Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Francis D'Oyly KCB (8 November 1776 – 18 June 1815) was a British Army officer. He was the third son of Matthias and Mary D'Oyly and younger brother of Sir John D'Oyly, 1st Baronet.[2]
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Francis D'Oyly | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 November 1776[1] Marylebone, London, England |
| Died | 18 June 1815 (aged 38) Near Waterloo, Belgium |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  British Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
| Battles / wars | |
| Relations | Matthias D'Oyly (father) Sir John D'Oyly, 1st Baronet (brother) |
Commissioned into the 1st Regiment of Guards, D'Oyly served with them during the 1799 Anglo-Russian expedition to the Netherlands in 1799. He returned to the Netherlands in the Walcheren Campaign of 1809. On 2 July 1811, both he and his brother Henry were promoted from captains to majors in the army.[3] On 6 October 1812, he was given command of a company in the Guards as a brevet major after the death of Lt-Col. Colquitt.[4] He then served under the Duke of Wellington in the British Army's campaign in the Spanish Peninsula and France,[2] after which he was made a KCB.[5][6] He again served under Wellington during the Hundred Days and was killed at the battle of Waterloo.[2]
References
edit- ^ England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538–1975
- ^ a b c "Lt Col Sir Francis D'oyly Kcb". Imperial War Museums.
- ^ "No. 16500". The London Gazette. 29 June 1811. p. 1203.
- ^ "No. 16654". The London Gazette. 3 October 1812. p. 2018.
- ^ "No. 16972". The London Gazette. 4 January 1815. p. 20.
- ^ "No. 16977". The London Gazette. 21 January 1815. p. 103.