23. Ensign 10th Jan., 1811. Bn. 21st Dec., 1794. 4th son of Sir Thos. Whichcote, Bart., by Diana, dau. of Edward Turnor, of Stoke Rochford, co. Lincoln. Whichcote joined the 52nd as a volunteer in Dec., 1810, and served with the regt. in the Pa., France, and Flanders, and was present in the actions of Sabugal, El Bodon, and Alfayetes, siege and storm of Ciudad Rodrigo and of Badajoz, battle of Salamanca, retreat from Burgos, battle of Vittoria, action at Vera, battles of the Pyrenees, Nivelle, the Nive, Orthes, Tarbes, and Toulouse (medal with nine clasps). Capt. 22nd June, 1818. Exchanged to 4th D.G. 25th July, 1822. Attained the rank of General 5th Dec., 1871. At the time of his death, which occurred 26th Aug., 1891, he was “Father of the British Army.”
24. Afterwards the Hon. Wm. Ogilvy, of Loyal, Perthshire. 4th son of Walter Ogilvy, de jure Earl of Airlie, by Jane, dau. of John Ogilvy, of Murkle. Saw much service in the Pa. Previous to entering the army served in the navy. Capt. 5th Oct., 1815. Exchanged to the Cape Corps. H. p. 1816. His eldest brother, in 1826, was, by Act of Parliament, recognised as Earl of Airlie with the other dignities appertaining to that title. M.P. for St. Andrews and the eastern burghs. D. in April, 1871.
25. Afterwards in the 3rd Foot Guards. Served in the Pa. and the South of France. Of Woodcote House, Epsom, Surrey. Bn. 8th Feb., 1795. Eldest son of the Rev. Edward Northey, Canon of Windsor, by Charlotte Taylor (sister of Gen. Sir Herbert Taylor). High Sheriff for Surrey, 1856. Was twice md., and by his wife (Charlotte, dau. of Gen. Sir George Anson, G.C.B.) had issue. D. in Dec., 1878.
26. 3rd son of Valentine, 5th Viscount Kenmare. M., 26th April, 1826, Anne, dau. of Thos. Segrave. H. p. 1817.
27. Afterwards Maj. 81st Regt. Quitted the service with that rank. Living 1876.
28. H. p. 49th Foot 7th Aug., 1823.
29. Served at the siege of Ciudad Rodrigo. Lieut. 97th Foot 25th March, 1824. Capt. 51st Foot 26th Sept., 1834. Retd. on h. p. as major 42nd Highlanders 25th July, 1845.
30. Afterwards Lt.-Col. Snodgrass. M. Maria, dau. of Maj.-Gen. Sir Archibald Campbell, Bart. D. in Nova Scotia, April, 1841, whilst holding the appointment of D.Q.M.G. in that colony.
31. H. p. 25th July, 1816.
32. Afterwards Colonial Sec. at Cape of Good Hope. Son of the Rev. Duke Yonge. Served in the Pa. Retired on h. p. as lieut. in 1823. D. 26th Feb., 1854.
33. Placed on h. p. 1818. Served in the Pa., and in 1848 received the war medal with eight clasps. D. in Apr., 1861.
34. H. p. 25th Dec., 1818.
35. Lieut. 32nd Foot 29th Sept., 1817. Paymaster, 19th Oct., 1826. Serving in 1846.
36. H. p. 1816. Lieut. 47th Foot, 10th Apr., 1818.
37. Afterwards Sir Charles Shaw, K.T.S. Served in the Pa. In 1831 joined the Liberation Army of Portugal, in the Azores, as Col. of Marines on board the fleet of Sir George Sartorius, and commanded a regt. throughout the civil war in Portugal. Served in the Spanish Legion from 1835. 3rd son of Charles Shaw, of Ayr, North Berwick. M. Louisa, only dau. of Major Martin Curry, 67th Regt. D. at Homburg in 1871, and was buried there with military honours.
38. Lieut. 4th Lt. Dns., 5th July, 1821. Capt. 16th June, 1825. H. p. 1827.
39. Lieut. 25th Foot 13th Dec., 1821. Serving 1824.
40. Placed on h. p. 1817. Eldest son of Sir Henry Oakes, Bart., by Dorothea, dau. of George Bowles, of Mount Prospect, co. Cork. M., 1st May, 1817, Frances, 5th dau. of Wm. Douglas, of Teddington, Middlesex, and had issue. Succeeded his father in 1827. D. 30th Sept., 1850.
