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The Waterloo Roll Call

Charles Dalton

10TH (OR THE PRINCE OF WALES’S OWN ROYAL) REGIMENT OF LIGHT DRAGOONS (HUSSARS). Rank in the —————— LIEUT.-COLONELS. Regiment.│Army. [1] George Quentin, W. 13 Oct. 1808 │Col., 4 June, 1814 [2] Lord Robert Manners 12 Nov. 1814 │2 May, 1811 MAJOR. │ [3] Hon. Frederick Howard, K. 9 May, 1811 │ CAPTAINS. │ [4] Thos. Wm. Taylor 12 Nov. 1814 │Maj., 7 July, 1814 [5] H.C. Stapylton 12 Nov. 1814 │3 Nov. 1808 [6] John Grey, W. 12 Nov. 1814 │6 Apr. 1809 _John Gurwood_ 12 Nov. 1814 │6 Feb. 1812 [7] Charles Wood 12 Nov. 1814 │Maj., 16 Mar. 1815 [8] Henry Floyd 12 Nov. 1814 │2 Dec. 1813 [9] Arthur Shakespear 12 Nov. 1814 │27 Jan. 1814 LIEUTENANTS. │ [10] John Whitehill Parsons 12 Nov. 1814 │3 Dec. 1805 [11] Wm. Slayter Smith 12 Nov. 1814 │17 Nov. 1808 [12] Robert Arnold 12 Nov. 1814 │13 May, 1812 [13] Wm. Cartwright 12 Nov. 1814 │6 Jan. 1814 [14] Samuel Hardman, Adjt. 15 Dec. 1814 │9 Dec. 1813 [15] George Orlando Gunning 26 Dec. 1814 │8 Apr. 1813 [16] J.C. Wallington 27 Dec. 1814 │ [17] Ellis Hodgson 28 Dec. 1814 │ [18] Wm. C. Hamilton 29 Dec. 1814 │ [19] Anthony Bacon, W. 9 Feb. 1815 │11 Mar. 1813 [20] W.H. Bingham Lindsey 15 June, 1815 │ PAYMASTER. │ [21] James Tallon 15 Dec. 1813 │ ASSISTANT-SURGEON. │ [22] George Samuel Jenks 22 Oct. 1812 │ VETERINARY SURGEON. │ Henry C. Sannerman 29 Mar. 1810 │7 Dec. 1809 _Blue._ _Facings scarlet._ _Lace silver._ Footnote 1: Eldest son of George Quentin, of Göttingen. Served five years in the Garde du Corps of Hanover. Joined the 10th Hussars as a cornet in 1793. Served with Sir John Moore in the Pa. C.B.; K.C.H.; A.D.C. to George IV., and Crown Equerry to Her Majesty. M., 1811, the dau. of James Lawrell, of Eastwick Park and Frimley, Surrey, and had issue. D. in London 7th Dec., 1851, aged 92. Footnote 2: 3rd son of Charles, 4th Duke of Rutland, by Lady Mary Somerset, dau. of 4th Duke of Beaufort. Bn. 14th Dec., 1781. Afterwards Maj.-Gen., C.B., and Col.-in-Chf. 3rd Dgns. D. 15th Nov., 1835. Footnote 3: 3rd son of Frederick, 5th Earl of Carlisle, by Lady Margaret Granville-Leveson, dau. of 1st Marquis of Stafford. Killed whilst gallantly leading the last charge. Bur. at Waterloo. M.I. Afterwards brought home and bur. at Streatham, 3rd Aug., 1815. Left issue by his marriage with Frances, only dau. of Wm. H. Lambton, of Lambton Hall, Durham, two sons. In 1879 Maj. Howard’s remains were removed from Streatham, and re-interred in the family mausoleum at Castle Howard, Yorkshire. Footnote 4: Afterwards Maj.-Gen. T.W. Taylor, Lt.-Gov. R.M.C., Sandhurst, and Col.-in-Chf. 17th Lancers. Served in the expedition to Java in 1811. Made brevet lt.-col. for Waterloo. D. at Haccombe, co. Devon, 8th Jan., 1854, aged 71. Footnote 5: Henry Richard Chetwynd-Stapylton, eldest son of the Hon. Granville Chetwynd (youngest son of 4th Viscount Chetwynd), by Martha, dau. and heir of Henry Stapylton, of Wighill. Bn. 1789. Afterwards maj. of his regt. Retired 1822. M., 23rd Dec., 1820, Margaret, dau. of George Hammond, and had issue. D. 4th April, 1859. Footnote 6: Afterwards Lt.