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John Colborne, 1st Baron Seaton
Field Marshal
John Colborne, 1st Baron Seaton
(16 February 1778 – 17 April 1863) was a
British Army
officer and Colonial Governor. After taking part as a junior officer in the
Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland
,
Sir Ralph Abercromby
's
expedition to Egypt
and then the
War of the Third Coalition
, he served as military secretary to
Sir John Moore
at the
Battle of Corunna
. He then commanded the 2nd Battalion of the
66th Regiment of Foot
and, later, the
52nd Regiment of Foot
at many of the battles of the
Peninsular War
. At the
Battle of Waterloo
, Colborne on his own initiative brought the 52nd Regiment of Foot forward, took up a flanking position in relation to the
French Imperial Guard
and then, after firing repeated volleys into their flank, charged at the Guard so driving them back in disorder.
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