The Waterloo Roll Call
brother took an active part in the drama of the 18th June, whilst
the duke, his father, and Lord Wm. Pitt Lennox, his younger brother,
were spectators of a battle in which they were unable to play a more
active part. (See notes to 35th Regt. of Foot.) Lord George m., 29th
June, 1818, Louisa, dau. of the Hon. F. Rodney, and had issue. Was
M.P. for West Sussex, 1832–41, and Gent. of the Bed-chamber to
Prince Albert. D. 1873.
Hered. Prince of Nassau-Usingen.
Son of Duke Bernard of Nassau, who sent a contingent of Nassau
troops to fight at Waterloo. In the Wellington Despatches is a
letter from Wellington to Duke Bernard, in July, 1815, in which he
speaks highly of the bravery of the young Prince.
EXTRA AIDES-DE-CAMP.
Maj. Hon. Henry Percy, 14th Lt. Dns.
Sent home with the Waterloo Despatch, and recd. the bonus usual on
such occasions and a brevet of Lt.-Col. A Jew—an agent of
Rothschild, who was at Ghent when news was brought to Louis XVIII.
of the defeat of the French army, drew his own conclusions from the
king’s happy face which he saw through a window—set off at once for
London and did his little business on the Stock Exchange a few hours
before Percy reached the metropolis. 5th son of Algernon, 1st Earl
of Beverley, by Isabella, 2nd dau. of Peter Burrell, of Beckenham.
Was A.D.C. to Sir J. Moore at Corunna. C.B. D. unm. 15 April, 1825.
Capt. Lord Arthur Hill, h. p.
2nd son of Arthur, Marquis of Downshire, by Mary, Baroness Sandys in
her own right. Succeeded his mother as Baron Sandys in 1836.
Lt.-Gen. and Col.-in-Chf. 2nd Dns. D. unm. 1860.
Lt. Hon. George Cathcart, 6th Dn. Gds.
3rd son of William, 10th Baron, and 1st Earl, Cathcart, by
Elizabeth, dau. of Andrew Elliott, Gov. of New York. Bn. 12th May,
1794. M., 1824, Lady Georgiana Greville (dau. of Louisa, Countess of
Mansfield, by her 2nd husband, the Hon. Robert Greville), and had
issue. G.C.B. Lt.-Gen., Com. of the forces at the Cape of Good Hope.
Commanded the 4th Division of the British Army in the Crimea, and
fell at Inkerman. He was a worthy descendant of the founder of his
family—Sir Alan de Cathcart—whose bravery at the battle of Loudoun
Hill is thus recorded in an old rhyme:—
“A knight that then was in his rout,
Worthy and wight, stalwart and stout,
Courteous and fair, and of good fame,
Sir Alan Cathcart was his name.”
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GENERAL.
H.R.H. the Prince of Orange, W.
Bn. 6th Dec., 1792. Appointed a maj.-gen. in the Brit. Army in Dec.,
1813. Succeeded his father, William I. King of Holland (who d. in
1843), as William II. Became a F.-M. of England in 1845. D. in 1849,
and was succeeded by his son, the reigning King of Holland.
AIDES-DE-CAMP.
Lt.-Col. Baron Tripp, 60th Foot.
Ernest Otto, Baron Tripp, C.B., was maj. in the 60th Rifles and
brevet lt.-col. He d. 1816.
Capt. Lord John Somerset, h.p.
Brother to Lord Fitzroy Somerset. Bn. 30th Aug., 1787. M., 4th Dec.,
1814, Lady Catherine Annesley, and had issue. Col., 10th Jan., 1837.
D. 3rd Oct., 1846, whilst holding the appointment of Inspecting
Field Officer, Recruiting District.
Capt. Hon. Francis Russell, h. p.
Placed on h. p., 2nd Garrison Batt., 28th April, 1814. Restored to
f. p. as capt., 57th Regt., in 1816. Afterwards capt. and lt.-col.,
Coldstream Guards. Eldest son of Lord Wm. Russell, who was murdered
by his valet in 1840. In the _Army List_ for 1815 is styled
“Honourable.” May have been a royal page.
EXTRA AIDES-DE-CAMP.
Capt. the Earl of March, 52nd Foot.
