James Yorke Scarlett


James Yorke Scarlett
General Sir James Yorke Scarlett
Born(1799-02-01)1 February 1799
London, England
Died6 December 1871(1871-12-06) (aged 72)
Burnley, Lancashire, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army
RankGeneral
Commands5th Dragoon Guards
South-West District
Aldershot Division
Battles / warsCrimean War
AwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Spouse(s)
Charlotte Anne Hargreaves
(m. 1835)
RelationsJames Scarlett, 1st Baron Abinger (father)
Robert Scarlett (brother)
Peter Campbell Scarlett (brother)
William Anglin Scarlett (uncle)

General Sir James Yorke Scarlett GCB (1 February 1799 – 6 December 1871) was a British Army officer who served in the Crimean War. He led the Charge of the Heavy Brigade during the Battle of Balaclava on 25 October 1854.