William Havelock

William Havelock, KH (1793–1848) was a cavalry officer in the British Army, rising to the rank of lieutenant-colonel.

He was the eldest son of William Havelock of Ingress Park, Kent, and brother of Sir Henry Havelock and of Colonel Charles Havelock of the 16th Lancers. He was born on 23 January 1793, was educated at Charterhouse School and under a private tutor, and on 12 July 1810 was appointed ensign 43rd Light Infantry, in which he became lieutenant in 1812.

He carried one of the colours of the 43rd at the passage of the Coa River in 1810, and was present in all the subsequent actions in which the Peninsula light division was engaged to the end of the Peninsular War, spending time as aide-de-camp to Major-general Charles, Baron Alten, commanding the division. At the combat of Vera in October 1813 a Spanish force was held in check by an abattis defended by two French regiments. Havelock, who had been sent to ascertain their progress, called on the Spanish to follow him, and went headlong among the enemy. The Spanish broke through the French, as their centre was under the fire of James Kempt's skirmishers.

Havelock was Alten's aide-de-camp at the battle of Waterloo and at the occupation of Paris. In 1818, he obtained a company in the 32nd Foot, and served with the corps in Corfu. Later he exchanged to the 4th Light Dragoons, with which he went to India. He was some time aide-de-camp to Sir Charles Colville when commander-in-chief at Bombay, and was military secretary to John Elphinstone, 13th Lord Elphinstone while Governor of Madras.

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