See also:

• SIR

SIR See also:

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

ROBERT See also:

• THOMAS
• THOMAS (c. 1654-1720)
• THOMAS (d. 110o)
• THOMAS, ARTHUR GORING (1850-1892)
• THOMAS, CHARLES LOUIS AMBROISE (1811-1896)
• THOMAS, GEORGE (c. 1756-1802)
• THOMAS, GEORGE HENRY (1816-187o)
• THOMAS, ISAIAH (1749-1831)
• THOMAS, PIERRE (1634-1698)
• THOMAS, SIDNEY GILCHRIST (1850-1885)
• THOMAS, ST
• THOMAS, THEODORE (1835-1905)
• THOMAS, WILLIAM (d. 1554)

THOMAS See also:

• WILSON, ALEXANDER (1766-1813)
• WILSON, HENRY (1812–1875)
• WILSON, HORACE HAYMAN (1786–1860)
• WILSON, JAMES (1742—1798)
• WILSON, JAMES (1835— )
• WILSON, JAMES HARRISON (1837– )
• WILSON, JOHN (1627-1696)
• WILSON, JOHN (178 1854)
• WILSON, ROBERT (d. 1600)
• WILSON, SIR DANIEL (1816–1892)
• SIR ROBERT THOMAS WILSON (1777—1849)
• WILSON, SIR WILLIAM JAMES ERASMUS
• WILSON, THOMAS (1663-1755)
• WILSON, THOMAS (c. 1525-1581)
• WILSON, WOODROW (1856— )

WILSON (1777—1849)  , See also:

• BRITISH

British See also:

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

general, was a son of the painter See also:

• BENJAMIN
• BENJAMIN, JUDAHPHILIP (1811-1884)

Benjamin See also:

• WILSON, ALEXANDER (1766-1813)
• WILSON, HENRY (1812–1875)
• WILSON, HORACE HAYMAN (1786–1860)
• WILSON, JAMES (1742—1798)
• WILSON, JAMES (1835— )
• WILSON, JAMES HARRISON (1837– )
• WILSON, JOHN (1627-1696)
• WILSON, JOHN (178 1854)
• WILSON, ROBERT (d. 1600)
• WILSON, SIR DANIEL (1816–1892)
• WILSON, SIR ROBERT THOMAS (1777—1849)
• WILSON, SIR WILLIAM JAMES ERASMUS
• WILSON, THOMAS (1663-1755)
• WILSON, THOMAS (c. 1525-1581)
• WILSON, WOODROW (1856— )

Wilson (1721-1788), and obtained a See also:

• COMMISSION (from Lat. commissio, committere)

commission in the 15th See also:

• LIGHT

light dragoons in 1794, taking See also:

• PART

part in the famous See also:

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

charge at Villers-en-Cauchics . He was one of eight See also:

• OFFICERS

officers who received the See also:

• EMPEROR (Fr. empereur, from the Lat. imperator)

emperor's See also:

• COMMEMORATION

commemoration See also:

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

medal (of which only nine were struck), the See also:

• ORDER
• ORDER (through Fr. ordre, for earlier ordene, from Lat. ordo, ordinis, rank, service, arrangement; the ultimate source is generally taken to be the root seen in Lat. oriri, rise, arise, begin; cf. " origin ")
• ORDER, HOLY

order of Maria See also:

• THERESA, ST (1515-1582)

Theresa and the dignity of Freiherr of the See also:

• EMPIRE

Empire . In the See also:

• CAMPAIGNS

campaigns of See also:

• TOURCOING

Tourcoing and Tournay and in the See also:

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

retreat through 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, Wilson repeatedly distinguished himself . In 1796 he became See also:

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

captain by See also:

• PURCHASE

purchase, in 1798 he served as 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-See also:

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

major during the suppression of the Irish See also:

• REBELLION

Rebellion, and in 1799 was with the 15th in the See also:

• HELDER

Helder.expedition . Having in 'Soo See also:

• PURCHASED

purchased a See also:

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

majority in a See also:

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

regiment serving in the Mediterranean he was sent on a military See also:

• MISSION

mission to See also:

• VIENNA (Ger. Wien; Lat. Vindobona)
• VIENNA, CONGRESS OF (1814-1815)

Vienna in that See also:

• YEAR

year, but returned to take part in the See also:

• BATTLE

battle of See also:

• ALEXANDRIA
• ALEXANDRIA (Arab. Iskenderia)

Alexandria . In 1802 he published an See also:

