- Capt. E.T. Fitzgerald, 25th Foot, W.
- Capt. Richard Brunton, 60th Foot.
- Capt. Thos. Wright, Rl. Staff Corps, W.
- Capt. H. MacLeod, 35th Foot, W.
- Capt. J.J. Mitchell, 25th Foot, W.
- Capt. W. Moore, 1st Ft. Gds.
- Capt. Geo. Hillier, 74th Foot.
- Capt. W.G. Cameron, 1st Ft. Gds.
- Capt. F. Read, Rl. Staff Corps.
- Lt. P. Barrailler, 33rd Foot.
- Lt. Basil Jackson, Rl. Staff Corps.
- Lt. A. Brauns, Rl. Staff Corps.
COMMANDANT AT HEAD-QUARTERS.
- Col. Sir Colin Campbell, K.C.B., 2nd Ft. Gds.
STAFF.
COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF.
F.-M. Arthur, Duke of Wellington, K.G., G.C.B., &c.
Born in Dublin, 1st May, 1769. 3rd son of Garrett, 1st Earl of Mornington, by Anne, eldest dau. of Arthur (Hill), 1st Viscount Dungannon. Educated at Eton and Angers Military Academy. Like Clive, he was “a heaven-born general.” His fame far exceeded the many titles he won by his genius. “I am going to dine with Wellington to-night,” said a young Irish staff officer to a group of brother officers at the close of a hard-fought battle in Spain. “Give me at least the prefix of Mr. before my name,” said Lord Wellington, who happened to ride by at the moment and had overheard the jubilant remark. “My Lord,” replied the officer, “we do not speak of Mr. Cæsar, or Mr. Alexander, so why should I speak of Mr. Wellington?” The Duke d. at Walmer Castle, 14th Sept., 1852, and was buried in St. Paul’s Cathedral. He had m., in 1806, the Hon. Catherine Pakenham, 3rd dau. of Edward, 2nd Lord Longford, and by her, who d. in 1831, left issue.
MILITARY SECRETARY.
Lt.-Col. Lord Fitzroy Somerset, 1st Ft. Gds., W.
Youngest son of Henry, 5th Duke of Beaufort. Was Wellington’s A.D.C. and “right hand” throughout the campaign in Spain and Portugal. Lost his right arm at Waterloo, from a shot fired from the top of La Haye Sainte farmhouse after its capture by the French. Created Baron Raglan a month after Wellington’s death. F.-M. and C.-in-C. of the British army in the Crimea in Nov., 1854. D. in the Crimea during the siege of Sebastopol, at a farmhouse overlooking the plains of Balaklava. In the principal room is still to be seen a marble slab with the inscription, “In this room died F.-M. Lord Raglan, G.C.B., Commander-in-Chief of the British Army in the Crimea, 28th June, 1855.” Lord Raglan’s body was brought to England and interred at Badminton with his ancestors. He had m., in 1814, Lady Emily Harriet Wellesley-Pole, 2nd dau of Wm., 3rd Earl of Mornington, and by her, who d. 1881, left issue.