This officer, who was killed in the Peninsula fought a duel with Quatermaster August Schaumann over the latter's theft of his mistress. Does anyone know the date of this encounter?
Have you read Intelligence Officer in the Peninsula: Letters & Diaries of Major the Hon. Edward Charles Cocks 1786-1812 by Julia Page? On pages 140 - 141 there is an entry from Cocks' journal dated 14 September 1811 about the loss of his lover Josepha. The author then mentions Schaumann. There is nothing about a duel.
I wish I could remember! It wasn't in Schaumann's memoirs either. - but Josepha is! She was Schaumann's mistress in early 1811 and then later in August 1811. He does not mention Cocks at all - but is very forthcoming on his trail of mistresses.
Edward Charles Cocks, my mistake. The duel must have been around then. I thought it might be in Larpent's biography but he was only in the campaign from 1812.
I have looked at "Wellington's Spies", the Cocks biography and Schaumann's memoirs and no mention of a duel. And if their resepctive letters and memories are correct there does not appear to be a lot they'd fight over. Both were keen to avoid any lasting attachment with the girl although Cocks does have regrets. I wonder if I have read that they "duelled over" Josepha, or fought over her and that I have misinterpreted this as a duel? It's possible but I don't think so. I wish I could remember where I saw this mention of a duel, I have checked all the likely books in my collection but over the years I have quite a few others no longer to hand.
Have you read Intelligence Officer in the Peninsula: Letters & Diaries of Major the Hon. Edward Charles Cocks 1786-1812 by Julia Page? On pages 140 - 141 there is an entry from Cocks' journal dated 14 September 1811 about the loss of his lover Josepha. The author then mentions Schaumann. There is nothing about a duel.
What is your source for the duel?