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
Succeeded to the command after Macara’s death. C.B. for Waterloo. Had
served in the Pa., and received the gold medal and one clasp for
Fuentes d’Onor and Salamanca. A.D.C. to George IV., 1825. H. p.
unattached list, 1825; maj.-gen., 1837. K.C.B. and K.C.H. Col.-in-Chf.
73rd Regt. 1845. Killed at the battle of Sobraon, 10th Feb., 1846, at
the moment of victory. He had m., 11th April, 1818, Eliza., dau. of J.
Macnabb, of Arthurstone, Perth.
Footnote 3:
In Capt. George Jones’s _Waterloo Memoirs_ is to be found an
interesting letter regarding Major Menzies of the 42nd, who was
dangerously wounded at Quatre Bras. The major’s name is omitted in
this letter:—“On the 16th June, Major ——, of the 42nd, preferring to
fight on foot, in front of his men, had given his horse to hold to a
little drummer-boy. After severe fighting he fell wounded near a brave
private, Donald Mackintosh. The drummer left the horse to assist his
friend Donald. A French lancer attempted to seize the horse, on which
the prostrate Donald exclaimed, ‘Hoot man, ye mauna tak that beast, ’t
belangs to our captain here!’ The lancer, little heeding, seized the
horse. Donald, with a last expiring effort, loaded his musket and shot
the lancer dead. A French cavalry officer, seeing the major bestirring
himself, rode up and attempted to dispatch him with his sword. As he
stooped from his saddle, the major seized his leg, and managed to pull
him off his horse upon him. Another lancer, observing this struggle,
galloped up and tried to spear the major and relieve his officer; but
the former, by a sudden jerk and desperate exertion, placed the French
officer uppermost, who received the mortal thrust below his cuirass
and continued lying upon the major’s body for near ten minutes, sword
in hand. A pause in the battle permitted some men of the 42nd to carry
their officer into the square of the 92nd, where he was found to have
received sixteen wounds.” Acted as major after Sir R. Macara’s death
at Quatre Bras until wounded himself. Promoted maj. 18th June, 1815.
Left the regt. in 1828. D. in 1854. This gallant officer’s claymore
(an Andrea Ferrara) is in the possession of his grand-daughters, the
Misses Murray Menzies.
Footnote 4:
D. from his wounds at Brussels. Pension of £100 per ann. to his widow.
Footnote 5:
Brother of Sir Guy Campbell, Bart. Made C.B. and bt. lt.-col. after
Waterloo. Had the gold medal for Orthes. M., 10th March, 1831, Louise,
Gabrielle Clementine Bernie, of Paris, and had issue. D. 31st March,
1841, at Marseilles.
Footnote 6:
Retd. as major 1826. D. at Hastings in Nov., 1844.
Footnote 7:
H. p. 1819. D. at Musselburgh, 1865.
Footnote 8:
Retd. 1821. D. at Hamilton, 13th March, 1830.
Footnote 9:
H. p. 1821. D. in London, 11th July, same year.
Footnote 10:
Capt. Rl. Vet. Batt. 1815. Retd. f. p. 1821. D. at Edinburgh in 1853.
Footnote 11:
H. p. 25th March 1817.
Footnote 12:
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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