2 Signature on piece "free fronts", one addressed to The Duchess of Beaufort 1825 (his brothers wife) & the other to Mrs Arctas Akers of Tunbridge 1834

General Lord Robert Edward Henry Somerset GCB (19 December 1776?1 September 1842)

Erscheinungsdatum: 1825

Beschreibung

Was a British soldier who fought during the Peninsular War and the War of the Seventh Coalition. He commanded his regiment at the battles of Talavera and Buçaco, and in 1810 received a colonelcy and the appointment of aide-de-camp to the king. In 1811. The brigadier was particularly mentioned in Wellington's despatches, and received the thanks of parliament as well as the Army Gold Cross with one clasp for his services as a Commander at Talavera, Salamanca, Vitoria, Orthez, and Toulouse. He also received the Military Order of Maria Theresa and was made an honorary Knight Commander of the Royal Portuguese Military Order of the Tower and Sword. At Waterloo during the battle he lost his hat during the first cavalry charge and in the subsequent search for it a cannonball tore off the flap of his coat and killed his horse. He was awarded a GCB in 1834. The 'Somerset Monument' stands high on the Cotswold Edge at Hawkesbury, Gloucestershire, near the family's ancestral home of Badminton, Gloucestershire. It was erected in 1846 and has an inscription in memory of General Lord Robert Somerset. (2 items). Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 8492

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Titel: 2 Signature on piece "free fronts", one ...

Erscheinungsdatum: 1825

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