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He married Mary Anne Chapman, widow of Captain Henry Robert Battersby RN (married 10 May 1816 and died 28 Nov 1816), daughter of William Chapman and Isabella Nevin, and niece of Sir Benjamin Chapman (1st Baronet) and Sir Thomas Chapman Kt (2nd Baronet) of Killua Castle, County Westmeath. Their son
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He joined the British army as an ensign and was promoted lieutenant in 1811, captain in 1822, major in 1826, lieutenant-colonel in 1830, colonel in 1846, lieutenant-general in 1860 and full general in 1868.
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From copy of marriage settlement supplied by Thomas Woodcock when Somerset Herald to G Hudson relating to marriage to Edward Wells Bell
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before moving to command the troops in Jamaica, where he was appointed Lieutenant Governor in 1856 (until 1857).
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The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle, for the Year 1855, Volume 198
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Wellington's Men Remembered: A Register of Memorials to Soldiers ..., Volume 1
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He then fought in North America in 1814–15, where he was present at the
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United Kingdom
British Army
General
7th Regiment of Foot
Peninsular War
War of 1812
66th Foot
Lieutenant-Governor of Jamaica
7th Regiment of Foot
Peninsular War
Battles of Vittoria
Salamanca
Nivelle
Nive
Battle of New Orleans
66th (Berkshire) Regiment of Foot
Edward William Derrington Bell
VC
Crimean War
"No. 22346"
The London Gazette
Sir Henry Barkly
Lieutenant-Governor of Jamaica
Charles Henry Darling
Richard Blunt
66th (Berkshire) Regiment of Foot
Thomas Henry Johnston
Categories
British Army generals
British Army personnel of the Napoleonic Wars

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