Occasionally, we do find errors in the “Peninsula Roll Call”. We can not change the cards, but we can note the errors.
Last Name | First Name | Middle Name | Correction | Source | |
Ackland (Acland) | Wroth | Palmer | Held the temporary rank of brigadier in 1806 | Gareth Glover | |
Anwyll | Robert | Shown as Brigade Major from October 1812, was acting Brigade Major at Salamanca in July 1812 | Gareth Glover | ||
Arbuthnot | Duncan | Correct spelling of family name is Arbuthnott. | Ron McGuigan | ||
Arbuthnot | William | Correct spelling of family name is Arbuthnott. | Ron McGuigan | ||
Barton (Burton) | Alfred | According to the Army List it is Barton. | Gareth Glover | ||
Belton | John | Last name is Betton | Army List: April 1809 | ||
Bennett | L. | H. | First name is Latham | London Gazette | |
Bihorell | First and middle names are Jean Baptiste | Alistair Nichols | |||
Bishop | J. | First and middle names are John Jones | Ron McGuigan | ||
Blanckley | Henry | Stanyford? | Correct middle name is Stanyford | Sinnett | |
Blemur | Used Gaston de Blemur; full name Etienne Gaston Louis François marquis de Bouette de Blemur | Army Lists; Alistair Nichols | |||
Bloomfield | Valentine | Correct first name is Thomas. Valenine was his middle name. | Gareth Glover | ||
Boissot | Ferdinand | Used Ferdinand Boisot; full name Emile Henry Ferdinand Boisot. Note: former sergent major of the 1er Suisse, prisoner of war on 7 July 1806 following Battle of Maida. | Alistair Nichols | ||
Bootby | Charles | Correct spelling of last name is Boothby | London Gazette | ||
Bosse | Names are Johann Fred. Ludewig | Army Lists | |||
Boussingault | Pierre | F. Louis | First names Pierre François Louis Note: 1816 chef d’escadron the Dragons de l’Orne; retired in 1830 as colonel of dragoons. | Alistair Nichols | |
Boyle | William | Was slightly wounded at Badajoz. | Hall; Gareth Glover | ||
Bramwell | John | His name is mispelled in the Army Lists. It is actually Brumwell. | Brumwell | ||
Broad | Richard | Died of fever in Truxillo, Spain on 31 October 1812. | Harley; page 185 | ||
Brooke | W. | H. | First and middle names are William Henry | Ron McGuigan | |
Brown | Evan | M. | Middle name is Meredith | Sinnett | |
Browne | Frederick | Harvey | Sometimes is called Francis in the records | Fletcher | |
Browne | George | 23rd Foot. Middle name is Baxter | Sinnett | ||
Brownlow | W. | First name is William | Hall | ||
Buller | H. | G. | First name is Henry | London Gazette | |
Burke | H. | First name is Henry | Army Lists | ||
Burnett | B. | B. | First name is Bartholomew | Army Lists | |
Caldicott | H. | G. | First name is Henry. Family name also spelled Caldecot | London Gazette | |
Cameron | Hector | Date of wounding St Bartolomeo should read 17 July 1813 not 6 July 1813. | John Cameron’s Memoirs, which are being editted by Gareth Glover | ||
Cameron | John | Campbell | Date of rank for Lieutenant is 29 December 1804, not 29 November 1804 | Army List: February 1809 | |
Cane | James | F. | Middle name is Frederick | Sinnett | |
Chadwick | Nicholas | Served in 59th Foot and not 58th Foot as shown on the card | Ron McGuigan | ||
Chambraux | Caesar | Augustus | Correct name is César Augustin Champeaux | Alistair Nichols | |
Choiseul | Octavius | Name used Octavius Choiseul; full name Henri Alexandre Charles Marie Gabriel Octave de Choiseul-Beaupré. | Alistair Nichols | ||
Clarke | J. | T.. | Full name is Joseph Thomas Clarke | His tombstone. | |
Clevis | Andrew | Last name is Cleeves. Name on card is misspelled. | Army Lists | ||
Cochrane | J. | First name is John | Army Lists | ||
Cooley | First name is William | Fletcher | |||
Cowell | F. | Luke, Gordon | First name is Frederick | Sinnett | |
Craufurd | Henry | Promoted substantive Lieutenant Colonel 45th Foot 26 August 1813. | London Gazette | ||
