Edward Hodge

Sir Edward Cooper Hodge GCB
Born	19 April 1810
Died	10 December 1894 (aged 84)
Buried at	Brompton Cemetery, London
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	General
Commands held	4th (Royal Irish) Regiment of Dragoon Guards 5th Dragoon Guards
Battles/wars	Crimean War
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath

General Sir Edward Cooper Hodge GCB (19 April 1810 – 10 December 1894) was a British Army officer.^[1]

Biography

Funerary monument, Brompton Cemetery, London

Hodge was the son of Major Edward Hodge (1782–1815) of the 7th Hussars, who distinguished himself in the Peninsula War and in the Waterloo Campaign.

As a Lieutenant-Colonel, Edward Cooper Hodge commanded the 4th (Royal Irish) Regiment of Dragoon Guards at the Battle of Balaclava. He was subsequently placed in command of the 5th Dragoon Guards, and later rose to the rank of General.

Hodge was the author of a diary, edited by the Marquess of Anglesey and published as Little Hodge: Being Extracts from the Diaries and Letters of Colonel Edward Cooper Hodge Written During the Crimean War, 1854-1856

He is buried in Brompton Cemetery, London.

Family

In 1860 Edward Cooper Hodge married Lucy Anne, second daughter of James Rimingt'on. Esq, of Broomhead Hall, Yorkshire

Notes

1. Miles Barton.

References

• "Period paintings, historical portraits and fine art in London - Major Edward Hodge (1782-1815)", Miles Barton, retrieved 11 May 2015

Further reading

• "General Hodge", British Medals, retrieved 11 May 2015
• "W.Bro. Lieutenant-General Edward Cooper Hodge Worshipful Master St. Patrick's Lodge No. 295 1835.", Irish Masonic History and the Jewels of Irish Freemasonry, retrieved 11 May 2015