The Waterloo Roll Call: With Biographical Notes and AnecdotesDalton, Charles
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The Waterloo Roll Call: With Biographical Notes and Anecdotes
Dalton, Charles
Great Britain. Army -- Registers; Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815
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.
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