• ACCOUNT
• ACCOUNT (through O. Fr. acont, Late Lat. comptum, cornputare, to calculate)

account of the expedition to See also:

• EGYPT

Egypt, which was shortly afterwards translated into See also:

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

French, and created a considerable impression by its strictures -upon French officers' barbarity . Wilson shortly afterwards produced a See also:

• TRANSLATION

translation of General See also:

• REGNIER, HENRI FRANCOIS JOSEPH DE (1864– )
• REGNIER, MATHURIN (1573–1613)

Regnier's See also:

• WORK

work on the same See also:

• CAMPAIGN

campaign, with comments . Shortly afterwards Wilson published a work on the defects of the British See also:

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

army See also:

• SYSTEM

system which is remembered as the first protest against flogging . In 1804 he bought the colonelcy of the 19th light dragoons, in 1805 exchanged into the loth, and in 18o6 served with the loth in the Cape of See also:

• GOOD, JOHN MASON (1764-1827)

Good See also:

• HOPE, ANTHONY
• HOPE, THOMAS (c. 1770-1831)

Hope expedition . In 1807 he was employed as military attache of a mission to the See also:

• KING
• KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
• KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
• KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
• KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
• KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
• KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
• KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
• KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
• KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
• KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
• KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)

king of See also:

• PRUSSIA
• PRUSSIA (Ger. Preussen; Lat. Borussia)

Prussia, and so was See also:

• PRESENT

present at See also:

• EYLAU (Preussisch-Eylau)

Eylau, See also:

• HEILSBERG

Heilsberg and See also:

• FRIEDLAND

Friedland, of which battles he published an account in 181o . Returning to See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England with despatches from St See also:

• PETERSBURG

Petersburg he reached See also:

• LONDON

London before the See also:

• RUSSIAN

Russian See also:

• DECLARATION (from Lat. declarare, to make fully clear, clams)

declaration of See also:

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

war and so gave the See also:

• ADMIRALTY, HIGH COURT OF

admiralty twenty-four See also:

• HOURS, CANONICAL

hours' start in the operation at 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 . In the See also:

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

early part of the See also:

• PENINSULAR

Peninsular War Wilson raised and commanded the Lusitanian See also:

• LEGION (Lat. legio)

Legion, an irregular Portuguese 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 which did good service in 18o8 and 1809 and formed the starting-point of the new Portuguese army organized by See also:

• BERESFORD, JOHN (1738-1805)
• BERESFORD, LORD CHARLES WILLIAM DE LA POER (1846- )
• BERESFORD, WILLIAM CARR BERESFORD, VISCOUNT (1768–1854)

Beresford in 181o .

His services were rewarded by See also:

• KNIGHTHOOD

knighthood, a colonelcy in the British army and the Portuguese order of the See also:

• TOWER (Lat. turris; Fr. tour, clocker; Ital. torre; Ger. Thurm)

Tower and See also:

• SWORD (0. Eng. sweord; ultimately from an Indo-European root meaning to wound)

Sword . In 1811, with 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 brigadier-general, he went to See also:

• TURKEY

Turkey, and in 1812 he travelled thence to See also:

• RUSSIA
• RUSSIA (Rossiya)

Russia, where he was attached to Kutuzov's headquarters during the pursuit of the retreating French, being present at Malo-Jaroslavietz, See also:

• VYAZMA

Vyazma and Krasnoye . His account of the campaign, published in 186o, is one of the most valuable See also:

• WORKS

works on these events . He continued to serve with the Russian army during 1813 and distinguished himself at See also:

• LUTZEN

Lutzen and See also:

• BAUTZEN (Wendish Budissin, " town ")

Bautzen, the emperor See also:

• ALEXANDER
• ALEXANDER (1461-1506)
• ALEXANDER (ALEXANDER OF BATTENBERG) (1857-1893)
• ALEXANDER (ALEXANDER OsxENOVici) (1876-1903)
• ALEXANDER, ARCHIBALD (1772—1851)
• ALEXANDER, FRANCIS (1800—1881)
• ALEXANDER, GEORGE (1858— )
• ALEXANDER, JOHN WHITE (1856- )
• ALEXANDER, JOSEPH ADDISON (18o9—186o)
• ALEXANDER, SIR JAMES EDWARD (1803—1885)
• ALEXANDER, WILLIAM (1824— )
• ALEXANDER, WILLIAM LINDSAY (1808—1884)

Alexander decorating him with the knighthood of the St See also:

