This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1841 Excerpt: ...Lieut.-General 1838. His lordship is youngest son of Henry, 5th Duke of Beaufort, was born in 1788, and m. in 1814, Emily Harriet, dau. of Lord Maryborough, by whom he has two sons and two daughters. Stovin, Colonel Sir Frederick, K.C.M.G., entered the army in 1800, and has served at Ferrol, Copenhagen, Sweden, ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1841 Excerpt: ...Lieut.-General 1838. His lordship is youngest son of Henry, 5th Duke of Beaufort, was born in 1788, and m. in 1814, Emily Harriet, dau. of Lord Maryborough, by whom he has two sons and two daughters. Stovin, Colonel Sir Frederick, K.C.M.G., entered the army in 1800, and has served at Ferrol, Copenhagen, Sweden, Portugal, Spain, Walcheren, Gibraltar, the Peninsular War, and New Orleans. Sir Frederick wears a cross and two clasps for Salamanca, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Orthes, and Toulouse. Talbot, Vice-Admiral Hon. Sir John, was Senior Lieut. of the Astrea at the capture of the French frigate Gloire in 1795, and obtained in consequence post rank. He subsequently took the Ville de Milan, of 46 guns, and regained her prize the Cleopatra; in 1807 he distinguished himself in an attack on the Turkish squadron in the Dardanelles, and received knighthood in 1812, as well as a gold medal on the occasion of capturing the French ship Rivoli, 80, in the Gulf of Venice, when in command of H. M. S. Victorious, 74. Sir John is third son of the late Baroness Talbot, of Malahide; m. in 1815, Mary Juliana, third dau. of the ninth Lord Arundel, of Wardour, and has several children. Arms--Gu. a lion ramp., within a bordure engr. or. Seat--Rhode House, Lyme Regis, Dorsetshire. Taylor, Lieut.-gen. Sir John, Colonel 80th Foot, (Holland, Egypt, Peninsula, France.) Ens. 1794, Lieut.Gen. 1837. Thackwell, Major-gen. Sir Joseph, served under Sir John Moore in Spain, and fought at Corunna; was in the campaigns of 1813, 1814, and 1815j at the battles of Vittoria, the Pyrenees, Orthes, Toulouse, and Waterloo. In the last glorious action he was severely wounded (his left arm being amputated close to the shoulder), and had two horses shot under him. Sir Joseph, who descends from an anc...
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Add this copy of The Knightage of Great Britain and Ireland to cart. $58.41, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2016 by Palala Press.
