Walter Stapleton (soldier)
Walter Stapleton | |
|---|---|
| Born | unknown |
| Died | 1746 |
| Allegiance | France Jacobites |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Unit | Irish Brigade |
| Commands | Irish Picquets |
| Conflicts | |
Walter Valentine Stapleton (died 1746), was an Irish soldier who served in the French army during the War of Austrian Succession and was sent to Scotland shortly afterwards to fight in the Jacobite rising of 1745 where he commanded the Irish Picquet regiment and died from severe wounds after the Battle of Culloden.[1][2][3][4]
References
- ^ "Biographical Dictionary of Irishmen in France". JSTOR. JSTOR 27198159.
- ^ "History of the Regiment". dillonsregiment.org.u. 15 December 2018.
- ^ "THE DREAM THAT DIED AT CULLODEN". The Herald. 10 October 1989.
- ^ "Request by C. Stephen for details of Brigadier Walter Stapleton who fought at Culloden where he died of wounds". National Library of Ireland. 1914.