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Major-General Sir William Ponsonby KCB (13 October 1772 – 18 June 1815) was an Anglo-Irish politician and British Army officer who served in the Peninsular War and was killed at the Battle of Waterloo.
2 de fev. de 2019 · Sir William Ponsonby has gone down in immortality as leading the decisive charge of the Union Brigade at the Battle of Waterloo, on June 18th, 1815. In the 1970’s film ‘Waterloo’ he was played by Michael Wilding and anyone who has seen this film will remember how he and a Scots Greys trooper are pursued across a muddy landscape ...
In 1769 Ponsonby married Louisa Molesworth (1749–1824), 4th daughter of the 3rd Viscount Molesworth, and his second wife, Mary Usher. They had five sons, four of whom were men of note and one daughter. John Ponsonby, 1st Viscount Ponsonby, was a diplomat; Hon. Sir William Ponsonby, a major-general in the army was killed at the Battle of Waterloo
The Hon Sir William Ponsonby. Sir William Ponsonby famously led the Union Brigade in the charge of the heavies at Waterloo where he was killed by enemy lancers after being stuck in thick mud. He was born on 13th Oct 1772 the son of William Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Imokilly. He married Georgiana Fitzroy daughter of Lord Southampton.
Hon. Sir William Ponsonby; Maj.-Gen. Hon. Sir William Ponsonby; edit. Language Label Description Also known as; English: William Ponsonby. British Army general (1772 ...
Major-General Sir William Ponsonby. Hon. Sir William Ponsonby KCB (* 1772 in Irland; † 18. Juni 1815 bei Waterloo) war ein britischer General
Major-General Sir William Ponsonby KCB (13 October 1772 – 18 June 1815), styled The Honourable from 1806, was an Irish politician and British Army officer who served in the Peninsula War and was killed at the Battle of Waterloo.
