Signature on piece 1825. To Mrs H. Thornhill, Derby. Signed Hussey Vivian.

Lieutenant General Richard Hussey Vivian, 1st Baron Vivian GCB GCH PC PC (Ire) FRS (28 July 1775 – 20 August 1842)

Erscheinungsdatum: 1825

Beschreibung

Known as Sir Hussey Vivian from 1815 to 1828 and Sir Hussey Vivian, Bt, from 1828 to 1841. He was a British cavalry leader from the Vivian family. Corunna: During the retreat of Lieut-General Sir John Moore's army the 7th were constantly employed with the rearguard. It was not until September 1813 that the 7th returned to the Peninsula. On 24 November, Vivian (now colonel and aide-de-camp to the Prince Regent) was appointed to command a light cavalry brigade (13th and 14th Light Dragoons) under Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill in Wellington's army. With this corps he served at the Battle of the Nive (9?13 December). In January 1814, Vivian transferred to lead a light cavalry brigade in William Carr Beresford's corps. The 1,000-strong unit included the 18th Hussars and the 1st King's German Legion Hussars. Vivian took a marked part in the action of Gave de Pau and the Battle of Orthez. On 8 April, Vivian fought a brilliant action at Croix d'Orade on the Ers River, where he was very severely wounded. In this clash, the 18th Hussars seized a key bridge intact, helping Wellington to isolate the French defenders of Toulouse. At the beginning of 1815 he was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB); he had been a major general for several months. Waterloo. Vivian's hussars made the final charge of the day between Hougoumont and La Haye Sainte, sweeping the Middle Guard and Line units before them before breaking upon the squares of the Old Guard, which they soon learned to avoid. This service was rewarded by the thanks of both houses of Parliament, an award of the KCH, and the Orders of Maria Theresa and St. Vladimir from the emperors of Austria and Russia. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 8489

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Signature on piece 1825. To Mrs H. Thornhill...

Erscheinungsdatum: 1825

Einband: Loose as Issued.

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