Charles Belson

Colonel Sir Charles Philip Belson KCB (1773 – 5 November 1830) was a British Army officer who served during the Peninsular War and the Waterloo Campaign.

[2] He joined the 28th (North Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot in the Peninsular War and for his service received the Gold Medal[3] and two clasps.

The 28th maintained their square for over an hour in the face of repeated charges by French cuirassiers and lancers.

[2] He became lieutenant-colonel of the 56th Regiment of Foot on 9 May 1816 and died at Blackheath, London on 5 November 1830, aged 57.

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