James Hay (British Army officer)
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Lieutenant-general James Hay CB (?-25 February 1854) was a British Army officer] who saw service during the Peninsular War and the Waterloo Campaign.
Life
He was born in Braco, Scotland the son of John Hay[1] and joined the 16th Light Dragoons as a cornet on 10 June 1795. He was subsequently promoted to Lieutenant on 4 March 1795; to Captain on 28 February 1799; to Major on 2 January 1812 and to Lieutenant-colonel on 18 February 1813.[2]
During the Peninsular War, Hay was present at the battles of Vittoria and the Nive for which he received the Army Gold Medal with one clasp.[2] He had his arm broken at the Battle of Salamanca.[3] In one engagement he led his regiment against the Lancers de Berg during which 70 enemy men and a squadron chief were captured.[1]
On 22 June 1815, on the recommendation of Wellington, he was appointed a Companion of the Most Honorable Order of the Bath (CB) for his services at Quatre Bras and Waterloo.[4] He was so seriously injured at Waterloo that he could not be moved from the field for eight days.[3]
Hay died at his seat near Kilburn, County Longford on 25 February 1854.[3]
References
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- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Dalton 1904, p. 87.
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- Bibliography
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