Curran | J. | First name is John. | Hall | ||
D’Auberville | Emanuel | First name is Emmanuel. | Alistair Nichols | ||
D’Olbreuse | Daimier |
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Dalton | Aylmer | First names are Matthew Aylmer | Alistair Nichols | ||
Davenport | First name is George. | Army Lists | |||
De Bernewitz | J. | H. C. | Name is John Henry Carl . | Ron McGuigan | |
de Bersi | R. | Used Amédée Rodolphe de Bersy, but death certificate recorded name as Pierre César Rodolphe de Bersy (son of other) | Alistair Nichols | ||
de Bersi | Rudolph | Correct name Jacques Rodolphe de Bersy (father of other) | Alistair Nichols | ||
De Ceuille | Arnet | Charles | Used Arnet Charles de Cueille; full name was Charles Arnet Granchamp le chevalier de Cueille | Alistair Nichols | |
de Combremont | A. | Le Theur | Used Alexandre de Combremont ; full name Le Thueur [occasionally Lethueur] le chavalier de Combremont, René Alexandre Joseph | Alistair Nichols | |
De Courton | Armand | Used Armand de Courten; full name Jean Joseph Armand de Courten | Alistair Nichols | ||
De Damas | Adolphe | Real was Adolphus de Damas | Alistair Nichols | ||
De Freuller | Feridolin | His first name was Fridolin ; his last name appears with one or two ‘L’s: two versions of his full name (German and French) are Fridolin Jost Anton von Freuler and Fridolin Joseph Antoine de Freüller. | Alistair Nichols | ||
De Grammont | A. | First name is Antoine, later 9th Duc de Guiche | Ron McGuigan | ||
De Gingins? | Louis | Listed as Louis de Gingins but used Henry; his name was Henry Victor Louis de Gingins. Note: he was in Neapolitan service 1829–1847, retiring as a General of Brigade | Alistair Nichols | ||
De la Briteche | Alphonse | Corrrect name was Alexandre de La Bretesche. | Alistair Nichols | ||
De La Mothe | P. | Jacques | First name was Pierre Jacques | Alistair Nichols | |
De la Pierre | Samuel | Used Samuel de La Pierre; full name Marc Louis François Samuel Delapierre | Alistair Nichols | ||
De May | Rudolphe | Full name was Gabriel Rodolph de May, nickname ‘Brüeli-May’ or ‘Michon’ | Alistair Nichols | ||
De Melgneil | Pierre | Dupuy | Used Dupuy de Melgueil ; correct name Dupuy Melgueil de Rivarole, Antonie Louis. He was officer on the French Royal Guard 1815–1826; Lieutenant Colonel of the 29e Ligne in the Morea (1828-29) and Africa (1830) expeditions. | Alistair Nichols | |
Dennis | W. | First name is William | Army Lists | ||
De Planta | Stephen | Also Stephen Planta | Alistair Nichols | ||
De Platel | Charles | Used Chalres du Platel, full name was Nicolas Charles le chevalier du Platel. | Alistair Nichols | ||
De Vaux | First name is Charles | Army Lists | |||
De Ponchalen | J. | Correct name was Jean Nicolas Desfrançois de Ponchalon | Alistair Nichols | ||
De Precorbin | Silvain | Used Silvain de Precorbin [NB without accent]; full name was Barnabé Silvain de Foulogne de Précorbin | Alistair Nichols | ||
de Salis | Hector | Used Louis de Saulx; full name was Collot de Saulx, César Louis Auguste | Alistair Nichols | ||
de Saulx | Louis | Used Jean de Segur; full name was Jean le vicomte de Segur de Montazeau | Alistair Nichols | ||
de St. George | Silvain | Used Silvain de St George; full name was Silvain Olivier de St George de Fraisse | Alistair Nichols | ||
De Steiguer | Albert | Name Albert Baron de Steiger [or Steiguer] de Mansingen; was a colonel in Neapolitan service in 1822. | Alistair Nichols | ||
de Sunhary | Frederick | Used Frederick de Sunhary; full name Frédéric Antoine Jean Robert Sunhary de Verville; was an officer in the Gendarmerie 1816-1834, including commanding the detachment on the Morea expedition 1828-29. | Alistair Nichols | ||
de Tournefort | Joseph | B. | Used Joseph de Tournefort an adopted ‘nom de geurre’; his name was Joseph Bénistan. | Alistair Nichols | |
