Abt 1810 - 1871 (~ 61 years)
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Name |
John Douglas |
Prefix |
Maj Gen |
Birth |
Abt 1810 |
Glasgow, Scotland |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
10 May 1871 |
Person ID |
I77161 |
My Genealogy |
Last Modified |
9 Feb 2020 |
Family |
Rosa Maria Paget, b. 1 Jan 1825 d. Mar 1900 (Age 75 years) |
Marriage |
10 Mar 1842 |
St George Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England |
Family ID |
F28033 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
18 Aug 2014 |
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Notes |
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The scene was set for one of the most glorious, if not senseless engagements in British military history. Cardigan turned away and (supposedly) muttered 'Here goes the last of the Brudenells.' As the divisional commander left, he ordered the 11th Hussars (Lt Col John Douglas) to move out of the first line with the 13th Light Dragoons (Captain John Oldham) and 17th Lancers (Captain William Morris), to a position behind the 17th Lancers, becoming the second line. What was now the third line had the 8th Hussars (Lt Col Frederick Shewell) and 4th Light Dragoons (Lt Col Lord George Paget) in it. Each regiment would be in extended line, two deep. He also gave Cardigan a final warning: 'Advance very steadily and quietly'. The guns were 1? miles away and horses and riders should not arrive too tired after a prolonged gallop.
John Douglas (1811-1871), an Army officer who was present at the Charge of the Light Brigade, left ?102,873 on his death in 1871.
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