The Waterloo Roll Call
Footnote 26:
Afterwards capt. on h. p. list of 3rd D.G.
Footnote 27:
Capt. in Ceylon Rifles 1839. Distinguished himself in the Kandian
Insurrection of 1848, and commanded the only European troops employed
on this occasion. Received the special thanks of Lord Torrington, Gov.
of Ceylon, for his gallantry. D. as lt.-col. April, 1862.
Footnote 28:
H. p. 16th Apr., 1817.
Footnote 29:
Placed on h. p. as 1st lt. 25th March, 1817. Of Hutton, co. York. D.
at Nivelle, Belgium, 27th April, 1860.
Footnote 30:
Afterwards sub-inspector of the Constabulary in Ireland. D. at
Plymouth, 7th Sept., 1844.
Footnote 31:
Nephew to Sir Henry Walton Ellis, col. of this regt., who fell at
Waterloo. Mentioned in Lord Albemarle’s autobiography. In the regt. in
1830.
Footnote 32:
Retd. f. p. 1827. D. 1839.
Footnote 33:
Out of the regt. 13th July, 1826.
Footnote 34:
Afterwards Surgeon-Major Thomas Smith, M.D., h. p. Joined the service
in 1812; served in the campaigns of 1813, 1814, and 1815; was present
at Vittoria, the Pyrenees, Nivelle, Orthes, and Toulouse. His
commissions are dated: Hospital Assistant, March 29, 1812;
Assist.-Surgeon, July 2, 1812; Surgeon, July 13, 1826; Surgeon-Major,
Jan. 4, 1839. Living in 1874.
Footnote 35:
H. p. 1816.
Footnote 36:
D. in Apr., 1841, at Glasgow, as Surgeon 58th Foot.
27TH (OR INNISKILLING) REGIMENT OF FOOT.[I]
(_1st Battalion._)
Rank in the
——————
CAPTAINS. Regiment.│Army.
[1] John Hare, W. 9 Sept. 1805 │Maj., 17 June,
│1813
George Holmes, K. 30 Apr. 1807 │
[2] John Tucker, W. 3 Mar. 1808 │
LIEUTENANTS. │
[3] George M’Donnell (_sic_) 25 July, 1806 │
W. │
[4] Wm. Henderson, W. 8 Oct. 1806 │
[5] Richard Handcock, W. 5 Nov. 1806 │
[6] Wm. Faithful Fortescue, W. 4 Dec. 1806 │
[7] Thomas Craddock, W. 7 May, 1807 │
[8] Wm. Talbot 7 Feb. 1808 │
[9] E.W. Drewe, W. 9 Feb. 1808 │
[10] Charles Manley, W. 28 July, 1808 │
[11] John Millar, W. 11 Sept. 1808 │
[12] John Betty 7 Mar. 1810 │
[13] Andrew Gardner 30 Sept. 1813 │
ENSIGNS. │
[14] Wm. Kater, W. 22 Apr. 1813 │
[15] John Ditmas, W. 3 June, 1813 │
[16] Thos. Smith, W. 24 June, 1813 │
Samuel Ireland, K. 25 Aug. 1815 │
[17] Tobias Handcock, W. 4 May, 1815 │
QUARTERMASTER. │
[18] Thomas Taylor 26 Sept. 1805 │
ASSISTANT-SURGEONS. │
[19] Gerald Fitzgerald 25 Apr. 1811 │
[20] Thomas Mostyn 19 Dec. 1811 │
_Facings buff._ _Lace gold._
Footnote I:
This regt. had just returned from active service in America. Out of
698 men, this regt. lost 480 at Waterloo, having been almost blown to
pieces when standing in square above the sandpit on the Charleroi
road.
Footnote 1:
Afterwards Maj.-Gen. Hare, C.B. and K.H., Gov. of the Eastern District
of the Cape of Good Hope. Began his military career as ensign in the
Tarbet Fencibles, when he volunteered with 300 men into the regulars,
and joined 69th Regt. Embarked for the Helder, and served in that
campaign under the Duke of York. Served under Abercromby in Egypt.
