Wellington speaks of Brotherton's employment in the Estrella,[3] of his valuable reports,[4] of his conduct at the Côa,[5] and how he was exchanged after the battle of the Nive.[6] He was made major by brevet on Wellington's special recommendation on 28 Nov 1811, promoted major in his regiment on 26 May 1812, promoted to brevet lieutenant-colonel and appointed CB in 1817.[2]
In 1830 he was appointed aide-de-camp to the king and promoted to colonel, in 1841 he was promoted to major-general and in 1844 he became inspector-general of cavalry. In 1849 he was made colonel of the 15th Hussars, in 1850 he was promoted to lieutenant-general and in 1855 he was advanced to KCB. In 1859 he became colonel of the 1st Dragoon Guards, in 1860 he was promoted to full general and in 1861 he was advanced to GCB.[2]
Marriages
Brotherton was married firstly in 1819 to Louisa Anne Straton (1802–1847), the daughter of General John Warde Straton.[7] By this marriage he had issue an only son, John William Brotherton, who died on 1 September 1878.[8]
In 1865, at the age of eighty, he was married to his second wife, Thomasina Hare, the daughter of the Rev. Walter Hare. Lady Brotherton died, aged 68 years, on 31 May 1895.[9]
Death
Brotherton died in January 1868, aged 85, at his son's house near Esher, now known as Upper Court. He is buried in the churchyard of St. Andrew's Church, Cobham.[10][2]
He left effects of more than £29,000 (equivalent to £3,296,000 in 2023).[11]
References
^ abLondon, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538–1812
^Principal Probate Registry, Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England (1895), p. 295. Death registered in Fulham registration district in the second quarter of 1895 (age given as 84 years).
^Principal Probate Registry, Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England (1868), pp. 138–139.