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
There were three of this family in the regt. in 1815. Brook Lawrence
served thirty-eight years in this regt., and was made bt.-lt.-col. for
Waterloo. He d. at Brompton 11th Aug., 1823, aged 59.
Footnote 4:
Son of Col. P. Doherty. Promoted maj. in this regt. 8th Dec., 1818. D.
at Bangalore 12th June, 1819.
Footnote 5:
Served in the Pa. and in India. In the last charge made by his regt.
at Waterloo was wounded in the ankle, which troubled him ever
afterwards. Quitted the service in 1823. D. at Kames House, Millport,
17th Sept., 1852. The Clan Alester of Kintyre and the Isles is one of
the oldest in Scotland.
Footnote 6:
Promoted maj. in same regt. 5th June, 1823. M. Eleanor, eldest dau. of
Lt.-Gen. Sir Thos. Dallas, and had issue. D. 1831.
Footnote 7:
Fell by a cannon ball when charging with his regt. at Waterloo. “The
moment of his death was that of victory.” See flattering notice in the
_Gentleman’s Magazine_ for 1815, II., p. 275.
Footnote 8:
Serving in 1817. Out of the regt. in 1818.
Footnote 9:
Youngest son of Munbee Goulburn, of Portland Place, by the Hon.
Susanna Chetwynd, eldest dau. of Wm. 4th Visct. Chetwynd. Appointed
maj. in 104th regt. 15th Feb., 1816. Placed on h. p. 25th July, 1817.
D. in 1837.
Footnote 10:
Promoted capt. 31st Aug., 1815. Placed on h. p. 25th March, 1816.
Capt. 48th Foot 26th Feb., 1828.
Footnote 11:
Son of Col. P. Doherty. Served in the Pa. “Was severely wounded in the
head at Waterloo, and was struck by a ball which was stopped and
flattened by the interposition of his watch. He had taken out his
watch to remark the time, when the regt. was ordered to advance; and
not being able to return it, he put it into the breast of his jacket,
and thus providentially his life was saved.” (Anecdote by T. Carter.)
K.H. Attained the rank of maj., and d. at Dublin in Dec., 1835.
Footnote 12:
Eldest son of John Armstrong Drought, of Lettybrook, King’s County, by
Letitia Head, of Ashley Park, Tipperary. Bn. 20th Aug., 1790. Served
throughout the Par. War. Placed on h. p. 1816. M., 20th July, 1853,
Frances Spunner, and had issue. D. 29th April, 1876.
Footnote 13:
Brother to the above Capt. Bowers. Attained rank of lt.-gen. Living
1869.
Footnote 14:
2nd son of Archibald Maclean, of Pennycross and Carsaig, co. Argyll,
by Alicia, dau. of Hector Maclean, of Torens, in same county. Served
in the Pa. Bn. 1793. Attained the rank of lt.-gen. M., 1843, Agnes,
dau. of Wm. Furlong, of Welshot, co. Lanark. Lt.-col. h. p. 1843.
Footnote 15:
Capt. h. p. 20th Dns. 19th Nov., 1818. Living in 1846.
Footnote 16:
Capt. 78th Foot 3rd Nov., 1819. H. p. 27th June, 1822. Living in 1846.
Footnote 17:
Promoted capt. 24th March, 1816. Placed on h. p. 25th May, 1816.
Footnote 18:
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