The Waterloo Roll Call
regt. in July, 1817. M., 31st October, 1828, Mrs. Brown, of Cavendish
Place, Bath. D. 11th Jan., 1854.
Footnote 3:
Bt. lt.-col. for Waterloo. Maj. 71st Highlanders, 1819. Retd. on h.
p., 1829. D. at Leasingham Hall, Lincoln, 12th April, 1842.
Footnote 4:
Severely wounded at Quatre Bras in defending the colours. H. p. 16th
Dec., 1819. His name disappeared from the _Army List_ after 1827.
Footnote 5:
2nd son of the Rev. George Sackville Cotter, by Margaret, dau. of
Bayly Rogers, of Cork. Placed on h. p. 1st Dec., 1816. Aftds. settled
in Canada, where he held the rank of col. in the volunteers. His
experiences at Quatre Bras and Waterloo are given in Capt. (aftds.
Gen. Sir Wm.) Butler’s _Historical Events Connected with the 69th
Regiment_. D. in Canada, 9th April, 1869, leaving issue by his wife,
Jane, dau. and co-heir of Wm. Crofts, of Danesfort, co. Cork.
Footnote 6:
Afterwards Sir Charles Cuyler, Bart. Eldest son of Gen. Sir Cornelius
Cuyler, Bart., by Anne, dau. of Maj. Grant. M., 6th Feb., 1823,
Catherine, dau. of the Rev. Fitzwilliam Halifax, and had issue.
Lt.-Col. 69th Regt., 1826. D. 23rd July, 1862.
Footnote 7:
2nd son of Sir Benjamin Hobhouse, Bart., by his first wife, Charlotte,
dau. and heir of Samuel Cam, of Chantry House, Wilts. Acted as orderly
officer to Sir Colin Halkett at Waterloo, and being a conspicuous
figure on a fine horse, was a mark for the enemy’s bullets.
Footnote 8:
Eldest son of Sir George Barlow, Bart., of Fort William, Bengal, by
Eliz., dau. of Burton Smith. Bn. 8th Oct., 1791. Exchanged to the 4th
Lt. Dns., 5th April, 1821. M., 27th Feb., 1817, Hilare, 3rd dau. of
Capt. Sir R. Barlow, R.N., K.C.B. D. s. p. in India, 1824. His widow
remarried, 1829, Wm., Earl Nelson.
Footnote 9:
Eldest son of the Hon. and Rev. Hans Blackwood, who succeeded his
brother, in 1836, as Baron Dufferin. Bn. 13th July, 1788. Buried in
the orchard at Hougomont.
Footnote 10:
Capt. 13th Aug., 1815. H. p. 25th Nov., 1816.
Footnote 11:
H. p. 25th March, 1826.
Footnote 12:
Capt. 62nd Foot, 25th June, 1830. D. at Pau in May, 1853.
Footnote 13:
Capt. 29th Aug., 1826. Retd. f. p. Nov., 1840.
Footnote 14:
D. at Mullingar as lieut. in above regt., 4th Nov., 1828. His Waterloo
medal was formerly in the Tancred collection.
Footnote 15:
Serving in 1824. Out of the regt. before 1830.
Footnote 16:
H. p. 25th April, 1826.
Footnote 17:
Retd. 1835 as capt.
Footnote 18:
Qr.-mr. 33rd Foot 3rd Aug., 1832. Serving 1842.
Footnote 19:
H. p. 7th Sept., 1826. D. May, 1860.
Footnote 20:
D. 17th June, 1815, from wounds received at Quatre Bras; 5th son of
Wm. Wightwick, of New Romney, Kent.
Footnote 21:
H. p. 1816.
Footnote 22:
“Bn. in co. Kilkenny. Obtained his ensigncy through the interest of
the Marquis of Ormonde. Served at the bombardment of Antwerp and at
Bergen-op-Zoom. Slightly wounded at Quatre Bras by a ricochetting
bullet; served as a lieut. of the light company at Waterloo, and near
the close of the battle was shot through the left lung, the ball
making its exit at the back, breaking the scapula. He aftds. served in
the 75th Foot. Was for 26 years commandant of the Invalid Depôt at
Chatham, and d. in 1860, having attained the rank of colonel.”
Communicated by above officer’s son Major-Gen. E.A. Anderson.
