is not given in the pedigree of “Boldero, of co. Suffolk,” but as
there is a “Lonsdale” Boldero in the Suffolk family at this present
time, the above, doubtless, belonged to this ancient family. Retd. in
Oct., 1846.
Footnote 26:
This officer’s name was Wm. Robert, and not as given in the 1815 _Army
List_. Retd. on h. p. 22nd July, 1824, as capt. Eldest son of W.R.
Phillimore, of Kendalls, co. Herts, by the Hon. Sarah Ongley, dau. of
1st Lord Ongley. Bn. 1793. M. Anna, dau. of W.A. West, and had issue.
D. at Brighton, 30th Nov., 1846.
Footnote 27:
2nd son of John Ellis, by Antonetta, dau. of Sir P. Parker, Bart.
Dangerously wounded at Waterloo. Lt.-col. h. p. 1831. Col. 1841. M.
5th May, 1817, Julia, dau. of Vice-Adm. Christopher Parker. D. at
Clevedon, 6th Aug., 1850.
Footnote 28:
Afterwards Gen. Sir James Simpson, G.C.B. Com.-in-Chf. in the Crimea
after the death of F.-M. Lord Raglan. Served in the Pa. from May,
1812, to May, 1813. In 1815 was a student in the “first,” or as it was
called later, the “senior” department of the R.M. College (which dept.
was the forerunner of the “Staff College”), but joined his battn. (the
2nd) in Flanders in the spring of this year. Was sev. wnded. at Quatre
Bras. Served as 2nd in command to Sir Charles Napier during the
campaign against the mountain and desert tribes situated on the right
bank of the Indus in 1845. Was Chief of the Staff in the Crimea, for
which he was well qualified by his long experience of staff work. Much
against his will he was chosen to succeed Lord Raglan as C.-in-C.
After two unsuccessful attacks on the Redan had taken place, Gen.
Simpson was subjected to severe criticisms, and although he was upheld
by the Home Government, and made G.C.B. with rank of full gen., he
soon after resigned his command, and was succeeded by Sir Wm.
Codrington. Simpson returned to England. He was son of David Simpson,
of Teviot-bank, N.B., by Margaret, dau. of John Eliot, of
Borthwick-brae. M., 1839, Eliz., dau. of Sir Robert Dundas, Bart. (she
d. 1840) and d. at Horringer, near Bury St. Edmunds, 18th April, 1868.
Footnote 29:
Eldest son of Edward Bolton Clive, of Whitfield, co. Hereford, by the
Hon. Harriet Archer, dau. and co.-heir of Andrew, last Baron Archer,
Capt. and lt.-col. 1826. Col. 1840. D. unm. 14th April, 1845.
Footnote 30:
Attained the rank of capt. and lt.-col. and quitted the service in
1840. Living in 1874.
Footnote 31:
3rd son of John Fownes-Luttrell, of Dunster Castle. M.P. for Minehead,
by Mary, eldest dau. of Francis Drewe, of Grange, Devon. Bn. 1792.
Lt.-col. Grenadier Guards. Quitted the service 28th April, 1825. Of
Kilve Court, and Wootton House, Somerset. M., 1824, his cousin Emma
Drewe. D. Jan., 1862, leaving issue.
Footnote 32:
Belonged to the family of “Brown of Kingston Blount, co. Oxford.” Was
killed at Quatre Bras. M.I. at Waterloo. His brother, Henry Alexander
Brown, lived for many years at St. Leonard’s, where he was long
remembered as “a fine old gentleman of the old school.”
Footnote 33:
Afterwards Gen. E.P. Buckley, M.P., of New Hall, Salisbury. M., 13th
May, 1828, Lady Catherine Bouverie, dau. of 3rd Lord Radnor, and had
issue. Son of Col. Edward P. Buckley, of Woolcombe Hall, co. Dorset,
by Lady Georgina West. D. 1873.
Footnote 34:
Exchanged to 60th Foot 15th June, 1820, and retd. on h. p. three weeks
later. Living in 1846.
Footnote 35:
Son of Rowley Lascelles by Eliz., younger dau. of Sir Charles Gould,
Bart. (who assumed the name of Morgan), by Jane, eldest dau. of Thomas
Morgan, of Ruperra, co. Glamorgan. Maj. in this regt. 4th July, 1843,
and lt.-col. comg. 10th April, 1849. Retd. on f. p. before 1855. D.
8th Nov. 1860.
Footnote 36:
There were two officers of this name in the army in 1815. The other
Samuel was a capt. on retd. list of 10th Veteran Battn. The above
Samuel quitted the service before 1824.
Footnote 37:
Son of Wm. Gronow, of Court Herbert, co. Glamorgan, the representative
of a very old Welsh family. Quitted the service 24th Oct., 1821. Lt.
Gronow belonged to the 1st Batt., which was not at Waterloo. Sir T.
Picton took him out to Flanders as an “honorary” A.D.C., but finding
no employment for him, he was advised to join the 3rd batt. of his
regt. which was at Waterloo. This he did, and took part in the great
battle as a guardsman. His experiences of that memorable day have been
given to the world in an interesting little book entitled
_Reminiscences of Capt. Gronow_. He was aftds. M.P. for Stafford, and
d. in Paris 22nd Nov., 1865.
Footnote 38:
Son of Dr. Robert Batty, of Hastings (who was born at Kirby Lonsdale
in co. Westmoreland). Educated at Caius College, Cambridge. An eminent
amateur draughtsman. F.R.S. Wrote a short account of the campaign in
the Netherlands, 1815, illustrated with plates of the battle of
Waterloo drawn by himself. M. Johanna, eldest dau. of Sir John Barrow,
1st Bart., of Ulverstone, co. Lancaster. D. 20th Nov., 1848, as
lt.-col. on h. p. list.
Footnote 39:
Bn. 24th March, 1795. 4th son of Richard Master, by Isabella, dau. of
Lt.-col. Wm. Egerton, of the 1st Foot Guards. Promoted lt. and capt.
1st July, 1815. H. p. 25th Feb., 1819. M. Anna Catherine Frederica von
Puckpock, of Wasserburg, in Bavaria. Served in the Netherlands in the
campaigns of 1813, 1814, and 1815. Served also in Corsica (1812),
North America, and the West Indies. He received a reward from the
Patriotic Fund. Living in 1860.
Footnote 40:
Had served previously in the 87th Foot. Promoted lt. and capt. 3rd
July, 1815. On h. p. 4th Oct., 1827.
Footnote 41:
The Hon. Henry Sedley Venables Vernon was eldest son of the 3rd Lord
Vernon, by his 2nd wife, Alice, dau. of Sir John Whiteford, Bart.
Promoted lt. and capt. 5th July, 1815. Quitted the service 28th March,
1822. M., 29th August, 1822, Eliza, dau. of Edward Coke, of Longford
Court, co. Derby, and had issue. D. 12th Dec., 1845.
Footnote 42:
4th son of John Pardoe, M.P., for Plympton, Camelford, and Westlowe,
by Jane, dau. of Thomas Oliver, of the Great House, Leyton, Essex. Bn.
4th April, 1796. Sev. wnded. at the siege of Bergen-op-Zoom, 1814, and
especially mentioned in despatches.
Footnote 43:
Promoted lt. and capt. 6th July, 1815. Aftds. capt. in 57th Foot. Maj.
in 25th Foot 1825. Commanded the latter regt. for eighteen years. D.
in June, 1848.
Footnote 44:
James Arthur Butler had formerly served in the 2nd Foot. Exchanged to
80th Foot as capt. in 1823. On h. p. as maj. unattached 19th Nov.,
1825. Bt.-lt.-col. 1838. Attained rank of gen. 5th Dec., 1871. He
carried the colours of his battn. at Waterloo, and was present at the
storming of Peronne, that virgin fortress which had never before
surrendered to an enemy. Living in 1874.
Footnote 45:
Eldest son of Thomas Swinburne, of Pontop Hall, co. Durham, by
Charlotte, dau. and co-heir of Robert Spearman. Attained rank of
maj.-gen., and was F.R.S. He was at the taking of Peronne in 1815, and
in 1823 exchanged as capt. to 3rd Dgn. Gds. Was twice married, and
left issue by both wives. D. 28th Feb., 1864.
Footnote 46:
2nd son of Robert Vyner, of Grantby Hall, co. Lincoln, by Lady
Theodosia Ashburnham, dau. of 2nd Earl of Ashburnham. Bn. 1797.
Promoted l. and capt. in 1817. Went on h. p. in 1822. D. unm. in 1837.
Footnote 47:
Promoted lt. and capt. 16th July, 1818. Placed on h. p. 25th Dec.,
1818. Retd. 15th Sept., 1839.
Footnote 48:
Eldest son of Lt.-gen. Alexander Dirom of Mount Annan, co. Dumfries,
by Magdalen, dau. of Robert Pasley. Bn. 6th Nov., 1794. Left the
service as lt.-col. in 1836. D. s. p. 2nd June, 1857.
Footnote 49:
John Francis Miller Erskine succeeded as 9th Earl of Mar, and 14th
Lord Erskine, on the death of his father, the 8th Earl of Mar, in
1828. Aftds. inherited as 11th Earl of Kellie. Quitted the service in
1821. M. 24th April, 1827, Philadelphia, dau. of Sir Granville
Menteth, Bart. D. s. p. 19th June, 1866.
Footnote 50:
Eldest son of Alexander Bruce, of Kennet, N.B., by Hugh (_sic_), dau.
of Hugh Blackburn, of Glasgow. Established his claim to the attainted
barony of “Balfour of Burleigh,” and succeeded in 1869 as 6th Lord.
Quitted the service in 1824. M., 2ndly, 1848, Jane Dalrymple Hamilton,
dau. of Sir James Fergusson, Bart., and had issue, a son and successor
to the title. D. 13th Aug., 1864.
Footnote 51:
3rd son of Henry, 3rd Earl Bathurst, by Georgina, dau. of Lord George
Lennox. Appointed to Cape Corps as capt. in 1823. Lt.-col. 9th June,
1825. Retd. on h. p. (unattached list) in 1828. M., 6th October, 1829,
Julia, dau. of John Peter Hankey, and d. in 1834 leaving issue.
Footnote 52:
Eldest son of 2nd Earl of Mount-Edgcombe, by Lady Sophia Hobart, dau.
of 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire. Quitted the service in 1819. Aftds.
Col. of the Cornwall Militia, and A.D.C. to the Queen. M. 6th Dec.,
1831, Caroline, eldest dau. of Rear-Adm. Fielding, and had issue.
Succeeded as 3rd Earl in 1839. D. 3rd Sept., 1861.
Footnote 53:
Eldest son of George Fludyer, of Ayston, co. Rutland, by Lady Mary
Fane, dau. of 9th Earl of Westmoreland. Quitted the service in 1834.
D. in Feb., 1856. His youngest brother (John Henry) succeeded to the
Fludyer baronetcy in 1876.
Footnote 54:
Promoted maj. on unattached list 10th Dec., 1825. D. in London 7th
Apr., 1850.
Footnote 55:
There were several “Algernon Grevilles” in the younger branches of the
noble house of Warwick. The above appears to be the son of Capt. W.
Fulke Greville, R.N. Bn. 1791. D. 23rd Nov., 1857, having m. in Dec.,
1813, Caroline, 2nd dau. of Sir Bellingham Graham, and left issue.
Footnote 56:
Exchanged to 3rd Dgn. Gds. as cornet in 1818. H. p. 24th Sept., 1818.
Restored to f. p. as lt. 4th Dgn. Gds., 1839. Col. Dorset Militia,
1846. D. at Rayrigg, Windermere, 13th May, 1885.
Footnote 57:
Of Lochiel. Eldest son of Donald Cameron, by Anne, dau. of Sir Ralph
Abercromby. Quitted the service in 1832. M., same year, Lady Vere
Catherine Hobart, sister of 5th Earl of Buckinghamshire, and had
issue. “Lochiel” d. 2nd Dec., 1858.
Footnote 58:
On h. p. 60th Foot as capt. 24th July, 1817. Retd. in Sep., 1825.
Footnote 59:
Afterwards Baron Grantley. Eldest son of Fletcher Norton, by Caroline,
dau. of James Balmain. Succeeded as 3rd Baron in 1822. Quitted the
service in 1821. M., 26th July, 1825, Charlotte, 2nd dau. of Sir Wm.
Beechey, Knt. D. s. p. 28th Aug., 1875.
Footnote 60:
Afterwards 3rd Earl of Harewood. 2nd son of Henry, 2nd Earl, by
Henrietta, eldest dau. of Lt.-Gen. Sir John Sebright, Bart. Retd. on
h. p. as lt., 24th Aug., 1820. M., 5th July, 1823, Lady Louisa Thynne,
dau. of 2nd Marquis of Bath, and had issue. D. 22nd Feb., 1857.
Footnote 61:
Eldest son of Thomas Mure, of Warriston, by Helen, eldest dau. of the
Hon. Patrick Boyle, of Shewalton. co. Ayr. His grandfather served with
the Scots Greys at Fontenoy. H. p. June, 1820. M., 17th Sept., 1835,
Fanny, only dau. of Wright Squire, of Bridge House, Peterboro’, and d.
s. p. 16th March, 1868.
Footnote 62:
Quitted the service in 1826. D. at Sidmouth, 9th May, 1826.
Footnote 63:
Bn. 2nd Sept., 1798. Eldest son of Sir Richard Croft, Bart., by
Margaret, dau. of Dr. Denman. Educated at Westminster School. F.S.A.
Succeeded as 2nd bart. in 1818. Quitted the service in 1820, and m. in
1824 only child of Richard Lateward, and had issue a dau. D. 29th
Oct., 1835.
Footnote 64:
Killed at Quatre Bras. 3rd son of the Right Hon. and Rev. Lord
Viscount Barrington, Prebendary of Durham, by Elizabeth, 2nd dau. of
Robert Adair.
Footnote 65:
Placed on h. p. as lt. in 19th Lt. Dgns. in 1822. Living in 1830.
Footnote 66:
2nd son of Wm. Tighe, of Woodstock, co. Kilkenny, by Marianne, dau.
and co-heir of Daniel Gahan, of Coolquill, co. Tipperary. Of Rosanna,
co. Wicklow. High Sheriff, 1827. H. p. 15th Feb., 1821. M., 1st March,
1825, the Hon. Frances Crofton, and had issue. D. 20th Dec., 1881.
Footnote 67:
4th son of Matthew Talbot, of Castle Talbot, co. Wexford, by his 2nd
wife, who was a dau. of John D’Arcy of Kiltullagh. Of Knockmullen, co.
Wexford. On h. p. 2nd Dgn. Gds., 1822. M., 1824, Mary, dau. of Edward
Sutton, of Summer Hill, Wexford, and had issue. D. 1852.
Footnote 68:
D. 1st Aug., 1844.
Footnote 69:
D. in London, 1824.
Footnote 70:
Surgeon-major 11th Nov., 1824. H. p. 17th March, 1837. D. 3rd Nov.,
1849.
Footnote 71:
Surgeon-major 17th March, 1837. H. p. 17th Apr., 1840. Living in 1846.
Footnote 72:
Died in Edinburgh, Feb. 1828.
Footnote 73:
Surgeon to the Wilts Yeomanry, in 1840.
