diff options
| -rw-r--r-- | .gitattributes | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | LICENSE.txt | 11 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | README.md | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | old/55295-0.txt | 4643 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | old/55295-0.zip | bin | 78455 -> 0 bytes | |||
| -rw-r--r-- | old/55295-h.zip | bin | 492017 -> 0 bytes | |||
| -rw-r--r-- | old/55295-h/55295-h.htm | 5770 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | old/55295-h/images/cover.jpg | bin | 176922 -> 0 bytes | |||
| -rw-r--r-- | old/55295-h/images/i_b_018fp.jpg | bin | 130764 -> 0 bytes | |||
| -rw-r--r-- | old/55295-h/images/i_frontispiece.jpg | bin | 102677 -> 0 bytes |
10 files changed, 17 insertions, 10413 deletions
diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d7b82bc --- /dev/null +++ b/.gitattributes @@ -0,0 +1,4 @@ +*.txt text eol=lf +*.htm text eol=lf +*.html text eol=lf +*.md text eol=lf diff --git a/LICENSE.txt b/LICENSE.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6312041 --- /dev/null +++ b/LICENSE.txt @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +This eBook, including all associated images, markup, improvements, +metadata, and any other content or labor, has been confirmed to be +in the PUBLIC DOMAIN IN THE UNITED STATES. + +Procedures for determining public domain status are described in +the "Copyright How-To" at https://www.gutenberg.org. + +No investigation has been made concerning possible copyrights in +jurisdictions other than the United States. Anyone seeking to utilize +this eBook outside of the United States should confirm copyright +status under the laws that apply to them. diff --git a/README.md b/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a1a36c4 --- /dev/null +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,2 @@ +Project Gutenberg (https://www.gutenberg.org) public repository for +eBook #55295 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/55295) diff --git a/old/55295-0.txt b/old/55295-0.txt deleted file mode 100644 index 637b8f2..0000000 --- a/old/55295-0.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,4643 +0,0 @@ -The Project Gutenberg EBook of Historical Record of the Second, or the -Queen's Royal Regiment of Foot, by Richard Cannon - -This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most -other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions -whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of -the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at -www.gutenberg.org. If you are not located in the United States, you'll have -to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this ebook. - -Title: Historical Record of the Second, or the Queen's Royal Regiment of Foot - -Author: Richard Cannon - -Release Date: August 8, 2017 [EBook #55295] - -Language: English - -Character set encoding: UTF-8 - -*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE SECOND *** - - - - -Produced by Brian Coe, John Campbell and the Online -Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This -book was produced from images made available by the -HathiTrust Digital Library.) - - - - - - - - - - TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE - - Italic text is denoted by _underscores_. - - A superscript is denoted by ^x or ^{xx}, for example y^r or 21^{st}. - - A subscript is denoted by _{x}, for example y_{e}. - - Some minor changes are noted at the end of the book. - - - - - HISTORICAL RECORDS - - OF THE - - BRITISH ARMY. - - - PREPARED FOR PUBLICATION UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE - ADJUTANT-GENERAL. - - - THE SECOND REGIMENT OF FOOT; - - OR, - - QUEEN'S ROYAL. - - - - - LONDON: - Printed by WILLIAM CLOWES and SONS, - 14, Charing Cross. - - - - -GENERAL ORDERS. - - - _HORSE-GUARDS,_ - _1st January, 1836._ - -His Majesty has been pleased to command, that, with a view of doing -the fullest justice to Regiments, as well as to Individuals who -have distinguished themselves by their Bravery in Action with the -Enemy, an Account of the Services of every Regiment in the British -Army shall be published under the superintendence and direction -of the Adjutant-General; and that this Account shall contain the -following particulars, _viz._, - - ---- The Period and Circumstances of the Original Formation of - the Regiment; The Stations at which it has been from time to time - employed; The Battles, Sieges, and other Military Operations, - in which it has been engaged, particularly specifying any - Achievement it may have performed, and the Colours, Trophies, - &c., it may have captured from the Enemy. - - ---- The Names of the Officers and the number of Non-Commissioned - Officers and