Rt Hon. Sir Lord Field-Marshal FitzRoy Somerset PC GCB
(1788-1855)
Commander-in-Chief during the Crimean War, Member of Parliament (1818-1820), Member of Parliament (1826-1829), 1st Baron Raglan (from 1852), Privy Counsellor (from 1852), Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (from 1852), and Field-Marshal (from 1854)
Died aged c. 67
Wikidata WikipediaField Marshal FitzRoy James Henry Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan, GCB, PC (30 September 1788 – 28 June 1855), known before 1852 as Lord FitzRoy Somerset, was a British Army officer. When a junior officer, he served in the Peninsular War and the Waterloo campaign, latterly as military secretary to the Duke of Wellington. He also took part in politics as Tory Member of Parliament for Truro, before becoming Master-General of the Ordnance. He became commander of the British troops sent to the Crimea in 1854: his primary objective was to defend Constantinople, and he was also ordered to besiege the Russian port of Sevastopol. After an early success at the Battle of Alma, a failure to deliver orders with sufficient clarity caused the fateful Charge of the Light Brigade at the Battle of Balaclava. Despite further success at the Battle of Inkerman, a poorly coordinated allied assault on Sevastopol in June 1855 was a complete failure. Raglan died later that month, after having dysentery and depression.
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Commemorated on 2 plaques
Lord Fitzroy Somerset Raglan, 1st Baron 1788-1855 Commander during the Crimean War lived here
5 Stanhope Gate, Hyde Park, London, United Kingdom where they lived
Lord Raglan The Lord Raglan is one of the oldest tavern sites in the City. The house was originally known as The Bush. It then became "The Lord Raglan" to commemmorate Lord Fitzroy Somerset who became 1st Baron Raglan in 1852. Raglan lost his right arm at the Battle of Waterloo, and his name was applied to the Raglan sleeve. He was Commander in Chief during the Crimean War, where he died in 1855, a blue plaque is outside his house in Stanhope Gate London W1. The present building was constructed in 1855, the cellars date from the original building and incorporate parts of the old Roman wall.
The Lord Raglan, 61 St Martin's Le Grand, EC1A 4ER, London, United Kingdom where they is commemorated (1852)