Pieneman - Field Marshal Lord James Somerset

Apsley House, London. Field Marshal Lord Fitzroy James Henry Somerset (1788-1855), later 1st Baron Raglan by Jan Willem PIENEMAN in 1821 (WM 1486-1948). In 1815 at the Battle of Waterloo he served as Wellington's Military Secretary. He was wounded in the right arm and had to undergo amputation so learned to write with his left hand. He later commanded British forces in the Crimean War

1821 Amputation Apsley Commanded Fitzroy Learned Pieneman Raglan Undergo Waterloo Wellingtons Write

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