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

George order on the battlefield . He was promoted major-general in the British army about 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 . He was at See also:

• DRESDEN

Dresden, See also:

• KULM (Cu1,M)

Kulm and See also:

• LEIPZIG

Leipzig, and distinguished himself at the last See also:

• GREAT

great battle so much that See also:

• SCHWARZENBERG
• SCHWARZENBERG, KARL PHILIPP, PRINCE ZU (1771-1820)

Schwarzenberg See also:

• WRITING
• WRITING (the verbal noun of " to write," O. Eng. writan, to inscribe)

writing to the British See also:

• AMBASSADOR (also EMBASSADOR, the form sometimes still used in America; from the Fr. ambassadeur, with which compare Ital. ambasciatore and Span. embajador, all variants of the Med. Lat. ambassiator, ambassiator, ambasator, &c., derived from Med. Lat. amba

ambassador at Vienna attributed to Wilson's skill a large part in the successful issue of the battle . But his services in the counsels of the See also:

• ALLIES, THOMAS WILLIAM (1813-1903)

Allies were still more important on account of the confidence reposed in him personally by the allied sovereigns . But Castlereagh, treating Wilson as a See also:

• POLITICAL

political opponent, removed him to the See also:

• MINOR
• MINOR (Lat. for smaller, lesser)
• MINOR, ROBERT CRANNELL (1839-1904)

minor See also:

• THEATRE (BEarpov, " a place for seeing," from OeacOae)

theatre of See also:

• ITALY
• ITALY (Italia)

Italy, in spite of the protests of the British ambassador . With the See also:

• AUSTRIAN

Austrian Army of Italy he served through the campaign of 1814 . In 1816 after See also:

• WATERLOO

Waterloo he contrived the See also:

• ESCAPE (in mid. Eng. eschape or escape, from the O. Fr. eschapper, modern echapper, and escaper, low Lat. escapium, from ex, out of, and cappa, cape, cloak; cf. for the sense development the Gr. iichueoOat, literally to put off one's clothes, hence to sli

escape of one of See also:

• NAPOLEON

Napoleon's supporters, condemned to See also:

• DEATH

death by the Restoration 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, and was imprisoned for three months with his comrade in this See also:

• ADVENTURE (from Lat. res adventura, a thing about to happen)

adventure, Captain 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 -(3rd See also:

• EARL

earl of Donoughmore), and censured by the See also:

• COMMANDER

commander-in-See also:

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

chief in a general order . In 1817 he published The Military and Political See also:

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

Power of Russia, in 1818 he became member of See also:

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

parliament for See also:

• SOUTHWARK

Southwark and in 1821 he interposed between the See also:

• MOB

mob and the troops on the occasion of See also:

• QUEEN
• QUEEN (O.E. cwen, wife, related to "quean," O.E. cwene, a hussy; cf. Gr. yvvi7: from root gan-, to produce; cf. genus, " kin," &c.)

Queen See also:

• CAROLINE
• CAROLINE (1683-1737)

Caroline's funeral, for which his political opponents secured his dismissal from the army, without See also:

• COMPENSATION (from Lat. compensare, to weigh one thing against another)

compensation for the See also:

• PRICE
• PRICE, BARTHOLOMEW (1818–1898)
• PRICE, BONAMY (1807-1888)
• PRICE, RICHARD (1723-1791)

price of his commissions . He took an active part in politics on the opposition See also:

• SIDE
• SIDE (mod. Eski Adalia)

side, and also spent some time in See also:

• SPAIN
• SPAIN (Espana)

Spain during the See also:

• WARS

wars of 1822-23 .

On the See also:

• ACCESSION (from Lat. accedere, to go to, to approach)

accession 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 IV., his political services in the formation of the See also:

• CANNING, CHARLES JOHN, EARL (1812-1862)
• CANNING, GEORGE (1770-1827)

Canning See also:

• MINISTRY

ministry of 1827 were rewarded by reinstatement in the army with the rank of See also:

• LIEUTENANT

lieutenant-general . But, disapproving of the Reform See also:

• BILL

bill, he resigned his See also:

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

place in the See also:

• COMMONS

Commons . He was promoted general in 184r and appointed 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:

• GIBRALTAR

Gibraltar in 1842 . He died in London on the 9th of May 1849 . Besides the works mentioned above, Wilson See also:

• LEFT

left a See also:

• DIARY

diary of his travels and experiences in 1812-1814, published in 1861, and an incomplete autobiography, published two years later .