Rodolphus de Salis



General Rodolph John Leslie Hibernicus De Salis (9 May 1811 - 13 March 1880), CB, OBE, Légion d'honneur, and Order of Medjidie was a soldier who fought at many major battles during the nineteenth century.

Early life and education
Second son of Jerome, 4th Count de Salis-Soglio, he was educated at Eton College, Heidelberg University and Oriel College, Oxford.

Career
Cornet, 17 December 1830; Lieutenant, 28 June 1833; Captain, 13 July 1838; Major, 19 February 1847; Brevet Lt. Colonel, 28 November 1854; Lt. Colonel, 2 October 1856; Colonel, 20 March 1858. He fought at Alma, Inkerman, Balaclava, Tchernaya, Kertch, Sebastopol, Central India (& Rajpootana), Kotah ki Serai, Sindwaho, Delhi, Koondrye, Chundaree, Gwalior, and Boordah.

Marriage
He married in Paris, 8 November 1875, Augusta Letitia Robinson, of 10 Marble Arch, London, (1839–1929), (widow of General Adolfus Derville, (1801–1874), Indian Army.

References and Notes

 * Forgotten Heroes: The Charge of the Light Brigade, by Roy Dutton, 2007.