11th REGIMENT OF LIGHT DRAGOONS.

1.Eldest son of George Quentin, of Göttingen. Served five years in the Garde du Corps of Hanover. Joined the 10th Hussars as a cornet in 1793. Served with Sir John Moore in the Pa. C.B.; K.C.H.; A.D.C. to George IV., and Crown Equerry to Her Majesty. M., 1811, the dau. of James Lawrell, of Eastwick Park and Frimley, Surrey, and had issue. D. in London 7th Dec., 1851, aged 92.

2.3rd son of Charles, 4th Duke of Rutland, by Lady Mary Somerset, dau. of 4th Duke of Beaufort. Bn. 14th Dec., 1781. Afterwards Maj.-Gen., C.B., and Col.-in-Chf. 3rd Dgns. D. 15th Nov., 1835.

3.3rd son of Frederick, 5th Earl of Carlisle, by Lady Margaret Granville-Leveson, dau. of 1st Marquis of Stafford. Killed whilst gallantly leading the last charge. Bur. at Waterloo. M.I. Afterwards brought home and bur. at Streatham, 3rd Aug., 1815. Left issue by his marriage with Frances, only dau. of Wm. H. Lambton, of Lambton Hall, Durham, two sons. In 1879 Maj. Howard’s remains were removed from Streatham, and re-interred in the family mausoleum at Castle Howard, Yorkshire.

4.Afterwards Maj.-Gen. T.W. Taylor, Lt.-Gov. R.M.C., Sandhurst, and Col.-in-Chf. 17th Lancers. Served in the expedition to Java in 1811. Made brevet lt.-col. for Waterloo. D. at Haccombe, co. Devon, 8th Jan., 1854, aged 71.

5.Henry Richard Chetwynd-Stapylton, eldest son of the Hon. Granville Chetwynd (youngest son of 4th Viscount Chetwynd), by Martha, dau. and heir of Henry Stapylton, of Wighill. Bn. 1789. Afterwards maj. of his regt. Retired 1822. M., 23rd Dec., 1820, Margaret, dau. of George Hammond, and had issue. D. 4th April, 1859.

6.Afterwards Lt.-Col. of the Scots Greys. D. at Sidmouth, 21st Dec., 1843.

7.6th son of Thos. Wood, of Littleton, by Mary, only dau. and heir of Sir Edward Williams, 5th bart., of Eltham. Placed on h. p. 5th April, 1821.

8.Eldest son of Gen. Sir John Floyd, Bart. Bn. 2nd Sept., 1793. Served in the Pa. Succeeded as 2nd bart., 1818. M., 1821, Mary, eldest dau. of Wm. Murray, of Jamaica, and had issue. D. 4th March, 1868.

9.Son of John Shakespear, by Mary Drummond. A.D.C. to Lord Combermere. M. Sophia, dau. of Thos. S.D. Bucknall, and had issue. Placed on h. p. Oct., 1818. D. 1845.

10.Afterwards Lt.-Col. Sir J.W. Parsons, K.C.M.G., the British Resident at Zante. Made lt.-col. 1841. D. at the Palace, Corfu, 1848, aged 68.

11.Quitted the service about 1818. M., 30th April, 1818, Sarah, 3rd dau. of John Bockett, of Southcote Lodge, Berks. Adjt. to Yorkshire Yeomanry in 1822.

12.Afterwards lt.-col. 16th Lt. Dgns. D. unm. 20th Aug., 1839.

13.2nd son of Ralph Cartwright, of Aynhoe (M.P. for Northampton), by the Hon. Emma Maude, dau. of 1st Viscount Hawarden. Served in the Pa. with the 61st. Regt. (medal and 5 clasps). Maj., unattached, 1825; lt.-gen., 1863. M., 6th Aug., 1822, Mary Anne, dau. and heir of Henry Jones, of Bloomsbury Square, London, and had issue. Living 1865.

14.H. p. 6th June, 1816. D. 25th Nov., 1855.

15.Bn. 18th Dec., 1796. 2nd son of Sir George Wm. Gunning, Bart., by Eliz., dau. of Henry, 1st Lord Bradford.

16.John Clement Wallington became maj. in this regt. 1833. 2nd son of the Rev. Charles Wallington, by Frances, dau. of Hamlyn Harris, of Daventry. M. Alice, dau. of Wm. Charles Monk Mason. D. about 1865.

