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General Sir James Scarlett

General Sir James Yorke Scarlett (17991871) by Edmund Havell, 1868.

General Sir James Scarlett

The Life and Letters of the Commander of the Heavy Brigade at Balaklava

Martin Sheppard

First published in Great Britain in 2022 by

Pen & Sword Military

An imprint of

Pen & Sword Books Ltd

Yorkshire Philadelphia

Copyright Martin Sheppard 2022

ISBN 978 1 39908 998 2

eISBN 978 1 39908 999 9

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Illustrations

General Sir James Yorke Scarlett

James Scarlett, first Lord Abinger

Sarah Scarlett, Lady Abinger

William Scarlett

Frances Scarlett

Sir James Scarlett

Charlotte, Lady Scarlett

The third Earl of Lucan

The seventh Earl of Cardigan

Cattle Pier, Balaklava

Landing Wharf, Balaklava

General Scarlett on horseback

Lord Raglan

Lord George Paget

Temple Godman

5th Dragoon Guards Camp

Horse Artillery Camp

4th Dragoon Guards Camp

Officers of the 5th Dragoon Guards

Burnley Hustings, 1868

Bank Hall, Burnley

The Departure of the 4th Dragoon Guards from Kingstown

General Sir James Yorke Scarlett

Robert Scarlett, second Lord Abinger

Abinger Hall, Surrey

Balaklava Harbour

Cavalry Camp

Crimean Hut

William Simpson, General Scarlett and his Staff

Alexander Elliot, The Charge of the Heavy Brigade

William Simpson, The Charge of the Heavy Brigade

William Simpson, The Charge of the Light Brigade

William Simpson, Winter in the Crimea

Sir Francis Grant, General Scarlett

Scarletts Balaklava helmet (front)

Scarletts Balaklava helmet (back)

Depiction in silver of the Charge of the Heavy Brigade

5th Dragoon Guards, silver centrepiece

Bank Hall and horses

Text Illustrations

General Sir James Yorke Scarlett by Edmund Havell, 1868

Anti-Scarlett election poster, Guildford, 1841

The Black Sea

The Charge of the Heavy Brigade

The Charge of the Light Brigade

Illustration Acknowledgements

The author and publisher are grateful to the following for permission to reproduce illustrations: the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom, 30; Guildford Borough Councils Heritage Service, p. 39; the Royal Dragoons, 34, 37 and 38; the Royal Dragoon Guards Museum, York, 22, 35, 36; Roger Scarlett-Smith, 28; Towneley Hall, Burnley, p. ii and plates 20, 23, 38. The William Simpson watercolours of the Crimea are available on Wiki Commons and the Roger Fenton photographs of the Crimea on the Library of Congress website. Both are in the public domain. All other illustrations are from images or photographs in the authors possession. I am grateful to Samuel Bates, Charles Mackain-Bremner, Mary Ann Combes, Sarah Fairhurst, Jack French, Aneta Imrie, Roger Scarlett-Smith, Aline Staes and Mike Townend for their help with the illustrations.

People and Places

Abinger, Lord, see James Scarlett; Robert Scarlett; William Scarlett

Abinger Hall, Abinger, Surrey, country house belonging to Scarlett family

Bank Hall, Burnley, house belonging to James Yorke Scarlett

Beatson, William, colonel, aide de camp to James Yorke Scarlett

Burton, see Hallyburton Campbell

Cally, see Caroline Orde

Cambridge, George, Duke of (18191904), army officer, later Commander in Chief, British Army

Campbell:

Cecilia (Cecie) (18351927), third daughter of John and Mary Campbell

Dudley (18331900), youngest son of John and Mary Campbell

Hallyburton (Hally, Burton) (18291918), second son of John and Mary Campbell

John, Sir John Campbell, first Lord Campbell (17791861); husband of Mary Scarlett, Lady Stratheden; father of Cecilia, Dudley, Edina, Frederick, Hallyburton, Louisa and Mary Campbell

Louisa (Louy, Lou) (18231916), eldest daughter of John and Mary Campbell; married William Spranger White in 1850

Mary, Lady Stratheden (17961860), elder daughter of James, first Lord Abinger; sister of James Yorke Scarlett; wife of John Campbell; mother of Cecilia, Dudley, Edina, Frederick, Hallyburton, Louisa and Mary Campbell

Mary (Molly, Poll, Polly) (18271916), second daughter of John and Mary Campbell

Cardigan, James Brudenell, seventh Earl of Cardigan (17971868), commander of the Light Brigade

Cattell, Dr William, surgeon, 5th Dragoon Guards

Cliviger, near Burnley; see Ormerod Hall; Holme Chapel

Conolly, James, brigade major, Heavy Brigade

Currey, Louise, Lady Currey, sister of James Yorke Scarlett, wife of Sir Edmund Currey

Charlotte, Aunt, see Charlotte Scarlett

Devna, lake near Varna

Dowager, the, see Elizabeth Scarlett

Duckworth, George, captain, 5th Dragoon Guards; son of William Duckworth

Dudley, see Dudley Campbell

Ennismore Gardens, London house of James Yorke Scarlett

Erlwood House, Windlesham, Surrey, house belonging to Currey family

Fanny, see Frances Scarlett

Fanny, Aunt, see Frances Diana Smith

Felix, Uncle, see Felix Smith

Forrest, William, major, 4th Dragoon Guards

Franks, Henry, serjeant major, 5th Dragoon Guards

Godman, Temple, lieutenant, 5th Dragoon Guards

Graham-Toler, Henrietta, see Henrietta Scarlett

Hally, see Hallyburton Campbell

Hardinge, Henry, Viscount Hardinge, Commander in Chief, British Army

Hargreaves:

Charlotte, see Charlotte Scarlett

Eleanor, see Eleanor Thursby

John, father of Charlotte and Eleanor Hargreaves

Henrietta, see Henrietta Scarlett

Hodge, Edward, colonel, 4th Dragoon Guards

Holme Chapel, Cliviger, burial place of James Yorke and Charlotte Scarlett

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