Francis D'Oyly (British Army officer, died 1815)

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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

Born8 November 1776[1]
Marylebone, London, England
Died18 June 1815(1815-06-18) (aged 38)
Near Waterloo, Belgium
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service / branch British Army
RankLieutenant colonel
Battles / wars
RelationsMatthias 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

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  1. ^ England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538–1975
  2. ^ a b c "Lt Col Sir Francis D'oyly Kcb". Imperial War Museums.
  3. ^ "No. 16500". The London Gazette. 29 June 1811. p. 1203.
  4. ^ "No. 16654". The London Gazette. 3 October 1812. p. 2018.
  5. ^ "No. 16972". The London Gazette. 4 January 1815. p. 20.
  6. ^ "No. 16977". The London Gazette. 21 January 1815. p. 103.