James Webber Smith (1778 - bef. 1853)

Born 19 Nov 1778 in Havant, Hampshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Eleanor Elizabeth (Simeon) Smith — married 12 Dec 1807 in St Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Descendants

Died before 26 Mar 1853 before age 74 in Brighton, Sussex, England

Biography

Born and christened Webber, he added the name and arms of Smith in 1804; on 13 Feb 1812, his former servant James Wesy was a witness at the Old Bailey "In August last I was servant to Captain James Webber Smith: the captain was in Yorkshire, and the family was in the Isle of Wight"; present at the attack of Minorca in 1798, at the siege of Malta in 1800, the defence of Porto Ferraio in 1802, and in the expedition to Walcheren and siege of Flushing; he proceeded to the Peninsula, and was engaged in the campaigns in Spain and Portugal from January 1813 to May 1814, including the battle of Vittoria, the passage of the Bidassoa and Nive, and the siege of San Sebastian; his RHA battery had 107 men, five 6 pound guns, and one 5.5 inch howitzer; he was also engaged in the campaign of 1815, including the battle of Waterloo; he received the gold medal and one clasp for Vittoria and San Sebastian, and the silver war medal with two clasps for Nivelle and Nive; altogether he had two medals and eight clasps; he attained the rank of lieutenant-general in 1851; he was for some time Director-General of Artillery, which office he resigned on being appointed Colonel Commandant of the 4th battalion in 1848 ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Annual Register

See also:

• The Peerage: Lt Col James Webber Smith