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 and heir of Gen. John Hamilton, of Dalzell, by Anne, dau. of R.
Mathews. Bn. 28th Oct., 1793. Served in the Pa. Was twice md., and by
2nd wife was father of John Glencairn Hamilton, created a baron 15th
Aug. 1886. D. 11th Jan., 1834.
Footnote 17:
Bn. 1795. Son of Lt.-Gen. Alex. Trotter, of Morton Hall, Midlothian.
Killed by a French officer with whom he was fighting.
Footnote 18:
Son of Rev. James Gape, of St. Albans, who was grandson maternally of
1st Viscount Grimston. Promoted capt. 19th June, 1817.
Footnote 19:
Afterwards lt.-col. of the regt. Appointed keeper of the Crown jewels
in the Tower of London. D. there 15th Feb., 1872, aged 77.
Footnote 20:
Son of James Graham, Esq., of Barrock Lodge and Rickerby, Cumberland.
Appointed cornet in the Scots Greys, 20th Jan., 1814, when 15 years of
age. He took part in the battle during the whole day, and late at
night commanded the party sent back to the field to succour the
wounded and bury the dead. M. Eliz. Jane, dau. of James Saurin, D.D.,
Lord Bishop of Dromore, and had issue. Promoted capt. 16th March,
1820; h. p. 1821; major in 1837. D. in Kensington, 20th Jan., 1865.
Bd. in Brompton Cemetery. The reredos in Stanwix Church, Cumberland,
was erected in memory of Major Graham. It is an interesting historical
fact that the Graham family received and sheltered Prince Charles
Edward at Barrock, after his defeat at Penrith, in Dec., 1745, for a
night. The old chair in which the Prince slept, and the remains of his
plaid (which plaid he gave Mrs. Graham when he thanked her on leaving
in the morning), are now in the possession of Miss Graham, to whom the
Editor is indebted for the above details of her father and ancestors.
It is said that the Prince fought at Culloden in someone else’s
plaid—having given away his own.
Footnote 21:
3rd son of Wm. Westby, of Thornhill, co. Dublin.
Footnote 22:
Son of Rev. Francis Kinchant, of Easton, co. Hereford.
Footnote 23:
Got separated from his troop when charging. He was a cadet of the
Shuldhams, of Moigh House, co. Longford, and a cousin of Capt. J.A.
Schreiber, of 11th Lt. Dgns., who met and spoke to him just before the
battle commenced. Was bd. on the field by men of his own regt. under
Lieut. Graham.
Footnote 24:
Out of the regt. in 1829.
Footnote 25:
Left the regt. 7th Dec., 1826.
Footnote 26:
Left the regt. 27th Feb., 1817.
Footnote 27:
Placed on h. p. from 28th Foot 1st March, 1821.
Footnote 28:
Left the regt. in May, 1826.
6TH (OR INNISKILLING) REGIMENT OF DRAGOONS.
Rank in the
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LIEUT.-COLONEL. Regiment.│Army.
[1] Joseph Muter, W. 4 June, 1813 │Col., 4 June, 1814
MAJORS. │
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