Portrait of Haseland, from the museum of the Royal Hospital, Chelsea
Born
6 August 1620 (claimed)
England
Died
7 February 1732 (aged 111 years, 185 days)
England
Resting place
Royal Hospital, Chelsea, London, England
Occupation
Soldier
Known for
Last survivor of the English Civil Wars
William Hiseland (6 August 1620 (claimed) – 7 February 1732), sometimes spelt William Hasland or Haseland, was an English soldier and reputed supercentenarian. In 1709, at the purported age of eighty-nine, he fought at the Battle of Malplaquet and was believed to be the oldest soldier on the field. He claimed to become the last survivor of the English Civil Wars, which he said he had served in from 1642 to 1651.
Hiseland attained the rank of sergeant. In extreme old age he became a Chelsea pensioner, although he had to give up his place as an in-pensioner when he married at the claimed age of 103. He is buried at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea.
WilliamHiseland (6 August 1620 (claimed) – 7 February 1732), sometimes spelt William Hasland or Haseland, was an English soldier and reputed supercentenarian...
apparently been lost. The evidence for the 112 years of Englishman WilliamHiseland (reportedly 1620–1732) does not meet the standards required by Guinness...
pensions was inspired by Les Invalides in Paris. During the reign of King William III and Queen Mary II, the Royal Hospital was still under construction...
by John Grove, the wainscoting is by William Cleere and the fine lime-wood carving over the fireplace is by William Emmett. The room was completed between...
that it became a gallant man to do. The last survivor of the battle, WilliamHiseland, fought also at Malplaquet sixty-seven years later. Lieutenant Colonel...
up to, culminating in, and resulting from the English Civil Wars. WilliamHiseland, the last Royalist veteran of the Civil War While it is notoriously...
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