Susanna Dalbiac (née Dalton; d. 25 January 1829) was a British woman, notable for participating in the Peninsular War alongside her husband.
Susanna Dalbiac had accompanied her husband when he left for the Peninsular War,[3] and was with him during the Battle of Salamanca on 22 July 1812, where the two participated in a cavalry charge.
[2][4] The Irish historian William Francis Patrick Napier described Dalbiac in the battle:"An English lady of a gentle disposition, and possessing a very delicate frame, had braved the dangers and endured the privations of two campaigns … In this battle, forgetful of everything but the strong affection which had so long supported her, she rode deep amidst the enemy's fire, trembling, yet irresistibly impelled forwards by feelings more imperious than terror, more piercing than the fear of death.
[6] Salamanca was James Dalbiac's final stretch of active service; he returned to England, where after several advancements, he was promoted to major-general on 27 May 1825 and knighted by King William IV in 1831.
[2] In 1814, he acquired Moulton Hall in North Yorkshire from Sir Ralph Milbanke, who sold the property to provide a dowry for his daughter's marriage to Lord Byron.