See also:

• SIR

SIR See also:

• THOMAS
• THOMAS (c. 1654-1720)
• THOMAS (d. 110o)
• THOMAS, ARTHUR GORING (1850-1892)
• THOMAS, CHARLES LOUIS AMBROISE (1811-1896)
• THOMAS, GEORGE (c. 1756-1802)
• THOMAS, GEORGE HENRY (1816-187o)
• THOMAS, ISAIAH (1749-1831)
• THOMAS, PIERRE (1634-1698)
• THOMAS, SIDNEY GILCHRIST (1850-1885)
• THOMAS, ST
• THOMAS, THEODORE (1835-1905)
• THOMAS, WILLIAM (d. 1554)

THOMAS See also:

• SYDNEY

SYDNEY See also:

• BECKWITH, JAMES CARROLL (1852– )
• SIR THOMAS SYDNEY BECKWITH (1772–1831)

BECKWITH (1772–1831)  , See also:

• BRITISH

British See also:

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

general, was the son of See also:

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

Major-General See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

John See also:

• BECKWITH, JAMES CARROLL (1852– )
• BECKWITH, SIR THOMAS SYDNEY (1772–1831)

Beckwith, who was See also:

• COLONEL (derived either from Lat. column, Fr. colonne, column, or Lat. corona, a crown)

colonel of the loth See also:

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

regiment (See also:

• LANCASHIRE

Lancashire Fusiliers) in the See also:

• CHARGE
• CHARGE (through the Fr. from the Late Lat. carricare, to load in a carrus or wagon; cf. " cargo ")

charge at See also:

• MINDEN

Minden . In 1791 he entered the 71st regiment (then commanded by Colonel See also:

• DAVID
• DAVID (a Hebrew name meaning probably beloved 1)
• DAVID, FELICIEN (1810—1876)
• DAVID, GERARD [GHEERAERT DAVIT], (?=1523)
• DAVID, PIERRE JEAN (1789–1856)
• DAVID, ST (Dewi, Sant)

David See also:

• BAIRD, HENRY MARTYN (1832—1906)
• BAIRD, JAMES (1802—1876)
• BAIRD, SIR DAVID (1757—1829)
• BAIRD, SPENCER FULLERTON (1823--1887)

Baird), in which he served in See also:

• INDIA
• INDIA, FRENCH

India and elsewhere until 1800, when he obtained a See also:

• COMPANY

company in Colonel See also:

• CONTE

Conte Manningham's experimental regiment of riflemen, shortly afterwards numbered as the 95th Rifles and now called the See also:

• RIFLE

Rifle See also:

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

Brigade . In 1802 he was promoted major, and in the following See also:

• YEAR

year See also:

• LIEUTENANT

lieutenant-colonel . Beckwith was one of the favourite See also:

• OFFICERS

officers of See also:

• SIR

Sir John See also:

• MOORE, A
• MOORE, ALBERT JOSEPH (1841–1893)
• MOORE, EDWARD (1712–1757)
• MOORE, GEORGE (1853– )
• MOORE, GEORGE FOOT (1851– )
• MOORE, HENRY (1831–1895)
• MOORE, JOHN (1729-1802)
• MOORE, SIR JOHN (1761-1809)
• MOORE, THOMAS (1779-1852)

Moore in the famous See also:

• CAMP (from Lat. campus, field)

camp of See also:

• SHORNCLIFFE

Shorncliffe, and aided that general in the training of the troops which afterwards became the See also:

• LIGHT

Light See also:

• DIVISION (from Lat. dividere, to break up into parts, separate)

Division . In 18o6 he served in the expedition to See also:

• HANOVER
• HANOVER (Ger. Hannover)

Hanover, and in 1807 in that which captured See also:

• COPENHAGEN (Danish Kjobenhavn)

Copenhagen . In 18o6 the Rifles were See also:

• PRESENT

present at Vimeira, and in the See also:

• CAMPAIGN

campaign of Sir John Moore they See also:

• BORE

bore the brunt of the rearguard fighting . Beckwith took See also:

• PART

part in the See also:

• GREAT

great See also:

• MARCH
• MARCH (1) (from Fr. marcher, to walk; the earliest sense in French appears to be " to trample," and the origin has usually been found in the Lat. marcus, hammer; Low Lat. marcare, to hammer; hence to beat the road with the regular tread of a soldier: cf.
• MARCH, AUZIAS (c. "1395-1458)
• MARCH, EARLS OF
• MARCH, FRANCIS ANDREW (1825– )

march of See also:

