The Waterloo Roll Call
1829. Director-Gen. of Artillery, 1840. D. at Woolwich, 1st Jan.,
1843.
Footnote 15:
Afterwards Maj.-Gen. Sir A. Dickson, G.C.B. and K.C.H., &c. 3rd son of
Adm. Wm. Dickson, by his 1st wife, Jane, dau. of Alexander
Collingwood, of Unthank, in Northumberland. The eminent war services
of this distinguished soldier are too well known to need
recapitulation. From 1798 to 1815 Sir A. Dickson was “on the
war-path,” in Europe, North and South America. He commanded the allied
artillery at Vittoria, San Sebastian, the passage of Bidassoa,
Nivelle, Nive, and Toulouse. Recd. the gold cross and six clasps.
K.T.S. The Portuguese medal, and Spanish gold cross for Albuera. Good
service pens. of £365 per ann. M. Miss Briones, and had issue. D. 22nd
April, 1840, and was bd. at Plumstead.
ROYAL HORSE ARTILLERY.
MAJOR BULL’S TROOP.
Rank in the
——————
CAPTAIN. Regiment.│Army.
[1] Robert Bull, W. 28 June, 1805 │Maj., 31 Dec. 1811
SECOND CAPTAIN. │
[2] Robert M. Cairnes, K. 1 Feb. 1808 │12 Apr. 1814
FIRST LIEUTENANTS. │
[3] Matthew Louis 28 Dec. 1805 │
[4] Wm. Smith, W. 1 Feb. 1808 │
[5] John Townsend 1 Dec. 1811 │
Footnote 1:
Afterwards Lt.-Col. R. Bull, C.B. and K.H. Bn. at Stafford, 3rd March,
1778. Entered the R.A. in 1794, and saw service in the West Indies in
1796–1798. Commanded I troop of Horse Artillery in the Pa. At Waterloo
“his troop effected the greatest possible service throughout the early
part of the battle; but owing to the loss sustained both in men and
horses, together with the disabled condition of the guns (through
incessant firing) it was obliged to retire before the close.” Bt.
lt.-col. for Waterloo. Retd. on f. p. in 1834. D. at Bath, 17th Aug.,
1835.
Footnote 2:
2nd son of Maj. W. Cairnes, of 39th Foot, who served all through the
defence of Gibraltar, and d. in India. On the female side he was of
the elder branch of the same family to whom a baronetcy was granted by
Queen Anne (extinct). Killed by a cannon ball. Had seen much service
in the Pa. M.I. in Canterbury Cathedral.
Footnote 3:
3rd son of Rear.-Adm. Sir Thomas Louis, Bart., by Jacquetta, dau. of
Samuel Belfield. M., in 1825, Mary, eldest dau. of the Rev. A.
Mallock, of Cockington Court. Retd. on f. p. as lt.-col., 1st April,
1852. D. in Jersey, 19th March, 1853.
Footnote 4:
Afterwards Sir W. Smith, Knt. 2nd capt. 1825. Killed by a carriage
accident in Dublin, 3rd April, 1835. His son, a cadet at the R.M.A.
Woolwich, met with a violent death in May, 1836.
Footnote 5:
Retired on h. p. 6th Feb., 1826.
LIEUT.-COLONEL WEBBER SMITH’S TROOP.
Rank in the
——————
CAPTAIN. Regiment.│Army.
[1] James Webber Smith 1 June, 1806 │Lt.-Col., 21 Sept.
│1813
SECOND CAPTAIN. │
[2] Edmund Y. Walcot 23 Mar. 1809 │
FIRST LIEUTENANTS. │
[3] Donald Craufurd, W. 2 Nov. 1805 │
[4] David J. Edwards 1 June, 1806 │
[5] Henry Forster, W. 16 Oct. 1807 │
Footnote 1:
Afterwards lt.-gen. and C.B. Commanded a troop of Horse Artillery in
the Pa., and recd. the gold medal and one clasp for Vittoria and San
Sebastian. C.B. for Waterloo. M. Eleanora, eldest dau. of Sir John
Simeon, Bart. Director-Gen. of Artillery 1844–1848. Col.-Comdt. 1848.
