See also:

• RICHARD
• RICHARD (d. 1184)
• RICHARD, FRANCOIS MARIE BENJAMIN (18,9-1908)
• RICHARD, HENRY (1812-1888)
• RICHARD, ST

RICHARD See also:

• NORMAN
• NORMAN, SIR HENRY WYLIE (1826-1904)

NORMAN See also:

• SHAW, GEORGE BERNARD (1856– )
• SHAW, HENRY WHEELER (1818–1885)
• SHAW, LEMUEL (1781–1861)
• RICHARD NORMAN SHAW (1831– )

SHAW (1831– )  , See also:

• BRITISH

British architect, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born in See also:

• EDINBURGH

Edinburgh on the 7th of May 1831 . At the See also:

• AGE (Fr. age, through late Lat. aetaticum, from aetas)

age ofsixteen he went to See also:

• LONDON

London and became a See also:

• PUPIL (Lat. pupillus, orphan, minor, dim. of pupus, boy, allied to puer, from root pm- or peu-, to beget, cf. "pupa," Lat. for " doll," the name given to the stage intervening between the larval and imaginal stages in certain insects)

pupil of 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:

• BURN, RICHARD (1709-1785)

Burn . In Burn's 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 he formed that friendship with William See also:

• EDEN
• EDEN, SIR ASHLEY (1831-1887)

Eden See also:

• NESFIELD, WILLIAM EDEN (1835-1888)

Nesfield which so profoundly influenced the careers of both, and was thoroughly grounded in the See also:

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

science of planning and in the classical See also:

• VERNACULAR (Lat. verna, dim. vernaculus, a slave horn in his master's house)

vernacular of the See also:

• PERIOD
• PERIOD (Gr. irepioSos, a going or way round, circuit, aepi, round, and &Sis, way, road)

period . He also attended the architectural See also:

• SCHOOLS

schools of the Royal See also:

• ACADEMY, GREEK
• ACADEMY, ROYAL

Academy, and devoted careful study both to See also:

• ANCIENT
• ANCIENT (also spelt ANTIENT; derived, through the Fr. ancien, old, from the late Lat. antianum, from ante, before)

ancient and to the best contemporary buildings . In 1854, having finished his See also:

• TERM

term of See also:

• APPRENTICESHIP (from Fr. apprendre, to learn)

apprenticeship with Burn, he gained the See also:

• GOLD
• GOLD [symbol Au, atomic weight 195.7(H = 1),197.2(0 =16)]

gold See also:

• MEDAL (Fr. medaille, from Lat. metallum)

medal and travelling studentship of the Royal Academy, and until 1856 travelled on the See also:

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

continent, studying and See also:

• DRAWING

drawing old See also:

• WORK

work . On his return in 1856 he was requested by the See also:

• COUNCIL (Lat. concilium, from cum, together, and the root cal, to call)

Council of the Royal Academy to publish his drawings . This work, entitled Architectural Sketches from the Continent, was issued in 1858 . In the meantime Nesfield was continuing his studies with See also:

• ANTHONY, SAINT
• ANTHONY, SUSAN BROWNELL (1820-1906)

Anthony Salvin; Mr See also:

• SHAW, GEORGE BERNARD (1856– )
• SHAW, HENRY WHEELER (1818–1885)
• SHAW, LEMUEL (1781–1861)
• SHAW, RICHARD NORMAN (1831– )

Shaw also entered his office, and remained there until 1857, when he widened his experience by working for three years under See also:

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

George See also:

• EDMUND
• EDMUND, or EADMUND (c. 980-1016)
• EDMUND, SAINT [EDMUND RICE] (d. 1240)

Edmund See also:

• STREET
• STREET, GEORGE EDMUND (1824-1881)

Street . In 1863, after sixteen years of severe training, he began to practise . For a See also:

• SHORT, FRANCIS JOB (1857– )

short 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 and Nesfield joined forces, but their lines soon diverged . Mr Shaw's first work of importance was Leyes See also:

• WOOD, ANTHONY A2 (1632-1695)
• WOOD, JOHN GEORGE (1827—1889)
• WOOD, MRS HENRY [ELLEN] (1814—1887)
• WOOD, SEARLES VALENTINE (1798—188o)

Wood, in See also:

• SURREY
• SURREY, EARLDOM OF
• SURREY, HENRY HOWARD, EARL OF (1518?-1547)

Surrey, a See also:

• BUILDING

building of much originality, followed shortly afterwards by Cragside, for 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:

• ARMSTRONG, ARCHIBALD (d. 1672)
• ARMSTRONG, JOHN (1709-1779)
• ARMSTRONG, JOHN (1758—1843)
• ARMSTRONG, SAMUEL CHAPMAN (1839—1893)
• ARMSTRONG, WILLIAM GEORGE ARMSTRONG, BARON (1810—1900)

Armstrong, which was begun in 1869 . From that time until he retired from active practice his See also:

• WORKS

works followed one another in See also:

• QUICK

quick See also:

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

succession .

