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Henry Milling

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Lieutenant Colonel Henry Milling (died 30 December 1822) was a British Army officer who fought in the Napoleonic Wars.

Biography

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Milling was commissioned a lieutenant in the 81st Regiment of Foot in 1801.[1] He served with them in the Peninsular War and was severely wounded at the Battle of Corunna (16 January 1809).[2][3]

In 1815 Milling was present on the Waterloo Campaign with the 2/81st Foot,[4] but did not fight at the Battle of Waterloo, instead the 2/81st Foot remind on garrison duty in Brussels guarding the British Army's pay chest.[5]

On 18 August 1819 Milling was promoted to lieutenant colonel.[6] In 1822 Milling, from 81st Foot, was gazetted to the 93rd Foot, but retired a few months afterwards without having joined his new regiment.[7] He died on 30 December 1822.[2]

Family

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Henry Milling was the brother of John Milling, of Shanlis, Ardee, County Louth.[8]

Notes

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References

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  • Burgoyne, Roderick Hamilton, ed. (1883), Historical records of the 93rd Sutherland Highlanders, London: R. Bentley and son, p. 53
  • British House of Commons (1807), "Appendix A. 1807", Journals of the House of Commons (15 December 1806 – 17 December 1807), vol. 62, H.M. Stationery Office, p. 923
  • Foster, Ray (September 2010), Notes on Wellington's Peninsular Regiments: 81st Regiment of Foot, The Napoleon Series, retrieved 14 August 2014 {{citation}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  • McGuigan, Ron (November 2009), Anglo-Allied Army in Flanders and France - 1815, The Napoleon Series, retrieved 14 August 2014
  • Percival, Allan (2014), The 81st (Loyal Lincoln Volunteers) Regiment of Foot, Lancashire Infantry Museum, retrieved 14 August 2014
  • Swanzy, Henry Biddall (1908), The families of French of Belturbet and Nixon of Fermanagh, and their descendants, Dublin: Printed by A. Thom & Company, p. 109
  • Urban, Sylvanus (1819), The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle, vol. 89 Part 2, p. 360
  • WJ staff (2 January 1823), Obituary, Westmeath Journal, retrieved 14 August 2014

Further reading

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  • The London Gazette, no. 15373, p. 636, 6 June 1801 {{citation}}: Missing or empty |title= (help) "Lieutenant Henry Milling to be Captain-Lieutenant, by Purchase"
  • The London Gazette, no. 15590, p. 667–668, 4 June 1803 {{citation}}: Missing or empty |title= (help) "Officers to be a captains of a company in the undermentioned regiments ..." "81st Ditto Captain-Lieutenant Henry Milling"
  • The London Gazette, no. 15991, p. 51, 13 January 1807 {{citation}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)Captain Henry Milling to be Major
  • The London Gazette, no. 16544, p. 2261, 23 November 1811 {{citation}}: Missing or empty |title= (help) "Major Henry Milling to be Lieutenant-Colonel without purchase"
  • The London Gazette, no. 17507, p. 1474, 17 August 1819 {{citation}}: Missing or empty |title= (help) "Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Milling from half-pay of the Regiment, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, without purchase. Dated 12th, August 1819"
  • The London Gazette, no. 17799, p. 443, 16 March 1822 {{citation}}: Missing or empty |title= (help) "Ditto, Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Milling, from the 81st Foot, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, . vice Creagh, who exchanges. Dated 7th March 1822"