The Waterloo Roll Call
K.M.T.; K.St.G. Lt.-Gen. and Col.-in-Chf. 2nd Foot. Commanded a
brigade in the war with China, 1842. Was justly described by
Wellington, on one occasion, as a “pattern to the army both as man and
soldier.” M. a natural dau. of Lord Chancellor Thurlow, and d. s. p.
18th August, 1853, near Rothes.
Footnote 11:
Eldest son of Wm. Reeve, of Leadenham House, Grantham, by Millicent,
dau. of Capt. John King, of 1st Foot Guards. Attained the rank of Gen.
and Col.-in-Chf. 61st Regt. Had served in the Pa., and at Walcheren.
M., 11th July, 1821, Lady Susan Sherard, dau. of Philip, 5th Earl of
Harborough, and had issue. D. 3rd Oct., 1864.
Footnote 12:
D. at Brussels on 19th June, 1815, of wounds received at Quatre Bras.
On being wounded he sent for his friend, Col. C. Thomas, and said, “I
feel I am mortally wounded, but I am pleased to think it is my fate
rather than yours, whose life is involved in that of your young wife.”
After a pause, he said: “I should like to see the colours of the regt.
before I quit them for ever.” They were brought and waved round his
wounded body. “His countenance brightened, he smiled, declared himself
well satisfied, and was carried from the field.” M.I. at Waterloo. Was
2nd son of Sir William Miller, Bart. (a lord of session by title of
Lord Glenlee), by Grizel, dau. of George Chalmers, of co. Fife.
Footnote 13:
3rd son of Charles, 3rd Earl Stanhope, by his 2nd wife, Louisa, dau.
and sole heir of the Hon. Henry Grenville, Gov. of Barbados. Bn. 7th
Sept., 1788. M. 9th July, 1820, the Hon. Frederica Murray, dau. of 3rd
Earl of Mansfield, and had issue. Placed on h. p. 28th Feb., 1822. D.
5th March, 1825.
Footnote 14:
C.B. for Waterloo. Quitted the service in 1820. Brother to the John
Colquit who, as capt. in this regt. highly distinguished himself at
the taking of Seville in 1812, and d. of his wounds soon after.
Goodwin Colquit m. Miss Wallace, of Kelly, N.B., and had issue.
Footnote 15:
2nd son of Sir Robert Milnes, Bart., by Charlotte, 3rd dau. of Capt.
J.A. Bentinck, R.N. D. from his wounds, 20th June, 1815. M.I. at
Waterloo.
Footnote 16:
Afterwards Viscount Hardinge, G.C.B., and K.T.S. 3rd son of Rev. Henry
Hardinge, Rector of Stanhope, co. Durham, by Frances, dau. of James
Best, of Park House, Boxley, Kent. Served throughout the Par. War,
most of the time being D.Q.M.G. of the Portuguese army. Received the
gold medal and five clasps. In 1815 was attached to the Prussian army,
being so employed by Wellington, whom he kept _au fait_ of what was
passing. Was present at the battle of Ligny, where he was sev. wnded.
in the left hand. “On the night of the 16th June, 1815, he lay in a
wretched hut with his amputated left hand lying by his side.”
Wellington’s despatch to Earl Bathurst, of 30th June, 1815, did full
justice to Hardinge’s services with Prince Blucher’s army. In 1846 was
created a viscount in acknowledgment of his valuable services as
Gov.-Gen. in the East Indies. (Medal and two clasps for the Sutlej
campaign.) Col.-in-Chf. 57th Regt., 1843. Com.-in-Chf. at home, 1852,
and F.-M. 1855. M. 10th Dec., 1821, Lady Emily Stewart, 7th dau. of
Robert, 1st Marquis of Londonderry, and had issue. D. 24th Sept.,
1856.
Footnote 17:
D. at Brussels on 23rd June, 1815, of wounds received at Quatre Bras;
son of Robert Adair, to whom administration of his son’s effects and
personalty was granted, 29th March, 1816. P.C.C.
Footnote 18:
2nd son of Henry Streatfield, of Chillingstone, Edenbridge, Kent, by
Elizabeth, dau. of Dr. Ogle, Dean of Winchester. Promoted capt. and
lt.-col. 2nd July, 1815. Quitted the service, 26th Dec, 1821. D. at
Penshurst, 26 Sept., 1852.
Footnote 19:
This officer’s proper name was “Thomas Henry Hastings Davies.” He was
of Elmley Castle, co. Worcester, and M.P. for Worcester. 2nd son of
Thomas Davies, Advocate-General, Calcutta. Retd. on h. p. as lt.-col.
