.-in-Chf. 2nd Dgns. At the close of Waterloo Day he commanded the re°:t. D. at Crown Point, Trowse, Norfolk, 1858.
3 Afterwards Lt. Gen. James Claud Bouchier, K.C. Had served in Egypt and in the Pa. Brevet It.-col. for Waterloo. Col. -in-Chf. 3rd Dgn. Gds. D. 12th Feb., 1859, at Buxton Vicarage, Norfolk.
4 Major Lutyens served under Abercromby in Egypt, and lived to be one of the last survivors of that campaign. He d. at The Terrace, Kensington, 23rd Dec., 1863.
6 4th son of Wm. Schreiber, by Mary, dau. and co-heir of James Sewell, of Alton Hall, co. Suffolk. Bn. at Wickham Market 21st Nov., 1789. Educated at Dalltam Grammar School, Essex. Joined the llth Lt. Dgns. about 1806, and was promoted It. 1808. Served in the Pa. Was badly wnded. at Waterloo by a round shot, which broke his charger's back at same time. Placed on h. p. from 6th Dgn. Gds, with rank of Maj., 23rd June, 1825. M. Mary, dau. of Thos. Ware, of Woodfort, co. Cork, and had, with other male issue, a son, Brymer, now a maj.-gen. (retired) Royal Artillery, who communicated above information. J. A. Schreiber d. as a It.-col., h. p., 1840.
6 Born at Scotbury, co. Devon, 6th Jan., 1789. Raised men fora cornetcy, and entered the army as cornet in llth Lt. Dgns. 29th Jan., 1807. Served in the Pa. In 1826 commanded two squadrons at Bhurtpore. M., llth Nov., 1819, at Cawnpore, Stephena Isabella Patten, and had issue. D. as maj., 31st Oct., 1840.
7 D. a capt. in this regt., at Berhampore, 26th Nov., 1821.
8 Placed on h. p. from same regt., 12th Aug., 1819. Son of Sir James Duberly, Knt., of Gaynes Hall, co. Huntingdon, by his 1st wife, Rebecca Howard. Served in the Pa. M., 21st Sept., 1837, the 3rd dau. of the Hon. Wm. Grey, and had issue. D. 3rd March, 1864.
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9 H. p. 30th July, 1818. Appointed a Knight of Windsor. D. 17th Jan.,
1848.
10 H. p. 25th March, 1817. Living in 1846.
11 Promoted capt. same regt. 30th Oct., 1817. 2nd son of Ferdinando Smith, of Halesowen Grange, co. Worcester, by Eliz., dau. of Humphrey Lyttelton. Bn. 24th June, 1785. D. unmarried in India, 4th May, 1824.
12 H. p. 24th July, 1817. Living in 1836.
13 H. p. in 1817. Adjt. N. Somerset Y. C. in 1821. The Lyes are a Wilt- shire family, and have served their country on many notable occasions. At Inkermann a son of Capt. Richard Leigh Lye, and a nephew of the above, met a soldier's death.
14 Son of Rev. Charles Phelips (4th son of Edward Phelips, of Montacute, co. Somerset), by Mary, dau. of Thos. Blackmore, of Briggina Park, Herts.
15 Afterwards Lt.-Col. J. R. Rotton, J.P. for Sussex. D. at Chicheater, 13th Feb., 1855.
16 James Stewart-Moore, of Ballydivity, co. Antrim, J.P. and D.L. ; High Sheriff 1849. Eldest son of J. Stewart-Moore, by Margaret, dau. of Yen. Wm. Sturrock, Archdeacon of Armagh. Served in the Pa. and in India. Pierced in three places at Genappe by a Polish lancer. Bn. 1793. M., 1845, Frances Richardson, and had issue. Retired on h. p. as capt., 25th Dec., 1819. D. 1870.
u Promoted capt. 24th April, 1816. Exchanged to 2nd Life Gds. 10th Oct., 1816. Quitted the service in 1822.
18 This officer's second name is omitted in the Army Lists. He appears to be the Wm. Henry Stewart who is described in Burke's Peerage and Baronetage as "Major 19th Lancers." 2nd son of Sir James Stewart, Bart., M.P. for Donegal in 1802. D., unmarried, 6th June, 1820, aged 27.
19 Afterwards Capt. 3rd Foot Gds. Retd. as It.-col. h. p. 1829. 4th son of Sir Charles des Vceux, 1st Bart., by Mary Anne, dau. of Dean Champagne. M., firstly, 1833, Georgina, dau. of Richard Streatfield, and had issue. D. 30th Nov., 1864.
