As a Lieutenant-Colonel, Edward Cooper Hodge commanded the 4th (Royal Irish) Regiment of Dragoon Guards at the Battle of Balaclava. He was subsequently placed in command of the 5th Dragoon Guards, and later rose to the rank of General.
Hodge was the author of a diary, edited by the Marquess of Anglesey and published as Little Hodge: Being Extracts from the Diaries and Letters of Colonel Edward Cooper Hodge Written During the Crimean War, 1854-1856
, Miles Barton, archived from the original on 3 October 2011, retrieved 11 May 2015
Further readingedit
"General Hodge", British Medals, retrieved 11 May 2015
"W.Bro. Lieutenant-General Edward Cooper Hodge Worshipful Master St. Patrick's Lodge No. 295 1835.", Irish Masonic History and the Jewels of Irish Freemasonry, retrieved 11 May 2015
edward, hodge, eponymous, father, 1782, 1815, this, article, includes, list, general, references, lacks, sufficient, corresponding, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, july, 2020, learn, when, remove,. For his eponymous father see Edward Hodge 1782 1815 This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations July 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message General Sir Edward Cooper Hodge GCB 19 April 1810 10 December 1894 was a British Army officer 1 Sir Edward Cooper HodgeGCBBorn 1810 04 19 19 April 1810Died10 December 1894 1894 12 10 aged 84 BuriedBrompton Cemetery LondonAllegiance United KingdomService wbr branchBritish ArmyRankGeneralCommands held4th Royal Irish Regiment of Dragoon Guards5th Dragoon GuardsBattles warsCrimean WarAwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Contents 1 Biography 2 Family 3 Notes 4 References 5 Further readingBiography edit nbsp Funerary monument Brompton Cemetery LondonHodge was the son of Major Edward Hodge 1782 1815 of the 7th Hussars who distinguished himself in the Peninsular War and in the Waterloo Campaign As a Lieutenant Colonel Edward Cooper Hodge commanded the 4th Royal Irish Regiment of Dragoon Guards at the Battle of Balaclava He was subsequently placed in command of the 5th Dragoon Guards and later rose to the rank of General Hodge was the author of a diary edited by the Marquess of Anglesey and published as Little Hodge Being Extracts from the Diaries and Letters of Colonel Edward Cooper Hodge Written During the Crimean War 1854 1856He is buried in Brompton Cemetery London Family editIn 1860 Edward Cooper Hodge married Lucy Anne second daughter of James Rimingt on Esq of Broomhead Hall YorkshireNotes edit Miles Barton References edit Period paintings historical portraits and fine art in London Major Edward Hodge 1782 1815 Miles Barton archived from the original on 3 October 2011 retrieved 11 May 2015Further reading edit General Hodge British Medals retrieved 11 May 2015 W Bro Lieutenant General Edward Cooper Hodge Worshipful Master St Patrick s Lodge No 295 1835 Irish Masonic History and the Jewels of Irish Freemasonry retrieved 11 May 2015Military officesPreceded bySir James Chatterton Colonel of the 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards1874 1894 Succeeded byWilliam Godfrey Dunham MassyPreceded bySir Charles Routledge O Donnell Colonel of the 18th Royal Hussars1870 1874 Succeeded bySir Thomas Westropp McMahon Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edward Hodge amp oldid 1176827218, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