-Col. of the Scots Greys. D. at Sidmouth, 21st Dec., 1843. Footnote 7: 6th son of Thos. Wood, of Littleton, by Mary, only dau. and heir of Sir Edward Williams, 5th bart., of Eltham. Placed on h. p. 5th April, 1821. Footnote 8: Eldest son of Gen. Sir John Floyd, Bart. Bn. 2nd Sept., 1793. Served in the Pa. Succeeded as 2nd bart., 1818. M., 1821, Mary, eldest dau. of Wm. Murray, of Jamaica, and had issue. D. 4th March, 1868. Footnote 9: Son of John Shakespear, by Mary Drummond. A.D.C. to Lord Combermere. M. Sophia, dau. of Thos. S.D. Bucknall, and had issue. Placed on h. p. Oct., 1818. D. 1845. Footnote 10: Afterwards Lt.-Col. Sir J.W. Parsons, K.C.M.G., the British Resident at Zante. Made lt.-col. 1841. D. at the Palace, Corfu, 1848, aged 68. Footnote 11: Quitted the service about 1818. M., 30th April, 1818, Sarah, 3rd dau. of John Bockett, of Southcote Lodge, Berks. Adjt. to Yorkshire Yeomanry in 1822. Footnote 12: Afterwards lt.-col. 16th Lt. Dgns. D. unm. 20th Aug., 1839. Footnote 13: 2nd son of Ralph Cartwright, of Aynhoe (M.P. for Northampton), by the Hon. Emma Maude, dau. of 1st Viscount Hawarden. Served in the Pa. with the 61st. Regt. (medal and 5 clasps). Maj., unattached, 1825; lt.-gen., 1863. M., 6th Aug., 1822, Mary Anne, dau. and heir of Henry Jones, of Bloomsbury Square, London, and had issue. Living 1865. Footnote 14: H. p. 6th June, 1816. D. 25th Nov., 1855. Footnote 15: Bn. 18th Dec., 1796. 2nd son of Sir George Wm. Gunning, Bart., by Eliz., dau. of Henry, 1st Lord Bradford. Footnote 16: John Clement Wallington became maj. in this regt. 1833. 2nd son of the Rev. Charles Wallington, by Frances, dau. of Hamlyn Harris, of Daventry. M. Alice, dau. of Wm. Charles Monk Mason. D. about 1865. Footnote 17: Capt. 23rd Nov., 1820. H. p. 25th Oct., 1821. Footnote 18: Capt. 21st. Nov., 1822. Only son of Wm. Hamilton, of Craighlaw, M.D. Promoted capt. in 1822. J.P. and D.L. for co. Wigtown. M. in 1825, Anne, dau. of Rev. A. Stewart, of Kirkcowan, and had issue. Took Holy Orders and resided many years in Guernsey. A correspondent writes under date of 22nd Feb., 1893:—“Mr. Hamilton, who was an officer in the 10th Hussars at Waterloo, was a great favourite with all of us boys at Elizabeth College, and always on the 18th June the old chap came sailing down the Grange with the Waterloo medal on his clerical coat, just about our play hour, and we used to drag him into the playground, and cheer him till we made him cry and we were hoarse. He was living in 1867 and for some years afterwards.” Footnote 19: Afterwards Gen. Anthony Bacon, K.T.S. Served in the Pa. Was badly wnded. in the last charge, led by the gallant Maj. Howard, and lay all night on the field of battle. Appointed Capt. 13th Lt. Dgns., 1818; Maj. 17th Dgns., 1825. Served in the Portuguese Army 1832–3, and was Col. Commandant of their Cavalry. M. Lady Charlotte Harley, 2nd dau. of 5th Earl of Oxford. D. 2nd July, 1864. Footnote 20: 3rd son of Thos. Lindsey of Hollymount, co. Mayo, by Lady Margaret Bingham, dau. of 1st Earl of Lucan. D. in India in 1822. Footnote 21: H. p. 25th Dec., 1818. Footnote 22: Serving in 1830. 11TH REGIMENT OF LIGHT DRAGOONS. Rank in the —————— LIEUT.-COLONEL. Regiment.│Army. [1] James Wallace Sleigh 14 Dec. 1809 │ MAJOR. │ [2] Archibald Money 14 Dec. 1809 │Lt.