41. Adjt. to the 52nd after the battle of Waterloo, vice Winterbottom wounded. H. p. 1816. Living 1830.
42. H. p. 1816.
43. H. p. 1816.
44. H. p. 1816.
45. H. p. 1816. D. 1829.
46. Retd. before 1st Jan., 1816.
47. Lieut. 28th Sept., 1815. Retd. before 1st Jan., 1817.
48. One of the five sons of Capt. Robert Nettles, of Nettleville, co. Cork, by Esther, dau. of John Conran, of Dublin. Killed whilst carrying the King’s colours, which were aftds. found under his body on the field of battle.
49. Lieut. 17th July, 1817. H. p. 25th Dec., 1818.
50. The following creditable conduct of this young officer is narrated by Capt. Moorsom in the History of the 52nd:—“Ensign John Montague was ordered to the rear with a detachment of invalids a few days before Waterloo, and had gone back a day’s march, when he met a party proceeding to the front to join the 52nd. As an engagement was daily expected he asked the date of commission of the young officer proceeding to Waterloo, and, finding himself the senior, assumed command of the whole—directed the junior to proceed with the invalids, while he (Montague) returned to his regt. By so doing he was able to be present at the great conflict.” Capt. in 40th Regt. 7th Aug., 1823. Living 1830.
51. Younger bro. of Sir John May, R.A. Bn. 31st March, 1898. Lieut. 29th Jan., 1818. Capt. 57th Foot, 1st Aug., 1826. Exchanged to 41st Foot 10th Aug. same year. Major of last-named regt. at time of his death, which occurred on board the Orontes, near the Cape of Good Hope, 2nd June, 1837.
52. Afterwards Maj.-Gen. Eaton Monins, younger brother to Wm. Monins of 18th Hussars. D. at Walmer 16th June, 1861.
53. Son of Samuel Leeke, of Havant, Hants. Promoted lieut. 20th Nov., 1823. Quitted the service 1824. Entered as fellow commoner at Queen’s College, Cambridge, 1825. Ordained Jan., 1829, to curacy of West Ham, Pevensey. Curate of Brailsford, Derby, 1831. Incumbent of Holbrooke, co. Derby, 1840. M., in Oct., 1828, to Mary Anne, dau. of John Cox, of Derby. D. at Holbrooke 6th June, 1879. (Communicated by Miss Gawler.) Mr. Leeke wrote and published Lord Seaton’s Regiment at Waterloo, a book that attracted considerable attention at the time.
54. H. p. 1830. D. 1855.
| Rank in the |
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| LIEUT.-COLONEL. | Regiment. | Army. | |||
| 1 | Charles Morice, K. | 4 | June, | 1813 | Col. 4 June, 1814 |
| MAJOR. | |||||
| 2 | George Muttlebury | 28 | Nov. | 1811 | Lt.-Col., 17 Mar. 1814 |
| CAPTAINS. | |||||
| 3 | J. Lewis Watson | 9 | July, | 1803 | Maj., 4 June, 1813 |
| 4 | Henry Lindsay, W. | 9 | July, | 1803 | Maj., 4 June, 1814 |
| Hon. Wm. Curzon, K. | 17 | Dec. | 1812 | ||
| 5 | Geo. Sackville Cotter | 3 | June, | 1813 | |
| 6 | Charles Cuyler | 10 | June, | 1813 | |
| 7 | Benjamin Hobhouse, K. | 12 | Aug. | 1813 | |
| 8 | George Ulrick Barlow | 30 | Dec. | 1813 | |
| 9 | Robert Blackwood, K. | 8 | Nov. | 1813 | |
| LIEUTENANTS. | |||||
| 10 | Wm. Harrison | 27 | Jan. | 1808 | |
| 11 | Roger Franklyn | 18 | Apr. | 1810 | |
| 12 | Stephen Parker | 11 | Apr. | 1811 | |
| 13 | Brooke Pigot, W. | 9 | May, | 1811 | |
| 14 | Christopher Busteed, W. | 25 | Jan. | 1813 | 15 Jan. 1813 |
| 15 | Neil Roy | 1 | July, | 1813 | |
