Raglan, FitzRoy James Henry Somerset, 1st Baron
Raglan, FitzRoy James Henry Somerset, 1st Baron (1788–1855) British soldier. Joining the army in 1804, he served as aide-de-camp to Arthur Wellesley (Duke of
WELLINGTON) during the
PENINSULAR WAR, and lost an arm at the Battle of Waterloo. Appointed to lead the British expeditionary force in the
CRIMEAN WAR, he won a victory at Inkerman (5 November 1854) with French assistance, but was criticized for his general conduct of the campaign, and the disastrous cavalry charge at the Battle of
BALAKLAVA.
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Aquascutum planning 1st U.S. leased department.
Magazine article from: Daily News Record; 2/10/1986; ; 700+ words
; Aquascutum Planning 1st U.S. Leased Department Aquascutum...Aquascutum cutter who invented the raglan sleeve named for the first Baron Raglan (Fitzroy James Henry Somerset, 1788-1855). The company...
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Raglan, Fitzroy James Henry Somerset, 1st Baron
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History
Raglan, Fitzroy James Henry Somerset, 1st Baron (1788–1855). Lord Fitzroy Somerset, eighth son of the duke of Beaufort, was appointed aide...
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Fitzroy James Henry Somerset Raglan, 1st Baron
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Fitzroy James Henry Somerset Raglan, 1st Baron 1788-1855, British general. He...an arm at the battle of Waterloo. Raglan became secretary to Wellington in...the latter's death (1852) when Raglan succeeded him as master general of...
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Fitzroy James Henry Somerset
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Fitzroy James Henry Somerset see Raglan, Fitzroy James Henry Somerset, 1st Baron .
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raglan
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
raglan overcoat without shoulder seams. XIX. f. name of Fitzroy James Henry Somerset. 1st Baron Raglan (d. 1855), British commander in the Crimean war.
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