1.  Afterwards F.-M. Sir Alexander Woodford, G.C.B. and G.C.M.G. Elder brother to Col. John G. Woodford (see Staff). On the death of Sir Ralph Woodford, Bart., Governor of Trinidad, Alexander Woodford became the head of this ancient family. His father was descended maternally from the Brideokes, of classical memory, of whom Dr. Brideoke, the “sometime” chaplain to James, the 4th Earl of Derby, in the reign of Charles I., was a good specimen of the “fighting parson” of olden days. This same Dr. Brideoke became Dean of Salisbury, and, by his extraordinary presence of mind and address, saved the heroic Countess of Derby, and her house at Latham, from being stormed by the Cromwellian army. In like manner did his descendant, Alexander Woodford, defend the farm of Hougomont in the early part of the afternoon of Waterloo Day against the repeated and vigorous attacks of the French. C.B. for Waterloo. Had previously served in the Pa. and received the gold cross and one clasp. Was also K.M.T., and K. St. G. of Russia. Filled high commands in the Ionian Islands and elsewhere. Col.-in-Chf. 40th Foot, 1842. Transferred to the Scots Fusilier Guards 15th Dec., 1861. D. 26th Aug., 1870.

2.  Afterwards Gen. Sir James Macdonell, G.C.B. and K.C.H., Col.-in-Chf. 71st Highland L.I. Was 3rd son of Duncan Macdonell, of Glengarry, and bn. at the family seat in Inverness-shire. Served in the Pa. and also at Maida, for which he recd. the gold medal. Macdonell’s gallant defence of Hougomont is a matter of history. More than once was the place nearly taken by the French. “The French, however,” says Siborne, in his graphic account of the battle of Waterloo, “succeeded in forcing the gate; but the defenders betook themselves to the nearest cover, whence they poured a fire upon the intruders, and then rushing forward a struggle ensued which was distinguished by the most intrepid courage on both sides. At length Lt.-col. Macdonell, Capt. Wyndham, Ensigns Gooch and Hervey, and Sergt. Graham, of the Coldstream Guards, by dint of great personal strength and exertions, combined with extraordinary bravery and perseverance, succeeded in closing the gate against their intruders.” The struggle for the possession of Hougomont went on the whole day until the French retreat set in late in the evening. C.B. and K.M.T. for Waterloo. D. 15th May, 1859.

3.  The historian of the Coldstream Guards, 2nd son of Wm. M’Kinnon, who was a direct descendant of Lachlan M’Kinnon, of the Isle of Skye, who was made a Knight Banneret by Charles II. on the field of Worcester. Maj. in above regt. 22nd June, 1826, bt.-col. same date. M. a dau. of John Dent, and d. s. p. 22nd June, 1836.

4.  Eldest son of Henry Dawkins, of Over-Norton, co. Oxford. His mother was daughter of the late Gen. Sir H. Clinton, Commander-in-Chief of the British forces in America. Served with his regt. in the Pa. from 1809 to the close of the war, and was badly wounded before Bayonne when the French made a sortie from that town. Bn. 1788. M., 1821, eldest dau. of Thos. Duncombe, of Copgrove, co. York, and had issue. D. in Nov., 1864.

5.  2nd son of Arthur, 1st Visct. Gosford, by Millicent, dau. of Lt.-gen. Edward Pole. Col. Acheson was ordered to defend a certain part of the wood at Hougomont on Waterloo Day. “The enemy made a tremendous attack, and, at the first charge, the colonel’s horse was shot dead. He fell under his horse, and was considerably stunned by the fall, in which situation he must have lain some time, as the enemy had passed and repassed, regarding him as dead. When he had recovered he found himself a prisoner by the weight of his horse. He extricated himself with difficulty by drawing his leg out of his boot.” D. unm. 24th July, 1828.

6.  Afterwards Gen. Sir H. Wyndham, K.C.B., M.P. for Cumberland and Col.-in-Chf. 11th Hussars. Natural son of 3rd Earl of Egremont. Was in eight general engagements in the Pa. “Seeing the carriage of Jerome Bonaparte in the wake of the general retreat of the French at Waterloo, he made a dashing attempt to capture Napoleon’s brother, but Jerome leaped out by one door while Wyndham opened the other.” Succeeded, in 1845, to the Egremont estates. D. s. p. at Cockermouth Castle, 2nd Aug. 1860, aged 70.

7.  Afterwards Gen. Sir George Bowles, K.C.B., Col.-in-Chf. 1st West India Regt. and Lieut. of the Tower of London. 2nd son of Wm. Bowles, of Heale House, Wilts. Served in North Germany in 1805–1806, under Lord Cathcart. Present at the siege and capture of Copenhagen in 1807. Served in the Pa., and was present at most of the general actions. Bt.-maj. for Waterloo. Master of the Household to the Queen 1845–1851. D. in London 21st May, 1876.