Footnote 74:
Appointed Assist.-Surg. Coldstream Guards, 20th June, 1822. Surgeon
16th March, 1838. Retd. on h. p. 14th April, 1843. Living in 1874.
COLDSTREAM REGIMENT OF FOOT GUARDS.
(_2nd Battalion._)
Rank in the
——————
SECOND MAJOR. Regiment.│Army.
[1] Alexander Geo. Woodford 25 July, 1814 │Col., 4 June, 1814
CAPTAINS AND │
LIEUT.-COLONELS. │
[2] James Macdonell, W. 8 Aug. 1811 │7 Sept. 1809
[3] Daniel M’Kinnon, W. 25 July, 1814 │
[4] Henry Dawkins 25 July, 1814 │
_Hon. Alex. Abercromby_, 25 July, 1814 │Col., 4 June, 1814
W. │
_Sir Colin Campbell_, 25 July, 1814 │Col., 4 June, 1814
K.C.B. │
[5] Hon. Edward Acheson 25 July, 1814 │6 Mar. 1811
_Sir Wm. M. Gomm_, K.C.B. 25 July, 1814 │17 Aug. 1812
[6] Henry Wyndham, W. 25 July, 1814 │20 Jan. 1814
LIEUTENANTS AND CAPTAINS. │
[7] George Bowles 1 Feb. 1810 │
[8] Thos. Sowerby 27 June, 1810 │
_John Fremantle_ 2 Aug. 1810 │Lt. Col., 21 Mar.
│1814
[9] Wm. Lovelace Walton, 7 Mar. 1811 │
Acting Adjt. │
_Charles A.F. Bentinck_ 24 Sept. 1812 │
[10] John Stepney Cowell 9 Sept. 1813 │
[11] Edward Sumner, W. 23 Sept. 1813 │24 Sept. 1812
[12] John Lucie Blackman, K. 11 Jan. 1814 │
[13] Beaumont, Lord Hotham 13 Jan. 1814 │
[14] Hon. Robert Moore, W. 2 June, 1814 │
ENSIGNS. │
[15] Hon. James Forbes 13 Feb. 1812 │
[16] Henry Gooch 23 July, 1812 │
_Augustus Cuyler_ 15 Oct. 1812 │9 June, 1812
[17] Mark Beaufoy 12 Nov. 1812 │
[18] Hen. Fred. Griffiths, W. 25 Jan. 1814 │
[19] Hon. John Montagu, W. 27 Jan. 1814 │
[20] George Rich. Buckley 17 Feb. 1814 │
[21] James Hervey 16 Mar. 1814 │
[22] Henry Vane, W. 15 Mar. 1814 │
[23] Francis Jas. Douglas 17 Mar. 1814 │
[24] Robert Bowen 24 Mar. 1814 │
[25] Alexander Gordon 19 May, 1814 │
[26] Hon. Walter Forbes 2 June, 1814 │
[27] Charles Short 13 Oct. 1814 │
QUARTERMASTER. │
[28] Benjamin Selway 26 Nov. 1812 │
SURGEON. │
[29] Wm. Whymper 25 Dec. 1813 │
ASSISTANT-SURGEONS. │
[30] George Smith 17 Dec. 1812 │
[31] Wm. Hunter 10 Feb. 1814 │
_Facings blue._ _Lace gold._
Footnote 1:
Afterwards F.-M. Sir Alexander Woodford, G.C.B. and G.C.M.G. Elder
brother to Col. John G. Woodford (see Staff). On the death of Sir
Ralph Woodford, Bart., Governor of Trinidad, Alexander Woodford became
the head of this ancient family. His father was descended maternally
from the Brideokes, of classical memory, of whom Dr. Brideoke, the
“sometime” chaplain to James, the 4th Earl of Derby, in the reign of
Charles I., was a good specimen of the “fighting parson” of olden
days. This same Dr. Brideoke became Dean of Salisbury, and, by his
extraordinary presence of mind and address, saved the heroic Countess
of Derby, and her house at Latham, from being stormed by the
Cromwellian army. In like manner did his descendant, Alexander
Woodford, defend the farm of Hougomont in the early part of the
afternoon of Waterloo Day against the repeated and vigorous attacks of
the French. C.B. for Waterloo. Had previously served in the Pa. and
received the gold cross and one clasp. Was also K.M.T., and K. St. G.
of Russia. Filled high commands in the Ionian Islands and elsewhere.
Col.-in-Chf. 40th Foot, 1842. Transferred to the Scots Fusilier Guards
15th Dec., 1861. D. 26th Aug., 1870.
Footnote 2:
Afterwards Gen. Sir James Macdonell, G.C.B. and K.C.H., Col.-in-Chf.
71st Highland L.I. Was 3rd son of Duncan Macdonell, of Glengarry, and
bn. at the family seat in Inverness-shire. Served in the Pa. and also
at Maida, for which he recd. the gold medal. Macdonell’s gallant
defence of Hougomont is a matter of history. More than once was the
place nearly taken by the French. “The French, however,” says Siborne,
in his graphic account of the battle of Waterloo, “succeeded in
forcing the gate; but the defenders betook themselves to the nearest
cover, whence they poured a fire upon the intruders, and then rushing
forward a struggle ensued which was distinguished by the most intrepid
courage on both sides. At length Lt.-col. Macdonell, Capt. Wyndham,
Ensigns Gooch and Hervey, and Sergt. Graham, of the Coldstream Guards,
by dint of great personal strength and exertions, combined with
extraordinary bravery and perseverance, succeeded in closing the gate
against their intruders.” The struggle for the possession of Hougomont
went on the whole day until the French retreat set in late in the
evening. C.B. and K.M.T. for Waterloo. D. 15th May, 1859.
Footnote 3:
The historian of the Coldstream Guards, 2nd son of Wm. M’Kinnon, who
was a direct descendant of Lachlan M’Kinnon, of the Isle of Skye, who
was made a Knight Banneret by Charles II. on the field of Worcester.
Maj. in above regt. 22nd June, 1826, bt.-col. same date. M. a dau. of
John Dent, and d. s. p. 22nd June, 1836.
Footnote 4:
Eldest son of Henry Dawkins, of Over-Norton, co. Oxford. His mother
was daughter of the late Gen. Sir H. Clinton, Commander-in-Chief of
the British forces in America. Served with his regt. in the Pa. from
1809 to the close of the war, and was badly wounded before Bayonne
when the French made a sortie from that town. Bn. 1788. M., 1821,
eldest dau. of Thos. Duncombe, of Copgrove, co. York, and had issue.
D. in Nov., 1864.
Footnote 5:
2nd son of Arthur, 1st Visct. Gosford, by Millicent, dau. of Lt.-gen.
Edward Pole. Col. Acheson was ordered to defend a certain part of the
wood at Hougomont on Waterloo Day. “The enemy made a tremendous
attack, and, at the first charge, the colonel’s horse was shot dead.
He fell under his horse, and was considerably stunned by the fall, in
which situation he must have lain some time, as the enemy had passed
and repassed, regarding him as dead. When he had recovered he found
himself a prisoner by the weight of his horse. He extricated himself
with difficulty by drawing his leg out of his boot.” D. unm. 24th
July, 1828.
Footnote 6:
Afterwards Gen. Sir H. Wyndham, K.C.B., M.P. for Cumberland and
Col.-in-Chf. 11th Hussars. Natural son of 3rd Earl of Egremont. Was in
eight general engagements in the Pa. “Seeing the carriage of Jerome
Bonaparte in the wake of the general retreat of the French at
Waterloo, he made a dashing attempt to capture Napoleon’s brother, but
Jerome leaped out by one door while Wyndham opened the other.”
Succeeded, in 1845, to the Egremont estates. D. s. p. at Cockermouth
Castle, 2nd Aug. 1860, aged 70.
Footnote 7:
Afterwards Gen. Sir George Bowles, K.C.B., Col.-in-Chf. 1st West India
Regt. and Lieut. of the Tower of London. 2nd son of Wm. Bowles, of
Heale House, Wilts. Served in North Germany in 1805–1806, under Lord
Cathcart. Present at the siege and capture of Copenhagen in 1807.
Served in the Pa., and was present at most of the general actions.
Bt.-maj. for Waterloo. Master of the Household to the Queen 1845–1851.
D. in London 21st May, 1876.
Footnote 8:
Quitted the service in 1823. It appears from Plantagenet Harrison’s
_History of Yorkshire_, that the family of “Sowerby” dates back to the
reign of Henry I., when one “Sueni” was “Lord of Sowerby” in
Cumberland. Some interesting particulars regarding the Sowerby family
are to be found in Mr. Harrison’s book, but unfortunately they are
particulars of the far-away Norman times.
Footnote 9:
Afterwards Gen. W.L. Walton, Col.-in-Chf. 5th Fusiliers. Son of the
Dowager Lady Strachan. Served forty years in the Coldstream Guards,
six of which were in command of the regt. Served at Copenhagen in 1807
and during the early part of the Par. War. Served also in Belgium,
Holland, and France from Nov., 1813, to Nov., 1818. Was appointed
Bde.-maj. to the 2nd Bde. of Guards (having been selected for that
post by Sir John Byng) on the march from Waterloo to Paris, in place
of Capt. Stothert, killed in action. M., 15th Aug., 1832, Harriet,
dau. of P.H. Lovell, of Cole Park, Wilts. D., 11th Jan., 1865.
Footnote 10:
Has barely a title to appear in this list, as he was taken ill the
evening of 17th of June, 1815, and sent to Brussels. But as the
Coldstreams were under fire on 16th June, 1815, having arrived at
Quatre Bras at 4 P.M. that day, after a march of twenty-five miles
from Enghien, it would be scarcely fair to omit this officer, who
appears to have received the Waterloo medal. Was son of Gen. Andrew
Cowell, Lt.-col. Coldstream Guards, of Coleshill, Bucks, by Martha
Justine, younger dau. of Sir T. Stepney, Bart., of Llanelly (widow of
Sir F. Head, Bart.). Took the additional surname of Stepney by royal
licence. Created a baronet in 1871. M., 1820, Lady Mary Annesley, who
d. 1821. 2ndly, in 1823, Euphemia, dau. of Gen. John Murray, of Castle
Murray, co. Donegal, and had issue. Lt.-col., ret., 1830. K.H. for his
services in the Pa. D. 15th May, 1877.
Footnote 11:
Had previously served in the Rl. Fusiliers. D. at Brussels, 26th June,
1815, from his wounds.
Footnote 12:
Youngest son of Sir George Blackman, Bart., by Mary, eldest surviving
dau. of Lt.-col. Henry Harnage, of Belleswardine, Salop. Buried in the
orchard at Hougomont, in the defence of which place he lost his life.
Footnote 13:
The family of Hotham has furnished some distinguished officers to both
our army and navy—especially to the latter service. But the most
notable member of this ancient family was John de Hotham, Bishop of
Ely, Lord Chancellor of England from 1316–1320. He was a great
favourite with the young King Edward III., and had the choosing of a
wife for that monarch. The story goes that he selected Philippa of
Hainault “on account of the largeness of her hips,” which he
prognosticated meant a large family, and the shrewd chancellor-bishop
was not far wrong, as Queen Philippa had seven sons. Lord Hotham, who
served in the Pa., and was wounded at Salamanca, was eldest son of
Col. Beaumont Hotham, of the Coldstreams, by Philadelphia, dau. of Sir
John Dyke, Bart. Bn. 9th Aug., 1794. Lt.-col. unattached, 24th Dec.,
1825. Gen. on retired list 1865. D. unm., 12th Dec., 1870.
Footnote 14:
2nd son of Stephen, 2nd Earl of Mountcashel, by Margaret, eldest dau.
of 2nd Earl of Kingston. Bn. 11th July, 1793. Promoted capt. and
lt.-col. h. p. April, 1824. D. unm. 2nd Nov., 1856.
Footnote 15:
Eldest son of Gen. Lord Forbes (premier Baron of Scotland), by Eliz.,
eldest dau. of Walter Hunter, of Polmood, co. Peebles. D. as capt. and
lt.-col. in this regt. 25th Feb., 1835.
Footnote 16:
Promoted lt. and capt. 28th Oct., 1819. Quitted the service as
lt.-col. 11th June, 1841.
Footnote 17:
Quitted the service 9th Feb., 1825. D. at Bowness, 31st May, 1854.
Footnote 18:
D. at the Tower of London 19th Jan., 1821.
Footnote 19:
2nd son of 4th Lord Rokeby, by Eliz., dau. and heir of Francis
Charlton. Lt. 64th Foot, 8th Apr., 1819. Quitted the service as
lt.-col. 1832. D. unm. 12th Dec., 1843.
Footnote 20:
2nd son of Edward Pery Buckley, of Woolcombe Hall, Dorset. D. 1815, at
Paris, with the Army of Occupation, of fatigue.
Footnote 21:
Quitted the service in Oct., 1837.
Footnote 22:
Promoted capt. 1st Aug. 1822. D. at Sidmouth, 9th Aug., 1829.
Footnote 23:
Was thrown from his horse in St. James’s Park, and d. from the
injuries 29th May, 1821.
Footnote 24:
Promoted capt. 55th Foot in Jan., 1823. Exchanged back to the
Coldstreams the following month. Capt. and lt.-col. 1832.
Footnote 25:
Killed at Cambray in a duel with a French officer 1st April, 1818.
Footnote 26:
2nd son of Lord Forbes. Bn. 29th May, 1798. Quitted the service in
1825 as capt. Succeeded as 18th baron in 1843. Was twice m., and left
issue. D. 2nd May, 1868.
Footnote 27:
Promoted lieut. and capt. 17th April, 1823. Quitted the service before
1842 with rank of lt.-col. M., 4th June, 1828, Emily Sophia, eld. dau.
of Richard Barwell, of Stanstead, Sussex. D. at Odiham, Hants, 19th
Jan., 1857.
Footnote 28:
Serving with the regt. in 1830.
Footnote 29:
Placed on h. p. as surgeon-major 29th Apr., 1836. Living in 1846.
Footnote 30:
Surgeon-major 4th Sept., 1836. Aftds. took the surname of “Chenevix”
in lieu of that of Smith. Accompanied the Coldstreams to Holland in
Nov., 1813, and served in the Netherlands and France until 1818. Was
at the bombardment of Antwerp; the storming of Bergen-op-Zoom; Quatre
Bras and Waterloo; capture of Paris. H. p. 16th Mar., 1838. D. at his
residence in Sussex Gardens, Hyde Park, Apr., 1852.
Footnote 31:
Surgeon-major 16th Mar., 1838. H. p. 1836. Living in 1846.
3RD REGIMENT OF FOOT GUARDS.
(_2nd Battalion._)
Rank in the
——————
SECOND MAJOR. Regiment.│Army.
