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The Waterloo Roll Call

Charles Dalton

│1814 CAPTAINS. │ Charles Wm. Wall 19 May, 1805 │ [3] Wm. Rawson 4 May, 1809 │ Henry Rutherford 3 Aug. 1809 │ [4] Thos. McNeil 11 Mar. 1813 │8 Sept. 1808 [5] Nich. F. Dromgoole 29 July, 1813 │ _Henry G. Macleod_, W. 10 Dec. 1813 │29 Sept. 1813 LIEUTENANTS. │ [6] Samuel Scarfe 28 Nov. 1805 │ J.W. Amos 13 Apr. 1809 │ Francis Stenton 18 May, 1809 │ John Osbourne 3 Aug. 1809 │ [7] Thos. McDonough 30 Oct. 1809 │ [8] Christ. Spencer Breary, 2 Nov. 1809 │ Adjt. │ [9] Robert Thoburn 18 Oct. 1810 │12 Jan. 1809 [10] Wm. Farrant 29 Jan. 1812 │ Aylmer Barnewell 10 Dec. 1812 │ John Hildebrand 23 Sept. 1813 │ Peter Murdoch 8 Dec. 1813 │ James Wilder 9 Dec. 1813 │ Newland R. Tompkins 10 Dec. 1813 │ Edward Shewell 22 Dec. 1813 │ Wm. Rainsforth 23 Dec. 1813 │ George Wilkins 1 Sept. 1814 │ H. Middleton 1 Dec. 1814 │7 Oct. 1813 ENSIGNS. │ [11] Wm. Levitt Hedding 7 Jan. 1813 │ [12] John Hewetson 13 May, 1813 │ [13] Wm. Macalister 10 June, 1813 │ [14] John Barwis Wyatt 22 Dec. 1813 │ [15] Anthony Macdonell 7 Apr. 1814 │ Herbert Potenger 7 July, 1814 │ Alex. Duke Hamilton 27 Oct. 1814 │ John Thomas 22 Dec. 1814 │ PAYMASTER. │ Wm. Bury 7 Jan. 1808 │ QUARTERMASTER. │ Robert Foote 2 Dec. 1813 │ SURGEON. │ Chas. Simon Doyle 31 Mar. 1808 │ ASSISTANT-SURGEONS. │ Wm. Keoghoe 22 Feb. 1810 │ John Purcell 28 July, 1814 │ _Facings orange._ _Lace silver._ Footnote V: The col.-in-chf. of this regt. was Charles, 4th Duke of Richmond, K.G., a gen. and gov. of Plymouth. He was present at Waterloo as a spectator, and although Wellington, his personal friend, implored him early in the day to retire to Brussels, the Duke did not beat a retreat until the battle was half over. He was accompanied by his son, Lord William Lennox (a boy of 15), a cornet in the Horse Guards, and extra A.D.C. to Gen. Maitland. By an unfortunate accident, a few days before the battle, Lord William fractured his right arm, and had the sight of one of his eyes destroyed, and although he left his sick bed at Brussels to proffer his services to Gen. Maitland, the latter felt himself obliged to decline them, so the disappointed youth followed his father and another brother to the field, _en amateur_. Gen. Mercer records in his _Waterloo Journal_ how surprised he was to see “a fine, tall, upright old gentleman, in plain clothes, followed by two young ones, come across our front at a gallop, from the Brussels road, and press forward to so hot a fight.” This fine old veteran died from hydrophobia, while holding the appointment of Gov.-Gen. of Canada, 28th Aug., 1819. Footnote 1: Probably a son of Gen. Archibald Macalister, who for many years commanded this regt. D. at Axminster in Aug., 1869. Footnote 2: Served for many years in the Rl. Irish Artillery, and was transferred to above regt. Retd. on f. p., Rl. Irish Artillery, in 1817, and d. at Sidmouth, 11th Oct., 1850. For an account of his family see the Editor’s _English Army Lists and Commission Registers_, 1661–1714, Vol. V., p. 227, note 2. Footnote 3: H. p. 27th Feb., 1818. Adjt. 3rd West York Militia, 1827. D. 18th July, 1850. Footnote 4: Appointed ens. in the 35th Foot, 20th Feb., 1800. Served at the blockade of Malta. Lieut. 