8.  Quitted the service in 1823. It appears from Plantagenet Harrison’s History of Yorkshire, that the family of “Sowerby” dates back to the reign of Henry I., when one “Sueni” was “Lord of Sowerby” in Cumberland. Some interesting particulars regarding the Sowerby family are to be found in Mr. Harrison’s book, but unfortunately they are particulars of the far-away Norman times.

9.  Afterwards Gen. W.L. Walton, Col.-in-Chf. 5th Fusiliers. Son of the Dowager Lady Strachan. Served forty years in the Coldstream Guards, six of which were in command of the regt. Served at Copenhagen in 1807 and during the early part of the Par. War. Served also in Belgium, Holland, and France from Nov., 1813, to Nov., 1818. Was appointed Bde.-maj. to the 2nd Bde. of Guards (having been selected for that post by Sir John Byng) on the march from Waterloo to Paris, in place of Capt. Stothert, killed in action. M., 15th Aug., 1832, Harriet, dau. of P.H. Lovell, of Cole Park, Wilts. D., 11th Jan., 1865.

10.  Has barely a title to appear in this list, as he was taken ill the evening of 17th of June, 1815, and sent to Brussels. But as the Coldstreams were under fire on 16th June, 1815, having arrived at Quatre Bras at 4 P.M. that day, after a march of twenty-five miles from Enghien, it would be scarcely fair to omit this officer, who appears to have received the Waterloo medal. Was son of Gen. Andrew Cowell, Lt.-col. Coldstream Guards, of Coleshill, Bucks, by Martha Justine, younger dau. of Sir T. Stepney, Bart., of Llanelly (widow of Sir F. Head, Bart.). Took the additional surname of Stepney by royal licence. Created a baronet in 1871. M., 1820, Lady Mary Annesley, who d. 1821. 2ndly, in 1823, Euphemia, dau. of Gen. John Murray, of Castle Murray, co. Donegal, and had issue. Lt.-col., ret., 1830. K.H. for his services in the Pa. D. 15th May, 1877.

11.  Had previously served in the Rl. Fusiliers. D. at Brussels, 26th June, 1815, from his wounds.

12.  Youngest son of Sir George Blackman, Bart., by Mary, eldest surviving dau. of Lt.-col. Henry Harnage, of Belleswardine, Salop. Buried in the orchard at Hougomont, in the defence of which place he lost his life.

13.  The family of Hotham has furnished some distinguished officers to both our army and navy—especially to the latter service. But the most notable member of this ancient family was John de Hotham, Bishop of Ely, Lord Chancellor of England from 1316–1320. He was a great favourite with the young King Edward III., and had the choosing of a wife for that monarch. The story goes that he selected Philippa of Hainault “on account of the largeness of her hips,” which he prognosticated meant a large family, and the shrewd chancellor-bishop was not far wrong, as Queen Philippa had seven sons. Lord Hotham, who served in the Pa., and was wounded at Salamanca, was eldest son of Col. Beaumont Hotham, of the Coldstreams, by Philadelphia, dau. of Sir John Dyke, Bart. Bn. 9th Aug., 1794. Lt.-col. unattached, 24th Dec., 1825. Gen. on retired list 1865. D. unm., 12th Dec., 1870.

14.  2nd son of Stephen, 2nd Earl of Mountcashel, by Margaret, eldest dau. of 2nd Earl of Kingston. Bn. 11th July, 1793. Promoted capt. and lt.-col. h. p. April, 1824. D. unm. 2nd Nov., 1856.

15.  Eldest son of Gen. Lord Forbes (premier Baron of Scotland), by Eliz., eldest dau. of Walter Hunter, of Polmood, co. Peebles. D. as capt. and lt.-col. in this regt. 25th Feb., 1835.

16.  Promoted lt. and capt. 28th Oct., 1819. Quitted the service as lt.-col. 11th June, 1841.

17.  Quitted the service 9th Feb., 1825. D. at Bowness, 31st May, 1854.

18.  D. at the Tower of London 19th Jan., 1821.

19.  2nd son of 4th Lord Rokeby, by Eliz., dau. and heir of Francis Charlton. Lt. 64th Foot, 8th Apr., 1819. Quitted the service as lt.-col. 1832. D. unm. 12th Dec., 1843.

20.  2nd son of Edward Pery Buckley, of Woolcombe Hall, Dorset. D. 1815, at Paris, with the Army of Occupation, of fatigue.

21.  Quitted the service in Oct., 1837.

22.  Promoted capt. 1st Aug. 1822. D. at Sidmouth, 9th Aug., 1829.

23.  Was thrown from his horse in St. James’s Park, and d. from the injuries 29th May, 1821.

24.  Promoted capt. 55th Foot in Jan., 1823. Exchanged back to the Coldstreams the following month. Capt. and lt.-col. 1832.

