1st Viscount Hardinge of Lahore, Field Marshal, G.C.B, P.C. He entered the British Army in 1799 as an ensign in the Queen's Rangers, a corps then stationed in Upper Canada.[1] His first active service was at the Battle of Vimiera, where he was wounded, and at Corunna he was by the side of Sir John Moore when the latter was killed. He was later wounded at Battle of Vitoria in 1813. He was present at the Battle of Ligny in 1815, where he lost his left hand, although he was not present at Waterloo two days later, Wellington presented him with a sword that had belonged to Napoleon. He returned to England and in 1852 succeeded the Duke of Wellington as commander-in-chief of the British army.
1st Viscount Hardinge of Lahore, Field Marshal, G.C.B, P.C. He entered the British Army in 1799 as an ensign in the Queen's Rangers, a corps then stationed in Upper Canada.[1] His first active service was at the Battle of Vimiera, where he was wounded, and at Corunna he was by the side of Sir John Moore when the latter was killed. He was later wounded at Battle of Vitoria in 1813. He was present at the Battle of Ligny in 1815, where he lost his left hand, although he was not present at Waterloo two days later, Wellington presented him with a sword that had belonged to Napoleon. He returned to England and in 1852 succeeded the Duke of Wellington as commander-in-chief of the British army.
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