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
weighed upon him to such an extent that he took to dissipation, lost a
large fortune, and d. at a humble lodging in an obscure London slum,
28th Dec., 1845. In early life he had served in the Pa., and was
present at the battle of Talavera. He d. unm.
Footnote 2:
Commanded the regt. at Waterloo in the absence of Lord Portarlington,
and was severely wounded early in the day. Bt.-lt.-col. and C.B.
Promoted lt.-col. of this regt. 28th Sept., 1815. Placed on h. p. in
1818 on the reduction of his regt. D. in 1822. He belonged to the
Devonshire family of this name (Cutcliffe, of Damage), the head of
which bears the Christian name of “Mervyn.”
Footnote 3:
Younger son of Joseph François Louis de Lautour, who came of an old
Alsatian family, for many years a banker at Madras. Served in the Pa.
with the 11th Lt. Dgns., and specially distinguished himself at El
Bodon. On 7th Sept., 1812, when in command of a squadron of 11th
Dgns., he attacked and took prisoners a company of French artillery
near Valladolid. At Waterloo he succeeded to the command of the above
regt. early in the day, and later on, same day, to the command of the
brigade. C.B., and K.H., and bt. of lt.-col. Placed on h. p. 25th
Jan., 1818. Afterwards Gen. and Col.-in-Chf. 3rd Lt. Dgns. M. Cameron,
dau. of John Innes, of Cowie, and had issue. D. at Bromley 11th Jan.,
1856.
Footnote 4:
Promoted capt. 20th June, 1816, and appointed maj. 2nd Life Gds. 24th
July, 1816. Bt.-lt.-col. 27th March, 1817. Exchanged to h. p. with
Maj. Roderick M’Neil, 19th July, 1822. Had been knighted by George IV.
in the previous August. D. 13th Nov., 1844.
Footnote 5:
On h. p. 1817. M., 17th Feb., 1817, Louise, youngest dau. of Adm. Sir
Albemarle Bertie, Bart. D. 24th Jan., 1811.
Footnote 6:
Afterwards lieut.-col. unattached. Living 1842.
Footnote 7:
3rd son of Thos. Gerrard, of Gibbstown, co. Meath. Bn. 9th Dec., 1779.
H. p. 1818. Lt.-col. h. p. 1821. M., 18th March, 1831, Letitia, dau.
of Rev. George Garnett, of Williamston, co. Meath, and had issue. D.
7th April 1836.
Footnote 8:
Afterwards maj. 2nd Life Gds. Bt.-lt.-col. 17th Jan., 1822. Lt.-col.
91st Foot 16th July 1841–1842. D. as gen. in Oct., 1863.
Footnote 9:
On h. p. 1818. Bt.-lt.-col. 1821.
Footnote 10:
Afterwards Sir James Maxwell Wallace, K.H., Col.-in-Chf. 17th Lancers.
Son of John Wallace, of Greenock, N.B., by a dau. of Robert Colquhoun.
Bn. 1785. Served at the Cape of Good Hope as cornet 21st Lt. Dgns.,
and saw much service in Caffraria, 1812. On the 16th June, 1815, was
appointed orderly officer, by Wellington’s permission, to Gen. Count
Dornberg, and following day acting brig.-maj. Was twice m. His 2nd
wife (in 1836) was the widow of Sir Alexander Don, Bart., of Newton
Don, N.B. D. 3rd Feb., 1867, aged 82.
Footnote 11:
H. p. 30th May, 1816. Living in 1846.
Footnote 12:
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