Charles James Otway

A 1724 portrait of Otway by John Smibert

General Charles James Otway (1694 – 6 August 1764) was a British Army officer.

Military career

In 1712, Otway joined Lord Mohun's Regiment of Foot and in 1715 he fought against the Jacobites in the inconclusive Battle of Sherrifmuir.[1] He was colonel of the 35th Regiment of Foot from 1717[2] until his death in 1764. During this extraordinarily long colonecy, the Regiment was known as Otway's Foot, even after the practice of identifying regiments by the name of their colonel was officially abolished in 1751.[1]

His promotions were as follows:

Personal life

In 1730, Otway married Lady Bridget Fielding, the daughter of the Basil Feilding, 4th Earl of Denbigh.[1] He died on 6 August 1764[6] and was buried in St Michael's Church in Smarden.[7]

Military offices
Preceded by
Richard Gorges
 Colonel of the 35th Regiment of Foot
Officially Otway's Foot to 1751
1717–1764 		Succeeded by

References

  1. ^ a b c d Martineau, Gerard Durani (1955). A History of the Royal Sussex Regiment: A History of the Old Belfast Regiment and the Regiment of Sussex, 1701-1953. Chichester: Moore & Tilyer. p. 35.
  2. ^ "No. 5559". The London Gazette. 27 July 1717. p. 1.
  3. ^ "No. 7464". The London Gazette. 16 December 1735. p. 1.
  4. ^ "No. 8441". The London Gazette. 15 June 1745. p. 2.
  5. ^ Haydn, Joseph (1851). The book of dignities; containing rolls of the official personages of the British Empire. London: Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans. p. 318.
  6. ^ "Replies - Otway". Notes and Queries. Vol. Twelfth Series, no. 114. 19 June 1920. pp. 316–317. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  7. ^ Greenwood, Christopher (1838). An Epitome of County History. Vol. I. p. 283.