82nd Foot 1803. Served at the siege of Copenhagen, and was wounded at Windmill Battery; recd. the thanks of Col. Sir Geo. Smith for his heroism while employed at that post. Capt. in the army 8th Sept., 1808. Capt. 74th Foot 2nd Nov., 1809. Was with Sir John Moore’s army during the whole of its operations until its returning from Madrid and Burgos to the north of Portugal. Employed on recruiting service 1810-Sept., 1812. Exchanged back to 35th Foot in 1813. Served with Lord Lynedoch’s army in the Netherlands. Recd. the medal for Waterloo. Transferred to 7th Veteran Battalion, 3rd Aug., 1815. Retd. f. p. 24th May, 1816. D. 23rd Sept., 1839. The above information was communicated by Capt. McNeil’s nephew, the late Major-Gen. McNeil, of the Indian Army. Footnote 5: H. p. 1817. D. in 1863. Footnote 6: Capt. 24th Aug., 1815. H. p. 25th June, 1817. Footnote 7: H. p. 34th Foot 1837. Footnote 8: H. p. 27th Foot 1825. Footnote 9: H. p. 25th Feb., 1816. Footnote 10: H. p. 25th June, 1817. Footnote 11: Lieut. 25th Sept., 1815. H. p. 1817. Footnote 12: Lieut. 28th Sept., 1815. H. p. 25th Apr., 1817. Footnote 13: Lieut. 30th Nov., 1815. Exchanged to 20th Foot, 24th July, 1823. Exchanged to 98th Foot, 5th July, 1827. Footnote 14: Lieut. 26th July, 1821. H. p. in Oct. same year. Restored to full pay as ensign 47th Foot, 8th June, 1826. Serving in 1830. Footnote 15: H. p. 2nd Apr., 1818. 54TH (OR THE WEST NORFOLK) REGIMENT OF FOOT. Rank in the —————— LIEUT.-COLONEL. Regiment.│Army. John, Earl Waldegrave 26 Nov. 1812 │ MAJORS. │ [1] Sir Neil Campbell, Kt. 20 Feb. 1806 │Col., 4 June, 1814 [2] Allan Kelly 31 Oct. 1811 │ CAPTAINS. │ [3] Thos. Cox Kirby 25 Sept. 1806 │ Richard Blakeman 15 Mar. 1809 │ _Walter Crofton_, K. 16 Mar. 1809 │ [4] James Leslie 3 Jan. 1811 │ Gilhow J. Tappenham 12 Dec. 1811 │ _George Black_ 9 July, 1812 │ Thos. Chartres 28 Apr. 1814 │ LIEUTENANTS. │ George Fraser 11 Dec. 1806 │ [5] Gonville Bromhead 23 Mar. 1809 │ [6] Edward Alleyne Evanson 20 Apr. 1809 │ [7] John Pillon 11 May, 1809 │20 Mar. 1807 Robert Woodgate 28 Sept. 1809 │ Wm. Claus 22 Feb. 1810 │ Richard Kelly 14 June, 1810 │ John Grey 19 Sept. 1811 │ [8] Philip Mandilhon 7 Nov. 1811 │ Joseph Henry Potts 12 Dec. 1811 │ Robert Leacroft 21 Aug. 1812 │ Francis Taylor 10 Sept. 1812 │ [9] Edward Marcon 20 May, 1813 │ John Reid 22 Oct. 1813 │ Richard Stacpoole 15 Dec. 1813 │ Francis Burgess 16 Dec. 1813 │ Wm. Pilkington 12 May, 1814 │ Wm. Nich. Persse 2 June, 1814 │ [10] Dixon Denham 1 Dec. 1814 │7 Sept. 1813 Francis Hutchinson 8 Dec. 1814 │ [11] M. Stoughton H. Lloyd 2 Mar. 1815 │ ENSIGNS. │ Edward Nugent 23 Dec. 1813 │ Thos. Fraser 5 May, 1814 │ [12] Charles Hill 12 May, 1814 │ [13] John