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
Son of John Garland, of Dorchester. Was desperately wounded at
Waterloo. After the battle he was carried to Brussels, and after
months of suffering was able to return to Dorchester. He was not then
expected to recover, and by some error his death was reported in the
papers in the autumn of 1816. Here is the _first_ obituary notice in
the _Gentleman’s Magazine_:—“At his father’s, Dorchester, Capt. John
Garland, 73rd Foot. He was in most of the Peninsular battles, and was
desperately wounded at Waterloo at the close of the action, only two
men of his company being then left, and was confined at Brussels until
his recent return to England.” But John Garland did _not_ die in 1816,
and lived to become a bt. maj. on unattached list in 1825, and a bt.
lt.-col. in 1838. His _second_ obituary notice is given in the _Annual
Register_ for 1851:—“Jan. 17. At Lille, Lt.-Col. John Garland, K.H.,
late of Quatre Bras Cottage, Dorchester, who was severely wounded at
Waterloo.”
Footnote 6:
Capt. 2nd Aug., 1815. Eldest son of Dr. Maurice Leyne, of Tralee, by
Agnes, dau. of Cornelius the McGillicuddy of the Reeks. Bn. 1790.
Served first in the Kerry Militia comded. by Col. Crosbie. Joined the
73rd with 400 volunteers from his militia regt., the latter being
induced to join the regular army by Leyne. His zeal was rewarded with
a lieutenancy in the 73rd. At Waterloo succeeded to the command of the
regt. and kept it as long as the regt. was in France. Placed on h. p.
5th July, 1817. Subsequently joined the 58th Foot for a few years and
served in New South Wales. Md., in 1817, Eliz., dau. of James Connor,
of Tralee, Clerk of the Peace for Kerry. Capt. Leyne was for some
years a stipendiary magistrate. Above information communicated by Mr.
Leyne, son of Capt. R. Leyne.
Footnote 7:
Serving in 1817. Out of the regt. before 1824.
Footnote 8:
Lieut. 1st Rl. Veteran Batt. 27th Nov., 1823. Barrack-master at
Coventry in 1830.
Footnote 9:
H. p. 12th Foot 1824.
Footnote 10:
Had his left arm amputated after the battle, and d. shortly after.
Footnote 11:
Capt. 3rd Feb. 1820. Major 20th March, 1828. Serving in 1830.
Footnote 12:
Eldest son of Robt. Steuart, of Brownlee, Lanarkshire. H. p. 25th
Dec., 1818. Restored to full pay 1819. Capt. 91st Foot, 3rd March,
1825. H. p. unat. 19th June, 1826. D. 5th Nov., 1849. Above
information was communicated by Capt. Alex. Steuart, Queensland
Defence Force, great nephew to Capt. Robt. Steuart.
Footnote 13:
3rd son of Col. Grey Haselrigge, by Bridget, dau. of Rev. Richard
Buckley, and a direct descendant of Col. Sir Arthur Haselrigge, Bart.,
the Parliamentary commander, whose regt. of cuirassiers, known us the
“Lobsters,” performed some signal service during the Civil Wars. Bn.
23rd Oct., 1796. Quitted the service as lieut. D. unm.
Footnote 14:
D. as lieut. in 1819.
Footnote 15:
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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