The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-06
Obituary..
GENERAL LORD CArHCART, @. @. B.
From the london rimeg ,JuIy 90


From the London Times July 20.l
In our obituary yesterday announced the death of
General Earl Cathcart who died Sunday last at his re-
eidence at ST. Leonard g. en- Sea.
the gallant nobeman was brother of General Catncart
who was killed at lnkermann and IKE hls iatner ana
procession He entered the army in May, 1899, and for
the sixteen years CT his in the army he saw
much active service having served in the Holder exped
ton in I799 Naples and Sicily the staff of General
Sir James Craig during the campaigns Of 1905 at the
Wacheren expedition 1S0e taking part in the siege Of
Flushing and subsequently, III 1912, having joined the
army in the Peninsula, and taken part in the battles OF
Barossa Salamanca and vittora during which he served
pagns Of 1915 in the Netherlands and France. He
present at Waterloo of the Royal Staff Corps, s,ng
Of the assistant quartermaster generals attached
to the British forces. The gallant general was ap-
pointed in 1887 Commander Of the Forces 10 Scotland
and Governor Of Ednburg Castle; and in 1916 he
made Governor and Commander in Chief Of Canada,
Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, &c. On his return home
North America be appointed to the command CT
the Northern and Midland district where he served the
customary period, and was succeeded by Lieutenant
General Sir Harry G. Smith, who now holds the COM
mand For his services In the Pennsuar he received the
vices Waterloo made knight of the Order OF st.
wilhelm of Holland, and Of ST. Vladimir Of Russia In
1888 ne was nominated knight Commander Of the
Order only few weeks SINCE
MR.. HENRY GRATTAN.
The Irish papers announce the death Of Mr. Henry
surviving Of the great Henry Grattan. The event
took place rather suddenly on Saturday, the 10th ut,
at his residence in the county OF wicklow Mr.. Gratsan,
the widest sccepston of the term, aud among the
faithful few VINO adhered TO Mr.. OConne throughout bis
stormy career of Irish agtstion. Mr. Gratan leaves
male ssue his children sting of two daughters both
recently married. and who, 1t Is to be presumed will in
herit his large estates Disease of the heart said TO
General de Pontbrant, commandan. OF the French ar
tery at roulon, was struck with apopexy lately, and
expired almost instantaneousy.
DEATH OF A FRENCH HEROINE,
ifeilri de moe
The Hotel des Invades has just seen oue OF glories
become extDguished. Angelique Duchemn, better
three days ago at the age Of eighty eight She the
daughter the sister, and the wife Of soldiers and
SSrn snd %arre aaa 10 camp A1ssqae Dachsmn was
Of infantry, in which General Casabianca allowed
her TO serve az soldier Notwithstanding her sex.
different campaigns. Al the affair Of the Fort OF Gesco
the 9th Prairia An O. she filled the functions Of Ser
geant, fought with great courage and received two
wounds. Perceivng that ammunition began TO fail she
left the fort at midnight for Cavi, half league dist nt
reused up about sixty women loaded each of them with
the FORT by which the defence prolonged Tor
forty EIGHT hours and the possession Of maintained
1epounder the bastion which she defended when sh
received wound which compelled her 10 renounce tn
Of arms. She soon after entered the Hotel de
Invaides where she was made sub Lieutenant The EN-
peror Napoleon Ill conferred on her the cross Of tn
Legion of Honor End the st. Helena medal
GENERAL PROCTOR, COMMANDER OF THE BRITISH AT
FORT ERIE
The London papers record the death Of Lieutenant
General PROCTOR who played such important part Ia
the last with Great Britain, having commands tho
Eighty second regiment at the battle of Fort Erie, an
subsequently shared In the campaign along the Niagara
frontier He Colonel Of the Ninety seventh regi
ment He died lately at his seat In Wales, suddenly,
from disease Of the heart He had been sixty years In
the army In July 1914, he commanded the Eighty third
Fort Erie from September 2, and through the success
sive operations Of the campaign the Niagara frontier
He received the brevet promotion of Leutenln Colonel
for his conduct In repeng the attack the batteries
and position before Fort Erie the 18th Of Septem
Der, 1914 General Proctor was also commander
| Of the British and Indians at the Thames, where
Tecumfeh was killed He saved himself tina. occasion
by precpitaie and hasty flight, extending several miles
In the course Of which he compelled abandon hi
carriage He bore the character OF being hard hearted
and blood thirsty had he been taken the Chances ht
would undoubtedly have been summary treated by The
excited kentuckians who held him personally accountable
for many Of the atrocities Of hn savage anies