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Charles Rochfort Scott
Major-General Charles Rochfort Scott (8 February 1797 – 4 July 1872) was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey. Military career Rochfort Scott was commissioned into the Royal Staff Corps where he remained until 1834 when he transferred to the 81st Regiment of Foot. It was in that year that he visited the Labyrinth of Messara at Gortyn in Crete and recorded his impressions. He spent most of 1840 and 1841 surveying parts of Syria; in January 1842 he was transferred to Gibraltar and in 1845 to Wales but throughout that time was still completing his maps of Syria. He was appointed Assistant Quartermaster-General in Dublin in 1849 but by 1854 he was Assistant Quartermaster-General for the Northern District and in 1857 he was appointed Lieutenant Governor of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. He was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey in 1864. He was also Colonel Colonel (abbreviated as Col., Col or COL) is a senior military officer ran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne ( RP: , ), or simply Newcastle, is a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England. The city is located on the River Tyne's northern bank and forms the largest part of the Tyneside built-up area. Newcastle is also the most populous city of North East England. Newcastle developed around a Roman settlement called Pons Aelius and the settlement later took the name of a castle built in 1080 by William the Conqueror's eldest son, Robert Curthose. Historically, the city’s economy was dependent on its port and in particular, its status as one of the world's largest ship building and repair centres. Today, the city's economy is diverse with major economic output in science, finance, retail, education, tourism, and nightlife. Newcastle is one of the UK Core Cities, as well as part of the Eurocities network. Famous landmarks in Newcastle include the Tyne Bridge; the Swing Bridge; Newcastle Castle; St Thomas’ Church; Grainger Town including G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in 2021 of 3,107,500 and has a total area of . Wales has over of coastline and is largely mountainous with its higher peaks in the north and central areas, including Snowdon (), its highest summit. The country lies within the Temperateness, north temperate zone and has a changeable, maritime climate. The capital and largest city is Cardiff. Welsh national identity emerged among the Celtic Britons after the Roman withdrawal from Britain in the 5th century, and Wales was formed as a Kingdom of Wales, kingdom under Gruffydd ap Llywelyn in 1055. Wales is regarded as one of the Celtic nations. The Conquest of Wales by Edward I, conquest of Wales by Edward I of England was completed by 1283, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Army Generals
British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, the English language as spoken and written in the United Kingdom or, more broadly, throughout the British Isles * Celtic Britons, an ancient ethno-linguistic group * Brittonic languages, a branch of the Insular Celtic language family (formerly called British) ** Common Brittonic, an ancient language Other uses *''Brit(ish)'', a 2018 memoir by Afua Hirsch *People or things associated with: ** Great Britain, an island ** United Kingdom, a sovereign state ** Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) ** United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) See also * Terminology of the British Isles * Alternative names for the British * English (other) * Britannic (other) * British Isles * Brit (other) * Briton (d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1872 Deaths
Year 187 ( CLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Quintius and Aelianus (or, less frequently, year 940 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 187 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Septimius Severus marries Julia Domna (age 17), a Syrian princess, at Lugdunum (modern-day Lyon). She is the youngest daughter of high-priest Julius Bassianus – a descendant of the Royal House of Emesa. Her elder sister is Julia Maesa. * Clodius Albinus defeats the Chatti, a highly organized German tribe that controlled the area that includes the Black Forest. By topic Religion * Olympianus succeeds Pertinax as bishop of Byzantium (until 198). Births * Cao Pi, Chinese emperor of the Cao Wei state (d. 226) * G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1797 Births
Events January–March * January 3 – The Treaty of Tripoli, a peace treaty between the United States and Ottoman Tripolitania, is signed at Algiers (''see also'' 1796). * January 7 – The parliament of the Cisalpine Republic adopts the Italian green-white-red tricolour as the official flag (this is considered the birth of the flag of Italy). * January 13 – Action of 13 January 1797, part of the War of the First Coalition: Two British Royal Navy frigates, HMS ''Indefatigable'' and HMS ''Amazon'', drive the French 74-gun ship of the line '' Droits de l'Homme'' aground on the coast of Brittany, with over 900 deaths. * January 14 – War of the First Coalition – Battle of Rivoli: French forces under General Napoleon Bonaparte defeat an Austrian army of 28,000 men, under ''Feldzeugmeister'' József Alvinczi, near Rivoli (modern-day Italy), ending Austria's fourth and final attempt to relieve the fortress city of Mantua. * January 26 – Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Charles Frome