[1] Francis Hepburn 25 July, 1814 │Col., 4 June, 1814
CAPTAINS AND │
LIEUT.-COLONELS. │
_H. Willoughby Rooke_ 28 Feb. 1812 │
[2] Douglas Mercer 20 Dec. 1813 │
_Hon. Sir Alex. Gordon_, 25 Dec. 1813 │6 Feb. 1812
K.C.B., K. │
[3] Charles Dashwood, W. 25 Dec. 1813 │
[4] Francis Home 15 Mar. 1814 │
_Charles Fox Canning_, K. 31 Mar. 1814 │19 Aug. 1813
[5] Edward Bowater, W. 25 July, 1814 │
[6] Charles West, W. 25 July, 1814 │
LIEUTENANTS AND CAPTAINS. │
_Wm. Stothert_, K. 4 Apr. 1811 │
[7] Wm. Drummond 24 Oct. 1811 │
[8] Robert B. Hesketh, W. 31 Oct. 1811 │
[9] Henry Hawkins 12 Dec. 1811 │
[10] R.H. Wigston 19 Dec. 1811 │
[11] Charles John Barnet 16 Apr. 1812 │
[12] Joseph Wm. Moorhouse 23 Apr. 1812 │
[13] Edward B. Fairfield 24 Mar. 1814 │
[14] George Evelyn, W. 31 Mar. 1814 │
[15] Hon. Hastings Forbes, K. 5 May, 1814 │
[16] John Elrington 19 May, 1814 │
[17] Hugh B. Montgomerie, W. 9 June, 1814 │
[18] Thomas Craufurd (_sic_), 1 Sept. 1814 │
K. │
[19] John Ashton, K. 2 Sept. 1814 │
ENSIGNS. │
[20] Charles Lake, W. 31 Oct. 1811 │
[21] Hon. Edward Stopford 7 Nov. 1811 │
[22] Barclay Drummond, Acting 5 Mar. 1811 │
Adjt. │
[23] George Douglas Standen 19 Mar. 1811 │
[24] David Baird, W. 18 June, 1811 │
[25] Wm. James 4 Mar. 1813 │
[26] Wm. Fred. Hamilton 1 Apr. 1813 │
[27] Hon. Geo. Anson 8 Jan. 1814 │
[28] Thos. Wedgwood 11 Jan. 1814 │
[29] Whitwell Butler 12 Jan. 1814 │
[30] Andrew Coutts Cochrane 13 Jan. 1814 │
[31] Jeffery Prendergast 2 Feb. 1814 │
C. Simpson, K. 3 Feb. 1814 │
[32] Hugh Seymour Blane 31 Mar. 1814 │
[33] Henry Montagu 21 Apr. 1814 │
QUARTERMASTER. │
[34] John Skuce 22 Mar. 1810 │
SURGEON. │
[35] Samuel Good 25 Dec. 1813 │
ASSISTANT-SURGEONS. │
[36] J.R. Warde 27 Apr. 1809 │21 Aug. 1806
[37] Fran. Gashry Hanrott 10 Dec. 1812 │
_Facings blue._ _Lace gold._
Footnote 1:
Served in the Pa., and received the gold medal for Vittoria.
Distinguished for the share he took in the defence of Hougomont. C.B.
2nd son of Col. David Hepburn, by Bethia, dau. and heiress of Graham,
of Damside. M., July, 1820, Henrietta, dau. and heir of Sir Henry
Poole, 5th and last bart., of Poole, co. Chester, and had issue.
Attained rank of maj.-general, and d. 7th June, 1835.
Footnote 2:
Afterwards assumed the surname of Henderson in addition to that of
Mercer. 3rd son of Lt.-col. George Mercer, by Jean, eldest dau. of Sir
Robert Henderson, Bart. Served in the Pa. C.B. for Waterloo. Attained
rank of Lt.-gen. and Col.-in-Chf. 68th Foot. M., 2nd Nov., 1820,
Susan, 3rd dau. of Sir Wm. Rowley, Bart., and had issue. D. at Naples
21st March, 1854.
Footnote 3:
2nd son of Sir Henry Walter Dashwood, Bart., by Ellen, dau. of John
Graham, of Kernock, Bart. Retd. before 1830. M., 1822, Caroline, 4th
dau. of Sir Robert Barlow, Bart. D. 20th April, 1832.
Footnote 4:
Gained distinction in the defence of Hougomont, and succeeded Col.
Macdonell (who was wounded) in the command _within_ the building late
in the afternoon of Waterloo Day.
Footnote 5:
Only son of Admiral Bowater. Served in the Pa. Groom in Waiting to
Queen Victoria. K.C.B. Col.-in-Chf. of 49th Foot, 1846. Gen. D. at
Cannes 14th Dec., 1861.
Footnote 6:
Son of Col. West of same regiment. Appointed ensign in his regt. 8th
Nov., 1801. Served in Hanover, Denmark, Spain, and Portugal. Was
severely wounded in the sortie from Bayonne and again at Waterloo.
Quitted the service as col. 1829. D. in 1872.
Footnote 7:
Made bt.-maj. for Waterloo. Served in the Pa. from 1809–12 and in the
campaign in Holland, 1814, and was present at the bombardment of
Antwerp, and storming of Bergen-op-Zoom. Attained rank of col. in
1837. Living in 1855.
Footnote 8:
2nd son of Robert Bamford Hesketh, of Bamford and Upton, co. Chester,
by Frances, dau. and heir of Rev. John Lloyd, of Gwyrch Castle, co.
Denbigh. Bt.-maj. 4th Dec., 1815. D. unm. before 1820 of a wound
received at Waterloo.
Footnote 9:
In 1830 this officer was still a lt. and capt., and many of his
juniors had purchased over his head.
Footnote 10:
“On baggage guard” at the village of Waterloo on 18th June, 1815. Out
of the list in 1824.
Footnote 11:
Promoted capt. and lt.-col. 26th Oct., 1821. Out of the list in 1830.
Footnote 12:
Capt. 65th Foot, 18th Nov., 1819.
Footnote 13:
Out of the list in 1830.
Footnote 14:
3rd son of John Evelyn, of Wotton, by Anne, dau. of Anthony Shee, of
Castlebar. Quitted the service before 1824. M. Mary, dau. of J.H.
Massey Dawson, M.P., of Ballynacourte, Ireland, and had issue. D. 15th
Feb., 1829.
Footnote 15:
3rd son of George, 6th Earl of Granard, by Selina, dau. of John, 1st
Earl of Moira. Bn. 5th Dec., 1793.
Footnote 16:
Promoted capt. and lt.-col. 16th Nov., 1826. D. in London in Nov.,
1843. There were several of this family in the army. One of them,
Capt. J.H. Elrington, held the appointment of “Major of the Tower,”
being so appointed in 1816.
Footnote 17:
Descended from a branch of the noble and historic house of Eglinton.
2nd son of the Rev. Hugh Montgomerie, of Grey Abbey, by the Hon.
Emilia Ward, youngest dau. of 1st Visct. Bangor. D. 2nd May, 1817,
from the after effects of a wound received at Waterloo. A collateral
ancestor, Sir Hugh Montgomerie, fell at the battle of Otterburne as
far back as 1388. His death is thus recorded in the old ballad of
Chevy Chase:
“He had a bow bent in his hand,
Made of a trusty tree;
An arrow of a cloth-yeard long
Unto the head drew he.
“Against Sir Hugh Montgomerie
So right his shaft he set,
The grey goose wing that was therein
In his heart-blood was set.”
Footnote 18:
This officer’s name is given as _Crawford_ on the memorial tablet at
Waterloo.
Footnote 19:
The following _in memoriam_ verses were written soon after Waterloo.
“Hail, youthful Ashton, in thy field of blood!
Thou bloom of honour gathered in the bud!
Thy prime career of martial life began
With spirit fit to shine in glory’s van;
Comrades who groan’d to see thee yield thy breath,
Yet almost envied thy heroic death.
Accept thy country’s praise! thy mother’s tears!
Whose heavenly sorrow Heaven itself reveres!
Kissing in agony affliction’s rod,
She yields her pride unmurm’ring to her God.”
Footnote 20:
Promoted lt. and capt. 2nd July, 1815. Out of the list before 1824.
Footnote 21:
Acted as A.D.C. to Maj.-gen. Sir John Byng, at Waterloo. His name does
not appear in the list of “staff officers in Flanders” in the _Army
List_ for June, 1815. 2nd son of the 3rd Earl of Courtown by Lady Mary
Scott, eldest dau. of 3rd Duke of Buccleuch. Capt. 3rd July, 1815.
Adjt. 4th July, 1822. Capt. and lt.-col. 1826. M., 5th July, 1830,
Horatia, only dau. of Thos. Lockwood, and widow of Richard Tibbits. D.
5th July, 1840, leaving issue.
Footnote 22:
3rd son of Charles Drummond (banker) by Frances, 2nd dau. of Rev.
Edward Lockwood, of Portman Square. Attained the rank of gen. Groom in
Waiting to the Queen. M., 5th April, 1832, Maria, dau. of Wm. Crosbie.
D. s. p. 3rd May, 1860.
Footnote 23:
D. as lt.-col. 16th Dec., 1840.
Footnote 24:
Quitted the service as capt. before 1824. Afterwards Sir David Baird,
2nd Bart. Succeeded his uncle, the famous general, in 1829. Severely
wounded whilst defending Hougomont with his company. M., 10th August,
1821, Mary Anne Kennedy, eldest dau. of Archibald, Marquis of Ailsa,
and had issue. D. whilst hunting 20th Dec., 1851.
Footnote 25:
H. p. 1819. D. at Lillebourne Rectory, Kent, 13th Oct., 1854.
Footnote 26:
Lt. and capt. 17th April, 1817. H. p. as lieut. 47th Foot, 1st Feb.,
1821.
Footnote 27:
Afterwards maj.-gen. and M.P. for Staffordshire. 2nd son of 1st Visct.
Anson, by Anne, dau. of Thos. Coke, of Holkham Hall, Norfolk. M., 30th
Nov., 1830, Isabella, 3rd dau. of 1st Lord Forester, and had issue. D.
27th May, 1857, at Kurnand, as Comr.-in-Chief in India.
Footnote 28:
Afterwards lt.-col. D. at Tenby, 7th Nov., 1860.
Footnote 29:
Placed on h. p. 25th Feb., 1819. 4th son of the Rev. Richard Butler,
D.D., vicar of Burnchurch, co. Kilkenny. Bn. 1799. M., 1833,
Elizabeth, 2nd dau. of John Payne Garnet, of Arch Hall, co. Meath, and
had issue.
Footnote 30:
2nd son of Adm. the Hon. Sir Alexander Cochrane, G.C.B., by Maria,
dau. of David Shaw, and widow of Sir Jacob Wheate, Bart. Bn. 5th
April, 1799. Placed on h. p. 14th Sept., 1820. M., 1835, the eldest
dau. of Baron de Strack, col. in the Austrian service, and had issue.
D. 22nd June, 1870.
Footnote 31:
Lieut. and capt. 9th Aug., 1821. Out of the regt. before 1830.
Footnote 32:
Afterwards Sir H.S. Blane, Bart., of Blanefield, co. Ayr. Son of Sir
Gilbert Blane, M.D., by Eliz., only dau. of A. Gardiner. Lt. and capt.
15th March, 1821. Retd. as lt.-col. M., 23rd Jan., 1832, Eliza, dau.
of John Armit, of Dublin, and had issue. Succeeded as 2nd bart. in
1834. D. 1869.
Footnote 33:
The prefix of “Honourable” has been omitted before this officer’s name
in the 1815 _Army List_. The Hon. Henry Robinson Montague was youngest
son of Matthew, 4th Lord Rokeby. Fought at Quatre Bras and Waterloo.
Attained the rank of gen. Commanded the 1st Division in the Crimea,
and served at the siege of Sebastopol. Col.-in-Chf. Scots Gds. 1875.
Succeeded his brother as 6th baron, 7th April, 1847. M., 18th Dec.,
1826, Magdalen eld. dau. of Lt.-col. Huxley and widow of F. Croft.
Left surviving female issue. D. 25th May, 1883.
Footnote 34:
Out of the regt. in May, 1819.
Footnote 35:
H. p. in 1845.
Footnote 36:
Serving with the regt. in 1824.
Footnote 37:
Retd. before 1st Jan., 1816.
1ST (OR THE ROYAL SCOTS) REGIMENT OF FOOT.[F]
(_3rd Battalion._)
Rank in the
——————
MAJOR. Regiment.│Army.
[1] Colin Campbell, W. 27 Sept. 1810 │Lt.-Col., 17 Aug.
│1812
CAPTAINS. │
[2] Lawrence Arguimbau, W. 9 Mar. 1809 │Maj., 11 Aug. 1814
[3] Robert Macdonald, W. 8 Feb. 1810 │Maj., 21 Sept.
│1813
[4] Wm. Buckley, K. 11 Oct. 1810 │
[5] Hugh Massey, W. 9 May, 1811 │Maj., 4 June, 1811
[6] Wm. Gordon 16 Jan. 1812 │
[7] Robert Dudgeon, W. 30 July, 1812 │
LIEUTENANTS. │
[8] Archibald Morrison, W. 27 Oct. 1808 │3 Dec. 1806
John Armstrong, K. 27 Apr. 1809 │
John E. O’Neil, K. 8 June, 1809 │21 Apr. 1808
[9] Wm. Jas. Rea, W. 22 June, 1809 │30 July, 1807
[10] John Ingram, W. 12 July, 1809 │18 Oct. 1808
[11] Wm. Clarke, W. 21 June, 1810 │
[12] Thomas Gordon 18 Feb. 1813 │2 July, 1812
[13] Allen Cameron, Adjt., W. 1 July, 1813 │26 June, 1812
[14] John Stoyte, W. 4 July, 1813 │
[15] Robt. Horsman Scott, W. 8 July, 1813 │
[16] George Lane, W. 26 July, 1813 │
[17] Joseph Symes, W. 23 Sept. 1813 │
[18] James Alstone, W. 23 Sept. 1813 │
Wm. Young, K. 4 Nov. 1813 │
[19] James Mann 18 Aug. 1814 │
[20] Wm. Dobbs, W. 29 Sept. 1814 │
[21] John Fitzwilliam Miller, 6 Oct. 1814 │
W. │
[22] George Stewart, W. 2 Dec. 1814 │
[23] J.L. Black, W. 23 Feb. 1815 │10 Mar. 1814
ENSIGNS. │
[24] Alexander Glen 21 Oct. 1813 │
[25] Charles Mudie 4 Nov. 1813 │
[26] Jas. Grant Kennedy, K. 12 Apr. 1814 │
[27] Charles Graham, W. 28 Sept. 1814 │9 June, 1813
[28] Thomas Stevens, W. 29 Sept. 1814 │
[29] Joseph M’Kay, W. 6 Oct. 1814 │
[30] Alexander Robertson, K. 20 Oct. 1814 │
Wm. Anderson, K. 27 Oct. 1814 │14 July, 1814
[31] Leon M. Cooper, W. 14 Dec. 1814 │
[32] Wm. Thomas 15 Dec. 1814 │
[33] Richard Blacklin │
(Volunteer), W. │
PAYMASTER. │
[34] James Crooke Thomson 4 May, 1815 │31 Jan. 1811
QUARTERMASTER. │
[35] Thomas Griffith, W. 4 Aug. 1814 │
SURGEON. │
[36] Wm. Galliers 20 Apr. 1809 │10 Sept. 1807
ASSISTANT-SURGEONS. │
[37] Wm. Finnie 12 Nov. 1812 │
Thos. Bolton 9 Dec. 1813 │5 Mar. 1812
_Facings blue._ _Lace gold._
Footnote F:
The 3rd Batt. of the Royal Scots, which was reduced in 1817,
distinguished itself in a particular manner at Quatre Bras. “Being
removed from the centre of the 5th Division, it charged and routed a
column of the enemy. It was then formed in a square to receive the
cavalry, and though repeated attacks were made, not the slightest
impression was produced. Wherever the lancers and cuirassiers
presented themselves they found a stern and undismayed front which
they vainly endeavoured to penetrate.” Mudford’s _Historical Account
of the Campaign in the Netherlands, in 1815_.