17.Capt. 23rd Nov., 1820. H. p. 25th Oct., 1821.

18.Capt. 21st. Nov., 1822. Only son of Wm. Hamilton, of Craighlaw, M.D. Promoted capt. in 1822. J.P. and D.L. for co. Wigtown. M. in 1825, Anne, dau. of Rev. A. Stewart, of Kirkcowan, and had issue. Took Holy Orders and resided many years in Guernsey. A correspondent writes under date of 22nd Feb., 1893:—“Mr. Hamilton, who was an officer in the 10th Hussars at Waterloo, was a great favourite with all of us boys at Elizabeth College, and always on the 18th June the old chap came sailing down the Grange with the Waterloo medal on his clerical coat, just about our play hour, and we used to drag him into the playground, and cheer him till we made him cry and we were hoarse. He was living in 1867 and for some years afterwards.”

19.Afterwards Gen. Anthony Bacon, K.T.S. Served in the Pa. Was badly wnded. in the last charge, led by the gallant Maj. Howard, and lay all night on the field of battle. Appointed Capt. 13th Lt. Dgns., 1818; Maj. 17th Dgns., 1825. Served in the Portuguese Army 1832–3, and was Col. Commandant of their Cavalry. M. Lady Charlotte Harley, 2nd dau. of 5th Earl of Oxford. D. 2nd July, 1864.

20.3rd son of Thos. Lindsey of Hollymount, co. Mayo, by Lady Margaret Bingham, dau. of 1st Earl of Lucan. D. in India in 1822.

21.H. p. 25th Dec., 1818.

22.Serving in 1830.

11th REGIMENT OF LIGHT DRAGOONS.

1.Afterwards Gen. Sir J.W. Sleigh, K.C.B., Col.-in-Chf. 9th Lancers. Was educated at Winchester. Cornet, 1795. Served in the campaign in Holland same year. With his regt. at Salamanca. Towards the close of Waterloo Day commanded the 4th Brigade. C.B. and K.M.B. Commanded the cavalry at siege of Bhurtpore. Was afterwards Military Sec. to Lord Wm. Bentinck. D. at Hanworth House, Middlesex, 5th Feb., 1865.

2.Afterwards Lt.-Gen. Money, C.B. and K.C. Col.-in-Chf. 2nd Dgns. At the close of Waterloo Day he commanded the regt. D. at Crown Point, Trowse, Norfolk, 1858.

3.Afterwards Lt. Gen. James Claud Bouchier, K.C. Had served in Egypt and in the Pa. Brevet lt.-col. for Waterloo. Col.-in-Chf. 3rd Dgn. Gds. D. 12th Feb., 1859, at Buxton Vicarage, Norfolk.

4.Major Lutyens served under Abercromby in Egypt, and lived to be one of the last survivors of that campaign. He d. at The Terrace, Kensington, 23rd Dec., 1863.

5.4th son of Wm. Schreiber, by Mary, dau. and co-heir of James Sewell, of Alton Hall, co. Suffolk. Bn. at Wickham Market 21st Nov., 1789. Educated at Dalham Grammar School, Essex. Joined the 11th Lt. Dgns. about 1806, and was promoted lt. 1808. Served in the Pa. Was badly wnded. at Waterloo by a round shot, which broke his charger’s back at same time. Placed on h. p. from 6th Dgn. Gds, with rank of Maj., 23rd June, 1825. M. Mary, dau. of Thos. Ware, of Woodfort, co. Cork, and had, with other male issue, a son, Brymer, now a maj.-gen. (retired) Royal Artillery, who communicated above information. J.A. Schreiber d. as a lt.-col., h. p., 1840.

6.Born at Scotbury, co. Devon, 6th Jan., 1789. Raised men for a cornetcy, and entered the army as cornet in 11th Lt. Dgns. 29th Jan., 1807. Served in the Pa. In 1826 commanded two squadrons at Bhurtpore. M., 11th Nov., 1819, at Cawnpore, Stephena Isabella Patten, and had issue. D. as maj., 31st Oct., 1840.

7.D. a capt. in this regt., at Berhampore, 26th Nov., 1821.

8.Placed on h. p. from same regt., 12th Aug., 1819. Son of Sir James Duberly, Knt., of Gaynes Hall, co. Huntingdon, by his 1st wife, Rebecca Howard. Served in the Pa. M., 21st Sept., 1837, the 3rd dau. of the Hon. Wm. Grey, and had issue. D. 3rd March, 1864.