Also in Naples, Sicily, Calabria, and the Pa. Bt. lt.-col. for
Waterloo. Lt.-col. of this regt. 31st March, 1825. D. on his passage
home from the Cape in March, 1847.
Footnote 2:
His full name was John Montmorency Tucker. Exchanged as capt. to 8th
Foot, 23rd May, 1816. Quitted the service before 1824. D. at Huggens’s
Military Asylum, Northfleet, Kent, 22nd Feb., 1852.
Footnote 3:
Afterwards Gen. George _Macdonald_, Col.-in-Chf. 16th Foot, who lived
to be “Father of the British Army.” Entered the army in 1805; joined
the Expedition to Hanover in 1805; the Army in Sicily in 1806; the
Expedition to Naples in 1810, and was present at the capture of Ischia
and Procida; returned to Sicily in 1811; was subsequently employed in
Spain, and was present at the battle of Castalla and siege of
Tarragona; afterwards served in Canada. He was wounded no less than
three times at Waterloo. Commissions dated: Ensign, Sept. 5, 1805;
Lt., July 25, 1806; Capt., August 17, 1815; Maj., 31st Aug., 1830;
Lt.-Col., 1837; Col., 1851; Maj.-Gen., 1855; Lt.-Gen., 1863; Gen.,
1871.
Footnote 4:
Placed on h. p. 25th April, 1816. Living 1830.
Footnote 5:
Capt. 46th Foot, 17th Feb., 1837. Bt.-major same year. Living 1846.
Footnote 6:
D. from wounds received at Waterloo. 2nd son of John Fortescue, of
24th Foot, who was at the taking of Quebec. The above m., 1798,
Honoria Oliver, and had issue.
Footnote 7:
7th son of Wm. Cradock, of Loughborough, co. Leicester. Bn. 6th Oct.,
1786. Served throughout the Par. War with the 27th Foot. At siege of
Badajoz Lt. Cradock entered the town in command of his regt. Served at
the attack on New Orleans in 1815. At Waterloo a bullet passed right
through his cheeks carrying away the roof of his mouth. Appointed a
Knight of Windsor in 1842. Retd. as major 73rd Foot. D. 5th April,
1851.
Footnote 8:
The “W” is omitted before this officer’s name in the _Army List_ for
1824.
Footnote 9:
Capt. 7th Jan., 1824. Capt. 95th Foot 19th May, 1825. Serving in 1830.
Footnote 10:
Had a bullet through his thigh at Waterloo. Had served in the Pa.
Capt. same regt. 10th Sept., 1829. D. in an apoplectic fit, 5th Nov.,
1839, on board the ss. _Barretta, jun._, when 17 days’ sail from Cape
of Good Hope.
Footnote 11:
Adjt. 25th Foot 6th November, 1823. H. p. capt. 13th March, 1827. D.
about 1840.
Footnote 12:
Serving in 1817. Out of the regt. before 1824.
Footnote 13:
Living in 1874 as lt. half pay 27th Foot. Entered the Army in 1811.
His commissions are dated: Ensign, 14th Nov., 1811; Lt., 30th Sept.,
1813.
Footnote 14:
Lieut. 17th Aug., 1815. Out of the regt. before 1st Jan., 1817.
Footnote 15:
Lieut. 9th Nov., 1815. Lieut. 25th Foot 21st May, 1818. Son of
Lt.-Col. Harry Ditmas, of the Garrison Batt. of Invalids.
Footnote 16:
Thos. Charlton Smith. Entered the Army in 1813. Served in the Pa., and
was present at the affair of Ordal. He was sev. wnded. at Waterloo.
Previously to entering the Army he served for a brief period in the
Navy, and was three times wounded. His commissions are dated: Ensign,
24th June, 1813; Lt., 5th Aug., 1819; Capt., 27th March, 1835; Maj.,
30th Sept., 1842; Lt.-col., 15th Sept., 1848; Col., 28th Nov., 1854;
Maj.-gen., 21st Dec., 1862; Lt.-gen., 25th Oct., 1871.
Footnote 17:
H. p. 26th March, 1816.
Footnote 18:
Left the regt. in 1816.
