FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan
British Army officer and politician (1788–1855)
Biography
Field Marshal FitzRoy James Henry Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan (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 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 the 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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Career highlights
Career & roles
- member of the 6th Parliament of the United Kingdom
- member of the House of Lords
- Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom
- member of the 8th Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Master-General of the Ordnance
Employers / organisations
- Foreign Office
Family
- Spouse(s)
- Lady Emily Wellesley-Pole
- Children
- Richard Somerset, 2nd Baron RaglanCharlotte Caroline Elizabeth SomersetArthur William FitzRoy SomersetFrederick John Fitzroy SomersetKatherine Anne Emily Cecilia Somerset
- Parents
- Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of BeaufortElizabeth Boscawen
- Siblings
- Lord John SomersetLord Charles SomersetHenry Somerset, 6th Duke of BeaufortLord Edward SomersetLord Arthur SomersetLady Elizabeth Somerset
Awards & honours (3)
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
- Order of St. George, 4th class
- Waterloo Medal
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