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
[13] Wm. Macalister 10 June, 1813 │
[14] John Barwis Wyatt 22 Dec. 1813 │
[15] Anthony Macdonell 7 Apr. 1814 │
Herbert Potenger 7 July, 1814 │
Alex. Duke Hamilton 27 Oct. 1814 │
John Thomas 22 Dec. 1814 │
PAYMASTER. │
Wm. Bury 7 Jan. 1808 │
QUARTERMASTER. │
Robert Foote 2 Dec. 1813 │
SURGEON. │
Chas. Simon Doyle 31 Mar. 1808 │
ASSISTANT-SURGEONS. │
Wm. Keoghoe 22 Feb. 1810 │
John Purcell 28 July, 1814 │
_Facings orange._ _Lace silver._
Footnote V:
The col.-in-chf. of this regt. was Charles, 4th Duke of Richmond,
K.G., a gen. and gov. of Plymouth. He was present at Waterloo as a
spectator, and although Wellington, his personal friend, implored him
early in the day to retire to Brussels, the Duke did not beat a
retreat until the battle was half over. He was accompanied by his son,
Lord William Lennox (a boy of 15), a cornet in the Horse Guards, and
extra A.D.C. to Gen. Maitland. By an unfortunate accident, a few days
before the battle, Lord William fractured his right arm, and had the
sight of one of his eyes destroyed, and although he left his sick bed
at Brussels to proffer his services to Gen. Maitland, the latter felt
himself obliged to decline them, so the disappointed youth followed
his father and another brother to the field, _en amateur_. Gen. Mercer
records in his _Waterloo Journal_ how surprised he was to see “a fine,
tall, upright old gentleman, in plain clothes, followed by two young
ones, come across our front at a gallop, from the Brussels road, and
press forward to so hot a fight.” This fine old veteran died from
hydrophobia, while holding the appointment of Gov.-Gen. of Canada,
28th Aug., 1819.
Footnote 1:
Probably a son of Gen. Archibald Macalister, who for many years
commanded this regt. D. at Axminster in Aug., 1869.
Footnote 2:
Served for many years in the Rl. Irish Artillery, and was transferred
to above regt. Retd. on f. p., Rl. Irish Artillery, in 1817, and d. at
Sidmouth, 11th Oct., 1850. For an account of his family see the
Editor’s _English Army Lists and Commission Registers_, 1661–1714,
Vol. V., p. 227, note 2.
Footnote 3:
H. p. 27th Feb., 1818. Adjt. 3rd West York Militia, 1827. D. 18th
July, 1850.
Footnote 4:
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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