The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-17
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE OF THE LATE
FIELD MARSHAL LORD RAGLAN, 6. G. B.,

a. Isra Nsnoy Somerset the eighth son Of tn. nth
while the subject ofthis sketch was = mere boy
His lordship was born in the year l7Ss, and having
Aesn he gazstted Cornst in the Atm Queens oVn
n6h Dragons on the 9th Of June, 1904 He obtained
~. s Of ana
battslion with this corps he saw service having
s*:1 70 in s "a Ruty Aug
Colonel 9th Of April 1912; Captain and Lieut. Colonel
q The ls Foot Guards 26th Of July, 1914 snd Colons
Nay 1926 he further received on the 18th Of Noveu
bar, $780, the Colonecy of tho sd 1.-THE shrop htre)
General and received the rank Of Local Geasral the
2st Of February, 1854, just afy years after entering
After his appointment TO the 4sd Foot, the Duke Of
Wellington was preparing to depart for Denmark, and
ssestns as one Of his stan Lord tSroy Somerset his
1907 be accompanied Wellington IN the Danish expsdi
tion and took part in the attack upon the enemy at
efsae and driven ssek shelter within tbs defsncss
Of Cspenhagen. Though on the stat, Lord fitzroy So
camp his general, ALI the peris n,dent this
tisn having The bearer to tn, heads
Of Copenhagen he acquitted himself 70 the satisfaction
q biz chief When the city was 10 flames the order was
given to storn whersupCn bis lordshis solicit
vas not complied with aud happily the hazardous under
taking WAS the British troops, within fsw minutes of
tsn Of the enemy The Danish sect falling into their
hands closed the expedition the army returned home
tbe services Of bis oroshp were borne testimony TO BY
that Iron Bake who had words to spare or award
ing prase where comuendaton was unsarned
Y'sofs Of vgor Of mind, and aptitude for high erviee,
- to lad . his being fully appreciated by commander
who read character at glance.
On wellington departing for the PENN sula he was &C.
sempsnisd BY his ordship 10 the capacity Of military
Drdsbp nued throus tho eventu career Of hs
Erest master while measuring swords with the brilliant
generals Of the French empire No OF aer soldier had
had Lord Fitzroy Somerset The confident Of wellington
IA the cose the parsker in the deliberations of every
upon the carrying out OF which the destines OF Europe
hineed-he must have been an apt pupil to have been
LORD Raglan has Been termed msss pspm.a IL sae Pc
ninsnla, but those who say forget that he Dustin
Ga'hed snsen in many hsresly cootsstsa dela. In
II Nay In the year s he no. only bore orders Of the
most vital importc. to the leutenAnts of mis- chief Il
t6s smaller affairs for he had to attend those brain
hacking councils, where immense CLAUS were agresd
npon, and where his responsibilities great but in
The nercg'elE spcqpntsFl where lau!els were 70 be
only through dirsfu carnage his lordshp was
in the among other choice spirits - the pave Of
BSsaco be was wounded, bnt Kept the heii. Az B,da
Yr,I Isla that bloody attack included Lori Ftzroy
geuperset spd the besiegers fell IN pies before INC
van he stu Survived TO Lead Win others ssSn .as
Governor Of nadaios .ulrsndeei III. :yu, dag JAY
the two armies mensced each oihst near salsma n,a
md on the 22d Of ,ha. month, Msrront making sure
~ he thought, Of tutaanspg the Brissh left directed
rbcmiere to lead by crcuitous route bis division, FIR
the purpose Of dealing the latter the msdasei bl,w
some two hours had xpired In the essay of thus
msnt, before 1t had become kaown to Wellington. Who
ed The advantage asd gave orders Cor falling upon
French Marshal, white Pskenham Al the same time
Pidy following rhomeIe and attacking him In the rear
comp'ete rout Of the French army ensued. In this
ton HE lordshp distinguished himself more actively
thsn BY merely playing the part Of an aide De camp he
lnsrious chief reouke Of over tenn rty His value IN
cousutAtion was by this time too well kaovn b. Vel
hsgton, aud he could i'll afford 70 oss Ia wnonl he
rsposed his highest oonfdencs BY any accdsnt in the
6sid. After the latter mentioned success the tsh
army vent ier~srS for Madrid which they sn'trea on
toria, fought the 2lst OF Juns 1913, Lord Ftsroy
Somerset behaved most gallsntly and the total desa
behind the Eero where they attempted to reorsanis
bnt 20 shattered had they been By tnsr recent conflict
With snccsss they took refuge in the Pyreness Again
n the fossins month his iordshp played part In the
army Ied BY Sswlt TO within ooe march of Pampsluna
which was then being ciose, invested by forcss
pursusd the retreatng French MARSHAL ana h several
actions b % wor:ted hum as Z, him 70 lead the
having Panpsluns to the fate Of surreadsr I, sss
through Lord Fzroy Somerset that the fortress Pam
=: ". az os ptss T. ss'
terceptcd and brought 10 Wellington after evesy effort
had been n.ds 70 dseypher By those through wh,s,
hands Il had paced before reaching The
Duke Of wellington after trying in vain 70 il cut,
HANDED Il in desp.ir to h. trusty secretary,
who IN one short hour made hinleif complsts
master of its conhnts transcript AIDE
BY his iordship and sent to the Governor, who seeing
that the sad straits TO which bis garrison had been
duced were known TO the beeiesers, csptaated. The
Brtiah army now followed the flying enemy into France
end in the victories OF Nevees Orhes and Toulouse
seeisv.d BY The former Lord r,zroy Somerset dstn
Ruahed hrnsef ~ to the prAise Of Wei
hngton. In 1914, after re-torston Of III French
monarchy bad been deemed psecuy secure he rsturn
ed with The victor (weiiington) 70 Epgland As re-
cegpitou Of Lord sosrsets services received cross
and Eve clasps, all earned In action His services az Sc
crsta TO the couquerer OF xperor worthy o.
An earSom-fof In those duties his was nyara ,lv
according TO the Dukes own svo~a called iato rsqai
hon.
Ia, this year Of peace, 1914 h's iordshp married Emily
HAIR et second daughter OF the then Earl Of Morains
tos, and Niece Of the great warrior whom he had 90
ersdtsrIy fSrvsd. This quiet was not long to be
jcyed
There was ~overeign In Paris. but there giant
At Elba, whose ~pose was bat the pause Of Jovs
ths tbunderbolt TO be hurled at his enemies The
Eupsrur Napoleon had RI. entered France, and the
,.uptry resolved hin Startled Europe cast lie i'm
!, eripg ewes op Epgnsd for sneeor. The Dais OF