Footnote 1:
Served throughout the Par. War and recd. the gold medal and one clasp
for commanding his battalion at the battles of Vittoria and Salamanca.
Severely wounded at Quatre Bras. Made C.B. for Waterloo. Appointed to
a h. p. lt.-colonelcy under the War Office Regulations of 25th April,
1826. D. at Inverary 1st Feb., 1833.
Footnote 2:
A protégé of H.R.H. the Duke of Kent, the Col.-in-Chf. of the regt.
Attained the rank of Lt.-gen. and Col.-in-Chf. 80th Foot. D. 18th
Aug., 1854, at Port Mahon.
Footnote 3:
Brother to Gen. Sir John Macdonald, Adjt.-Gen. of the British Army,
and cousin to Etienne Macdonald, Duke of Tarentum and Marshal of
France, whose father fought at Culloden in 1746. Robert Macdonald did
good service in the Pa., and was present at five general actions. Was
severely wounded at the assault on the Convent of St. Sebastian, “and,
although suffering from the effects of his wounds, was present, and
engaged, at the assault on town of St. Sebastian, where he commanded
two companies ordered to the breach in advance of the 1st Bde. of the
5th Division, and was at the surrender of the castle. Commanded the
above regt. at Waterloo until disabled by wounds. C.B. and K.St.A. of
Russia, Lt.-col. 44th Foot, 29th Aug., 1829. For many years was
British Consul at Belize, Central America, where he was much esteemed.
At his death, which occurred 14th Nov., 1860, a very eulogistic
paragraph appeared in a Belize newspaper containing these words: “Col.
Macdonald’s conversation was like reading a page of history.”
Footnote 4:
Killed at Quatre Bras. Left a widow with four young children, the
youngest of whom was born at Blackheath, three weeks after her
husband’s death. A pension of £60 per annum was granted to Mrs. Mary
Buckley.
Footnote 5:
There have been “Hugh Masseys” for generations both in the noble Irish
families of “Massey, Lord Clarina,” and “Massy, Lord Massy.” The above
Hugh Massey was doubtless a cadet of the Limerick Masseys. He was
promoted bt.-lt.-col., h. p. list 12th Aug., 1819. M. Mary, sister of
Cornelius Rodes, of Barlboro’, co. Derby, and d. before 1855.
Footnote 6:
Served with the Portuguese army in the Par. War, and was in command of
the 24th Portuguese regt. at the siege of St. Sebastian, for which he
recd. the British gold medal. Placed on h. p. 25th Dec., 1816. Living
in 1830.
Footnote 7:
Severely wounded at Quatre Bras. D. whilst serving in the island of
Antigua, 28th Sept., 1827.
Footnote 8:
Capt., 21st Sept., 1815. H. p. from York. Light Infantry 25th July,
1816. Living in 1824.
Footnote 9:
Capt. 60th Foot 22nd June, 1815. Out of said regt. before 1824.
Footnote 10:
John Nelson Ingram served previously in the 15th Foot. Capt. 1st Foot
7th April, 1825. Serving in 1830.
Footnote 11:
H. p. 11th March, 1819.
Footnote 12:
Capt. in 1831. Out of the regt. before 1842.
Footnote 13:
Reduced with the battalion.
Footnote 14:
Fought at Badajoz and Salamanca. Capt. 24th Foot 19th May, 1825.
Major, 8th Jan., 1841. Lt.-col. 17th Foot, 3rd April, 1846. D. at
Bath, 13th Dec., 1854.
Footnote 15:
Reduced with the battalion.
Footnote 16:
Reduced with the battalion.
Footnote 17:
Reduced with the battalion.
Footnote 18:
Reduced with the battalion. D. 9th Nov., 1854.
Footnote 19:
Reduced with the battalion.
Footnote 20:
Reduced with the battalion.
Footnote 21:
H. p. 17th Apr., 1817. M., 27th Sept., 1817, at Limerick, Prudence,
dau. of Edward Ferreter, R.N.
Footnote 22:
H. p. 25th March, 1816.
Footnote 23:
Afterwards Lt.-Col. John Lewis Black. Had previously served in the
49th Foot, and was brought in from the h. p. list in Feb., 1815.
Became maj. in the 53rd Foot in 1844 and served in the Sutlej campaign
with that regiment. He d. 3rd Feb., 1859.
Footnote 24:
Lieut. 41st Foot 17th Aug., 1826. Serving in 1830. The “W” is omitted
before this officer’s name in several _Army Lists_.
Footnote 25:
Lieut. 48th Foot 4th Oct., 1815. H. p. 25th March, 1817.
Footnote 26:
Killed at Quatre Bras whilst carrying the colours. Age 16. 3rd son of
Dr. Wm. Kennedy, physician at Inverness.
Footnote 27:
Returned as “killed” in the _London Gazette_ of 3rd July. 1815. Placed
on h. p., 27th Feb., 1817. Out of the list 1830.
Footnote 28:
Lieut. 22nd Foot 3rd Feb., 1820. H. p. 7th Apr. same year. D. 19th
Sept., 1849, as barrack-master, Sheerness.
Footnote 29:
H. p. 1st Aug., 1816.
Footnote 30:
Brother to Lieut. John Robertson, of the 9th Foot, who died of wounds
recd. at St. Sebastian. Pens. granted to his mother and two sisters in
consideration of their distressed circumstances.
Footnote 31:
Afterwards Lt.-col. Leonard Morse-Cooper, J.P. for Berks. Joined the
Royal Scots in 1814 as a volunteer from the Rl. Military College. Was
wounded in the sortie from Bayonne, and at Waterloo recd. five wounds.
Promoted lieut. 23rd Jan., 1817. Exchanged to the 11th Lt. Dgns., and
served with that regiment at the siege of Bhurtpore, in 1825-6, where
he volunteered for the dismounted cavalry storming party. Maj. on the
unattached h. p. list 10th Jan., 1840. Lt.-col. 1851. D. in Paris 24th
March, 1862.
Footnote 32:
Lieut. 5th Apr., 1820. Serving in 1830.
Footnote 33:
A volunteer. Appointed ensign in this regt. 18th July, 1815. Lieut.
13th July, 1820. Capt. 8th Aug., 1833. H. p. unattached 6th Feb.,
1846. Col. 1st Nov, 1858. Living in 1860.
Footnote 34:
H. p. 1816.
Footnote 35:
Left the regt. in 1824.
Footnote 36:
Surgeon 7th Sept., 1815. H. p. before 1824.
Footnote 37:
Surgeon 25th March, 1836. H. p. D. at Glasgow, Jan., 1863.
4TH (OR THE KING’S OWN) REGIMENT OF FOOT.[G]
(_1st Battalion._)
Rank in the
——————
LIEUT.-COLONEL. Regiment.│Army.
[1] Francis Brooke 14 Feb. 1811 │
CAPTAINS. │
[2] Geo. David Wilson, W. 7 Aug. 1804 │Maj., 21 Sept.
│1813
[3] Euseby Stratford Kirwan 11 Jan. 1810 │
[4] Charles James Edgell, W. 5 Sept. 1805 │
[5] John Browne, W. 25 May, 1815 │
LIEUTENANTS. │
[6] Benjamin Martin 30 Oct. 1806 │3 June, 1802
[7] G. Richardson, W. 26 May, 1809 │
[8] Peter Bowlby 31 May, 1809 │
[9] Hygatt Boyd, W. 16 Aug. 1810 │
[10] Geo. Henry Hearne 29 Oct. 1810 │
[11] Benj. Marshall Collins, W. 1 Nov. 1810 │
[12] Wm. Squire, W. 14 Feb. 1811 │
[13] John Bushell 12 May, 1812 │
[14] Richard Mulholland 14 May, 1812 │
[15] Wm. Lonsdale 15 May, 1812 │
[16] Edward Bowlby 25 Feb. 1813 │
[17] Wm. [Henry] Clarke 28 July, 1813 │
[18] Wm. Richardson, Adjt. 20 Oct. 1813 │
Fred. Feilde 17 Nov. 1813 │
[19] Arthur Gerard, W. 16 Mar. 1815 │
[20] John L. Fernandez 3 May, 1815 │
ENSIGNS. │
[21] Charles Levinge 18 Nov. 1813 │
[22] Wm. Taylor 9 Dec. 1813 │22 July, 1813
[23] Wm. M’Donald Matthews, W. 9 Dec. 1813 │
[24] Thos. E.H. Holland 9 Dec. 1813 │
PAYMASTER. │
[25] James Lonsdale 20 Dec. 1798 │
SURGEON. │
[26] Francis Burton 9 Sept. 1813 │
ASSISTANT-SURGEON. │
[27] Wm. Morragh 25 Jan. 1810 │
_Facings blue._ _Lace gold._
Footnote G:
This regt. had just returned from active service in America and landed
at Ostend a few days before Waterloo was fought. In fact, Gen.
Lambert’s brigade only reached Waterloo by a forced march just as the
battle was commencing. Several captains of the 1st Batt. 4th Foot had
been killed in the attack on New Orleans—hence the small number of
captains present at Waterloo. Siborne gives the names of six
additional captains as present with this regt. at Waterloo, but as the
official _Army List_ for 1817 does not credit them with having the
Waterloo medal, the Editor has been reluctantly compelled to omit
their names.
Footnote 1:
Served throughout the Par. War and recd. the gold cross for the
battles of Badajoz, Salamanca, Vittoria, and siege of St. Sebastian.
C.B. for Waterloo. 2nd son of Francis Brooke, of Colebrooke, by
Hannah, dau. of Henry Prittie, of Dunally, co. Tipperary. M. Jane,
dau. of George Burdett, M.P., and d. s. p.
Footnote 2:
Served with the above regt. on the expedition to the Helder, in 1799.
At siege of Copenhagen in 1807. Wounded in the retreat from Corunna.
With his regiment in the Walcheren expedition, 1809. Returned to the
Pa. and was severely wounded at the storming of Badajoz in leading the
advance of the storming party of the 5th Division to the escalade of
the St. Vicante bastion, for which he recd. the gold medal, although
not a field officer. A.D.C. to Gen. Sir W. Pringle in 1812. C.B. for
Waterloo and bt. of lt.-col. Placed on h. p. 21st March, 1822.
Lt.-col. unattached list in Dec., 1828. M., 1st July, 1828, Frances,
eldest dau. of E. Jud, of Eastbury Lodge, Essex. D. at Romford, Essex,
11th Jan., 1863. His proper name was “George Davis Willson.”
Footnote 3:
2nd son of John Kirwan, K.C., by Anne, only child of Euseby Stratford,
elder brother of 1st Earl of Aldborough. Entered the Army in 1804 and
joined 4th Foot, 1st Batt.; served in the Pa. and was engaged in the
Battles of Corunna, the disastrous Walcheren Expedition, Ciudad
Rodrigo, Badajoz, Salamanca, St. Sebastian, Nive, Bladensburg, New
Orleans, and Waterloo. After the Peace was appointed to the West India
Rangers, but never joined the regt. Received the Par. and Waterloo
medals. Md. twice; d. in 1852, leaving issue.
Footnote 4:
D. in 1821 on passage to Barbados.
Footnote 5:
Badly wounded at the assault of Badajoz. “At Waterloo, whilst at the
head of his company, Capt. Browne received a fearful wound from a
bullet, just over the ear, and fell senseless. He was left on the
field for dead and was reported killed. His family in Ireland went
into mourning for him. However, he recovered by trepanning, and was
made Maj. 92nd Highlanders. Received two pensions for wounds, and d.
21st Nov., 1849.”
Footnote 6:
H. p. 35th Foot 11th Nov., 1818.
Footnote 7:
Serving in 1817.
Footnote 8:
Serving in 1824.
Footnote 9:
H. p. 22nd Aug., 1816.
Footnote 10:
H. p. 29th Aug., 1816.
Footnote 11:
H. p. 30th Dec., 1818. D. Dec., 1854.
Footnote 12:
D. before 1st Jan., 1816.
Footnote 13:
H. p. from 5th West India Regt. 31st Dec., 1818.]
Footnote 14:
H. p. 25th March, 1817.
Footnote 15:
H. p. 25th March, 1817.
Footnote 16:
H. p. 25th March, 1823.
Footnote 17:
Capt. 3rd Aug., 1830.
Footnote 18:
Ret. f. p. 10th Rl. Garrison Bat. before 1824.
Footnote 19:
H. p. 25th Feb., 1816.
Footnote 20:
H. p. 25th Feb., 1816.
Footnote 21:
2nd son of Sir Charles Levinge, Bart., by Eliz., only dau. of Nicholas
Reynell, of Reynella, co. Westmeath. Bn. 20th March, 1796. Promoted
capt. 24th Oct., 1821. Exchanged to 52nd L.I., 1823. Maj. 71st
Highland L.I. 15th Jan., 1829. Quitted the service before 1842. M.,
2nd June. 1825, Barbara, dau. of Hugh Johnstone, of St. John’s, New
Brunswick, and had issue. K.H. D. 1843.
Footnote 22:
Afterwards Lieut. in 37th Foot. Quitted the service before 1824.
Footnote 23:
H. p. 62nd Foot 1826. D. Jan., 1856.
Footnote 24:
H. p. 83rd Foot, 14th Jan., 1819.
Footnote 25:
H. p. 25th Jan., 1819.
Footnote 26:
Surgeon 66th Foot 16th Dec., 1819. Out of said regt. in 1826.
Footnote 27:
Reduced in 1818.
14TH (OR THE BUCKINGHAMSHIRE) REGIMENT
OF FOOT.[H]
(_3rd Battalion._)
Rank in the
——————
MAJORS. Regiment.│Army.
[1] Francis Skelly Tidy 10 Sept. 1807 │Lt.-Col., 4 June,
│1813
[2] John Keightley 13 Jan. 1814 │
CAPTAINS. │
[3] George Marlay 14 June, 1814 │Maj., 21 June,
│1813
[4] Thos. Ramsay 18 Oct. 1810 │17 May, 1810
[5] Wm. Turnor 15 Aug. 1811 │
[6] Wm. Ross 24 Dec. 1813 │16 Dec. 1813
[7] Richard Adams 13 Jan. 1814 │
[8] Christian Wilson 4 Nov. 1814 │
[9] J.L. White 5 Nov. 1814 │
[10] Wm. Hewett 13 Apr. 1815 │24 Nov. 1814
LIEUTENANTS. │
[11] Wm. Akenside 6 Aug. 1807 │2 Jan. 1807
[12] Charles Myler Brannan 3 Dec. 1807 │
[13] Samuel Beachcroft 28 Nov. 1811 │
[14] Wm. Buckle, Adjt. 3 Nov. 1812 │
[15] George Baldwin 9 Nov. 1814 │
[16] John Nickelson 5 Apr. 1815 │
[17] Lyttleton Westwood 6 Apr. 1815 │
[18] Henry Boldero 13 Apr. 1815 │
[19] Jas. Campbell Hartley 24 May, 1815 │
ENSIGNS. │
[20] Wm. Reed 13 Jan. 1814 │
[21] George Mackenzie 22 Jan. 1814 │
[22] Robert B. Newenham 27 Jan. 1814 │
[23] C. Fraser 10 Feb. 1814 │
[24] Aug. Fred. F. Adamson 3 Mar. 1814 │
[25] Wm. Keowen 21 Apr. 1814 │
[26] John Manley Wood 19 May, 1814 │
[27] Arthur Ormsby 2 June, 1814 │
[28] James Ramsay Smith 13 Oct. 1814 │
[29] Alfred Cooper, W. 1 Nov. 1814 │
[30] Joseph Bowlby 2 Nov. 1814 │
[31] John Powell Matthews 3 Nov. 1814 │
[32] Richard John Stacpoole 8 Nov. 1814 │
[33] Richard Birt Holmes 10 Nov. 1814 │
[34] Hon. George Thos. Keppel 4 Apr. 1815 │
PAYMASTER. │
[35] Robert Mitton 17 Feb. 1814 │
QUARTERMASTER. │
[36] Alexander Ross 20 Jan. 1814 │
VOLUNTEER. │
[37] Montague Burrows │
ASSISTANT-SURGEONS. │
[38] Alexander Shannon 27 Jan. 1814 │
[39] Henry Terry 21 Mar. 1814 │
_Facings buff._ _Lace silver._
Footnote H:
At the close of the Par. War the British Army was reduced to a peace
footing. The 3rd Batt. of the 14th Foot survived this general
reduction until the spring of 1815, when the dreaded order for its
disbanding arrived. Before this became an accomplished fact the escape
of Napoleon from Elba, and the consequent war with France, put a stop
to further reductions. The 3rd Batt. 14th was ordered to Belgium.
