| 词条 | Henry Riddell |
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|name= Henry Riddell |birth_place= |birth_date= |death_place= |death_date=8 March 1861 |image=Henry James Riddell.jpg |caption= Henry Riddell |nickname= |allegiance={{flag|United Kingdom}} |branch={{army|United Kingdom}} |serviceyears= |rank=General |unit= |commands= Commander-in-Chief, Scotland |battles=Napoleonic Wars |awards= Knight of the Royal Guelphic Order |laterwork= }} General Henry James Riddell KH (died 8 March 1861) was a British Army officer who became Commander-in-Chief, Scotland. Military careerRiddell was commissioned in 1798 and took part in the Battle of Copenhagen in August 1807 during the Napoleonic Wars.[1] He became a major in 50th Regiment of Foot on 12 December 1807 and transferred to the 79th Regiment of Foot on 21 April 1808.[2] He became permanent assistant at the Quartermaster General's Department on 4 January 1810 and then went to Spain as Assistant Quartermaster General on the staff in November 1810.[2] He was present at the crossing of the River Bidasoa in 1813.[1] Riddell served as Commander-in-Chief, Scotland and also as Governor of Edinburgh Castle from 1847[3] to 1852.[1] He was also colonel of the 6th Regiment of Foot.[4] Riddell is buried in Greyfriars Kirkyard in central Edinburgh.[5] References1. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/historyofancient00ridl/historyofancient00ridl_djvu.txt|title=History of the ancient Ryedales, and their descendants in Normandy, Great Britain, Ireland, and America, from 860 to 1884|accessdate=29 November 2014}} {{s-start}}{{s-mil}}{{s-bef|rows=2|before=Sir Neil Douglas}}{{s-ttl|title=Commander-in-Chief, Scotland|years=1847–1852}}{{s-aft|rows=2|after=Sir Thomas Napier}}2. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.napoleon-series.org/military/organization/Britain/Infantry/Regiments/c_79thFoot.html|title=British Regiments and the Men Who Led Them 1793-1815: 79th Regiment of Foot|publisher=Napoloean Series|accessdate=29 November 2014}} 3. ^{{London Gazette|issue=20711|page=918|date=5 March 1847}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://thepeerage.com/p55935.htm#i559344|title=Henry James Riddell|publisher=The Peerage.com|accessdate=29 November 2014}} 5. ^Monuments and monumental inscriptions in Scotland: The Grampian Society, 1871 |-{{s-ttl|title=Governor of Edinburgh Castle|years=1847–1852}}{{s-end}}{{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Riddell, Henry}} 4 : British Army generals|Knights of the Royal Guelphic Order|1861 deaths|Burials at Greyfriars Kirkyard |
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