North Ludlow Beamish

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North Ludlow Beamish (born December 29, 1796 , † April 28, 1872 AnnMount at Glanmire ) was a British and Hanoverian lieutenant-colonel and military historian .

origin

His parents were William Beamish , Esquire (born May 10, 1760, † April 17, 1828) and his wife Anne Jane Margaret Delacour († August 8, 1852). His brother Francis Bernard Beamish (born April 5, 1802, † February 1, 1868) was a Member of Parliament and Mayor of Cork .

Life

He went to the academy in Sandhurst and came from there on November 7, 1816 as Cornett to the 4th Dragoon Guards, where he rose to captain and from 1823 to 1826 led his own squadron. As early as 1825 he published a translation of the instructions for the cavalry, which was published by Count Friedrich Wilhelm von Bismarck , who had been commissioned to reorganize the Württemberg cavalry . That got him the attention of some superiors and he was able to go to Hanover - on half pay . There he translated the lectures on the tactics of Reuterei with the original remarks by Bismarck. He made numerous suggestions for improvement, which were soon taken up by the British cavalry.

Through his acquaintance with Bismarck, he became interested in the Kings German Legion , in which the count had also served. He wrote a two-volume work on unity that became the guiding principle for this type of literature. The work was also highly valued by the former members of the Legion and a collection in favor of the author raised 2512.5 Reichstaler .

He then devoted himself to the Vikings and in 1841 published the research of the Danish professor Carl Christian Rafn on the possible discovery of America by the Vikings in England and America. In his translations, he also introduced the audience to the Icelandic sagas .

He was since November 15, 1827 Fellow of the Royal Society and since 1837 Knight of the Hanoverian Guelph Order . In 1852 he was placed à la suite with the Hanoverian army . In 1855 he became sheriff of the city of Cork.

Works

  • 1825, Instructions for the Field Service of Cavalry, from the German of Count von Bismarck, digitized
  • 1827, Lectures on the tactics of Cavalry, from the German of Count von Bismarck, digitized
  • 1829, Peace campaigns of a cornet, Volume 1 , Volume 2 , Volume 3
  • 1834-1837, History of the King's German Legion, Volume 1 , Volume 2
  • 1841, The Discovery of America by the Northmen in the Tenth Century, with Notes on the Early Settlement of the Irish in the Western Hemisphere, digitized
  • 1843, On the Alterations of Level in the Baltic
  • 1844, Major Ludlow Beamish's visit to the Kilkerrin Estate of the Irish Waste Land Company
  • 1855, On the Uses and Application of Cavalry in War, digitized

family

He married on May 27, 1841 Aline Marie Forsstrom († February 13, 1900), a daughter of the Reverend John Eric Forsstrom. The couple had several children:

  • Aline Matilda Hulda († November 30, 1933)
  • North Ludlow Axel (June 14, 1842 - May 1923) ⚭ Edith Anne Thompson
  • William Adolph (January 16, 1844 - August 23, 1930), Major ⚭ 1881 Margaret Murphy
  • George Horace Townsend (December 8, 1847 - January 13, 1923)
  • Alice (August 18, 1852 - November 6, 1862)

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Streffleurs military journal, p.216
  2. ^ Court and State Handbook for the Kingdom of Hanover: 1858, p.89
  3. ^ Oesterreichischer Soldierfreund, 1852, p.27
  4. ^ Court and State Handbook for the Kingdom of Hanover: 1856, p.84
  5. ^ Charles Bernard Gibson, The History of the County and City of Cork , Volume 2, 39
  6. ^ The United Service Magazine, 1862, death notice
personal data
SURNAME Beamish, North Ludlow
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British Lieutenant-Colonel and military historian
DATE OF BIRTH December 29, 1796
DATE OF DEATH April 28, 1872
Place of death Ann Mount at Glanmire