At the siege of Ciudad Rodrigo, the Earl of March, then a lt. in the
13th Lt. Dns., and serving as A.D.C. to Visct. Wellington, entered
the breach as a volunteer with the storming party of the 52nd. The
Prince of Orange and Lord Fitzroy Somerset were Lord March’s
companions in this adventure. On the following morning, when
breakfasting with Wellington, they received a gentle reproof, being
staff officers, for thus risking their lives. Succeeded his father
as 5th Duke of Richmond in 1819. Placed on h. p., 25th July, 1816.
Served in the Pa. with the 52nd Regt. and was severely wounded at
the battle of Orthes. M., 10th April, 1817, Lady Charlotte Paget,
eldest dau. of the 1st Marquis of Anglesey, and had issue. A.D.C. to
the Queen. K.G. Lt.-col. in the army, and col. Sussex Militia. D.
21st Oct., 1860.
Capt. Viscount Bury, 1st Ft. Gds.
Eldest son of William Charles, 4th Earl of Albemarle, by the Hon.
Eliz. Southwell, dau. of Edward, Lord de Clifford. Bn. 2nd June,
1794. Served in the Pa. M., 4th May, 1816, Frances, dau. of Charles
Steer, of Chichester. Succeeded as 5th earl in 1849. D. s. p. 15th
March, 1851.
Lt. H. Webster, 9th Lt. Dns.
Afterwards Col. Henry Vassall Webster, K.T.S., 2nd son of Sir
Godfrey Webster, Bart., by Eliz. Lady Holland, dau. and heir of
Robt. Vassall, of Jamaica. Made a Knt. of Wilhelm of the Netherlands
for his services at Waterloo. M. Grace, dau. of Samuel Boddington.
Killed himself in a fit of insanity, 19th April, 1847.
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LIEUTENANT-GENERAL.
The Earl of Uxbridge, G.C.B., W.
“The Prince Murat of the British Army.” This brilliant cavalry
leader served with distinction in the early part of the war in the
Pa. The way he handled the cavalry at Waterloo is a matter of
history known to every Briton. Wounded in the right knee during the
last charge; his right leg was amputated after the battle and buried
under a tree. A board was afterwards affixed to this tree with this
verse:—
“Here lies the Marquis of Anglesey’s leg;
Pray for the rest of his body, I beg.”
Was created Marquis of Anglesey 23rd June, 1815. Bn. 17th May, 1768.
Succeeded his father as 2nd Earl of Uxbridge in 1812. Attained the
rank of F.-M. in Nov., 1846. Was twice m., and left issue by both
wives. D. 29th April, 1854. Bd. in Lichfield Cathedral.
AIDES-DE-CAMP.
Maj. W. Thornhill, 7th Hussars, W.
2nd son of Bache Thornhill, of Stanton-in-Peak, near Bakewell, by
Jane, dau. of Edward Gould, of Mansfield Woodhouse. Promoted
lt.-col. of 7th Hussars 12th Aug., 1819. K.H. He had received his
brevet lt.-colcy. in June, 1815, at Lord Anglesey’s request. D. at
Wimborne, 9th Dec., 1850.
Capt. H.B. Seymour, 18th Hussars, W.
“The strongest man in the British Army,” who is said to “have slain
more men at Waterloo than any other single individual.” Was taken
prisoner on the 18th June, but rescued by some of our cavalry sent
by Wellington himself for the purpose. He is the identical “Capt.
Trevanion” in Charles Lever’s _Harry Lorrequer_, who was grossly
insulted by a French officer—a noted bully—at a restaurant in Paris
a few weeks after Waterloo. After repeated insults the French bully
ordered a glass of brandy, and, whilst sitting just opposite
Trevanion, drank it off, saying, in a loud voice that could be heard
all over the café, “A votre courage, Anglais.” “Trevanion slowly
rose from his chair, displaying to the astonished Frenchman the
immense proportions and gigantic frame of a man well known as the
largest officer in the British Army. With one stride he was beside
the chair of the Frenchman, and with the speed of lightning, he
seized his nose by one hand while with the other he grasped his
lower jaw, and, wrenching open his mouth with the strength of an
ogre, he spat down his throat.” The bully’s jaw was broken by his
adversary’s iron grasp, and he disappeared to be seen no more.
