Hugh Halkett

From 1798 to 1801, Halkett served in India in the British Army's Scotch Brigade, which his father had been instrumental in raising.

In 1803 as senior captain, he joined the 2nd Light Infantry Battalion of the newly formed King's German Legion (KGL), which was under the command of his brother Colin.

These units were organised into the 3rd Hanoverian Brigade of Lieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton's 2nd Division.

After the defeat of Napoleon's Imperial Guard, the Duke of Wellington sent Halkett to pursue the disintegrating French forces.

He is remembered for capturing General Pierre Cambronne[2] while his Osnabrück Battalion engaged the French Imperial Guard.