Richard Hulse (British Army officer)

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Richard Hulse
Died7 September 1812
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
Years of service1790–1812
RankMajor-General
Commands held5th Division
Battles/warsNapoleonic Wars

Major-General Richard Hulse (died 1812) was a senior British Army officer who saw action in the Napoleonic Wars.

Early life[]

Hulse was the son of Sir Edward Hulse, 3rd Baronet and Mary Lethieullier: his parents lived at Breamore House in Hampshire.[1]

Military career[]

Hulse was commissioned as an ensign in the 2nd Regiment of Foot Guards in 1790.[2] He saw action in the Flanders campaign between 1794 and 1795, and having been promoted to lieutenant-colonel in 1800, he was deployed to Hanover under the command of General William Cathcart.[2] He next saw action at the Battle of Copenhagen in 1807.[2]

Deployed to Spain for service in the Peninsular War, he temporarily commanded a brigade in the 1st Division from November to December 1809 and then commanded the 1st Brigade in the 6th Division from November 1810 to July 1812.[2] He commanded his brigade at the Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro in May 1811 and then commanded it again, and suffered heavy losses, at the Battle of Salamanca in July 1812.[3]

After that he became acting General Officer Commanding the 5th Division on 22 July 1812 and substantive General Officer Commanding the 5th Division on 31 July 1812.[4] He died of natural causes on 7 September 1812.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003.
  2. ^ a b c d "Hulse, Richard". Napoleonic Series. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  3. ^ "The Battle of Salamanca". Soldiers of Gloucestershire. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  4. ^ a b Reid, Stuart (2004). Wellington's Army in the Peninsula 1809–14. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. p. 58. ISBN 978-1-84176-517-4.
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