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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D461/F/CA
Former ReferenceD461/17
TitleSir Charles Asgill Baronet (1762-1823)
Date1782
Extent1 volume
LevelSubSubFonds
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorColvile family of Lullington
Administrative HistorySir Charles Asgill 2nd baronet was the only son of Sir Charles Asgill and his wife Sarah Theresa Pratviel. He joined the 1st Foot Guards in 1778 and became Captain in 1781. He surrendered with twelve other officers at Yorktown in 1782.

George Washington, in retaliation for the hanging of American Captain Huddy, ordered the captured officers to choose lots for the execution of one of their group. Asgill selected the 'unfortunate' [death] lot and was imprisoned for six months pending execution.

A petition from Queen Marie Antoinette and others led to the decision of the American Congress to release him. He served in Flanders and in Dublin during the rebellion in 1798 and was promoted to General in 1807. He married Jemima Sophia Ogle (1770-1719) in 1790. The couple had no children and on his death the Asgill baronetcy became extinct. Sir Charles' sister, Amelia Angelina (1757-1825), married Robert Colvile in 1786.
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Related MaterialSee Family History Magazine website for an interview by the editor of the magazine, Helen Tovey, with Anne Ammundsen who has researched the Asgill Affair, www.family-tree.co.uk/how-to-guides/charles-asgill-setting-the-record-straight.
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