Richard Hulse | |
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Born | c.1775 |
Died | 7 September 1812 Arévalo, Spain |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1790–1812 |
Rank | Major-General |
Unit | Coldstream Guards |
Commands held | 1st Battalion,
Coldstream Guards Guards Brigade, 1st Division 1st Brigade, 6th Division 1st Brigade, 5th Division 5th Division |
Battles/wars | |
Awards | Army Gold Medal with clasp |
Major-General Richard Hulse ( c.1775 – 7 September 1812) was a senior British Army officer who saw action in the Napoleonic Wars.
Hulse was the son of Sir Edward Hulse, 3rd Baronet and Mary Lethieullier: his parents lived at Breamore House in Hampshire. [1]
Hulse was commissioned as an ensign in the 2nd Regiment of Foot Guards in 1790. [2] He saw action in the Flanders campaign between 1794 and 1795, and having been promoted to lieutenant-colonel in 1800, he was deployed to Hanover under the command of General William Cathcart. [2] He next saw action at the Battle of Copenhagen in 1807. [2]
Deployed to Spain for service in the Peninsular War, he temporarily commanded a brigade in the 1st Division from November to December 1809 and then commanded the 1st Brigade in the 6th Division from November 1810 to July 1812. [2] He commanded his brigade at the Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro in May 1811 and then commanded it again, and suffered heavy losses, at the Battle of Salamanca in July 1812. [3]
After that he became acting General Officer Commanding the 5th Division on 22 July 1812 and substantive General Officer Commanding the 5th Division on 31 July 1812. [4] He died of typhus on 7 September 1812. [5]
Richard Hulse | |
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Born | c.1775 |
Died | 7 September 1812 Arévalo, Spain |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1790–1812 |
Rank | Major-General |
Unit | Coldstream Guards |
Commands held | 1st Battalion,
Coldstream Guards Guards Brigade, 1st Division 1st Brigade, 6th Division 1st Brigade, 5th Division 5th Division |
Battles/wars | |
Awards | Army Gold Medal with clasp |
Major-General Richard Hulse ( c.1775 – 7 September 1812) was a senior British Army officer who saw action in the Napoleonic Wars.
Hulse was the son of Sir Edward Hulse, 3rd Baronet and Mary Lethieullier: his parents lived at Breamore House in Hampshire. [1]
Hulse was commissioned as an ensign in the 2nd Regiment of Foot Guards in 1790. [2] He saw action in the Flanders campaign between 1794 and 1795, and having been promoted to lieutenant-colonel in 1800, he was deployed to Hanover under the command of General William Cathcart. [2] He next saw action at the Battle of Copenhagen in 1807. [2]
Deployed to Spain for service in the Peninsular War, he temporarily commanded a brigade in the 1st Division from November to December 1809 and then commanded the 1st Brigade in the 6th Division from November 1810 to July 1812. [2] He commanded his brigade at the Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro in May 1811 and then commanded it again, and suffered heavy losses, at the Battle of Salamanca in July 1812. [3]
After that he became acting General Officer Commanding the 5th Division on 22 July 1812 and substantive General Officer Commanding the 5th Division on 31 July 1812. [4] He died of typhus on 7 September 1812. [5]