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'''Sir James Frederick Lyon''', ] ] (1775–1842) was an officer of the ] and Governor of Barbados. Lieutenant General '''Sir James Frederick Lyon''', ] ] (1775–1842) was an officer of the ] and Governor of Barbados.


==Biography== ==Biography==
Lyon, a descendant of the Lyons, lords Glammis, was son of Captain James Lyon, ], and his wife, the daughter of James Hamilton. He was born in 1775, on board a transport homeward bound from America after the ], where his father was killed.{{sfn|Chichester|1893|p=347}}
Sir James Lyon joined the ] as ensign on 4 August 1791. He received the ranks of Lieutenant on 26 April 1793, Captain on 5 April 1795, Major on 21 February 1799, Lieutenant-Colonel on 13 May 1802, Colonel on 4 June 1811, Major General on 4 June 1814 and Lieutenant General on 22 July 1830.


On 4 August 1791 he was appointed ensign ]. He became lieutenant 26 April 1793, captain 5 April 1795, major 21 Feb. 1799, lieutenant-colonel 13 May 1862, brevet-colonel 1811, major-general 1814, lieutenant-general 1830.{{sfn|Chichester|1893|p=347}}
Sir James Lyon commanded a detachment of the ] on board of the Marlborough, in ]'s sections of the 27 and 28 May and 1 June 1794. He was also present with the ] at the ] in Egypt, and received a medal and one clasp for the ] and the ].


Lyon served with detachments of his regiment, which embarked as marines on board ], 80 guns, Captain Mackenzie, and ], 74 guns, Captain Hon. George Berkeley, in the Channel fleet under ]. He was thus present in the actions of 27 and 29 May, and the great victory of 1 June 1794<ref>{{harvnb|Chichester|1893|p=347}} cites R. Mil. Cal. 1820, vol. iii.</ref> Lyon next served with his regiment in the island of ] during the reign of terror there, when Governor Home and all the principal white inhabitants were massacred by the Negroes.<ref>{{harvnb|Chichester|1893|p=347}} cites Higgins, ''Hist. King's Own Borderers''.</ref>
He was Colonel of the ], from 7 September 1829.


Lyon was on Lord George Lennox's staff at Plymouth in 1797–1798, and subsequently aide-de-camp to the Hon. Sir Charles Steuart at Minorca. In 1799 he was appointed to a foreign corps, originally known as "Stuart's", or the Minorca regiment, raised in that island by Sir John Stuart, afterwards Count of Maida, with Lyon and Nicholas Trant as majors. The corps was successively known as the queen's German regiment and the 97th (queen's), and was disbanded as the 96th (queen's) in 1818. Lyon was with it in 1801 in Egypt, where it was engaged with Bonaparte's "invincibles" at the battle of 21 March 1801, and was highly distinguished.{{sfn|Chichester|1893|p=347}}
He was Knight Commander of the ] and Knight Grand Cross of the ].

Lyon subsequently commanded the regiment in the Peninsula from 1808 to 1811 at the battles of ],], ], and the first ]. In June 1813 he was sent to Germany to assist in organising the new Hanoverian levies (distinct from the king's German legion), and was present at the operations in the north of Germany in 1813–14, under the prince royal of Sweden. He commanded a division of Hanoverians at the ] in Hanover, 13 September 1813, and afterwards commanded a mixed force of Russians, Hanoverians, and Hanseatics, under Count von Benningsen, which blockaded Hamburg. Lyon commanded the 6th Hanoverian brigade during the ] and the advance to Paris. The brigade was with the reserve near Hal on 18 June, and did not engage in the battle.{{sfn|Chichester|1893|p=347}}

Lyon commanded the inland district in 1817, and commanded the troops in the ], with headquarters at ], in 1828–1833. He was promised the government of Gibraltar, but was disappointed. Lyon was a K.C.B. (20 January 1815), G.C.H., and had the decorations of the Sword in Sweden and Maximilian Joseph of Bavaria, with gold medals for Egypt, Vimeiro and Talavera, and the Hanoverian and Waterloo medals. He was colonel of the 24th foot, and equerry to the Duke of Cambridge. He died at Brighton on 16 October 1842.{{sfn|Chichester|1893|p=347}}

==Family==
Lyon married a daughter of Edward Coxe, brother of Archdeacon ] the historian.{{sfn|Chichester|1893|p=347}}


==Notes== ==Notes==
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==References== ==References==
* {{DNB |last=Chichester |first=Henry Manners |wstitle=Lyon, James Frederick |volume=34 |page=347}} * {{DNB |last=Chichester |first=Henry Manners |wstitle=Lyon, James Frederick |volume=34 |page=347}} Endnotes
**Dod's Knightage, 1842;
**Army Lists;
**Philippart's Roy. Mil. Cal. 1820, vol. iii.;
** Wilson's Narrative of the Campaign in Egypt, London, 1802;
** Gurwood's Well. Desp. iii. 92;
** Marquis of Londonderry's Narrative of War in Germany in 1813–14;
**Beamish's Hist. King's German Legion, London, 1836, vol. ii.;
**Nav. and Mil. Gazette, 22 Oct. 1842.