20 Subsequently served in India, and was at the capture of Bhurtpore. Commissions dated : cornet, April 8th, 1813 ; It., June 22nd, 1815 ; capt., May 5th, 1824 ; maj., June 28, 1838. Lt.-col., retd., 1851. D. 16th June, 1889.
11 The last of an ancient family. Son and heir of VValden Orme. Quitted the service as Capt. 6th Dgns., 1829. D. at Hale, near Stamford, 6th Oct., 1860.
22 6th son of Wm. Schreiber and Mary his wife. Twin brother of Rev. Thos. Schreiber, Rector of Bradwell, in Essex. Bn. at Wickham Market 19th Oct., 1794. Educated at Dalham Grammar School. Had his horse shot under him at Waterloo. Afterwards A.D.C. to Sir John Cameron. Exchanged to 18th Lt. Dgns., and was placed on h. p., as capt., 1821. M. Anne, dau. of — Hume of Colchester. Lt.-col. h. p. 1851. Resided latterly at Chelten- ham, where the Editor had the pleasure of knowing him in 1867.
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M 4th son of Jonathan Watson (who assumed, in 1810, the surname of Bullock), of Faulkbourn Hall, Witham, Essex. Appointed capt. in 1st Life Gds. 26th Dec., 1821. Maj. h. p. 23rd July, 1831. M., 1825, Charlotte, 2nd dau. of John Hall, of Weston Colville, Cambridgeshire, and had issue. D. at Bury St. Edmunds, 9th July, 1855.
24 Quitted the service in 1818.
25 Afterwards in 3rd Dgn. Gds. D. at Broxbourne 6th June, 1841. 2« H. p. 1819 from 6th West India Regt.
2? 6th son of George O'Malley, of Gornsay, Castlebar, co. Mayo, by Eliz. Clarke. D. at Cawnpore, llth Sept., 1821. See notes to 44th Foot for account of his brother George.
28 D. at Meerut in 1825.
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75
12TH (OR THE PRINCE OF WALES'S) REGIMENT OF
LIGHT DRAGOONS.
[12TH LANCERS.]
Rank in the
LIEUT.-COLONEL. Regiment.
1 Hon. F. C. Ponsonby, w. 11 June, 1811
MAJOR.
2 James Paul Bridger 10 Dec. 1811
CAPTAINS.
3 Samson Stawell
4 George F. Erskine
5 Edwin W. T. Sandys, w.
6 Houston Wallace
7 Alexander Barton
8 Henry Andrews
29 Jan. 1806 19 May, 1808
30 Mar. 1809 10 Jan. 1811 17 Jan. 1811
9 July, 1812
9 Alexander Charles Craufurd (Volr.)
LIEUTENANTS.
10 Wm. Heydon 13 June, 1805
11 James Chatterton 6 June, 1811
12 John Vandeleur 10 July, 1811
13 Wm. Hay 11 July, 1811
14 Wm. H. Dowbiggen, w. 31 Dec. 1811
15 Albert Goldsmid 20 Feb. 1812
16 Abraham Lane 30 Mar. 1815 Lindsey James Bertie, K. 30 Mar. 1815
17 John Henry Slade 6 Apr. 1815
18 Thomas Reed 2 May, 1815
19 John Griffiths (sic) Adjt. 4 May, 1815
CORNET.
20 JohnElliott(«'c)Lockhart,K. 28 Apr. 1814
PAYMASTER.
21 Wm. [Loftus] Otway 14 Feb. 1811
QUARTERMASTER.
22 Richard Sidley 10 June, 1813
SURGEON.
28 Benjamin Robinson 15 Oct. 1803
ASSISTANT-SURGEON.
24 John G. Smith 28 Oct. 1813
VETERINARY SURGEON.
