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:

• 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:

• SIR CHARLES WILLIAM PASLEY (178o—1861)

PASLEY (178o—1861)  , See also:

• BRITISH

British soldier and military engineer, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born at Eskdale See also:

• MUIR, JOHN (1810-1882)
• MUIR, SIR WILLIAM (1819-1905)

Muir, See also:

• DUMFRIESSHIRE

Dumfriesshire, on the 8th of See also:

• SEPTEMBER (Lat. septem, seven)

September 1780 . In 1796 he entered the Royal Military See also:

• ACADEMY, GREEK
• ACADEMY, ROYAL

Academy, See also:

• WOOLWICH

Woolwich; a See also:

• YEAR

year later he gained his See also:

• COMMISSION (from Lat. commissio, committere)

commission 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, and in 1i98 he was transferred to the Royal See also:

• ENGINEERS, MILITARY

Engineers . He was See also:

• PRESENT

present in the See also:

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

defence of See also:

• GAETA (anc. Caietae Portus)

Gaeta, the See also:

• BATTLE

battle of See also:

• MAIDA

Maida and the 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:

• COPENHAGEN (Danish Kjobenhavn)

Copenhagen . In 1807, being then a See also:

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

captain, he went to the See also:

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

Peninsula, where his knowledge of See also:

• SPANISH

Spanish led to his employment 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 See also:

• SIR

Sir 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 and Sir 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:

• 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 . He took See also:

• PART

part in the See also:

• RETREAT (O. Fr. retrete, mod. retraite, from Lat. retrahere, to draw back)

retreat to See also:

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

Corunna and the Walcheren Expedition, and received a severe See also:

• WOUND (O. Eng. wund,connected with a Teutonic verb, meaning to strive, fight, suffer, seen in O. Eng. winnan, whence Eng. " win ")

wound while gallantly leading a storming party at See also:

• FLUSHING
• FLUSHING (Dutch Vlissingen)

Flushing . During his tedious recovery he employed himself in learning See also:

• GERMAN
• GERMAN, DUTCH AND SCANDINAVIAN

German . He saw no further active service, 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 being devoted to the See also:

• FOUNDATION (Lat. fundatio, from fundare, to found)

foundation of a See also:

• COMPLETE

complete See also:

• SCIENCE (Lat. scientia, from scire; to learn, know)

science of military See also:

• ENGINEERING

engineering and to the thorough organization and training of the 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 of Royal Engineers . He was so successful that, though only a captain, he was allowed to See also:

• ACT (Lat. actus, actum)

act for two years as commanding royal engineer at See also:

• PLYMOUTH
• PLYMOUTH, EARLS OF

Plymouth and given a See also:

• SPECIAL

special 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 . The events of the See also:

• PENINSULAR

Peninsular See also:

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

War having emphasized the need of a fully trained engineer corps, See also:

• PASLEY, SIR CHARLES WILLIAM (178o—1861)

Pasley's views were adopted by the war See also:

• OFFICE (from Lat. officium, " duty," " service," a shortened form of opifacium, from facere, " to do," and either the stem of opes, " wealth," " aid," or opus, " work ")

office, and he himself placed at the See also:

• HEAD (in 0. Eng. heafad; the word is common to Teutonic languages; cf. Dutch hoofd, Ger. Haupt, generally taken to be in origin connected with Lat. caput, Gr. KerbOvi7)
• HEAD, SIR EDMUND WALKER, BART
• HEAD, SIR FRANCIS BOND, BART

head of the new school of military engineering at Woolwich . This was in 1812, and Pasley was at the same 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 gazetted See also:

• BREVET (a diminutive of the Fr. bref)

brevet See also:

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

major . He became brevet See also:

• LIEUTENANT

lieutenant-See also:

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

colonel in 1813 and substantive lieutenant-colonel in 1814 . The first See also:

• VOLUME

volume of his Military Instruction appeared in 1814, and contained a course of See also:

• PRACTICAL

practical See also:

• GEOMETRY

geometry which he had framed for his See also:

• COMPANY

company at Plymouth .

Two other volumes completing the See also:

• WORK

work appeared by 1817, and dealt with the science and practice of fortification, the latter comprising rules for construction . He published a work on Practical See also:

• ARCHITECTURE (Lat. architectura, from the Gr. ap)(LTEKrwv, a master-builder)

Architecture, and prepared an important See also:

• TREATISE

treatise on The Practical Operations of a Siege (1829-1832), which was translated into See also:

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

French (1847) . He became brevet colonel in 183o and substantive colonel in 1831 . From 1831—1834 the subject that engaged his leisure was that of standardization of coins, weights and See also:

• MEASURES

measures, and he published a See also:

• BOOK

book on this in 1834 . In 1838 he was presented with the freedom of the See also:

• CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city of See also:

• LONDON

London for his services in removing sunken vessels from the See also:

• BED
• BED (a common Teutonic word, cf. German Bett, probably connected with the Indo-European root bhodh, seen in the Lat. fodere, to dig; so " a dug-out place " for safe resting, or in the same sense as a garden " bed ")

bed of the See also:

• THAMES

Thames near See also:

• GRAVESEND

Gravesend; and from 1839 to 1844 he was occupied with clearing away the wrecks of H.M.S . " Royal See also:

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

George " from Spithead and H.M.S . " See also:

• EDGAR (EADGAR)
• EDGAR, or EADGAR (c. 1050-c. 1130)

Edgar " from St Helens . All this work was subsidiary to his See also:

• GREAT

great work of creating a comprehensive See also:

• ART

art of military engineering . In 1841 on promotion to the 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 major-See also:

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

general he was made inspector-general of See also:

• RAILWAYS

railways . In 1846 on vacating this See also:

• APPOINTMENT, POWER OF

appointment he was made a K.C.B., and thenceforward up to 1855 was chiefly concernedwith the See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

East See also:

• INDIA
• INDIA, FRENCH

India Company's military academy at Addiscombe . He was promoted lieutenant-general in 1851, made colonel commandant of the Royal Engineers in 1853, and general in 1860 . He died in London on the 19th of See also:

• APRIL

April 1861 .

His eldest son, Major-General 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 Pasley (1824—1890), was a distinguished Royal Engineer officer . Amongst Pasley's See also:

• WORKS

works, besides those mentioned, were See also:

• SEPARATE

separate See also:

• EDITIONS

editions of his Practical Geometry Method (1822) and of his Course of Elementary Fortification (1822), both of which formed part of his Military Instruction; Rules far Escalading Fortifications not having Palisaded Covered Ways (1822 ; new eds . 1845 and 1854) ; descriptions of a See also:

• SEMAPHORE
• SEMAPHORE (Gr. oiva, sign, and (Popa, carrying, from &ea)

semaphore invented by himself in 18o4 (1822 and 1823) ; A See also:

• SIMPLE

Simple Practical Treatise on 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 Fortification 1823) ; and Exercise of the Newdecked Pontoons invented by Lieutenant-Colonel Pasley (1823) .