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Sir Charles Green, 1st Baronet
General Sir Charles Green, 1st Baronet (18 December 1749 – 12 July 1831) was a British Army officer who became General Officer Commanding Northern District. Military career Green was the son of Captain Christopher Green and was commissioned as an ensign in the 31st Regiment of Foot in 1765. He was injured and taken prisoner at the First Battle of Saratoga in September 1777 during the American Revolutionary War. He became commanding officer of the 30th Regiment of Foot in February 1794 and was deployed to Corsica. He went on to be Civil Governor of Grenada in 1796 and then temporary commander of the British troops in the Leeward Islands in 1804. He commanded a force which captured the colony of Suriname later that year. He became commander of the British troops in Malta in 1807, colonel of the 16th (Buckinghamshire) Regiment of Foot in 1808, General Officer Commanding Northern District in March 1812 and General Officer Commanding London District in November 1813. In 1814 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baronet
A baronet ( or ; abbreviated Bart or Bt) or the female equivalent, a baronetess (, , or ; abbreviation Btss), is the holder of a baronetcy, a hereditary title awarded by the British Crown. The title of baronet is mentioned as early as the 14th century; however, in its current usage it was created by James VI and I, James I of England in 1611 as a means of raising funds for the crown. Baronets rank below barons, but seemingly above all grand cross, knights grand cross, knight commander, knights commander and knight bachelor, knights bachelor of the British order of chivalry, chivalric orders, that are in turn below in chivalric United Kingdom order of precedence, precedence than the most senior British chivalric orders of the order of the Garter, Garter and the order of the Thistle, Thistle. Like all British knights, baronets are addressed as "Sir" and baronetesses as "Dame". They are conventionally seen to belong to the lesser nobility, although William Thoms in 1844 wrote tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leeward Islands
The Leeward Islands () are a group of islands situated where the northeastern Caribbean Sea meets the western Atlantic Ocean. Starting with the Virgin Islands east of Puerto Rico, they extend southeast to Guadeloupe and its dependencies. In English, the term ''Leeward Islands'' refers to the northern islands of the Lesser Antilles chain. The more southerly part of this chain, starting with Dominica, is called the Windward Islands. Dominica was initially considered a part of the Leeward Islands but was transferred from the British Leeward Islands to the British Windward Islands in 1940. Origin of the name The name of this island group, ''Leeward Islands'', dates from previous centuries, when sailing ships were the sole form of transportation across the Atlantic Ocean. In sailing terminology, "windward and leeward, windward" means towards the source of the wind (upwind), while "windward and leeward, leeward" is the opposite direction (downwind). In the West Indies, the prevailin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edwin Hewgill
The name Edwin means "wealth-friend". It comes from (wealth, good fortune) and (friend). Thus the Old English form is Ēadwine, a name widely attested in early medieval England. Edwina is the feminine form of the name. Notable people and characters with the name include: Historical figures * Edwin of Northumbria (died 632 or 633), King of Northumbria and Christian saint * Edwin (son of Edward the Elder) (died 933) * Eadwine of Sussex (died 982), Ealdorman of Sussex * Eadwine of Abingdon (died 990), Abbot of Abingdon * Edwin, Earl of Mercia (died 1071), brother-in-law of Harold Godwinson (Harold II) * Edwin Sandys (bishop) (1519–1588), Archbishop of York Modern era * E. W. Abeygunasekera, Sri Lankan Sinhala politician * Edwin Abbott Abbott (1838–1926), English schoolmaster, theologian, and Anglican priest * Edwin Ariyadasa (1922–2021), Sri Lankan Sinhala journalist * Edwin Arrieta Arteaga (died 2023), Colombian murder victim * Edwin Austin Abbey (1852–1911), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
York Light Infantry Volunteers
