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forcing the gate; but the defenders betook themselves to the nearest
cover, whence they poured a fire upon the intruders, and then rushing
forward a struggle ensued which was distinguished by the most intrepid
courage on both sides. At length Lt.-col. Macdonell, Capt. Wyndham,
Ensigns Gooch and Hervey, and Sergt. Graham, of the Coldstream Guards,
by dint of great personal strength and exertions, combined with
extraordinary bravery and perseverance, succeeded in closing the gate
against their intruders.” The struggle for the possession of Hougomont
went on the whole day until the French retreat set in late in the
evening. C.B. and K.M.T. for Waterloo. D. 15th May, 1859.
Footnote 3:
The historian of the Coldstream Guards, 2nd son of Wm. M’Kinnon, who
was a direct descendant of Lachlan M’Kinnon, of the Isle of Skye, who
was made a Knight Banneret by Charles II. on the field of Worcester.
Maj. in above regt. 22nd June, 1826, bt.-col. same date. M. a dau. of
John Dent, and d. s. p. 22nd June, 1836.
Footnote 4:
Eldest son of Henry Dawkins, of Over-Norton, co. Oxford. His mother
was daughter of the late Gen. Sir H. Clinton, Commander-in-Chief of
the British forces in America. Served with his regt. in the Pa. from
1809 to the close of the war, and was badly wounded before Bayonne
when the French made a sortie from that town. Bn. 1788. M., 1821,
eldest dau. of Thos. Duncombe, of Copgrove, co. York, and had issue.
D. in Nov., 1864.
Footnote 5:
2nd son of Arthur, 1st Visct. Gosford, by Millicent, dau. of Lt.-gen.
Edward Pole. Col. Acheson was ordered to defend a certain part of the
wood at Hougomont on Waterloo Day. “The enemy made a tremendous
attack, and, at the first charge, the colonel’s horse was shot dead.
He fell under his horse, and was considerably stunned by the fall, in
which situation he must have lain some time, as the enemy had passed
and repassed, regarding him as dead. When he had recovered he found
himself a prisoner by the weight of his horse. He extricated himself
with difficulty by drawing his leg out of his boot.” D. unm. 24th
July, 1828.
Footnote 6:
Afterwards Gen. Sir H. Wyndham, K.C.B., M.P. for Cumberland and
Col.-in-Chf. 11th Hussars. Natural son of 3rd Earl of Egremont. Was in
eight general engagements in the Pa. “Seeing the carriage of Jerome
Bonaparte in the wake of the general retreat of the French at
Waterloo, he made a dashing attempt to capture Napoleon’s brother, but
Jerome leaped out by one door while Wyndham opened the other.”
Succeeded, in 1845, to the Egremont estates. D. s. p. at Cockermouth
Castle, 2nd Aug. 1860, aged 70.
Footnote 7:
Afterwards Gen. Sir George Bowles, K.C.B., Col.-in-Chf. 1st West India
Regt. and Lieut. of the Tower of London. 2nd son of Wm. Bowles, of
Heale House, Wilts. Served in North Germany in 1805–1806, under Lord
Cathcart. Present at the siege and capture of Copenhagen in 1807.
Served in the Pa., and was present at most of the general actions.
Bt.-maj. for Waterloo. Master of the Household to the Queen 1845–1851.
D. in London 21st May, 1876.
Footnote 8:
Quitted the service in 1823. It appears from Plantagenet Harrison’s
_History of Yorkshire_, that the family of “Sowerby” dates back to the
reign of Henry I., when one “Sueni” was “Lord of Sowerby” in
Cumberland. Some interesting particulars regarding the Sowerby family
are to be found in Mr. Harrison’s book, but unfortunately they are
particulars of the far-away Norman times.
Footnote 9:
Afterwards Gen. W.L. Walton, Col.-in-Chf. 5th Fusiliers. Son of the
Dowager Lady Strachan. Served forty years in the Coldstream Guards,
six of which were in command of the regt. Served at Copenhagen in 1807
and during the early part of the Par. War. Served also in Belgium,
Holland, and France from Nov., 1813, to Nov., 1818. Was appointed
Bde.-maj. to the 2nd Bde. of Guards (having been selected for that
post by Sir John Byng) on the march from Waterloo to Paris, in place
of Capt. Stothert, killed in action. M., 15th Aug., 1832, Harriet,
dau. of P.H. Lovell, of Cole Park, Wilts. D., 11th Jan., 1865.