General Edward Charles Frome (7 January 1802 – 2 November 1890) was a prominent British Army officer and Surveyor General of South Australia. Early life Born in Gibraltar on 7 January 1802, Frome was orphaned early in his life. He was educated in Blackheath, London, England, where he became a close friend of Benjamin Disraeli. Career He received his commission in the Royal Engineers in 1825. He was involved in the Rideau Canal construction in Canada in 1827 to 1833. In September 1839 Frome arrived in South Australia on the ship ''Recovery'' to take up an appointment as the colony's third Surveyor General. He was also a member of the South Australian Legislative Council (2 October 1839 to 14 June 1843). He made an important contribution in surveying large areas of South Australia for new immigrants to settle upon. He was also a competent artist and made many sketches and paintings of landscapes on his surveying expeditions. In one of his sketchbooks, there is a sketch of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcus Slade
Lieutenant General Marcus John Slade (22 January 1801 – 7 March 1872) was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey. Early life Slade was the fourth son of General Sir John Slade, 1st Baronet (1762–1853) and the younger twin brother of Sir Frederic Slade, 2nd Baronet, who succeeded their father in the baronetcy. His youngest brother by his father's first wife was Admiral Sir Adolphus Slade. Military career Slade was commissioned into the 75th Regiment of Foot in 1819. He was appointed Commanding Officer of the 90th Light Infantry and commanded that Regiment throughout the 7th Xhosa War in 1846 and 1847. He was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey in 1859 and was also Colonel of the 50th (Queen's Own) Regiment of Foot from 1862 to his death in 1872. He lived at Elvington House in Ryde on the Isle of Wight and is buried in the Old Cemetery at Ryde. Family In 1842, he married Charlotte Ramsay, granddaughter of George Ramsay, 8th Earl of Dalh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Gilling Hallewell (British Army Officer)
Colonel Edmund Gilling Watts Hallewell (April 1822 – 1869) was a British Army officer who became Commandant of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Early life Hallewell was born the son of Edmund Gilling Hallewell. He married Sophia, the daughter of General Sir William Reid. Military career Educated at Rugby School, Hallewell was commissioned as an ensign in the 28th Regiment of Foot on 31 December 1839. He was promoted to lieutenant in April 1842 and to captain in December 1848. He became Deputy Assistant Quartermaster-General to the Light Division and fought at the Battle of Alma in September 1854, the Battle of Inkermann in November 1854 and at the siege of Sebastopol in Winter 1854 during the Crimean War. He was awarded the French Legion of Honour (Chevalier), the Ottoman Order of the Medjidie, 5th Class and the Sardinian Silver Medal of Military Valor. He was promoted to brevet major in December 1854, to lieutenant-Colonel in November 1855 and to colonel Colonel ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Walter Prosser
Colonel George Walter Prosser was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant-Governor of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Military career Prosser was appointed a captain in the 23rd Light Dragoons on 24 January 1818. He transferred to the 7th Dragoon Guards on 8 August 1822 and was promoted to major in the infantry on 10 June 1826. After writing an essay on the Past and Present State of Fortifications in Europe in 1839 he was selected to become Superintendent of Studies of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst in May 1842 and Lieutenant-Governor of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst in March 1854. He transferred to the 3rd Regiment of Foot Third or 3rd may refer to: Numbers * 3rd, the ordinal form of the cardinal number 3 * , a fraction of one third * 1⁄60 of a ''second'', or 1⁄3600 of a ''minute'' Places * 3rd Street (other) * Third Avenue (other) * Hig ... on 22 May 1857. References British Army officers 7th Dragoon Guards officer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lieutenant-Governor Of The Royal Military College
This is a list of the governors and commandants of the Royal Military College, first at Great Marlow (1802–1812), then at Sandhurst (1813–1939), and of its successor on the same site, the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (1947 to date). The Commandant of the Academy, as of the former Royal Military College, is its commanding officer and is always a senior officer of field rank. Most Commandants serve for between two and three years and many go on to further significant promotions. History of the role The Royal Military College Sandhurst was originally led by a Governor (a figurehead), a Lieutenant Governor (in command of the college) and a Commandant (responsible for the cadets).Conference Room Sandhurst Collection In 1812 the posts of Lieutenant Governor and Commandant were merged into the role of Commandant. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
100th (Prince Of Wales's Royal Canadian) Regiment Of Foot
The 100th (Prince of Wales's Royal Canadian) Regiment of Foot was a British Army regiment, raised in 1858. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 109th Regiment of Foot (Bombay Infantry) to form the Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians) in 1881. History The regiment, which was named after Prince Albert Edward, the future King Edward VII, was raised in Canada, to create extra military resources following the Indian Rebellion, in June 1858. It embarked for England later that year and was posted to Gibraltar in 1863 but moved to Malta later in the year. It returned to Canada in 1866 and took part in the ceremony for the inauguration of the Dominion of Canada on 1 July 1867, before returning to England in 1868. In 1875 it was declared the successor to the 100th Regiment of Foot (Prince Regent's County of Dublin Regiment), which had served in Canada, and allowed to use the battle honour "Niagara". It embarked for Bengal in India in 1877. As part of the C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
