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232 HIGH EKCALL — HILL. HIGH KKCALL. See "Xewpout of High Ekcall," co. Salop," Barony (Newport), er. 1612 ; ex. (with tile Earldom uf Bradford), 1702. HIGH MEADOW. i.e., "Gage of High Meadow, co. Gloucester," IWony (Gay), tr. 1790 ; sec '• Gage of Castleisland," Viscouutcy [I.] cr. 1720, under the 2nd Viscount. HIGH BODING. See " Boben of High Kodi.no," co. Tipperary," Earldom [L], (■Wjh), er, 1771. HIGHAM. i.e., " Higiiam of IIiguam Fekueus, co. Northampton," Uarony i Watson- Wcntwarth), cr. with the Eaiii.do.m of Maltu.v, which Bee; ex. (with the Marquessate of Kockiugham), 1782. HIGHGATE. See " Ik'ItDETT COUTTS OF HlGHGATE AND BltOOKF IELD. Iwtll ill CO. Middlesex," Barony {Burdclt-Voutts), cr. 1571. HIGHWOBTH. i.e., " Tregoz of Hiohwobth, co. Wilts," Barony [St. John), er. 1026 ; ex. 1630; see '• Gkasdison " VSacountcy [I.J, er, (with asj.ee. rem.) 1021. i. H1LB0B0UGH. See "Nelson of the Nile and of Ililborough, co. Noifolk," Barony (Xclson), cr. 1S01. HILL 0 Y ALMARAZ AND OF HAWKKSTOSE., HILL OF ALMAKAZ AND OF HAKDWJCKE, and HILL OF HAWKE- STONE AND OF HAHDWICKE. Barony. i. Rowland Hill, Sod a of 3ir John Hii.l,.'Sic1 Hart. I 181-1 Natvkestone, co. Salop, by Mary, da. ami coheir uf John Ciia.miihk . ' of lVtton, co. Salop, was 6. 11 anil lia/t. 10 Aug., 1 7 72 , at Prees, Salop lujg ed. at two schools in Chester; entered the army 21 July 1790, in lOftS. w hieh he became Lieu*. -Col. as early as 1794 ; Col. in lSOn ; Major- 1 1816 Gen. in 1S05 ; Lieut-Gen. in 1812, and General in 1825. When in command of the 80th Foot be distinguished himself at Aboukir, in Viscountcy. 1801, and was made Knight of the Crescent of Tur/cci/. In the penin- I toi.i sular war he commanded the second division of the British army, being in command at Talavera in 1S09, and distinguishing himself greatly at the desperate storming of Almarez, 10 March, 1812. Colonel 94th Foot, 1812; K B. 10 March, 1812 (being invested at the army's headquarters at Elvas) becoming, 2 Jan., 1815, G.C.B. ; Knight Grand Cross of the Tower and Sword of Portw/al i Mav, 1812; M.P. for Shrewsbury, 1812-14, being cr. 17 .May, 1S14, BARON HILL OF ALMAKAZ (») AND OF 1 1 AWK ESTONE, co. Salop. He was in command at Vittoria, -1 June, 1813 ; at Nivelle, 10 Nov., IS 13 ; at Bayonne, 13 Dec, 1813; and lastly (where he rendered most important service), at Waterloo, in 1815 ; Col. 72ud Foot, 1S15 ; Kniyht Commander of Maria Theresa of Au.'tria, 21 Aug., 1815 ; Kniyht of St. George of Russia, 21 Aug., 1S15, and Knight of William the Lion of the Netherlands; was in command of the 2nd corps of the British army in France and the Netherlands, 1815/18 ; being, at the close of the war, cr (») See vol i, p. 79, note "a," sub ."Amherst,'- as to titles referring to some Tictory gained by the grantee.