guards in December, 1794; he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant
in December, 1795, and to the commission of captain of a troop in
the thirteenth light dragoons on the 2nd of March, 1797; in 1801
he was appointed major in the same corps. In the years 1804 and
1805 he studied in the Royal Military College, High Wycombe, and on
his examination he obtained a diploma of the first qualification.
He was appointed to the staff of the Duke of Gloucester at the
same period, and was promoted to the rank of lieutenant-colonel
in 1808. In February, 1810, he embarked for Portugal with his
regiment, with which he served three campaigns in the Peninsula,
and was present at the several actions in which his regiment
took part during that period. He commanded the thirteenth light
dragoons at the gallant affair at Arroyo dos Molinos on the 28th
of October, 1811, and was commended in the public despatch of
Lieutenant-General Sir Rowland Hill. On the 4th of June, 1813, he
was nominated to the lieutenant-colonelcy of the SIXTH dragoons,
and was promoted to the rank of colonel in June, 1814. He commanded
the INNISKILLING dragoons at the battle of WATERLOO, until the
fall of the gallant Major-General Sir William Ponsonby, when the
command of the brigade, consisting of the first, second, and sixth
dragoons, devolved on Colonel Muter. This brigade was mentioned
in the Duke of Wellington's despatch as having particularly
distinguished itself; and towards the close of the action Colonel
Muter was wounded; his horse received two wounds. He received a
Waterloo medal, was honoured with the dignity of Companion of the
Bath, the fourth class of the Order of St. Wladimir of Russia,
and Knight Commander of the Royal Hanoverian Guelphic order. He
was promoted to the rank of major-general in 1825, and to that of
lieutenant-general in 1838. On succeeding to the property of his
aunt, Miss Straton, at Kirkside, near Montrose, in 1816, he was
permitted to assume the sirname of STRATON. He was promoted to the
colonelcy of the EIGHTH HUSSARS in 1839, and was removed to the
SIXTH dragoons in April, 1840. He died in October of the same year.
SIR GEORGE POWNALL ADAMS, K.C.H.
_Appointed 26th October, 1840._
LONDON:--Printed by W. CLOWES and SONS, Stamford-street,
For Her Majesty's Stationery Office.
FOOTNOTE:
[17] His Highness was afterwards reigning Duke of Brunswick; he
married the Princess Augusta, sister to King George III.; and died
of wounds received at the battle of Jena in 1808.
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Transcriber's note:
Obvious typographical errors and punctuation errors have been
corrected after careful comparison with other occurrences within
the text and consultation of external sources.
Except for those changes noted below, all misspellings in the text,
and inconsistent or archaic usage, have been retained. For example,
day-break, daybreak; foot guards, foot-guards; riband; sirname.
Pg xxiv (PLATES), 'Uniform of 1825' replaced by 'Uniform of 1815';
and 'to face 91' replaced by 'to face 80'.
Pg xxiv (PLATES), to face '93' replaced by '95'.
Pg 7, 'it was beseiged' replaced by 'it was besieged'.
Pg 24, 'nearly one huudred' replaced by 'nearly one hundred'.
Pg 36, 'and conseqently' replaced by 'and consequently'.
Pg 37, 'supppressing riots' replaced by 'suppressing riots'.
Pg 44, 'while the INNISKILING' replaced by 'while the INNISKILLING'.
Pg 67, 'the head-quaters were' replaced by 'the head-quarters were'.
Pg 79, 'marched to Birminghan' replaced by 'marched to Birmingham'.
Pg 84, 'favourable oppportunity' replaced by 'favourable opportunity'.
Pg 95, 'civils and religious' replaced by 'civil and religious'.