de Vaux | Name was Charles Edouard le chevalier de Vaux. | Alistair Nichols | |||
Dobbyn | W. | A. | First and middle names are William Arthur | Ron McGuigan | |
Downes | First name is Samuel | Fletcher | |||
Drewe | E. | W. | First and middle names are Edward Ward | Hall | |
Dudie | T. | A. | First and middle names are Thomas Andrew | Ron McGuigan | |
Du Hautoy | Alexis | Called Alexis Duhautoy in most documents (e.g. Army Lists); name Charles Louis Alexis comte du Hautoy | Alistair Nichols | ||
Dufaure | Mark | Used Mark Joseph Dufaure or Prouillac; full name Marc Joseph le chevalier du Faure de Prouillac. | Alistair Nichols | ||
Dufiet | Armand | Correct name Armand Casimir Goüin Dufief (known by Armand) | Alistair Nichols | ||
Dufiet | Desire | Correct name Jean Baptiste Désiré Goüin Dufief (used Désiré) | Alistair Nichols | ||
Ellis | Henry | Watson | Correct middle name is Walton | Sinnett | |
Ellwood | C. | W. | First and middle names are Charles William | Hall | |
Emslie | J. | First name is John | Ron McGuigan | ||
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James | Service in Peninsular War is confused with William Erskine. Replace all GOC information with GOC C cavalry brigade May 1809-July 1809. Add: Peninsula May -Sept 1809. | Royal Military Calendar, Wellington’s Dispatches, General Orders | ||
Erskine | William | Service in Peninsular War is confused with James Erskine. Add to record of service G.O.C. B4 D1 October 1810 – May 1811, Temporary G.O.C. D5 Feb-May 1811. Committed suicide Lisbon 13 February 1813 (not March or May 1813). | Wellington’s Dispatches, General Orders | ||
Fairfield | R. | W. | Middle name is Wood | Ron McGuigan | |
Farmer | George | R. | Middle name is Richard | Sinnett | |
Fergusson | Charles | 43rd Foot. According to his memoirs he was at the River Coa and Busaco in 1810. | Unpublished Memoirs of Charles Fergusson. | ||
Fischer | Frederick | Used Frederick Fischer; full name [French version] was François Emanuel Frédéric Fischer | Alistair Nichols | ||
Fischer | Victor | Used Victor Fischer; full name Carl or Charles Victor | Alistair Nichols | ||
Fitzgibbon | W. | First name is William | Army Lists | ||
French | First name is Thomas | Fletcher | |||
Girling | T. | S. (T.A.) | First and middle names are Thomas Andrew | Ron McGuigan | |
Glutz | Amantz | Amantz de Glutz | Alistair Nichols | ||
Goldie | Alexander | John | Served in the Peninsula from May to July 1812. On staff to date from 25 February 1812. | Royal Military Calendar; General Orders 2 May 1812 |
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Goussencourt | Joseph | Joseph Ignace Goussencourt used; full name Cyr Joseph Ignace vicomte de Goussencourt | Alistair Nichols | ||
Graham | W. (William)? | T. | Correct names are William Temple | Sinnett | |
Griffiths | Name is Walter Griffithes | Army List 1827 | |||
Griffiths | T. | E. A. | Correct names are Thomas Edward Allett | Sinnett | |
Guanter | James | Generally known as either James Guanter or Jacques de Guanter; his full name was Jacques Xavier Mathieu Martin de Guanter et Banyuls | Alistair Nichols | ||
Gundell | George | Henry | Middle name is Heinrich in KGL records | Fletcher | |
Haase | George | Surname is Haas | Alistair Nichols | ||
Hall | F. | H. | Name is Francis Hawksley | Army List 1821 | |
Hamilton | Alexander | Was in the 30th Foot, not the 60th Foot. | McGuigan, Royal Military Calendar | ||
Hamilton | Robert | Assistant Surgeon 74th Foot was appointed Assistant Surgeon 51st Foot 22 August 1811. | Army List | ||
Hamilton | William | Served in the 42nd Foot and resigned his commission in 1810. He is the same William Hamilton who became a volunteer in the 95th Rifles. A short biography can be seen at: Lieutenant William Hamilton, 95th Foot | Colin Hamilton | ||