In 1872 Mr Shaw was elected an See also:

• ASSOCIATE (Lat. associates, from ad, to, and sociare to join)

Associate of the Royal Academy, and a full member in 1877; he joined the " retired " See also:

• LIST (O.E. lisle, a Teutonic word, cf. Dut. lust, Ger. Leiste, adapted in Ital. lista and Fr. lisle)
• LIST, FRIEDRICH (1789-1846)

list towards the end of 19o1 . Other characteristic examples of Shaw's work are Preen See also:

• MANOR

Manor, See also:

• SHROPSHIRE (SALOP)

Shropshire; New See also:

• ZEALAND (also SEALAND Or SEELAND; Danish Sjaelland)

Zealand See also:

• CHAMBERS (the Fr. chambre, from Lat. camera, a room)
• CHAMBERS, EPHRAIM (d. 1740)
• CHAMBERS, GEORGE (1803-1840)
• CHAMBERS, ROBERT (18oz-1871)
• CHAMBERS, SIR WILLIAM (1726-1796)

Chambers, Leadenhall Street; See also:

• PIERREPONT, WILLIAM (c. 1607-1678)

Pierrepont, Wispers, and Merrist Wood, in Surrey; Lowther See also:

• LODGE
• LODGE, EDMUND (1756-1839)
• LODGE, H
• LODGE, HENRY CABOT (1850– )
• LODGE, SIR OLIVER JOSEPH (1851– )
• LODGE, THOMAS (c. 1558–1625)

Lodge, See also:

• KENSINGTON

Kensington; Adcote, in Shropshire; his houses at Kensington, See also:

• CHELSEA

Chelsea, and at See also:

• HAMPSTEAD

Hampstead; Flete 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, See also:

• DEVONSHIRE (DEvoN)
• DEVONSHIRE, EARLS AND DUKES OF

Devonshire; Greenham Lodge, See also:

• BERKSHIRE [abbreviated Berks, pronounced Berkshire]
• BERKSHIRE, THOMAS HOWARD, 1ST EARL OF (1587–1669)

Berkshire; Dawpool, in See also:

• CHESHIRE

Cheshire; Bryanstone, in See also:

• DORSET, EARLS, MARQUESSES AND DUKES OF

Dorset See also:

• SHIRE

shire; Chesters, See also:

• NORTHUMBERLAND
• NORTHUMBERLAND, EARLS AND DUKES OF
• NORTHUMBERLAND, JOHN DUDLEY, VISCOUNT LISLE, EARL OF WARWICK
• NORTHUMBERLAND, JOHN NEVILLE, EARL OF (c. 1430-1471)

Northumberland; New See also:

• SCOTLAND
• SCOTLAND, CHURCH OF
• SCOTLAND, EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF

Scotland Yard, on the See also:

• THAMES

Thames See also:

• EMBANKMENT

Embankment; besides several See also:

• FINE

fine works in See also:

• LIVERPOOL
• LIVERPOOL, EARLS
• LIVERPOOL, EARLS OF

Liverpool and. the neighbourhood . He also built and restored several churches, the best known of which are St 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's See also:

• CHURCH
• CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
• CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
• CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
• CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
• CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)

Church, See also:

• LEEDS
• LEEDS, THOMAS OSBORNE

Leeds; St See also:

• MARGARET
• MARGARET (1283–1290)
• MARGARET (1353-1412)
• MARGARET (1489–1541)
• MARGARET, ST (c. 1045–1093)
• MARGARET, ST (SANCTA MARGARITA)

Margaret's, See also:

• ILKLEY

Ilkley, and All See also:

• SAINTS, BATTLE OF THE

Saints', See also:

• LEEK

Leek . His See also:

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

early buildings were most picturesque, and contrasted completely with the current work of the time . The use of " See also:

• HALF

half See also:

• TIMBER

timber " and See also:

