British Army Lieutenant General. The son of a restauranteur (an eating house at Furnival's Inn in London, England), he enlisted as a trooper in the Royal Regiment of Horse Guards in 1789 and saw service in the Flanders Campaign (1793 to 1795). In 1796 he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant, a captain in 1801, a major in 1804, and lieutenant colonel in 1806. As a colonel in the 1st Regiment of the Life Guards, he was appointed Deputy Adjutant-General of Cavalry at the start the Waterloo Campaign (1815). He led the charge of the Life Guards during the holding action at Genappe during the Anglo-allied retreat from Quatre Bras to Waterloo and was severely wounded during the subsequent battle. In August 1815 was made a Commander of the Order of Maria Theresa by the Emperor of Austria. Following Napoleon Bonaparte's defeat at the Battle of Waterloo, he was sent to Ireland where he was promoted to the rank of major general in August 1819. In August 1822 he was presented with the Order of the Bath by King George IV at Dublin Castle in August. He was appointed the Commander of Connaught, and then Governor of Galway from 1826 – this position was not filled after his death. In November 1829 he was appointed Colonel of the 17th Lancers (Woolwich Depot), replacing Lord Edward Somerset. In January 1837 he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general. His other awards include the Royal Guelphic Order (Germany) and the Order of St. Gregory the Great. He died at age of 75.
British Army Lieutenant General. The son of a restauranteur (an eating house at Furnival's Inn in London, England), he enlisted as a trooper in the Royal Regiment of Horse Guards in 1789 and saw service in the Flanders Campaign (1793 to 1795). In 1796 he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant, a captain in 1801, a major in 1804, and lieutenant colonel in 1806. As a colonel in the 1st Regiment of the Life Guards, he was appointed Deputy Adjutant-General of Cavalry at the start the Waterloo Campaign (1815). He led the charge of the Life Guards during the holding action at Genappe during the Anglo-allied retreat from Quatre Bras to Waterloo and was severely wounded during the subsequent battle. In August 1815 was made a Commander of the Order of Maria Theresa by the Emperor of Austria. Following Napoleon Bonaparte's defeat at the Battle of Waterloo, he was sent to Ireland where he was promoted to the rank of major general in August 1819. In August 1822 he was presented with the Order of the Bath by King George IV at Dublin Castle in August. He was appointed the Commander of Connaught, and then Governor of Galway from 1826 – this position was not filled after his death. In November 1829 he was appointed Colonel of the 17th Lancers (Woolwich Depot), replacing Lord Edward Somerset. In January 1837 he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general. His other awards include the Royal Guelphic Order (Germany) and the Order of St. Gregory the Great. He died at age of 75.
Bio by: William Bjornstad
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