Views of the seats of noblemen and gentlemen, in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland . 1791, and served in Flanders, under the Duke of York,in 1793 and 1794. He proceeded to Madras in 1796, and served thewhole of the war against Tippoo Saib. In October, 1808, his Lord-ship, then Sir Stapleton Cotton, was sent to Portugal, with a brigade ofcavalry, and was present at all the principal actions to the end of the these signal services he repeatedly received the unanimous thanksof both houses of parliament, and in 1814 was elevated to the 1817 he was appointed Governor of Barba
Views of the seats of noblemen and gentlemen, in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland . 1791, and served in Flanders, under the Duke of York,in 1793 and 1794. He proceeded to Madras in 1796, and served thewhole of the war against Tippoo Saib. In October, 1808, his Lord-ship, then Sir Stapleton Cotton, was sent to Portugal, with a brigade ofcavalry, and was present at all the principal actions to the end of the these signal services he repeatedly received the unanimous thanksof both houses of parliament, and in 1814 was elevated to the 1817 he was appointed Governor of Barbadoes, and commander of theforces in the West Indies ; in 1822 commander-in-chief in Ireland ; andlastly, in 1825, commander-in-chief of the forces in Bengal. As a fur-ther reward for his services, and more particularly for the capture of thestrong fort of Bhurtpore, Lord Combermere was promoted in the peer-age, by the title of Viscount. Wellington, his Lordships only son, is heir apparent to his titlesand estates. Motto :—In utrdque fortund paratus : and round the crest
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