Horace Beauchamp Seymour was transferred, in 1815, to a troop in the
1st Life Guards. Was put on h. p. 1819, K.C.H.; M.P. for Lisburn.
3rd son of Adml. Lord Hugh Seymour, by Lady Anne Waldegrave, dau. of
2nd Earl Waldegrave. M. twice, and by his first wife (Eliz., dau. of
Sir L. Palk, Bt.) was father of Adml. Lord Alcester. D. at Brighton
23rd Nov., 1851.
EXTRA AIDES-DE-CAMP.
Capt. T. Wildman, 7th Hussars, W.
Purchased the Newstead Abbey estate for £95,000 from Mr. Clawton,
who had bought it of Lord Byron for £14,000. Eldest son of Thos.
Wildman of Bacton Hall, Suffolk, by Sarah, dau. of Henry Hardinge,
of Durham. Served at Corunna and in many of the subsequent
engagements. M., 1816, Louisa Preisig, a Swiss lady. D. s. p., 20
Sept., 1859.
Capt. J. Fraser, 7th Hussars, W.
Aftds. Sir James John Fraser, Bart. Succeeded his brother, Sir Wm.
Fraser, in 1827. Son of Wm. Fraser (a direct descendant of 1st Lord
Lovat), who was created a bart. in 1806, by Elizabeth Farquharson.
M. Charlotte, only child of D. Craufurd. D. 5th June, 1834, and was
succeeded by his son, Wm. Augustus.
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LIEUTENANT-GENERAL.
Lord Hill, G.C.B.
The 2nd son and 4th child of a family of sixteen. His father was Sir
John Hill, a Shropshire bart. His mother, the dau. and co-heir of
John Chambré, of Petton, in the same county. Bn. 11th Aug., 1772, at
The Hall, in the village of Prees, in Shropshire. Entered the 53rd
Regt. as lieut., in 1793. Was A.D.C. to Gen. O’Hara, at Toulon.
Commanded the 90th Regt. at the age of 23. Appointed to a brigade
command in the Pa., in 1808, and to a division in 1809. Greatly
distinguished himself at Arroyo and Almaraz—victories that were
entirely his. K.C.B. In 1814 was created a baron of England. At
Waterloo had a horse shot under him—was rolled over and severely
bruised. In a letter to his sister, dated 24th July, 1815, he said:
“I verily believe there never was so tremendous a battle fought as
that at Waterloo.” C.-in-C. 1828–42. Created a viscount, 1842, with
remainder to his nephew, Sir Rowland Hill. D., unm., 10th Dec.,
1842, at Hardwick Grange.
AIDES-DE-CAMP.
Lt.-Col. C. Hill, R.H. Gds., W.
Brother to the above. Bn. 6th Dec., 1781. As a Maj.-Gen. commanded
the forces at Madras. Equerry to H.R.H. the Duchess of Kent. D.
unm., 20th Jan., 1845.
Maj. R. Egerton, 34th Foot.
9th and youngest son of Philip Egerton, of Oulton, Cheshire, by
Frances, dau. and co-heir of Sir Griffith Jefferies, Knt. As a
subaltern served in North America with the 29th Foot, and in South
America with the 89th Foot. Served with the 2nd Batt. 34th Foot in
the Pa., in 1809. In 1810 was appointed to the Staff of Wellington’s
army. In 1812 was A.D.C. to Lord (then Sir Rowland) Hill, and served
in that capacity at Waterloo, and with the army of occupation in
France. In 1828 Lord Hill chose Col. Egerton for his first A.D.C.
and private sec. C.B. Par. medal with 8 clasps. Col.-in-Chf. 46th
Foot. M., 1st Dec., 1814, Arabella, youngest dau. of H. Tomkinson,
of Dorfold. D. at Eaton Banks, Cheshire, aged 72, 21st Nov., 1854.
Maj. C.H. Churchill, 1st Ft. Gds.
Col. Chatham Horace Churchill, C.B., appears to have sprung from the
Dorsetshire family of this name. This officer, who took a prominent
part in the Waterloo drama, evinced the enthusiasm which