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{{Short description|British Army officer (1778–1863)}}
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|name=The Lord Seaton
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|birth_date=16 February 1778
|death_date= 17 April 1863 (aged 85)
|image=  Field Marshal Sir John Colborne (1778–1863), 1st Baron Seaton, GCB, GCH.jpg
|caption=Colborne in 1821, by [[Jan Willem Pieneman]]
|nickname= "''Le vieux brûlot''" ("the old fire-breather")
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[[File:Battle of Albuhera, by William Barnes Wollen.jpg|thumb|right|''[[The Battle of Albuera]]'' by [[William Barnes Wollen]]. Destruction of Colborne's brigade during the 1811 [[Battle of Albuera]]]]

[[Field marshal (United Kingdom)|Field Marshal]] '''John Colborne, 1st Baron Seaton''', {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|GCB|GCMG|GCH|PCi}} (16 February 1778 – 17 April 1863) was a [[British Army]] officer and colonial governor. After taking part as a junior officer in the [[Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland]], [[Ralph Abercromby|Sir Ralph Abercromby]]'s [[French campaign in Egypt and Syria|expedition to Egypt]] and then the [[War of the Third Coalition]], he served as military secretary to [[John Moore (British Army officer)|Sir John Moore]] at the [[Battle of Corunna]]. He then commanded the 2nd Battalion of the [[66th (Berkshire) Regiment of Foot|66th Regiment of Foot]] and, later, the [[52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot|52nd Regiment of Foot]] at many of the battles of the [[Peninsular War]]. At the [[Battle of Waterloo]], Colborne on his own initiative brought the 52nd Regiment of Foot forward, took up a flanking position in relation to the [[Imperial Guard (Napoleon I)|French Imperial Guard]] and then, after firing repeated volleys into their flank, charged at the Guard so driving them back in disorder.

He went on to become commander-in-chief of all the armed forces in British North America, personally leading the offensive at the [[Battle of Saint-Eustache]] in [[Lower Canada]] and defeating the [[Lower Canada Rebellion|rebel]] force in December 1837. After that he was [[List of Lord High Commissioners of the Ionian Islands|high commissioner of the Ionian Islands]] and then [[Commander-in-Chief, Ireland]].

==Early career and the Peninsular War==
Born in [[Lymington]], [[Hampshire]] the only son of Samuel Colborne also from Lymington and Cordelia Anne Colborne (née Garstin), Colborne was educated at [[Christ's Hospital]] in [[London]] and at [[Winchester College]].<ref name=dcb>{{Cite DCB|4359}}</ref> He was commissioned as an [[Ensign (rank)|ensign]] in the [[Lancashire Fusiliers|20th Regiment of Foot]] on 10 July 1794 securing all subsequent steps in his regimental promotion without [[Purchase of commissions in the British army|purchase]].<ref name=heath90>Heathcote, p. 90</ref> Promoted to [[lieutenant]] on 4 September 1795 and to [[captain lieutenant]] on 11 August 1799, he saw action at the [[Battle of Alkmaar (1799)|Battle of Alkmaar]] in October 1799, where he was wounded, during the [[Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland]].<ref name=heath90/> Promoted to brevet [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|captain]] on 12 January 1800, he took part in [[Ralph Abercromby|Sir Ralph Abercromby]]'s [[French campaign in Egypt and Syria|expedition to Egypt]] in August 1801 and was wounded again.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=15182|page=938|date=16 September 1799}}</ref>

Colborne was deployed with his regiment to [[Italy]] where he distinguished himself at the [[Battle of Maida]] in July 1806 during the [[War of the Third Coalition]].<ref name=heath90/> He became military secretary to General [[Henry Edward Fox|Henry Fox]] in 1806 and then became military secretary to [[John Moore (British Army officer)|Sir John Moore]] with the rank of [[Major (rank)|major]] on 21 January 1808.<ref name=heath90/> In this capacity he accompanied Moore to Sweden in May 1808 and to Portugal in 1808 and served with him at the [[Battle of Benavente]] in December 1808 and [[Battle of Corunna]] in January 1809.<ref name=heath90/> It was Moore's dying request that Colborne should be given a [[lieutenant colonel]]cy and this was complied with on 2 February 1809.<ref name=heath90/> He transferred to the [[66th (Berkshire) Regiment of Foot|66th Regiment of Foot]] on 2 November 1809, and after returning to Spain with [[Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington|Sir Arthur Wellesley]]'s Army, he witnessed the defeat of the Spaniards at the [[Battle of Ocaña]] later that month.<ref name=heath91>Heathcote, p. 91</ref> He commanded a brigade at the [[Battle of Bussaco]] in September 1810 and then commanded the 2nd Battalion of the 66th Regiment of Foot at the [[Battle of Albuera]] in May 1811 where his brigade was virtually annihilated by the Polish 1st [[Legion of the Vistula#Service in Spain|Vistulan]] [[Uhlan|Lancers]] Regiment of the [[French Army]].<ref name=odnb>{{cite ODNB|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/5835?docPos=1|title=John Colborne, 1st Baron Seaton|year=2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/5835 |access-date=26 December 2014}}</ref> After transferring to the command of the [[52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot|52nd Regiment of Foot]] he took part in the [[Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo (1812)|Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo]] in January 1812 where he was badly injured and had to be invalided back to England.<ref name=heath91/>