»5 James Castley 17 Aug. 1809
Army. Col., 4 June, 1814
28 Feb. 1805
19 Aug. 1808 11 Jan. 1810
9 June, 1814
8 Aug. 1811
15 Oct. 1812 7 May, 1812
2 Feb. 1795
11 Mar. 1813
18 June, 1807
Blue. Facings yellow. Lace silver*
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1 Aftds. Maj.-Gen. Sir Frederick Cavendish Ponsonby, K.C.B. and K.M.T., Gov. of Malta. 2nd son of Frederick, 3rd Earl of Beasborough, by Lady Henrietta, 2nd dau. of 1st Earl Spencer. Bn. 6th July, 1783. Cornet 10th Lt. Dgns. 1800. Maj. 23rd Lt. Dgns. 1807. At head of this regt. distinguished himself at Talavera, in 1809. Lt.-col. of the regt. 1810. At Barossa, with a squadron of German dragoons, he charged the French cavalry covering the retreat, overthrew them, and took two guns. Lt.-Col. 12th Lt. Dgns. 1811. Again signally distinguished himself at the battles of Salamanca and Vittoria. His experiences at Waterloo were almost unique, as when lying grievously wnded. on the field, after a most gallant charge, in the French lines, a lancer who was passing by and saw Ponsonby move, exclaimed: u Tit n'est pas wwrf, coquin," and struck his lance through the English officer's back. " My head dropped" (wrote Ponsonby in his subse- quent narrative of his experiences), " the blood gushed into my mouth, a difficulty of breathing came on, and I thought all was over." But the bitterness of death was not yet past. Soon after, a tirailleur came up and roughly searched him all over, robbing Ponsonby of what money he had about him. He was hardly quit of this scoundrel before another appeared with the same intent. At last a good Samaritan appeared in the shape of a French officer, who administered brandy to the apparently dying English- man, and then passed on " to pursue the retreating British " ! What followed is best given in Ponsonby's own words: "Presently another tirailleur appeared, who came and knelt and fired over me, loading and firing many times, and conversing with great gaiety all the while. At last he ran off." The evening came, and with it the Prussians. " Two squadrons of Prussian cavalry, both of them two deep, passed over me in full trot, lifting me from the ground and tumbling me about cruelly. A German soldier, bent on plunder, came and pulled me about roughly before he left me." An English private next appeared, and on Ponsonby telling him who he was, the soldier picked up a sword and stood sentry over him. Next morning Ponsonby was removed in a cart to a farmhouse, and laid in a bed from which poor Sir A. Gordon had just been carried out dead. Col. Ponsonby had received seven wounds ; a surgeon slept in his room, and he was saved by continual bleeding — 120 ounces in two days, besides the great loss of blood on the field. — Narratire. M., 1825, Emily, youngest dau. of 3rd Earl Bathurst, and had issue. D. llth Jan., 1837.
3 Bt.-lt. col. for Waterloo, and C.B. Retd. in 1821. M., 1831, Jane, 4th dau. of John Copeland. D. 17th May, 1841.
3 Appears to have been a son of Sampson Stawell, of Kilbrittain, co. Cork. Lt.-col. of same regt. 1827. Present with his regt. at Queen Victoria's coro- nation, and received a special gold medal. D. 21st Aug. 1849.
4 George Francis Erskine. Was 2nd son of Hon. Hy. Erskine (2nd son of oth Earl of Buchan), the eminent Scotch advocate. Maj. same regt. 24th Oct., 1821. Retd. as It.-col.
5 Had served with distinction in the Pa. D. of his wounds soon after Waterloo. There have been generations of the name of Edwin Sandys, and this " Edwin W — T — Sandya " may have been a cadet of the noble house of Sandys, now extinct.
6 Quitted the service in 1822.
7 Promoted bt.-maj. 21st Jan., 1819, for distinguished conduct in the field while on service in the Pa. In 1826 a body of British troops was sent to Lisbon to aid the Portuguese Govt. Four troops of the 12th Lancers (so styled since 1817), commanded by Maj. Barton, embarked at Portsmouth in
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December for Portugal, where they remained for two years. Living in 1830.
8 Retd. on h. p. as maj. 25th Jan., 1828. Restored to full pay as Maj. 3rd Lt. Dgns. D. in Bengal, 1838.
9 A volunteer from the 2nd Ceylon Regt. Was transferred to 12th Lancers as capt. 26th Oct., 1820, and received a bt. majority in Aug., 1821. His Waterloo medal was for long in the Seaforth collection. Only son of Sir James Craufurd, Bart., of Kilbirney, co. Stirling. M., 1818, Barbara, 4th dau. of 7th Earl of Coventry, and d. s. p. 1838.
*° This unfortunate officer was twenty years a lieut. in this regt. Promoted capt. 2nd June, 1825, and placed on h. p. 22nd Dec. same year. Living 1830.
11 2nd son of Sir Jas. Chatterton, Bart., by Rebecca, dau. of Abraham Lane, of Cork. Bn. 1792. Saw much service in the Pa. Aftds. held high com- mands. K.C.B. and K.H. M., 1825, Annetta, dau. of James Atkinson, of York. Succeeded to the baronetcy in 1855. On the occasion of the Queen's coronation, commanded the 4th Dgn. Gds., and received a special gold medal. At the Duke of Wellington's funeral carried the "Great Banner," by Her Majesty's request, "in consideration of his long, faithful, and distinguished services." Gen. and Col.-in-Chf. 5th Lancers, 1858. D. s, p. in London, Jan. 1868.
12 Aftds. commanded the 10th Hussars, and received a special gold medal at the Queen's coronation. Elder son of John Ormsby Vandeleur, of Maddenstown, co. Kildare, by Frances Pakenham, dau. of Thos., 1st Lord Longford.