Harley | John | Was captured in November 1812 but escaped and was back with his regiment by 24 December 1812. | Harley; page 186 – 198 | ||
Harrison | J. | C. | Correct names are John Christopher | Sinnett and Hall | |
Hart | H. | S. | First and middle names are Henry Scott | Hall | |
Hassell | J. | G. | J G Hassell | Alistair Nichols | |
Hervey | William | Mundy | Usual spelling of his name was Harvey, William Maundy. | Mackenzie and Army Lists | |
Hogton | Daniel | Army List, Hall & Oman all spell it Hoghton | Gareth Glover | ||
Horner | M. | C. | First and middle names are Michael Charles | Army Lists | |
Horsley | John | T. | Served in 59th Foot and not 58th Foot as shown on the card | Ron McGuigan | |
Hulse | Richard | Died at Arevalo | Fremantle Letters | ||
Hurford | William | Lewin | Correct middle name is Lewis | Sinnett | |
Jackson | Basil | Was a member of the Royal Staff Corps not the Royal Waggon Train | Dalton; page 38 | ||
Jandon (Jaudon ?) | Francis | Correct name was Jean François Jodon | Alistair Nichols | ||
Jenner | First name was Charles | Alistair Nichols | |||
Joyner | W. | First name was William. Last name also spelled Joiner | London Gazette | ||
Kelly | W. | First name was Waldron | Army Lists | ||
Kenny | C. | C. | First and middle names are Courtney Crowe | Hall | |
Kersterman | William | Brewse | Was in the 10th Foot, not the 19th Foot. | Army Lists; Gareth Glover | |
Kilvington | Orfeur | W. | Middle name is William | Fletcher | |
King | J. | W. | First and middle names are John Warner | Fletcher | |
Le Court | First name was vCharles | Alistair Nichols | |||
Le Maitre | Frederick | H. A. | Correct name was Ferdinand Henry André Le Maistre | Alistair Nichols | |
Le Mesurier | J. | T. H. | Full name is John Thomas How | Fletcher | |
Legenderw | Panorace | Used Pancrace Ledergerw; full names [in German] Joseph Pankraz Zacharias Ledergerw | Alistair Nichols | ||
Lenhart | First name given as either Franz or François | Alistair Nichols | |||
Leslie | J. | First name is James | Hall | ||
Linsingen | F. | First name is Frederick | Army Lists | ||
Lloyd | Thomas | 43rd Foot;was promoted Major in the 94th Foot on 4 October 1810 and not on 4 August 1810 as recorded by Challis. | Army Lists | ||
Mackereth | M. | A. | First and middle names are Mark Anthony | ||
Mannel | Albrecht | Name most used was Albert Fredrick Manuel | Alistair Nichols | ||
Marlay | George | Was in the 2nd Garrison Battalion and not the 6th Garrison Battalion. | Ron McGuigan | ||
Marsack | G. | H. | First and middle names are George Hartwell | Army Lists | |
Masterman | J. | Correct name is William Thomas | London Gazette | ||
Maw | J. | H. L. | First and middle names are John Henry Stovin | Ron McGuigan | |
May | Victor | Used Victor May; full name [in German] given as Franz Ludwig Viktor May | Alistair Nichols | ||
McAlpine | R. | First name is Robert | Hall | ||
McLean | William | Can find no evidence that he was a Deputy Assistant Commissary General | Gareth Glover | ||
Meech | R. | First name is Robert | Army Lists | ||
Meyer | Henry | Andrew | According to KGL records the first name is Heinrich | Army Lists | |
Miller | George | 95th Foot. Was not captured by the French in 1811 nor was he at Barrossa (he arrived the day after the battle). He was an observer with not duties at the 2nd siege of Badajoz in 1811 and San Sebastian in 1813. | Laidlaw | ||
Millett | Christopher | Correct name Christophe Millet | Alistair Nichols | ||
Millins | Charles | Correct surname is Millius (often given in very different versions) – first name was Charles or Carl | Alistair Nichols | ||
Mittelholzer | Ulrich | First names appear to have been H [?] Ulrick or Ulrich | Alistair Nichols | ||
Mondo | Lewis | Surname was Mondon | Alistair Nichols | ||
