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Charles Sandham

1781 – 1869

(1781–1869) British soldier of the Napoleonic Wars

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Lived 1781 – 1869 (aged 87). Charles Sandham was a military personnel.

Charles Freeman Sandham (12 October 1781 – 14 February 1869) was a British Army officer who fought during the Napoleonic Wars and commanded a Brigade of Artillery at the Battle of Waterloo on 18June 1815.

Biography After service in Holland in 1799 he was part of the 1807 Copenhagen Expedition. Present at four engagements during the Walcheren Campaign, he subsequently served under Sir John Moore during the 1809 retreat from Corunna. Sandham campaigned in Holland, Flanders and France during 1814 before commanding a Brigade of the Royal Artillery at the Battle of Waterloo on 18June 1815. During the battle, his Brigade were armed with five 9-pounder cannons and one 5 1/2" howitzer. Sources claim that "the first shot fired by the allied artillery at Waterloo was fired by Sandham's brigade."

In 1833 he was appointed Deputy Lieutenant of Sussex.

After his death he was buried in the churchyard of St. Marys in Washington, Sussex.

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(1781–1869) British soldier of the Napoleonic Wars

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Charles Sandham was born on 12 October 1781.

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Charles Sandham died on 14 February 1869.

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Charles Sandham was a military personnel.

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