D. at Brighton, 21st March, 1853.
Footnote 2:
Retired on f. p., 10th April, 1845, as lt.-col. D. at Winkton, Hants
28th Feb., 1847.
Footnote 3:
4th son of Patrick Craufurd, by Jean, dau. of Lt.-Col. Donald
Macdonald of the 84th Regt. D. in Perthshire, 21st Oct., 1819.
Footnote 4:
Retired on h. p. 29th July, 1825, as 2nd capt., and d. at Kerryside,
near Carmarthen, 14th April, 1866.
Footnote 5:
Severely wounded in the foot by a grape shot. Served at Copenhagen in
1807, and in the Corunna campaign. Retd. on h. p. as 2nd capt., 7th
Feb., 1832, and d. at Aix-la-Chapelle, 24th Oct., 1855.
LIEUT.-COLONEL SIR R. GARDINER’S TROOP.[O]
Rank in the
——————
CAPTAIN. Regiment.│Army.
[1] Sir Robert Gardiner, 18 Nov. 1811 │Lt.-Col., 3 Mar.
K.C.B. │1814
SECOND CAPTAIN. │
[2] Thos. Dyneley 22 May, 1808 │
FIRST LIEUTENANTS. │
[3] Robert Harding 6 Apr. 1807 │
[4] Wm. Swabey 13 Aug. 1807 │
[5] Wm. Ingilby 9 Apr. 1812 │
Footnote O:
This troop had the old 6-pounders.
Footnote 1:
Youngest son of Capt. John Gardiner (3rd Buffs), and brother of
Lt.-Gen. Sir John Gardiner, Col.-in-Chf. 61st Regt. Bn. 2nd May, 1781.
Joined the R.A. 7th April, 1797. In Oct. of same year was sent to
Gibraltar, then partially blockaded by the French fleet. In Nov.,
1798, was present at the capture of Minorca. Served under Lord
Cathcart, in North Germany, in 1805, and in the Pa., and was made bt.
maj. for his services in the trenches before Badajoz. Commanded a
field battery at Salamanca, and at the capture of Madrid. At the siege
of Burgos he volunteered with several of his men for the trenches. Was
soon after appointed to the command of a troop of Horse Artillery,
with which he served until the conclusion of the war. K.C.B. “His
troop was most severely pressed in covering the left of the army on
the retreat from Quatre Bras on the 17th, and took part in the great
battle of the 18th June.” Appointed principal equerry to Prince
Leopold of Saxe-Coburg, on the latter’s marriage with Princess
Charlotte. A.D.C. to George IV., William IV., and her late Majesty
Queen Victoria. In 1848 was appointed Gov. and Col.-in-Chf. of
Gibraltar. G.C.B. K.St.A. and Grand Cross of Charles III. of Spain. D.
as gen. and col.-comdt. R.A. at Claremont, 26th June, 1864. He m., in
1816, Caroline, eldest dau. of Lt.-Gen. Sir John MacLeod, and had
issue.
Footnote 2:
Afterwards Lt.-Gen. Dyneley, C.B. Served at the battle of Maida, and
in the Pa. Was taken prisoner at Majalahonda, when engaged with the
rearguard of the French army, 11th Aug., 1812, but escaped from the
enemy. Bt.-maj. for Waterloo. D. 21st June, 1860.
Footnote 3:
4th son of John Harding, of Old Springs, co. Stafford, by Sarah Booth,
Bn. 1791. Retd. on h. p. 8th April, 1825, as 2nd capt., and d. 12th
Nov., 1849.
Footnote 4:
Retired on h. p. as 2nd capt., 1825. D. 6th Feb., 1872. There is a
short memoir of this officer’s services in the _Gentleman’s Magazine_
for 1872.
Footnote 5:
Afterwards Gen. Sir Wm. Bates Ingilby, K.C.B., col.-comdt. R.A. 2nd
son of the Rev. Henry Ingilby, of Ripley, and aftds. of Kirkleatham,
co. York, by Isabella, eldest dau. of Ralph Bates, of Milbourne, co.