Muller | Joseph | Full first names François Joseph | Alistair Nichols | ||
Munro | George | Aylmer | ADC to General Sherbrooke, 25 June 1809. | General Orders: 5 July 1809 | |
Munro | Thomas | Was not ADC to General Sherbrooke. | General Orders: 5July 1809 | ||
Murray | Robert | Lathrop | On his entry the W is for William and the F in his ‘alternative’ name is Felton – the family seat.. | Terry Newman, Retired Parliamentary Historian, Hobart Tasmania | |
Neville | Henry | Date of death was 21 August 1809 at Santa Cruz | Fremantle MSS | ||
Nicholson | R. | D. | First and middle names are Robert Dring | ||
Park | Robert | Was still in Eastern Spain in April 1813 | Clinton Papers | ||
Patrick | Robert | William | Date of death was 24 April 1809 | London Gazette: 14 – 18 November 1809 | |
Percival | William | 9th Foot. Returned to the Peninsula in December 1811 not December 1812. | James Gairdner’s memoirs | ||
Perponcher | H. | First name is Henry. This is Baron Henry de Perponcher-Sedlnitsky, later Lieutenant General in the Netherlands Service | Ron McGuigan | ||
Pillichody | Alexis | Surname often given as Pellichody as well | Alistair Nichols | ||
Pollack | Carlisle | Correct spelling of name is Pollock according to the Army Lists | Gareth Glover | ||
Poser | Name is Frederick Baron von Poser | Army Lists | |||
Proto | Name Joseph Prold although most War Office documents used Proto | Alistair Nichols | |||
Rawstorne | John | George | First names John George NOTE half pay from 1814 to 1832; retired in 1860, Major (brevet Lt Col) 2 Bn, 17th Foot | Alistair Nichols | |
Reindell | J. | First name is John | Army Lists | ||
Richardson | H | First name is Henry | Army Lists | ||
Richardson | H. | J. | First and middle names are Henry John | Army Lists | |
Rigaud | Francis | First names Francis James | Alistair Nichols | ||
Rivers | J. | First name is James | Army Lists | ||
Rolt | John | Major in British Army 25 November 1813. | London Gazette | ||
Romhildt | John | Augustus | Surname was Romhild | Alistair Nichols | |
Roquefruille | Aimar | Army List shows the surname as Roquefeuille | Alistair Nichols | ||
Ross | Robert | 4th Dragoon Guards. Challis has him out of Peninsular by February 1812, however Captain Ewart, 52nd Foot shows he was still in the Peninsular on 8 November 1812 | Gareth Glover | ||
Rousillion | Frederick | Full name François Frédéric Rusillion; the surname was often given as Rousillion | Alistair Nichols | ||
Rowan | A. | H. | First and middle names are Archibald Hamilton. Died Gibraltar January 1816. | Ron McGuigan | |
Royal | William | Carr | Name is spelled Royall according to the Royal Military Calendar | Gareth Glover | |
Schmidt | Alexander | Correct surname was Schmitt. | Alistair Nichols | ||
Schmidchen | Augustus | He signs his letters in Spain: Smidkin (possibly anglicised for ease) He served in Eastern Spain in 1813. | Clinton Papers | ||
Segesser | R. | First name was Anton. | Alistair Nichols | ||
Servais | Antoine | Antoine Servais was an adopted ‘nom de guerre’. His name was Jean Antoine Courjean. | Alistair Nichols | ||
Shearman | Edward | When he joined the Calabrese Free Corps he was made a captain. | William Clinton Papers; Gareth Glover | ||
Sontag | John | Was assigned to Lisbon 1808. Not at Battle of Corunna as shown on card | Ron McGuigan | ||
Soupier | Wilhelm | H. | Name was William Henry Souper. He was British. | Alistair Nichols | |
Southwell | Arthur | Francis | Was captured on 13 December 1813 but returned (exchanged) on 4 February 1814. Challis states it was January 1814. George Woodbury of the 18th Hussars met him on his return. | Gareth Glover | |
St. Aurin (St. Aurien) | J. | D.E. | Correct name is John D. E. de St Aurin | Ron McGuigan | |
St. Martin | Lewis | Full name was Lewis de St Martin. | Alistair Nichols | ||
