By the time of the Battle of Waterloo he was a Lt. Colonel, commanding the Royal Scots Greys. While leading a charge on horseback, he lost his left arm. He put the reins in his mouth and continued the charge, even after his right arm was severed by a French lancer. Moments later he was shot and killed. He was found with a bullet wound through his heart, as well as other injuries; Hamilton's scabbard and silken sash were sent to his brother,[1] Lieutenant Jno. Anderson, who died in Glasgow on 3December 1816 from wounds received at the Battle of Salamanca.[2]
Personal life
Hamilton married Mary Inglis Payne.[5] Upon Hamilton's death, Payne was compensated £200.[2]
He inherited Murdostoun Castle from his father on 18 August 1803.[6]
james, hamilton, british, army, officer, born, 1777, other, people, named, james, hamilton, james, hamilton, disambiguation, lieutenant, colonel, james, inglis, hamilton, born, jamie, anderson, july, 1777, june, 1815, colonel, british, army, killed, battle, wa. For other people named James Hamilton see James Hamilton disambiguation Lieutenant colonel James Inglis Hamilton born Jamie Anderson 4 July 1777 18 June 1815 was a Colonel in the British Army killed at the Battle of Waterloo James Inglis HamiltonBirth nameJamie AndersonBorn 1777 07 04 4 July 1777New YorkDied18 June 1815 1815 06 18 aged 37 Waterloo BelgiumAllegiance Great BritainService wbr branchBritish ArmyYears of service1792 1815RankLieutenant colonelBattles warsWar of the Seventh Coalition Battle of WaterlooRelationsJames Inglis Hamilton adopted father Contents 1 Early life 2 Military career 2 1 Battle of Waterloo 3 Personal life 4 Notes 5 ReferencesEarly life EditHe was born as Jamie Anderson on 4 July 1777 at a camp of the Saratoga Campaign in New York He was the second son of William Anderson a Sergeant Major of the 21st Foot 1 Hamilton was baptized on 28 August 1777 2 General James Inglis Hamilton adopted him following the Battle of Bemis Heights and funded his education at Glasgow Grammar School and the University of Glasgow 1 3 Military career EditHamilton s adopted father opened a spot in the British Army and Hamilton became a cornet in the Royal Scots Greys in 1792 2 This is when he changed his name to James Hamilton 2 Hamilton was promoted to lieutenant on 4 October 1793 2 On 15 April 1794 he was promoted to captain 2 Hamilton became a major on 17 February 1803 2 He was promoted to lieutenant colonel on 16 June 1807 2 and he commanded the Royal Scots Greys 1 On 4 June 1814 Hamilton was promoted to Colonel 4 Battle of Waterloo Edit The Royal Scots Greys at the Battle of Waterloo depicted by Elizabeth Thompson By the time of the Battle of Waterloo he was a Lt Colonel commanding the Royal Scots Greys While leading a charge on horseback he lost his left arm He put the reins in his mouth and continued the charge even after his right arm was severed by a French lancer Moments later he was shot and killed He was found with a bullet wound through his heart as well as other injuries Hamilton s scabbard and silken sash were sent to his brother 1 Lieutenant Jno Anderson who died in Glasgow on 3 December 1816 from wounds received at the Battle of Salamanca 2 Personal life EditHamilton married Mary Inglis Payne 5 Upon Hamilton s death Payne was compensated 200 2 He inherited Murdostoun Castle from his father on 18 August 1803 6 Notes Edit a b c d Summerville pp 189 193 a b c d e f g h i Dalton p 59 University of Glasgow Story Biography of James Hamilton universitystory gla ac uk Almack p 200 Estimates p 59 Dunbar p 3References EditAlmack Edward 1908 The history of the Second dragoons Royal Scots greys Alexander Moring OCLC 8786681 Dalton Charles 1904 The Waterloo roll call with biographical notes and anecdotes 2 ed Eyre and Spottiswoode Dunbar W H 1839 The Scottish jurist M Anderson OCLC 668229392 Estimates and Accounts Army Navy Civil List Pensions amp c 1817 Summerville Christopher J 2007 Who was who at Waterloo a biography of the battle Harlow Essex England Longman ISBN 978 0 582 78405 5 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James Hamilton British Army officer born 1777 amp oldid 1130139644, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
