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General Sir Edward Cooper Hodge GCB (19 April 1810 – 10 December 1894) was a British Army officer. ==Biography== Hodge was the son of Major Edward Hodge (1782–1815) of the 7th Hussars, a notable soldier who distinguished himself throughout the Napoleonic wars, particularly in the Peninsula War and in the Waterloo Campaign. He was killed on the retreat from Quatre Bras to Waterloo in the cavalry action at Genappe, the day before the Battle of Waterloo. As a Lieutenant-Colonel, Edward Cooper Hodge commanded the 4th (Royal Irish) Regiment of Dragoon Guards at the Battle of Balaclava. He was subsequently placed in command of the 5th Dragoon Guards, and later rose to the rank of General. Hodge was the author of a diary, edited by the Marquess of Anglesey and published as "Little Hodge: Being Extracts from the Diaries and Letters of Colonel Edward Cooper Hodge Written During the Crimean War, 1854-1856" He is buried in Brompton Cemetery, London. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Edward Hodge」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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