Footnote 23:
7th son of Geo. Hodder, of Fountainstown, co. Cork. H. p. lieut.,
1826. Living in 1855.
Footnote 24:
Lieut. 10th Aug., 1815. H. p. 25th April, 1826.
Footnote 25:
Lieut. 11th Aug., 1815. H. p. 25th Nov., 1816.
Footnote 26:
Lieut. 14th Aug., 1815. Exchanged to 2nd Foot, 25th Jan., 1825.
Serving 1830.
Footnote 27:
Afterwards served in the 1st Dragoons. Assumed the surname of
Harcourt. Placed on h. p. as cornet, 1822. D. at Bedford, 29th Dec.,
1867, aged 72.
Footnote 28:
A cadet from the Military College. Greatly distinguished himself at
Quatre Bras, where the 69th was badly cut up by Kellermann’s
Cuirassiers. He killed three cuirassiers before he himself fell
covered with 22 sabre cuts. Recovered from his wounds, and was
rewarded with an ensigncy in the 42nd Highlanders. He d. in 1831 as a
subaltern in 33rd Foot. Sir W. Butler’s _Records of 69th Regt._
(London, 1870).
Footnote 29:
Assumed the surname of Robinson. H. p. 88th Foot, 28th June, 1827.
Footnote 30:
This was “the same man who, eighteen years before, at St. Vincent, had
broken the stern galley window of the _San Nicholas_, and led the way
for Nelson to the quarter-deck of the Spanish vessel.” He appears to
have been a Scotchman, with a keen sense of humour, as, when a man was
killed by his side, by a long shot from the enemy, on the morning of
Waterloo Day, he quietly remarked, “Aweel, it is time for a
respectable non-combatant to gang awa’!”—Sir W. Butler’s _Records of
69th Regt._ D. as Qr.-mr. 69th Foot, at Cannanore, India, 1821.
71ST (HIGHLAND) REGIMENT OF FOOT (LIGHT INFANTRY).
Rank in the
——————
LIEUT.-COLONEL. Regiment.│Army.
[1] Thomas Reynell, W. 5 Aug. 1813 │Col., 4 June, 1813
MAJORS. │
[2] Arthur Jones, W. 22 June, 1809 │Lt.-Col., 4 June,
│1814
[3] Leslie Walker 2 Sept. 1813 │
CAPTAINS. │
[4] Samuel Reed 29 Sept. 1808 │29 Nov. 1806
[5] Joseph T. Pidgeon 1 Dec. 1808 │
[6] Archibald Armstrong 10 May, 1809 │
[7] Donald Campbell, W. 22 June, 1809 │
_Edmund L’Estrange_, K. 6 July, 1809 │Maj., 12 Apr. 1814
[8] Wm. Alex. Grant, W. 12 Oct. 1809 │
[9] James Henderson, W. 19 Oct. 1809 │
[10] Augustus J. MʻIntyre 17 May, 1810 │
[11] Charles Johnstone, W. 10 Dec. 1812 │Maj., 4 June, 1814
[12] Alexander Grant 15 Apr. 1813 │
LIEUTENANTS. │
[13] Joseph Barailler, W. 7 Feb. 1808 │
[14] Loftus Richards 21 Apr. 1808 │
[15] John Raleigh Elwes, W. 12 May, 1808 │
[16] Charles Stewart 29 Dec. 1808 │
[17] Robert Baldwin 11 May, 1809 │
[18] Wm. Crosbie Hanson 6 July, 1809 │
[19] Robert Lind, W. 10 Oct. 1809 │
[20] John Roberts, W. 12 Oct. 1809 │
[21] James Coates, W. 13 Oct. 1809 │
[22] John Fraser 17 Oct. 1809 │
[23] Edward Gilborne 18 Oct. 1809 │
[24] John Witney 19 Oct. 1809 │
[25] William Long 14 June, 1810 │
[26] Robert Law, W. 27 May, 1811 │
[27] Charles T. Cox 29 May, 1811 │
[28] Carique Lewin, W. 27 June, 1811 │
[29] Wm. Woolcombe 9 Sept. 1811 │
[30] Wm. Torriano 12 Dec. 1811 │
[31] George Wm. Horton 23 Jan. 1812 │25 July, 1811
[32] John Coote, W. 27 May, 1812 │
[33] Wm. Anderson, Adjt., W. 7 Aug. 1812 │
[34] Chas. Moorhead 3 Sept. 1812 │
[35] David Soutar 24 Sept. 1812 │
[36] Norman Campbell 14 Apr. 1814 │
ENSIGNS. │
[37] Abraham Moffatt 5 Aug. 1813 │
[38] Wm. Smith 1 Sept. 1813 │
[39] Henry Walker Thompson 16 Sept. 1813 │
John Todd, K. 18 Nov. 1813 │
[40] John Barnett 25 Nov. 1813 │
