About Henry Riddell
Henry Riddell was a British military leader.
General Henry James Riddell KH (died 8 March 1861) was a British Army officer who became Commander-in-Chief, Scotland.
Military career
Riddell was commissioned in 1798 and took part in the Battle of Copenhagen in August 1807 during the Napoleonic Wars. He became a major in 50th Regiment of Foot on 12 December 1807 and transferred to the 79th Regiment of Foot on 21 April 1808. He became permanent assistant at the Quartermaster General's Department on 4 January 1810 and then went to Spain as Assistant Quartermaster General on the staff in November 1810. to 1852.
Riddell is buried in Greyfriars Kirkyard in central Edinburgh.
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Henry Riddell died on 8 March 1861.
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