25.  Killed at Cambray in a duel with a French officer 1st April, 1818.

26.  2nd son of Lord Forbes. Bn. 29th May, 1798. Quitted the service in 1825 as capt. Succeeded as 18th baron in 1843. Was twice m., and left issue. D. 2nd May, 1868.

27.  Promoted lieut. and capt. 17th April, 1823. Quitted the service before 1842 with rank of lt.-col. M., 4th June, 1828, Emily Sophia, eld. dau. of Richard Barwell, of Stanstead, Sussex. D. at Odiham, Hants, 19th Jan., 1857.

28.  Serving with the regt. in 1830.

29.  Placed on h. p. as surgeon-major 29th Apr., 1836. Living in 1846.

30.  Surgeon-major 4th Sept., 1836. Aftds. took the surname of “Chenevix” in lieu of that of Smith. Accompanied the Coldstreams to Holland in Nov., 1813, and served in the Netherlands and France until 1818. Was at the bombardment of Antwerp; the storming of Bergen-op-Zoom; Quatre Bras and Waterloo; capture of Paris. H. p. 16th Mar., 1838. D. at his residence in Sussex Gardens, Hyde Park, Apr., 1852.

31.  Surgeon-major 16th Mar., 1838. H. p. 1836. Living in 1846.

1.  Served in the Pa., and received the gold medal for Vittoria. Distinguished for the share he took in the defence of Hougomont. C.B. 2nd son of Col. David Hepburn, by Bethia, dau. and heiress of Graham, of Damside. M., July, 1820, Henrietta, dau. and heir of Sir Henry Poole, 5th and last bart., of Poole, co. Chester, and had issue. Attained rank of maj.-general, and d. 7th June, 1835.

2.  Afterwards assumed the surname of Henderson in addition to that of Mercer. 3rd son of Lt.-col. George Mercer, by Jean, eldest dau. of Sir Robert Henderson, Bart. Served in the Pa. C.B. for Waterloo. Attained rank of Lt.-gen. and Col.-in-Chf. 68th Foot. M., 2nd Nov., 1820, Susan, 3rd dau. of Sir Wm. Rowley, Bart., and had issue. D. at Naples 21st March, 1854.

3.  2nd son of Sir Henry Walter Dashwood, Bart., by Ellen, dau. of John Graham, of Kernock, Bart. Retd. before 1830. M., 1822, Caroline, 4th dau. of Sir Robert Barlow, Bart. D. 20th April, 1832.

4.  Gained distinction in the defence of Hougomont, and succeeded Col. Macdonell (who was wounded) in the command within the building late in the afternoon of Waterloo Day.

5.  Only son of Admiral Bowater. Served in the Pa. Groom in Waiting to Queen Victoria. K.C.B. Col.-in-Chf. of 49th Foot, 1846. Gen. D. at Cannes 14th Dec., 1861.

6.  Son of Col. West of same regiment. Appointed ensign in his regt. 8th Nov., 1801. Served in Hanover, Denmark, Spain, and Portugal. Was severely wounded in the sortie from Bayonne and again at Waterloo. Quitted the service as col. 1829. D. in 1872.

7.  Made bt.-maj. for Waterloo. Served in the Pa. from 1809–12 and in the campaign in Holland, 1814, and was present at the bombardment of Antwerp, and storming of Bergen-op-Zoom. Attained rank of col. in 1837. Living in 1855.

8.  2nd son of Robert Bamford Hesketh, of Bamford and Upton, co. Chester, by Frances, dau. and heir of Rev. John Lloyd, of Gwyrch Castle, co. Denbigh. Bt.-maj. 4th Dec., 1815. D. unm. before 1820 of a wound received at Waterloo.

9.  In 1830 this officer was still a lt. and capt., and many of his juniors had purchased over his head.

10.  “On baggage guard” at the village of Waterloo on 18th June, 1815. Out of the list in 1824.

11.  Promoted capt. and lt.-col. 26th Oct., 1821. Out of the list in 1830.

12.  Capt. 65th Foot, 18th Nov., 1819.

13.  Out of the list in 1830.

14.  3rd son of John Evelyn, of Wotton, by Anne, dau. of Anthony Shee, of Castlebar. Quitted the service before 1824. M. Mary, dau. of J.H. Massey Dawson, M.P., of Ballynacourte, Ireland, and had issue. D. 15th Feb., 1829.

15.  3rd son of George, 6th Earl of Granard, by Selina, dau. of John, 1st Earl of Moira. Bn. 5th Dec., 1793.

16.  Promoted capt. and lt.-col. 16th Nov., 1826. D. in London in Nov., 1843. There were several of this family in the army. One of them, Capt. J.H. Elrington, held the appointment of “Major of the Tower,” being so appointed in 1816.

