Rodolphus Johannes Leslie Hibernicus de Salis (general)

General Rodolph de Salis, (St. George, Dublin 9 May 1811; 27 Ashley Place, Westminster, 13 March 1880, buried Harlington, Middlesex), CB, OBE (1861), Légion d’honneur, and Order of Medjidie; of Dawley/Harlington, Middlesex; Dunleer, co. Louth; and Brackagh, Co. Armagh; Colonel of the 8th Hussars.

Second son of Jerome, 4th Count de Salis-Soglio, he was educated at Eton College, Heidleberg University and Oriel College, Oxford.

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.

He married in Paris, 8.11.1875, Augusta Letitia Robinson, of 10 Marble Arch, London, (Manchester, 1839- Westminster, 21 or 24.2.1929), (widow of General Adolfus Derville, (1801-1874), Indian Army. She died leaving effects worth £86,728.

Rokeby Hall, near Dunleer, his parents leased this during his youth.

Rodolph J. H. L. De Salis.

M. le Colonel de Salis' photopass or CARTE DE SEMAINE, for the Exposition Universelle de 1867 A PARIS valable jusqu'au AVRIL 23. Photograph probably by Camille Silvy.

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