The Waterloo Roll Call · OmniClassics

AIDE-DE-CAMP. Capt. W. Armstrong, 19th Lt. Dns. MAJOR OF BRIGADE. Maj. M. Childers, 11th Lt. Dns. * * * * * MAJOR-GENERAL. Maj.-Gen. Cooke, W. AIDE-DE-CAMP. Capt. G. Disbrowe, 1st Ft. Gds. EXTRA AIDE-DE-CAMP. Ensign Augustus Cuyler, 2nd Ft. Gds. * * * * * MAJOR-GENERAL. Sir James Kempt, K.C.B., W. AIDE-DE-CAMP. Capt. Hon. Charles Gore, 85th Foot. MAJOR OF BRIGADE. Capt. Charles Eeles, 95th Foot, K. * * * * * MAJOR-GENERAL. Hon. Sir Wm. Ponsonby, K.C.B., K. AIDE-DE-CAMP. Lt. B. Christie, 5th Dn. Gds. EXTRA AIDE-DE-CAMP. Maj. D. Evans, 5th W.I. Regt. MAJOR OF BRIGADE. Maj. T. Reignolds, 2nd Dns., K. * * * * * MAJOR-GENERAL. Sir John Byng, K.C.B. AIDE-DE-CAMP. Capt. H. Dumaresq, 9th Foot, W. MAJOR OF BRIGADE. Capt. Wm. Stothert, 3rd Ft. Gds., K. * * * * * MAJOR-GENERAL. Sir Denis Pack, K.C.B., W. AIDE-DE-CAMP. Maj. E. L’Estrange, 71st Foot, K. MAJOR OF BRIGADE. Bt.-Maj. Charles Smyth, 95th Foot, K. * * * * * MAJOR-GENERAL. Lord Edward Somerset, K.C.B. AIDE-DE-CAMP. Lt. H. Somerset, 18th Hussars. * * * * * MAJOR-GENERAL. Sir John Lambert, K.C.B. AIDE-DE-CAMP. Lt. T. Baynes, 39th Foot. MAJOR OF BRIGADE. Maj. H.G. Smith, 95th Foot, W. * * * * * MAJOR-GENERAL. Sir Colquhoun Grant, K.C.B., W. AIDE-DE-CAMP. Lt. R. Mansfield, 15th Hussars, W. EXTRA AIDE-DE-CAMP. Capt. W. Moray, 17th Lt. Dns., W. MAJOR OF BRIGADE. Capt. Jones, h. p. * * * * * MAJOR-GENERAL. Sir James Lyon, K.C.B. AIDE-DE-CAMP. Lt. Jas. McGlashan, 2nd Lt. Batt. K.G.L. MAJOR OF BRIGADE. Capt. Richter, 1st Ceylon Regt. * * * * * MAJOR-GENERAL. Maj.-Gen. P. Maitland. AIDE-DE-CAMP. Ensign Lord Hay, 1st Ft. Gds., K. MAJOR OF BRIGADE. Capt. J. Gunthorpe, 1st Ft. Gds. * * * * * MAJOR-GENERAL. Maj.-Gen. G. Johnstone. AIDE-DE-CAMP. Capt. C.G. Gray, 95th Foot. MAJOR OF BRIGADE. Capt. S. Holmes, 78th Foot. * * * * * MAJOR-GENERAL. Maj.-Gen. F. Adam, W. AIDE-DE-CAMP. Lt. R.P. Campbell, 7th Foot. EXTRA AIDE-DE-CAMP. Capt. C. Yorke, 52nd Foot. MAJOR OF BRIGADE. Maj. Thos. Hunter-Blair, 91st Foot, W. * * * * * MAJOR-GENERAL. Sir Colin Halkett, K.C.B., W. AIDES-DE-CAMP. Capt. H. Marschalk, 1st Lt. Batt., K.G.L., K. Capt. A. Home, 2nd Lt. Batt., K.G.L. MAJOR OF BRIGADE. Capt. W. Crofton, 54th Foot, K. * * * * * MAJOR-GENERAL. Sir Hussey Vivian, K.C.B. AIDE-DE-CAMP. Capt. Edward Keane, 7th Hussars. EXTRA AIDE-DE-CAMP. Lt. C.A. Fitzroy, R.H. Gds. MAJOR OF BRIGADE. Capt. Thos. Noel Harris, h. p., W. * * * * * ADJUTANT-GENERAL. Maj.-Gen. Sir Edward Barnes, K.C.B., W. AIDE-DE-CAMP. Maj. Andrew Hamilton, 4th W.I. Regt. DEPUTY ADJUTANT-GENERAL. Col. Sir John Elley, K.C.B., R.H. Gds., W. ASSISTANT ADJUTANTS-GENERAL. Lt.-Col. J. Waters, Unattached, W. Lt.-Col. Sir George H. Berkeley, K.C.B., 35th Foot, W. Lt.-Col. Sir Guy Campbell, Bt., 6th Foot. Lt.