Footnote 10:
Has barely a title to appear in this list, as he was taken ill the
evening of 17th of June, 1815, and sent to Brussels. But as the
Coldstreams were under fire on 16th June, 1815, having arrived at
Quatre Bras at 4 P.M. that day, after a march of twenty-five miles
from Enghien, it would be scarcely fair to omit this officer, who
appears to have received the Waterloo medal. Was son of Gen. Andrew
Cowell, Lt.-col. Coldstream Guards, of Coleshill, Bucks, by Martha
Justine, younger dau. of Sir T. Stepney, Bart., of Llanelly (widow of
Sir F. Head, Bart.). Took the additional surname of Stepney by royal
licence. Created a baronet in 1871. M., 1820, Lady Mary Annesley, who
d. 1821. 2ndly, in 1823, Euphemia, dau. of Gen. John Murray, of Castle
Murray, co. Donegal, and had issue. Lt.-col., ret., 1830. K.H. for his
services in the Pa. D. 15th May, 1877.
Footnote 11:
Had previously served in the Rl. Fusiliers. D. at Brussels, 26th June,
1815, from his wounds.
Footnote 12:
Youngest son of Sir George Blackman, Bart., by Mary, eldest surviving
dau. of Lt.-col. Henry Harnage, of Belleswardine, Salop. Buried in the
orchard at Hougomont, in the defence of which place he lost his life.
Footnote 13:
The family of Hotham has furnished some distinguished officers to both
our army and navy—especially to the latter service. But the most
notable member of this ancient family was John de Hotham, Bishop of
Ely, Lord Chancellor of England from 1316–1320. He was a great
favourite with the young King Edward III., and had the choosing of a
wife for that monarch. The story goes that he selected Philippa of
Hainault “on account of the largeness of her hips,” which he
prognosticated meant a large family, and the shrewd chancellor-bishop
was not far wrong, as Queen Philippa had seven sons. Lord Hotham, who
served in the Pa., and was wounded at Salamanca, was eldest son of
Col. Beaumont Hotham, of the Coldstreams, by Philadelphia, dau. of Sir
John Dyke, Bart. Bn. 9th Aug., 1794. Lt.-col. unattached, 24th Dec.,
1825. Gen. on retired list 1865. D. unm., 12th Dec., 1870.
Footnote 14:
2nd son of Stephen, 2nd Earl of Mountcashel, by Margaret, eldest dau.
of 2nd Earl of Kingston. Bn. 11th July, 1793. Promoted capt. and
lt.-col. h. p. April, 1824. D. unm. 2nd Nov., 1856.
Footnote 15:
Eldest son of Gen. Lord Forbes (premier Baron of Scotland), by Eliz.,
eldest dau. of Walter Hunter, of Polmood, co. Peebles. D. as capt. and
lt.-col. in this regt. 25th Feb., 1835.
Footnote 16:
Promoted lt. and capt. 28th Oct., 1819. Quitted the service as
lt.-col. 11th June, 1841.
Footnote 17:
Quitted the service 9th Feb., 1825. D. at Bowness, 31st May, 1854.
Footnote 18:
D. at the Tower of London 19th Jan., 1821.
Footnote 19:
2nd son of 4th Lord Rokeby, by Eliz., dau. and heir of Francis
Charlton. Lt. 64th Foot, 8th Apr., 1819. Quitted the service as
lt.-col. 1832. D. unm. 12th Dec., 1843.
Footnote 20:
2nd son of Edward Pery Buckley, of Woolcombe Hall, Dorset. D. 1815, at
Paris, with the Army of Occupation, of fatigue.
Footnote 21:
Quitted the service in Oct., 1837.
Footnote 22:
Promoted capt. 1st Aug. 1822. D. at Sidmouth, 9th Aug., 1829.
Footnote 23:
Was thrown from his horse in St. James’s Park, and d. from the
injuries 29th May, 1821.
Footnote 24:
Promoted capt. 55th Foot in Jan., 1823. Exchanged back to the
Coldstreams the following month. Capt. and lt.-col. 1832.