13 Served with 52nd L.I. in the Pa. Quitted the service before 1824, with rank of capt. Aftds. C.B. and Second Commissioner Metropolitan Police, 1839. D. 29th Aug., 1855.
14 Served in the Pa. with the 52nd L.T. Placed on h. p. as lieut., 1821. Living 1846. M. Lady Georgiana Maule, and had issue.
15 Served in the Pa. Aftds. maj. -gen., retd. list. D. in London 6th Jan., 1861.
16 Cousin to Sir James Chatterton, being grandson of Abraham Lane, of Cork. Capt. same regt. 6th Nov., 1823, Maj. 76th Foot, 1826. Lt.-col. unatt., 1830.
u Eldest son of Gen. Sir John Slade, Bart., of Maun sell House, co. Somerset, by Anna, dau. of James Dawson. Maj. h. p. 1827. Predeceased his father. D. a It. -col. h. p. 30th Aug., 1843, at Barnes. He had m., 1st Feb., 1837, Frances McVeagh. She m., secondly, Adm. J. A. Paynter.
18 Aftds. Gen. Sir Thos. Reed, K.C.B., Col.-in Chf. 44th Foot. Served in India, and commanded a brigade of the Army of the Sutlej. Received the thanks of the Gov.-gen. in India for his valuable services during the mutiny. D. 1883.
19 Griffith. Had been appointed adjt. 29th July, 1813. Adjt. to 5th D.G. 10th Apr., 1823. Lieut. 28th Foot 15th Oct., 1829. Capt. 1st W.I.R. 28th June, 1839. Ret, f. p. before 1846. D. 15th Nov., 1859.
20 Eldest son of Wm. Miott, of Borthwickbrae, M.P. for co. Selkirk for twenty-four years, by Marianne, only child of Allan Lockhart, of Cleghorn, after which marriage W. Eliott assumed the additional surname of Lockhart.
11 H. p. as paymaster 1st W.I R. 6th July, 1820. Living in 1830.
M D. in Oct., 1823.
23 H. p. 30th June, 1825. Living in 1846.
r4 Serving in 1817.
25 Serving in 1830.
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13TH REGIMENT OF LIGHT DRAGOONS. [13TH HUSSARS.]
Rank in the
LIEUT.-COLONEL. Patrick Doherty
MAJOR.
3 Shaplaiid Boyse, w.
CAPTAINS.
8 Brook Lawrence
4 Joseph Doherty, w.
6 James Macalester « Mansell Bowers
7 James Gubbins, K.
8 Charles Gregorie
9 Frederick Goulburn
LIEUTENANTS.
10 John Irving Moss
11 George Doherty, w.1
12 John H. Drought
13 Charles Robert Bowers, w. u Allan T. Maclean
John Geale, K. is Robert Nisbett is Wm. Turner
17 James Mill
18 George Hussey Packe, w.
19 Henry Acton 2° John Wallace
21 Jacob M. Irving, w. Geo. Lloyd Hodges
22 Geo. Pym, K.
CORNET. 2» Joseph Wakefield
PAYMASTER.
2* Alexander Strange
Regiment. 4 June, 1813
4 June, 1813
3 Feb. 1804
19 Mar. 1807 25 June, 1807
8 Mar. 1810 7 Feb. 1811
20 June, 1811 18 Apr. 1815
7 Mar. 1805 18 Sept. 1806
8 Sept. 1808 18 Oct. 1810 11 July, 1811
25 July, 1811
26 Dec. 1811
16 Apr. 1815
17 Apr. 1815 21 Apr. 1815
4 May, 1815
17 May, 1815
18 May, 1815
19 Jan. 1815
26 May, 1814 11 Apr. 1811
Army. Col., 4 June, 1814
Lt.-Col., 4 June,
[1814
Maj., 4 June, 181 4 Maj., 4 June,1814 12 Apr. 1814 1 Mar. 1810 18 May, 1809 4 Aug. 1808 12 July, 1810
6 Feb. 1812
7 Nov. 1811 6 Jan. 1814
7 Jan. 1808
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13TH REGIMENT OF LIGHT DRAGOONS— continued.
Rank in the
QUARTERMASTER. Regiment. Army.
25 Wm. Minchin 10 Sept. 1812
SURGEON.
36 Thos. Galbraith Logan 9 Sept. 1813 24 Dec. 1812
ASSISTANT-SURGEON.
37 Abraham Armstrong 18 May, 1809
VETERINARY SURGEON.
38 John Constant 3 Mar. 1814
Blue. Facings buff". Lace gold.
