See also:

• SIR

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:

• INGLIS, SIR JOHN EARDLEY WILMOT (1814-1862)
• SIR WILLIAM INGLIS (1764-1835)

INGLIS (1764-1835)  , See also:

• BRITISH

British soldier, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born in 1764, a member of an old See also:

• ROXBURGHSHIRE

Roxburghshire See also:

• FAMILY

family . He entered the See also:

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

army in 1781 . After ten years in See also:

• AMERICA

America he served in See also:

• FLANDERS (Flem. Vlaanderen)

Flanders, and in 1796 took See also:

• PART

part in the See also:

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

capture of St See also:

• LUCIA (or LucY), ST

Lucia . In 18o9 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 in the See also:

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

Peninsula, taking part in the See also:

• BATTLE

battle of Busaco (181o) and the first See also:

• SIEGE (0. Fr. sege, siege, mod. siege, seat, ultimately from sedere, to sit, cf. Class. Lat. obsidium, a siege)

siege of See also:

• BADAJOZ
• BADAJOZ (formerly sometimes written Badajos)

Badajoz . At See also:

• ALBUERA, or ALBUHERA, LA

Albuera his See also:

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

regiment, the J7th, occupied a most important position, and was exposed to a deadly See also:

• FIRE (in O. Eng. f j'r; the word is common to West German languages, cf. Dutch vuur, Ger. Feuer; the pre-Teutonic form is seen in Sanskrit pu, pavaka, and Gr. irup; the ultimate origin is usually taken to be a root meaning to purify, cf. Lat. purus)

fire . " See also:

• DIE
• DIE (Fr. de, from Lat. datum, given)

Die hard ! Fifty-Seventh," cried See also:

• INGLIS, SIR JOHN EARDLEY WILMOT (1814-1862)
• INGLIS, SIR WILLIAM (1764-1835)

Inglis, " Die hard ! " The regiment's See also:

• ANSWER (derived from and, against, and the same root as swear)

answer has gone down to See also:

• HISTORY

history . Out of a See also:

• TOTAL

total strength of 579, 2,3 See also:

• OFFICERS

officers and 415 See also:

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

rank and See also:

• FILE

file were killed and wounded . Inglis himself was wounded . On recovering, he saw further See also:

• PENINSULAR

Peninsular service . In two engagements his See also:

• HORSE (a word common to Teutonic languages in such forms as hors, hros, ros; cf. the Ger. ross)

horse was shot under him .

His services were rewarded by the thanks of See also:

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

parliament and in 1825 he became See also:

• LIEUTENANT

lieutenant-See also:

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

general, and was made a K.C.B . After holding the governorships of See also:

• KINSALE

Kinsale and See also:

• CORK
• CORK (perhaps through Sp. corcha from Lat. cortex, bark, but possibly connected with quercus, oak)
• CORK, RICHARD BOYLE

Cork, he was, in 1830, appointed See also:

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

colonel of the J7th . He died at See also:

• RAMSGATE

Ramsgate on the 29th of See also:

• NOVEMBER (Lat. novem, nine)

November 1835 .