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D461 - Colvile family of Lullington - 17th-20th cent
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Archive Reference / Library Class No.
D461/17
Title
Sir Charles Asgill Baronet (1762-1823)
Date
1782
Extent
1 volume
Level
SubSeries
Repository
Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator
Colvile family of Lullington
Administrative History
Charles Asgill 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 Antionette 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.
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See 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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