• HANGING

hanging tiles, the projectin g gables and massive chimneys, and the cunningly contrived bays an recessed fireplaces, together with the See also:

• COMPLETE

complete freedom from the conventions and trammels of " See also:

• STYLE
• STYLE (from Gr. a-6'1ms, a column; a different word from that used in literature, see below)

style," not only appealed to the artist, but gained at once a See also:

• PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place in public estimation . Judged in the See also:

• LIGHT

light of his later work, some of those early buildings appear almost too full of feature and See also:

• DESIGN (Fr. desiin, drawing; Lat. designare, to mark out)

design; they show, however, very clearly that Mr Shaw, in discarding " See also:

• ACADEMIC

academic style," was not drifting See also:

• RUDDER (O.E. Rather, i.e. rower)

rudder-less on a See also:

• SEA (in O. Eng. sae, a common Teutonic word; cf. Ger. See, Dutch Zee, &c.; the ultimate source is uncertain)
• SEA, COMMAND OF THE

sea of See also:

• FANCY (a shortened form, dating from the 15th century, of " fantasy," which is derived through the O. Fr. fantasie, modern fantaisie. from the Latinized form of the Gr. cbavraoia, Oavrai'ecv, Oat Pais, to show)

fancy . His buildings, although entirely See also:

• FREE

free from archaeological pedantry, were the outcome of much enthusiastic and intelligent study of old examples, and were based directly on old methods and traditions . As his See also:

• POWERS, HIRAM (1805-1873)

powers See also:

• DEVELOPED

developed, his buildings gained in dignity, and had an See also:

• AIR (from an Indo-European root meaning " breathe," " blow ")
• AIR, or ASBEN

air of serenity and a quiet homely See also:

• CHARM (through the Fr. from the Lat. carmen, a song)

charm which were less conspicuous in his earlier works; the " half timber " was more sparingly used, and finally disappeared entirely . His work throughout is especially distinguished by treatment of See also:

• SCHEME (Lat. schema, Gr. oxfjya, figure, form, from the root axe, seen in exeiv, to have, hold, to be of such shape, form, &c.)

scheme . There Is nothing tentative or hesitating . His planning is invariably fine and full of ingenuity . Adcote (a beautiful drawing of which hangs in the Diploma See also:

• GALLERY (through Ital. galleria, from Med. Lat. galeria, of which the origin is unknown)

Gallery at See also:

• BURLINGTON

Burlington House) is perhaps the best example of the See also:

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

series of his 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 houses built between 187o and 1880 .

The elements are few but perfectly See also:

• PRO

pro-portioned and combined, and the See also:

• SCALE
• SCALE (1) A

scale throughout is consistent . The See also:

• GREAT

Great See also:

• HALL
• HALL (generally known as SCHWABISCH-HALL, tc distinguish it from the small town of Hall in Tirol and Bad-Hall, a health resort in Upper Austria)
• HALL (O.E. heall, a common Teutonic word, cf. Ger. Halle)
• HALL, BASIL (1788-1844)
• HALL, CARL CHRISTIAN (1812–1888)
• HALL, CHARLES FRANCIS (1821-1871)
• HALL, CHRISTOPHER NEWMAN (1816—19oz)
• HALL, EDWARD (c. 1498-1547)
• HALL, FITZEDWARD (1825-1901)
• HALL, ISAAC HOLLISTER (1837-1896)
• HALL, JAMES (1793–1868)
• HALL, JAMES (1811–1898)
• HALL, JOSEPH (1574-1656)
• HALL, MARSHALL (1790-1857)
• HALL, ROBERT (1764-1831)
• HALL, SAMUEL CARTER (5800-5889)
• HALL, SIR JAMES (1761-1832)
• HALL, WILLIAM EDWARD (1835-1894)

Hall is the keynote of the See also:

• PLAN
• PLAN (from Lat. planes, flat)

plan, and is properly but not unduly emphasized . The grouping of the rooms See also:

• ROUND (O. Fr. rond, Lat. rotundus, the Fr. is the source also of Du. rond; Ger., Swed., Dan. and Nor. rond)

round the Hall is very ably managed—each See also:

• ROOM

room is in its right position, and has its proper aspect . New Zealand Chambers, in Leadenhall Street, another work of about the same period (1870-1880), is a valuable example of Mr Shaw's versatility . Here he employed a completely different method of expression from any of his preceding works, in all of which there is a trace of " See also:

