1. This gallant officer received the thanks of Sir Thomas Picton for his services at Quatre Bras where he (Hamilton) was sev. wnded. After the battle it was thought necessary to amputate his leg; and three times had the tourniquet encircled his limb, preparatory to amputation, when each time the surgeon was called elsewhere. It was then decided to let the leg take its chance, and Hamilton eventually recovered. C.B. for Waterloo. Quitted the service in 1829 with rank of Col. All his service had been spent in “the old three tens,” as the 30th were called, and he had fought with them in Egypt and in the Pa. Had the gold medal for Salamanca. D. at Woolwich, 4th June, 1838. In his obituary notice, given in the United Service Journal, it is stated that he was nearly related to the noble house of Lothian. Whatever family he may have belonged to, he did it credit. He left a widow and two sons.
2. C.B. for Waterloo. Aftds. lt.-col. of 64th Regt. Retd. before 1824. D. at Bath, 28th Nov., 1845.
3. Lt.-Col. Vigoureux was sev. wnded. at Waterloo. C.B. Lt.-Col. of the 45th Regt., 20th Dec., 1826. D. as col. on retd. list, 24th Dec., 1841.
4. It appears that this officer acted as an additional A.D.C. to Gen. Sir T. Picton, at Waterloo. At the second funeral of Picton in St. Paul’s Cathedral one of the mourners was the Rev. Dr. MʻNabb, from Canada, nephew of the above. The antiquity of the MʻNabb is delightfully illustrated by the well-known remark of one of their clan that “at the flood they did not need to take refuge in Noah’s Ark, as the MʻNabbs had a boat of their own!”
5. Made bt.-maj. for Waterloo. Promoted maj. on unattached list, 1826, Lt.-col. 1837. D. at Wigfair, St. Asaph, 22nd Sept., 1856.
6. Afterwards Lt.-Gen. Arthur Gore, K.H. Son of the Hon. Richard Gore, M.P. for Donegal. D. 23rd June, 1869.
7. H. p. 1817.
8. H. p. 1817.
9. H. p. 1817.
10. H. p. 1817.
11. H. p. 1817.
12. H. p. 1818.
13. D. in 1827.
14. Capt. 16th Sept., 1827. Serving in 1830.
15. H. p. 1817. Capt. unattached 28th Aug., 1827. Living in 1874.
16. H. p. 1817.
17. D. 1819.
18. H. p. 1817.
19. H. p. 1819, 59th Foot.
20. Served in the Pa., and was twice wounded, when leading the ladder party in the escalade of the St. Vincent Bastion, at the siege of Badajoz. Sev. wnded. at the siege of Burgos, when acting as Assistant Engineer in the storm of the first line of the Castle, 4th Oct., 1812. At the bombardment of Antwerp, and assault on Bergen-op-Zoom. Served in the Mahratta War of 1817–18, and was present at battle of Maheidpore and siege of Asserghur. Commanded the left wing of the 63rd Regt. in India for some years as maj. and bt. lt.-col. Received the Legion of Honour for services rendered on board the French ship Benguile, on passage from India to Europe in August, 1831. He was also presented with the Freedom of the City of Dublin. Joined the corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms, 1st Aug., 1847, and was subsequently made a Knight of Windsor. D. at Windsor Castle, 6th Feb., 1865, aged 72.
21. H. p. 1823.
22. H. p. 1818.
23. D. 1819.
24. Maj., 1st West India Regt., 3rd March, 1843, and lt.-col. of same regt., 1st March, 1848, Col 1854. Received the Par. War medal with 4 clasps. D. in Sept., 1855.
25. Belonged to the Grenadier company. Ensign (aftds. Major) Macready in his interesting journal of the campaign of 1815 (printed in Historical Records of the XXX Regt., says: “Lockwood of ours had gone home with a silver plate in his skull, on which was engraved ‘bomb proof.’” H. p. 25th Aug., 1816. Living in 1846.
