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Revision as of 17:52, 22 January 2014 by PBS (talk | contribs) (stub)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Sir John Waters (1774–1842), was an officer in the British Army during the Napoleonic Wars.
Waters joined the army in 1797; in 1805, was promoted captain, and in 1808, aide-de-camp to Brigadier Charles William Stewart (afterwards 3rd Marquis of Londonderry), after which he went to Portugal.
In 1809, Waters was attached to the Portuguese army. He served at Talavera, Busaco, Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajoz, Salamanca, and Vittoria], being mentioned in Wellington's Salamanca despatches. For his bravery in the field, he received a gold cross with four clasps, and was made C.B. in 1815.
Waters was at the battle of Waterloo as adjutant-general, where he was wounded. He was promoted colonel in 1821, and in 1841 lieutenant-general.
Notes
- ^ Roberts 1908.
References
- Roberts, Thomas Rowland (1908). "Walters, Sir John (1774–1842)". Eminent Welshmen. Cardiff & Merthyr Tydfil: The Educational Publishing Company. p. 543.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) Endnotes:
Lloyd, Ernest Marsh (1899). "Waters, John". In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 59. London: Smith, Elder & Co. pp. 448–449.
Further reading
- "A Spy for Wellington 1774-1842 John William Waters". Retrieved January 2014.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - Griffiths, Barrie (1999). A Spy for Wellington: Sir John William Waters (1774-1842), Cefn Cribwr's Forgotten Hero.
- Lloyd, Ernest Marsh; Lunt, James (reviewer) (May 2006) . "Waters, Sir John (1773/4–1842)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/28816. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)