Privates, Killed or Wounded by the Enemy, specifying - the Place and Date of the Action. - - ---- The Names of those Officers, who, in consideration of their - Gallant Services and Meritorious Conduct in Engagements with the - Enemy, have been distinguished with Titles, Medals, or other - Marks of His Majesty's gracious favour. - - ---- The Names of all such Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers - and Privates as may have specially signalized themselves in - Action. - - And, - - ---- The Badges and Devices which the Regiment may have been - permitted to bear, and the Causes on account of which such Badges - or Devices, or any other Marks of Distinction, have been granted. - - By Command of the Right Honourable - GENERAL LORD HILL, - _Commanding-in-Chief_. - - JOHN MACDONALD, - _Adjutant-General_. - - - - -PREFACE. - - -The character and credit of the British Army must chiefly depend -upon the zeal and ardour, by which all who enter into its service -are animated, and consequently it is of the highest importance that -any measure calculated to excite the spirit of emulation, by which -alone great and gallant actions are achieved, should be adopted. - -Nothing can more fully tend to the accomplishment of this desirable -object, than a full display of the noble deeds with which the -Military History of our country abounds. To hold forth these bright -examples to the imitation of the youthful soldier, and thus to -incite him to emulate the meritorious conduct of those who have -preceded him in their honourable career, are among the motives that -have given rise to the present publication. - -The operations of the British Troops are, indeed, announced in the -'London Gazette,' from whence they are transferred into the public -prints: the achievements of our armies are thus made known at the -time of their occurrence, and receive the tribute of praise and -admiration to which they are entitled. On extraordinary occasions, -the Houses of Parliament have been in the habit of conferring on -the Commanders, and the Officers and Troops acting under their -orders, expressions of approbation and of thanks for their skill -and bravery, and these testimonials, confirmed by the high honour -of their Sovereign's Approbation, constitute the reward which the -soldier most highly prizes. - -It has not, however, until late years, been the practice (which -appears to have long prevailed in some of the Continental armies) -for British Regiments to keep regular records of their services -and achievements. Hence some difficulty has been experienced in -obtaining, particularly from the old Regiments, an authentic -account of their origin and subsequent services. - -This defect will now be remedied, in consequence of His Majesty -having been pleased to command, that every Regiment shall in future -keep a full and ample record of its services at home and abroad. - -From the materials thus collected, the country will henceforth -derive information as to the difficulties and privations which -chequer the career of those who embrace the military profession. In -Great Britain, where so large a number of persons are devoted to -the active concerns of agriculture, manufactures, and commerce, and -where these pursuits have, for so long a period, been undisturbed -by the _presence of war_, which few other countries have escaped, -comparatively little is known of the vicissitudes of active -service, and of the casualties of climate, to which, even during -peace, the British Troops are exposed in every part of the globe, -with little or no interval of repose. - -In their tranquil enjoyment of the blessings which the country -derives from the industry and the enterprise of the agriculturist -and the trader, its happy inhabitants may be supposed not often to -reflect on the perilous duties of the soldier and the sailor,--on -their sufferings,--and on the sacrifice of valuable life, by which -so many national benefits are obtained and preserved. - -The conduct of the British Troops, their valour, and endurance, -have shone conspicuously under great and trying difficulties; and -their character has been established in Continental warfare by the -irresistible spirit with which they have effected debarkations in -spite of the most formidable opposition, and by the gallantry and -steadiness with which they have maintained their advantages against -superior numbers. - -In the official Reports made by the respective Commanders, ample -justice has generally been done to the gallant exertions of the -Corps employed; but the details of their services, and of acts of -individual bravery, can only be fully given in the Annals of the -various Regiments. - -These Records are now preparing for publication, under His -Majesty's special authority, by Mr. RICHARD CANNON, -Principal Clerk of the Adjutant-General's Office; and while -the perusal of them cannot fail to be useful and interesting -to military men of every rank, it is considered that they will -also afford entertainment and information to the general reader, -particularly to those who may have served in the Army, or who have -relatives in the Service. - -There exists in the breasts of most of those who have served, or -are serving, in the Army, an _Esprit du Corps_--an attachment -to every thing belonging to their Regiment; to such persons a -narrative of the services of their own Corps cannot fail to prove -interesting. Authentic accounts of the actions of the great,--the -valiant,--the loyal, have always been of paramount interest with -a brave and civilized people. Great Britain has produced a race -of heroes who, in moments of danger and terror, have stood, "firm -as the rocks of their native shore;" and when half the World has -been arrayed against them, they have fought the battles of their -Country with unshaken fortitude. It is presumed that a record of -achievements in war,--victories so complete and surprising, gained -by our countrymen,--our brothers--our fellow-citizens in arms,--a -record which revives the memory of the brave, and brings their -gallant deeds before us, will certainly prove acceptable to the -public. - -Biographical memoirs of the Colonels and other distinguished -Officers, will be introduced in the Records of their respective -Regiments, and the Honorary Distinctions which have, from time to -time, been conferred upon each Regiment, as testifying the value -and importance of its services, will be faithfully set forth. - -As a convenient mode of Publication, the Record of each Regiment -will be printed in a distinct number, so that when the whole shall -be completed, the Parts may be bound up in numerical succession. - - - - - HISTORICAL RECORD - - OF THE - - SECOND, - - OR - - QUEEN'S ROYAL REGIMENT - OF FOOT; - - CONTAINING - - AN ACCOUNT OF THE FORMATION OF THE REGIMENT - IN THE YEAR 1661, AND OF ITS SUBSEQUENT - SERVICES TO 1837. - - - LONDON: - - PRINTED BY CLOWES AND SONS, 14, CHARING CROSS. - - MDCCCXXXVIII. - - -[Illustration: SECOND (THE QUEEN'S ROYAL) REGIMENT OF FOOT.] - - - - - THE SECOND, - - OR - - QUEEN'S ROYAL REGIMENT OF FOOT, - - BEARS IN THE CENTRE OF - EACH COLOUR - - THE QUEEN'S CYPHER - - ON A - - RED GROUND WITHIN THE GARTER, AND CROWN OVER IT; - - ALSO THE FOLLOWING DISTINCTIONS, - - _Egypt, with the Sphynx_--_Vimiera_--_Corunna_--_Salamanca_-- - _Vittoria_--_Pyrenees_--_Nivelle_--_Toulouse_--and _Peninsula_. - - - IN THE DEXTER CANTON OF THE SECOND COLOUR - - THE UNION: - - IN THE THREE OTHER CORNERS - - THE PASCHAL LAMB; - - WITH THE MOTTOES - - _Pristinæ Virtutis Memor_, and _Vel Exuviæ Triumphant_, - - AND THE DISTINCTIONS ABOVE SPECIFIED. - - - - -HISTORICAL RECORD - -OF - -THE SECOND, - -OR - -QUEEN'S ROYAL REGIMENT OF FOOT. - - -[Sidenote: 1661] - -The Second Regiment of Foot was raised in 1661, for the purpose -of providing a garrison for _Tangier_, a fortress on the northern -coast of Africa, which was ceded to England as part of the marriage -portion of Donna Catherina, Infanta of Portugal, who, in the -following year, was married to King Charles II[1]. - -The command of this regiment was conferred by King Charles II. on -Henry (second) Earl of Peterborough, whose commission as Colonel -bears date the 30th of September, 1661. - -King Charles II. having, soon after his restoration, disbanded the -army of the Commonwealth, the ranks of Lord Peterborough's regiment -were speedily completed with disciplined soldiers: it is reported -to have assembled on Putney heath on the 14th of October, 1661, and -to have numbered one thousand men. - -The destination of Lord Peterborough's regiment to garrison so -valuable a portion of Her Majesty's dower was, no doubt, the -cause of its early advancement to royal favour: it was designated -'the _Queen's_,' and the _Paschal Lamb_, the distinguishing badge -of Portugal, was placed on its colours, and has ever since been -continued to be borne by the regiment[2]. - -[Sidenote: 1662] - -In a few months after its formation, the _Earl of Peterborough_ -embarked with his regiment and a troop of horse[3], and arrived at -_Tangier_ on the 29th of January, 1662, where he found a British -fleet, under the command of the _Earl of Sandwich_, lying in the -roads, and _Sir Richard Steyner_, with a detachment of officers -and seamen, occupying the town: a duty from which the _Queen's_ -Regiment, relieved them on the following day[4]. - -The fortress was already surrounded by walls upwards of a mile and -a quarter in extent, but the English began constructing, at