Clark 2 June, 1814 │ [14] C.W. Thomas 17 Nov. 1814 │15 July, 1814 Alexander Mathewson 8 Dec. 1814 │ [15] Pryce Clarke 2 Mar. 1815 │ PAYMASTER. │ Henry Irwin 11 Feb. 1813 │18 June, 1801 QUARTERMASTER. │ [16] Wm. Coates 1 Aug. 1811 │ SURGEON. │ George Redmond 11 Sept. 1806 │ ASSISTANT-SURGEONS. │ Moore F. Fynan 28 Feb. 1811 │ George Leech 25 Nov. 1813 │ _Facings green._ _Lace silver._ Footnote 1: “The man who let Boney go.” This distinguished officer was second son of Capt. Neil Campbell, of Duntroon. Bn. 1st May, 1776. Joined 6th West India Regt. as ensign in 1797. After three years’ service in West Indies returned to England and joined 95th Rifles as a lieut., and in following year purchased a company in same regt. In 1805 was promoted major in 43rd Foot, and in 1806 was removed to 54th Foot. Served with this regt. in Jamaica, and in 1808 returned home. Again sent to West Indies as a bt. lt.-col. on the staff, and in that capacity was present at the capture of Guadaloupe. Commanded a Portuguese regt. during the Par. War. In Feb., 1813, was sent to Russia by the British Government, and was employed by Gen. Lord Cathcart, British Ambassador at St. Petersburg, to accompany a corps of the Russian army and report on its force and military operations. In the autumn of 1813 was detached to the siege of Dantzig, where a corps of 30,000 men was employed under Prince Alexander of Wurtemberg. On the 24th March, 1814, was severely wounded at Fere Champenoise, in France, in a cavalry charge, by a Cossack, who mistook him for a French officer and struck him to the ground. In April, 1814, was chosen by the British Government to accompany Napoleon from Fontainebleau to Elba. Author of _Napoleon at Fontainebleau_. In the following spring, whilst Col. Campbell was at Florence, having left Elba for a few days on pressing business, Napoleon formed and carried out his plan of escape. Commanded the 54th in 1815, and was at the storming of Cambray. C.B. Gold cross for the capture of Martinique and Guadaloupe, siege of Ciudad Rodrigo, and battle of Salamanca. A knight bachelor, maj.-gen., Governor of Sierra Leone, where he died of fever, 14th Aug., 1827. Footnote 2: Bt. lt.-col. 12th Aug., 1819. D. in 1829. Footnote 3: Retd. as bt. lt.-col. 1845. D. 1850. Footnote 4: Lt.-col. unatt. 23rd Nov., 1841. D. in Edinburgh in Feb., 1853. Footnote 5: Son of Lt.-Gen. Sir Gonville Bromhead, 1st Bart., by Jane, youngest dau. of Sir Charles Ffrench, Bart. In 1830 was a maj. on the h. p. list. Bn. 22nd Jan., 1791. M., 1823, Judith Coriston, youngest dau. of James Wood, of Woodville, co. Sligo. Footnote 6: Son of Alderman Evanson, of Cork. D. as capt. in this regt. in Jan. 1827. Footnote 7: Paymaster Nov., 1818. Retd. 1825. D. in Feb., 1854. Footnote 8: Capt. 30th Jan., 1823. D. at Trichinopoly, 30th June, 1836. Footnote 9: Capt. 3rd Jan., 1822. H. p., capt. 78th Foot, 6th Feb., 1823. Footnote 10: Lieut. 64th Foot 9th Dec., 1819. Capt. h. p., 3rd Foot, 24th Oct.,