Early life
He was born in Ireland, the son of the Hon. Toby Caulfeild who was a son of the first Viscount Charlemont. By the early 1730s, Caulfeild was serving as a Subaltern (military), Subaltern in the British Army.Roads and Bridges
General Wade appointed him Inspector of Roads for Scotland in 1732. After the departure of General Wade in 1740, Caulfeild became responsible for directing all construction of new roads and bridges in Scotland until his death. Although he is not as well known as Wade, he is associated with the construction of Old military roads of Scotland, far more roads than his predecessor. General Wade was responsible for of road, 40 bridges and 2 forts – whereas Caulfeild was responsible for of road and over 600 bridges. The largest individual lengths of roads built under the direction of Caulfeild included the military roads from Stirling to Fort William, Highland, Fort William (93 miles), Coupar Angus to Fort George, Highland, Fort George (100 miles), and Bridge of Sark to Port Patrick.Other Duties
During the Jacobite rising of 1745 Caulfeild also served in the position of quartermaster to John Cope (British Army officer), Sir John Cope. In 1747, he was also made Deputy Governor of Inverness Castle.Personal life
Caulfeild had at least one son, whom he named Wade Toby Caulfeild after General Wade. In later life, Caulfeild lived at his home Cradlehall which was built just outside Inverness. Major Caulfeild died in 1767.References
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