26. Exchanged to 28th Foot, 9th Dec., 1819. Major 27th Foot 22nd March, 1827. Serving in 1830.
27. H. p. 1817.
28. H. p. 1817.
29. Thomas Gybbon-Monypenny was descended from the ancient Scotch family of Monypenny, of Pitmillie, co. Fife; but his ancestor, Capt. James Monypenny, R.N., settled in Kent about 1714, since which date this branch of the family has chiefly resided in Kent. His father was Thos. Monypenny, of Rye, Sussex. Placed on h. p. 1817. M., 8th Jan., 1818, Silvestra Rose, eldest dau. of Robert Monypenny, of Merrington Place, Rolvenden, Kent, and had issue. Lt.-col. of the West Kent Militia. M.P. for Rye, 1837–41. D. 16th Jan., 1854.
30. H. p. 1816.
31. H. p. 19th Feb., 1818. Staff officer of pensioners at Amherstburg, Canada West, before 1836. Drowned while fishing in the Detroit river 5th May, 1854.
32. H. p. 1816 from 28th Foot.
33. Brother to the great tragedian. Joined the 2nd Batt. 30th Foot, as a volunteer, in 1814, at the age of 16. Served under Lord Lynedoch in Holland. At Waterloo, when only an ensign, commanded the light company towards the close of the battle. His private journal, in which he gives his experiences at Waterloo, is quoted from in Sir H. Havelock’s military work, entitled Three Main Questions of the Day (published in 1867) in order to show how the bravest cavalry failed again and again, at Waterloo, in breaking through the infantry squares when those squares were well provided with ammunition in addition to their bayonets. “Here come these fools again,” growled the 30th rank and file as they prepared to pour a destructive fire on the advancing French cuirassiers, which invariably emptied many saddles and sent the remainder from whence they came. Served at the siege of Asseerghur, and was aftds. milit. sec. to Sir John Wilson in Ceylon. Was promoted maj. h. p. unattached, 22nd Nov., 1839. Wrote the Life of Marshal Suvarow, which was published after his death. D. at Clevedon, 4th Nov., 1848.
34. H. p. 1831.
35. An amusing anecdote relative to this officer is given in the United Service Journal for 1838. Col. A. Hamilton of this regt., had a very valuable charger at Waterloo, and knowing that if it was shot in the battle he would only get the Government price of £20 for another charger, he exchanged horses, before going into action at Quatre Bras, with his steady old quartermaster, who, being a non-combatant, was to remain in the rear. The quartermaster’s horse was what is called a “safe convenience,” but the colonel’s charger was very high-spirited and fresh. Unaccustomed to the quietude of his position in the rear of the army, he fretted and fumed at being kept back from the excitement going on in front. His rider had a bad time of it, and was a source of much amusement to the idlers and “non-effectives” in the rearward. The narrator of this incident says that on the evening of the 16th June, 1815, Sir W. Ponsonby sent his A.D.C. to offer to buy Hamilton’s fine charger (his owner being wounded), but the bargain hung fire in some way, and the gallant Ponsonby lost his life on the 18th June, as we have seen, from being badly mounted.
36. Appointed assistant-surgeon 24th July, 1808. Taken prisoner at Talavera and sent to France. Exchanged. Rejoined in Portugal, after Busaco. Served at Fuentes d’Onor, Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajoz, Salamanca, and capture of Madrid. Taken prisoner after siege of Burgos when in charge of the wounded. H. p. 1817. Surgeon 1st Batt. 1st Royals in July, 1821. Transferred to 17th Lancers in Sept., 1828. Surgeon R.H.M.S. Dublin, 1814. D. there in 1853. Interred at Arbour Hill, Dublin.