1 Col. Patrick Doherty belonged to a good old Irish family which has done good service to its country, both in the army and on the judicial bench. In the two great wars in which Great Britain played a leading part during the 19th century, the 13th Regt. of Lt. Dgns. (Hussars) has been commanded by a Doherty ; and three generations of this family have been closely associated with this same regt. In 1796 Patrick Doherty embarked for the West Indies with his regt. on active service. It is on record that no less than twenty-two officers of the 13th Lt. Dgns. fell victims to " Yellow Jack" when serving in St. Domingo; and the skeleton of the regt., with two or three surviving officers, returned to England. This fatality brought rapid promotion to Doherty, and in 1813 he succeeded to the command of the 13th. For his services in the Pa. he was made bt.-col. The editor of the Military Calendar states that on Waterloo Day Col. Doherty was lying ill at Brussels, suffering from a most severe attack of West Indian fever and ague ; but as it is probable that he took part in the operations of the 16th or 17th June, it does not debar him from being added to the roll of Waterloo officers. He undoubtedly received the medal for Waterloo, as well as the C.B. in 1816. Col. Doherty was subsequently made K.C.H. Quitted the service in Dec., 1818, and d. at Bath, 20th Jan., 1837. He was uncle to John Doherty, of Dublin, who held the high post of Chief Justice of Ireland, and dying, in 1850, left, with other male issue, the present Maj. H. Doherty, of the Artillery Militia, who formerly commanded a troop in the 3rd Hussars.
2 Made C.B. for Waterloo. Served in the Pa. 2nd son of Samuel Boyse, of Barrow, New Ross, co. Wexford, by Dorothea, dau. of Shapland Carew, of Castleboro, same county. D., unm., 1833.
3 There were three of this family in the regt. in 1815. Brook Lawrence served thirty-eight years in this regt., and waa made bt.-lt.-col. for Waterloo. He d. at Brompton llth Aug., 1823, aged 59.
4 Son of Col. P. Doherty. Promoted maj. in this regt. 8th Dec., 1818. D. at Bangalore 12th June, 1819.
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• Served in the Pa. and in India. In the last charge made by his regt. at Waterloo was wounded in the ankle, which troubled him ever afterwards. Quitted the service in 1823. D. at Kames House, Millport, 17th Sept., 1852. The Clan Alester of Kintyre and the Isles is one of the oldest in Scotland.
6 Promoted maj. in same regt. 5th June, 1823. M. Eleanor, eldest dau. of Lt.-Gen. Sir Thos. Dallas, and had issue. D. 1831.
7 Fell by a cannon ball when charging with his regt. at Waterloo. " The moment of his death was that of victory." See nattering notice in the Gentleman's Magazine for 1815, II., p. 275.
8 Serving in 1817. Out of the regt. in 1818.
9 Youngest son of Munbee Goulburn, of Portland Place, by the Hon. Susanna Chetwynd, eldest dau. of Wm. 4th Visct. Chetwynd. Appointed maj. in 104th regt. 15th Feb., 1816. Placed on h. p. 25th July, 1817. D. in 1837.
10 Promoted capt. 31st Aug., 1815. Placed on h. p. 25th March, 1816. Capt. 48th Foot 26th Feb., 1828.
11 Son of Col. P. Doherty. Served in the Pa. " Was severely wounded in the head at Waterloo, and was struck by a ball which was stopped and flattened by the interposition of his watch. He had taken out his watch to remark the time, when the regt. was ordered to advance ; and not being able to return it, he put it into the breast of his jacket, and thus providen- tially his life was saved." (Anecdote by T. Carter.) K.H. Attained the rank of maj., and d. at Dublin in Dec., 1835.
12 Eldest son of John Armstrong Drought, of Lettybrook, King's County, by Letitia Head, of Ashley Park, Tipperary. Bn. 20th Aug., 1790. Served throughout the Par. War. Placed on h. p. 1816. M., 20th July, 1853, Frances Spunner, and had issue. D. 29th April, 1876.
13 Brother to the above Capt. Bowers. Attained rank of It. -gen. Living 1869.
14 2nd son of Archibald Maclean, of Pennycross and Carsaig, co. Argyll, by Alicia, dau. of Hector Maclean, of Torens, in same county. Served in the Pa. Bn. 1793. Attained the rank of It.-gen. M., 1843, Agnes, dau. of Wm. Furlong, of Welshot, co. Lanark. Lt.-col. h. p. 1843.
15 Capt. h. p. 20th Dns. 19th Nov., 1818. Living in 1846.
16 Capt. 78th Foot 3rd Nov., 1819. H. p. 27th June, 1822. Living in 1846.
17 Promoted capt. 24th March, 1816. Placed on h. p. 25th May, 1816.
18 2nd son of Charles J. Packe, of Prestwold Hall, Loughborough, by Penelope, eldest dau. of Richard Dugdale. Capt. 21st Dgns. 27th June, 1816. M., 1st Sept., 1824, Mary Anne, eldest dau. of John Heathcote, of Conningtoii Castle, co. Huntingdon, and had issue. M.P. for South Lincolnshire 1851) to 1868. D. 2nd July, 1874.