Being composed chiefly of very young recruits, the 14th were ordered
to Antwerp to join the garrison there, but through their colonel’s
personal application to Gen. Lord Hill, this order was countermanded
by Wellington himself, who inspected the regt. from the window of his
hotel at Brussels. “They are a very pretty little battalion,” said he
to Lord Hill; “tell them they may join the grand division as they
wish.” And so it came to pass that the “peasants,” as the battalion of
_young bucks_ were waggishly styled, took part in the “combat of
giants.”
Footnote 1:
Youngest son of the Rev. Thomas Holmes Tidy, chaplain to H.M. 26th
Foot, and afterwards rector of Red Marshall, co. Durham, by Henrietta
Augusta, dau. of the Rev. Wm. Skelly, by Lady Betty Gordon, dau. of
Alexander, Duke of Gordon. If “fighting blood” is hereditary, then
must “Frank Tidy,” as he was always called, have had a good share, for
he was maternally descended from Charles Mordaunt, the “fighting” Earl
of Peterborough, and had for his uncle the gallant Francis Skelly,
maj. in the 71st Highlanders, who gained renown at the siege of
Seringapatam. Joined the 43rd Regt. in Ireland as a volunteer at the
age of 16, and was soon gazetted an ensign. When serving with his
regt. in the West Indies “a mortality of from ten to thirteen men a
day reduced the 43rd to 96 rank and file, and Guadaloupe being
disputed inch by inch, the 43rd, at the time of its capture at
Berville, did not contain more than two officers and twenty men fit
for duty.” Tidy was confined for 15 months on board a hulk, subject to
the tyranny and cruelty of Victor Hughes, thence sent to France, and
eventually allowed to return to England on parole. Appointed adjt. of
the 43rd. Promoted capt. 1st West India Regt. 1798; in 1799 exchanged
to the Royal Scots. A.D.C. to Sir George Beckwith in the West Indies.
Maj. 8th W.I. Regt., and transferred to the 14th Foot 1807. Served in
Spain in 1808; Walcheren expedition 1809. Horse shot at Waterloo. C.B.
Served in Burmese War with 1st Batt. Lt.-col. 44th Regt. 1825. D. at
Kingston, Canada, while in command of the 24th Regt., 9th October,
1835, leaving issue, several sons and daughters. An interesting memoir
of Col. Tidy was published in 1849 (written by his dau., Mrs. Ward)
entitled: _Recollections of an Old Soldier_.
Footnote 2:
Bt.-lt.-col. for Waterloo. Was at the taking of St. Lucia in 1796 and
served at Walcheren in 1809. Appointed maj. 23rd Fusiliers 25th July,
1816, and lt.-col. of 11th Foot 2nd June, 1825. Afterwards lt.-col. of
35th Foot and Resdt. Gov. of Santa Maura and Zante. D. at Pickhill
Hall, near Wrexham, 6th Sept. 1852, aged 74.
Footnote 3:
Son of maj. George Marlay, of Twickenham, Mdx., by Lady Catherine
Butler, dau. of the Earl of Lanesborough. Bn. 1791. Served in the Pa.
as A.A.G., and recd. the gold cross for Nivelle, Nive, Orthes, and
Toulouse. C.B. for Waterloo. Placed on h. p. 25th March, 1816. M.,
1828, Catherine, dau. of Jas. Tisdall, of Bawn, co. Louth, and had
issue. D. 8th June, 1830.
Footnote 4:
Served with the 52nd at the siege of Copenhagen and battle of Kioge.
In the Pa. from 1808–9 and again from 1810–11 with 47th Regt. Placed
on h. p. 25th March, 1816. Living 1855.
Footnote 5:
Afterwards Maj.-Gen. Wm. Turnor. Served in Hanover with the 14th in
1805–6 and in the Pa., including battle of Corunna. Was also in the
Walcheren expedition. D. 12th Dec., 1860.
Footnote 6:
Afterwards maj. 23rd Fusiliers. Lt.-col. unattached 1837. Living 1846.
Footnote 7:
Placed on h. p. 25th March, 1816. Bn. 1780. Served in Egypt. At
capture of Copenhagen, 1807. Eldest son of Samuel Adams, by Eliz.,
dau. of Alex. Leslie. M., 1805, Louisa, dau. of N. Peers, and had
issue. D. 11th Feb. 1836.
Footnote 8:
Exchanged as capt. to 38th Foot, in 1822. Out of the army before 1829.
Footnote 9:
Placed on h. p. 5th April, 1816. Afterwards Capt. J.L. White, late of
the Ionian Islands Militia, a Military Knight of Windsor (Royal
Foundation). Served with the expedition to the Elbe and Weser, under
Lord Cathcart, and in numerous battles in the Pa., including Almeida,
Ciudad Rodrigo, storming of Badajoz, Salamanca, capture of Madrid.
Also served in Flanders and France; was present at the attack on
Merxem, the bombardment of Antwerp, and the siege of Bergen-op-Zoom,
the storming of Cambray, and capture of Paris. Living 1874.
Footnote 10:
3rd son of the Rt. Hon. Sir George Hewett, Bart., of Nethersall, co.
Leicester, by Julia, dau. of the late John Johnson, of Blackheath,
Kent. Bn. 1791. Exchanged as capt. to Rifle Brigade 14th Aug., 1823.
Retd. as maj. from latter regt. 19th Aug., 1828. Lt.-col. unattached
list same date. M. in June, 1826, Sarah, 2nd dau. of Gen. Sir James
Duff. D. at his residence, Southampton, in Oct., 1891. He was the last
of the Waterloo commissioned officers.
Footnote 11:
Capt. 6th Sept., 1821. Serving in 1830.
Footnote 12:
Reduced with the battalion in 1816.
Footnote 13:
Reduced with the battalion in 1816.
Footnote 14:
Reduced with the battalion in 1816.
Footnote 15:
Lieut. 31st Foot 18th March, 1822. Capt. 11th June, 1833. Major 23rd
Dec., 1842. Out of the regt. before 1850.
Footnote 16:
Lieut. John _Nicholson_ was placed on h. p. 25th March, 1816. Living
1846.
Footnote 17:
H. p. 25th March, 1816.
Footnote 18:
H. p. from 27th Foot 25th June, 1818. Living 1846.
Footnote 19:
H. p. 25th March, 1816.
Footnote 20:
Lieut. 26th June, 1815. Lieut. 48th Foot 18th July, 1816. Capt. 8th
June, 1825. Serving in 1830.
Footnote 21:
H. p. 25th March, 1816.
Footnote 22:
Robert Burton Newenham quitted the service before 1823. He appears to
have been a grandson of Sir Edward Newenham, knt., who m. Grace, dau.
of Sir Charles Burton, Bart.
Footnote 23:
A certain Charles Fraser, who had served at Waterloo, was appointed
Ens. and Lieut. in 3rd Foot Guards, 3rd July, 1815, and was promoted
Lieut. and Capt. 25th Feb., 1819.
Footnote 24:
Ret. before 1st Jan. 1816.
Footnote 25:
Serving in 1817. Out of the regt. before 1824.
Footnote 26:
Capt. h. p. 67th Foot 10th Sept., 1825. Bt.-major 28th June, 1838.
Major 14th Foot 28th Aug., 1840. H. p. 3rd Apr. 1846. Living 1855.
Footnote 27:
Wounded at the taking of Cambray. Lieut. 27th Jan., 1823. Capt. h. p.
1838. D. in 1851.
Footnote 28:
Living in 1874 as Lt. J.R. Smith, h. p. 38th Foot. Entered the army in
1814. Was present at the storming of Cambray, and afterwards at the
capture of Hattras, in the East Indies. Also served in the Deccan
campaign of 1817–18. His commissions are dated: Ensign, Oct. 13th,
1814; lt., March 20th, 1824.
Footnote 29:
The only officer of the 14th Foot wounded at Waterloo, and he, strange
to say, “was the shortest man in the regiment” (Lord Albemarle’s
account of the battle.) A brother ensign, Arthur Ormsby, was wounded
at Cambray six days later.
Footnote 30:
Capt. 90th Foot 26th Dec., 1826. Serving in 1830.
Footnote 31:
1st Lieut. Rl. Welsh Fusiliers 7th Apr. 1825. Ret. h. p. 10th Foot
31st Dec., 1830. Living 1846.
Footnote 32:
H. p. 24th Feb., 1818.
Footnote 33:
H. p. 9th May, 1818.
Footnote 34:
The 6th Earl of Albemarle, gen. in the army, unattached. Bn. 13th
June, 1799. 2nd son of Wm. Charles 4th Earl of Albemarle, by his first
wife, the hon. Eliz. Southwell, dau. of Edward Lord de Clifford.
England may thank Wm. III. for having given us the Keppels 200 years
ago. It was this monarch who brought over Arnold Joost Van Keppel
(descended from Walter Van Keppel, Lord of Keppel, 1179) as a page in
1688, and who raised him from one high post to another until he became
Earl of Albemarle, a Knight of the Garter, and gen. of the Dutch
forces in 1702. This nobleman fought under Marlborough in the wars of
Queen Anne, and our last Stuart monarch stood sponsor to Lord
Albemarle’s eldest son, who succeeded his father as William Anne 2nd
Earl—a general officer and British ambassador to Paris. The two eldest
sons of the 2nd earl were equally distinguished in their respective
professions—the army and navy. Viscount Bury was A.D.C. to the Duke of
Cumberland at Fontenoy and Culloden. He subsequently attained the rank
of lt.-gen. and was com.-in-chf. at the reduction of the Havannah,
which brought him much renown. His brother Augustus became famous as
Adm. Keppel, and for his eminent services was created Visct. Keppel,
of Elvedon, Suffolk (extinct). Gen. Visct. Bury succeeded as 3rd Earl,
and it was his grandson, the sixth earl, who joined the 3rd Batt. 14th
Foot six weeks before Waterloo. The following Waterloo anecdote is
given by Mrs. Ward in her memoir of Col. Tidy (already referred to),
and is corroborated by Lord Albemarle himself in his interesting
autobiography published in 1876:—
“Mr. Keppel was sitting on a drum just in front of my father’s mare
when she was shot—he was even stroking the poor thing’s face at the
time that the ball struck her down, broke the bit of the bridle and
knocked him head over heels, drum and all. The animal plunging in her
agony, threw the square into great confusion, and her misery was
speedily put an end to by the soldiers’ bayonets.” On the 25th May,
1820, Ensign Keppel (then in 22nd Foot) was promoted lieut. Exchanged
to 20th Foot, 1821; Capt. 62nd Foot, 1825; and in 1827 was promoted to
an unattached majority. Lt.-Col., 1841; Col., 1854; M.-Gen., 1858;
Lieut.-Gen., 1866; and Gen. 1874. M. 4th Aug., 1831, Susan, dau. of
Sir Coutts Trotter, Bart., and by her (who d. 3rd Aug., 1885) had
issue. D. 21st Feb., 1891.
Footnote 35:
Paymaster 47th Foot 2nd May, 1816. Serving in 1824.
Footnote 36:
“For some time after the firing had begun,” writes Lord Albemarle in
his account of Waterloo, “Mrs. Ross, our quartermaster’s wife,
remained with the regt. She was no stranger to a battle-field, and had
received a severe wound in Whitelock’s disastrous retreat from Buenos
Ayres (1807) at the time her husband was a sergt. in the 95th. She was
at length persuaded to withdraw, and retired to the belfry of Waterloo
Church.”
Footnote 37:
Commissioned ensign 14th Foot 27th June, 1815. Out of the regt. before
1st Jan., 1817.
Footnote 38:
Out of the regt. in 1816.
Footnote 39:
H. p. 25th March, 1816.
23RD REGIMENT OF FOOT (OR ROYAL WELSH
FUSILIERS).
Rank in the
——————
LIEUT.-COLONEL. Regiment.│Army.
[1] Sir Henry Walton Ellis, 23 Apr. 1807 │Col., 4 June, 1814
K.C.B., W. │
MAJORS. │
[2] Thomas Dalmer 10 Dec. 1807 │Lt.-Col., 17 Aug.,
│1812
[3] J. Humph. Edw. Hill, W. 12 Mar. 1812 │Lt.-Col., 21
│Sept., 1813
CAPTAINS. │
Joseph Hawtyn, K. 11 Sept. 1806 │Maj., 17 Aug. 1812
[4] Francis Dalmer 10 Dec. 1807 │Maj., 26 Aug. 1813
[5] Thomas Strangeways 6 Apr. 1809 │
_Wm. Campbell_ 15 June, 1809 │Maj., 12 Apr. 1814
[6] Charles Jolliffe, K. 18 June, 1811 │
Thos. Farmer, K. 16 Apr. 1812 │
[7] Henry Johnson, W. 14 May, 1812 │
_Henry S. Blanckley_ 6 Apr. 1815 │21 May, 1812
FIRST LIEUTENANTS. │
[8] Francis O’Flaherty 6 Aug. 1807 │
[9] James Milne 21 Oct. 1807 │
[10] Wm. Walley 10 Dec. 1807 │
[11] Evan M. Brown 20 Apr. 1809 │
G. Fensham, K. 4 Jan. 1810 │
[12] Ralph Smith 22 Mar. 1810 │
[13] Harry Palmer 11 Apr. 1811 │
[14] Isaac Watkins Harris 20 June, 1811 │
[15] J. Enoch, Adjt. 15 Aug. 1811 │
[16] Gismond Phillips (_sic_) 5 Sept. 1811 │
[17] John Macdonald 11 Oct. 1811 │
[18] George Fielding 7 Nov. 1811 │
[19] Robt. Pattison Holmes 12 Dec. 1811 │
[20] Charles Fryer 7 May, 1812 │
[21] W.A. Griffiths, W. 13 May, 1812 │
[22] John Clyde, W. 14 May, 1812 │
[23] Alexander A. Brice 21 May, 1812 │
[24] Anthony G. Sidley 16 July, 1812 │
[25] Alexander Clayhills 17 Sept. 1812 │
[26] Edward Methold 23 Mar. 1815 │
SECOND LIEUTENANTS. │
[27] Thomas Lilly 1 Oct. 1812 │
[28] George Dunn 15 Apr. 1813 │
[29] George Stainforth 29 July, 1813 │
[30] Gerald FitzGibbon 26 Aug. 1813 │
Wm. Leebody, K. 9 Sept. 1813 │
[31] Edward Thomas Ellis │
(Volunteer) │
QUARTERMASTER. │
[32] George Sidley 14 Apr. 1808 │
SURGEON. │
[33] John Dunn 10 Sept. 1803 │9 July, 1803
ASSISTANT-SURGEONS. │
[34] Thomas Smith 2 July, 1812 │
[35] John Williams 13 May, 1813 │
[36] John Monro 26 May, 1814 │
_Facings blue._ _Lace gold._
Footnote 1:
Was sev. wnded. at Waterloo, in the breast, by a shot from a carbine.
