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> Sir Joshua Colles Meredyth, died 27 July 1850, in his 80th year.
>
> The obituary in the Gentleman's Magazine (Oct 1850, p.436) says he
> "was knighted May 16, 1794, by the Earl of Westmoreland, the Lord
> Lieutenant of Ireland, being at that time a Captain in the 89th Foot.
> He also received the order of Military Merit from Louis XVIII, and
> that of Louis of Hesse, from the Grand Duke of Hesse; and he was a
> knight grand cross of St. John of Jerusalem." My understanding is
> that the knighthood in 1794 was because he claimed entitlement to
> knighthood as the eldest son of a Baronet.
>
> What order is likely to be meant by "order of Military Merit from
> Louis XVIII"?
>
> Is there any way I can verify that he got any such honour (and, if he
> did, how and why)?
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