Portrait of Sir James Wallace Sleigh, by William Salter
Sir James Wallace Sleigh CB (1775–1865) was an officer of the British Army. He rose to be a general, and fought with Wellington at the Battle of Waterloo.
Family background[]
Sleigh was the son of William Sleigh and Frances Wallace. His mother was the illegitimate daughter of Admiral Sir James Wallace. He also had a brother called Francis Wallace Sleigh who went to live in South Africa.[1] In 1783 his father is mentioned in the events surrounding the court case involving Charles Bourne and Sir James Wallace.[2] Along with his mother and siblings he is mentioned as a beneficiary in the will of Sir James Wallace (who died in 1803).[3] Sleigh married Eliza Fagan, the daughter of Major-General Christopher Sullivan Fagan and Agnes Baldock in 1831.[4]
Military record[]
Sleigh was appointed a lieutenant with the 11th Dragoons in 1795. He was made a captain in 1798 and a major in 1805. In 1809 he became a lieutenant-colonel and as such fought in the Battle of Waterloo against Napoleon. In 1819 he became a colonel by brevet. He was also awarded the Companion of the Order of Bath.[5] In 1826 he is referred to as a formerly a brigadier and as a British general who was leading the Cavalry in a battle in India at Bhurtpore.[6] He became a major-general in 1830 and was made the Colonel of the 9th Lancers in 1839.[7]
References[]
- ↑ http://www.southafricansettlers.com/?p=31167
- ↑ http://books.google.com.au/books?id=qPAyAAAAIAAJ&pg=RA1-PA61&lpg=RA1-PA61&dq=James+wallace+sleigh&source=bl&ots=REGA8IZOUj&sig=Zp56ygWcGbs7J09Rg7Teqe6KbUk&hl=en&sa=X&ei=gi7HUaaAO6aSiAfe-4DADQ&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=James%20wallace%20sleigh&f=false
- ↑ http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/details/D724924?descriptiontype=Full&ref=PROB+11/1389/267
- ↑ http://www.thepeerage.com/p38593.htm
- ↑ The Royal Military Calendar, Volume 4 edited by John Philippart
- ↑ Medals of British Navy by W. H. Long, Thomas Carter
- ↑ THE NEW ARMY LIST, FOR JANUARY, 1841.By H. G. HART
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