Russell Manners

Russell Manners (1736 – 11 September 1800) was a British Army officer.

Biography The fourth illegitimate son of Lord William Manners,

After the American Revolutionary War broke out in 1775 Manners was appointed colonel of the newly raised 19th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons. He was promoted to major-general in 1777 and lieutenant-general in 1782; in 1783 his regiment was disbanded. Manners was made colonel of the 86th Regiment of Foot on 20 June 1794 and transferred to the 26th Light Dragoons in 1795. He was promoted to general in 1799. in fact this was Major-General Robert Manners.

General Russell Manners died on 11 September 1800 at Billericay in Essex. He had been staying at Southend for his health, and feeling unwell during his morning ride had set out for London alone to get medical advice. Stopping at an inn, he told the landlord he would never reach London and would die there, which he did, his family having been summoned from London to be present at his deathbed.