Lord Charles Manners (British Army officer, born 1780)
General Lord Charles Henry Somerset Manners, KCB (24 October 1780 – 25 May 1855) was a British soldier and nobleman, the second son of Charles Manners, 4th Duke of Rutland and Lady Mary Somerset.[1]
He was lieutenant colonel of the 3rd in 1815, during the Waterloo campaign. After a brief appointment to the colonelcy of the 11th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons,[2] he was transferred to the colonelcy of the 3rd (King's Own) Regiment of Dragoons which he retained until his death in 1855.[3]
References
- "Charles [Manners], 4th Duke of Rutland, KG PC". Cracroft's Peerage. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- "11th Hussars". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 4 January 2007. Retrieved 18 August 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- "3rd The King's Own Hussars". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 9 June 2007. Retrieved 27 August 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Lord Charles Manners
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Charles Philip Yorke Sir Henry Peyton, Bt |
Member of Parliament for Cambridgeshire 1802–1830 With: Charles Philip Yorke 1802–1810 Lord Francis Osborne 1810–1830 |
Succeeded by Lord Francis Osborne Henry John Adeane |
| Preceded by Lord Robert William Manners Charles March-Phillipps |
Member of Parliament for Leicestershire North 1835–1852 With: Charles March-Phillipps 1835–1837 Edward Farnham 1837–1852 |
Succeeded by Edward Farnham Marquess of Granby |
| Military offices | ||
| Preceded by Lord William Bentinck |
Colonel of the 11th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons 1839 |
Succeeded by Philip Philpot |
| Preceded by Lord George Beresford |
Colonel of the 3rd (The King's Own) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons 1839–1855 |
Succeeded by Peter Latour |
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