The Waterloo Roll Call: With Biographical Notes and Anecdotes — John Shaqi
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
Robert Preston Campbell fired the last gun at Waterloo, and the gun
was a French one! It was one of the guns captured by the 71st Regt.
in the _sauve qui peut_ of the French, and was turned against their
retreating masses by some men of the 71st under Lieut. Torriano and
discharged by Campbell (Siborne, vol. II., p. 234). Was placed on h.
p. 25th Feb., 1816, but given a company in the Ceylon Rifles, 27th
March, 1823. D., as capt. in that regt., 1825.
EXTRA AIDE-DE-CAMP.
Capt. C. Yorke, 52nd Foot.
Aftds. F.M. Sir Charles Yorke, G.C.B., Col.-in-Chf. Rifle Bde. Son
of Col. Yorke (who had once held the appointment of Lieut. of the
Tower), by Juliana, dau. of John Dodd. Placed on h. p. 25th Feb.,
1816. Brought back to f. p. as capt. 52nd Regt. L.I., 2nd July,
1818. Succeeded Sir W. Gomm as Constable of the Tower. D. in London,
20th Nov., 1879, aged 90.
MAJOR OF BRIGADE.
Maj. Thos. Hunter-Blair, 91st Foot, W.
A most gallant and able officer. Served in the Pa.; was wounded and
made prisoner at Talavera, and detained in France until the peace of
1814. Made a bt.-lt.-col. for his services at Waterloo. He was
brother to Sir David Hunter-Blair, 3rd Bart. of Dunskey, co.
Wigtown, and m., 1820, Miss Eliza Norris. D. a maj.-gen. and C.B.,
31st Aug., 1849, at Leamington.
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MAJOR-GENERAL.
Sir Colin Halkett, K.C.B., W.
Bn. 7th Sept., 1774. Eldest son of Frederick Halkett, a maj.-gen. in
the British Service, who had also served in the Dutch army, by
Georgina, dau. and heir of George Seton. Raised the German Legion,
and served with distinction in the Pa. Had four horses shot under
him at Waterloo. G.C.B. and G.C.H. Col.-in-Chf. 31st Regt., 1838.
Gov. of Jersey and aftds. C.-in-C. at Bombay. M. Letitia (Crickett),
widow of Capt. Tyler, R.A., and had issue. He d., 24th Sept, 1856,
being then Gov. of Chelsea Hospital.
AIDES-DE-CAMP.
Capt. H. Marschalk, 1st Lt. Batt., K.G.L., K.
Henry von Marschalk was killed whilst gallantly assisting Baron
Baring to defend La Haye Sainte, which was captured by the French
after a noble resistance.
Capt. A. Home, 2nd Lt. Batt., K.G.L.
Alexander Home was one of the many Scotchmen who had joined the
German Legion. D., at Hanover, 12th Oct., 1821, as capt. in the
Hanoverian Rifle Guards.
MAJOR OF BRIGADE.
Capt. W. Crofton, 54th Foot, K.
Walter Crofton left a widow and four children. Pens. of £100 per
ann. granted to Mrs. Harriet Crofton, the widow, whose maiden name
was Wauchope. The late Rt. Hon. Sir Walter Frederick Crofton, born
in 1815, was a son of the above gallant Irish officer.
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MAJOR-GENERAL.
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