John Lucie Blackman
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John Lucie Blackman (4 October 1793 – 18 June 1815) was a British soldier who fought in the Peninsular War, and is notable for being one of the 47,000 casualties of the Battle of Waterloo,[1] where he died on 18 June 1815, at age 21.
Blackman was born on 4 October 1793 at Bridewell Hospital Chapel, London. He was the son of George Blackman, who would later change his name to Harnage on his elevation to the peerage and Mary Harnage, daughter of Lieutenant Colonel Henry Harnage. His parents were cousins and Blackman was christened on 30 October 1793 at Bridewell Hospital Chapel, London.[2][3] He was educated at Westminster school until 1808, whereafter he joined the British Army.[4]