17.  Descended from a branch of the noble and historic house of Eglinton. 2nd son of the Rev. Hugh Montgomerie, of Grey Abbey, by the Hon. Emilia Ward, youngest dau. of 1st Visct. Bangor. D. 2nd May, 1817, from the after effects of a wound received at Waterloo. A collateral ancestor, Sir Hugh Montgomerie, fell at the battle of Otterburne as far back as 1388. His death is thus recorded in the old ballad of Chevy Chase:

18.  This officer’s name is given as Crawford on the memorial tablet at Waterloo.

19.  The following in memoriam verses were written soon after Waterloo.

20.  Promoted lt. and capt. 2nd July, 1815. Out of the list before 1824.

21.  Acted as A.D.C. to Maj.-gen. Sir John Byng, at Waterloo. His name does not appear in the list of “staff officers in Flanders” in the Army List for June, 1815. 2nd son of the 3rd Earl of Courtown by Lady Mary Scott, eldest dau. of 3rd Duke of Buccleuch. Capt. 3rd July, 1815. Adjt. 4th July, 1822. Capt. and lt.-col. 1826. M., 5th July, 1830, Horatia, only dau. of Thos. Lockwood, and widow of Richard Tibbits. D. 5th July, 1840, leaving issue.

22.  3rd son of Charles Drummond (banker) by Frances, 2nd dau. of Rev. Edward Lockwood, of Portman Square. Attained the rank of gen. Groom in Waiting to the Queen. M., 5th April, 1832, Maria, dau. of Wm. Crosbie. D. s. p. 3rd May, 1860.

23.  D. as lt.-col. 16th Dec., 1840.

24.  Quitted the service as capt. before 1824. Afterwards Sir David Baird, 2nd Bart. Succeeded his uncle, the famous general, in 1829. Severely wounded whilst defending Hougomont with his company. M., 10th August, 1821, Mary Anne Kennedy, eldest dau. of Archibald, Marquis of Ailsa, and had issue. D. whilst hunting 20th Dec., 1851.

25.  H. p. 1819. D. at Lillebourne Rectory, Kent, 13th Oct., 1854.

26.  Lt. and capt. 17th April, 1817. H. p. as lieut. 47th Foot, 1st Feb., 1821.

27.  Afterwards maj.-gen. and M.P. for Staffordshire. 2nd son of 1st Visct. Anson, by Anne, dau. of Thos. Coke, of Holkham Hall, Norfolk. M., 30th Nov., 1830, Isabella, 3rd dau. of 1st Lord Forester, and had issue. D. 27th May, 1857, at Kurnand, as Comr.-in-Chief in India.

28.  Afterwards lt.-col. D. at Tenby, 7th Nov., 1860.

29.  Placed on h. p. 25th Feb., 1819. 4th son of the Rev. Richard Butler, D.D., vicar of Burnchurch, co. Kilkenny. Bn. 1799. M., 1833, Elizabeth, 2nd dau. of John Payne Garnet, of Arch Hall, co. Meath, and had issue.

30.  2nd son of Adm. the Hon. Sir Alexander Cochrane, G.C.B., by Maria, dau. of David Shaw, and widow of Sir Jacob Wheate, Bart. Bn. 5th April, 1799. Placed on h. p. 14th Sept., 1820. M., 1835, the eldest dau. of Baron de Strack, col. in the Austrian service, and had issue. D. 22nd June, 1870.

31.  Lieut. and capt. 9th Aug., 1821. Out of the regt. before 1830.

32.  Afterwards Sir H.S. Blane, Bart., of Blanefield, co. Ayr. Son of Sir Gilbert Blane, M.D., by Eliz., only dau. of A. Gardiner. Lt. and capt. 15th March, 1821. Retd. as lt.-col. M., 23rd Jan., 1832, Eliza, dau. of John Armit, of Dublin, and had issue. Succeeded as 2nd bart. in 1834. D. 1869.

33.  The prefix of “Honourable” has been omitted before this officer’s name in the 1815 Army List. The Hon. Henry Robinson Montague was youngest son of Matthew, 4th Lord Rokeby. Fought at Quatre Bras and Waterloo. Attained the rank of gen. Commanded the 1st Division in the Crimea, and served at the siege of Sebastopol. Col.-in-Chf. Scots Gds. 1875. Succeeded his brother as 6th baron, 7th April, 1847. M., 18th Dec., 1826, Magdalen eld. dau. of Lt.-col. Huxley and widow of F. Croft. Left surviving female issue. D. 25th May, 1883.

34.  Out of the regt. in May, 1819.

35.  H. p. in 1845.

36.  Serving with the regt. in 1824.

37.  Retd. before 1st Jan., 1816.