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
Promoted maj. 7th Sept., 1815. Out of the regt. in 1818.
Footnote 4:
Retd. as bt.-maj. in 1820. D. in 1854.
Footnote 5:
Lt.-col. h. p. 5th Nov., 1825. 2nd son of the Rev. Sir Abraham Elton,
Bart. Bn. 6th Jan., 1785. D. 15th Nov., 1848.
Footnote 6:
Of Woodstone, co. Huntingdon. Administration of his personalty and
effects was granted, on 22nd Nov., 1815, to his widow, Frances Maria
Bringhurst. M.I. at Waterloo.
Footnote 7:
Promoted maj. 28th Aug., 1823. On h. p. 1825.
Footnote 8:
Resided in York, and was a well-known figure in York society. Bn. 1st
Nov., 1789. 6th son of John Wallace, of Sedcop House, Kent, who was
uncle of the Rt. Hon. Thos. Wallace (created Baron Wallace, 1828).
When charging with his regt. at Waterloo, a French trumpeter was
passed lying on the ground. Few of the regt. forbore to have a slash
at their fallen enemy, as they galloped past; but Robert Wallace was
merciful. “I did not slash at him,” said the kind-hearted old colonel,
in narrating the incident, “but the trumpeter slashed at me!” Promoted
maj. in same regt. 1828. K.H. M. Henrietta Ellis (sister to Thos.
Ellis, M.P. for Dublin), and had issue. D., as col., 25th March, 1863.
Footnote 9:
4th son of John Quicke, of Newton St. Cyres, by Emily, dau. of Alex.
Cumming. M., 1823, Sophia, dau. of John Evered. On h. p. 1827. D.
1830.
Footnote 10:
Bn. 20th April, 1788. Youngest son of John Battersby, of the Westmeath
family. Fell in the last cavalry charge.
Footnote 11:
Promoted capt. 19th July, 1815. Placed on h. p. 28th April, 1825.
Living in 1860 as a lt.-col., retd.
Footnote 12:
Promoted capt. same regt. 20th July, 1815. Placed on h. p. 12th Feb.,
1818. Bn. 1789. Son of Wm. Stirling, of Keir and Cawder, by his 2nd
wife (Jean, dau. of Sir John Stuart, Bart.). Was twice married. The
only issue of the first marriage was the late Wm. Stuart Stirling
Crawford, who married the D.-Duchess of Montrose.
Footnote 13:
A cadet of the ancient Leicestershire family of this name. Promoted
capt. 6th Sept., 1815.
Footnote 14:
Bn. 1794. Eldest son of Sir H. Brooke, of Colebrooke, Bart.
Footnote 15:
Promoted capt. 30th Dec., 1826. On h. p. 1828. See pedigree of this
family in the _Genealogist_, Vol. I.
Footnote 16:
Capt., 15th Lt. Dns., 1st June, 1839. Retd. on h. p. in 1840. D. at
Somerford Grange, near Christchurch, 12th Nov., 1861.
Footnote 17:
Had been appointed adjt., Feb., 1812.
Footnote 18:
Capt. 19th Dec., 1822. Exchanged to 66th Foot 19th June, 1823. Capt.
h. p. 28th June, 1827.
Footnote 19:
Of Castle Irvine, Irvinestown, Fermanagh. He adopted the surname of
D’Arcy. Retired from the army 2nd Jan., 1817. M., 1817, Maria, dau. of
Sir Henry Brooke, of Colebrooke, Bart., and had issue. D. 23rd June,
1857.
Footnote 20:
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