After recovering in England, Colborne returned to Spain and commanded the 52nd Regiment of Foot at the [[Siege of San Sebastián]] in August 1813 before taking temporary charge of the 2nd brigade of the Light Division in late 1813 and commanding it at the [[Battle of the Bidassoa (1813)|Battle of the Bidassoa]] in October 1813, at the [[Battle of Nivelle]] in November 1813 and at the [[Battle of the Nive]] in December 1813.<ref name=heath91/> He returned to the 52nd Regiment of Foot and commanded it at the [[Battle of Orthez]] in February 1814 and at the [[Battle of Toulouse (1814)|Battle of Toulouse]] in April 1814 and at the [[Battle of Bayonne]] also in April 1814.<ref name=heath91/> He was appointed a [[Order of the Bath|Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath]] on 4 January 1815.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=16972|page=20|date=4 January 1815}}</ref>

==Waterloo==
Colborne became [[aide-de-camp]] to the [[George IV of the United Kingdom|Prince Regent]] with the rank of [[colonel]] on 4 June 1814,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=16906|page=1182|date=7 June 1814}}</ref> and, following [[Napoleon]]'s escape from [[Elba]], he managed to dissuade the Prince from attacking the French Army until the Duke of Wellington arrived.<ref name=heath91/>

At the [[Battle of Waterloo]] in June 1815 during the [[Hundred Days]], Colborne led the 52nd Regiment of Foot. At the critical moment of the battle, when the [[Imperial Guard (Napoleon I)|French Imperial Guard]] attacked Wellington's weakened centre, Colborne made a decisive intervention. On his own initiative, Colborne brought the 52nd Regiment of Foot forward, took up a flanking position in relation to the Imperial Guard and then, after firing repeated volleys into their flank, charged at the Guard so driving them back in disorder.<ref name=dcb/> As soon as General [[Frederick Adam|Sir Frederick Adam]] saw what Colborne was doing, he sent in extra troops to support him.<ref>Barbero, p. 273</ref> Colborne drove forward towards [[La Haye Sainte]], while Wellington rode back to the main line to order the general advance.<ref>Sale, Nigel, "The Lie at the Heart of the Battle", ''Military History Monthly'', April, 2015, p.37.</ref>

He was appointed a Knight of the Austrian [[Military Order of Maria Theresa]] on 2 August 1815.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=17064|page=1941|date=23 September 1815}}</ref> After the war he remained with his regiment as part of the Army of Occupation.<ref name=odnb/>

==Guernsey==
Colborne became [[Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey]] in July 1821<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=17737|page=1682|date=14 August 1821}}</ref> and was promoted to [[major-general]] on 27 May 1825.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=18141|page=926|date=28 May 1825}}</ref>

==Canada==
[[File:Saint-Eustache-Patriotes.jpg|thumb|right|Colborne's troops attack the insurgents and torch the church at the [[Battle of Saint-Eustache]]]]
In August 1828 Colborne was appointed [[List of lieutenant governors of Ontario|Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada]].<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=18496|page=1552|date=15 August 1828}}</ref> As Lieutenant Governor, Colborne increased the population of the province by 70% by initiating an organised system of immigration to bring in settlers from [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|Britain]].<ref name=odnb/> He also aided settlement by expanding the communication and transportation infrastructure through a campaign to build roads and bridges.<ref name=dcb/> He brought changes to the structure of the legislative council, increased fiscal autonomy and encouraged greater independence in the judiciary.<ref name=dcb/> In 1829 he founded [[Upper Canada College]] as a school based on the [[Elizabeth College, Guernsey]] model to educate boys in preparation for becoming leaders of the colonies.<ref name=dcb/>
[[File:Johncolborne.jpg|thumb|left|Bronze statue of John Colborne, sculpted by [[George Gammon Adams]], now at [[Peninsula Barracks]] in [[Winchester]], originally erected at [[Mount Wise, Plymouth]] in 1866<ref>For more information on the varied locations of this statue see [http://www.devonportonline.co.uk/historic_devonport/military/seaton/lord-seaton.aspx Lord Seaton]</ref>]]
[[File:John Colborne.jpg|thumb|right|John Colborne, 1st Baron Seaton portrait by [[George Theodore Berthon]]]]