Footnote 25:
Killed at Cambray in a duel with a French officer 1st April, 1818.
Footnote 26:
2nd son of Lord Forbes. Bn. 29th May, 1798. Quitted the service in
1825 as capt. Succeeded as 18th baron in 1843. Was twice m., and left
issue. D. 2nd May, 1868.
Footnote 27:
Promoted lieut. and capt. 17th April, 1823. Quitted the service before
1842 with rank of lt.-col. M., 4th June, 1828, Emily Sophia, eld. dau.
of Richard Barwell, of Stanstead, Sussex. D. at Odiham, Hants, 19th
Jan., 1857.
Footnote 28:
Serving with the regt. in 1830.
Footnote 29:
Placed on h. p. as surgeon-major 29th Apr., 1836. Living in 1846.
Footnote 30:
Surgeon-major 4th Sept., 1836. Aftds. took the surname of “Chenevix”
in lieu of that of Smith. Accompanied the Coldstreams to Holland in
Nov., 1813, and served in the Netherlands and France until 1818. Was
at the bombardment of Antwerp; the storming of Bergen-op-Zoom; Quatre
Bras and Waterloo; capture of Paris. H. p. 16th Mar., 1838. D. at his
residence in Sussex Gardens, Hyde Park, Apr., 1852.
Footnote 31:
Surgeon-major 16th Mar., 1838. H. p. 1836. Living in 1846.
3RD REGIMENT OF FOOT GUARDS.
(_2nd Battalion._)
Rank in the
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SECOND MAJOR. Regiment.│Army.
[1] Francis Hepburn 25 July, 1814 │Col., 4 June, 1814
CAPTAINS AND │
LIEUT.-COLONELS. │
_H. Willoughby Rooke_ 28 Feb. 1812 │
[2] Douglas Mercer 20 Dec. 1813 │
_Hon. Sir Alex. Gordon_, 25 Dec. 1813 │6 Feb. 1812
K.C.B., K. │
[3] Charles Dashwood, W. 25 Dec. 1813 │
[4] Francis Home 15 Mar. 1814 │
_Charles Fox Canning_, K. 31 Mar. 1814 │19 Aug. 1813
[5] Edward Bowater, W. 25 July, 1814 │
[6] Charles West, W. 25 July, 1814 │
LIEUTENANTS AND CAPTAINS. │
_Wm. Stothert_, K. 4 Apr. 1811 │
[7] Wm. Drummond 24 Oct. 1811 │
[8] Robert B. Hesketh, W. 31 Oct. 1811 │
[9] Henry Hawkins 12 Dec. 1811 │
[10] R.H. Wigston 19 Dec. 1811 │
[11] Charles John Barnet 16 Apr. 1812 │
[12] Joseph Wm. Moorhouse 23 Apr. 1812 │
[13] Edward B. Fairfield 24 Mar. 1814 │
[14] George Evelyn, W. 31 Mar. 1814 │
[15] Hon. Hastings Forbes, K. 5 May, 1814 │
[16] John Elrington 19 May, 1814 │
[17] Hugh B. Montgomerie, W. 9 June, 1814 │
[18] Thomas Craufurd (_sic_), 1 Sept. 1814 │
K. │
[19] John Ashton, K. 2 Sept. 1814 │
ENSIGNS. │
[20] Charles Lake, W. 31 Oct. 1811 │
[21] Hon. Edward Stopford 7 Nov. 1811 │
[22] Barclay Drummond, Acting 5 Mar. 1811 │
Adjt. │
[23] George Douglas Standen 19 Mar. 1811 │
[24] David Baird, W. 18 June, 1811 │
[25] Wm. James 4 Mar. 1813 │
[26] Wm. Fred. Hamilton 1 Apr. 1813 │
[27] Hon. Geo. Anson 8 Jan. 1814 │
[28] Thos. Wedgwood 11 Jan. 1814 │
[29] Whitwell Butler 12 Jan. 1814 │
[30] Andrew Coutts Cochrane 13 Jan. 1814 │
[31] Jeffery Prendergast 2 Feb. 1814 │
C. Simpson, K. 3 Feb. 1814 │
[32] Hugh Seymour Blane 31 Mar. 1814 │
[33] Henry Montagu 21 Apr. 1814 │
QUARTERMASTER. │