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William Douglas of Balgillo

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Colonel Sir William Douglas (c. 1778 – 25 August 1818) K.C.B., was a British Army officer during the Napoleonic Wars.[1][2]

Biography

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He was the son of William Douglas of Brigton (died 1814), and his wife Elizabeth Graham, daughter of Robert Graham, 11th of Fintry.[3] He served at the Cape of Good Hope in 1795. He was promoted to major in 74th Foot on 4 December 1796. He joined the 91st Foot in 1798.[4] He was promoted a brevet Lieutenant-Colonel 1 January 1800.[5]

He served on the Hanover expedition in 1805 and fought in the Peninsular War from August 1808 to June 1809. While in theatre he was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel of 91st Foot on 25 November 1808 and commanded the 1st Battalion from 1808 to 1818. He served in the Walcheren expedition of 1809; again in Iberia and then France under Wellington from January 1813 to April 1814. He obtained the rank of brevet Colonel on 4 June 1814.[5] He served in Waterloo Campaign of 1815, during which he led one of the columns that stormed Cambray on 24 June 1815.[6] He was awarded the Army Gold Cross (one of only 163 so honoured).[4] He died in August 1818 at Valenciennes in France.[7]

Notes

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  1. ^ Bridges 1812, p. 74.
  2. ^ Timmermans 2008.
  3. ^ "(69) Page 57 – Heraldry of the Douglases – Histories of Scottish families – National Library of Scotland". digital.nls.uk.
  4. ^ a b The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Museum 2014.
  5. ^ a b Brown 2011.
  6. ^ Siborne 1848, pp. 678–679.
  7. ^ Goff 1891, pp. 75–76.

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