During Colborne's period of office as commander-in-chief, the [[Family Compact]] promoted resistance to the political principle of [[responsible government]].<ref name=Canada>Lee, p. 149</ref> At the end of its lifespan, the Compact would be condemned by [[John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham|Lord Durham]] as "a petty corrupt insolent Tory clique".<ref name=Canada/> In both Upper Canada, which was under Colborne's administration, and Lower Canada, which was under the direct administration of Colborne's superior, Governor General [[Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford|Lord Gosford]], this resistance to responsible government, together with conflicts between the assembly and the executive over fiscal matters, as well as a difficult economic situation, led to the [[Rebellions of 1837]].<ref name=dcb/>

In January 1836 Colborne became commander-in-chief of all the armed forces in [[British North America]].<ref name=dcb/> He was promoted to the local rank of [[lieutenant general]] on 8 July 1836.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=19398|page=1249|date=8 July 1836}}</ref> Colborne personally led the offensive at the [[Battle of Saint-Eustache]] in December 1837 defeating the [[Lower Canada Rebellion|rebel]] force which had become holed up in a church. His forces burnt the church and set fire to surrounding buildings.  Afterwards, he led the sack of the nearby village of Saint-Benoît, burning much of the village.  The French-Canadians gave him the nickname "''Le vieux brûlot''" ("the old fire-breather").<ref name=dcb/><ref>Patrick Richard Carstens and Timothy L. Sanford, ''The Republic of Canada Almost'' (Xlibris Corporation, 2013), p. 60.</ref>

Colborne was advanced to [[Order of the Bath|Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath]] on 29 January 1838.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=19585|page=214|date=30 January 1838}}</ref> Following Lord Gosford's resignation in February 1838, he became acting [[List of Governors General of Canada|Governor General of British North America]].<ref name=dcb/> In Lower Canada but not Upper Canada, the 1791 constitution was suspended at this time, causing the colony's bicameral parliament to be dissolved. To replace these bodies and assist in governing Lower Canada, Colborne established a 24-member [[Special Council of Lower Canada|Special Council]].<ref name=dcb/>

Colborne stepped aside as acting Governor General until the arrival of Gosford's formal successor, Lord Durham, on 27 May 1838. Colborne was promoted to the substantive rank of lieutenant-general on 28 June 1838.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=19631|page=1489|date=3 July 1838}}</ref> Durham remained in Canada only for a few months, resigning on 9 October and leaving for London on the [[fifth-rate]] HMS Inconstant on 1 November,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HhUxAQAAMAAJ&q=HMS+Inconstant+Lord+Durham+Canada&pg=PA146|title=The London Quarterly Review, Volumes 63–64|year=1839|page=146|access-date=22 November 2015}}</ref> after he learned that his policy of leniency towards the leaders of the prior year's rebellion had been repudiated by the British Government. Durham's departure caused Colborne to again become acting Governor General. Colborne put down a second revolt in November and was confirmed as [[List of Governors General of Canada|Governor General of British North America]] on 14 December.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=19686|page=2887|date=14 December 1838}}</ref> He left Canada in October 1839 after the arrival of his successor, [[Charles Poulett Thomson, 1st Baron Sydenham|Charles Poulett Thomson]] (who shortly thereafter would be elevated to the peerage as Lord Sydenham). After arriving back in England, Colborne was himself elevated to the [[peerage]] as [[Baron Seaton]], of [[Seaton, Devon|Seaton]] in the [[Devon|County of Devon]], on 5 December 1839.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=19801|page=2564|date=6 December 1839}}</ref>

{{anchor|Lord Seaton's Annuity Act 1840}}
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In recognition of the "important services" rendered by Colborne, and following a message from [[Queen Victoria]],<ref>[https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/lords/1840/mar/27/lord-seaton-the-queens-message#S3V0053P0_18400327_HOL_7 The Queen's message] House of Lords Debates 27 March 1840 col 163.</ref> [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|Parliament]] settled an annuity of £2,000 on him and the next two heirs male who would succeed to the title.<ref>Lord Seaton's Annuity Act 1840 (3 & 4 Vict. c. 11)</ref>

