Henry Hawley

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Henry Hawley (c. 1679-1759), British general-lieutenant, served in the army since 1694. He participated in the war for Spanish succession. After the Battle of Almansa in 1707 he returned to England and soon became an officer in the 19 th Infantry Regiment.

In 1715 he participated in the suppression of the First Great Rebellion and was wounded in the battle of Sheriffmuir.

For the next few years he faithfully served in the army, advancing in 1739 to the General-Major. In 1743 he accompanied King George II on a journey to the continent, as commander-in-chief of the cavalry under John Cope.

In 1745 he first took part in the battle of Fontenoy, where he was awarded a failed attack on the French, and then in December he was given command of an army fighting the Jakobites, who had already suffered a defeat in January 1746. Falkirk. As a result, he was subordinated to Prince Cumberland and received command of cavalry. At the orders of the prince, he took part in the Battle of Culloden, after which he received the nickname of Hawley, with exceptional brutality against retreating and wounded Scots.

He ended his career as Governor of Portsmouth, where he died in 1759. He was buried at Hartley Wintney in Hampshire. Curiosity

There is a legend that before the battle of Falkirk, his predecessor, John Cope, had bet £ 10,000 on the Scots defeating Hawley.

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