On his way to the rear he was thrown from his horse, whilst attempting
to jump a ditch, and one of his men carried him to a small outhouse,
where his wound was dressed. On the night of 19th June the hovel took
fire, and he was with difficulty rescued by Assistant-Surgeon Munro,
of above regt. He d. next day. This gallant and universally lamented
officer was son of Maj.-Gen. John Joyner Ellis, and was a native of
Worcester. He had served in Holland, Egypt, America, the West Indies,
Spain, Portugal, and France. M.I. in Worcester Cathedral. Bd. at
Braine l’Alleud, within a few hundred yards of the place where he
fell.
Footnote 2:
Afterwards Lt.-Gen. T. Dalmer, C.B., Col-in-Chf. 47th Foot. Horse shot
under him at Waterloo. D. 25th Aug., 1854.
Footnote 3:
Commanded a Portuguese regt. during the Par. War, and received the
gold cross for four general actions. C.B. for Waterloo. Exchanged as
maj. to 49th Regt., 2nd Oct., 1823. Out of the list 1829.
Footnote 4:
Brother to above T. Dalmer. Bt. lt.-col. for Waterloo. Attained rank
of col. and d. 2nd Oct., 1855.
Footnote 5:
Retd. on f. p. as capt. in 9th Rl. Veteran Battalion. D. 15th Jan.,
1838, at Richmond Place, Dublin. Bro. of Col. Strangeways, of
Shapwick, Somerset.
Footnote 6:
Youngest son of T.S. Jolliffe, of Ammerdown, co. Somerset, formerly
M.P. for the borough of Petersfield, by his 2nd wife, Mary, dau. and
heir of Samuel Holden. Served at Copenhagen, in North America, and the
West Indies. Served several campaigns in the Pa. Sev. wnded at Orthes.
Had not entirely recovered from this wound when the tocsin of war once
more summoned him to the field of battle.
Footnote 7:
Afterwards Maj. H. Cavendish Johnson. Served at Copenhagen in 1807;
the West Indies, and the Pa. At the siege of Badajoz, Johnson fell
from the breach pierced with gunshot wounds, which prevented his doing
any regimental duty until 1815, when he served at Waterloo and was
again wounded. D. in Ireland, 19th Feb., 1853, aged 78.
Footnote 8:
Capt. 17th July, 1815. H. p., 15th Foot 3rd Aug., 1820.
Footnote 9:
Capt. 18th July, 1815. Out of the regt. before 1824.
Footnote 10:
Capt. 19th July, 1815. H. p. 14th Foot, 6th Apr., 1820.
Footnote 11:
Capt. 20th July, 1815. Paymaster to his regt. 23rd Oct., 1817. H. p.
16th Oct., 1828.
Footnote 12:
H. p. 53rd Foot, 8th May, 1823.
Footnote 13:
Out of the regt. before 1824.
Footnote 14:
Capt. 7th Apr., 1825. H. p. 9th Apr., 1826. Living 1846.
Footnote 15:
Capt. 22nd July, 1830. Maj. 14th Apr., 1846. Lt.-col. unattached 1st
Feb., 1851. A.Q.M.G. same date. Col. 28th Nov., 1854. D. in London,
13th July, 1855. He had the Par. medal with four clasps—Badajoz,
Ciudad Rodrigo, Albuera, Salamanca.
Footnote 16:
_Grismond Philipps._ 3rd son of George Philipps, of Cwmgaili,
Caermarthenshire, who was M.P. for the borough. Served at Albuera,
Nivelle, Nive, Orthes, and Toulouse (medal with five clasps). Bn.
1792. M. Catherine, dau. of —— Warlow, Esq., and niece of Sir Thos.
Picton. H. p. 26th Aug., 1819. D. in 1850. His elder bro., John
George, was a midshipman on board H.M.S. _Minotaur_ at the battle of
the Nile. Communicated by Lieut. Griffith Philipps, R.N.
Footnote 17:
Capt. 28th Aug., 1827. Paymaster 16th Oct., 1828. Out of the regt. in
March, 1831.
Footnote 18:
Capt. 6th June, 1822. Serving in 1830.
Footnote 19:
Capt. 4th Sept., 1823. Maj. 17th Dec., 1830. D. at Quebec, 23rd July,
1849, as col. comg. reserve batt. Rl. Welsh Fusiliers.
Footnote 20:
H. p. 17th July, 1817.
Footnote 21:
Serving in 1830.
Footnote 22:
D. from his wounds.
Footnote 23:
H. p. 5th Oct., 1820.
Footnote 24:
Lt. Anthony Gardiner Sidley (or Sedley), aftds. of 3rd W.I. Regt.
Entered the service in 1811. Served in the Pa. and in the Burmese War.
Lt.-col. 63rd Foot 16th Sept., 1845. Living in 1874 as a lt.-col.
retd. list and a military Knight of Windsor.
Footnote 25:
Placed on h. p. as lt. 67th Regt., 30th May, 1822. 2nd son of James
Menzies-Clayhills, of Invergowrie, co. Forfar. M. Elizabeth, dau. of
Gen. Hunter, of Burnside, and d. s. p. 18th June, 1865.
Footnote 26:
Afterwards capt. on h. p. list of 3rd D.G.
Footnote 27:
Capt. in Ceylon Rifles 1839. Distinguished himself in the Kandian
Insurrection of 1848, and commanded the only European troops employed
on this occasion. Received the special thanks of Lord Torrington, Gov.
of Ceylon, for his gallantry. D. as lt.-col. April, 1862.
Footnote 28:
H. p. 16th Apr., 1817.
Footnote 29:
Placed on h. p. as 1st lt. 25th March, 1817. Of Hutton, co. York. D.
at Nivelle, Belgium, 27th April, 1860.
Footnote 30:
Afterwards sub-inspector of the Constabulary in Ireland. D. at
Plymouth, 7th Sept., 1844.
Footnote 31:
Nephew to Sir Henry Walton Ellis, col. of this regt., who fell at
Waterloo. Mentioned in Lord Albemarle’s autobiography. In the regt. in
1830.
Footnote 32:
Retd. f. p. 1827. D. 1839.
Footnote 33:
Out of the regt. 13th July, 1826.
Footnote 34:
Afterwards Surgeon-Major Thomas Smith, M.D., h. p. Joined the service
in 1812; served in the campaigns of 1813, 1814, and 1815; was present
at Vittoria, the Pyrenees, Nivelle, Orthes, and Toulouse. His
commissions are dated: Hospital Assistant, March 29, 1812;
Assist.-Surgeon, July 2, 1812; Surgeon, July 13, 1826; Surgeon-Major,
Jan. 4, 1839. Living in 1874.
Footnote 35:
H. p. 1816.
Footnote 36:
D. in Apr., 1841, at Glasgow, as Surgeon 58th Foot.
27TH (OR INNISKILLING) REGIMENT OF FOOT.[I]
(_1st Battalion._)
Rank in the
——————
CAPTAINS. Regiment.│Army.
[1] John Hare, W. 9 Sept. 1805 │Maj., 17 June,
│1813
George Holmes, K. 30 Apr. 1807 │
[2] John Tucker, W. 3 Mar. 1808 │
LIEUTENANTS. │
[3] George M’Donnell (_sic_) 25 July, 1806 │
W. │
[4] Wm. Henderson, W. 8 Oct. 1806 │
[5] Richard Handcock, W. 5 Nov. 1806 │
[6] Wm. Faithful Fortescue, W. 4 Dec. 1806 │
[7] Thomas Craddock, W. 7 May, 1807 │
[8] Wm. Talbot 7 Feb. 1808 │
[9] E.W. Drewe, W. 9 Feb. 1808 │
[10] Charles Manley, W. 28 July, 1808 │
[11] John Millar, W. 11 Sept. 1808 │
[12] John Betty 7 Mar. 1810 │
[13] Andrew Gardner 30 Sept. 1813 │
ENSIGNS. │
[14] Wm. Kater, W. 22 Apr. 1813 │
[15] John Ditmas, W. 3 June, 1813 │
[16] Thos. Smith, W. 24 June, 1813 │
Samuel Ireland, K. 25 Aug. 1815 │
[17] Tobias Handcock, W. 4 May, 1815 │
QUARTERMASTER. │
[18] Thomas Taylor 26 Sept. 1805 │
ASSISTANT-SURGEONS. │
[19] Gerald Fitzgerald 25 Apr. 1811 │
[20] Thomas Mostyn 19 Dec. 1811 │
_Facings buff._ _Lace gold._
Footnote I:
This regt. had just returned from active service in America. Out of
698 men, this regt. lost 480 at Waterloo, having been almost blown to
pieces when standing in square above the sandpit on the Charleroi
road.
Footnote 1:
Afterwards Maj.-Gen. Hare, C.B. and K.H., Gov. of the Eastern District
of the Cape of Good Hope. Began his military career as ensign in the
Tarbet Fencibles, when he volunteered with 300 men into the regulars,
and joined 69th Regt. Embarked for the Helder, and served in that
campaign under the Duke of York. Served under Abercromby in Egypt.
Also in Naples, Sicily, Calabria, and the Pa. Bt. lt.-col. for
Waterloo. Lt.-col. of this regt. 31st March, 1825. D. on his passage
home from the Cape in March, 1847.
Footnote 2:
His full name was John Montmorency Tucker. Exchanged as capt. to 8th
Foot, 23rd May, 1816. Quitted the service before 1824. D. at Huggens’s
Military Asylum, Northfleet, Kent, 22nd Feb., 1852.
Footnote 3:
Afterwards Gen. George _Macdonald_, Col.-in-Chf. 16th Foot, who lived
to be “Father of the British Army.” Entered the army in 1805; joined
the Expedition to Hanover in 1805; the Army in Sicily in 1806; the
Expedition to Naples in 1810, and was present at the capture of Ischia
and Procida; returned to Sicily in 1811; was subsequently employed in
Spain, and was present at the battle of Castalla and siege of
Tarragona; afterwards served in Canada. He was wounded no less than
three times at Waterloo. Commissions dated: Ensign, Sept. 5, 1805;
Lt., July 25, 1806; Capt., August 17, 1815; Maj., 31st Aug., 1830;
Lt.-Col., 1837; Col., 1851; Maj.-Gen., 1855; Lt.-Gen., 1863; Gen.,
1871.
Footnote 4:
Placed on h. p. 25th April, 1816. Living 1830.
Footnote 5:
Capt. 46th Foot, 17th Feb., 1837. Bt.-major same year. Living 1846.
Footnote 6:
D. from wounds received at Waterloo. 2nd son of John Fortescue, of
24th Foot, who was at the taking of Quebec. The above m., 1798,
Honoria Oliver, and had issue.
Footnote 7:
7th son of Wm. Cradock, of Loughborough, co. Leicester. Bn. 6th Oct.,
1786. Served throughout the Par. War with the 27th Foot. At siege of
Badajoz Lt. Cradock entered the town in command of his regt. Served at
the attack on New Orleans in 1815. At Waterloo a bullet passed right
through his cheeks carrying away the roof of his mouth. Appointed a
Knight of Windsor in 1842. Retd. as major 73rd Foot. D. 5th April,
1851.
Footnote 8:
The “W” is omitted before this officer’s name in the _Army List_ for
1824.
Footnote 9:
Capt. 7th Jan., 1824. Capt. 95th Foot 19th May, 1825. Serving in 1830.
Footnote 10:
Had a bullet through his thigh at Waterloo. Had served in the Pa.
Capt. same regt. 10th Sept., 1829. D. in an apoplectic fit, 5th Nov.,
1839, on board the ss. _Barretta, jun._, when 17 days’ sail from Cape
of Good Hope.
Footnote 11:
Adjt. 25th Foot 6th November, 1823. H. p. capt. 13th March, 1827. D.
about 1840.
Footnote 12:
Serving in 1817. Out of the regt. before 1824.
Footnote 13:
Living in 1874 as lt. half pay 27th Foot. Entered the Army in 1811.
His commissions are dated: Ensign, 14th Nov., 1811; Lt., 30th Sept.,
1813.
Footnote 14:
Lieut. 17th Aug., 1815. Out of the regt. before 1st Jan., 1817.
Footnote 15:
Lieut. 9th Nov., 1815. Lieut. 25th Foot 21st May, 1818. Son of
Lt.-Col. Harry Ditmas, of the Garrison Batt. of Invalids.
Footnote 16:
Thos. Charlton Smith. Entered the Army in 1813. Served in the Pa., and
was present at the affair of Ordal. He was sev. wnded. at Waterloo.
Previously to entering the Army he served for a brief period in the
Navy, and was three times wounded. His commissions are dated: Ensign,
24th June, 1813; Lt., 5th Aug., 1819; Capt., 27th March, 1835; Maj.,
30th Sept., 1842; Lt.-col., 15th Sept., 1848; Col., 28th Nov., 1854;
Maj.-gen., 21st Dec., 1862; Lt.-gen., 25th Oct., 1871.
Footnote 17:
H. p. 26th March, 1816.
Footnote 18:
Left the regt. in 1816.
Footnote 19:
Surgeon 69th Foot 7th Sept., 1815.
Footnote 20:
Hospital assistant 9th Nov., 1810. Surgeon 6th Oct., 1825. Serving in
1855. This veteran had the Par. medal with eight clasps, and had also
served at the battle of Plattsburg, in America.
28TH (OR THE NORTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE) REGIMENT
OF FOOT.[J]
Rank in the
——————
LIEUT.-COLONEL. Regiment.│Army.
