See also:

• SIR

SIR See also:

• HOWARD (FAMILY)
• HOWARD, CATHERINE (d. 1542)
• HOWARD, JOHN (1726-1790)
• HOWARD, LORD WILLIAM (1563–1640)
• HOWARD, OLIVER OTIS (1830-19o9)
• HOWARD, SIR ROBERT (1626–1698)

HOWARD See also:

• DOUGLAS
• DOUGLAS, GAVIN (1474?-1522)
• DOUGLAS, JOHN (1721—1807.)
• DOUGLAS, SIR CHARLES
• SIR HOWARD DOUGLAS
• DOUGLAS, STEPHEN ARNOLD (18,3–1861)

DOUGLAS  , See also:

• BART, JEAN (1651-1702)

Bart . (1776-1861), See also:

• BRITISH

British See also:

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

general, younger son of See also:

• ADMIRAL

Admiral See also:

• SIR

Sir 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 See also:

• DOUGLAS
• DOUGLAS, GAVIN (1474?-1522)
• DOUGLAS, JOHN (1721—1807.)
• DOUGLAS, SIR CHARLES
• DOUGLAS, SIR HOWARD
• DOUGLAS, STEPHEN ARNOLD (18,3–1861)

Douglas, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born at See also:

• GOSPORT

Gosport in 1776, and entered the Royal Military See also:

• ACADEMY, GREEK
• ACADEMY, ROYAL

Academy in 1790 . He was commissioned second See also:

• LIEUTENANT

lieutenant in the Royal See also:

• ARTILLERY (the O. Fr. artiller, to equip with engines of war, probably comes from Late Lat. articulum, dim. of ars, art, cf. " engine " from ingenium, or of artus, joint)

Artillery in 1794, becoming first lieutenant a few months later . In 1795 he was shipwrecked while in See also:

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

charge of a draft for See also:

• CANADA

Canada, and lived with his men for a whole See also:

• WINTER, JOHN STRANGE
• WINTER, PETER (c. 1755-1825)

winter on the Labrador See also:

• COAST (from Lat. costa, a rib, side)

coast . Soon after his return to See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England in 1799 he was made a See also:

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

captain-lieutenant, and in the same See also:

• YEAR

year he married . In his regimental service during the next few years, he was attached to all branches of the artillery in See also:

• SUCCESSION (Lat. successio, from succedere, to follow after)

succession, becoming captain in 1804, after which he was placed on See also:

• HALF

half-pay to serve at the Royal Military See also:

• COLLEGE (Collegium)

College . Douglas was at this 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 (1804) appointed to a See also:

• MAJORITY (Fr. majorite; Med. Lat. majoritas; Lat. major, greater)

majority in the See also:

• YORK
• YORK (HOUSE OF)
• YORK, EDMUND OF LANGLEY, DUKE OF (1341-1402)
• YORK, EDWARD
• YORK, FREDERICK AUGUSTUS, DUKE OF (1763-1827)
• YORK, RICHARD, DUKE

York Rangers, a 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 immediately afterwards reduced, and he remained on the See also:

• ROLL (O. Fr. rolle, roulle, mod. role, Lat. rotulus, dim. of rota, wheel)
• ROLL, ALFRED PHILIPPE (1846– )

roll of its See also:

• OFFICERS

officers until promoted See also:

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

major-general . The See also:

• SENIOR, NASSAU WILLIAM (1790-1864)

senior See also:

• DEPARTMENT (Fr. departement, from departir, to separate into parts)

department of the R.M.C. at High See also:

• WYCOMBE (officially CHEPPING WYCOMBE, also CHIPPING or HIGH WYCOMBE)

Wycombe, of which he was in charge, was the forerunner of 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 College . Douglas, since 18o6 a See also:

• BREVET (a diminutive of the Fr. bref)

brevet lieutenant-See also:

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

colonel, served in 1808–1809 in the See also:

• PENINSULA
• PENINSULA (Lat. paeninsula, from paene, almost, and insula, an island)

Peninsula and was See also:

• PRESENT

present at See also:

• CORUNNA
• CORUNNA (Span. La Coruna; Fr. La Corogne; Eng. formerly often The Groyne)

Corunna, after which he took See also:

• PART

part in the Walcheren expedition . In 1809 he succeeded to the baronetcy on the See also:

• DEATH

death of his half-See also:

• BROTHER

brother, See also:

• VICE

Vice-admiral Sir See also:

• WILLIAM
• WILLIAM (1143-1214)
• WILLIAM (1227-1256)
• WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
• WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
• WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
• WILLIAM, 13TH

William See also:

• HENRY
• HENRY (1129-1195)
• HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
• HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
• HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
• HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
• HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
• HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
• HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
• HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
• HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
• HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
• HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
• HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)

Henry Douglas . In 1812 he was employed in See also:

• SPECIAL

special See also:

• MISSIONS (Lat. missio, a sending)

missions in the See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

north of See also:

• SPAIN
• SPAIN (Espana)

Spain, and took part in numerous See also:

• MINOR
• MINOR (Lat. for smaller, lesser)
• MINOR, ROBERT CRANNELL (1839-1904)

minor operations in this region, but he was soon recalled, the See also:

• HOME
• HOME, DANIEL DUNGLAS (1833-1886)
• HOME, EARLS OF

home See also:

• GOVERNMENT
• GOVERNMENT (0. Fr. governement, mod. gouvernement, O. Fr. governer, mod. gouverner, from Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, guide, rule; cf. Gr. xv(3epvav)

government deeming his services indispensable to the Royal Military College . He became brevet colonel in 1814 and C.B. in 1815 .

