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Lieutenant-General Everard William Bouverie (1789-1871) was the eldest son Edward Bouverie (junior) and Catherine, daughter and heir of William Castle. He was born on 13 October 1789, and was educated at Harrow and St. John’s College, Cambridge. He married Charlotte daughter of Colonel Hugh O’Donel, of Newport, County Mayo, on 3 April 1816. They had no children.〔Illustrated London News – 5 November 1871〕 ==Military career== Everard joined the army as a Cornet in the Royal Horse Guards on 2 April 1812. Promotions followed with Lieutenant on 15 October 1812, Captain 9 September 1819, Battalion Major 6 May 1831, Lieutenant Colonel 4 December 1832, Colonel 16 September 1845, Major General 11 November 1851, Lieutenant General 30 July 1860 and General 9 April 1868. He fought in the Peninsula War from November 1812 to April 1814, receiving the General Service Medal for his services at the battles of Vittoria and Toulouse and was present at the Battle of Waterloo, where he was wounded. In 1840 he was appointed Equerry to the Prince Consort, and Equerry to Queen Victoria in 1852.〔Household Brigade Journal, 1871, p.315〕 Also in 1852 he attended the last Waterloo Banquet.〔Battle of Waterloo http://www.forgottenbooks.com/readbook_text/The_Battle_of_Waterloo_1000081828/507〕 In 1859 he was made a colonel of the 15th Hussars. 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「Everard Bouverie」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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