[1] Sir Charles P. Belson, 23 Nov. 1804 │Col., 4 June, 1812
K.C.B. │
MAJOR. │
[2] Robert Nixon, W. 15 Dec. 1804 │Lt.-Col., 30 May,
│1811
CAPTAINS. │
[3] Wm. Prescott Meacham, K. 9 July, 1803 │Maj., 4 June, 1814
[4] Wm. Irving, W. 9 July, 1803 │Maj., 4 June, 1814
[5] Richard Llewellyn, W. 28 Feb. 1805 │Maj., 23 Apr. 1812
[6] Charles Caddell 9 Mar. 1809 │
[7] Richard Kelly, W. 13 Apr. 1809 │
[8] John Bowles, W. 28 July, 1809 │
[9] Thomas English, W. 31 Jan. 1810 │
[10] Charles Teulon, W. 27 Sept. 1810 │
LIEUTENANTS. │
[11] Jas. Henry Crummer 2 July, 1807 │
[12] John Fred. Wilkinson, W. 8 Sept. 1808 │
[13] Matthew Semple 6 Oct. 1808 │
[14] Roger P. Gilbert, W. 27 Apr. 1809 │
[15] Robert Prescott Eason, W. 17 May, 1809 │
[16] Wm. Irwin, W. 20 July, 1809 │
[17] Henry Hilliard, W. 16 Nov. 1809 │
[18] Samuel Moore 28 Jan. 1810 │
[19] John Coen, W. 29 Jan. 1810 │
[20] Charles B. Carruthers 30 Jan. 1810 │
[21] J.P. Clarke, K. 1 Mar. 1810 │
[22] J. Wm. Shelton, W. 22 Mar. 1810 │
[23] James Deares 25 Apr. 1811 │
[24] George Ingram, K. 6 Aug. 1812 │
[25] T. Bridgeland, Adjt., W. 15 Apr. 1813 │
[26] Edward Embury Hill 9 Sept. 1813 │
[27] Thos. Wm. Colleton 25 Nov. 1813 │
[28] James Parry 27 Jan. 1814 │
ENSIGNS. │
[29] Robert Thomson Stuart 5 Aug. 1813 │
[30] Wm. Serjeantson 26 Aug. 1813 │
[31] Richard Martin 8 Sept. 1813 │
[32] James Simkins 9 Sept. 1813 │
[33] Wm. Mountsteven, W. 25 Nov. 1813 │
[34] W. Lynam 31 Mar. 1814 │
PAYMASTER. │
[35] John Dewes 20 June, 1799 │
QUARTERMASTER. │
[36] Richard Reynolds 9 Mar. 1809 │
ASSISTANT-SURGEON. │
[37] Patrick H. Lavens 24 Oct. 1811 │
_Facings yellow._ _Lace silver._
Footnote J:
This regt. was for many years known as the “Slashers.” This name is
said to have been first given in the early part of the American War,
when the regt. had swords, which they used to some purpose. The 28th
might have been appropriately called “Prescott’s Own,” as the
Col.-in-Chf., Gen. Robert Prescott, had been closely associated with
this regt. for 50 years or longer, and was lt.-col. commanding for
about 12 years. From 1789 until his death in Dec., 1815, he was
col.-in-chf., and took the deepest interest in all that concerned his
old corps. He had more than one godson in the regt., whose fathers had
fought under him in America, whom he advanced in their military career
by his own personal interest. And the 28th were equally attached to
their old colonel, who had seen much service in America and the West
Indies, where he held high commands. Like many others, before and
since, who have filled responsible situations in countries where the
native or “barbarian” element is largely represented, Gen. Prescott
was fully imbued with the idea of his own great importance. An amusing
instance of this is found in an order issued by him when commanding
the troops in Canada:—
LIEUT.-GENERAL PRESCOTT’S ORDERS.
“St. Pierres, 16th _June_, 1794.
“Whereas Vice-Adm. Sir John Jervis has given orders, I am told,
frequently here on shore, and particularly by note dated off Point
Petre, June 11th, 1794, which must have arisen from great ignorance or
great presumption and arrogance.
“If from ignorance, poor man! he is to be pitied, but if from
presumption and arrogance, he is to be checked.
“It is, therefore, Lt.-General Prescott’s orders that in future no
attention whatever is to be given to such notes or orders, and his
signature to such to be as little regarded as that of John Oakes or
Peter Styles.”
A martinet he lived and a martinet he died. His last whisper on his
death-bed was an inquiry as to whether there was a Hessian sentry at
his door. Although he did not die in harness the veteran “Slasher”
died under the colours of the 28th, as on the death of the late Robert
Prescott (grandson of the above) the old colours of the 28th were
found among his effects and returned to the regt. They had doubtless
been worked by the fair fingers of the old general’s wife.
Footnote 1:
Succeeded to the command of the 8th Brigade after Quatre Bras.
Lt.-Col. 56th Regt. 9th May, 1816. Had served throughout the Par. War
with above regt., and received the gold cross with two clasps.
Maj.-Gen. 1819. D. at Blackheath 5th Nov., 1830, aged 57.
Footnote 2:
7th son of Alexander Nixon, of Mullynesker, High Sheriff of Fermanagh
1761, by Mary, dau. of Alex. Montgomery. Served in Egypt and in the
Pa. C.B. for Waterloo. Quitted the service 1816. D. s. p.
Footnote 3:
This officer had fought in Egypt and in the Pa. His father had been
regimental paymaster.
Footnote 4:
Distinguished himself in the Pa., and had a musket-ball through his
right arm at Quatre Bras. Bt. lt.-col. for Waterloo. Quitted the
service in 1826. Both his arms had been nearly disabled by wounds. D.
14th Jan., 1834.
Footnote 5:
Afterwards Gen. Sir Richard Lluellyn, K.C.B., Col.-in-Chf. 39th Regt.
Entered the army with temporary rank as capt. in the 52nd, and served
in the Mediterranean. In 1801 was placed on h. p. but when the war
recommenced he re-entered the army and purchased a company in the 28th
Foot in 1805. Fought at Busaco and Albuera, and other actions in the
Pa. Was an excellent horseman, and on one occasion in the Pa., when
employed on staff duty, he was galloping after the retreating French
when he came on an open portmanteau, in which he espied some silver
spoons and forks of an antique pattern. As he galloped past he bent in
the saddle and made a grab with his right hand at the glittering
contents. His dexterity was rewarded with several specimens of old
French plate. This anecdote is given on the authority of a relative of
the Editor, who used to meet the old general in society, who told the
story himself. Made bt. lt.-col. and C.B. for his gallantry at
Waterloo. He was son of Richard Lluellyn, of South Witham, co.
Lincoln, by a dau. of Warren Maude, of Sunnyside, Northumberland. M.,
1831, Eliz., dau. of Lt.-Gen. Raymond. D. 7th Dec., 1867.
Footnote 6:
5th son of John Cadell, of Cockenzie and Tranent, co. Haddington. Bn.
1786. M., 1829, Isabella, dau. of Macdonald of Boisdale. K.H. Promoted
major 28th Foot, 1826. Author of _Narrative of the Campaigns of the
28th Regiment since their Return from Egypt_, from which book the
Editor has culled several notes. Served throughout the Par. War. At
the close of Waterloo Day commanded the 28th. D. s. p. as lt. col. on
retd. list, 1866.
Footnote 7:
Quitted the service before 1830, after being a capt. in this regt. for
about 20 years.
Footnote 8:
Wounded at Quatre Bras. Placed on h. p. in 1817.
Footnote 9:
Served in the Pa., and was wounded at Waterloo. Quitted the service
before 1824. Believed to have belonged to an Armagh family of this
surname.
Footnote 10:
Maj. in this regt. 7th Oct., 1819. H. p. 4th Aug., 1825.
Footnote 11:
Was severely wounded in the left leg at Albuera. In 1832, when serving
as senior capt. in this regt., the old wound broke out afresh and
caused much suffering. Applied for a pension for wounds to which he
had been entitled, but it was refused on the ground of the lapse of
years since the said wound was received.
Footnote 12:
Out of the regt. before 1824.
Footnote 13:
Capt. 38th Foot, 24th Oct., 1823. Serving in 1830.
Footnote 14:
Distinguished himself at the passage of the Douro. 12th May, 1807, in
the brigade under the command of Sir Edward Paget. 5th son of the Rev.
Edmund Gilbert, vicar of Constantine, co. Cornwall, by Anne, dau. of
Henry Garnett, of Bristol. Bn. 1790. Attained rank of maj. unattached
19th Sept. 1826. Living in 1830.
Footnote 15:
Distinguished himself at the passage of the Douro. Capt. same regt.
1825. Living 1830.
Footnote 16:
“The strongest man in the regt.” Several anecdotes of this officer’s
prowess are given in Col. Cadell’s book, referred to above. Wounded at
Quatre Bras. Promoted capt. 9th May, 1816. In the regt. 1840, in which
year he retd., and d. at Sydney, N.S.W. in 1841.
Footnote 17:
Afterwards Paymaster H. Hilliard, h. p., late lt. 68th Foot. Entered
the army 1808, served in the Pa., and was present at several
engagements, including Busaco, Albuera, and the 1st siege of Badajoz;
was also at Quatre Bras. His commissions are dated: Ensign, Feb. 25th,
1808; lt., Nov. 16th, 1809; paymaster, March 22nd, 1821. Living in
1874.
Footnote 18:
Capt. 14th Dec., 1826. Serving in 1830.
Footnote 19:
Serving as lieut. in 1824. Out of the regt. before 1830.
Footnote 20:
Serving as lieut. in 1830.
Footnote 21:
Had served in the Pa.
Footnote 22:
John Willington Shelton was son and heir of John Shelton, of Rossmore
House, Limerick. Served in the Pa. Was four times wounded at Waterloo.
Placed on h.p. 1817. M., 14th Aug., 1817, Mary, dau. of John Richards,
of Blackdown House, Southampton, and had issue. D. 19th July, 1847.
Footnote 23:
Called “Deans” in Col. Cadell’s book. This zealous officer accompanied
the cavalry on foot in the pursuit of the enemy, and attacked every
Frenchman who came in his way. He was taken prisoner and stripped of
all his clothes except his shirt, in which state he joined the regt.
next day, severely wounded into the bargain. Quitted the service
before 1824.
Footnote 24:
Distinguished himself at the battle of Albuera. Had his leg amputated
after Waterloo; the tourniquet shifted in the night, and he bled to
death. M.I. at Waterloo.
Footnote 25:
Had served in the ranks, and was promoted from sergt.-maj. to be adjt.
and ensign.
Footnote 26:
Capt. 7th March, 1822. H. p. 17th Aug., 1822.
Footnote 27:
2nd son of Sir James Nassau Colleton, 6th Bart., of Ash Park, co.
Herts, by Susanna, dau. of William Nixon, of Lincoln. Afterwards lt.
in Rl. Staff Corps.
Footnote 28:
Living in 1874 as a lt. h. p. 28th Foot.
Footnote 29:
Lieut. 18th July, 1815. H. p. 25th March, 1817. Living in 1846.
Footnote 30:
Afterwards lt. 40th Foot. Capt. 17th Dec., 1829. Of Hanlith, Tasmania.
Eldest son of Robert Serjeantson (a blood relative of Gen. Prescott’s
wife), by Isabella, dau. of Wm. Dorman, of Harbour Hill, Kinsale. M.
Marion, dau. of Richard Willis. Was murdered at Hobart Town, Tasmania,
30th Nov., 1835.
Footnote 31:
Lieut. 4th Oct., 1815. H. p. 25th March, 1817.
Footnote 32:
Serving in 1817.
Footnote 33:
Lieut. 25th Oct., 1820; capt. 25th June, 1835. Paymaster 79th
Highlanders 10th June, 1836. H. p. 1847. Attained rank of
major-general retd. list. His full name was Thos. Wm. Blewett
Mountsteven.
Footnote 34:
Serving in 1817. H. p. 2nd April, 1818.
Footnote 35:
H. p. 22nd Aug., 1816.
Footnote 36:
Placed on h. p as 2nd lt. from 1st W.I.R. 12th Feb., 1824.
Footnote 37:
Surgeon 14th Lt. Dragoons 13th Nov. 1828. Serving in 1842. Out of said
regt. 21st July, 1843.
30TH (OR THE CAMBRIDGESHIRE) REGIMENT OF FOOT.
(_2nd Battalion._)
Rank in the
——————
LIEUT.-COLONEL. Regiment.│Army.
[1] Alexander Hamilton, W. 25 July, 1811 │4 June, 1811
MAJORS. │
[2] Morris Wm. Bailey, W. 26 Dec. 1808 │Lt.-Col., 4 June,
│1814
[3] Charles A. Vigoreux 4 June, 1813 │Lt.-Col, 21 June,
(_sic_), W. │1813
CAPTAINS. │
Thos. Walker Chambers, K. 2 Apr. 1807 │Maj., 16 Feb. 1815
[4] Alex. MʻNabb, K. 11 May, 1809 │
[5] Robert Howard 1 Sept. 1813 │
[6] Arthur Gore, W. 11 Feb. 1814 │14 July, 1808
[7] Matthew Ryan 26 May, 1814 │Maj., 4 June, 1813
[8] Donald Sinclair 7 July, 1814 │
[9] James Finucane 2 Mar. 1815 │15 Aug., 1811
[10] Richard Heaviside 15 June, 1815 │
LIEUTENANTS. │
[11] Benj. Walter Nicholson 15 Apr. 1806 │
[12] John Gowan 8 May, 1806 │
[13] Richard Mayne, W. 8 June, 1809 │
[14] Matthias Andrews, Adjt., 19 Sept. 1809 │
W. │
[15] Richard Chas. Elliott, W. 23 June, 1811 │
[16] A.W. Freear 24 June, 1811 │
[17] John Rumley, W. 25 June, 1811 │
[18] Andrew Baillie 27 June, 1811 │
[19] Robert Daniel, W. 15 July, 1811 │
[20] Parke Percy Neville 17 July, 1811 │
[21] John Roe, W. 18 July, 1811 │
[22] Theophilus O’Halloran 8 Aug. 1811 │
[23] Richard Harrison, W. 11 Sept. 1811 │
[24] Robert Hughes, W. 29 Oct. 1812 │
[25] Purefoy Lockwood, W. 22 Apr. 1813 │
[26] John Pratt, W. 6 May, 1813 │
Henry Beere, K. 7 Sept. 1814 │
[27] Francis Tincombe 8 Sept. 1814 │
Edmund Prendergast, K. 23 Nov. 1814 │
[28] Wm. Ouseley Warren, W. 24 Nov. 1814 │
[29] Thomas Moneypenny (_sic_), 23 Mar. 1815 │
W. │
[30] David Latouche 25 May, 1815 │
[31] Robert Naylor Rogers 14 June, 1815 │
[32] Edward Drake 15 June, 1815 │
ENSIGNS. │
John James, K. 2 Sept. 1813 │
[33] Edw. Nevil Macready 8 Sept. 1814 │
James Bullen, K. 23 Nov. 1814 │
PAYMASTER. │
[34] Hugh Boyd Wray 9 Aug. 1806 │
QUARTERMASTER. │
[35] John Williamson 27 Oct. 1814 │
SURGEON. │
[36] J.G. Elkington 11 Mar. 1813 │
ASSISTANT-SURGEONS. │
[37] John Evans 22 Aug. 1811 │
[38] Patrick Clarke 25 June, 1812 │
_Facings pale yellow._ _Lace silver._
Footnote 1:
This gallant officer received the thanks of Sir Thomas Picton for his
services at Quatre Bras where he (Hamilton) was sev. wnded. After the
battle it was thought necessary to amputate his leg; and three times
had the tourniquet encircled his limb, preparatory to amputation, when
each time the surgeon was called elsewhere. It was then decided to let
the leg take its chance, and Hamilton eventually recovered. C.B. for
Waterloo. Quitted the service in 1829 with rank of Col. All his
service had been spent in “the old three tens,” as the 30th were
called, and he had fought with them in Egypt and in the Pa. Had the
gold medal for Salamanca. D. at Woolwich, 4th June, 1838. In his
obituary notice, given in the _United Service Journal_, it is stated
that he was nearly related to the noble house of Lothian. Whatever
family he may have belonged to, he did it credit. He left a widow and
two sons.