In 1816 appeared his See also:

• ESSAY, ESSAYIST (Fr. essai, Late Lat. exagium, a weighing or balance; exigere, to examine; the term in general meaning any trial or effort)

Essay on the Principles and Construction of Military See also:

• BRIDGES
• BRIDGES, ROBERT (1844– )

Bridges (subsequent See also:

• EDITIONS

editions 1832, 1853) ; in 1819, Observations on the Motives, Errors and Tendency of M . See also:

• CARNOT, LAZARE EIPPOLYTE (18ot-1888)
• CARNOT, MARIE FRANCOIS SADI (1837-1894)
• CARNOT, SADI NICOLAS LEONHARD (1796-1832)

Carnot's See also:

• SYSTEM

System of See also:

• DEFENCE
• DEFENCE (Lat. defendere, to defend)

Defence, and in the following year his See also:

• TREATISE

Treatise on See also:

• NAVAL

Naval Gunnery (of which numerous editions and See also:

• TRANSLATIONS

translations appeared up to the general introduction of rifled See also:

• ORDNANCE (a syncopated form of " ordinance " or " ordonnance," so spelt in this sense since the 17th century)

ordnance) . In 1821 he was promoted major-general . Douglas's criticisms of Carnot led to an important experiment being carried out at See also:

• WOOLWICH

Woolwich in 1822, and his Naval Gunnery became a See also:

• STANDARD
• STANDARD, BATTLE OF THE

standard See also:

• TEXT (Lat. textum, woven fabric, from texere, to weave)

text-See also:

• BOOK

book, and indeed first See also:

• DREW
• DREW, SAMUEL (1765-1833)

drew See also:

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

attention to the subject of which it treated . From 1823 to 1831 Sir See also:

• HOWARD (FAMILY)
• HOWARD, CATHERINE (d. 1542)
• HOWARD, JOHN (1726-1790)
• HOWARD, LORD WILLIAM (1563–1640)
• HOWARD, OLIVER OTIS (1830-19o9)
• HOWARD, SIR ROBERT (1626–1698)

Howard Douglas was See also:

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

governor of New See also:

• BRUNSWICK
• BRUNSWICK (Ger. Braunschweig)
• BRUNSWICK, KARL WILHELM FERDINAND, DUKE OF (1735-18o6)

Brunswick, and, while there, he had to See also:

• DEAL

deal with the See also:

• MAINE
• MAINE, ANNE LOUISE BENEDICTE DE BOURBON
• MAINE, SIR HENRY JAMES SUMNER (1822–1888)

Maine boundary dispute of 1828 . He also founded See also:

• FREDERICTON

Fredericton College, of which he was the first See also:

• CHANCELLOR (M. Eng. and Anglo-Fr. canceler, chanceler, Fr. chancelier, Lat. cancellarius)

chancellor . On his return to See also:

• EUROPE

Europe he was employed in various missions, and he published about this time Naval Evolutions, a controversial See also:

• WORK

work dealing with the question of " breaking the See also:

• LINE

line " (See also:

• LONDON

London, 1832) . From 1835 to 1840 Douglas, now a G.C.M.G., was 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 high See also:

• COMMISSIONER

commissioner of the Ionian Islands, where, amongst other reforms, he introduced a new See also:

• CODE (Lat. codex)

code of See also:

• LAWS

laws . In 1837 he became a lieutenant-general, in 184o a K.C.B., in 1841 a See also:

• CIVIL

civil G.C.B., and in 1851 a general . From 1842 to 1847 Douglas sat in See also:

• PARLIAMENT (Anglo-Lat. parliamentum, Fr. parlement, from parler, to speak)

parliament, where he took a prominent part in debates on military and naval matters and on the See also:

• CORN (a common Teutonic word; cf. Lat. granum, seed, grain)
• CORN (fromm Lat. corms, horn)

corn laws . He was frequently consulted on important military questions . His later See also:

• WORKS

works included Observations on the See also:

• MODERN

Modern System of Fortification, &c .

(London, 1859), and Naval Warfare Under See also:

• STEAM
• STEAM (0. Eng. steam, vapour, smoke, cf. Du. steam; the origin is unknown)

Steam (London, 1858 and 186o) . He died on the 9th of See also:

• NOVEMBER (Lat. novem, nine)

November 1861 at Tunbridge See also:

• WELLS
• WELLS, CHARLES JEREMIAH (1798?–1879)
• WELLS, DAVID AMES (1828—1898)
• WELLS, HERBERT GEORGE (1866— )
• WELLS, SIR THOMAS SPENCER, 1ST BART

Wells . Sir Howard Douglas was a F.R.S., one of the founders of the R.G.S., and an honorary D.C.L. of See also:

• OXFORD
• OXFORD, EARLS OF
• OXFORD, EDWARD DE VERE, 17TH EARL
• OXFORD, JOHN DE VERE, 13TH EARL OF (1443-1513)
• OXFORD, PROVISIONS OF
• OXFORD, ROBERT DE VERE, 9TH EARL OF (1362-1392)
• OXFORD, ROBERT HARLEY, 1ST

Oxford University . Shortly before his death he declined the offer of a military G.C.B . See S . W . Fullom, See also:

• LIFE

Life of Sir Howard Douglas (London, 1862), and See also:

• GENTLEMAN (from Lat. gentilis, " belonging to a race or gens," and " man "; Fr. gentilhomme, Span. gentil hombre, Ital. gentil huomo, in its original and strict signification, a term denoting a man of good family, the Lat. generosus (its invariable transl

Gentleman's See also:

• MAGAZINE

Magazine, 3rd See also:

• SERIES (a Latin word from serere, to join)

series, xii . 90-92 .