-Col., 4 June, │1814 CAPTAINS. │ [3] James Bouchier 20 Jan. 1803 │Maj., 4 June, 1814 [4] Benjamin Lutyens 4 Aug. 1804 │Maj., 4 June, 1814 _Michael Childers_ 14 June, 1805 │Maj., 25 Aug. 1814 [5] James Alfred Schreiber, W. 19 Nov. 1812 │ [6] John Jenkins 22 Dec. 1814 │ [7] Thomas Binney 26 Jan. 1815 │ [8] James Duberly 30 Mar. 1815 │21 Oct. 1813 LIEUTENANTS. │ [9] George Sicker, Adjt. 20 Feb. 1805 │ [10] Frederick Wood, W. 14 June, 1805 │ [11] Wm. Smith 21 Apr. 1808 │ [12] Richard Coles 29 June, 1811 │ [13] Benjamin Leigh Lye 30 June, 1811 │ [14] Edward Phelips, K. 3 July, 1811 │ [15] James Richard Rotton 9 Jan. 1812 │ [16] James S. Moore, W. 13 Oct. 1814 │7 Apr. 1813 [17] Robert Milligan, W. 22 Dec. 1814 │ [18] Wm. H. Stewart 30 Mar. 1815 │ [19] Benfield Des Vœux 30 Mar. 1815 │ CORNETS. │ [20] Barton Parker Browne 8 Apr. 1813 │ [21] Humphrey Orme 5 Aug. 1813 │ [22] George Schreiber 23 Dec. 1813 │ [23] Henry R. Bullock 30 Dec. 1813 │ [24] Philip Haughton James 29 Dec. 1814 │ PAYMASTER. │ [25] Daniel Lutyens 19 Oct. 1804 │ QUARTERMASTER. │ [26] John Hall 29 Sept. 1814 │ SURGEON. │ [27] James O’Malley 11 Mar. 1813 │11 July, 1811 ASSISTANT-SURGEON. │ [28] Henry Steele 28 Apr. 1814 │25 June, 1812 _Blue._ _Facings buff._ _Lace silver._ Footnote 1: Afterwards Gen. Sir J.W. Sleigh, K.C.B., Col.-in-Chf. 9th Lancers. Was educated at Winchester. Cornet, 1795. Served in the campaign in Holland same year. With his regt. at Salamanca. Towards the close of Waterloo Day commanded the 4th Brigade. C.B. and K.M.B. Commanded the cavalry at siege of Bhurtpore. Was afterwards Military Sec. to Lord Wm. Bentinck. D. at Hanworth House, Middlesex, 5th Feb., 1865. Footnote 2: Afterwards Lt.-Gen. Money, C.B. and K.C. Col.-in-Chf. 2nd Dgns. At the close of Waterloo Day he commanded the regt. D. at Crown Point, Trowse, Norfolk, 1858. Footnote 3: Afterwards Lt. Gen. James Claud Bouchier, K.C. Had served in Egypt and in the Pa. Brevet lt.-col. for Waterloo. Col.-in-Chf. 3rd Dgn. Gds. D. 12th Feb., 1859, at Buxton Vicarage, Norfolk. Footnote 4: Major Lutyens served under Abercromby in Egypt, and lived to be one of the last survivors of that campaign. He d. at The Terrace, Kensington, 23rd Dec., 1863. Footnote 5: 4th son of Wm. Schreiber, by Mary, dau. and co-heir of James Sewell, of Alton Hall, co. Suffolk. Bn. at Wickham Market 21st Nov., 1789. Educated at Dalham Grammar School, Essex. Joined the 11th Lt. Dgns. about 1806, and was promoted lt. 1808. Served in the Pa. Was badly wnded. at Waterloo by a round shot, which broke his charger’s back at same time. Placed on h. p. from 6th Dgn. Gds, with rank of Maj., 23rd June, 1825. M. Mary, dau. of Thos. Ware, of Woodfort, co. Cork, and had, with other male issue, a son, Brymer, now a maj.-gen. (retired) Royal Artillery, who communicated above information. J.A. Schreiber d. as a lt.-col., h. p., 1840. Footnote 6: Born at Scotbury, co. Devon, 6th Jan., 1789. Raised men for a cornetcy, and entered the army as cornet in 11th Lt. Dgns. 29th Jan., 1807. Served in the Pa. In 1826 commanded two squadrons at Bhurtpore. M., 11th Nov., 1819, at Cawnpore, Stephena Isabella Patten, and had issue. D. as maj., 31st Oct., 1840. Footnote 7: