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
H. p. 25th March, 1816.
Footnote 14:
H. p. 25th March, 1816.
Footnote 15:
H. p. 25th March, 1816.
Footnote 16:
H. p. 25th March, 1816.
Footnote 17:
Siborne immortalises the name of this officer, in his history of the
battle of Quatre Bras, as follows:—“A French lancer gallantly charged
at the colours of the 44th, and severely wounded Ensign Christie, who
carried one of them, by a thrust of his lance, which, entering the
left eye, penetrated to the lower jaw. The Frenchman then endeavoured
to seize the standard, but the brave Christie, notwithstanding the
agony of his wound, with a presence of mind almost unequalled, flung
himself upon it—not to save himself, but to preserve the honour of his
regiment. As the colour fluttered in its fall, the Frenchman tore off
a portion of the silk with the point of his lance; but he was not
permitted to bear the fragment beyond the ranks. Both shot and
bayoneted by the nearest of the soldiers of the 44th, he was borne to
the earth, paying with the sacrifice of his life for his display of
unavailing bravery.” Promoted lieut. 26th Oct., 1815. Placed on h. p.
25th March, 1816. Living 1827.
Footnote 18:
Capt. 28th Apr., 1825. Exchanged to 14th Foot 16th Sept., 1826. Retd.
as major 1840. D. 1862.
Footnote 19:
H. p. 65th Foot 13th March, 1823.
Footnote 20:
Killed at Quatre Bras whilst carrying the King’s colours. Bn. 17th
May, 1789. 4th son of Richard Cooke, of Stourbridge, co. Tipperary, by
Mary, dau. of Jeremiah Laylor, of Barnagrotty, King’s county.
Footnote 21:
H. p. 24th Feb., 1816.
Footnote 22:
Aftds. Lt.-Col. Jas. Carnegie Webster, h. p. unattached. Severely
wounded at Quatre Bras. Living in 1876.
Footnote 23:
Lieut. 31st May, 1821. Serving 1830.
Footnote 24:
H. p. 25th March, 1816.
Footnote 25:
H. p. 25th Apr., 1816. D. Dec., 1853.
Footnote 26:
Qr.-Mr. 92nd Highrs. 3rd Sept., 1830.
51ST (OR THE 2ND YORKSHIRE WEST RIDING)
REGIMENT OF FOOT (LIGHT INFANTRY).[L]
Rank in the
——————
LIEUT.-COLONEL. Regiment.│Army.
[1] Hugh Henry Mitchell 13 June, 1811 │4 June, 1813
MAJOR. │
[2] Samuel Rice 13 July, 1809 │Lt.-Col., 22 Nov.
│1813
CAPTAINS. │
[3] John Thos. Keyt 24 June, 1804 │Maj., 4 June, 1814
[4] James Campbell 1 Aug. 1805 │
[5] William Thwaites 2 Jan. 1807 │Maj., 4 June, 1814
[6] Richard Storer 13 July, 1809 │
[7] Jas Henry Phelps 21 Sept. 1809 │
[8] James Ross 12 Dec. 1811 │
[9] John Ross 15 Apr. 1813 │
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