GREENWOOD

George ( 2 son of Wm. Greenwood of Brook wood park, Hants., d. 1844 aged 80 ). b. 10 June 1799; ed. at Eton; cornet 2 life guards 1817, lieut. col. 1837 to 1840 when he retired; reduced weight of helmet from 8 lb. to 3 lb. 1840; the best breaker in of horses of his day; published Hints on horsemanship 1839, new ed. 1861, the best book on the subject ever done; The tree lifter 1844, 3 ed. 1876; Rain and rivers, or Hutton and Play fair against Lyell and all comers 1857, 2 ed. 1866. d. Brook wood park 3 Nov. 1875. River terraces (1877), with memoir, pp. ix-xv .