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Sir Henry Bayly (1769 – 20 April 1846) was a

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officer who became

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. He was colonel of the

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Biography

Bayly was the second son of Col. Nicholas Bayly, MP for Anglesey, and his wife, Frances Nettlefold. The family seat was Plas Newydd. His uncle was the 1st Earl of Uxbridge and his cousin was the 1st Marquess of Anglesey. He was created a Knight Grand Cross of the

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in 1834 and knighted by King

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on 18 July 1834. He died at his home at age 77 in

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, after a long illness.

Military career

Bayly entered the army on 12 April 1783 as an ensign of the 88th Foot. He was promoted from the half-pay of the 85th Regiment to an ensigncy in the

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on 30 October 1790. While holding the flag, he suffered a hand injury at the

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on 17 August 1793, and was promoted to Lieutenant in the Guards on 31 August 1793 and purchased a Captaincy in the regiment on 10 September 1799. During this period, he fought with the Guards during the invasion of Holland. Bayly was appointed

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to the

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on 9 February 1811, and was breveted

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on 1 January 1812. In 1814 he was given command of a brigade composed of three battalions of

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and sent to southern France. He was appointed

in 1816. He retired from that post in 1821 and was promoted to

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in 1825. He was then appointed GCH in 1834 and died in 1846.

References

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