9.H. p. 30th July, 1818. Appointed a Knight of Windsor. D. 17th Jan., 1848.

10.H. p. 25th March, 1817. Living in 1846.

11.Promoted capt. same regt. 30th Oct., 1817. 2nd son of Ferdinando Smith, of Halesowen Grange, co. Worcester, by Eliz., dau. of Humphrey Lyttelton. Bn. 24th June, 1785. D. unmarried in India, 4th May, 1824.

12.H. p. 24th July, 1817. Living in 1836.

13.H. p. in 1817. Adjt. N. Somerset Y.C. in 1821. The Lyes are a Wiltshire family, and have served their country on many notable occasions. At Inkermann a son of Capt. Richard Leigh Lye, and a nephew of the above, met a soldier’s death.

14.Son of Rev. Charles Phelips (4th son of Edward Phelips, of Montacute, co. Somerset), by Mary, dau. of Thos. Blackmore, of Briggins Park, Herts.

15.Afterwards Lt.-Col. J.R. Rotton, J.P. for Sussex. D. at Chichester, 13th Feb., 1855.

16.James Stewart-Moore, of Ballydivity, co. Antrim, J.P. and D.L.; High Sheriff 1849. Eldest son of J. Stewart-Moore, by Margaret, dau. of Ven. Wm. Sturrock, Archdeacon of Armagh. Served in the Pa. and in India. Pierced in three places at Genappe by a Polish lancer. Bn. 1793. M., 1845, Frances Richardson, and had issue. Retired on h. p. as capt., 25th Dec., 1819. D. 1870.

17.Promoted capt. 24th April, 1816. Exchanged to 2nd Life Gds. 10th Oct., 1816. Quitted the service in 1822.

18.This officer’s second name is omitted in the Army Lists. He appears to be the Wm. Henry Stewart who is described in Burke’sPeerage and Baronetageas “Major 19th Lancers.” 2nd son of Sir James Stewart, Bart., M.P. for Donegal in 1802. D., unmarried, 6th June, 1820, aged 27.

19.Afterwards Capt. 3rd Foot Gds. Retd. as lt.-col. h. p. 1829. 4th son of Sir Charles des Vœux, 1st Bart., by Mary Anne, dau. of Dean Champagne. M., firstly, 1833, Georgina, dau. of Richard Streatfield, and had issue. D. 30th Nov., 1864.

20.Subsequently served in India, and was at the capture of Bhurtpore. Commissions dated: cornet, April 8th, 1813; lt., June 22nd, 1815; capt., May 5th, 1824; maj., June 28, 1838. Lt.-col., retd., 1851. D. 16th June, 1889.

21.The last of an ancient family. Son and heir of Walden Orme. Quitted the service as Capt. 6th Dgns., 1829. D. at Hale, near Stamford, 6th Oct., 1860.

22.6th son of Wm. Schreiber and Mary his wife. Twin brother of Rev. Thos. Schreiber, Rector of Bradwell, in Essex. Bn. at Wickham Market 19th Oct., 1794. Educated at Dalham Grammar School. Had his horse shot under him at Waterloo. Afterwards A.D.C. to Sir John Cameron. Exchanged to 18th Lt. Dgns., and was placed on h. p., as capt., 1821. M. Anne, dau. of — Hume of Colchester. Lt.-col. h. p. 1851. Resided latterly at Cheltenham, where the Editor had the pleasure of knowing him in 1867.

23.4th son of Jonathan Watson (who assumed, in 1810, the surname of Bullock), of Faulkbourn Hall, Witham, Essex. Appointed capt. in 1st Life Gds. 26th Dec., 1821. Maj. h. p. 23rd July, 1831. M., 1825, Charlotte, 2nd dau. of John Hall, of Weston Colville, Cambridgeshire, and had issue. D. at Bury St. Edmunds, 9th July, 1855.

24.Quitted the service in 1818.

25.Afterwards in 3rd Dgn. Gds. D. at Broxbourne 6th June, 1841.

26.H. p. 1819 from 6th West India Regt.

27.6th son of George O’Malley, of Gornsay, Castlebar, co. Mayo, by Eliz. Clarke. D. at Cawnpore, 11th Sept., 1821. See notes to 44th Foot for account of his brother George.

28.D. at Meerut in 1825.

12th (or the PRINCE OF WALES’S) REGIMENT OF LIGHT DRAGOONS.