19 2nd son of Joseph Edward Acton, a It.-gen. in the Neapolitan service and Gov. of Gaeta, by Eleanora, Countess Berg de Trips, of Dusseldorf. Exchanged to 12th Lt. Dgna. as lieut. 14th Nov., 1816. On h. p. 1817. M. Charlotte, only dau. of Dr. Clogston, of Bombay, and had issue.
*° Placed on h. p. 25th July, 1816. Living in 1830.
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21 Belonged, apparently, to the Dumfriesshire family (of Bonshaw Tower). Aftds. It.-col. on retd. list. His second name was JSmilius, which came into the family by the marriage of Wm. Irving to ^Emilia, dau. of Andrew Lord Rollo. H. p. 1818. D. at Niagara 7th Oct., 1856.
22 4th son of Francis Pym, of the Hasells, Beds., M.P., for Beds.
23 Aftds. exchanged, as lieut., into the 19th Lt. Dgns. M., 1836, Anne, eldest dau. of George Wakefield. D. at Kamptee, Madras, 17th May, 1840, then Lt.-Col. of the 39th Foot.
24 H. p. 62nd Foot, 1831. D.,in Nov. 1840, a military Knight of Windsor.
25 Qr.-Mr. 53rd Foot 7th Sept., 1826. Serving in 1830.
26 Surgeon 5th D. G. 25th Nov., 1818. Serving in 1830.
37 Surgeon 7th March, 1816. Surgeon 87th Foot 24th April, 1826. H. p. 1830. Living in 1846.
38 Vet. Surgeon to 5th D. G. 30th March, 1826. H. p. in 1843. Living in 1846.
S 5473.
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IOTH (OR THE KING'S) REGIMENT OF LIGHT DRAGOONS (HUSSARS).
Rank in the
LIEUT.-COLONELS. Regiment.
Sir Colquhowi Grant, K.C.B. 25 Aug. 1808 Leighton C. Dalrymple, w. 16 Dec. 1813
MAJOR.
2 Edwin Griffith, K. 5 Nov. 1812
CAPTAINS.
3 Joseph Thackwell, w. 9 Apr. 1807
4 Skinner Hancox 11 May, 1809 6 John Whiteford, w. 24 July, 1809
6 Philip Wodehouse 26 Dec. 1809
7 Fred. Charles Philips 16 Apr. 1812
8 Wm. Booth 17 Sept. 1812
9 John Carr 20 Apr. 1815
LIEUTENANTS.
10 Edward Barrett 28 June, 1810 Ralph Mansfield, w. 16 Aug. 1810
11 Isaac Sherwood, K. 13 Sept. 1810
12 Wm. Bellairs 7 May, 1812
13 Henry Lane 3 Sept. 1812
14 Wm. Byam, w. 17 Sept. 1812
15 Edward Byam, w. 9 Apr. 1813
16 George A. F. Dawkins, w. 3 June 1813
17 Henry Dixon 25 Aug. 1813
18 John James Douglas 26 Aug. 1813
19 Wm. Stewart 6 Jan. 1814
20 John Pennington 13 Jan. 1814 31 Henry Buckley, K. 25 Aug. 1814
CORNET.
22 Joseph Griffith, Adjt. 4 Aug. 1814
Army.
Maj.-Gen.,4June, [1814
14 June, 1811 3 Oct. 1809
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IOTH (OR THE KING'S) REGIMENT OF LIGHT DRAGOONS (HUSSARS)— continued.
Rank in the PAYMASTER. Regiment. Army.
23 James Coppin Cocksedge 27 May, 1813
SURGEON.
24 Thomas Car-tan 9 Sept. 1813
ASSISTANT-SURGEONS.
25 Samuel Jeyes 28 Nov. 1811
26 Wm. Gibney 28 Oct. 1813
•
VETERINARY SURGEON.
27 Conrad Dal wig 29 Apr. 1813
Blue. Facings scarlet. Lace silver.
1 Lt.-Col. Cathcart Dalrymple was 2nd son of Gen. Sir Hew Dalrymple, Bart., by Frances, youngest dau. and co-heir of Gen. Leighton. Made C.B. for Waterloo. D. unm. 1820.
2 M.I. at Waterloo. The following touching verses to the memory of this gallant officer were published soon after his death : —
" Weep not ; he died as heroes die,
The death permitted to the brave ; Mourn not ; he lies where soldiers lie, And valour envies such a grave.
