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
[21] Alexander Macdougall 30 Dec. │1813
30 Mar. 1815 │
CORNETS. │
[22] Wm. Beckwith 7 Jan. 1813 │
[23] Wm. Polhill 1 July, 1813 │
[24] George Nugent 7 Oct. 1813 │
[25] Alexander Hay 11 Nov. 1813 │
PAYMASTER. │
[26] George Neyland 10 Sept. 1812 │
QUARTERMASTER. │
[27] John Harrison 25 Jan. 1810 │
SURGEON. │
[28] Isaac Robinson 21 Apr. 1804 │22 Dec. 1803
ASSISTANT SURGEONS. │
[29] John M’Gr. Mallock 16 Apr. 1812 │
[30] Dennis Murray 22 June, 1815 │
VETERINARY SURGEON. │
[31] John Jones 25 Nov. 1813 │
_Blue._ _Facings scarlet._ _Lace gold._
Footnote 1:
Afterwards Lt.-Gen. James Hay, C.B., Col.-in-Chf. 79th Highlanders.
Served in the Pa. with above regt., and as capt. commanded the regt.
in an affair with the Lancers de Berg, at Espesia, in which the enemy
was defeated, and an officer with 70 men taken prisoners. Honourably
mentioned in Wellington’s despatches. Had his right arm broken at
Salamanca. Recd. the gold medal and clasp. Was so seriously wounded at
Waterloo that he could not be moved from the field for eight days.
Given a distinguished service pension. D. at his seat, near Kilburn,
co. Longford, 25th Feb., 1854.
Footnote 2:
Made bt.-lt.-col. and C.B. for Waterloo. Lt.-col. of above regt. 25th
May, 1822. Served in the Pa., and recd. the gold medal for Salamanca.
D. at Cawnpore 15th Dec., 1833, whilst in command of above regt. and
holding the rank of brig.-gen. at that station.
Footnote 3:
Maj. in same regt. 10th Oct., 1816. Bt.-lt.-col. 21st Jan., 1819.
Unattached h. p. list 1826. Son of John Belli, whose widow’s death is
recorded in the _Gentleman’s Magazine_ for 1842.
Footnote 4:
Eldest son of Roger Comberbach, who assumed the surname and arms of
Swetenham. Bn. 7th Feb., 1787. Served in the Pa. with above regt.
Quitted the service with rank of maj. in 1817. M., 1st May, 1817,
Eleanor, dau. of John Buchanan, of Donelly, co. Donegal, and had
issue. Owned the estate of Somerford Booths, co. Chester, which had
been in possession of his ancestors since A.D. 1100. D. 17th Nov.,
1852.
Footnote 5:
3rd son of John Weyland, of Woodeaton, co. Oxford, and Woodrising, co.
Norfolk. Served in the Pa. Quitted the service as maj. in 1820. Bn.
25th March, 1780. M., 12th Sept., 1820, Charlotte, dau. of Charles
Gordon, of Cluny, and widow of Sir J.L. Johnstone, Bart., and had
issue. D. in Oct., 1864.
Footnote 6:
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