• CRAUFURD, QUINTIN (1743-1819)
• CRAUFURD, ROBERT (1764-1812)

Craufurd to the See also:

• FIELD (a word common to many West German languages, cf. Ger. Feld, Dutch veld, possibly cognate with O.E. f olde, the earth, and ultimately with root of the Gr. irAaror, broad)
• FIELD, CYRUS WEST (1819-1892)
• FIELD, DAVID DUDLEY (18o5-1894)
• FIELD, EUGENE (1850-1895)
• FIELD, FREDERICK (18o1—1885)
• FIELD, HENRY MARTYN (1822-1907)
• FIELD, JOHN (1782—1837)
• FIELD, MARSHALL (183 1906)
• FIELD, NATHAN (1587—1633)
• FIELD, STEPHEN JOHNSON (1816-1899)
• FIELD, WILLIAM VENTRIS FIELD, BARON (1813-1907)

field of Talavera, in the advanced guard fights on the Coa in 1810 and in the campaign in See also:

• PORTUGAL

Portugal . On the formation of the Light Division he was given a brigade command in it . After the brilliant See also:

• ACTION

action of Sabugal, Beckwith had to retire for a See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time from active service, but the Rifles and the brigade he had trained and commanded added to their fame on every subsequent battlefield . In 1812 he went to See also:

• CANADA

Canada as assistant quartermaster-general, and he took part in the See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

war against the See also:

• UNITED

United States . In 1814 he became major-general, and in 1815 was created K.C.B . In 1827 he was made colonel commandant of the Rifle Brigade .

He went to India as See also:

• COMMANDER

commander-in-See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief at Bombay in 1829, and was promoted lieutenant-general in the following year . He died on the 15th of See also:

• JANUARY

January 1831 at Mahableshwar . His See also:

• ELDER (0. Eng. ellarn; Ger. Holunder; Fr. sureau)
• ELDER (Gr. 1rpev(3iTepos)

elder See also:

• BROTHER

brother, Sir See also:

• GEORGE
• GEORGE, 8TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (1787-1876)
• GEORGE, HENRY (1839—1897)
• GEORGE, LAKE
• GEORGE, SAINT (d. 303)

GEORGE BECKWITH (1753-1823), distinguished himself as a regimental officer in the See also:

• AMERICAN

American War of See also:

• INDEPENDENCE
• INDEPENDENCE, DECLARATION OF
• INDEPENDENCE, WAR OF

Independence, and served subsequently in high administrative posts and in numerous successful military operations in the See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

West Indies during the See also:

• FRENCH
• FRENCH, DANIEL CHESTER (1850– )
• FRENCH, NICHOLAS (1604-1678)

French Revolutionary and See also:

• NAPOLEONIC

Napoleonic See also:

• WARS

wars . He was made a K.B. for his See also:

• CAPTURE (from Lat. capere, to take; Fr. prise maritime; Ger. Wegnahme)

capture of See also:

• MARTINIQUE

Martinique in 1809, and attained the full See also:

• RANK (O.Fr. rant or rent, mod. rang, generally connected with the O.E. and O.H.G. bring, a ring)

rank of general in 1814 . Sir George Beckwith commanded the forces in See also:

• IRELAND
• IRELAND, CHURCH
• IRELAND, CHURCH OF
• IRELAND, JOHN (1761-1842)
• IRELAND, JOHN (1838- )
• IRELAND, WILLIAM HENRY (1777-1835)

Ireland, 1816-182o . He died in See also:

• LONDON

London on the loth of March 1823 . Their See also:

• NEPHEW

nephew, Major-General JOHN See also:

• CHARLES
• CHARLES (1270-1325)
• CHARLES (1421-1461)
• CHARLES (1525-1574)
• CHARLES (c. 1319-1364)
• CHARLES (Fr. Charles; Span. Carlos; Ital. Carlo; Ger. Karl; derived from O.H.G. Charal,latinized as Carolus, meaning originally " man ": cf. Mod.Ger., Kerl," fellow," A.S. ceorl, Mod. Eng. " churl ")
• CHARLES (KARL EITEL ZEPHYRIN LUDWIG; in Rum. CAROL)
• CHARLES [KARL ALEXANDER] (1712-1780)
• CHARLES, ELIZABETH (1828-1896)
• CHARLES, JACQUES ALEXANDRE CESAR (1746-1823)
• CHARLES, THOMAS (1755-1814)