==Later life==
Colborne became [[List of Lord High Commissioners of the Ionian Islands|High Commissioner of the Ionian Islands]] in February 1843,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=20197|page=553|date=17 February 1843}}</ref> and having been promoted to full [[general]] on 20 June 1854,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=21564|page=1931|date=22 June 1854}}</ref> he became [[Commander-in-Chief, Ireland]], in 1855.<ref name=heath91/> After standing down from active service in Spring 1860, he was promoted to [[Field marshal (United Kingdom)|field marshal]] on 1 April 1860<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=22371|page=1253|date=30 March 1860}}</ref> and retired to his home at Beechwood House in [[Sparkwell]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/descriptions/959960|title=Plympton St Mary|publisher=A vision of Britain|access-date=26 January 2014}}</ref>

Colborne also served as honorary colonel of the [[94th Regiment of Foot]],<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=19220|page=2244|date=12 December 1834}}</ref> as honorary colonel of the [[26th (Cameronian) Regiment of Foot]]<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=19602|page=783|date=30 March 1838}}</ref> and then as honorary colonel of the [[2nd Regiment of Life Guards]].<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=21534|page=937|date=24 March 1854}}</ref> He was also colonel-in-chief of the [[Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own)]].<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=22598|page=774|date=14 February 1862}}</ref> He died at Valletta House in [[Torquay]] on 17 April 1863 and was buried in the churchyard of [[Holy Cross Church, Newton Ferrers|Holy Cross Church]] at [[Newton Ferrers]].<ref name=odnb/>

In November 1866 a bronze statue of Colborne, sculpted by [[George Gammon Adams|George Adams]] and financed by public donations, was erected at Mount Wise at [[Devonport, Devon|Devonport]]: it was moved to Seaton Barracks in [[Crownhill]] in the early 1960s and then to [[Peninsula Barracks]] in [[Winchester]] in the 1990s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.devonportonline.co.uk/historic_devonport/military/seaton/lord-seaton.aspx|title= Statue of Field Marshal Lord Seaton|publisher=Devonport on line|access-date=26 January 2014}}</ref> A second statue of Colborne also sculpted by George Adams was erected at [[Upper Canada College]] in [[Toronto, Ontario, Canada]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/sir-john-colborne/article16502119/|title=What Toronto's citizens of stone tell us about our history|publisher=Globe & Mail|date=24 January 2014|access-date=26 January 2014}}</ref>

Colborne Street in London, Ontario is named after Colborne,<ref>{{cite book |last=Priddis|first=Harriet|title=Historic Sketches of London Ontario |year=1908|chapter=Naming of London Streets|publisher=The London and Middlesex Historical Society |location=London, Ontario |page=20 |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/historicsketches00lond_1/page/20/mode/2up |quote=Colborne Street, named for Sir John Colborne, Governor of Canada West during the troublesome times that preceded the Rebellion.}}</ref> as is the city of [[Port Colborne]].<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web |url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/470848/Port-Colborne#tab=active~checked,items~checked&title=Port+Colborne+--+Britannica+Online+Encyclopedia|title=Port Colborne - Ontario, Canada|access-date=July 10, 2021}}</ref>

==Family==
[[File:Elizabeth Yonge Seaton (page 325 crop).jpg|thumb|Elizabeth Yonge Seaton]]
In 1813 Colborne married Elizabeth Yonge; they had three daughters and five sons.<ref name=heath91/>

==See also==
* [[Port Colborne]], [[Ontario]]
* [[Colborne Lodge]], [[Toronto]]
* [[Seaton Village]], Toronto neighbouurhood named for Colborne

==References==
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==Sources==
* {{cite book|last=Barbero|first=Alessandro|title=The Battle|year=2005|publisher=Atlantic Books|location=London|isbn=1-84354-309-5}}
* {{cite book|last=Heathcote|first=Tony|title=The British Field Marshals, 1736–1997: A Biographical Dictionary |publisher= Leo Cooper|location=Barnsley|year= 1999|isbn= 0-85052-696-5}}
* {{cite book|last=Lee|first=Robert|title=The Canada Company and the Huron Tract, 1826–1853|publisher=Natural Heritage Books|location=Toronto|year=2004|isbn=1-896219-94-2|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/canadacompanyhur0000leer}}

== External links ==
{{EB1911 poster|Seaton, Sir John Colborne, 1st Baron}}
* Archives of John Colborne, 1st Baron Seaton [https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.redirect?app=fonandcol&id=98341&lang=eng (John Colborne, 1st Baron Seaton fonds, R14204)] are held at [[Library and Archives Canada]]

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