A few Waterloo Heroes 267–273
Appendix 275–278
Index 279
INTRODUCTION TO FIRST EDITION.
_Ah! Je les tiens donc, ces Anglais!_—NAPOLEON.
Never since the days of Oliver Cromwell had 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 Considerations 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, must be our efforts, but mighty also is the need.” The idea of a
French 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 confiscating all British property.
And yet in 1807 Napoleon had not yet reached the zenith of his power.
For the next five years he held the destinies of nearly the whole of
Europe in his own hands. Monarchies of long standing were disestablished
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 Fontainebleau. 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 America 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 remainder 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 commissions 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 “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 _lâcheté_ of their colonel, who, when ordered to
lead his regiment to the charge, declined to do so, saying 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 only 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
Brunswick) at Quatre Bras. Of the Nassau, Dutch, and Belgian troops it
is only 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 in 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 15th of June of about
128,000 men[A]—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 were all equally devoted to their beloved emperor. “No army,” says
Colonel Chesney, in 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 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 Ligny by Napoleon
on the previous day, and which was supposed to be in full retreat on
Namur and Liége, so that, in round numbers, Napoleon was himself
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
Kellermann, whose fame as a cavalry general dated from Marengo. And
General Mouton (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 Lützen, 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. “I 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 generalship, 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 share 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 order,
probably, as Blucher was able to do after his defeat at Ligny. As it
was, our troops bore the whole brunt 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.[B]
Footnote A:
Lord Wolseley, in his _Decline and Fall of Napoleon_, says the French
army consisted of about 123,000 men of all arms and 344 guns.—ED.
* * * * *
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 commissions
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” _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
Tancred, 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._
Footnote B:
“I should not do justice to my feelings, or to Marshal Blücher and
the Prussian Army, if I did not attribute the success of this
arduous day to the cordial and timely assistance I received from
them.”—_Wellington’s despatch to Earl Bathurst._
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.
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THE WATERLOO ROLL CALL.
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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. Gds., 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-Usingen.
EXTRA AIDES-DE-CAMP.
Maj. Hon. Henry Percy, 14th Lt. Dns.
Capt. Lord Arthur Hill, h. p.
Lt. Hon. George Cathcart, 6th Dn. 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. Dns.
* * * * *
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 Langton, 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.
* * * * *
LIEUTENANT-GENERAL.
Charles, Count Alten, 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 OF BRIGADE.
Capt. Einem, K.G.L.
* * * * *
MAJOR-GENERAL.
Sir John Vandeleur, K.C.B.
AIDE-DE-CAMP.
Capt. W. Armstrong, 19th Lt. Dns.
MAJOR OF BRIGADE.
Maj. M. Childers, 11th Lt. Dns.
* * * * *
MAJOR-GENERAL.
Maj.-Gen. Cooke, W.
AIDE-DE-CAMP.
Capt. G. Disbrowe, 1st Ft. Gds.
EXTRA AIDE-DE-CAMP.
Ensign Augustus Cuyler, 2nd Ft. Gds.
* * * * *
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 Dns., 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.
* * * * *
MAJOR-GENERAL.
Sir John Lambert, K.C.B.
AIDE-DE-CAMP.
Lt. T. Baynes, 39th Foot.
MAJOR OF 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 OF 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.
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.
Capt. C. Yorke, 52nd Foot.
MAJOR OF 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.
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. Breymann, 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. Dns.
Lt.-Col. Robt. Torrens, 1st W.I. Regt.
Lt.-Col. Sir Charles Broke, K.C.B. (Permanent).
Lt.-Col. Sir Jeremiah Dickson, K.C.B. (Permanent).
Lt.-Col. Lord Greenock (Permanent).
Lt.-Col. John George Woodford, 1st Ft. Gds.
Lt.-Col. C. Grant, 11th 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 Dawson, 1st Dn. Gds., W.
Maj. Chas. Beckwith, 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.
STAFF.
COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF.