The York Light Infantry Volunteers (YLIV) was a light infantry regiment of the British Army which existed from 1803 to 1817. It was formed in September 1803 as the Barbados Volunteer Emigrants (BVE) from prisoners of war captured when British forces occupied the Dutch colonies of Demerara, Essequibo and Berbice during the Napoleonic Wars. The unit's officers were mostly Britons transferred from other units or commissioned from the ranks. The BVE was renamed in January 1804 as the "York Light Infantry Volunteers". A further number of troops were recruited to the unit from French prisoners of war and soldiers who deserted to the British during the Peninsular War. The YLIV served for the entirety of its existence in the West Indies, seeing action in the Caribbean campaign of 1803–1810. It was present at the British invasion of Surinam in 1804 and the invasions of Martinique and Guadeloupe in 1809 and 1810. The regiment spent the final years of the Napoleonic Wars garrisoning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Wynyard (British Army Officer)
Lieutenant General William Wynyard (20 June 1759 – 11 July 1819) was a British Army officer who served as General Officer Commanding Northern District. Military career Born the son of Lieutenant General William Wynyard (1732–1789) and Catherine St. Leger, Wynyard was commissioned as an ensign on 23 November 1775. He was severely wounded at the Battle of Brandywine in September 1777 during the American Revolutionary War. During the French Revolutionary Wars he was present at the Battle of Raismes in May 1793, the Battle of Famars also in May 1793, the Siege of Valenciennes in June 1793, the Battle of Lincelles in August 1793, the Siege of Dunkirk in September 1793, the Battle of Le Cateau in March 1794 and the Battle of Tournay in May 1794. He became commanding officer of the 2nd battalion of the Coldstream Guards as well as Deputy Adjutant-General at the War Office in 1799. He went on to be Colonel of the West India Rangers in October 1806 and Colonel of the 5th Regime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Dundas (British Army Officer)
General (United Kingdom), General Sir David Dundas (1735 – 18 February 1820) was a British Army officer who fought in the Seven Years' War and French Revolutionary Wars, wrote important texts on the ''Principles of Military Movements'' and then served as Commander-in-Chief of the Forces from 1809 to 1811. Military service The son of Robert Dundas, a Scottish merchant, and Margaret Dundas (née Watson), Dundas was enrolled at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. Whilst still a cadet at the Academy he spent some time with his uncle, Colonel David Watson (British Army officer), David Watson, the Director of the Military Survey of the Highlands, where he was grounded in the arts of surveying under the tutelage of William Roy. He graduated as a lieutenant-fireworker in the Royal Artillery on 1 March 1755. He exchanged to the 56th (West Essex) Regiment of Foot, 56th Foot as a lieutenant on 24 January 1756, serving with this regiment during the Seven Years' War taking part in com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir William Myers, 1st Baronet
Lieutenant-General Sir William Myers, 1st Baronet ( 1 March 1750/51–29 July 1805) was a British soldier, born in Whitehaven. His father was Christopher Myers of Monkstown, County Dublin ormerly of Whitehavenwho was the architect of the Chapel of Trinity College Dublin. His mother was Jean Graham, cousin to the 3rd Duke of Montrose. His army career included service in the 26th Foot (Major, 13 May 1781); in the 15th Foot (Lieutenant-Colonel, 14 February 1786); in North America (brevet Colonel, May 1793); as Deputy Quartermaster-General in Leeward Islands, 1793; as Quartermaster-General on staff, November 1794; and subsequently as Major-General, 14 May 1796; and finally Lieutenant-General. He was also the first Colonel of the 2nd West India Regiment when that was established in 1795 in Martinique. He was at some point Governor of Tobago; Commander in Chief in the Southern District of Ireland; and Commander in Chief in the Leeward Islands. He was created Baronet A baronet ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Windward Islands
The Windward Islands are the southern, generally larger islands of the Lesser Antilles of the Caribbean islands or the West Indies. Located approximately between latitudes 10° and 16° N and longitudes 60° and 62° W, they extend from Dominica in the north to Trinidad and Tobago in the south, and lie south of the Leeward Islands and east of Leeward Antilles. The name was also used to refer to a British colony which existed between 1833 and 1960 and originally consisted of the islands of Grenada, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent. Today, these islands constitute three sovereign states, the latter of which is now known as Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The island of Dominica was traditionally considered a part of the Leeward Islands until 1940, when it was transferred from the British Leeward Islands colony to the British Windward Islands. It now composes the fourth sovereign state in the group. Barbados (until 1885) and Tobago (until 1889) were also part of the Brit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Grinfield
