Eldest son of the Rev. H. Johnston, of Malherry, co. Dublin. H. p. 25th Dec., 1818. M. 2nd July, 1831, Sarah, dau. of Wm. Mills, of Cordoxtown, co. Kildare, and granddaughter of Sir John Dillon, Bart. D. 1836 at Dublin.
Lieut. 47th Foot, 14th Sept., 1820. Capt. 1833. Retd. 1839.
Lieut. 15th Foot, 8th Apr., 1825. D. at Montreal, 25th May, 1833.
H. p. 60th Foot, 30th Sept., 1819. D. at Mominabad, East Indies, 16th May, 1824.
H. p. 97th Foot 18th Feb., 1819. Retd. 1830.
Surgeon 4th D.G. 3rd Aug., 1826. D. at Piershill Barracks, Edinburgh, 14th Feb., 1831.
Inspector-Gen. of Hospitals, 1843. H. p. 1847. D. 29th Oct., 1848.
52ND (OR THE OXFORDSHIRE) REGIMENT OF FOOT (LIGHT INFANTRY). (_1st Battalion._)
[1] Sir John Colborne, K.C.B. 18 July, 1811 │Col., 4 June, 1814
[2] Charles Rowan, W. 9 May, 1811 │Lt.-Col., 27 Apr. │1812
[3] Patrick Campbell 16 Aug. 1804 │Maj., 21 June, │1813
[4] Wm. Chalmers 27 Aug. 1807 │Maj., 26 Aug. 1813
[5] Wm. Rowan, W. 19 Oct. 1808 │Maj., 3 Mar. 1814
[8] James Fred. Love, W. 11 July, 1811 │Maj.,16 Mar. 1815
_Charles, Earl of March_ 8 Apr. 1813 │9 July, 1812
[12] John Winterbottom, Adjt., 28 Feb. 1810 │ W. │
[14] Mathew Anderson, W. 19 July, 1810 │12 Oct. 1809
[19] Wm. Henry Clerke 19 Sept. 1811 │29 July, 1811
[25] Edward Richard Northey 1 Oct. 1812 │
[41] John Rogers Griffiths 12 Apr. 1815 │
Afterwards F.-M. Lord Seaton, G.C.B., G.C.H., &c., and Col.-in-Chf. 2nd Life Guards. Only son of Samuel Colborne, of Lyndhurst, Hants, by Cordelia, dau. of John Garstin, of Castle Leiragh, co. Westmeath. Bn. 16th Feb., 1778. Educated at Christ’s Hospital and Winchester College. Ensign 20th Foot, 1794. Served in Egypt and at the battle of Maida. Was military sec. to Sir John Moore. Commanded a brigade in Portugal, Spain, and France (gold cross and three clasps). “Of his own accord he led the forward movement at Waterloo which determined the fortune of the day. When the column of the Imperial Guard was gaining the summit of the British position, and was forcing back one of the companies of the 95th, Colborne, seeing his left endangered, started the 52nd on its advance. Wellington saw the movement, and instantly sent to desire him to continue it.” Col. Chesney, the able author of _Waterloo Lectures_ in commenting on the steadfast manner in which the British Guards faced the advancing Imperial Guards on the summit of the hill, says: “While on their left, Colborne, peerless among all the brave men who led Wellington’s battalions, coolly formed in line the 52nd, and without other prompting than that of his own genius for battle, advanced against their flank.” Created Baron Seaton, of Seaton, Devon, 14th Dec., 1839. F.-M. in 1860. M. 21st June, 1814, Eliz., eld. dau. of Rev. James Yonge, rector of Newton Ferrers, and had issue. D. 17th April, 1863.