immense -cost both of money and labour, a series of external fortifications. -It was also determined to form a secure harbour by building a pier, -or mole, several hundred yards in length. A spirit of enterprise, -which has since become so conspicuous in British subjects, was, at -this early period, strongly evinced in these improvements, carried -on amidst barbarian tribes on the unpromising shores of Africa. - -Tangier was announced after its occupation 'a place of such -concernment that all the world will envy the English the attainment -of it;' but this opinion was founded more on an expectation that -the new colony would open a mart for trade, and bring to our -influence, if not to our power, the adjoining states. It was, -however, an acquisition of consequence to a nation aiming at -commercial rivalry at a time when the voyage to India by the Cape -of Good Hope was of rare occurrence. Tangier was situated so as -to be a convenient resting-place for the Mediterranean trader, -similar to what Gibraltar affords at the present time. These -speculations gave the command a great importance, made evident by -the warrant from King Charles II. on the appointment of the _Earl -of Peterborough_ to his government. It designates him '_Captain -General, Chief Governor, and Vice-Admiral of our City of Tangier, -and of the ports and coasts adjacent, and any of our dominions -and territories, castles and forts, in or near the kingdom of -Tangier, Fez, and Morocco, in Africa, which are or shall be in our -possession, or reduced to our obedience, &c._' - -On the arrival of Lord Peterborough at _Tangier_, he found Gaylan, -the sovereign chief of Fez, with a body of 10,000 men, encamped -within a league of the fortress. A treaty of peace was concluded -between these commanders, and limits were fixed, beyond which the -English were not to forage or cultivate. No great reliance was -placed by the British on their new ally, and accounts from the new -colony state, 'how the Moors will observe these articles we know -not; however, we are, and we still shall be, upon our guard.' - -[Sidenote: 1663] - -Three other battalions of infantry also proceeded to Tangier from -Dunkirk[5]. The friendly understanding which was established -with the natives was for some time interrupted only by trifling -skirmishes, in which the Moors satisfied themselves by beating -back, with sticks, those of the garrison who passed the stipulated -bounds. A jealousy was, however, very soon evinced; and upon -opposition being made to the English in prosecuting the works and -fortifications already alluded to, war burst out, in which the -number and ferocity of the Moors were defeated and overcome by -great discipline and courage on the part of the garrison. The use -of cannon by the Europeans at length diminished the courage of the -barbarians, but not before the garrison suffered severely. They had -already lost 250 men, and the Moors about 500, amongst whom was a -brother of Gaylan, when a peace was at length concluded in 1663, -and Lord Peterborough returned in the same year to England[6]. - -_The Earl of Peterborough_ was succeeded, both in the government -of Tangier and in the Colonelcy of the Queen's Regiment, by -Lieutenant-General ANDREW RUTHERFORD, _Earl of Teviot_ -(late Governor of Dunkirk), whose commission was dated the 9th -of April, 1663. This second governor of Tangier consolidated all -the infantry in garrison, and added them to the Queen's Tangier -Regiment; he also so beautified and strengthened the town, that he -obtained the title of its 'Restorer.' - -Gaylan, hearing of the progress of the works, assembled an army -of 4000 horse and 20,000 foot[7]; and at mid-day, on Sunday the -14th of June, 1663, when all the officers were at dinner, the -Moors surprised and carried the advance-posts and attacked the -great redoubt, where Major Ridgert of the Queen's Regiment, with -forty men, made a most gallant defence, until the garrison, led -by Colonel Norwood, sallied out, and charging the Moors with -signal bravery, retook all the posts which had been captured. -The garrison lost fourteen men killed and twenty wounded in this -encounter; and the enemy upwards of one hundred. In an account of -this action published at the time, it is stated, 'The Moors are men -of resolution, and have most excellent fire-arms. When the horse -charged us, he that did command them was clothed in crimson velvet, -who being killed, they all went off immediately; it is presumed, -therefore, that he was one of their chief men.' - -A second attack was subsequently made with 10,000 men, 'but the -most vigilant governor had so warily supplied the defects of the -place, by planting great guns to annoy the assailants, that though -the