Lieutenant Colonel Henry Milling (died 30 December 1822) was a
British Army
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officer who fought in the
Napoleonic Wars
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.
Biography
Milling was commissioned a lieutenant in the
81st Regiment of Foot in 1801. He served with them in the
Peninsular War
The Peninsular War (1807–1814) was the military conflict fought in the Iberian Peninsula by Spain, Portugal, and the United Kingdom against the invading and occupying forces of the First French Empire during the Napoleonic Wars. In Spain ...
and was severely wounded at the
Battle of Corunna
The Battle of Corunna (or ''A Coruña'', ''La Corunna'', ''La Coruña'' or ''La Corogne''), in Spain known as Battle of Elviña, took place on 16 January 1809, when a French corps under Marshal of the Empire Jean de Dieu Soult attacked a Bri ...
(16 January 1809).
In 1815 Milling was present on the
Waterloo Campaign
The Waterloo campaign (15 June – 8 July 1815) was fought between the French Army of the North and two Seventh Coalition armies, an Anglo-allied army and a Prussian army. Initially the French army was commanded by Napoleon Bonaparte, but he l ...
with the 2/81st Foot, but did not fight at the
Battle of Waterloo
The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday 18 June 1815, near Waterloo, Belgium, Waterloo (at that time in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, now in Belgium). A French army under the command of Napoleon was defeated by two of the armie ...
, instead the 2/81st Foot remind on garrison duty in
Brussels
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guarding the British Army's pay chest.
On 18 August 1819 Milling was promoted to lieutenant colonel. In 1822 Milling, from 81st Foot, was gazetted to the
93rd Foot, but retired a few months afterwards without having joined his new regiment. He died on 30 December 1822.
Family
Henry Milling was the brother of John Milling, of Shanlis,
Ardee
Ardee (; , ) is a town and townland in County Louth, Ireland. It is located at the intersection of the N2, N52, and N33 roads. The town shows evidence of development from the thirteenth century onward but as a result of the continued deve ...
,
County Louth.
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Further reading
* "Lieutenant Henry Milling to be Captain-Lieutenant, by Purchase"
* "Officers to be a captains of a company in the undermentioned regiments ..." "81st ''Ditto'' Captain-Lieutenant Henry Milling"
*Captain Henry Milling to be Major
* "Major Henry Milling to be Lieutenant-Colonel without purchase"
* "Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Milling from half-pay of the Regiment, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, without purchase. Dated 12th, August 1819"
* "Ditto, Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Milling, from the 81st Foot, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, . vice Creagh, who exchanges. Dated 7th March 1822"
1822 deaths
Year of birth missing
81st Regiment of Foot officers
British Army personnel of the Napoleonic Wars
British Army personnel of the Peninsular War
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