==Further reading== ==Further reading==

Revision as of 08:31, 4 March 2014

Lieutenant General Sir James Frederick Lyon, KCB GCH (1775–1842) was an officer of the British Army and Governor of Barbados.

Biography

Lyon, a descendant of the Lyons, lords Glammis, was son of Captain James Lyon, 35th Foot, and his wife, the daughter of James Hamilton. He was born in 1775, on board a transport homeward bound from America after the battle of Bunker's Hill, where his father was killed.

On 4 August 1791 he was appointed ensign 25th Foot. He became lieutenant 26 April 1793, captain 5 April 1795, major 21 Feb. 1799, lieutenant-colonel 13 May 1862, brevet-colonel 1811, major-general 1814, lieutenant-general 1830.

Lyon served with detachments of his regiment, which embarked as marines on board HMS Gibraltar, 80 guns, Captain Mackenzie, and HMS Marlborough, 74 guns, Captain Hon. George Berkeley, in the Channel fleet under Lord Howe. He was thus present in the actions of 27 and 29 May, and the great victory of 1 June 1794 Lyon next served with his regiment in the island of Grenada during the reign of terror there, when Governor Home and all the principal white inhabitants were massacred by the Negroes.

Lyon was on Lord George Lennox's staff at Plymouth in 1797–1798, and subsequently aide-de-camp to the Hon. Sir Charles Steuart at Minorca. In 1799 he was appointed to a foreign corps, originally known as "Stuart's", or the Minorca regiment, raised in that island by Sir John Stuart, afterwards Count of Maida, with Lyon and Nicholas Trant as majors. The corps was successively known as the queen's German regiment and the 97th (queen's), and was disbanded as the 96th (queen's) in 1818. Lyon was with it in 1801 in Egypt, where it was engaged with Bonaparte's "invincibles" at the battle of 21 March 1801, and was highly distinguished.

Lyon subsequently commanded the regiment in the Peninsula from 1808 to 1811 at the battles of Vimeiro,Talavera, Busaco, and the first siege of Badajoz. In June 1813 he was sent to Germany to assist in organising the new Hanoverian levies (distinct from the king's German legion), and was present at the operations in the north of Germany in 1813–14, under the prince royal of Sweden. He commanded a division of Hanoverians at the battle of Göhrde in Hanover, 13 September 1813, and afterwards commanded a mixed force of Russians, Hanoverians, and Hanseatics, under Count von Benningsen, which blockaded Hamburg. Lyon commanded the 6th Hanoverian brigade during the Waterloo Campaign and the advance to Paris. The brigade was with the reserve near Hal on 18 June, and did not engage in the battle.

Lyon commanded the inland district in 1817, and commanded the troops in the Windward and Leeward islands, with headquarters at Barbadoes, in 1828–1833. He was promised the government of Gibraltar, but was disappointed. Lyon was a K.C.B. (20 January 1815), G.C.H., and had the decorations of the Sword in Sweden and Maximilian Joseph of Bavaria, with gold medals for Egypt, Vimeiro and Talavera, and the Hanoverian and Waterloo medals. He was colonel of the 24th foot, and equerry to the Duke of Cambridge. He died at Brighton on 16 October 1842.

Family

Lyon married a daughter of Edward Coxe, brother of Archdeacon William Coxe the historian.

Notes

  1. ^ Chichester 1893, p. 347.
  2. Chichester 1893, p. 347 cites R. Mil. Cal. 1820, vol. iii.
  3. Chichester 1893, p. 347 cites Higgins, Hist. King's Own Borderers.

References

  •  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chichester, Henry Manners (1893). "Lyon, James Frederick". In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 34. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 347. Endnotes
    • Dod's Knightage, 1842;
    • Army Lists;
    • Philippart's Roy. Mil. Cal. 1820, vol. iii.;
    • Wilson's Narrative of the Campaign in Egypt, London, 1802;
    • Gurwood's Well. Desp. iii. 92;
    • Marquis of Londonderry's Narrative of War in Germany in 1813–14;
    • Beamish's Hist. King's German Legion, London, 1836, vol. ii.;
    • Nav. and Mil. Gazette, 22 Oct. 1842.

Further reading

  • Hart, H. G. 1841. The New Army List. London.
  • Paton, G. 1892. Historical Records of the 24th Regiment. London.
Government offices
Preceded bySir Henry Warde, 1821-29 Governor of Barbados
1829–1833 		Succeeded bySir Lionel Smith, (& Windward Isles)
Military offices
Preceded bySir David Baird Colonel of the 24th (The 2nd Warwickshire) Regiment of Foot
1829–1842 		Succeeded byRobert Ellice

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