CHARLES BECKWITH (1789-1862), joined the 5oth regiment in 1803, exchanging in 1804 into the 95th Rifles, with which regiment he served in the See also:

• PENINSULAR

Peninsular See also:

• CAMPAIGNS

campaigns of 18o8-Io . He was subsequently employed on the See also:

• STAFF (O. Eng. staef, cf. Du. staf, Ger. Stab, &c.; Icel. stafr meant also a written letter, and O. Eng. stafas, the letters of the alphabet; " stave," one of the thin pieces of wood of which a cask is made, is a doublet)

staff of the Light Division, and he was repeatedly mentioned in despatches, becoming in 1814 a See also:

• BREVET (a diminutive of the Fr. bref)

brevet-major, and after the See also:

• BATTLE

battle of See also:

• WATERLOO

Waterloo (in which he lost a See also:

• LEG
• LEG (a word of Scandinavian origin, from the Old Norwegian leggr, cf. Swed. lagg, Dan. laeg; the O. Eng. word was sceanca, shank)

leg) lieutenant-colonel and C.B . In 182o he See also:

• LEFT

left active service . Seven years later an See also:

• ACCIDENT
• ACCIDENT (from Lat. accidere, to happen)

accident See also:

• DREW
• DREW, SAMUEL (1765-1833)

drew his See also:

• ATTENTION (from Lat. ad-tendo, await, expect; the condition of being " stretched " or " tense ")

attention to the Waldenses, whose past See also:

• HISTORY

history and present See also:

• CONDITION (Lat. condicio, from condicere, to agree upon, arrange; not connected with conditio, from condere, conditum, to put together)

condition influenced him so strongly that he settled in the valleys of See also:

• PIEDMONT (Ital. Piemonte; Low Lat. Pedemons and Pedemontium)

Piedmont . The See also:

• REST (O. Eng. rest, reste, bed, cognate with other Teutonic forms, e.g. Ger. Rast, Riiste, rest, and probably Gothic Rasta, league, i.e. resting or stopping place)

rest of his See also:

• LIFE

life was spent in the self-imposed task of educating the Waldenses, for whom he established and maintained a large number of See also:

• SCHOOLS

schools, and in reviving the earlier faith of the See also:

• PEOPLE

people . In 1848 See also:

• KING
• KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
• KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
• KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
• KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
• KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
• KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
• KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
• KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
• KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
• KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
• KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)

King Charles See also:

• ALBERT
• ALBERT (1490'1545)
• ALBERT (149o-1568)
• ALBERT (1522–1557)
• ALBERT (FRANCIS CHARLES AUGUSTUS ALBERT EMMANUEL) (1819—1861)
• ALBERT (FRIEDRICH RUDOLF ALBRECHT)
• ALBERT, FREDERICK AUGUSTUS
• ALBERT, MADAME (c. 2805—2846)

Albert made him a See also:

• KNIGHT, CHARLES (1791-1873)
• KNIGHT, DANIEL RIDGWAY (1845– )
• KNIGHT, JOHN BUXTON (1843–1908)

knight of the See also:

• ORDER
• ORDER (through Fr. ordre, for earlier ordene, from Lat. ordo, ordinis, rank, service, arrangement; the ultimate source is generally taken to be the root seen in Lat. oriri, rise, arise, begin; cf. " origin ")
• ORDER, HOLY

order of St See also:

• MAURICE (1521–1553)
• MAURICE (MAURICIUS FLAVIUS TIBERIUS) (c. 539–602)
• MAURICE [or MAURITIUS], ST (d. c. 286)
• MAURICE, JOHN FREDERICK DENISON (1805-1872)

Maurice and St See also:

• LAZARUS (a contracted form of the Heb. name Eleazar, " God has helped," Gr. Aiq-apos)
• LAZARUS, EMMA (1849–1887)
• LAZARUS, HENRY (1815–1895)
• LAZARUS, MORITZ (1824–1903)
• LAZARUS, ST, ORDER OF

Lazarus .

He was promoted colonel in the British See also:

• ARMY
• ARMY (from Fr. armee, Lat. armata)

army in 1837 and major-general in 1846 . He died on the 19th of See also:

• JULY

July 1862 at La Torre, Piedmont .