• GOTHIC

Gothic " feeling . This is a See also:

• FACADE

facade only of two storeys, divided by piers of See also:

• BRICKWORK

brickwork into three equal spaces, filled by shaped bays See also:

• RICH, BARNABE (c. 1540-1617)
• RICH, CLAUDIUS JAMES (1787-1821)
• RICH, JOHN (1692-1761)
• RICH, PENELOPE, LADY (c. 1562–1607)
• RICH, RICHARD, 1ST BARON RICH (1490?-1567)

rich with modelled See also:

• PLASTER

plaster; above, drawing the whole See also:

• COMPOSITION
• COMPOSITION (Lat. compositio, from componere, to put together)

composition together, is a finely enriched plaster See also:

• COVE

cove . An See also:

• ATTIC (i.e. "in the Attic style ")

attic See also:

• STOREY (equivalents are Fr. etage, Ital. piano, Ger. Stock)

storey, roofed with three gables, completes the building, which is the See also:

• ANTITHESIS (the Greek for " setting opposite ")

antithesis of the accepted type of See also:

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

city offices; it is yet perfectly adapted to See also:

• MODERN

modern uses . New Scotland Yard is undoubtedly Mr Shaw's finest and most complete work . The See also:

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

plain See also:

• GRANITE (adapted from the Ital. granite, grained; Lat. granum, grain)

granite See also:

• BASE

base is not only subtly suggestive of the purposes of the building, but by dividing the height with a strongly marked See also:

• LINE

line gives a greater apparent width to the structure; it suggests also a See also:

• DIVISION (from Lat. dividere, to break up into parts, separate)

division of departments . By its See also:

• MASS (O.E. maesse; Fr. messe; Ger. Messe; Ital. messa; from eccl. Lat. missa)
• MASS, IN

mass, too, it prevents the See also:

• EYE
• EYE (O. Eng. edge, Ger. Auge; derived from an Indo-European root also seen in Lat. oc-ulus, the organ of vision (q.v.)

eye from dwelling on the necessary irregularity of the See also:

• LOWER

lower windows, which are not only different in See also:

• CHARACTER (Gr. xapareri7p, from xap&crew, to scratch)

character from those of the upper storeys, but more numerous and quite irregularly spaced . The projecting See also:

• ANGLE (from the Lat. angulus, a corner, a diminutive, of which the primitive form, angus, does not occur in Latin; cognate are the Lat. angere, to compress into a bend or to strangle, and the Gr. ayKOS, a bend; both connected with the Aryan root ank-, to

angle turrets are most happily conceived, and besides giving emphasis to the corners, See also:

• FORM (Lat. forma)

form the See also:

• MAIN (from the Aryan root which appears in " may " and " might," and Lat. magnus, great)
• MAIN (Lat. Moenus)

main point of See also:

• INTEREST

interest in the composition of the rivertfront . The chimneys are not allowed to cut the See also:

• SKY (M. Eng. skie, cloud; O. Eng. skua, shade; connected with an Indo-European root sku, cover, whence " scum," Lat. obscurus, dark, &c.)

sky-line in all directions, but have been See also:

• DRAWN

drawn together into massive blocks, and Contribute much to the See also:

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

general air of dignity and strength for which this building is remarkable .

See also:

• SIMPLE

Simple See also:

• ROOFS

roofs of ample span complete a composition conspicuous for its breadth and unity . Mr Shaw's See also:

• INFLUENCE (Late Lat. influentia, from influere, to flow in)

influence on his See also:

• GENERATION (from Lat. generare, to beget, procreate; genus, stock, race)

generation can only be adequately gauged by a comparison of current work with that which was in See also:

• VOGUE, EUGENE MELCHIOR, COMTE DE (1848- )

vogue when he began his career . The works of See also:

• PUGIN, AUGUSTUS WELBY NORTHMORE (1812-1852)

Pugin, See also:

• SCOTT, ALEXANDER (fl. 1550)
• SCOTT, DAVID (18o6-1849)
• SCOTT, MICHAEL (1789-1835)
• SCOTT, ROBERT (1811-1887)
• SCOTT, SIR GEORGE GILBERT (1811-1878)
• SCOTT, SIR WALTER, BART
• SCOTT, WILLIAM BELL (1811-1890)
• SCOTT, WINFIELD (1786-1866)

