# Colonel Westbury — The History of Henry Esmond character guide

> Colonel Westbury in The History of Henry Esmond by William Makepeace Thackeray.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Westbury, Captain Westbury, honest Colonel Westbury

**First appearance:** 0021-iii-i-take-the-queen-s-pay-in-quin-s-regiment

## Who they are

A fellow officer and friend of Henry Esmond in the army.

## In the story

### [The Issue of the Plots—The Death of Thomas, Third Viscount of Castlewood; and the Imprisonment of His Viscountess](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_henry_esmond_se/chapters/vi-the-issue-of-the-plots-the-death-of-thomas-third-viscount-of-castlewood-and-the-imprisonment-of-his-viscountess)

Leads the search of Castlewood House, treating the examination with some levity and discovering the hidden papers.

### [II: I Come to the End of My Captivity, but Not of My Trouble](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_henry_esmond_se/chapters/ii-i-come-to-the-end-of-my-captivity-but-not-of-my-trouble)

Fellow prisoner in Newgate; good-humored and friendly, he introduces Steele to Esmond and comments on the duel with Mohun.

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