-Col. Sir Noel Hill, K.C.B., 1st Ft. Gds. Lt.-Col. D. Barclay, 1st Ft. Gds. Lt.-Col. H. Rooke, 3rd Ft. Gds. Lt.-Col. E. Currie, 90th Foot, K. Maj. A. Wylly, 7th Foot. Maj. G. Evatt, 55th Foot. Maj. W. Darling, h. p. Maj. F. Breymann, 2nd Lt. Batt., K.G.L. DEPUTY ASSISTANT ADJUTANTS-GENERAL. Capt. Hon. E.S. Erskine, 60th Foot, W. Capt. Lord Charles Fitzroy, 1st Ft. Gds. Capt. C.A.F. Bentinck, 2nd Ft. Gds. Capt. George Black, 54th Foot. Capt. H. Blanckley, 23rd Foot. Capt. Hon. Wm. Curzon, 69th Foot, K. Lt. Jas. Henry Hamilton, 46th Foot, W. Lt. John Harford, 7th Rl. Veteran Batt. Lt. E. Gerstlacher, 3rd Hussars, K.G.L. Lt. Jas. Rooke, h. p. DEPUTY JUDGE ADVOCATE. Lt.-Col. Stephen Arthur Goodman, h. p. DEPUTY QUARTERMASTER-GENERAL. Col. Sir Wm. Howe de Lancey, K.C.B., K. ASSISTANT QUARTERMASTERS-GENERAL. Col. the Hon. Alex. Abercromby, 2nd Ft. Gds., W. Col. F.E. Hervey, 14th Lt. Dns. Lt.-Col. Robt. Torrens, 1st W.I. Regt. Lt.-Col. Sir Charles Broke, K.C.B. (Permanent). Lt.-Col. Sir Jeremiah Dickson, K.C.B. (Permanent). Lt.-Col. Lord Greenock (Permanent). Lt.-Col. John George Woodford, 1st Ft. Gds. Lt.-Col. C. Grant, 11th Foot. Lt.-Col. Sir Wm. Gomm, K.C.B., 2nd Ft. Gds. Lt.-Col. Sir Henry Hollis Bradford, K.C.B., 1st Ft. Gds., W. Lt.-Col. Sir George Scovell, K.C.B., h. p. Lt.-Col. D. Kelly, 73rd Foot. Maj. Wm. Campbell, 23rd Foot. Maj. Hon. George Lionel Dawson, 1st Dn. Gds., W. Maj. Chas. Beckwith, 95th Foot, W. Capt. Jas. Shaw, 43rd Foot. Capt. J. Jessop, 44th Foot, W. DEPUTY-ASSISTANT QUARTERMASTERS-GENERAL. Capt. E.T. Fitzgerald, 25th Foot, W. Capt. Richard Brunton, 60th Foot. Capt. Thos. Wright, Rl. Staff Corps, W. Capt. H. MacLeod, 35th Foot, W. Capt. J.J. Mitchell, 25th Foot, W. Capt. W. Moore, 1st Ft. Gds. Capt. Geo. Hillier, 74th Foot. Capt. W.G. Cameron, 1st Ft. Gds. Capt. F. Read, Rl. Staff Corps. Lt. P. Barrailler, 33rd Foot. Lt. Basil Jackson, Rl. Staff Corps. Lt. A. Brauns, Rl. Staff Corps. COMMANDANT AT HEAD-QUARTERS. Col. Sir Colin Campbell, K.C.B., 2nd Ft. Gds. STAFF. COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF. F.-M. Arthur, Duke of WELLINGTON, K.G., G.C.B., &c. Born in Dublin, 1st May, 1769. 3rd son of Garrett, 1st Earl of Mornington, by Anne, eldest dau. of Arthur (Hill), 1st Viscount Dungannon. Educated at Eton and Angers Military Academy. Like Clive, he was “a heaven-born general.” His fame far exceeded the many titles he won by his genius. “I am going to dine with Wellington to-night,” said a young Irish staff officer to a group of brother officers at the close of a hard-fought battle in Spain. “Give me at least the prefix of Mr. before my name,” said Lord Wellington, who happened to ride by at the moment and had overheard the jubilant remark. “My Lord,” replied the officer, “we do not speak of Mr. Cæsar, or Mr. Alexander, so why should I speak of Mr. Wellington?” The Duke d. at Walmer Castle, 14th Sept., 1852, and was buried in St. Paul’s Cathedral. He had m., in 1806, the Hon. Catherine Pakenham, 3rd dau. of Edward, 2nd Lord Longford, and by her, who d. in 1831, left issue. MILITARY SECRETARY. Lt.