British Generals of the Napoleonic Wars 1793-1815
Erskine, James
By: Ron McGuigan
Erskine, James (30 September 1772 - 3 March 1825)
2nd son of General Sir William Erskine, 1st Baronet. Younger brother
of Lieutenant General Sir William Erskine, 2nd Baronet.
Ensign 26th Foot 1788, Lieutenant 7th Foot 1793, Captain Independent
Company 1793, Captain 37th Foot 1793, Brevet Major 1794, Lieutenant
Colonel 133rd Foot* 1795, Half-pay 1796, Lieutenant-Colonel 15th
Light Dragoons 1796, Lieutenant-Colonel 2nd Dragoon Guards 1803, Brevet
Colonel 1800, Brigadier General on the Staff 1804-1808, Major General
1808, Lieutenant General 1813.
* disbanded 1796.
Early Service: British North America 1789-1793, Flanders 1793-1795,
Helder 1799, Home Staff 1803-1809.
Peninsular War: Commanded cavalry brigade May-July 1809. Invalided
home due to ill health 1809.
Other Service: On Home Staff 1811-1813.
Aide De Camp to the King 1800. Succeeded as 3rd Baronet 1813.
Placed on the Napoleon Series: November 2008
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