Alaric Alexander Watts

Alaric Alexander Watts (16 March 1797 – 5 April 1864) was a British poet and journalist, born in London. His life was dedicated to newspaper creation and editing, and he was seen as a conservative writer. His newspaper ventures failed and led him to bankruptcy, until he received a pension from his friend, Lord Aberdeen.

He may now be best remembered for his alliterative poem "The Siege of Belgrade", which begins with a much-quoted couplet:

An Austrian army, awfully arrayed,
Boldly by battery besieged Belgrade.

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