Sta. Columba | Pietro | Surname more often Santa Colombo [sometimes all one word] | Alistair Nichols | ||
Steiger (Steiguer) | Rodolphe | F. ? | Known as Rodolphe Steiger, in the regiment as the 2nd; full name [in German] Johann Rudolf von Steiger | Alistair Nichols | |
Steiguer | Rudolphe |
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Straubenzie | William | Correct name i:s van Straubenzee, William | Alex van Straubenzee | ||
Stretton | William | Lynaw | First name was Severus and middle name was William Lynam | David Molony | |
Sturler | Charles | Known as Charles Sturler; full name Jean Charles or Johan Karl. | Alistair Nichols | ||
Sturler | Charles | Louis | Known as Charles Louis Sturler; full name Charles Louis Pierre or Karl Ludwig Peter | Alistair Nichols | |
Symkath | ? | Full name John Ernest Symkath | Alistair Nichols | ||
Talbot | Neil | Neil TalbotWas never in the Portuguese Service nor was he a Brigadier. He was a Lieutenant Colonel in the 14th Light Dragoons. | Cannon and London Gazette 31 July 1810. | ||
Tayloe | John | Correct spellling of his name his Taylor. | Gareth Glover | ||
Thiballier | Louis | Used Louis Thiballier; but his full name was Philippe Louis Constantin Thiballier de Donmarie | Alistair Nichols | ||
Thalmunn | Carl | Correct spelling of his name is Thalmann | Alain Chappet | ||
Thompson | A. | First name is Alexander | Hall | ||
Thompson | J. | H. | First and middle names are Joseph Henry. | Army Lists | |
Thomson | George | Name is also spelled Thompson. | Ron McGuigan, Army Lists & London Gazette | ||
Thorman | Charles | Surname normally given as Thormann | Alistair Nichols | ||
Trescon | J. | First name is Jean Baptiste; surname is normally given as Mansuet Trescon however he signed as Trefcon | Alistair Nichols | ||
Tucker | George | James Bruere | Career is mixed up with his brother John Goulston Price Tucker. Captain 50th Ft 16 May 1805, Major 97th Ft 22 Dec 1808, Brevet Lt Colonel 16 April 1807. Pa. Aug – Oct 1808 DAG, Oct 1808 – Jan 1809 AAG. Rolica, Vimero, Coruna. Gold Medal for Rolica, Vimero. Lost in Primrose sloop January 1809. | Ron McGuigan, Royal Military Calendar | |
Tucker | John | Goulston Price | Never served in the Peninsula. | Ron McGuigan, Royal Military Calendar | |
Tugginer | Edmund | Surname often ‘de Tugginer’ | Alistair Nichols | ||
Tugginer | Edward | Surname often ‘de Tugginer’ | Alistair Nichols | ||
Tunny | Robert | William | Correct spelling of last name is Tunney | Fletcher | |
Turnpenny | J. | F. | First and middle names are John Fynes | Ron McGuigan | |
Van Strawbenzie | George | Correct spelling of last name is van Straubenzee | Alex van Straubenzee | ||
Villatte | Charles de | Known as Charles de Villatte; full name Charles Regnaud de Villatte | Alistair Nichols | ||
Von Dahlmann | John | Surname normally given as von Dalmann | Alistair Nichols | ||
Von Wachholtz | Friedrich | Ludwig | Friedrich Ludwig von Wachholtz was born 30 August 1783, in Breslau, the son of a Prussian officer. He joined the Prussian army as a cadet on 1 April 1798, was promoted lieutenant in 1803, and served on the staff of the Upper Siliesian army in 1805-1806. He fought at Auerstadt in 1806 and in the East Prussia campaign of 1807. Disbanded from Prussian army in 1807, he joined the Duke of Brunswick’s Oels corps as a company commander, went to the UK with that unit in 1809 and to the Peninsula in 1810. His rifle company (No. 3) was attached to the Fusilier Brigade in October 1810 and fought with it at Albuera and Aldea de Ponte in 1811, Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajoz and Salamanca in 1812 and Vitoria in 1813 before being replaced before the Pyrenees battles by a coy of the 5/60th. About the same time von Wachholtz transferred to No. 5 Company of the Oels. Wachholtz fought in the Waterloo campaign as a major on the staff of the Brunswick contingent and was present at Quatre Bras and Waterloo. He remained with the Brunswick army and had reached the rank of major-general at the time of his death in 1841 at the age of 58. | H.C. von Wachholtz, ed., “Auf der Peninsula 1810 bis 1813. Kriegstagebuch des Generals Friedrich Ludwig v. Wachholtz,” Beihefte zum Militaer-Wochenblatt. 1907, pp. 259-326 | |