| 16 | Chas. Wm. Ingle | 1 | Feb. | 1814 | |
| 17 | Joseph Hill | 2 | Feb. | 1814 | |
| 18 | Henry Oldershaw, Adjt. | 3 | Feb. | 1814 | |
| 19 | Charles Lenox Dickson | 21 | Apr. | 1814 | |
| 20 | Edm. Martin Wightwick, K. | 5 | May, | 1814 | |
| 21 | John Stewart, W. | 10 | Nov. | 1814 | |
| 22 | Henry Anderson, W. | 15 | June, | 1815 | |
| ENSIGNS. | |||||
| 23 | Edward Hodder, W. | 29 | July, | 1813 | |
| 24 | Wm. Bartlett | 3 | Feb. | 1814 | |
| 25 | Charles Seward | 24 | Feb. | 1814 | |
| 26 | Henry Duncan Keith | 21 | Apr. | 1814 | |
| 27 | Geo. S.H. Ainslie | 10 | Nov. | 1814 | |
| 28 | Christopher Clarke, W. (Volunteer). | ||||
| PAYMASTER. | |||||
| 29 | Philip Vyvian | 28 | Jan. | 1813 | |
| QUARTERMASTER. | |||||
| 30 | Matthew Stevens | 6 | Dec. | 1810 | |
| SURGEON. | |||||
| Clement Banks | 5 | June, | 1806 | ||
| ASSISTANT-SURGEON. | |||||
| James Bartlett | 16 | July, | 1812 | ||
| Facings green. Lace gold. | |||||
1. Had been wounded in the previous year in the night attack on Bergen-op-Zoom. Killed at Quatre Bras. His death, and that of many of the men of the 69th, was entirely due to the inexperience of the Prince of Orange, who stopped Col. Morice from forming square, and ordered him to re-form column.
2. C.B. for Waterloo. “Section after section of the 69th was swept off by the enemy’s artillery at Waterloo, whilst the French cavalry repeatedly surrounded the devoted regt.; but whenever the smoke cleared off, there it stood firm and undaunted.” Lt.-Col. of this regt. in July, 1817. M., 31st October, 1828, Mrs. Brown, of Cavendish Place, Bath. D. 11th Jan., 1854.
3. Bt. lt.-col. for Waterloo. Maj. 71st Highlanders, 1819. Retd. on h. p., 1829. D. at Leasingham Hall, Lincoln, 12th April, 1842.
4. Severely wounded at Quatre Bras in defending the colours. H. p. 16th Dec., 1819. His name disappeared from the Army List after 1827.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
10. Capt. 13th Aug., 1815. H. p. 25th Nov., 1816.
11. H. p. 25th March, 1826.
12. Capt. 62nd Foot, 25th June, 1830. D. at Pau in May, 1853.
13. Capt. 29th Aug., 1826. Retd. f. p. Nov., 1840.
14. D. at Mullingar as lieut. in above regt., 4th Nov., 1828. His Waterloo medal was formerly in the Tancred collection.
15. Serving in 1824. Out of the regt. before 1830.
16. H. p. 25th April, 1826.
17. Retd. 1835 as capt.
18. Qr.-mr. 33rd Foot 3rd Aug., 1832. Serving 1842.
19. H. p. 7th Sept., 1826. D. May, 1860.
20. D. 17th June, 1815, from wounds received at Quatre Bras; 5th son of Wm. Wightwick, of New Romney, Kent.
21. H. p. 1816.
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.
23. 7th son of Geo. Hodder, of Fountainstown, co. Cork. H. p. lieut., 1826. Living in 1855.
24. Lieut. 10th Aug., 1815. H. p. 25th April, 1826.
25. Lieut. 11th Aug., 1815. H. p. 25th Nov., 1816.
26. Lieut. 14th Aug., 1815. Exchanged to 2nd Foot, 25th Jan., 1825. Serving 1830.
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.
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).
29. Assumed the surname of Robinson. H. p. 88th Foot, 28th June, 1827.
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.
| Rank in the |
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| 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. | |||||