Georg Krauchenberg

Thanks Thomas,

We referenced Poten earlier in the thread. The three companies were more conventionally troops, so one and a half Squadrons.

Now the 2nd Hussars on similar frontier duty did not get the medal at all. However these three troops, and Krauchenberg were included in the 3rd Hussars medal roll.

As the CO was mortally wounded, once he had rejoined Maj Krauchenberg’s name would have been listed as in command. Horseguards then include him on the “Waterloo brevet” and gets a CB despite him not having been there at all! Understandable though as the 3rd Hussars adjutant, like a number of staff officers, was a casualty. The resulting dislocation of staff work, coupled with perhaps amnesia about the order detaching him means that it was taken at face value.

As the KGL were in the process of being disbanded it seems no one pointed this out. Undoubtedly his subsequent career as a Hanoverian Maj Gen would have precluded anybody mentioning it?