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  • beginning of the campaign. Nine RMC-trained staff officers received one of more awards for their service at Waterloo (see appendix 2). No le …

  • PART TWO FORMER STUDENTS, GENTLEMEN CADETS AND STAFF OF THE ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE WHO SERVED AS STAFF OFFICERS IN WELLINGTON’S ARMY WITH A …

  • the 95‘h Rifles early on 15 June, and later that day accompanied Major General Pack to the Duchess of Richmond’s Ball at Brussels which Welli …

  • Orlando Bridgeman commissioned into the 1St Foot Guards four months before he left the Royal Military College in June 1811 after having reac …

  • effective to gain the enthusiastic commendation of the Quartermaster General, Sir William De Lancey. Indeed, it goes without saying that had …

  • The Authors Dr Anthony Morton is Curator of the Sandhurst Collection. From 1997 to 2004 Anthony worked as the Archivist for the Royal Logist …

  • Cavalry Brigade).155 These fresh cavalry formations helped prevent the last remnants of French cavalry still operational fiom taking advantag …

  • During the Waterloo campaign Armstrong was again ADC78 to Major General Vandeleur, now commander of the 4'h British Cavalry Brigade that was …

  • Son of George Chambers!“ Ensign 28/1/1809 (vice Burrard deceased), 1“ Foot Guards. 187 Served in the Peninsula March 1810-November 1810, Sep …

  • Positioned out on the extremity of Wellington’ s left flank also made it difficult to know what was happening elsewhere on the battlefield. Viv …

  • Quartermaster General August 1808-January 1809, and as Deputy Quartermaster General May 1809-April 1814. Mentioned in Despatches by Wellingt …

  • at the Battle of Barossa/03 Studied in the Senior Department of the RMC 1812-1814/04 Lieutenant and Captain 10/6/1813 (vice De Courcy deceas …

  • THE IMPACT OF ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE-TRAINED OFFICERS ON THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO: PART ONE-WELLINGTON’S STAFF By Dr Anthony Morton

  • James Hamilton Stanhope of the 3rd Battalion, 1St Foot Guards, who was not an RMC-trained officer and who was suffering from exhaustion and a …

  • Dragoons of the 2““ Light Brigade, Netherlands Cavalry Divisionm) after they had been routed by French cavalry south of the crossroads. Duri …