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.