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
Footnote 21:
Killed by a cannon ball. 3rd son of Lt.-Gen. Johnston, H.E.I.C.S.
Footnote 22:
Wounded at Quatre Bras. Attained rank of maj. gen. “He was the first
to decipher the names and titles of the Pharaohs, and an epitome he
drew up was translated into French and Italian.” D. at Geneva, 5th
April, 1860.
Footnote 23:
A chivalrous and daring Highlander. Singled out a French officer at
Waterloo and had a duel with him. When Stewart’s sword broke off at
the hilt he instantly closed with the Frenchman, “whom he finished in
an instant.” In later _Army Lists_ his name is spelled “Stuart.”
Aftds. Capt. in the 3rd Buffs. H. p. 1836. D. in the Norwich Military
Lunatic Asylum 6th July, 1847.
Footnote 24:
Entered the army in 1813. Served in Holland in 1813 and 1814, and was
present at the attack on Merxem and bombardment of the French fleet at
Antwerp. H. p. 1st lieut. 1818. Living 1876.
Footnote 25:
H. p. 1816. D. 1824.
Footnote 26:
H. p. 31st Jan., 1828.
Footnote 27:
2nd Lieut. 19th July, 1815. H. p. 25th Dec., 1817. Col. of the
Whittlesea Yeomanry Cavalry 1831. Retd. 1837. Younger bro. of Henry
George (aftds. Sir Henry) Smith and of Thos. Smith, both of the 95th.
D. at Whittlesea 24th Dec., 1854. Bd. in St. Mary’s Church.
Communicated by Mr. George Moore Smith.
95TH REGIMENT OF FOOT (RIFLEMEN).
(_2nd Battalion._)
Rank in the
——————
MAJORS. Regiment.│Army.
[1] Amos Godsill Norcott, W. 22 Dec. 1808 │Lt.-Col., 25 July,
│1810
[2] George Wilkins, W. 10 May, 1809 │Lt.-Col., 4 June,
│1814
CAPTAINS. │
[3] George Miller, W. 21 Jan. 1808 │Maj., 3 Mar. 1814
[4] Joseph Logan 2 Feb. 1809 │
[5] Thos. MacNamara 26 Aug. 1813 │
[6] John Garlies McCullock, W. 21 Oct. 1813 │
[7] Charles Eaton 21 Apr. 1814 │
[8] Francis le Blanc 1 Dec. 1814 │
FIRST LIEUTENANTS. │
[9] Wm. Humbley, W. 13 Oct. 1808 │
[10] John Charles Hope 2 Feb. 1809 │
[11] Thos. Cochrane 22 Feb. 1809 │
[12] John Robert Budgen 4 May, 1809 │
[13] Thomas Smith, Adjt. 7 June, 1809 │
[14] Francis Bennett 1 Oct. 1809 │
[15] Francis Dixon 4 Jan. 1810 │
[16] Edward Coxen, W. 28 June, 1810 │
[17] Dugald Cameron, W. 1 May, 1811 │
[18] Robert Cochrane, W. 8 May, 1812 │
[19] John Allen Ridgeway, W. 9 May, 1812 │
[20] John Fry, W. 10 May, 1812 │
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