37. Out of the regt. in 1821.
38. H. p. 82nd Foot 12th Jan., 1816.
| Rank in the |
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| MAJORS. | Regiment. | Army. | |||
| 1 | John Hicks | 3 | Aug. | 1804 | Lt.-Col., 4 June, 1811 |
| 2 | Felix Calvert | 11 | May, | 1815 | |
| CAPTAINS. | |||||
| 3 | Charles Hames | 25 | May, | 1803 | Maj., 1 Jan. 1812 |
| 4 | Henry Ross-Lewin | 6 | Aug. | 1804 | Maj., 4 June, 1814 |
| 5 | Wm. H. Toole, W. | 7 | Sept. | 1804 | Maj., 4 June, 1814 |
| 6 | John Crowe, W. | 30 | May, | 1805 | |
| Jaques Boyse, K. | 17 | Mar. | 1808 | 7 Aug. 1806 | |
| 7 | Thos. Cassan, K. | 14 | Sept. | 1809 | 16 Apr. 1807 |
| 8 | Edward Whitty, K. | 17 | May, | 1810 | |
| 9 | Hugh Harrison, W. | 19 | Jan. | 1815 | 11 June, 1812 |
| 10 | Charles Wallett, W. | 23 | Mar. | 1815 | |
| LIEUTENANTS. | |||||
| 11 | Henry Wm. Brookes, W. | 14 | May, | 1807 | |
| 12 | David Davies, Adjt. | 6 | Nov. | 1807 | 18 June, 1807 |
| 13 | George Barr, W. | 7 | Nov. | 1807 | |
| 14 | Michael Wm. Meighan, W. | 9 | Nov. | 1807 | |
| 15 | Sam. Hill Lawrence, W. | 10 | Nov. | 1807 | |
| 16 | Theobald Butler | 28 | Apr. | 1808 | |
| 17 | John Boase, W. | 9 | June, | 1808 | |
| 18 | Thos. Ross-Lewin, W. | 15 | Dec. | 1808 | |
| 19 | John Shaw M‘Cullock | 10 | Aug. | 1809 | |
| 20 | Jas. Robt. Colthurst, W. | 13 | Oct. | 1809 | |
| 21 | James Robinson, W. | 17 | May, | 1810 | |
| 22 | Robt. Tresilian Belcher | 17 | Jan. | 1811 | |
| 23 | James Fitzgerald, W. | 11 | July, | 1811 | |
| 24 | Thos. J. Horan, W. | 11 | June, | 1812 | |
| 25 | Edward Stephens, W. | 10 | Sept. | 1812 | |
| 26 | Henry Quill, W. | 17 | Dec. | 1812 | |
| 27 | Jonathan Jagoe, W. | 9 | Feb. | 1815 | 10 June, 1813 |
| 28 | George Small | 23 | Mar. | 1815 | |
| ENSIGNS. | |||||
| 29 | Jasper Lucas | 6 | Jan. | 1813 | |
| 30 | James MʻConchy | 7 | Jan. | 1813 | |
| 31 | Henry Metcalfe, W. | 18 | Mar. | 1813 | |
| 32 | John Birtwhistle, W. | 14 | Apr. | 1813 | |
| 33 | Alexander Stewart, W. | 15 | Apr. | 1813 | |
| 34 | George Brown | 10 | June, | 1813 | |
| 35 | Wm. Bennett, W. | 16 | Mar. | 1815 | 14 Jan. 1813 |
| 36 | Chas. R.K. Dallas, W. | 23 | Mar. | 1815 | 18 Nov. 1813 |
| PAYMASTER. | |||||
| Thomas Hart | 26 | July, | 1810 | ||
| QUARTERMASTER. | |||||
| Wm. Stevens | 19 | Sept. | 1804 | ||
| SURGEON. | |||||
| Wm. Buchanan | 17 | Mar. | 1804 | 9 July, 1803 | |
| ASSISTANT-SURGEONS. | |||||
| Rynd Lawder | 25 | May, | 1809 | ||
| Hugh MʻClintock | 5 | Nov. | 1812 | ||
| Facings white. Lace gold. | |||||
1. C.B., and K.St.A. for Waterloo. Served in the Pa., and received the gold cross for four general actions. Quitted the service 1828 as col. D. 18th May, 1838.
2. Made bt. lt.-col. for Waterloo. Son of Nicholson Calvert, of Hunsdon, by Frances, dau. of Edmund Sexton Pery, Viscount Pery. Attained rank of lt.-gen., and d. in 1862.
