Lord William Paulet

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Field Marshal Lord William Paulet

Lord William Paulet , GCB (born July 7, 1804 in Andover , Hampshire , England , † May 9, 1893 in St. James's Square , London ) was a British field marshal who took part in the Crimean War and was adjutant general from 1865 to 1870 held the highest offices in the army.

Life

Family origins, officer training and Crimean War

Lord William Paulet was one of eight children and the fourth son of Charles Paulet, 13th Marquess of Winchester and his wife Anne Andrews. As the younger son of a marquess , he used the courtesy address Lord . His eldest brother John Paulet inherited the title of 14th Marquess of Winchester after his father's death in 1843 . His older brother Lord George Paulet also took part in the Crimean War and was most recently admiral in the Royal Navy . His youngest brother, Lord Frederick Paulet , also took part in the Crimean War and was commander of the Brigade of Guards between 1863 and 1867 and, most recently, Lieutenant General of the British Army.

He came after the visit of the prestigious Eton College on 1 February 1821 as a lieutenant (Second Lieutenant) in the Light Infantry regiment 85th (Duke of York's Own) Light Infantry and was on May 23, 1822 lieutenant (First Lieutenant) in Royal Fusiliers (7th Regiment of Foot) . On 25 February 1825 his promotion was made to Captain (Captain) and then followed uses as an officer in the 63rd (West Suffolk) Regiment of Foot and the 21st (Royal North British Fusilier) Regiment of Foot , where on September 10, 1830 was promoted to Major took place. On April 21, 1843 he was after his promotion to Lieutenant Colonel (Lieutenant-Colonel) commander of the 68th (Durham) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry) .

During the 1853 lasting until 1856 Crimean War William Paulet served in the Major General George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan commanded Cavalry Division and was on June 20, 1854 Colonel (Colonel) transported. In the further course of the war he took part in the Battle of the Alma (September 20, 1854), the Battle of Balaklava (October 25, 1854), the Battle of Inkerman (November 5, 1854) and the siege of Sevastopol (October 17, 1854 to September 9, 1855). As a brigadier general , he was ultimately in command of a military region that encompassed areas on the Bosporus , the Gelibolu peninsula and the Dardanelles and supported the work there of the nurse Florence Nightingale , who led a group of nurses who looked after wounded and sick British soldiers in the military hospital in Scutari , Turkey .

Adjutant-General and promotion to General Field Marshal

After his return, Lord William Paulet was as Major General (Major-General) in August 1856 commander of the 1st Brigade of the garrison Aldershot (Aldershot Command) and remained in that post until April 1860. He then took over in April 1860 by Lieutenant General James Yorke Scarlett as Commanding General ( General Officer Commanding ) of the district (South-West District) and held this post until July 1865, whereupon Lieutenant General George Buller took over his successor. At the same time he was between 1863 and 1864 Colonel Regiment of the 87th (Royal Irish Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot and from 1864 and his death in 1893 Colonel of the Line Infantry Regiment 68th (Durham) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry) . For his services he was beaten on March 28, 1865 to Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB).

In July 1865, Lieutenant General (Lieutenant General) Paulet again succeeds Lieutenant General James Yorke Scarlett as Adjutant General (Adjutant General) , one of the highest posts in the army, and remained in this use until its replacement by Lieutenant General Richard Airey in September 1870 On December 8, 1867, he was also promoted to Lieutenant-General . On May 20, 1871 he was raised to the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB). He was finally on October 7, 1874 for General and on 10 July 1886, for the Field Marshal (Field Marshal) transported. He died unmarried and without offspring.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ John Paulet, 14th Marquess of Winchester on thepeerage.com
  2. ^ Lt.-Gen. Frederick Paulet on thepeerage.com
  3. ↑ Winchester, Marquess of (E, 1551) at Cracroft's Peerage
  4. ↑ SENIOR ARMY APPOINTMENTS SINCE 1860, p. 235
  5. ↑ SENIOR ARMY APPOINTMENTS SINCE 1860, p. 98
  6. ↑ KNIGHTS AND DAMES
  7. ↑ SENIOR ARMY APPOINTMENTS SINCE 1860, p. 6
  8. ↑ KNIGHTS AND DAMES
personal data
SURNAME Paulet, Lord William
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British Field Marshal
DATE OF BIRTH July 7, 1804
PLACE OF BIRTH Andover , Hampshire , England
DATE OF DEATH May 9, 1893
Place of death St. James's Square , London