F.-M. Arthur, Duke of WELLINGTON, K.G., G.C.B., &c.
Born in Dublin, 1st May, 1769. 3rd son of Garrett, 1st Earl of
Mornington, 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.
Cæsar, 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
Pakenham, 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 farmhouse after its capture by the French. Created Baron
Raglan 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
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 wistful 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 Wellington 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 recd. the bonus usual on
such occasions and a brevet of Lt.-Col. A Jew—an agent of
Rothschild, who was at Ghent when news was brought to Louis XVIII.
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 his 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. to 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 Greville (dau. of Louisa, Countess of
Mansfield, by 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 rhyme:—
“A knight that then was in his rout,
Worthy and wight, stalwart and stout,
Courteous and fair, and of good fame,
Sir Alan Cathcart was his name.”
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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 (who d. in
1843), as William II. Became a F.-M. of England in 1845. 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 lt.-col. He d. 1816.
Capt. 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 lt.-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 Rodrigo, the Earl of March, then a lt. in the
13th Lt. Dns., and serving as A.D.C. to Visct. 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 had issue. A.D.C. to
the Queen. K.G. Lt.-col. in the army, and col. Sussex Militia. D.
21st Oct., 1860.
Capt. Viscount Bury, 1st Ft. Gds.
Eldest son of William Charles, 4th Earl of Albemarle, by the Hon.
Eliz. 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. s. p. 15th
March, 1851.
Lt. H. Webster, 9th Lt. Dns.
Afterwards 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.
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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 part of the war in the
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
lt.-col. of 7th Hussars 12th Aug., 1819. K.H. He had received his
brevet lt.-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 grossly
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 voice that could be heard
all over the café, “A votre courage, Anglais.” “Trevanion slowly
rose from his chair, displaying to the astonished Frenchman 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 speed of lightning, he
seized his nose by one hand while with the other he grasped his
lower jaw, and, wrenching open his mouth with 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 Beauchamp Seymour was transferred, in 1815, to a troop in the
1st Life Guards. 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. twice, 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
engagements. 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 was
succeeded by his son, Wm. Augustus.
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LIEUTENANT-GENERAL.
Lord Hill, G.C.B.
The 2nd son and 4th child of a family of sixteen. His father was Sir
John Hill, a Shropshire bart. His mother, the dau. and co-heir of
John Chambré, of Petton, in the same county. Bn. 11th Aug., 1772, at
The Hall, in the village of Prees, in Shropshire. Entered the 53rd
Regt. as lieut., in 1793. Was A.D.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 nephew, 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.
unm., 20th 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 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!” he was heard to exclaim, as he watched
the French “Invincibles” ride into the jaws of death. Writing 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. Mackworth, 7th Foot.
Aftds. 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. O. 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.
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LIEUTENANT-GENERAL.
Sir Thomas Picton, 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 our
position.” It is said that on the morning of the 18th June, one of
the first questions asked by Napoleon of his Staff was: “_Où 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 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 Corunna. 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.
Barrington. 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.
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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.
11th 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 in his head. On this occasion he took the Governor,
Gen. Barrié, 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 Langton. Editor of _The Wellington Dispatches_.
C.B. and Col. Dep. Lt. of the Tower. D. at Brighton, 25 Dec., 1843.
Bd. in the Tower Chapel.
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LIEUTENANT-GENERAL.
Chas., Count Alten, K.C.B.
Served throughout the Par. War with the German Legion. Specially
mentioned in the Waterloo dispatch. Aftds. Minister of War 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 Ramnuggur, India, 22nd Nov., 1848,
whilst commanding 14th Lt. Dragoons. The following 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 regt., 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 Tübingen, in State
of Wurtemburg, 1st Aug., 1819.
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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
Colville (and father of 11th 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 Caldwell, 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 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
Wm. 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
Cromwell’s marriage with Sir John Russell, 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.
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MAJOR-GENERAL.
