Lord Edward Somerset

Lord Robert Edward Henry Somerset ( * December 19, 1776, † September 1, 1842 ) was a British cavalry general.

Life

Somerset was the third son of Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort. His youngest brother was Fitzroy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan, the British commander in chief during the Crimean War. He joined in 1793 with the 15th Light Dragoons one and was in the following year Captain (it was usual at that time, Officer patents to buy ). At the Dutch expedition in 1799, he participated as an aide to the Duke of York and it was major. End of the year 1800, he was lieutenant-colonel in 1801 and received the command of the 4th Light Dragoons (4th light dragoons ).

From 1799 to 1802 he sat for Monmouth and 1803-1823 for Gloucestershire in Parliament. He led his regiment in the battles of Talavera and Busaco and received his patent in 1810 as a colonel and was appointed adjutant of the king. 1811 led the 4th Dragoons, together with the 3rd Dragoon Guards, a remarkable cavalry charge at Usagre by 1812 and took Edward Somerset with Le Marchant heavy cavalry participated in the attack on big Salamanca. On this occasion he captured five guns at the head of a single squadron. He then was promoted to major general and led her into the other campaigns a hussar brigade, consisting of the 7th, I0. and 15th Hussars. In Orthes he distinguished himself by the pursuit of the enemy further out, was a Knight of the Bath ( KCB ) nominated and received the thanks of Parliament.

At Waterloo he commanded the Household Cavalry Brigade, which is no less excelled by their persevering endurance in the enemy fire than by their famous attack on Milhaud's cuirassiers.

Somerset was specifically mentioned in Wellington's reports, in turn, received the thanks of Parliament, the Maria Theresa Order and other senior foreign orders.

He died in 1842 as General and Knight Grand Cross of the Bath, GCB