" His was the love of bold emprise,
Of soldier's hardships, soldier's fame ! And his the wish by arms to rise,
And gain a proud, a deathless name."
3 Bn. 1st Feb., 1781. 4th son of John Thackwell, of Moreton Court, co. Worcester, and a direct descendant of Rev. Thos. Thackwell, rector of Waterperry, co. Oxford, in 1607. Served in Ireland during the rebellion. Joined the 15th Lt. Dgns. as a cornet in 1800, and served 32 years in that regt., during twelve of which he held the command. During the Par. war he boldly attacked and forced back at Granada 200 French dgns. with 50 men of his regt., making several prisoners, for which he was recommended for a bt. majority. At Waterloo, when charging with his regt., Thackwell was wounded in the fore-arm of his left arm, "but he instantly seized tbe bridle with his right hand, in which was his sword, and still dashed on at the head of his regt., the command of which had devolved upon him. Another shot took effect on same arm, but he immediately seized the bridle
G 2
84 THE WATERLOO ROLL CALL.
with his teeth." At the close of the day his left arm was amputated close to the shoulder. Proceeded to India in 1837 as Col. of 3rd Lt. Dgns. Distin- guished himself in the Afghan, Gwalior, and Sutlej campaigns. Made a K.C.B. for Ghuznee. Commanded the cavalry in the Punjaub campaign. He was a G.C.B. and K.H., Col.-in-Chf. 16th Lancers, and Inspector-General of Cavalry in 1854. M., 29th July, 1825, Maria, eldest dau. of Francis Roche, of Rochemount, co. Cork, and had issue. D. at Aghada Hall, co. Cork, 8th April, 1859.
4 Commanded the regt. at the close of Waterloo day. Bt. maj. for Waterloo. Appointed Lt.-col. of 7th Dgn. Gds. 18th December, 1823. Com- manded the latter regt. until June, 1830. M., 23rd Aug., 1843, Caroline, eldest dau. of Lancelot Rolleston, of Watnall Hall. Resided at Woodborough Hall, co. Notts. D. before 1849.
5 Promoted maj. in same regt. 16th June, 1820. Quitted the service in 1822.
6 Eldest son of the Rev. Philip Wodehouse (2nd son of Sir Armine Wodehouse, M.P. for Norfolk), by Apollonia, dau. and co-heir of John Nourse, of Woodeaton, co. Oxford. Lt.-col. unattached 1821, and Inspecting Field Officer of Militia same date. M., 13th June, 1832, Lydia, dau. of Joseph Lea, of The Hill, Stonebridge, and had issue.
7 This officer had a curious and unpleasant experience at Cambray a few days after Waterloo. As he was riding through some gardens the ground suddenly gave way under his horse's feet. The captain threw himself off his charger's back, and the next moment the horse fell to the bottom of a well 80 or 100 feet deep, and was killed instantaneously. (Ifecords.) Promoted maj. in same regt. llth July, 1822. Retd. on h. p. as It.-col. 14th Jan. 1826. Living in 1830.
8 Of Beighton, Yorkshire. Promoted maj. in same regt. 18th Dec. 1823. Quitted the service before 1830. M., 1832, Harriet, dau. of Sir Wm. Cave Browne-Cave, Bart., of Stamford.
9 Placed on h. p. 25th May, 1816. Restored to f. p., as capt. in 41st Foot, 3rd Jan., 1822. Living in 1824.
10 Placed on h. p. 25th May, 1816.
11 M.I. at Waterloo.
12 Of Mulbarton Lodge, co. Norfolk. Was 4th son of Abel Walford Bellairs, High Sheriff for Rutland, who represented a very ancient Leicester- shire family, which can be traced back to the 12th century. Served in the Pa. Received the honour of knighthood from George IV. M. Cassandra, dau. and heir of Edmund Hooke, of Mulbarton Lodge. Quitted the service as captain in 1820, and d. 2nd October, 1863, leaving issue. Henry Bellairs, elder brother to the above, entered the Rl. Navy, and was wounded at Trafalgar. He afterwards entered the 15th Hussars, and on leaving the army took Holy Orders and became Vicar of Hunsigore, Yorkshire.
18 Retd. on h. p. with rank of It.-col. 9th June, 1825. M., 8th Dec., 1825, Harriet Frances, 2nd dau. of Lawrence, 2nd Lord Dundas. Living in 1842.
14 Eldest son of Edward Byam, of Cedar Hill, Antigua, by Christiana Matilda, dau. of Mathew Byam, of Dublin. Quitted the service in 1817. Inherited the family estates in Antigua, and became President of that island. Knighted in 1859. M., 8th Feb., 1815, Martha, dau. of Thos. Rogers, of Antigua, and had issue. Living in 1862.