V. Count Alten.
Count Victor Alten distinguished himself in the Pa. D. at Osnabruck,
a lt.-gen. in the Hanoverian Service.
AIDE-DE-CAMP.
Lt. Baron Estorff, 2nd Dns., K.G.L.
D. at Osnabruck, 28th April, 1827.
MAJOR OF BRIGADE.
Capt. Einem, K.G.L.
Afterwards Lt.-Col. Gottfried von Einem. D. 23rd Aug., 1820.
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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
the h. p. list 1830.
MAJOR OF BRIGADE.
Maj. M. Childers, 11th 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 11th Dns. in 1820. C.B. Col. 1837.
D. at Sand Hutton, co. York, 9th Jan., 1854, unm.
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MAJOR-GENERAL.
Maj.-Gen. George Cooke, W.
Son of Col. G. Cooke, of Harefield Park, Mdx., and brother of Sir
H.F. Cooke (private sec. to Duke of York) and Adl. Sir Edward Cooke.
His mother was Penelope, sister of Adl. Boyer. Appointed ens. 1st
Guards, 1784. In 1794 served in Flanders, and was 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. 22nd June, 1815; K. St. George of
Russia, &c.; Col.-in-Chf. 40th Foot. D. 3rd Feb., 1887, 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 Buckinghamshire. Col. G. Disbrowe 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; lt. and capt. same regt. 1817; lt.-col. h.
p. 1826.
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MAJOR-GENERAL.
Sir James Kempt, K.C.B., W.
Bn. in Edinburgh about 1764. Son of Gavin Kempt, of Batley Hall,
Hants. Entd. army 1783. A.D.C. to Abercromby in Holland. Accompanied
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.
AIDE-DE-CAMP.
Capt. the Hon. Charles Gore, 85th Foot.
Bn. 1793. Began his career in 6th Regt. 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 OF 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.
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MAJOR-GENERAL.
The Hon. Sir William Ponsonby, 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 Ponsonby, 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 Adl. Alexander Christie of Baberton
(2nd son of Archibald Christie of Stenton), by Eliz., dau. of Adl.
Richard Braithwaite.
EXTRA AIDE-DE-CAMP.
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
volunteering for storming parties. Served in the American War of
1812. Fought at Bladensburg, where Gen. Ross gained fame for himself
and his descendants. At Washington, with a very small force of
infantry, De Lacy Evans captured the Congress House. Was engaged at
Baltimore 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 OF BRIGADE.
Maj. T. Reignolds, 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.’s
A.D.C.s killed at Waterloo. He left orphan children to whom a pens.
was granted.
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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.C.; 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 1835, and
Earl of Strafford 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, which document he delivered
to Lord Wellington. Was a lt.-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 most 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 Wellington. 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.
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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.
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.
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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.
Succeeded 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 Americans 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
lt.-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 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.
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MAJOR-GENERAL.
Sir Colquhoun 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 when 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!”
Colquhoun Grant commanded the 72nd Regt. in the expedition to the
Cape of Good Hope, under Sir David Baird, in 1806, and on 8th 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 thought proper to resent his conduct in so gross a manner,
it remained for him to seek the usual reparation. “Oh!” exclaimed
Mulcahy, “if it’s for fighting 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 lt.-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 Rev. 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 Col. Charles Moray, by the elder dau. and
heir of Sir Wm. 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 OF 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.
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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!” 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 lt.-col., 26th Dec., 1821. Retired from the army,
1833. His elder brother, Lewis, of same regt., was killed in the
campaign in Holland, 1799.
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MAJOR-GENERAL.
Major-Gen. G. Johnstone.
George Johnstone was appointed adt. in the Royal Marines, 5th March,
1776. Served at New York and Halifax, and was in several sea
engagements in the Indian Ocean. In 1792 he received a company in
the 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
unattached list, and on 27th May, 1836, became lt.-col. Retd. in
1837.
MAJOR OF BRIGADE.
Capt. S. Holmes, 78th Foot.