Footnote 19:
Surgeon 69th Foot 7th Sept., 1815.
Footnote 20:
Hospital assistant 9th Nov., 1810. Surgeon 6th Oct., 1825. Serving in
1855. This veteran had the Par. medal with eight clasps, and had also
served at the battle of Plattsburg, in America.
28TH (OR THE NORTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE) REGIMENT
OF FOOT.[J]
Rank in the
——————
LIEUT.-COLONEL. Regiment.│Army.
[1] Sir Charles P. Belson, 23 Nov. 1804 │Col., 4 June, 1812
K.C.B. │
MAJOR. │
[2] Robert Nixon, W. 15 Dec. 1804 │Lt.-Col., 30 May,
│1811
CAPTAINS. │
[3] Wm. Prescott Meacham, K. 9 July, 1803 │Maj., 4 June, 1814
[4] Wm. Irving, W. 9 July, 1803 │Maj., 4 June, 1814
[5] Richard Llewellyn, W. 28 Feb. 1805 │Maj., 23 Apr. 1812
[6] Charles Caddell 9 Mar. 1809 │
[7] Richard Kelly, W. 13 Apr. 1809 │
[8] John Bowles, W. 28 July, 1809 │
[9] Thomas English, W. 31 Jan. 1810 │
[10] Charles Teulon, W. 27 Sept. 1810 │
LIEUTENANTS. │
[11] Jas. Henry Crummer 2 July, 1807 │
[12] John Fred. Wilkinson, W. 8 Sept. 1808 │
[13] Matthew Semple 6 Oct. 1808 │
[14] Roger P. Gilbert, W. 27 Apr. 1809 │
[15] Robert Prescott Eason, W. 17 May, 1809 │
[16] Wm. Irwin, W. 20 July, 1809 │
[17] Henry Hilliard, W. 16 Nov. 1809 │
[18] Samuel Moore 28 Jan. 1810 │
[19] John Coen, W. 29 Jan. 1810 │
[20] Charles B. Carruthers 30 Jan. 1810 │
[21] J.P. Clarke, K. 1 Mar. 1810 │
[22] J. Wm. Shelton, W. 22 Mar. 1810 │
[23] James Deares 25 Apr. 1811 │
[24] George Ingram, K. 6 Aug. 1812 │
[25] T. Bridgeland, Adjt., W. 15 Apr. 1813 │
[26] Edward Embury Hill 9 Sept. 1813 │
[27] Thos. Wm. Colleton 25 Nov. 1813 │
[28] James Parry 27 Jan. 1814 │
ENSIGNS. │
[29] Robert Thomson Stuart 5 Aug. 1813 │
[30] Wm. Serjeantson 26 Aug. 1813 │
[31] Richard Martin 8 Sept. 1813 │
[32] James Simkins 9 Sept. 1813 │
[33] Wm. Mountsteven, W. 25 Nov. 1813 │
[34] W. Lynam 31 Mar. 1814 │
PAYMASTER. │
[35] John Dewes 20 June, 1799 │
QUARTERMASTER. │
[36] Richard Reynolds 9 Mar. 1809 │
ASSISTANT-SURGEON. │
[37] Patrick H. Lavens 24 Oct. 1811 │
_Facings yellow._ _Lace silver._
Footnote J:
This regt. was for many years known as the “Slashers.” This name is
said to have been first given in the early part of the American War,
when the regt. had swords, which they used to some purpose. The 28th
might have been appropriately called “Prescott’s Own,” as the
Col.-in-Chf., Gen. Robert Prescott, had been closely associated with
this regt. for 50 years or longer, and was lt.-col. commanding for
about 12 years. From 1789 until his death in Dec., 1815, he was
col.-in-chf., and took the deepest interest in all that concerned his
old corps. He had more than one godson in the regt., whose fathers had
fought under him in America, whom he advanced in their military career
by his own personal interest. And the 28th were equally attached to
their old colonel, who had seen much service in America and the West
Indies, where he held high commands. Like many others, before and
since, who have filled responsible situations in countries where the
native or “barbarian” element is largely represented, Gen. Prescott
was fully imbued with the idea of his own great importance. An amusing