Carmichael Smyth married Harriet Morse, daughter of Robert Morse, on 28May 1816 and they had one son.[1]
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He was educated at Charterhouse School and the Royal Military Academy in Woolwich, London before joining the Royal Engineers in March 1795 as a second lieutenant. One of the chief engineering officers of the British Army in Southern Africa between 1795 and 1808, he then went to Spain under Lieutenant-general Sir John Moore in 1808–9. From 1813 to 1815 he was stationed in the Low Countries and was present at the ill-fated Siege of Bergen op Zoom in 1814 before going on to command the Royal Corps of Engineers & Sappers at Waterloo.[1] Prior to the battle, Smyth had created a plan of the ground that allowed Wellington to place his troops rapidly and advantageously.[2]
In 1818 he was on Wellington's staff at the Board of Ordnance and was made a baronet in August 1821. He was sent by Wellington in 1823 to survey the defences in the Low Countries and the British West Indies and in 1825 to repeat the operation in British North America.[1] He was promoted major-general in May 1825 and, after carrying out some engineering works in Ireland, was made Governor of the Bahamas in May 1829. In June 1833 he was transferred to be Governor of British Guiana, where he had to deal with the problems of the emancipation of slaves[1]
Between 1815 and 1831 He had published eight volumes on the subjects of military engineering, defence, and slavery.
james, carmichael, smyth, baronet, this, article, about, colonial, administrator, father, scottish, physician, james, carmichael, smyth, physician, major, general, february, 1779, march, 1838, british, army, officer, colonial, administrator, excellency, sirjam. This article is about the colonial administrator For his father the Scottish physician see James Carmichael Smyth physician Major General Sir James Carmichael Smyth 1st Baronet KCH CB 22 February 1779 4 March 1838 was a British Army officer and colonial administrator His Excellency SirJames Carmichael SmythBtBorn 1779 02 22 22 February 1779London EnglandDied4 March 1838 1838 03 04 aged 59 Georgetown British GuianaAllegianceUnited KingdomService wbr branchBritish ArmyRankMajor generalBattles warsWar of the Sixth CoalitionPeninsular WarWaterloo Campaign Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early life and family 1 2 Career 1 3 Death 2 Notes 3 References 4 Further readingBiography editEarly life and family edit Carmichael Smyth was born in London the eldest son of Scottish physician and medical writer James Carmichael Smyth and Mary Holyland His younger brother Henry Carmichael Smyth would achieve distinction as an officer serving the East India Company and for being the step father of William Makepeace Thackeray Carmichael Smyth married Harriet Morse daughter of Robert Morse on 28 May 1816 and they had one son 1 Career edit He was educated at Charterhouse School and the Royal Military Academy in Woolwich London before joining the Royal Engineers in March 1795 as a second lieutenant One of the chief engineering officers of the British Army in Southern Africa between 1795 and 1808 he then went to Spain under Lieutenant general Sir John Moore in 1808 9 From 1813 to 1815 he was stationed in the Low Countries and was present at the ill fated Siege of Bergen op Zoom in 1814 before going on to command the Royal Corps of Engineers amp Sappers at Waterloo 1 Prior to the battle Smyth had created a plan of the ground that allowed Wellington to place his troops rapidly and advantageously 2 In 1818 he was on Wellington s staff at the Board of Ordnance and was made a baronet in August 1821 He was sent by Wellington in 1823 to survey the defences in the Low Countries and the British West Indies and in 1825 to repeat the operation in British North America 1 He was promoted major general in May 1825 and after carrying out some engineering works in Ireland was made Governor of the Bahamas in May 1829 In June 1833 he was transferred to be Governor of British Guiana where he had to deal with the problems of the emancipation of slaves 1 Between 1815 and 1831 He had published eight volumes on the subjects of military engineering defence and slavery Death edit He died of an illness on 4 March 1838 in Georgetown Guiana Notes edit a b c d Raudzens 1988 Dalton 1904 p 229 References editRaudzens George K 1988 Smyth Sir James Carmichael In Halpenny Francess G ed Dictionary of Canadian Biography Vol VII 1836 1850 online ed University of Toronto Press OCLC 53361801 Dalton Charles 1904 The Waterloo roll call 2nd ed London Eyre and Spottiswoode p 229 OCLC 263174459 847974743 558745289 Further reading editVetch Robert Hamilton 1898 Smyth James Carmichael 1779 1838 In Lee Sidney ed Dictionary of National Biography Vol 53 London Smith Elder amp Co pp 185 186 Saunders D Gail 1986 Personalities Sir James Carmichael Smyth 1779 1838 Journal of the Bahamas Historical Society 8 1 22 Archived from the original on 4 March 2009 Government officesPreceded byLewis Grant Governor of the Bahamas1829 1833 Succeeded byBlayney BalfourPreceded bySir Benjamin d Urban Governor of British Guiana1833 1838 Succeeded byHenry LightBaronetage of the United KingdomNew creation Baronet of Nutwood 1821 1838 Succeeded byJames Robert Carmichael nbsp This biography of a baronet in the baronetage of the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sir James Carmichael Smyth 1st Baronet amp oldid 1187136213, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