3. Quitted the service before 1821. D. at Brighton, 23rd Feb., 1860.
4. Of Ross Hill, Kildysart, co. Clare. Son of George Ross-Lewin, of Ross Hill, by Anne, dau. of Thomas Lewin, of Cloghans, co. Mayo. Bn. 1778. Served in the Pa., and was wounded in the last charge at Salamanca. M. Anne, dau. of Wm. Burnett, of Eyrescourt, and had issue. Quitted the service before 1824. D. 27th April, 1843. Wrote his autobiography, which gives a good account of Waterloo.
5. Afterwards on f. p., retd. list, 4th Rl. Veteran Batt. D. 17th Aug., 1831.
6. Afterwards lt.-col. and K.H. D. at Fairlea Villa, Bideford, in March, 1860.
7. Son of Capt. John Cassan, 56th Foot. Killed at Quatre Bras. A pension was granted to his widow.
8. Killed at Quatre Bras.
9. Retd. on h. p. 16th May, 1822. Living 1855.
10. Exchanged to the 61st Regt. in 1828. Retd. as capt. and bt.-maj. from the Ceylon Rifles. Living 1846.
11. H. p. 3rd Dec., 1818.
12. Capt. 19th July, 1815. H. p. 1828. D. at Walworth, 6th Oct., 1854.
13. Capt. 20th July, 1815. Serving in 1817.
14. Capt. 30th Sept., 1819. H. p. 25th Oct., 1822.
15. Adjt. 27th July, 1815. Capt. 7th Apr., 1825. H. p. 15th Dec., 1825.
16. H. p. 14th Foot 22nd June, 1820.
17. H. p. 94th Foot 19th June, 1817. D. 11th Sept., 1854, at Pendennis Castle, where he was barrack-master.
18. Younger brother to above Maj. H. Ross-Lewin. Served in the Pa., and in 1848 recd. the silver war medal with eight clasps. Quitted the service as lieut. M. Frances, dau. of Daniel O’Grady, and d. s. p. 1857.
19. Serving in 1817. Out of the regt. before 1824.
20. Afterwards appointed Sub-inspector of Militia in North America. Retd. on h. p. as capt. in 1830. Bt.-maj. 21st July, 1854. Out of the Army List 1855.
21. H. p. 20th March, 1823.
22. Siborne makes the following mention of this officer in his history:—“The ensign carrying the regimental colour of the 32nd was sev. wnded. Lt. Belcher, who commanded the left centre sub-division, took it from him. In the next moment it was seized by a French officer whose horse had just been shot under him. A struggle ensued between him and Lt. Belcher; but while the former was attempting to draw his sword, the covering colour-sergt. (named Switzer) gave him a thrust in the breast with his halbert, and the right-hand man of the sub-division (named Lacy) shot him.”
23. H. p. 1817.
24. H. p. 1817.
25. Serving in 1817. Out of the regt. before 1824.
26. Retd. f. p., 9th Rl. Veteran Batt., before 1824.
27. H. p. 1817.
28. H. p. 1817.
29. H. p. 1817.
30. Lieut. 20th July, 1815. Lieut. 48th Foot 26th March, 1824. Serving in 1830.
31. 3rd son of the Rev. Francis Metcalfe, Rector of Kirkbride, Cumberland, and Vicar of Rudston, co. York, by Harriet dau. of John Clough, of York. Sev. wnded. at Waterloo. Promoted lieut. 27th July, 1815. Placed on h. p. 25th March, 1817. D. 1828.
32. Carried the regtal. colour at Waterloo until sev. wnded. Attained the rank of maj.-gen. D. at Cheltenham, 6th Oct., 1867.