Served in the Pa. and led a forlorn hope at Burgos. Stephen Holmes
was placed on h. p. 25th April, 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 lt.-col., recd. the appointment of Dep. Inspector
Gen. of the Irish Constabulary. K.H. D. in 1839.
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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 1803, and in 1805, at age of 24, purchased the
command of 21st Foot. 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 turning-point of the battle, and ensured
victory. G.C.B., G.C.M.G., P.C., 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! It was one of the guns captured by the 71st Regt.
in the _sauve qui peut_ of the French, and was turned against their
retreating 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. D., as capt. in that regt., 1825.
EXTRA AIDE-DE-CAMP.
Capt. C. Yorke, 52nd Foot.
Aftds. 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.
MAJOR 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, Miss Eliza Norris. D. a maj.-gen. and C.B.,
31st Aug., 1849, at Leamington.
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MAJOR-GENERAL.
Sir Colin Halkett, K.C.B., W.
Bn. 7th Sept., 1774. Eldest son of Frederick Halkett, 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., 1838.
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 was 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, 11th March, 1820, Lady Mary Lennox, eldest dau. of 4th Duke of
Richmond, and had issue. He d., 16th Feb., 1858.
MAJOR OF 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 Leipsic and all
the battles with Blucher in 1814. Sent to London by lt.-gen. Sir
Charles Stewart 30th March, 1814, with despatches announcing the
taking of Paris by the Allied Sovereigns. Recd. 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 otherwise 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 (_née_ 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.
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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 lt.-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. for 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 of 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. lt.-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
represented Windsor in Sir Robert Peel’s Govt. D. 23rd Jan., 1839,
unm., at 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., 1842. 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, lt.-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 lt.-col. of the 13th Lt. Dns., and commandant of the
Cavalry Depôt. Bn. 24th Feb., 1784. 7th son of Sir John Hill, Bart.,
and brother of Lord Hill. Served with distinction in the Pa., and
commanded 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 a 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 depôt 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. Charles Rooke
(who raised 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 Rooke, 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. lt.-col., 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 Molinos.
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, 24th
Jan., 1821.
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 questions,
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 be
amputated. Bn. 1789. 4th son of Baron Erskine, Lord Chancellor, by
Frances, dau. of Daniel Moore, M.P. Was promoted bt.-maj. 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
Lynedoch in Flanders, as adjt. of his regt. Attained rank of
lt.-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
(Felicité 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 succeeding 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, 11th
Aug., 1815, a lieut. in the Staff Corps of Cavalry. In 1817 he
joined the 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. Was 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 lt.-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 Lancey, 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.-Col. 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.
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.D.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 and 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 recognized, than the order to mount was given. Hervey and
his orderly, finding the odds 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 flying 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. ‘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.
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 Barrosa. 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.
Was 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, 11th Foot.
Colquhoun Grant joined the 11th 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
Woodlands, near Doncaster and Ashdown Pk., co. Sussex, by Eliz.,
dau. of 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 Lillière, France, 7th Dec., 1816,
of wounds recd. 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. Recd. 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 Dawson’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
Caroline 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 Damer 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.S., 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 with Gen. Craufurd 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 Wellington, 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, successfully, 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 lt.-gen. and Col.-in-Chf.
47th Regt., 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’Estrange thus speaks of John Jessop in his _Recollections_
(published in 1873):—“A splendid officer, a perfect gentleman,
particularly handsome, and a capital good fellow.” Made C.B. for
Waterloo. Placed on h. p. as bt.-maj., 44th Regt., 1821. D. at
Butterley Hall, Derbyshire, in Sept., 1869, aged 90.
DEPUTY-ASSISTANT QUARTERMASTERS-GENERAL.
Capt. E.T. Fitzgerald, 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 lt.-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 lt.-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 son
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.”
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. lt.-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.I.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. lt.-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) was 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 sword
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
1815, 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 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 Rideau
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 Ross, 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 wounded. 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 venez içi! Petits pâtés
allez là!_’” (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.