Footnote 2:
C.B. for Waterloo. Aftds. lt.-col. of 64th Regt. Retd. before 1824. D.
at Bath, 28th Nov., 1845.
Footnote 3:
Lt.-Col. _Vigoureux_ was sev. wnded. at Waterloo. C.B. Lt.-Col. of the
45th Regt., 20th Dec., 1826. D. as col. on retd. list, 24th Dec.,
1841.
Footnote 4:
It appears that this officer acted as an additional A.D.C. to Gen. Sir
T. Picton, at Waterloo. At the second funeral of Picton in St. Paul’s
Cathedral one of the mourners was the Rev. Dr. MʻNabb, from Canada,
nephew of the above. The antiquity of the MʻNabb is delightfully
illustrated by the well-known remark of one of their clan that “at the
flood they did not need to take refuge in Noah’s Ark, as the MʻNabbs
had a boat of their own!”
Footnote 5:
Made bt.-maj. for Waterloo. Promoted maj. on unattached list, 1826,
Lt.-col. 1837. D. at Wigfair, St. Asaph, 22nd Sept., 1856.
Footnote 6:
Afterwards Lt.-Gen. Arthur Gore, K.H. Son of the Hon. Richard Gore,
M.P. for Donegal. D. 23rd June, 1869.
Footnote 7:
H. p. 1817.
Footnote 8:
H. p. 1817.
Footnote 9:
H. p. 1817.
Footnote 10:
H. p. 1817.
Footnote 11:
H. p. 1817.
Footnote 12:
H. p. 1818.
Footnote 13:
D. in 1827.
Footnote 14:
Capt. 16th Sept., 1827. Serving in 1830.
Footnote 15:
H. p. 1817. Capt. unattached 28th Aug., 1827. Living in 1874.
Footnote 16:
H. p. 1817.
Footnote 17:
D. 1819.
Footnote 18:
H. p. 1817.
Footnote 19:
H. p. 1819, 59th Foot.
Footnote 20:
Served in the Pa., and was twice wounded, when leading the ladder
party in the escalade of the St. Vincent Bastion, at the siege of
Badajoz. Sev. wnded. at the siege of Burgos, when acting as Assistant
Engineer in the storm of the first line of the Castle, 4th Oct., 1812.
At the bombardment of Antwerp, and assault on Bergen-op-Zoom. Served
in the Mahratta War of 1817–18, and was present at battle of
Maheidpore and siege of Asserghur. Commanded the left wing of the 63rd
Regt. in India for some years as maj. and bt. lt.-col. Received the
Legion of Honour for services rendered on board the French ship
_Benguile_, on passage from India to Europe in August, 1831. He was
also presented with the Freedom of the City of Dublin. Joined the
corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms, 1st Aug., 1847, and was subsequently made
a Knight of Windsor. D. at Windsor Castle, 6th Feb., 1865, aged 72.
Footnote 21:
H. p. 1823.
Footnote 22:
H. p. 1818.
Footnote 23:
D. 1819.
Footnote 24:
Maj., 1st West India Regt., 3rd March, 1843, and lt.-col. of same
regt., 1st March, 1848, Col 1854. Received the Par. War medal with 4
clasps. D. in Sept., 1855.
Footnote 25:
Belonged to the Grenadier company. Ensign (aftds. Major) Macready in
his interesting journal of the campaign of 1815 (printed in
_Historical Records of the XXX Regt._, says: “Lockwood of ours had
gone home with a silver plate in his skull, on which was engraved
‘bomb proof.’” H. p. 25th Aug., 1816. Living in 1846.
Footnote 26:
Exchanged to 28th Foot, 9th Dec., 1819. Major 27th Foot 22nd March,
1827. Serving in 1830.
Footnote 27:
H. p. 1817.
Footnote 28:
H. p. 1817.
Footnote 29:
Thomas Gybbon-_Monypenny_ was descended from the ancient Scotch family
of Monypenny, of Pitmillie, co. Fife; but his ancestor, Capt. James
Monypenny, R.N., settled in Kent about 1714, since which date this
branch of the family has chiefly resided in Kent. His father was Thos.
Monypenny, of Rye, Sussex. Placed on h. p. 1817. M., 8th Jan., 1818,
Silvestra Rose, eldest dau. of Robert Monypenny, of Merrington Place,
Rolvenden, Kent, and had issue. Lt.-col. of the West Kent Militia.
M.P. for Rye, 1837–41. D. 16th Jan., 1854.
Footnote 30:
H. p. 1816.
Footnote 31:
H. p. 19th Feb., 1818. Staff officer of pensioners at Amherstburg,
Canada West, before 1836. Drowned while fishing in the Detroit river
5th May, 1854.
Footnote 32:
H. p. 1816 from 28th Foot.
Footnote 33:
Brother to the great tragedian. Joined the 2nd Batt. 30th Foot, as a
volunteer, in 1814, at the age of 16. Served under Lord Lynedoch in
Holland. At Waterloo, when only an ensign, commanded the light company
towards the close of the battle. His private journal, in which he
gives his experiences at Waterloo, is quoted from in Sir H. Havelock’s
military work, entitled _Three Main Questions of the Day_ (published
in 1867) in order to show how the bravest cavalry failed again and
again, at Waterloo, in breaking through the infantry squares when
those squares were well provided with ammunition in addition to their
bayonets. “Here come these fools again,” growled the 30th rank and
file as they prepared to pour a destructive fire on the advancing
French cuirassiers, which invariably emptied many saddles and sent the
remainder from whence they came. Served at the siege of Asseerghur,
and was aftds. milit. sec. to Sir John Wilson in Ceylon. Was promoted
maj. h. p. unattached, 22nd Nov., 1839. Wrote the _Life of Marshal
Suvarow_, which was published after his death. D. at Clevedon, 4th
Nov., 1848.
Footnote 34:
H. p. 1831.
Footnote 35:
An amusing anecdote relative to this officer is given in the _United
Service Journal_ for 1838. Col. A. Hamilton of this regt., had a very
valuable charger at Waterloo, and knowing that if it was shot in the
battle he would only get the Government price of £20 for another
charger, he exchanged horses, before going into action at Quatre Bras,
with his steady old quartermaster, who, being a non-combatant, was to
remain in the rear. The quartermaster’s horse was what is called a
“safe convenience,” but the colonel’s charger was very high-spirited
and fresh. Unaccustomed to the quietude of his position in the rear of
the army, he fretted and fumed at being kept back from the excitement
going on in front. His rider had a bad time of it, and was a source of
much amusement to the idlers and “non-effectives” in the rearward. The
narrator of this incident says that on the evening of the 16th June,
1815, Sir W. Ponsonby sent his A.D.C. to offer to buy Hamilton’s fine
charger (his owner being wounded), but the bargain hung fire in some
way, and the gallant Ponsonby lost his life on the 18th June, as we
have seen, from being badly mounted.
Footnote 36:
Appointed assistant-surgeon 24th July, 1808. Taken prisoner at
Talavera and sent to France. Exchanged. Rejoined in Portugal, after
Busaco. Served at Fuentes d’Onor, Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajoz, Salamanca,
and capture of Madrid. Taken prisoner after siege of Burgos when in
charge of the wounded. H. p. 1817. Surgeon 1st Batt. 1st Royals in
July, 1821. Transferred to 17th Lancers in Sept., 1828. Surgeon
R.H.M.S. Dublin, 1814. D. there in 1853. Interred at Arbour Hill,
Dublin.
Footnote 37:
Out of the regt. in 1821.
Footnote 38:
H. p. 82nd Foot 12th Jan., 1816.
32ND (OR THE CORNWALL) REGIMENT OF FOOT.
Rank in the
——————
MAJORS. Regiment.│Army.
[1] John Hicks 3 Aug. 1804 │Lt.-Col., 4 June,
│1811
[2] Felix Calvert 11 May, 1815 │
CAPTAINS. │
[3] Charles Hames 25 May, 1803 │Maj., 1 Jan. 1812
[4] Henry Ross-Lewin 6 Aug. 1804 │Maj., 4 June, 1814
[5] Wm. H. Toole, W. 7 Sept. 1804 │Maj., 4 June, 1814
[6] John Crowe, W. 30 May, 1805 │
Jaques Boyse, K. 17 Mar. 1808 │7 Aug. 1806
[7] Thos. Cassan, K. 14 Sept. 1809 │16 Apr. 1807
[8] Edward Whitty, K. 17 May, 1810 │
[9] Hugh Harrison, W. 19 Jan. 1815 │11 June, 1812
[10] Charles Wallett, W. 23 Mar. 1815 │
LIEUTENANTS. │
[11] Henry Wm. Brookes, W. 14 May, 1807 │
[12] David Davies, Adjt. 6 Nov. 1807 │18 June, 1807
[13] George Barr, W. 7 Nov. 1807 │
[14] Michael Wm. Meighan, W. 9 Nov. 1807 │
[15] Sam. Hill Lawrence, W. 10 Nov. 1807 │
[16] Theobald Butler 28 Apr. 1808 │
[17] John Boase, W. 9 June, 1808 │
[18] Thos. Ross-Lewin, W. 15 Dec. 1808 │
[19] John Shaw M‘Cullock 10 Aug. 1809 │
[20] Jas. Robt. Colthurst, W. 13 Oct. 1809 │
[21] James Robinson, W. 17 May, 1810 │
[22] Robt. Tresilian Belcher 17 Jan. 1811 │
[23] James Fitzgerald, W. 11 July, 1811 │
[24] Thos. J. Horan, W. 11 June, 1812 │
[25] Edward Stephens, W. 10 Sept. 1812 │
[26] Henry Quill, W. 17 Dec. 1812 │
[27] Jonathan Jagoe, W. 9 Feb. 1815 │10 June, 1813
[28] George Small 23 Mar. 1815 │
ENSIGNS. │
[29] Jasper Lucas 6 Jan. 1813 │
[30] James MʻConchy 7 Jan. 1813 │
[31] Henry Metcalfe, W. 18 Mar. 1813 │
[32] John Birtwhistle, W. 14 Apr. 1813 │
[33] Alexander Stewart, W. 15 Apr. 1813 │
[34] George Brown 10 June, 1813 │
[35] Wm. Bennett, W. 16 Mar. 1815 │14 Jan. 1813
[36] Chas. R.K. Dallas, W. 23 Mar. 1815 │18 Nov. 1813
PAYMASTER. │
Thomas Hart 26 July, 1810 │
QUARTERMASTER. │
Wm. Stevens 19 Sept. 1804 │
SURGEON. │
Wm. Buchanan 17 Mar. 1804 │9 July, 1803
ASSISTANT-SURGEONS. │
Rynd Lawder 25 May, 1809 │
Hugh MʻClintock 5 Nov. 1812 │
_Facings white._ _Lace gold._
Footnote 1:
C.B., and K.St.A. for Waterloo. Served in the Pa., and received the
gold cross for four general actions. Quitted the service 1828 as col.
D. 18th May, 1838.
Footnote 2:
Made bt. lt.-col. for Waterloo. Son of Nicholson Calvert, of Hunsdon,
by Frances, dau. of Edmund Sexton Pery, Viscount Pery. Attained rank
of lt.-gen., and d. in 1862.
Footnote 3:
Quitted the service before 1821. D. at Brighton, 23rd Feb., 1860.
Footnote 4:
Of Ross Hill, Kildysart, co. Clare. Son of George Ross-Lewin, of Ross
Hill, by Anne, dau. of Thomas Lewin, of Cloghans, co. Mayo. Bn. 1778.
Served in the Pa., and was wounded in the last charge at Salamanca. M.
Anne, dau. of Wm. Burnett, of Eyrescourt, and had issue. Quitted the
service before 1824. D. 27th April, 1843. Wrote his autobiography,
which gives a good account of Waterloo.
Footnote 5:
Afterwards on f. p., retd. list, 4th Rl. Veteran Batt. D. 17th Aug.,
1831.
Footnote 6:
Afterwards lt.-col. and K.H. D. at Fairlea Villa, Bideford, in March,
1860.
Footnote 7:
Son of Capt. John Cassan, 56th Foot. Killed at Quatre Bras. A pension
was granted to his widow.
Footnote 8:
Killed at Quatre Bras.
Footnote 9:
Retd. on h. p. 16th May, 1822. Living 1855.
Footnote 10:
Exchanged to the 61st Regt. in 1828. Retd. as capt. and bt.-maj. from
the Ceylon Rifles. Living 1846.
Footnote 11:
H. p. 3rd Dec., 1818.
Footnote 12:
Capt. 19th July, 1815. H. p. 1828. D. at Walworth, 6th Oct., 1854.
Footnote 13:
Capt. 20th July, 1815. Serving in 1817.
Footnote 14:
Capt. 30th Sept., 1819. H. p. 25th Oct., 1822.
Footnote 15:
Adjt. 27th July, 1815. Capt. 7th Apr., 1825. H. p. 15th Dec., 1825.
Footnote 16:
H. p. 14th Foot 22nd June, 1820.
Footnote 17:
H. p. 94th Foot 19th June, 1817. D. 11th Sept., 1854, at Pendennis
Castle, where he was barrack-master.
Footnote 18:
Younger brother to above Maj. H. Ross-Lewin. Served in the Pa., and in
1848 recd. the silver war medal with eight clasps. Quitted the service
as lieut. M. Frances, dau. of Daniel O’Grady, and d. s. p. 1857.
Footnote 19:
Serving in 1817. Out of the regt. before 1824.
Footnote 20:
Afterwards appointed Sub-inspector of Militia in North America. Retd.
on h. p. as capt. in 1830. Bt.-maj. 21st July, 1854. Out of the _Army
List_ 1855.
Footnote 21:
H. p. 20th March, 1823.
Footnote 22:
Siborne makes the following mention of this officer in his
history:—“The ensign carrying the regimental colour of the 32nd was
sev. wnded. Lt. Belcher, who commanded the left centre sub-division,
took it from him. In the next moment it was seized by a French officer
whose horse had just been shot under him. A struggle ensued between
him and Lt. Belcher; but while the former was attempting to draw his
sword, the covering colour-sergt. (named Switzer) gave him a thrust in
the breast with his halbert, and the right-hand man of the
sub-division (named Lacy) shot him.”
Footnote 23:
H. p. 1817.
Footnote 24:
H. p. 1817.
Footnote 25:
Serving in 1817. Out of the regt. before 1824.
Footnote 26:
Retd. f. p., 9th Rl. Veteran Batt., before 1824.
Footnote 27:
H. p. 1817.
Footnote 28:
H. p. 1817.
Footnote 29:
H. p. 1817.
Footnote 30:
Lieut. 20th July, 1815. Lieut. 48th Foot 26th March, 1824. Serving in
1830.
Footnote 31:
3rd son of the Rev. Francis Metcalfe, Rector of Kirkbride, Cumberland,
and Vicar of Rudston, co. York, by Harriet dau. of John Clough, of
York. Sev. wnded. at Waterloo. Promoted lieut. 27th July, 1815. Placed
on h. p. 25th March, 1817. D. 1828.
Footnote 32:
Carried the regtal. colour at Waterloo until sev. wnded. Attained the
rank of maj.-gen. D. at Cheltenham, 6th Oct., 1867.
Footnote 33:
Serving in 1817. Out of the regt. before 1824.