Scott, and others, and the architectural literature of the time, had turned the thoughts both of architects and the public towards a " revived Gothic." Before he entered 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, this teaching had hardened into a creed . Mr Shaw was not content to hold so limited a view, and with characteristic courage threw over these artificial barriers and struck out a line of his own . The rapidity with which he conceived and created new types, and as it were set a new See also:

• FASHION (adapted from Fr. facon, agon, Lat. factio, making, facere, to do or make)

fashion in' building, compelled admiration for his See also:

• GENIUS (from Lat. genere, gignere)

genius, and swelled the ranks of his adherents . It is largely owing to him that there is now a distinct tendency to approach See also:

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

architecture as the See also:

• ART

art of Building rather than as the art of Designing, and the study of old work as one of methods and expressions which are for all time, rather than as a means of learning a See also:

• LANGUAGE (adapted from the Fr. langage, from langue, tongue, Lat. lingua)

language of forms proper only to their period . SHAW-See also:

• KENNEDY
• KENNEDY, BENJAMIN HALL (1804-1889)
• KENNEDY, THOMAS FRANCIS (1788-1879)
• KENNEDY, WALTER (c. 1460–c. 1508)

KENNEDY, See also:

• SIR

SIR See also:

• JAMES
• JAMES (Gr. 'IlrKw,l3or, the Heb. Ya`akob or Jacob)
• JAMES (JAMES FRANCIS EDWARD STUART) (1688-1766)
• JAMES, 2ND EARL OF DOUGLAS AND MAR(c. 1358–1388)
• JAMES, DAVID (1839-1893)
• JAMES, EPISTLE OF
• JAMES, GEORGE PAYNE RAINSFOP
• JAMES, HENRY (1843— )
• JAMES, JOHN ANGELL (1785-1859)
• JAMES, THOMAS (c. 1573–1629)
• JAMES, WILLIAM (1842–1910)
• JAMES, WILLIAM (d. 1827)

JAMES (1788-1865), British soldier and military writer, was the son of See also:

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

Captain John Shaw, of See also:

• DALTON
• DALTON, JOHN (1766-1844)

Dalton, See also:

• KIRKCUDBRIGHTSHIRE (also known as the STEWARTRY OF KIRKCUDBRIGHT and EAST GALLOWAY)

Kirkcudbrightshire . Joining the 43rd (See also:

• MONMOUTHSHIRE

Monmouthshire) Light See also:

• INFANTRY

Infantry in 1805, he first saw service in the See also:

• COPENHAGEN (Danish Kjobenhavn)

Copenhagen Expedition of 1807 as a See also:

• LIEUTENANT

lieutenant, and under 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 took See also:

• PART

part in the See also:

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

Corunna See also:

• CAMPAIGN

Campaign of 1808-9 . In the See also:

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

retreat Shaw contracted a See also:

• FEVER (Lat. febris, connected with fervere, to burn)

fever, from the effects of which he never fully recovered . The 43rd was again engaged in the See also:

• DOURO (Span. Duero, Port. Douro, anc. Durius)

Douro and Talavera See also:

• CAMPAIGNS

Campaigns, and Shaw became See also:

• ADJUTANT (from Lat. adjutare, to aid)

adjutant of his now famous See also:

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

regiment at the See also:

• BATTLE

battle of Talavera . As See also:

• ROBERT
• ROBERT (1275—1343)
• ROBERT, HUBERT (1753-1808)
• ROBERT, LOUIS LEOPOLD (1794-1835)

Robert See also:

• CRAUFURD, QUINTIN (1743-1819)
• CRAUFURD, ROBERT (1764-1812)

Craufurd's aide-de-See also:

• CAMP (from Lat. campus, field)

camp he was 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 the Light Division at the Coa and the Agueda, and with another officer prepared and edited the " See also:

• STANDING

Standing Orders of the Light Division " (printed in See also:

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

Home's Precis of Modern See also:

• TACTICS (Gr. TaeTOc*, sc. TEXvnI, from TavQecv, to arrange in order of battle)

Tactics, pp . 257-277), which serve as a See also:

• MODEL (0. Fr. modelle, mod. modele; It. modello, pattern, mould; from Lat. modus, measure, standard)

model to this See also:

• DAY (O. Eng. dreg, Ger. Tag; according to the New English Dictionary, " in no way related to the Lat. dies")
• DAY, JOHN (1574-1640?)
• DAY, THOMAS (1748-1789)

day .

