1ST See also:

• BARON
• BARON (1835-1895)
• BARON, MICHEL (1653—1729)

BARON See also:

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

RICHARD HUSSEY See also:

• 1ST BARON RICHARD HUSSEY VIVIAN VIVIAN (1775—1842)

VIVIAN VIVIAN (1775—1842)  , See also:

• BRITISH

British See also:

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

cavalry See also:

• LEADER, BENJAMIN WILLIAMS (1831– )

leader, came of a Cornish See also:

• FAMILY

family . Educated at See also:

• HARROW

Harrow and See also:

• EXETER
• EXETER, EARL, MARQUESS AND DUKE OF

Exeter See also:

• COLLEGE (Collegium)

College, 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, See also:

• VIVIAN, RICHARD HUSSEY VIVIAN, 1ST BARON (1775—1842)

Vivian entered the See also:

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

army in 1793, and less than a See also:

• YEAR

year later became a See also:

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

captain in the 28th See also:

• FOOT

foot . Under 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 Moira he served in the See also:

• CAMPAIGN

campaign of 1794 in See also:

• FLANDERS (Flem. Vlaanderen)

Flanders and See also:

• HOLLAND
• HOLLAND, CHARLES (1733–1769)
• HOLLAND, COUNTY AND PROVINCE OF
• HOLLAND, HENRY FOX, 1ST BARON (1705–1774)
• HOLLAND, HENRY RICH, 1ST EARL OF (1S9o-,649)
• HOLLAND, HENRY RICHARD VASSALL FOX, 3RD
• HOLLAND, JOSIAH GILBERT (1819-1881)
• HOLLAND, PHILEMON (1552-1637)
• HOLLAND, RICHARD, or RICHARD DE HOLANDE (fl. 1450)
• HOLLAND, SIR HENRY, BART

Holland . At the end of the expedition, the 28th See also:

• BORE

bore a distinguished See also:

• PART

part in Lord See also:

• CATHCART
• CATHCART, SIR GEORGE (1794-1854)
• CATHCART, WILLIAM SCHAW CATHCART

Cathcart's See also:

• ACTION

action of Gueldermalsen . In 1798 Vivian was transferred to the 7th See also:

• LIGHT

Light Dragoons (now Hussars), and in See also:

• SIR

Sir See also:

• RALPH (d. 1122)

Ralph See also:

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

Abercromby's See also:

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

division was See also:

• PRESENT

present at the battles of See also:

• BERGEN

Bergen and See also:

• ALKMAAR

Alkmaar (19th See also:

• SEPTEMBER (Lat. septem, seven)

September to 6th See also:

• OCTOBER

October 1799) . In 1800 he received his See also:

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

majority, and in 1804 he became lieut.-See also:

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

colonel of the 7th . In command of this See also:

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

regiment he sailed to join See also:

• BAIRD, HENRY MARTYN (1832—1906)
• BAIRD, JAMES (1802—1876)
• BAIRD, SIR DAVID (1757—1829)
• BAIRD, SPENCER FULLERTON (1823--1887)

Baird at See also:

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

Corunna in 1808, and took part in Lord See also:

• PAGET, SIR JAMES, BART

Paget's cavalry fights at Sahagun and Benavente . During the See also:

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

retreat of 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's army the 7th were constantly employed with the rearguard . Vivian was present at Corunna, and returned with the See also:

• REMAINDER, REVERSION

remainder of the army to See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England . It was not until See also:

• LATE

late in 1813 that the 7th returned to the See also:

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

Peninsula, and Vivian (now colonel and A.D.C. to the See also:

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

prince See also:

• REGENT (from Lat. regere, to rule)

regent) was soon taken away to command a cavalry See also:

• BRIGADE (Fr. and Ger. brigade, Ital. brigata, Span. brigada; the English use of the word dates from the early 17th century)

brigade under 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 . With this 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 he served throughout the fighting on the Nive (9th—13th See also:

• DECEMBER (Lat. decent, ten)

December) . At the beginning of 1814 he bas transferred to a cavalry brigade of Beres-See also:

• FORD, EDWARD ONSLOW
• FORD, JOHN (r586–c.1640)
• FORD, RICHARD (1796-1858)
• FORD, THOMAS (b. c. 158o)

ford's corps, and took a marked part in the action of Gave de See also:

• PAU

Pau and the See also:

• BATTLE

battle of Orthes .

In the advance on See also:

• TOULOUSE
• TOULOUSE, LOUIS ALEXANDRE DE BOURBON, COUNT OF (1678-1737)

Toulouse Vivian fought a brilliant action at Crois d'Orade on the Ers (8th See also:

• APRIL

April), when he was very severely wounded . At the beginning of 1815 he was made K.C.B.; he had been a See also:

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

major-See also:

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

general for several months . In April Sir Hussey Vivian was appointed to command a brigade of See also:

• UXBRIDGE

Uxbridge's cavalry, and at See also:

• WATERLOO

Waterloo his regiments, with those of Vandeleur's brigade, made the final See also:

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

charge of the 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 between Hougoumont and La Ilaye Sainte, sweeping everything before them . This service was rewarded by the thanks of both houses of See also:

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

parliament, the K.C.H. and the orders of Maria See also:

• THERESA, ST (1515-1582)

Theresa and St See also:

• VLADIMIR
• VLADIMIR, ST (c. 956-1015)

Vladimir from the emperors of See also:

• AUSTRIA
• AUSTRIA, LOWER (Ger. Niederosterreich or Osterreich unter der Enns, " Austria below the river Enns ")
• AUSTRIA, UPPER (Ger. Oberosterreich or Osterreich ob der Enns, " Austria above the river Enns ")

Austria and See also:

• RUSSIA
• RUSSIA (Rossiya)

Russia . He sat 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 as member for See also:

• TRURO
• TRURO, THOMAS WILDE, 1ST BARON (1782-1855)

Truro from 1821 to 1831; he was then made See also:

• COMMANDER

commander of the forces in See also:

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

Ireland, and given the G.C.H . In 1835 he became See also:

• MASTER (Lat. magister, related to tnagis, more, as the corresponding minister is to minus, less; the English form is due partly to the O. Eng. maegister, and partly to O. Fr. maistre, mod. maitre; cf. Du. meester, Ger. Meister, Ital. maestro)

master-general of the See also:

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

ordnance . In 1837 he received the G.C.B., and in 1841, being then M.P. for See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

East See also:

• CORNWALL

Cornwall, was created See also:

• BARON
• BARON (1835-1895)
• BARON, MICHEL (1653—1729)

Baron Vivian in the See also:

• ENGLISH

English See also:

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

peerage . A year later he died at See also:

• BADEN
• BADEN, GRAND DUCHY OF

Baden-Baden . He was twice married (first in 1804), and the See also:

• TITLE (0. Fr. title, mod. titre, from Lat. titulus)

title descended in the See also:

• DIRECT

direct See also:

• LINE

line . His natural son, Sir See also:

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

Robert 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 Hussey Vivian (1802-1887), was a famous soldier in See also:

• INDIA
• INDIA, FRENCH

India, who in 1857 was made K.C.B. and in 1871 G.C.B., having previously attained 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 general .