Wanch | Robert | Andrew | The Army Lists has his name spelled Waugh. | Gareth Glover | |
Weiss | J. | Chretien | His surname was Weyssen (sometimes as Weissen, Wyssen or Weiss); first names John Christian or Jean Chretien | Alistair Nichols | |
Wheatley | William | Was a Major General when he died – Challis says Brevet Colonel and he died at the Escorial not Madrid. | Gareth Glover | ||
Widenham | J. | A. | First and middle names are Joseph Allen | Hall; Army Lists | |
Williams | John | 2nd Foot. Contemporary letter by John Wilson states that he talked to Wellington but did not realised who he was speaking to. It appears he returned to the Peninsula with a draft sent in Autumn 1813 | Gareth Glover | ||
Wingfield | John | According Guards Memorial Chapel records he died 4 May 1811 not 18 May. | Gareth Glover | ||
Winter | Valentine | First name Valentin. | Alistair Nichols | ||
Wolff | Frederick | Correct name Pierre Frédéric Wolf; used Frederick. | Alistair Nichols | ||
Zehender | Charles | Known as Charles Zehender; full name Charles Antoine Zehender de Thuil [brother of other] | Alistair Nichols | ||
Zehender | Frederick | Known as Frederick Zehender; full name Frederick Samuel Zehender [brother of other] | Alistair Nichols | ||
Zehenpfenning | Carl | Correct surname Zehnpfenning | Alistair Nichols | ||
Zoepffel | Louis | Correct name was André Louis Zaepffel | Alistair Nichols |
Notes on Sources:
Army Lists: Various issues that were published both monthly and yearly.
Brumwell, John. The Peninsular War, 1808-1812. Letters of a Weardale soldier, Lieutenant John Brumwell. Egglestone, William (ed.). Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, 2012.
Cannon, Richard. Historical Records of the 14th or the King’s Regiment of Light Dragoon. London 1848.
Dalton, Charles. The Waterloo Roll Call. London, 1890.
Fletcher, Stephen. Mr. Fletcher is conducting research on the chaplains who served in Wellington’s Army and his information comes from official records.
Hall, John. Biographical Dictionary of British Officers Killed and Wounded, 1808-14. London: Greenhill Books, 1998.
Harley, John. The Veteran of 40 Years’ Service in the British Army: the Scurrious Recollections of Paymaster John Harley 47th Foot – 1798- 1838. Gareth Glover (ed.). Solihull: Helion, 2018.
Laidlaw, Elizabeth. The Making of a Rifles Officer: the Life and Letters of Colonel George Miller CB FRS (1786 – 1843). Edinburgh: Burngrange, 2019.
London Gazette: various dates.
McGuigan, Ron. Mr. McGuigan is one of the foremost researchers on the British Army and his information comes from Army Lists, the London Gazette, and official records.
Mackenzie, T.A.Historical Records of the 79th Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders. London 1887.
Nichols, Alistair. Mr. Nichols specializes in foreign units serving in the British Army. He is the author of Wellington’s Swizers and Wellington’s Mongrel Regiment.
Royal Military Calendar: published in 1820.
Sinnett, Richard. Mr. Sinnet is conducting research on the 23rd Foot and his information comes from the regiment’s official records.
Stewart, William. the Journal of Major William Stewart 30th (Cambridgeshire) Regiment of Foot: September 1810 – May 1811. Robert Bremner (ed.). Lisbon: British Historical Society of Portugal, circa 2015.
Placed on the Napoleon Series: January 2009; last updated November 2019.