1ST See also:

• VISCOUNT (through O. Fr. viscomte, mod. vicomte, from Low Lat. vice-comes, cf. Portug. visconde, Ital. visconte)

VISCOUNT See also:

• GERARD (c. 1040-1120)
• GERARD (d. I1o8)
• GERARD, ETIENNE MAURICE, COUNT (1773–1852)
• GERARD, FRANCOIS, BARON (1770-1837)
• GERARD, JEAN IGNACE ISIDORE (1803-1847)
• GERARD, JOHN (1545-1612)
• GERARD, or GIRARD, AUDRAN

GERARD See also:

• LAKE
• 1ST VISCOUNT GERARD LAKE LAKE (1744-1808)

LAKE LAKE (1744-1808)  , See also:

• BRITISH

British See also:

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

general, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born on the 27th of See also:

• JULY

July 1744 . He entered the See also:

• FOOT

foot See also:

• GUARDS, AND HOUSEHOLD TROOPS

guards in 1758, becoming See also:

• LIEUTENANT

lieutenant (See also:

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

captain in the See also:

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

army) 1762, captain (lieut.-See also:

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

colonel) in 1776, See also:

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

major 1784, and lieut.-colonel in 1792, by which 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 he was a general officer in the army . He served with his See also:

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

regiment in See also:

• GERMANY
• GERMANY (Ger. Deutschland)

Germany in 176o-1762 and with a composite See also:

• BATTALION

battalion in the See also:

• YORKTOWN

Yorktown See also:

• CAMPAIGN

campaign of 1781 . After this he was See also:

• EQUERRY (from the Fr. ecuric, a stable, through its older form escurie, from the Med. Lat. scuria, a word of Teutonic origin for a stable or shed, cf. Ger. Scheuer; the modern spelling has con-fused the word with the Lat. equus, a horse)

equerry to the See also:

• PRINCE
• PRINCE (Lat. princeps, from primus capio, " I am the first to take "; Ital. principe, Fr. prince)

prince of See also:

• WALES (Cymru, Gwalia, Cambria)

Wales, afterwards See also:

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

George IV . In 1790 he became a major-general, and in 1793 was appointed to command the Guards 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:

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

duke of 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's army in See also:

• FLANDERS (Flem. Vlaanderen)

Flanders . He was in command at the brilliant affair of Lincelles, on the 18th of See also:

• AUGUST (originally Sextilis)

August 1793, and served on the See also:

• CONTINENT (from Lat. continere, "to hold together "; hence " connected," " continuous ")

continent (except for a See also:

• SHORT, FRANCIS JOB (1857– )

short time when seriously See also:

• ILL

ill) until See also:

• APRIL

April 1794 . He had now sold his lieut.-colonelcy in the guards, and had become colonel of the 53rd foot and 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:

• LIMERICK

Limerick . In 1797 he was promoted lieut.-general . In the following See also:

• YEAR

year the Irish See also:

• REBELLION

rebellion See also:

• BROKE, or BROOKE, ARTHUR (d. 1563)
• BROKE, SIR PHILIP BOWES VERE, BART

broke out . See also:

• LAKE
• LAKE, GERARD LAKE, 1ST VISCOUNT (1744-1808)

Lake, who was then serving in See also:

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

Ireland, succeeded See also:

• SIR

Sir See also:

• RALPH (d. 1122)

Ralph See also:

• ABERCROMBY
• ABERCROMBY, PATRICK (1656–c.-1716)
• ABERCROMBY, SIR RALPH (1734-1801)

Abercromby in command of the troops in April 1798, issued a See also:

• PROCLAMATION (Lat. proclamare, to make public by announcement)

proclamation ordering the surrender of all arms by the See also:

• CIVIL

civil See also:

• POPULATION (Lat. populus, people; populare, to populate)

population of See also:

• ULSTER
• ULSTER, EARLS OF

Ulster, and on the 21st of See also:

• JUNE

June routed the rebels at See also:

• VINEGAR

Vinegar 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 (near See also:

• ENNISCORTHY

Enniscorthy, Co . See also:

• WEXFORD

Wexford) . He exercised See also:

• GREAT

great, but perhaps not unjustified, severity towards all rebels found in arms .

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:

• CORNWALLIS, CHARLES CORNWALLIS
• CORNWALLIS, SIR WILLIAM (1744-1819)

Cornwallis now assumed the See also:

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

chief command in Ireland, and in August sent Lake to oppose the See also:

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

French expedition which landed at See also:

• KILLALA (pron. Killklla)

Killala See also:

• BAY

Bay . On the 29th of the same See also:

• MONTH
• MONTH (a common Teutonic word, cf. Ger. Mond, Du. maand, Dan. maaned, &c., and cognate with Lat. mensis, Gr. µi7v, &c., in other branches of the Indo-Germanic family; all ultimately from the root seen in the word for the moon in nearly all those languages

month Lake arrived at See also:

• CASTLEBAR

Castlebar, but only in time to See also:

• WITNESS
• WITNESS (from O. Eng. witan, to know)

witness the disgraceful rout of the troops under General Hely-See also:

• HUTCHINSON
• HUTCHINSON, ANNE (c. 1600-1643)
• HUTCHINSON, JOHN (1615-1664)
• HUTCHINSON, JOHN (1674-1737)
• HUTCHINSON, SIR JONATHAN (1828– )
• HUTCHINSON, THOMAS (1711-1780)

Hutchinson (afterwards 2nd See also:

• EARL

earl of Donoughmore); but he retrieved this disaster by compelling the surrender of the French at Ballinamuck, near Cloone, on the 8th of See also:

• SEPTEMBER (Lat. septem, seven)