33. Serving in 1817. Out of the regt. before 1824.
34. Lieut. 30th Sept., 1819. Capt. 10th Feb., 1832. Bt.-major 15th June, 1838. Serving in same regt. in 1846.
35. Ensign 68th Foot 30th Dec., 1819. Serving in 1824.
36. 2nd son of Charles Stuart Dallas, by Susan King. Was sev. wnded. at Waterloo. Placed on h. p. as ensign in 1820. Quitted the service some years after, and entered the Church, and in 1842 was curate of Micheldever, Whitchurch, Hants. M. his cousin, Julia Maria Dallas, and had issue. D. 1860.
| Rank in the |
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| LIEUT.-COLONEL. | Regiment. | Army. | |||
| 1 | Wm. Keith Elphinstone | 30 | Sept. | 1813 | |
| MAJOR. | |||||
| 2 | Edward Parkinson, W. | 17 | Mar. | 1813 | |
| CAPTAINS. | |||||
| 3 | Wm. MʻIntyre, W. | 3 | Dec. | 1810 | |
| 4 | Charles Knight, W. | 26 | Dec. | 1811 | 30 Aug. 1810 |
| John Haigh, K. | 6 | Aug. | 1812 | ||
| 5 | J.M. Harty, W. | 11 | Mar. | 1813 | |
| 6 | Ralph Gore | 28 | July, | 1814 | |
| 7 | John Longden | 8 | Sept. | 1814 | |
| LIEUTENANTS. | |||||
| 8 | Thomas Reid, W. | 20 | July, | 1806 | |
| Peter Barailler | 7 | Sept. | 1809 | 21 Mar. 1807 | |
| 9 | George Barrs | 14 | Nov. | 1809 | |
| Henry Rishton Buck, K. | 16 | Nov. | 1809 | ||
| 10 | Arthur Hill Trevor | 1 | Jan. | 1810 | |
| John Boyce, K. | 1 | Jan. | 1811 | ||
| J. Hart, K. | 25 | Apr. | 1811 | ||
| 11 | James Murkland, W. | 1 | June, | 1811 | |
| 12 | Fred. Hope Pattison | 24 | Sept. | 1812 | |
| 13 | Arthur Gore, K. | 11 | Mar. | 1813 | |
| 14 | Richard Westmore, W. | 1 | Apr. | 1813 | |
| Thos. D. Haigh, K. | 29 | July, | 1813 | 28 Jan. 1813 | |
| 15 | Jas. Gordon Ogle, W. | 17 | Mar. | 1814 | |
| 16 | Sam. Alex. Pagan, W. | 7 | Apr. | 1814 | |
| 17 | Edward Clabon | 18 | Aug. | 1814 | |
| 18 | Joseph Lynam | 8 | Sept. | 1814 | |
| 19 | John Archbold | 27 | Oct. | 1814 | |
| John Cameron, K. | 9 | Feb. | 1815 | ||
| ENSIGNS. | |||||
| 20 | Henry Bain, W. | 15 | Oct. | 1812 | |
| 21 | James Forlong, W. | 11 | Mar. | 1813 | |
| 22 | John Alderson, W. | 21 | Apr. | 1813 | |
| 23 | Wm. Bain | 22 | Apr. | 1813 | |
| 24 | Jas. Arnot Howard | 6 | May, | 1813 | |
| 25 | Wm. Thain, Adjt., W. | 13 | May, | 1813 | |
| 26 | Andrew Watson | 10 | June, | 1813 | |
| 27 | Charles Smith | 24 | June, | 1813 | |
| 28 | Wm. Hodgson | 21 | Apr. | 1814 | |
| 29 | Gerald Blackall | 12 | May, | 1814 | |
| 30 | George Drury, W. | 9 | Feb. | 1815 | |
| PAYMASTER. | |||||
| 31 | Edward Stoddart | 2 | Apr. | 1807 | |
| QUARTERMASTER. | |||||
| 32 | James Fazarckerley (sic) | 25 | Sept. | 1808 | |
| SURGEON. | |||||
| Robert Leaver | 31 | Mar. | 1814 | ||
| ASSISTANT-SURGEONS. | |||||
| Wm. D. Fry | 12 | Nov. | 1812 | ||
| D. Finlayson | 31 | Mar. | 1814 | ||
| Facings red. Lace silver. | |||||