BRITISH AND HANOVERIAN ARMY
AT
WATERLOO,
_As formed in Divisions and Brigades on the 18th June, 1815._
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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 Robert 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 Inniskilling 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.
_4th Brigade._—Major-Gen. Sir JOHN O. VANDELEUR, K.C.B.
11th Light Dragoons Lieut.-Col. J.W. Sleigh.
12th ” Lieut.-Col. the Hon. F.C. 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.
_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.
_7th 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 ESTORFF.
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.
{ Lieut.-Col. Sir Robert Gardiner’s.
Batteries { 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 Major F. Hepburn (Col.).
Batt.
ARTILLERY.
Lieut.-Col. ADYE.
Batteries { 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.).
_1st Brigade, K.G.L._—Col. DU PLAT.
1st Line Batt., 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^a Batt. Bremervorde. Lieut.-Col. Schulenberg.
Duke of York’s, 2nd Batt. Major Count Munster.
” 3rd ” Major Baron Hunefeld.
Mil^a Batt., Salzgitter Major Hammerstein.
ARTILLERY.
Lieut.-Col. GOLD.
Batteries { Capt. Bolton’s Foot Battery
(British).
{ 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.
Foot Batteries { Major Lloyd’s (British).
{ Capt. A. Cleves’s (K.G.L.).
_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.-Col. Sir Henry W. Ellis,
K.C.B.
51st ” Lieut.-Col. H. Mitchell (Col.).
_6th Brigade._—Major-Gen. JOHNSTONE.
35th Foot, 2nd Batt. Major C. MʻAlister.
54th ” 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^a Batt. Hoya Lieut.-Col. Grote.
” Nieuberg
” Bentheim Major Croupp.
ARTILLERY.
Lieut.-Col. HAWKER.
Foot Batteries { Major Brome’s (British).
{ 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^a Batt. Hameln Lieut.-Col. Kleucke.
” Hildesheim Major Rheden.
” Peina Major Westphalen.
” Giffhorn Major Hammerstein.
ARTILLERY.
Major HEISE.
Foot Batteries { Major Rogers’s (British).
{ 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. Heyland.
_4th Hanoverian Brigade._—Col. BEST.
Mil^a Batt. Luneburg Lieut.-Col. de Ramdohr.
” Verden Major Decken.
” Osterode Major Baron Reden.
” Minden Major De Schmidt.
ARTILLERY.
Lieut.-Col. BRUCKMANN.
Foot Batteries { Major Unett’s (British).
{ Capt. Sinclair’s (British).
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REGIMENTAL LISTS.
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1st LIFE GUARDS.
(_2 Squadrons._)
Rank in the
——————
MAJOR AND LIEUT.-COLONEL. Regiment.│Army.
[1] Samuel Ferrior, K. 22 June, 1809 │
CAPTAINS. │
[2] John Whale, W. 13 Nov. 1809 │
[3] Montague Lind, K. 22 June, 1810 │
[4] Edward Kelly, W. 2 Aug. 1810 │13 Sept. 1805
[5] John Berger 20 May, 1813 │Maj., 4 June, 1814
LIEUTENANTS. │
[6] George Randall 15 Apr. 1811 │
[7] William Mayne 26 Sept. 1811 │
CORNETS AND │
SUB-LIEUTENANTS. │
[8] William Stewart 23 Feb. 1813 │
Richardson, W. │
[9] Samuel Cox, W. 1 June, 1814 │
[10] George Story 3 Apr. 1815 │4 Aug. 1814
QUARTERMASTERS. │
[11] [Wm.] Dobson, W. │
—— Towers, K. │
—— Slingsby, K. │
ASSISTANT SURGEONS. │
[12] Richard Gough 22 Sept. 1812 │
[13] John Haddy James 27 Oct. 1812 │
VETERINARY SURGEON. │
[14] Francis Dalton 20 May, 1813 │
_Scarlet._ _Facings blue._ _Lace gold._
Footnote 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.”