1818. M., 21st Jan., 1824. Augusta, only child of Thomas de Crespigny,
and d. s. p. 11th Dec., 1846.
Footnote 20:
2nd son of John Peter Allix, of Swaffham House, Cambridge, by Sarah,
dau. of Rev. Wm. Collyer. Bn. 24 April, 1787. M. 10th April, 1841,
Mary, dau. of Charles Allix, of Willoughby Hall, co. Lincoln, and had
issue. Capt. and lt.-col. 4th July, 1815. Col. 10th Jan., 1837. D.
24th April, 1862.
Footnote 21:
This officer’s name appears on the tablet erected by the Grenadier
Guards, in the church at Waterloo, in memory of the officers of that
regt. who fell in the Waterloo campaign. His parentage cannot be
traced, and he seems to have left no will. The name of Grose is
familiar to all from being that of the author of _Military
Antiquities_.
Footnote 22:
2nd son of the 1st Earl of Leitrim by Eliz., dau. of 1st Earl of
Massareene. Bt.-maj. for Waterloo. D. in July, 1828, as capt. and
lt.-col. same regt.
Footnote 23:
2nd son of Henry Ellison, of Hebburn, co. Durham, by Henrietta, dau.
of John Isaacson. Bt.-maj. for Waterloo. Maj. and bt.-col. in same
regt. 9th Jan., 1838. D. 3rd July, 1843, leaving issue by his wife,
who was a dau. of 4th Lord Rokeby.
Footnote 24:
Served at Walcheren and in the Pa. Son of Thomas Powell and Clarissa
his wife. M., in 1816, Eliza Buckworth, and had issue. Quitted the
service in 1821. D. 17th July, 1840. M.I. in Lyndhurst Church, Hants.
Footnote 25:
Afterwards adjt. to his battalion, and maj. same regt. 1845. His name
is not given in the pedigree of “Boldero, of co. Suffolk,” but as
there is a “Lonsdale” Boldero in the Suffolk family at this present
time, the above, doubtless, belonged to this ancient family. Retd. in
Oct., 1846.
Footnote 26:
This officer’s name was Wm. Robert, and not as given in the 1815 _Army
List_. Retd. on h. p. 22nd July, 1824, as capt. Eldest son of W.R.
Phillimore, of Kendalls, co. Herts, by the Hon. Sarah Ongley, dau. of
1st Lord Ongley. Bn. 1793. M. Anna, dau. of W.A. West, and had issue.
D. at Brighton, 30th Nov., 1846.
Footnote 27:
2nd son of John Ellis, by Antonetta, dau. of Sir P. Parker, Bart.
Dangerously wounded at Waterloo. Lt.-col. h. p. 1831. Col. 1841. M.
5th May, 1817, Julia, dau. of Vice-Adm. Christopher Parker. D. at
Clevedon, 6th Aug., 1850.
Footnote 28:
Afterwards Gen. Sir James Simpson, G.C.B. Com.-in-Chf. in the Crimea
after the death of F.-M. Lord Raglan. Served in the Pa. from May,
1812, to May, 1813. In 1815 was a student in the “first,” or as it was
called later, the “senior” department of the R.M. College (which dept.
was the forerunner of the “Staff College”), but joined his battn. (the
2nd) in Flanders in the spring of this year. Was sev. wnded. at Quatre
Bras. Served as 2nd in command to Sir Charles Napier during the
campaign against the mountain and desert tribes situated on the right
bank of the Indus in 1845. Was Chief of the Staff in the Crimea, for
which he was well qualified by his long experience of staff work. Much
against his will he was chosen to succeed Lord Raglan as C.-in-C.
After two unsuccessful attacks on the Redan had taken place, Gen.
Simpson was subjected to severe criticisms, and although he was upheld
by the Home Government, and made G.C.B. with rank of full gen., he
soon after resigned his command, and was succeeded by Sir Wm.
Codrington. Simpson returned to England. He was son of David Simpson,
of Teviot-bank, N.B., by Margaret, dau. of John Eliot, of
Borthwick-brae. M., 1839, Eliz., dau. of Sir Robert Dundas, Bart. (she
d. 1840) and d. at Horringer, near Bury St. Edmunds, 18th April, 1868.
Footnote 29:
Eldest son of Edward Bolton Clive, of Whitfield, co. Hereford, by the
Hon. Harriet Archer, dau. and co.-heir of Andrew, last Baron Archer,
Capt. and lt.-col. 1826. Col. 1840. D. unm. 14th April, 1845.