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li Promoted capt. same regt. 25th Aug., 1819. Lt.-col. unattached, 26th Sept., 1826. Col. 23rd Nov., 1841. Maj.-gen. llth Nov., 1851. Served in the Pa., and was severely wounded by a grape shot while carrying the regi- mental colours of the 38th Foot at Salamanca. Col.-in-Chf. 18th Hussars 1858. Bn. 1794. Brother to Wm. Byam. M., 1829, Eliz. Augusta, sister of Sir Grenville Temple, Bart., and had issue. D. 9th Sept., 1864. For an account of this historical family see Gentlemarfs Magazine for 1848.
16 Bn. 1791. Younger son of Jas. Dawkins (who assumed the surname of Colyear on succeeding to the estates of his uncle, Charles, Earl of Portmore), by Hannah, dau. of Thos. Phipps. M. Elizabeth, dau. of Rev. Sir Wm. Cooper, Bart., and d. s. p. 1821.
tf Of Gledhow Hall, co. York, and Astle Hall, co. Chester Bn. 19th Nov., 1794. Eldest son of John Dixon, of Gledhow, by Lydia, dau. of Rev. John Parker, of Astle. Quitted the service as a capt. in above regt. M., 24th Dec., 1829, Emma, dau. of Rev. E. S. Wilmot, of Chaddesden, co. Derby, and d. s. p. 3rd Aug., 1838.
18 Afterwards Sir John James Douglas, Bart., of Springwood Park, Kelso, son of Sir George Douglas, of co. Roxburgh, 2nd Bart, and M.P. for that county, by Lady Eliz. Boyle, dau. of John, 3rd Earl of Glasgow. Born 18th July, 1792. Served in the Pa. Capt. 16th Dec., 1819. H. p. 25th July, 1820. M., 1822, the only dau. and heir of Henry Scott, of Belford, co. Roxburgh, and assumed the surname of Scott in addition to that of Douglas. D. 23rd Jan., 1836, leaving issue.
19 Promoted capt. 15th June, 1820. Placed on h p. 25th Oct., 1821 Living in 1830.
20 Quitted the service in 1821.
21 M.I at Waterloo.
22 Called " Henry Griffiths " in Army List for 1829 and in subsequent Lists. Lieut. 24th May, 1815. H. p. as lieut. from Rl. Staff Corps 12th March, 1829. Appointed a Mil. Knight of Windsor and d. in Oct., 1852.
23 Out of the regt. in Aug., 1819.
24 Surgeon 8th Foot 25th Sept., 1818. Serving in 1824. Out of the regt. in Feb., 1826.
25 Surgeon 2nd May, 1822. Serving with regt. in 1830. H. p. before 1846.
26 H. p. 25th Dec., 1818. Living in 1830.
V Placed on h. p. from 2nd Lt. Dns. German Legion, 21st Aug., 1817.
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THE WATERLOO ROLL CALL.
16TH (OR THE QUEEN'S) REGIMENT OF LIGHT.
DRAGOONS. [16TH LANCERS.]
Rank in the
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LIEUT.-COLONEl |
Regiment. |
Army. |
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1 James Hay, w. |
18 Feb. 1813 |
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MAJOR. |
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2 George Home Murray |
18 Feb. 1813 |
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CAPTAINS. |
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3 John Henry Belli |
29 Jan. 1807 |
Maj.,7May,1812 |
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4 Clement Swetenhani |
11 June, 1807 |
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5 Richard Weyland, w. |
5 Sept. 1811 |
18 July, 1811 |
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John Phillips Buchanan, K. |
28 May, 1812 |
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6 Wm. Tomkinson |
3 June, 1812 |
12 Mar. 1812 |
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7 Charles King |
18 Feb. 1813 |
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LIEUTENANTS. |
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8 J. — Barra, Adjt. |
4 Oct. 1808 |
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9 Wm. Osten |
17 Nov. 1808 |
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10 Trevor Wheler |
11 July, 1811 |
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11 Francis Swinfen |
1 Aug. 1811 |
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12 George Baker |
15 Aug. 1811 |
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13 Richard Bcauchamp |
19 Feb. 1812 |
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14 Nath. Day Crichton, w. |
20 Feb. 1812 |
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15 Edward B. Llovd |
12 Mar. 1812 |
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!6 Wm. Nepean |
2 Apr. 1812 |
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17 Jas. Arch. Richardson |
12 Nov. 1814 |
1 Apr. 1813 |
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18 John Luard |
2 Mar. 1815 |
30 May, 1811 |
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19 Wm. Harris |
30 Mar. 1815 |
21 Jan. 1813 |
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20 |