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Schoedde was promoted to [[lieutenant-colonel]] on 20 March 1829 on his appointment as commanding officer of the [[55th (Westmorland) Regiment of Foot|55th Regiment of Foot]].<ref name=qrs/> He commanded a brigade at the [[Battle of Chapu]] in May 1841, the [[Battle of Woosung]] in June 1842 and the [[Battle of Chinkiang]] in July 1842 during the [[First Opium War]].<ref name=qrs/> He went on to be colonel of the [[Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)|2nd (The Queen's Royal) Regiment of Foot]] on 9 November 1856<ref>{{London Gazette|nolink=y|issue=21943|page=3827|date=21 November 1856}}</ref> and colonel of the 55th Regiment of Foot on 28 May 1857.<ref>{{London Gazette|nolink=y|issue=22025|page=2611|date=28 May 1856}}</ref> |
Schoedde was promoted to [[lieutenant-colonel]] on 20 March 1829 on his appointment as commanding officer of the [[55th (Westmorland) Regiment of Foot|55th Regiment of Foot]].<ref name=qrs/> He commanded a brigade at the [[Battle of Chapu]] in May 1841, the [[Battle of Woosung]] in June 1842 and the [[Battle of Chinkiang]] in July 1842 during the [[First Opium War]].<ref name=qrs/> He went on to be colonel of the [[Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)|2nd (The Queen's Royal) Regiment of Foot]] on 9 November 1856<ref>{{London Gazette|nolink=y|issue=21943|page=3827|date=21 November 1856}}</ref> and colonel of the 55th Regiment of Foot on 28 May 1857.<ref>{{London Gazette|nolink=y|issue=22025|page=2611|date=28 May 1856}}</ref> |
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On 14 November 1861 he died at ‘Elcombe’, his home at Lyndhurst in the New Forest, and was buried in Saint Michael and All Angels churchyard; in the church his old friend and whilom adjutant, General Daubeney, placed a very large and handsome brass plate to the memory of ‘Lieut.-General Sir James Holmes Schoëdde, KCB, aged seventy-five years’.<ref>Rigaud, Major-General Gibbes (1879) "Celer et Audax, A Sketch of the Services of the Fifth Battalion, Sixtieth Regiment (Rifles), pp. 273 to 277</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:12, 27 October 2018
Sir James Holmes Schoedde | |
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 Lieutenant General Sir James Holmes Schoedde | |
| Born | 1786 |
| Died | 14 November 1861 |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  British Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Battles / wars | Egyptian Campaign Napoleonic Wars First Opium War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Lieutenant General Sir James Holmes Schoedde KCB (1786 – 14 November 1861) was a British Army officer who became colonel of the 2nd (The Queen's Royal) Regiment of Foot and the 55th Regiment of Foot.
Military career
Schoedde was commissioned as an ensign in May 1800.[1] He saw action during the Egyptian Campaign in 1801.[1] He then took part in the Battle of Roliça in August 1808, the Battle of Vimeiro also in August 1808, the Battle of Talavera in July 1809, the Battle of Bussaco in September 1810, the Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro in May 1811 and the Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo in January 1812 during the Napoleonic Wars.[1] He was also present at the Battle of Badajoz in March 1812, the Battle of Salamanca in July 1812, the Battle of Vitoria in June 1813, the Battle of the Pyrenees in July 1813, the Battle of Nivelle in November 1813, the Battle of the Nive in December 1813, the Battle of Orthez in February 1814 and the Battle of Toulouse in April 1814.[1] For these services, he later received the Military General Service Medal with fourteen clasps.[2]
Schoedde was promoted to lieutenant-colonel on 20 March 1829 on his appointment as commanding officer of the 55th Regiment of Foot.[1] He commanded a brigade at the Battle of Chapu in May 1841, the Battle of Woosung in June 1842 and the Battle of Chinkiang in July 1842 during the First Opium War.[1] He went on to be colonel of the 2nd (The Queen's Royal) Regiment of Foot on 9 November 1856[3] and colonel of the 55th Regiment of Foot on 28 May 1857.[4]
On 14 November 1861 he died at ‘Elcombe’, his home at Lyndhurst in the New Forest, and was buried in Saint Michael and All Angels churchyard; in the church his old friend and whilom adjutant, General Daubeney, placed a very large and handsome brass plate to the memory of ‘Lieut.-General Sir James Holmes Schoëdde, KCB, aged seventy-five years’.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Lieutenant General Sir James Holmes Schoedde KCB 1856-1857". Queen’s Royal Surreys. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ^ "Schoedde, Sir James Holmes: Military General Service Medal Roll". DNW. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- ^ "No. 21943". The London Gazette. 21 November 1856. p. 3827.
- ^ "No. 22025". The London Gazette. 28 May 1856. p. 2611.
- ^ Rigaud, Major-General Gibbes (1879) "Celer et Audax, A Sketch of the Services of the Fifth Battalion, Sixtieth Regiment (Rifles), pp. 273 to 277