-Col. Lord Fitzroy Somerset, 1st Ft. Gds., W. Youngest son of Henry, 5th Duke of Beaufort. Was Wellington’s A.D.C. and “right hand” throughout the campaign in Spain and Portugal. Lost his right arm at Waterloo, from a shot fired from the top of La Haye Sainte farmhouse after its capture by the French. Created Baron Raglan a month after Wellington’s death. F.-M. and C.-in-C. of the British army in the Crimea in Nov., 1854. D. in the Crimea during the siege of Sebastopol, at a farmhouse overlooking the plains of Balaklava. In the principal room is still to be seen a marble slab with the inscription, “In this room died F.-M. Lord Raglan, G.C.B., Commander-in-Chief of the British Army in the Crimea, 28th June, 1855.” Lord Raglan’s body was brought to England and interred at Badminton with his ancestors. He had m., in 1814, Lady Emily Harriet Wellesley-Pole, 2nd dau of Wm., 3rd Earl of Mornington, and by her, who d. 1881, left issue. AIDES-DE-CAMP. Lt.-Col. J. Fremantle, 2nd Ft. Gds. (1st Batt.) Served as A.D.C. to Wellington at Vittoria, and brought home the despatch. Eldest son of Col. Stephen Fremantle, by Albinia, dau. of Sir John Jeffrys, Bart.; C.B. M., 17th Feb., 1829, Agnes, 3rd dau. of David Lyon. Died a maj.-gen. on ret. list. Lt.-Col. C.F. Canning, 3rd Ft. Gds., K. 3rd son of Stratford Canning, by Mehetabel Patrick, of Summerhill, Dublin, and brother of the subsequently celebrated diplomatist, Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe. Had acted as A.D.C. to Wellington in the Pa., and it was by the former’s special request that the Duke took him again on his personal staff just before Waterloo. “Dying lamented CANNING lay, On MARCH he wistful gaz’d. ‘How fares the Duke?’ ‘How goes the day?’ ‘All well’—his head he raised.” Lt.-Col. Hon. Sir Alexander Gordon, K.C.B., 3rd Ft. Gds., K. It is said that when Wellington was roused from sleep by Dr. Hume early on the morning after Waterloo and told that Gordon had died from the effect of his wounds, he burst into tears. Alex. Wm. Gordon was 3rd son of George, Lord Haddo, by Charlotte, youngest daughter of Wm. Baird, of Newbyth. He had served as A.D.C. to his uncle, Sir David Baird, at the capture of the Cape of Good Hope and in several subsequent campaigns. Lt. Lord George Lennox, 9th Lt. Dns. 2nd son of Charles, 4th Duke of Richmond, by Lady Charlotte Gordon, eldest daughter of Alexander, 4th Duke of Gordon. He and his eldest