The Sun.
London, England, 1846-01-13 00:00:00

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DEATH OF GENERAL HO-Li— f the
We have this day to record the demise ot one of
the
oldest offiours in the army. and one who retaired t 01
last as rnuah of the true spirit of a British soldicr
o' those whom he has left behind—General fic'4,ila
Colonel of the 4th, or King's Own Reg invent.
rshal sat&
Gallant General was the son of Field-Ma
holme Hodgson, who is known in history.eis the_ thi
mender of the expedition which took Belleede fro:
re'
French,
corded by •-..
ichtiece.yleNarari his frnoelln3oeviirnsgZuror'eetollee,
u,
111 , is characteristic of the man and times ite
after the siege of Belleisle, when the then Gocerjreoli
were above everything anxious to conciliate 1e i`ter
Court, General Hodgson was desired by the gin,sof,'' ie
the day to explain the cause of Belleisle ha pal
severely sacked. The reply of the old Mar"B,a be
that he had been orderrd to take Belleisle ; 1711/#1
had done so ; and that he had nothing more I° 51th), the
the subect." He was greatl di,titiguished:lol,
friet.dship and favour of the YDuke of Cu he
and by the confidei.ce and good opinion of 11f rof
Earl of Chatham. The mother of the deceaseui.o° 011
was Lady Catherine Howard, through whom 11,;rtible
tie hew to the late Field Marshal the Right li°°°-fill
Sir George lloward, K. 8., and first cousin to the
of Effingham, and to Mary, Countess of Roseberri. bee
he
eas educated at Harrow School, and was still there.: oe
obtained his commission, so far back as 1779,„);
King's Own Regiment, which was his fathers cyrin't eel
was then in Canada. He shortly afterwards `*,-,1:08de:
to j'in it, and served with it for some years in `1"1,00
under the auspices of his friend and foab,,e.lie:oftbj,
Dorchester, the Governor; and as Captatn-&" eorio
province in 1793, he was employed as Major. o°ol'
aHt the reduction of the Islands of Pierre atA
was twice taken prisoner at sea, in 1794 tin..ualter .
on the latter occasion by a French privave" oler
severe action, at the close of which he sunk the
of the " King's Own," toresent their falitn.„,ge
the enemy's hands. Ile was then taken tornol7o
where he remained a prisoner until Octo catv
when he was exchanged. In 1799. he served °he ef°l
where
sort
mat:ding officer with the 4th in Ilellatid,
present at the ea turn of the town and arilteber:
In the
and at the actions of the 2d and tith 101'
the a-tion near Egmont-of-Sea, he vva; /31(); etr
gccrously k.outuled, the ball having never been eX-,'loo'
der-in
appointed Governor ands' Ge 'jot?,
hia at the Bermuda., and afterwti cot
tame,etaa situation at Curl:c.a. which I titer goerianrea le
_ till the peace, w ',en the island Nas
the Dutch. In each of these situations‘ he ree-lil
repeated t milks of the King's Givernment, °OA".
return home was appointed to the lcY °`
garrison battalion.
In 1822 he rcceived the, thee
Foot, from which he was, in 1835, removed 'Ay' t0.„4".
cid command ol'his late Majesty, V./
distinguished regiment of which he died
ir
over the interests of which he watched with ei;e,,
a parent. The General retained to the eod,
usual degree, the fire and energy,as well 85 "„eghe'',
ness of disposition, which distinguished him thr`'7oot,'
and
fell a victim at last to the amour end
with .
which, within a very few weeks, he cll.-41e114
follow '
his pi ivate pursuit of shooting nell'el'e
veral children to deplore his loss, and will i°,llll°'
membered with affection and veneration by
circle of friends and acquaintance.