[41] Archibald M. Henderson 25 Dec. 1813 │
[42] John Spalding 28 Jan. 1814 │
[43] John Impett 14 Apr. 1814 │
[44] Anthony R. L’Estrange 7 Dec. 1814 │
[45] Rob. Copley (Volunteer) │
PAYMASTER. │
[46] Hugh Mackenzie 8 Nov. 1798 │
QUARTERMASTER. │
Wm. Gavin 2 Apr. 1812 │
SURGEON. │
[47] Arthur Stewart 3 Sept. 1812 │
ASSISTANT-SURGEONS. │
John Winterscale 8 Feb. 1810 │
Samuel Hill 22 Mar. 1810 │
_Facings buff._ _Lace silver._
Footnote 1:
Afterwards Gen. Sir T. Reynell, Bart., K.C.B., Col.-in-Chf. 71st L.I.
3rd son of Thomas Reynell (who was killed at the battle of Saratoga,
in America, in 1777), by Anne, dau. of Samuel Coutty, of Kinsale.
Served in Egypt in 1801. Recd. the orders of St. George of Russia and
Maria Theresa of Austria for his services at Waterloo, in addition to
the C.B. Commanded a division at the siege of Bhurtpore, and received
the thanks of both Houses of Parliament. M., 12th Feb., 1831, Lady
Eliz. Pack, widow of Maj.-Gen. Sir Denis Pack, and d. s. p.
Footnote 2:
The following memoir of Col. Jones’s services appeared in the _United
Service Journal_ for 1837:—“Nov. 12th, on Lake Erie, Upper Canada,
Lt.-Col. Arthur Jones, C.B., late of the 71st Highland L.I. This
officer was appointed Ensign 36th Foot, 1st Jan., 1795; Lt. 71st Foot
5th Oct., 1795; Capt., 24th March, 1803; Maj., 22nd June, 1809; and
Bt. Lt.-Col., 4th June, 1814. He served at Madras from his first
appointment to October, 1797, when his regiment embarked for Europe.
In August, 1805, he sailed, with the expedition under Lt. Gen. Sir D.
Baird, for the Cape of Good Hope; he was present with the regt. at the
action on the 8th Jan., 1806; and also at the surrender of the town
and castle of Cape Town on the 10th. He embarked at the Cape in April
following, with his regt., on the expedition to South America, under
Gen. Beresford. On the 25th June, the landing of this small force was
effected at the point of Quilmes, up the River Plate, without
opposition. He was present in the affairs of the 26th and 27th, which
terminated in the surrender of the city of Buenos Ayres to the
British; and was with the troops employed in dispersing the enemy from
the vicinity of the city, on the 1st August; at the defending of the
city on the 10th, 11th, and 12th, when the British were obliged to
capitulate, and become prisoners of war; and was marched, as such, a
considerable distance into the interior of the country. He next served
with the army in Portugal, and was present at the action of Roleia,
and battle of Vimiero. He served under the late Sir John Moore in
Spain; was present the whole of that campaign, and at the battle of
Corunna. He embarked in July, 1809, on the expedition to the Scheldt,
and was present at the siege of Flushing; he returned with his regt.
to England in December, and in May, 1810, was ordered to join the 2nd
batt. in Scotland; and shortly after the command of the batt. devolved
on him. In Jan., 1814, he proceeded to join the 1st batt. in Spain,
landed at St. Sebastian, and marched in charge of a detachment for the
2nd division of the army, which he joined in Aire on the 10th of
March, and served with it in the different operations that took place
against the enemy from that period until a short time after the battle
of Toulouse, 10th April, 1814. In Feb., 1815, he embarked with the