General William Grinfield (1743–19 October 1803) was a British Army officer who served in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Grinfield joined the 3rd Regiment of Foot Guards in 1760 and was promoted through the ranks, becoming a major in the regiment in 1786. In 1793, his regiment fought in the Flanders campaign, seeing action at the siege of Valenciennes and Battle of Lincelles, during which he was promoted to lieutenant colonel. Having held a higher army-wide rank than he did regimental rank, Grinfield was promoted by seniority to major general later in the same year. Grinfield continued with the 3rd Foot Guards until 1795, when he was given a command within the Southern Military District, becoming colonel of the 86th Regiment of Foot. He went on to command the North-West Military District before in 1798 being promoted to lieutenant general, and in 1801 receiving command of the Midland Military District. In the following year Grinfield was made Commander-in-C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baronet
A baronet ( or ; abbreviated Bart or Bt) or the female equivalent, a baronetess (, , or ; abbreviation Btss), is the holder of a baronetcy, a hereditary title awarded by the British Crown. The title of baronet is mentioned as early as the 14th century; however, in its current usage it was created by James VI and I, James I of England in 1611 as a means of raising funds for the crown. Baronets rank below barons, but seemingly above all grand cross, knights grand cross, knight commander, knights commander and knight bachelor, knights bachelor of the British order of chivalry, chivalric orders, that are in turn below in chivalric United Kingdom order of precedence, precedence than the most senior British chivalric orders of the order of the Garter, Garter and the order of the Thistle, Thistle. Like all British knights, baronets are addressed as "Sir" and baronetesses as "Dame". They are conventionally seen to belong to the lesser nobility, although William Thoms in 1844 wrote tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knight Bachelor
The title of Knight Bachelor is the basic rank granted to a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not inducted as a member of one of the organised Order of chivalry, orders of chivalry; it is a part of the Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom, British honours system. Knights Bachelor are the most ancient sort of British knight (the rank existed during the 13th-century reign of Henry III of England, King Henry III), but Knights Bachelor rank below knights of chivalric orders. A man who is knighted is formally addressed as "Sir [First Name] [Surname]" or "Sir [First Name]" and his wife as "Lady [Surname]". The designation "Bachelor" in this context conveys the concept of "junior in rank". Criteria Knighthood is usually conferred for public service; amongst its recipients are all male judges of His Majesty's High Court of Justice in England. It is possible to be a Knight Bachelor and a junior member of an order of chivalry without being a knight of that or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
37th (North Hampshire) Regiment Of Foot
The 37th (North Hampshire) Regiment of Foot was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in Ireland in February 1702. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 67th (South Hampshire) Regiment of Foot to become the Hampshire Regiment (later the Royal Hampshire Regiment) in 1881. History Early years The regiment was raised in Ireland by Lieutenant-General Thomas Meredyth as Meredyth's Regiment in February 1702. It embarked for the Netherlands in May 1703 and fought under the Duke of Marlborough at the Battle of Schellenberg in July 1704,Whitting, p. 3 the Battle of Blenheim in August 1704 and the Battle of Ramillies in May 1706Whitting, p. 6 as well as the Battle of Oudenarde in July 1708 and the Battle of Malplaquet in September 1709 during the War of the Spanish Succession.Whitting, p. 7 The regiment embarked for Canada in 1711 as part of the Quebec Expedition but lost 8 officers and 253 men when the ships in which it was sailing foundered on the roc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