Footnote 30:
Attained the rank of capt. and lt.-col. and quitted the service in
1840. Living in 1874.
Footnote 31:
3rd son of John Fownes-Luttrell, of Dunster Castle. M.P. for Minehead,
by Mary, eldest dau. of Francis Drewe, of Grange, Devon. Bn. 1792.
Lt.-col. Grenadier Guards. Quitted the service 28th April, 1825. Of
Kilve Court, and Wootton House, Somerset. M., 1824, his cousin Emma
Drewe. D. Jan., 1862, leaving issue.
Footnote 32:
Belonged to the family of “Brown of Kingston Blount, co. Oxford.” Was
killed at Quatre Bras. M.I. at Waterloo. His brother, Henry Alexander
Brown, lived for many years at St. Leonard’s, where he was long
remembered as “a fine old gentleman of the old school.”
Footnote 33:
Afterwards Gen. E.P. Buckley, M.P., of New Hall, Salisbury. M., 13th
May, 1828, Lady Catherine Bouverie, dau. of 3rd Lord Radnor, and had
issue. Son of Col. Edward P. Buckley, of Woolcombe Hall, co. Dorset,
by Lady Georgina West. D. 1873.
Footnote 34:
Exchanged to 60th Foot 15th June, 1820, and retd. on h. p. three weeks
later. Living in 1846.
Footnote 35:
Son of Rowley Lascelles by Eliz., younger dau. of Sir Charles Gould,
Bart. (who assumed the name of Morgan), by Jane, eldest dau. of Thomas
Morgan, of Ruperra, co. Glamorgan. Maj. in this regt. 4th July, 1843,
and lt.-col. comg. 10th April, 1849. Retd. on f. p. before 1855. D.
8th Nov. 1860.
Footnote 36:
There were two officers of this name in the army in 1815. The other
Samuel was a capt. on retd. list of 10th Veteran Battn. The above
Samuel quitted the service before 1824.
Footnote 37:
Son of Wm. Gronow, of Court Herbert, co. Glamorgan, the representative
of a very old Welsh family. Quitted the service 24th Oct., 1821. Lt.
Gronow belonged to the 1st Batt., which was not at Waterloo. Sir T.
Picton took him out to Flanders as an “honorary” A.D.C., but finding
no employment for him, he was advised to join the 3rd batt. of his
regt. which was at Waterloo. This he did, and took part in the great
battle as a guardsman. His experiences of that memorable day have been
given to the world in an interesting little book entitled
_Reminiscences of Capt. Gronow_. He was aftds. M.P. for Stafford, and
d. in Paris 22nd Nov., 1865.
Footnote 38:
Son of Dr. Robert Batty, of Hastings (who was born at Kirby Lonsdale
in co. Westmoreland). Educated at Caius College, Cambridge. An eminent
amateur draughtsman. F.R.S. Wrote a short account of the campaign in
the Netherlands, 1815, illustrated with plates of the battle of
Waterloo drawn by himself. M. Johanna, eldest dau. of Sir John Barrow,
1st Bart., of Ulverstone, co. Lancaster. D. 20th Nov., 1848, as
lt.-col. on h. p. list.
Footnote 39:
Bn. 24th March, 1795. 4th son of Richard Master, by Isabella, dau. of
Lt.-col. Wm. Egerton, of the 1st Foot Guards. Promoted lt. and capt.
1st July, 1815. H. p. 25th Feb., 1819. M. Anna Catherine Frederica von
Puckpock, of Wasserburg, in Bavaria. Served in the Netherlands in the
campaigns of 1813, 1814, and 1815. Served also in Corsica (1812),
North America, and the West Indies. He received a reward from the
Patriotic Fund. Living in 1860.
Footnote 40:
Had served previously in the 87th Foot. Promoted lt. and capt. 3rd
July, 1815. On h. p. 4th Oct., 1827.
Footnote 41:
The Hon. Henry Sedley Venables Vernon was eldest son of the 3rd Lord
Vernon, by his 2nd wife, Alice, dau. of Sir John Whiteford, Bart.
Promoted lt. and capt. 5th July, 1815. Quitted the service 28th March,
1822. M., 29th August, 1822, Eliza, dau. of Edward Coke, of Longford
Court, co. Derby, and had issue. D. 12th Dec., 1845.
Footnote 42:
4th son of John Pardoe, M.P., for Plympton, Camelford, and Westlowe,