He was wounded at See also:

• ALMEIDA
• ALMEIDA, DOM FRANCISCO DE (c. 1450-1510)

Almeida in 181o, but rejoined Craufurd at the end of 1811 and was with his See also:

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

chief at 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:

• CIUDAD

Ciudad Rodrigo in See also:

• JANUARY

January 1812 . At the great See also:

• ASSAULT (from Lat. ad, to or on, and saltare, to leap)

assault of January 19th Shaw carried his general, mortally wounded, from the See also:

• GLACIS

glacis, and at See also:

• BADAJOZ
• BADAJOZ (formerly sometimes written Badajos)

Badajoz, now once more with the 43rd, he displayed, at the lesser See also:

• BREACH (Mid. Eng. breche, derived from the common Teutonic root brec, which appears in " break," Ger. brechen, &c.)

breach, a gallantry which furnished his See also:

• BROTHER

brother officer William See also:

• NAPIER
• NAPIER, JOHN (1550-1617)
• NAPIER, SIR CHARLES (1786-1860)
• NAPIER, SIR CHARLES JAMES (1782-1853)
• NAPIER, SIR WILLIAM FRANCIS PATRICK (1785-1860)

Napier with the theme of one of his most glorious descriptive passages (See also:

• PENINSULAR

Peninsular See also:

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

War, bk. xvi. ch . 'v.) . At the siege and the battle of See also:

• SALAMANCA
• SALAMANCA (anc. Salmantica or Elmantica)

Salamanca, in the retreat from See also:

• BURGOS

Burgos, Shaw, still a subaltern, distinguished himself again and again, but he had to return to See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England at the end of the See also:

• YEAR

year, broken in See also:

• HEALTH

health . Once more in active service in 1815, as one of 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:

• ALTEN, SIR CHARLES [Karl] (1764–1840)

Alten's staff See also:

• OFFICERS

officers, Captain Shaw, by his reconnoitring skill and See also:

• TACTICAL

tactical See also:

• JUDGMENT

judgment was of the greatest assistance to Alten and to See also:

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

Wellington, who promoted him See also:

• BREVET (a diminutive of the Fr. bref)

brevet-See also:

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

major in See also:

• JULY

July, and brevet lieut.-See also:

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

colonel in 1819 . During the occupation of See also:

• FRANCE
• FRANCE, ANATOLE (1844– )

France by the allied See also:

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

army Shaw was commandant of See also:

• CALAIS

Calais, and on his return to England was employed as a staff officer in the See also:

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

North . In this capacity he was called upon to See also:

• DEAL

deal with the See also:

• MANCHESTER
• MANCHESTER (popularly Manchester-by-the-Sea)
• MANCHESTER, EARLS AND DUKES OF

Manchester riots of 1819, and his memorandum on the methods to be adopted in dealing with See also:

• CIVIL

civil disorders embodied principles which have been recognized to the See also:

• PRESENT

present day . In 1820 he married, and in 1834, on succeeding, in right of his wife, to the See also:

• ESTATE (through O. Fr. estat, mod. flat, from Lat. status, state, condition, position, stare, to stand)

estate of Kirkmichael, he took the name of Kennedy . Two years later Colonel Shaw-Kennedy was entrusted with the organization of the Royal Irish Constabulary, which he raised and trained according to his own ideas . He remained inspector-general of the R.I.C. for two years, after which for ten years he led a retired country See also:

• LIFE

life . 111 '1848, during the Chartist movements, he was suddenly called upon to command at Liverpool, and soon afterwards was offered successively a command in See also:

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

Ireland and the governorship of See also:

• MAURITIUS

Mauritius . See also:

• ILL

Ill-health compelled him to decline these, as also the Scottish command a little later, and for 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 life he was-practically an invalid .

He became full General in 1862 and was made K.C.B. a year later . In 1859, at the time of the See also:

• ORSINI
• ORSINI, FELICE (1819-1858)

Orsini See also:

• CASE
• CASE, JOHN (d. 1600)

case, he published a remarkable 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 See also:

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

Defence of Great See also:

• BRITAIN (Gr. Hperavuml vi7vot, Bperravia; Lat. Britannia, rarely Britannia)

Britain and Ireland, and in 1865 appeared his famous Notes on See also:

• WATERLOO

Waterloo, appended to which is a Plan for the defence of See also:

• CANADA

Canada . He died the same year . See the autobiographical See also:

• NOTICE

notice in Notes on Waterloo, also the regimental See also:

• HISTORY

history of the 43rd and Napier, passim .