Lord Charles Manners (British Army officer, born 1780) explained

General Lord Charles Henry Somerset Manners, KCB (24 October 1780 – 25 May 1855) was a British soldier and nobleman, the second son of Charles Manners, 4th Duke of Rutland and Lady Mary Somerset.[1]

He was lieutenant colonel of the 3rd in 1815, during the Waterloo campaign. After a brief appointment to the colonelcy of the 11th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons,[2] he was transferred to the colonelcy of the 3rd (King's Own) Regiment of Dragoons which he retained until his death in 1855.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Charles [Manners], 4th Duke of Rutland, KG PC]. Cracroft's Peerage. 14 July 2019.
  2. Web site: 11th Hussars . Regiments.org . 18 August 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20070104213155/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/cav/D11h.htm . 4 January 2007 . dmy .
  3. Web site: 3rd The King's Own Hussars . Regiments.org . 27 August 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20070609150739/http://regiments.org/regiments/uk/cav/D03h.htm . 9 June 2007 . dmy .

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