Footnote 2:
Exchanged to 16th Dgns. as maj. (commission dated 18th June, 1815).
Quitted the service before 1st March, 1817.
Footnote 3:
Only son of Edward George Lind, of Stratford Place.
Footnote 4:
Bn. at Portarlington, Queen’s County, 1771. At Waterloo he encountered
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.
Footnote 5:
Quitted the service 14th Dec., 1815.
Footnote 6:
Promoted capt. 18th June, 1815. H. p. 13th Oct., 1825. Living in 1847.
Footnote 7:
Promoted capt. 14th Dec., 1815. Out of the regt. before 1824.
Footnote 8:
Promoted lieut. 5th June, 1815. Lieut. in the 55th Foot, 24th Oct.,
1822. Capt. 24th Dec., 1825. H. p. same date.
Footnote 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.
Footnote 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 à Verdun; sauvez-moi la vie en grâce!”
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.
Footnote 11:
Retd. on f. p. in 1828. D. in Dec., 1849.
Footnote 12:
Retd. on h. p. 25th Dec., 1818. Living in 1830.
Footnote 13:
Serving in 1816. Out of the regt. in 1817.
Footnote 14:
Serving in 1817. Out of the regt. in 1818.
2ND LIFE GUARDS.
(_2 Squadrons._)
Rank in the
——————
MAJOR AND LIEUT.-COLONEL. Regiment.│Army.
[1] Hon. Edward P. Lygon 27 Apr. 1815 │
CAPTAINS. │
[2] William Boyce 30 Apr. 1812 │Maj., 4 June, 1814
[3] Richard Fitzgerald, K. 18 May, 1812 │Lt.-Col., 4 June,
│1814
[4] Hon. Henry Edw. Irby 22 Sept. 1812 │7 Aug. 1806
[5] James P.M. Kenyon 23 Sept. 1812 │
LIEUTENANTS. │
[6] Richard Meares 23 Sept. 1802 │10 Mar. 1808
[7] William Elliott 27 Nov. 1802 │
[8] Samuel Waymouth, W. 28 Mar. 1813 │
[9] Chum. (_sic_) Barton 30 Jan. 1814 │
CORNETS AND │
SUB-LIEUTENANTS. │
[10] Abraham Kenyon 24 June, 1813 │
[11] Thomas Marten 22 Nov. 1813 │
[12] Alexander McInnes 16 June, 1814 │
[13] Josiah Clues, Adjt. 12 Apr. 1815 │
QUARTERMASTERS. │
—— Bradley, K. │
—— Beamond, K. │
SURGEON. │
[14] Samuel Broughton 22 Sept. 1812 │
ASSISTANT-SURGEON. │
[15] Thomas Drinkwater 22 Sept. 1812 │
VETERINARY SURGEON. │
[16] Jeremiah Field 24 Apr. 1813 │
_Scarlet._ _Facings blue._ _Lace gold._
Footnote 1:
4th son of Edward Lygon, of Worcester (who was created Baron and Earl
Beauchamp), by Catherine, only dau. of James Dennis. For his forward
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. 11th Nov., 1860.
Footnote 2:
Placed on h. p. 24th April, 1817.
Footnote 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.
Footnote 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 lt.-col., and died at Calais, 1821.
Footnote 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.
Footnote 6:
Placed on h. p. as capt. 24th Dec., 1818.
Footnote 7:
Promoted capt. 14th April, 1818. Appointed capt. in the 17th Foot 20th
Jan., 1821. Serving in 1824. Out of said regt. before 1830.
Footnote 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 lt.-col.
unattached. D. as col. 26th Dec., 1863.
Footnote 9:
Chambré 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.
Footnote 10:
Younger brother to J.P. Kenyon. On h. p. 2nd D.G., 1817. Lieut. 2nd
W.I. Regt., 13th Dec., 1833.
Footnote 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.