[12th LANCERS.]

1.Aftds. Maj.-Gen. Sir Frederick Cavendish Ponsonby, K.C.B. and K.M.T., Gov. of Malta. 2nd son of Frederick, 3rd Earl of Bessborough, by Lady Henrietta, 2nd dau. of 1st Earl Spencer. Bn. 6th July, 1783. Cornet 10th Lt. Dgns. 1800. Maj. 23rd Lt. Dgns. 1807. At head of this regt. distinguished himself at Talavera, in 1809. Lt.-col. of the regt. 1810. At Barossa, with a squadron of German dragoons, he charged the French cavalry covering the retreat, overthrew them, and took two guns. Lt.-Col. 12th Lt. Dgns. 1811. Again signally distinguished himself at the battles of Salamanca and Vittoria. His experiences at Waterloo were almost unique, as when lying grievously wnded. on the field, after a most gallant charge, in the French lines, a lancer who was passing by and saw Ponsonby move, exclaimed:“Tu n’est pas mort, coquin,”and struck his lance through the English officer’s back. “My head dropped” (wrote Ponsonby in his subsequent narrative of his experiences), “the blood gushed into my mouth, a difficulty of breathing came on, and I thought all was over.” But the bitterness of death was not yet past. Soon after, a tirailleur came up and roughly searched him all over, robbing Ponsonby of what money he had about him. He was hardly quit of this scoundrel before another appeared with the same intent. At last a good Samaritan appeared in the shape of a French officer, who administered brandy to the apparently dying Englishman, and then passed on “to pursue the retreating British”! What followed is best given in Ponsonby’s own words: “Presently another tirailleur appeared, who came and knelt and fired over me, loading and firing many times, and conversing with great gaiety all the while. At last he ran off.” The evening came, and with it the Prussians. “Two squadrons of Prussian cavalry, both of them two deep, passed over me in full trot, lifting me from the ground and tumbling me about cruelly. A German soldier, bent on plunder, came and pulled me about roughly before he left me.” An English private next appeared, and on Ponsonby telling him who he was, the soldier picked up a sword and stood sentry over him. Next morning Ponsonby was removed in a cart to a farmhouse, and laid in a bed from which poor Sir A. Gordon had just been carried out dead. Col. Ponsonby had received seven wounds; a surgeon slept in his room, and he was saved by continual bleeding—120 ounces in two days, besides the great loss of blood on the field.—Narrative.M., 1825, Emily, youngest dau. of 3rd Earl Bathurst, and had issue. D. 11th Jan., 1837.

2.Bt.-lt. col. for Waterloo, and C.B. Retd. in 1821. M., 1831, Jane, 4th dau. of John Copeland. D. 17th May, 1841.

3.Appears to have been a son of Sampson Stawell, of Kilbrittain, co. Cork. Lt.-col. of same regt. 1827. Present with his regt. at Queen Victoria’s coronation, and received a special gold medal. D. 21st Aug. 1849.

4.George Francis Erskine. Was 2nd son of Hon. Hy. Erskine (2nd son of 5th Earl of Buchan), the eminent Scotch advocate. Maj. same regt. 24th Oct., 1821. Retd. as lt.-col.

5.Had served with distinction in the Pa. D. of his wounds soon after Waterloo. There have been generations of the name of Edwin Sandys, and this “Edwin W—— T—— Sandys” may have been a cadet of the noble house of Sandys, now extinct.

6.Quitted the service in 1822.

7.Promoted bt.-maj. 21st Jan., 1819, for distinguished conduct in the field while on service in the Pa. In 1826 a body of British troops was sent to Lisbon to aid the Portuguese Govt. Four troops of the 12th Lancers (so styled since 1817), commanded by Maj. Barton, embarked at Portsmouth inDecember for Portugal, where they remained for two years. Living in 1830.

8.Retd. on h. p. as maj. 25th Jan., 1828. Restored to full pay as Maj. 3rd Lt. Dgns. D. in Bengal, 1838.

9.A volunteer from the 2nd Ceylon Regt. Was transferred to 12th Lancers as capt. 26th Oct., 1820, and received a bt. majority in Aug., 1821. His Waterloo medal was for long in the Seaforth collection. Only son of Sir James Craufurd, Bart., of Kilbirney, co. Stirling. M., 1818, Barbara, 4th dau. of 7th Earl of Coventry, and d. s. p. 1838.

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