September . In 1799 Lake returned to See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England, and soon after-wards obtained the command in chief in See also:

• INDIA
• INDIA, FRENCH

India . He took over his duties at See also:

• CALCUTTA

Calcutta in July 18o1, and applied himself to the improvement of the See also:

• INDIAN

Indian army, especially in the direction of making all arms, See also:

• INFANTRY

infantry, See also:

• CAVALRY (Fr. cavalerie, Ger. Kavallerie or Reiterei, derived ultimately from late Lat. caballus, horse)

cavalry and 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, more See also:

• MOBILE

mobile and more manageable . In 1802 he was made a full general . On the outbreak of See also:

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

war with the Mahratta confederacy in 1803 General Lake took 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 against Sindhia, and within two months defeated the See also:

• MAHRATTAS

Mahrattas at Coel, stormed Aligahr, took See also:

• DELHI, DEHLI

Delhi and See also:

• AGRA

Agra, and won the great victory of See also:

• LASWARI

Laswari (See also:

• NOVEMBER (Lat. novem, nine)

November 1st, 1803), where the See also:

• POWER [WILLIAM GRATTAN] TYRONE (1797-1841)

power of Sindhia was completely broken, with the loss of See also:

• THIRTY

thirty-one disciplined battalions, trained and officered by Frenchmen, and 426 pieces of See also:

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

ordnance . This defeat, followed a few days later by Major-General See also:

• ARTHUR (Fr. Arius)
• ARTHUR, CHESTER ALAN (1830 – 1886)

Arthur See also:

• WELLESLEY
• WELLESLEY, RICHARD COLLEY WESLEY (or WELLESLEY)

Wellesley's victory at See also:

• ARGAUM

Argaum, compelled Sindhia to come to terms, and a treaty with him was signed in See also:

• DECEMBER (Lat. decent, ten)

December 18o3 . Operations were, however, continued against his confederate, See also:

• HOLKAR

Holkar, who, on the 17th of November 1804, was defeated by Lake at Farrukhabad . But the fortress of Bhurtpore held out against four assaults See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

early in 18o5, and Cornwallis, who succeeded Wellesley as governor-general in July of that year—superseding Lake at the same time as See also:

• COMMANDER

commander-in-chief—determined to put an end to the war . But after the See also:

• DEATH

death of Cornwallis in See also:

• OCTOBER

October of the same year, Lake pursued Holkar into the See also:

• PUNJAB

Punjab and compelled him to surrender at See also:

• AMRITSAR, or UMRITSAR

Amritsar in December 1805 . Wellesley in a despatch attributed much of the success of the war to Lake's " matchless See also:

• ENERGY (from the Gr. ivipyela; iv, in, ipyov, work)

energy, ability and valour." For his services Lake received the thanks of See also:

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

parliament, and was rewarded by a See also:

• PEERAGE
• PEERAGE (Fr. pairage, med. Lat. paragium; M.E. Pere, 0. Fr. per, peer, later pair; Lat. Paris, " equal ")

peerage in September 1804 . At the conclusion of the war he returned to England, and in 1807 he was created a See also:

• VISCOUNT (through O. Fr. viscomte, mod. vicomte, from Low Lat. vice-comes, cf. Portug. visconde, Ital. visconte)

viscount .

He represented See also:

• AYLESBURY

Aylesbury in the See also:

• HOUSE
• HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in Gothic it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

House of See also:

• COMMONS

Commons from 1990 to 1802, and he also was brought into the Irish parliament by the 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 as member for See also:

• ARMAGH

Armagh in 1799 to See also:

• VOTE

vote for the See also:

• UNION
• UNION (known locally as Union Hill and officially as Town of Union)

Union . He died in See also:

• LONDON

London on the loth of See also:

• FEBRUARY

February 1808 . See H . Pearse, Memoir of the See also:

• LIFE

Life and Services of Viscount Lake (London, 19o8); G . B . See also:

• MALLESON, GEORGE BRUCE (1825-1898)

Malleson, Decisive Battles of India (1883) ; J, See also:

• GRANT (from A.-Fr. graunter, O. Fr. greanter for creanter, popular Lat. creantare, for credentare, to entrust, Lat. credere, to believe, trust)
• GRANT, ANNE (1755-1838)
• GRANT, CHARLES (1746-1823)
• GRANT, GEORGE MONRO (1835–1902)
• GRANT, JAMES (1822–1887)
• GRANT, JAMES AUGUSTUS (1827–1892)
• GRANT, ROBERT (1814-1892)
• GRANT, SIR ALEXANDER
• GRANT, SIR FRANCIS (1803-1878)
• GRANT, SIR JAMES HOPE (1808–1895)
• GRANT, SIR PATRICK (1804-1895)
• GRANT, U
• GRANT, ULYSSES SIMPSON (1822-1885)

Grant See also:

• DUFF, ALEXANDER (1806-1878)

Duff, See also:

• HISTORY

History of the Mahrattas (1873) ; short memoir in From See also:

• CROMWELL, HENRY (1628-1674)
• CROMWELL, OLIVER (1599-1658)
• CROMWELL, RICHARD (1626–1712)
• CROMWELL, THOMAS, EARL OF

Cromwell to See also:

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

Wellington, ed . See also:

• SPENSER, EDMUND (c. 1552-1599)
• SPENSER, JOHN (1559-1614)

Spenser See also:

• WILKINSON, JAMES (1757–1825)
• WILKINSON, JAMES JOHN GARTH (1812-1899)
• WILKINSON, JOHN (1728-1808)
• WILKINSON, SIR JOHN GARDNER (1797—1875)
• WILKINSON, TATE (1739—1803)

Wilkinson .