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In 1769 Charles Ewart was born.
On 18th June 1815, at the Battle of Waterloo, Charles Ewart (age 46) captured the Regimental Eagle of the 45e Régiment de Ligne. One of the most prized honours of the Scots Greys and, in commemoration of this, their cap badge shows the Eagle. The Eagle is now in Edinburgh Castle Museum. It is one of two Regimental Eagles captured during the Waterloo Campaign.
On 23rd March 1846 Charles Ewart (age 77) died. His body was buried in the New Jerusalem Chapel graveyard in Bolton Street, Salford. His memorial read "In Memory of Ensign Charles Ewart, who departed March 23, 1846, aged 77 years". The grave was paved over and forgotten for many years,
In 1938 the grave of Charles Ewart was uncovered, and his body was reburied by the Royal Scots Greys (as they were then titled) on the esplanade of Edinburgh Castle; the Ensign Ewart Monument [Map].