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
Son of Rev. Hamlyn Harris, rector of Whitehall, co. Rutland. Served
in the Pa. Went to Germany in 1813, and served with the Prussian
army until the surrender of Paris in 1814. Was at Leipsic and all
the battles with Blucher in 1814. Sent to London by lt.-gen. Sir
Charles Stewart 30th March, 1814, with despatches announcing the
taking of Paris by the Allied Sovereigns. Recd. the Prussian Order
of Merit, and the Russian Orders of St. Anne and St. Vladimir, for
his services with the Allied Army. Lost his right arm at Waterloo,
and was otherwise severely wounded. R. h. p. 1830, as col. K.C.H.
Was chief magistrate at Gibraltar for some years, and a groom of His
Majesty’s Privy Chamber. Was married three times. His first wife was
Mary Thomson (_née_ White), widow of Robert Thomson, of Camphill,
co. Renfrew. D., at Updown, Eastry, 23rd March, 1860. An interesting
memoir of Sir T.N. Harris was compiled by C.B. Harris, Esq.,
grandson of the above veteran.
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ADJUTANT-GENERAL.
Maj.-Gen. Sir Edward Barnes, K.C.B., W.
Known at Waterloo as “our fire eating adjutant-general.” His family
appears to have been of Irish extraction. His father was a brother
of the Robert Barnes whose two daughters and co-heirs married into
the good old family of Johnston, of Kilmore, co. Armagh. In 1794 we
find Edwd. Barnes maj. in 99th Foot. As lt.-col. of 46th Foot, he
comded. a bde. at the capture of Martinique and Guadaloupe. Served
on the staff in Spain and Portugal, and comded. a bde. at the
battles of Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Nive and Orthes. His forward
gallantry, on 2nd August, 1813, on the Heights of Eschalar, when,
with a small force, he attacked a large part of the French army, in
a strong position, occasioned a distinguished officer to say:
“Barnes set at the French as if every man had been a bull-dog and
himself the best bred of all.” In 1819 was on the staff in Ceylon,
and in 1824 was appointed Gov. of that island. Held this appointment
until 1831, and so endeared himself to the natives that his
departure was universally lamented, and a monument was erected in
his honour. Was C.-in-C. in India from 1831 to May, 1833, with the
local rank of general. M.P. for Sudbury. G.C.B. and Col.-in-Chf.
78th Regt. It is worthy of note that the present Army and Navy Club
owed its existence to the joint exertions of Sir Edward Barnes and
Adml. Bowles, who may be termed the founders of this club. Sir
Edward m., in 1824, Maria, eldest dau of Walter Fawkes, of Farnley
Hall, Otley, and had issue. D. in London, 19th March, 1838.
AIDE-DE-CAMP.
Maj. Andrew Hamilton, 4th W.I. Regt.
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