Footnote 12:
Son of Thos. McInnes 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 McInnes, 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.”
Footnote 13:
Placed on h. p. as lt., 83rd Foot, 25th Jan., 1817. Living in 1830.
Footnote 14:
Grandson of the Rev. Thos. Broughton, rector of St. Mary Redcliffe,
Bristol. Succeeded Mr. Moore (elder bro. to Sir John Moore) as
surgeon, F.R.S. D. after having his leg amputated 20th Aug., 1837.
Footnote 15:
Out of the regt. in 1818.
Footnote 16:
Placed on h. p. 25th Dec., 1818. Living in 1846.
ROYAL REGIMENT OF HORSE GUARDS.
Rank in the
——————
COLONEL. Regiment.│Army.
_Arthur, Duke of 1 Jan. 1813 │F.-M., 21 June,
WELLINGTON, K.G._ │1813
LIEUT.-COLONELS. │
_Sir John Elley, K.C.B._, 6 Mar. 1806 │Col., 7 Mar. 1813
W. │
[1] Sir Robt. Chambre Hill, 13 May, 1813 │1 Jan. 1812
Knt., W. │
MAJOR. │
[2] Robert Christopher Packe, 13 May, 1813 │
K. │
CAPTAINS. │
[3] John Thoyts 22 Aug. 1805 │
[4] William Robert Clayton 27 Apr. 1809 │
_Clement Hill_, W. 4 Apr. 1811 │Lt.-Col., 30 Dec.
│1813
[5] William Tyrwhitt Drake 29 Aug. 1811 │
LIEUTENANTS. │
[6] John B. Riddlesden 4 Apr. 1811 │
[7] William Cunliffe Shawe, W. 26 Dec. 1811 │
[8] Everard William Bouverie, 15 Oct. 1812 │
W. │
_Charles Augustus Fitzroy_ 16 Oct. 1812 │
[9] Henry Ellis Boates 28 Jan. 1813 │
[10] Tathwell Baker Tathwell 9 Sept. 1813 │
[11] George Smith 18 Nov. 1813 │
[12] Hon. George John Watson 24 Mar. 1814 │
CORNETS. │
[13] John Kirkby Picard 2 Sept. 1813 │
[14] James Arnold 1 Sept. 1814 │
QUARTERMASTERS. │
[15] Thomas Varley, W. 20 Mar. 1806 │
[16] Peter Watmough 22 Feb. 1809 │
[17] Thomas Hardy 13 Feb. 1812 │
[18] Jonas Varley, W. 18 May, 1813 │
[19] Thomas Troy 5 Aug. 1813 │
SURGEON. │
[20] David Slow 18 July, 1805 │23 Aug. 1799
VETERINARY SURGEON. │
[21] John Seddall (_sic_) 10 Oct. 1812 │
_Blue._ _Facings scarlet._ _Lace gold._
Footnote 1:
4th son of Sir John Hill, Bart., and brother to Lord Hill. C.B. for
Waterloo. Col., 1st Jan., 1819. Of Prees Hall, Salop. M., 5th Feb.,
1801, Eliza, dau. of Henry Lumley, and had issue. D. 5th March, 1860.
Footnote 2:
2nd son of Charles Packe, of Prestwold, co. Leicester. M.I. in St.
George’s Chapel, Windsor.
Footnote 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 rearguard. Promoted maj., 18th June, 1815, and bt.
lt.-col. same date. Retd. 1820. D. May, 1849. Bd. at Kensal Green.
Footnote 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.
Footnote 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.
Footnote 6:
Served in the Pa., and was present at Vittoria and Toulouse. Attained
rank of col. h. p., 23rd Nov., 1841. Living 1874.
Footnote 7:
Eldest son of Joseph Cunliffe Shawe. Capt. same regt., 1816. M. ——
Pattenson, of Selwood, Bath, and had issue.