Northumberland. Bn. 30th April, 1791. Served in the Pa., and was
present at the sieges of Ciudad Rodrigo, forts of Salamanca (wounded)
and Burgos. Also at the battles of Busaco, Fuentes d’Onor, and
Salamanca. This Sir Wm. Ingilby, who d. in 1879, unm., must not be
confounded with his cousin and namesake, Sir Wm. Ingilby, of Ripley
Castle, a baronet of the second creation, of whom many amusing
anecdotes are still remembered in Yorkshire, and whose appearance
cannot have been martial.
CAPTAIN EDWARD C. WHINYATES’S TROOP.
(_Rocket Troop—reduced in 1816._)
Rank in the
——————
CAPTAIN. Regiment.│Army.
[1] Edward C. Whinyates, W. 24 Jan. 1813 │8 July, 1805
SECOND CAPTAIN. │
[2] Charles C. Dansey, W. 10 Oct. 1809 │
FIRST LIEUTENANTS. │
[3] Robert H. Ord 7 Apr. 1806 │
[4] Amherst Wright, W. 1 Feb. 1808 │
[5] Thos. Fox Strangways, W. 1 Feb. 1808 │
[6] Adam Ward 9 Sept. 1810 │
Footnote 1:
Afterwards Gen. Sir E.C. Whinyates, K.C.B. and K.H. Col.-Comdt. R.H.A.
This distinguished officer was 3rd son of Maj. Thomas Whinyates, of
Abbotsleigh, co. Devon. His mother was Catherine, dau. of Adm. Sir
Thomas Frankland, 5th Bart., representative of the historic family of
“Frankland of Thirkleby,” co. York, which has a direct descent from
Oliver Cromwell. Bn. 6th May, 1782. Joined the R.A. 1st March, 1798.
Accompanied the expedition, under Abercromby, to the Helder in 1799.
Aftds. joined the army under the Duke of York, and took part in the
campaign in North Holland. Served at the capture of Madeira in 1801.
In 1807 was appointed adj. to the artillery of the army which, under
Lord Cathcart, was employed in the attack on Copenhagen, and where he
commanded, throughout the siege, one of the principal batteries, which
went by the expressive name of the “Churchyard” battery. On his return
home was appointed 2nd capt. of Capt. Lefebure’s troop of horse
artillery (D troop), and in Feb., 1810, embarked for the Pa. The
_Camilla_, of 200 tons, having on board Capt. Whinyates, two officers,
and 36 horses, nearly foundered in the Bay of Biscay, and was at last
driven back to Cork, almost a wreck. This troop, arriving in the Pa.
by detachments, was prevented from taking the field for some time.
During the interval Whinyates served on the artillery staff, and was
present at the battle of Busaco. His troop took the field before the
battle of Albuera, where Whinyates commanded the half-troop which was
attached to the cavalry on the right. It was here that some of the
severest fighting took place. He was mentioned in public despatches
for his conduct in the brilliant attack and defeat of Lallemand’s
cavalry at Ribera, 24th July, 1812. Promoted 1st capt. in Jan., 1813,
which occasioned his return to England. At Waterloo he had three
horses shot under him, was struck by a round shot on the leg, and sev.
wnded. in the left arm towards the close of the day. Bt. maj., and a
permanent pens. for wounds. The eminent services of Maj. Whinyates
were recognised by his being promoted bt. maj. for Waterloo, and
re-appointed to a troop of horse artillery by the Duke of Wellington
in 1823, and nominated K.H. same year. C.B., 1831. K.C.B. 1860. Gen.
and col.-comdt. of Brigade R.H.A., 1864. D. at Cheltenham 25th Dec.,
1865. He had m., 22nd May, 1827, Eliz., only dau. of Samuel Crompton,
of Wood End, co. York. An interesting memoir of Gen. Whinyates’s
military life was published by the R.A. Institution in 1867, from
which the above notice is extracted. The Editor is indebted to
Maj.-Gen. Whinyates, nephew of Sir Edward, for the loan of the said
memoir.
Footnote 2:
Afterwards Col. Dansey, C.B. Served in the Pa. Sev. wnded. at
Waterloo. D. 21st July, 1853.
Footnote 3:
Afterwards Maj. Ord. K.H. Placed on temporary h. p. 1st April, 1817,