James Catlin Craufurd

James Catlin Craufurd (23 January 1776 – 25 September 1810 ) was a British Army officer who saw action as the commander of one of Sir Arthur Wellesley's brigades in Portugal at the Battle of Roliça (August 1808), the first battle fought by the British Army during the Peninsular War.

Career In 1791, James Catlin Craufurd, then living in New York City, and went with his regiment to the Cape Colony, where he served as aide-de-camp to the governor, George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney.

At Bussaco (September 1810), Craufurd led the 3rd Brigade of Maj Gen Rowland Hill's 2nd Division.

Death In September 1809, Craufurd's brigade was tasked with guarding the right flank of the British Army along the Guadiana River, an area of marshy ground that gave its name to a form of malaria. A year later, the brigade had lost a quarter of its force due to the disease, and General Craufurd died of it on 25 September 1810. equerry to Queen Charlotte (1766–94) and governor of Bermuda (1794–6), of the Craufurds of Auchinames, County of Ayr. He considered his father's brother, John "Fish" Craufurd, an influential member of Parliament, his guardian,