See also:

• SIR

SIR See also:

• FREDERICK
• FREDERICK (Mod. Ger. Friedrich; Ital. Federigo; Fr. Frederic and Federic; M.H.G. Friderich; O.H.G. Fridurih, " king or lord of peace," from O.H.G. fridu, A.S. frith, " peace," and rfh " rich," " a ruler," for derivation of which see HENRY)

FREDERICK See also:

• ADAM
• ADAM (or ADAN) DE LE HALE (died c. 1288)
• ADAM, ALEXANDER (1741–1809)
• ADAM, JULIETTE (1836– )
• ADAM, LAMBERT SIGISBERT (1700-1759)
• ADAM, MELCHIOR (d. 1622)
• ADAM, PAUL (1862– )
• ADAM, ROBERT (1728—1792)
• SIR FREDERICK ADAM (1781-1853)
• ADAM, WILLIAM (1751-1839)

ADAM (1781-1853)  , See also:

• BRITISH

British See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general, was the son of the Rt . Hon . W . See also:

• ADAM
• ADAM (or ADAN) DE LE HALE (died c. 1288)
• ADAM, ALEXANDER (1741–1809)
• ADAM, JULIETTE (1836– )
• ADAM, LAMBERT SIGISBERT (1700-1759)
• ADAM, MELCHIOR (d. 1622)
• ADAM, PAUL (1862– )
• ADAM, ROBERT (1728—1792)
• ADAM, SIR FREDERICK (1781-1853)
• ADAM, WILLIAM (1751-1839)

Adam of See also:

• BLAIR, FRANCIS PRESTON (1791–1876)
• BLAIR, HUGH (1718-1800)
• BLAIR, JAMES (1656`1743)
• BLAIR, ROBERT (1699—1746)

Blair-Adam, See also:

• LORD
• LORD (O. Eng. hldford, i.e. hldfweard, the warder or keeper of bread, hlIf, loaf; the word is not represented in any other Teutonic language)
• LORD, JOHN (1810-1894)

lord-See also:

• LIEUTENANT

lieutenant of Kinross-See also:

• SHIRE

shire . He was gazetted an See also:

• ENSIGN (through the Fr. enseigne from the Latin plural insignia)

ensign at the See also:

• AGE (Fr. age, through late Lat. aetaticum, from aetas)

age of four-teen and was subsequently educated at See also:

• WOOLWICH

Woolwich: He became See also:

• CAPTAIN (derived from Lat. ca put, head, through the Low Lat. capitanus)

captain in 1799, and served with the See also:

• COLDSTREAM

Coldstream See also:

• GUARDS, AND HOUSEHOLD TROOPS

Guards in See also:

• EGYPT

Egypt (1801) . In 18o5, having See also:

• PURCHASED

purchased the intermediate steps of promotion, he obtained command of the 21St See also:

• FOOT

Foot, with which See also:

• REGIMENT (from Late Latin regimentum, rule, regere, to rule, govern, direct)

regiment he served in the Mediterranean from 18o5 to 1813, taking See also:

• PART

part in the See also:

• BATTLE

battle of See also:

• MAIDA

Maida in 18o6 . In 1813 he accompanied the British See also:

• CORPS (pronounced as in French, from which it is taken, being a late spelling of tors, from Lat. corpus, a body; cf. " corpse ")

corps sent to See also:

• CATALONIA (Cataluna)

Catalonia, in which he commanded a See also:

• BRIGADE (Fr. and Ger. brigade, Ital. brigata, Span. brigada; the English use of the word dates from the early 17th century)

brigade . He fought a gallant See also:

• ACTION

action at Biar (See also:

• APRIL

April 12, 1813), and on the following See also:

• DAY (O. Eng. dreg, Ger. Tag; according to the New English Dictionary, " in no way related to the Lat. dies")
• DAY, JOHN (1574-1640?)
• DAY, THOMAS (1748-1789)

day won further distinction at Castalla . In the action of Ordal, on the 12th of See also:

• SEPTEMBER (Lat. septem, seven)

September, Adam received two severe wounds . He returned to See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England to recover, and was made a See also:

• MAJOR
• MAJOR (Lat. for " greater ")
• MAJOR (or MAIR), JOHN (1470-1550)

major-general in 1814 . At See also:

• WATERLOO

Waterloo, Adam's brigade, of which the 52nd under Colborne (see See also:

• SEATON, SIR JOHN COLBORNE

SEATON, LORD) formed part, shared with the Guards the See also:

• HONOUR (Lat. honos or lwnor, honoris; in English the word was spelled with or without the u indifferently until the 17th century, but during the 18th century it became fashion-able to spell the word " honor "; Johnson's and Webster's Dictionaries stereoty

honour of re-pulsing the Old Guard . For his services he was made a K.C.B., and received also See also:

• AUSTRIAN

Austrian and See also:

• RUSSIAN

Russian orders .

During the See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long See also:

• PEACE
• PEACE, BREACH OF THE

peace which followed, See also:

• SIR

Sir See also:

• FREDERICK
• FREDERICK (Mod. Ger. Friedrich; Ital. Federigo; Fr. Frederic and Federic; M.H.G. Friderich; O.H.G. Fridurih, " king or lord of peace," from O.H.G. fridu, A.S. frith, " peace," and rfh " rich," " a ruler," for derivation of which see HENRY)

Frederick Adam was successively employed at See also:

• MALTA
• MALTA (or MEDITERRANEAN) FEVER

Malta, in the Ionian Islands as lord high See also:

• COMMISSIONER

commissioner (1824–1831) and from 1832 to 1837 as See also:

• GOVERNOR (from the Fr. gouverneur, from gouverner, O. Fr. governer, Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, to direct, guide)

governor of See also:

• MADRAS

Madras . He became K.C.M.G. in 1820, G.C.M.G. four years later, lieutenant-general in 183o, a privy councillor in 1831, G.C.B. in 1840, and full general in 1846 . He died suddenly on the 17th of See also:

• AUGUST (originally Sextilis)

August 18 J3 .