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| A.K.A. | Rodolphus Johannes Leslie Hibernicus de Salis Rodolph De Salis Rodolphus de Salis General Rodolph de Salis Rodolph J. H. L. De Salis | ||||||
| A.K.A. | Rodolphus Johannes Leslie Hibernicus de Salis Rodolph De Salis Rodolphus de Salis General Rodolph de Salis Rodolph J. H. L. De Salis | ||||||
| Places | Ireland England | ||||||
| was | Military personnel | ||||||
| Work field | Military | ||||||
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| Birth | 9 May 1811, Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | ||||||
| Death | 13 March 1880City of Westminster, Greater London, London, United Kingdom (aged 68 years) | ||||||
| Star sign | Taurus | ||||||
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Biography
General Rodolph John Leslie Hibernicus De Salis ( 9 May 1811 - 13 March 1880), CB, OBE (1861), Légion d'honneur, and Order of Medjidie was a soldier who fought at many major battles during the nineteenth century.
Early life and education
Second son of Jerome, 4th Count de Salis-Soglio, he was educated at Eton College, Heidelberg University and Oriel College, Oxford.
Career
Cornet, 17 December 1830; Lieutenant, 28 June 1833; Captain, 13 July 1838; Major, 19 February 1847; Brevet Lt. Colonel, 28 November 1854; Lt. Colonel, 2 October 1856; Colonel, 20 March 1858. He fought at Alma, Inkerman, Balaclava, Tchernaya, Kertch, Sebastopol, Central India (& Rajpootana), Kotah ki Serai, Sindwaho, Delhi, Koondrye, Chundaree, Gwalior, and Boordah.
Marriage
He married in Paris, 8 November 1875, Augusta Letitia Robinson, of 10 Marble Arch, London, (1839–1929), (widow of General Adolfus Derville, (1801–1874), Indian Army.
References and Notes
- Forgotten Heroes: The Charge of the Light Brigade, by Roy Dutton, 2007.