Footnote 8:
Aftds. Gen. and Col.-in-Chf. 15th Hussars. Of Delapré Abbey,
Northampton. Son of Edward Bouverie. Bn. 13th Oct., 1789. M., 3rd
April, 1816, Charlotte, dau. of Col. Hugh O’Donel. D. s. p. 18th Nov.,
1871.
Footnote 9:
Of Rose Hill, Denbigh. Killed out hunting, 8th Dec., 1838. Lt.-col. h.
p. 1828.
Footnote 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 his captors. See _Stamford Mercury_, 4th Aug., 1815.
Footnote 11:
Aftds. maj. and bt.-lt.-col. same regt. Living 1846.
Footnote 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.
Footnote 13:
Quitted the service as lieut. R.H.G. in 1821.
Footnote 14:
Reduced with his tp. in 1818.
Footnote 15:
Placed on h. p. 12th Dec., 1822. Appointed a Military Knight of
Windsor. D. at Windsor 25th March, 1841, aged 69.
Footnote 16:
Retd. on f. p. before 1830 and d. 1841.
Footnote 17:
Placed on h. p. 25th Aug., 1822. D. in 1855.
Footnote 18:
Serving in 1824. Out of the regt. before 1830.
Footnote 19:
Retd. f. p. 1829. Living in 1846.
Footnote 20:
Serving in 1824. Out of the regt. in Jan., 1826.
Footnote 21:
_Siddall._ 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._
1st (or the KING’S) REGIMENT OF DRAGOON
GUARDS.
Rank in the
——————
LIEUT.-COLONEL. Regiment.│Army.
[1] William Fuller, K. 22 Aug. 1805 │Col., 4 June, 1813
CAPTAINS. │
[2] Henry Graham, K. 12 June, 1799 │Maj., 4 June, 1811
[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 │Maj., 12 Apr. 1814
[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 │Maj., 10 Mar. 1814
[10] George Battersby, K. 2 Sept. 1813 │
LIEUTENANTS. │
[11] James Leatham 12 June, 1806 │
[12] William Stirling 19 Mar. 1812 │
[13] Ralph Babington 18 June, 1812 │
[14] 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 │
[19] 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 │
[23] Thos. Falkiner Middleton 4 May, 1815 │
CORNETS. │
[24] Hon. H.B. Bernard, K. 15 June, 1814 │
[25] Wm. Warburton Huntley 16 June, 1814 │
QUARTERMASTER. │
[26] John Brown 15 June, 1815 │
SURGEON. │
[27] John Going 17 Dec. 1801 │
ASSISTANT-SURGEONS. │
[28] William MʻAuley 16 Aug. 1810 │8 Feb. 1810
[29] Robert Pearson 13 May, 1813 │
_Scarlet._ _Facings blue._ _Lace gold._
Footnote 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.
Footnote 2:
Pens. of £100 per ann. granted to his widow, Maria Graham.
Footnote 3:
Promoted maj. 7th Sept., 1815. Out of the regt. in 1818.
Footnote 4:
Retd. as bt.-maj. in 1820. D. in 1854.
Footnote 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.
Footnote 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.
Footnote 7:
Promoted maj. 28th Aug., 1823. On h. p. 1825.
Footnote 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.
Footnote 9:
4th son of John Quicke, of Newton St. Cyres, by Emily, dau. of Alex.
Cumming. M., 1823, Sophia, dau. of John Evered. On h. p. 1827. D.
1830.
Footnote 10:
Bn. 20th April, 1788. Youngest son of John Battersby, of the Westmeath
family. Fell in the last cavalry charge.
Footnote 11:
Promoted capt. 19th July, 1815. Placed on h. p. 28th April, 1825.
Living in 1860 as a lt.-col., retd.
Footnote 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.
Footnote 13:
A cadet of the ancient Leicestershire family of this name. Promoted
capt. 6th Sept., 1815.
Footnote 14:
Bn. 1794. Eldest son of Sir H. Brooke, of Colebrooke, Bart.
Footnote 15: