William Henry Beaumont de Horsey

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William Henry Beaumont de Horsey (born 1826;[1] died 6 May 1915[2]) was a British soldier.

He was the son of

Adeline Louisa Marie de Horsey. He was educated at Eton College.[3]

At the age of sixteen he joined the army, and through the influence of the Duke of Wellington[3] he was commissioned as ensign and lieutenant in the Grenadier Guards on 22 November 1844.[4] His promotion to lieutenant and captain was purchased on 22 March 1850.[5] He served in the Crimean War,[3] and was given army rank as major by brevet dated 12 December 1854.[6] On 13 March 1857 was promoted to captain and lieutenant-colonel, again by purchase,[7] and on 2 March 1858 he was authorised to accept the Order of the Medjidie, fifth class, conferred upon him by Sultan Abdülmecid I of Turkey.[8]

On 29 April 1868 he was granted brevet rank of colonel in the army,

Gazette.[14] Nevertheless, on 11 June 1878 his promotion to Major-General was announced, effective from 13 February 1878.[15] On 13 February 1883 he retired from the Army with the honorary rank of Lieutenant-General,[16] due to ill-health.[3]

Military offices
Preceded by
Michael Bruce
 Commanding Officer of the Grenadier Guards[17]
1875–1877 		Succeeded by
George William Alexander Higginson

References

  1. ^ Kilderbee afterwards de Horsey), Spencer; History of parliament online
  2. ^ LIEUT. GEN. DE HORSEY DEAD – An Officer of Famous Light Brigade in Charge at Balaklava. – View Article – NYTimes.com As an officer in the Foot Guards, de Horsey did not ride in the Charge of the Light Brigade, but his future brother-in-law Lord Cardigan commanded the action.
  3. ^ a b c d Adeline, Countess of Cardigan and Lancastre, My Recollections, London 1909, p. 36 (online here [1])
  4. ^ "Viewing Page 4561 of Issue 20412". The London Gazette. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  5. ^ "Viewing Page 871 of Issue 21079". The London Gazette. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  6. ^ "Viewing Page 1576 of Issue 21699". The London Gazette. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  7. ^ "Viewing Page 980 of Issue 21977". The London Gazette. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  8. ^ "Viewing Page 1258 of Issue 22107". The London Gazette. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  9. ^ "Viewing Page 2805 of Issue 23379". The London Gazette. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  10. ^ "Viewing Page 2097 of Issue 23605". The London Gazette. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  11. ^ "Viewing Page 1306 of Issue 23836". The London Gazette. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  12. ^ "Viewing Page 6048 of Issue 24271". The London Gazette. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  13. ^ "Viewing Page 5234 of Issue 24503". The London Gazette. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  14. ^ "Viewing Page 2975 of Issue 24579". The London Gazette. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  15. ^ "Viewing Page 3557 of Issue 24591". The London Gazette. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  16. ^ "Viewing Page 1261 of Issue 25209". The London Gazette. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  17. ^ "Armed Forces: Units: British Infantry: The First Regiment of Foot Guards". British Empire. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
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