Henry Riddell Explained

Henry Riddell
Death Date:8 March 1861
Allegiance: United Kingdom
Rank:General
Commands:Commander-in-Chief, Scotland
Battles:Napoleonic Wars
Awards:Knight of the Royal Guelphic Order

General Henry James Riddell KH (died 8 March 1861) was a British Army officer who became Commander-in-Chief, Scotland.

Military career

Riddell was commissioned in 1798 and took part in the Battle of Copenhagen in August 1807 during the Napoleonic Wars.[1] He became a major in 50th Regiment of Foot on 12 December 1807 and transferred to the 79th Regiment of Foot on 21 April 1808.[2] He became permanent assistant at the Quartermaster General's Department on 4 January 1810 and then went to Spain as Assistant Quartermaster General on the staff in November 1810.[2] He was present at the crossing of the River Bidasoa in 1813.[1]

Riddell served as Commander-in-Chief, Scotland and also as Governor of Edinburgh Castle from 1847 to 1852.[1] He was also colonel of the 6th Regiment of Foot.[3]

Riddell is buried in Greyfriars Kirkyard in central Edinburgh.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: History of the ancient Ryedales, and their descendants in Normandy, Great Britain, Ireland, and America, from 860 to 1884. 29 November 2014.
  2. Web site: British Regiments and the Men Who Led Them 1793-1815: 79th Regiment of Foot. Napoleon Series. 29 November 2014.
  3. Web site: Henry James Riddell. The Peerage.com. 29 November 2014.
  4. Monuments and monumental inscriptions in Scotland: The Grampian Society, 1871