Cecil Hammond

Cecil Hammond was born on 2 May 1779 in Mobile, Alabama, USA to Charles Hammond and Frances Hammond. 
In 1795, he joined the 8th (Duke of Warrington’s) Dragoon Guards as a junior subaltern. In 1797, he made Lieutenant. He fought in the Napoleonic Wars. In 1800, he made Captain. In 1804, he made Major. 
In 1804, he had a son: Conway Hammond. 
In 1809, he made Lieutenant Colonel. He died in 1812 in battle in Villagarcía de la Torre, Extramadura, Spain.