See also:

• SIR

SIR See also:

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

GEORGE See also:

• CATHCART
• SIR GEORGE CATHCART (1794-1854)
• CATHCART, WILLIAM SCHAW CATHCART

CATHCART (1794-1854)  , See also:

• ENGLISH

English soldier, third son of the 1st See also:

• EARL

Earl See also:

• CATHCART
• CATHCART, SIR GEORGE (1794-1854)
• CATHCART, WILLIAM SCHAW CATHCART

Cathcart, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born in See also:

• LONDON

London on the 12th of May 1794 . He was educated at See also:

• ETON

Eton and See also:

• EDINBURGH

Edinburgh University . In 1810 he entered the See also:

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

army, and two years later accompanied his See also:

• FATHER

father to See also:

• RUSSIA
• RUSSIA (Rossiya)

Russia as aide-de-See also:

• CAMP (from Lat. campus, field)

camp . With him he joined the See also:

• RUSSIAN

Russian headquarters in 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 1813; and he was See also:

• PRESENT

present at all the See also:

• GREAT

great battles of that See also:

• YEAR

year in See also:

• GERMANY
• GERMANY (Ger. Deutschland)

Germany, and of the following year in See also:

• FRANCE
• FRANCE, ANATOLE (1844– )

France, and also at the taking of See also:

• PARIS
• PARIS (also called ALEXANDROS)
• PARIS, ALEXIS PAULIN (1800-x881)
• PARIS, BRUNO PAULIN GASTON (1839-1903)
• PARIS, FRANCOIS DE (169o-1727)
• PARIS, LOUIS PHILIPPE ALBERT
• PARIS, TREATIES OF (1814-1815)

Paris . The fruits of his careful observation and See also:

• CRITICAL (in alphabetical order of authors)

critical study of these operations appeared in the Commentaries on the See also:

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

war in Russia and Germany 1812-1813, a See also:

• PLAIN (O. Fr. plain, from Lat. plenum)

plain soldier-like See also:

• HISTORY

history, which he published in 185o . After the See also:

• PEACE
• PEACE, BREACH OF THE

peace of 1814 he accompanied his father to the See also:

• CONGRESS (Lat. congressus, coming together, from congredi; cum, with, and gradus, step)

congress of See also:

• VIENNA (Ger. Wien; Lat. Vindobona)
• VIENNA, CONGRESS OF (1814-1815)

Vienna . He was present at Quatre See also:

• BRAS

Bras and at See also:

• WATERLOO

Waterloo, as an aide-de-camp to the See also:

• DUKE (corresponding to Fr. duc, Ital. duca, Ger. Herzog)

duke of See also:

• WELLINGTON
• WELLINGTON, ARTHUR WELLESLEY, 1ST DUKE OF (1769-1852)

Wellington, and remained 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 till the army of occupation quitted France . 2 Cf . See also:

• DUCHESNE, LOUIS MARIE OLIVIER (1843– )

Duchesne, Origines, ed . 1898, p . 177 . Reappointed almost immediately, he accompanied the duke to the congresses of See also:

• AIX

Aix-la-Chapelle and See also:

• VERONA
• VERONA, CONGRESS OF

Verona, and in 1826 to See also:

• PRUSSIA
• PRUSSIA (Ger. Preussen; Lat. Borussia)

Prussia .

Promoted See also:

• LIEUTENANT

lieutenant-See also:

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

colonel in 1826, he was placed on See also:

• HALF

half-pay in 1834 . He was recalled to active service in 1838, and sent as See also:

• COMMANDER

commander of the 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's See also:

• DRAGOON (Fr. dragon, Ger. Dragoner)

Dragoon See also:

• GUARDS, AND HOUSEHOLD TROOPS

Guards to See also:

• CANADA

Canada, where he played an important See also:

• PART

part in suppressing the See also:

• REBELLION

rebellion and pacifying the See also:

• COUNTRY (from the Mid. Eng. contre or contrie, and O. Fr. cuntree; Late Lat. contrata, showing the derivation from contra, opposite, over against, thus the tract of land which fronts the sight, cf. Ger. Gegend, neighbourhood)

country . In 1844 he returned to See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England, and two years later was appointed See also:

• DEPUTY (through the Fr. from a Late Lat. use of deputare, to cut off, allot; putare having the original sense of to trim, prune)

deputy-lieutenant of the See also:

• TOWER (Lat. turris; Fr. tour, clocker; Ital. torre; Ger. Thurm)

Tower, a See also:

• POST

post which he held up to the 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 of his promotion to See also:

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

major-See also:

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

general in 1851 . In March 1852 he succeeded See also:

• SIR

Sir Harry See also:

• SMITH
• SMITH, ADAM (1723–1790)
• SMITH, ALEXANDER (183o-1867)
• SMITH, ANDREW JACKSON (1815-1897)
• SMITH, CHARLES EMORY (1842–1908)
• SMITH, CHARLES FERGUSON (1807–1862)
• SMITH, CHARLOTTE (1749-1806)
• SMITH, COLVIN (1795—1875)
• SMITH, EDMUND KIRBY (1824-1893)
• SMITH, G
• SMITH, GEORGE (1789-1846)
• SMITH, GEORGE (184o-1876)
• SMITH, GEORGE ADAM (1856- )
• SMITH, GERRIT (1797–1874)
• SMITH, GOLDWIN (1823-191o)
• SMITH, HENRY BOYNTON (1815-1877)
• SMITH, HENRY JOHN STEPHEN (1826-1883)
• SMITH, HENRY PRESERVED (1847– )
• SMITH, JAMES (1775–1839)
• SMITH, JOHN (1579-1631)
• SMITH, JOHN RAPHAEL (1752–1812)
• SMITH, JOSEPH, JR
• SMITH, MORGAN LEWIS (1822–1874)
• SMITH, RICHARD BAIRD (1818-1861)
• SMITH, ROBERT (1689-1768)
• SMITH, SIR HENRY GEORGE WAKELYN
• SMITH, SIR THOMAS (1513-1577)
• SMITH, SIR WILLIAM (1813-1893)
• SMITH, SIR WILLIAM SIDNEY (1764-1840)
• SMITH, SYDNEY (1771-1845)
• SMITH, THOMAS SOUTHWOOD (1788-1861)
• SMITH, WILLIAM (1769-1839)
• SMITH, WILLIAM (c. 1730-1819)
• SMITH, WILLIAM (fl. 1596)
• SMITH, WILLIAM FARRAR (1824—1903)
• SMITH, WILLIAM HENRY (1808—1872)
• SMITH, WILLIAM HENRY (1825—1891)
• SMITH, WILLIAM ROBERTSON (1846-'894)

Smith as See also:

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

governor and commander-in-See also:

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

chief at the Cape, and brought the Kaffir war, then in progress, to a successful conclusion . He promulgated the first constitution of Cape See also:

• COLONY (Lat. colonia, from colonus, a cultivator)

Colony, and conducted operations against the Basuto . Cathcart was made a K.C.B. and received the thanks of both Houses for his services (1853) . In See also:

• DECEMBER (Lat. decent, ten)

December 1853 he was made See also:

• ADJUTANT (from Lat. adjutare, to aid)

adjutant-general of the army, but never entered upon his duties, being sent out to the See also:

• CRIMEAN

Crimean War as soon as he arrived in England . He was even given a dormant See also:

• COMMISSION (from Lat. commissio, committere)

commission entitling him to the chief command in See also:

• CASE
• CASE, JOHN (d. 1600)

case of See also:

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

accident to 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:

• RAGLAN, FITZROY JAMES HENRY SOMERSET, 1ST BARON (1788-1855)

Raglan, and the highest hopes were fixed on him as a scientific and experienced soldier . But these hopes were not to be fulfilled; for he See also:

• FELL
• FELL, JOHN (1625-1686)

fell at the See also:

• BATTLE

battle of See also:

• INKERMAN, BATTLE OF

Inkerman (See also:

• NOVEMBER (Lat. novem, nine)

November 5, 1854) . His remains, with those of other See also:

• OFFICERS

officers, were buried on Cathcart's See also:

• HILL
• HILL (0. Eng. hyll; cf. Low Ger. hull, Mid. Dutch hul, allied to Lat. celsus, high, collis, hill, &c.)
• HILL, A
• HILL, AARON (1685-175o)
• HILL, AMBROSE POWELL
• HILL, DANIEL HARVEY (1821-1889)
• HILL, DAVID BENNETT (1843–1910)
• HILL, GEORGE BIRKBECK NORMAN (1835-1903)
• HILL, JAMES J
• HILL, JOHN (c. 1716-1775)
• HILL, MATTHEW DAVENPORT (1792-1872)
• HILL, OCTAVIA (1838– )
• HILL, ROWLAND (1744–1833)
• HILL, SIR ROWLAND (1795-1879)

Hill . Sir See also:

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

George Cathcart married in 1824 See also:

• LADY (0. Eng. hlaefdige, Mid. Eng. ldfdi, lavedi; the first part of the word is hldf, loaf, bread, as in the corresponding hldford, lord; the second part is usually taken to be from the root dig-, to knead, seen also in " dough "; the sense development fr

Lady Georgiana Greville, who survived him, and by whom he had a See also:

• FAMILY

family . See See also:

• COLBURN, HENRY (d. 1855)
• COLBURN, ZERAH (1804-1840)

Colburn's See also:

• UNITED

United Service See also:

• MAGAZINE

Magazine, See also:

• JANUARY

January 1855; See also:

• CORRESPONDENCE
• CORRESPONDENCE (from med. scholastic Lat. correspondentia, corrcspondere, compounded of Lat. cum, with, and respond ere, to answer; cf. Fr. correspondance)

Correspondence of the Hon .

Sir George Cathcart relative to See also:

• KAFFRARIA

Kaffraria (1856) ; A . W . See also:

• KINGLAKE, ALEXANDER WILLIAM (1809-1891)

Kinglake's Invasion of the See also:

• CRIMEA (ancient Tauris or Tauric Chersonese, called by the Russians by the Tatar name Krym or Crim)

Crimea, vol. v .