assault was very sharp, the enemy was beaten off with the loss -of 900 men[8].' - -In August a peace was concluded for six months, and a free trade -was opened with the Moors, 'they daily bringing their camels laden -with commodities, and in return they get money and other things.' -Further additions were also made to the works, which again gave -rise to acts of hostility, and in one encounter the garrison -captured a splendid scarlet standard. A correspondence was opened -with Gaylan--the Earl of Teviot insisted on making additional -works--Gaylan objected, when his Lordship replied, 'he must have -peace on those terms, or war without them.' The latter was the -result, and led to numerous losses, particularly of the natives, in -attempts to assault the fortress. - -[Sidenote: 1664] - -The chief losses sustained by the garrison of Tangier were in -the sallies they made into the adjacent country to obtain fresh -provisions. The Moors had a custom of driving two or three hundred -head of cattle within sight of the walls, and planting a body of -men in ambuscade, ready to fall on the detachment, which military -ardour, to say nothing of a natural wish for fresh beef, was -sure to bring beyond the cover of the fortress. These skirmishes -frequently brought on more serious engagements, and in a sally made -by the garrison on the 4th of May, 1664, the _Earl of Teviot_[9] -met his death. - -The Earl of Teviot was succeeded in the command of the Queen's -Regiment by Colonel, afterwards Lieutenant-General _Henry Norwood_, -whose commission is dated the 10th of June, 1664. The government -of Tangier at this time was bestowed by His Majesty on _John -Lord Bellasyse_, a younger son of the _Earl of Fauconberg_, who -arrived at his government in April 1665, on board the Smyrna fleet, -consisting of 'seven lusty, brave ships.' - -[Sidenote: 1665] - -[Sidenote: 1666] - -_Lord Bellasyse_ found the judicious arrangements of the late -Commander-in-Chief had rendered Tangier impregnable to its -enemies, who by this time were much disheartened, and inclined to -terminate hostilities. A peace was concluded in the following year, -and Lord Bellasyse was himself the bearer of it to England, where -he arrived in May, 1666. The London Gazette states his favourable -reception by His Majesty, and great expectations of future -prosperity to Tangier were raised from his report. - -_General Norwood_, who has been mentioned as succeeding, on -the death of the Earl of Teviot, to the command of the Queen's -Regiment, was now appointed to succeed Lord Bellasyse in his -government. His administration was that of a judicious and vigilant -officer; he acquired the confidence of the Moors, and conciliated -Gaylan the sovereign chief of Fez. General Norwood's proceedings -among the natives were considered so honourable, and his character, -altogether, stood so high, that the Emperor _Muley Xeriff_ admitted -him to traffic at Tetuan free of imposts; a most beneficial offer, -which he failed not to accept, as it so much concerned the welfare -of Tangier, 'to whose advancement,' says Addison, 'he always -declared a singular propensity.' - -[Sidenote: 1668] - -The death of this valuable officer, which occurred in 1668, made -room for the appointment of _John Earl of Middleton_, whose -commission, as Governor of Tangier, and as Colonel of the Queen's -Regiment, is dated the 15th of May, 1668. - -It was during the colonelcy of the Earl of Middleton, when war had -been resumed with the ferocious Moors, that this regiment had the -honour of numbering amongst its volunteers the man who afterwards -became the most successful and most celebrated general of his -age;--'the man who never fought a battle which he did not gain, or -besieged a town which he failed to reduce,--JOHN CHURCHILL, -DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH.' Mr. Churchill was at this time about -twenty years of age, and held an ensign's commission in the Foot -Guards, but made his first essays, in actual service, beneath the -walls of Tangier, where he eagerly engaged in the frequent sallies -and skirmishes of the garrison, giving, in this desultory warfare, -the first indication of his active and daring character. - -[Sidenote: 1675] - -After an administration of nearly seven years, the Earl of -Middleton died in the fortress, on the 25th of January, 1675[10]. -He was succeeded in the command of _Tangier_, and also in the -colonelcy of the Queen's Regiment, on the 5th of March, 1675, by -_William O'Brien, Earl of Inchiquin_. - -[Sidenote: 1678] - -Tangier had by this time so increased in strength and importance, -that its occupation by the English was become an object of -jealousy, not only to the natives of the country, but to all -European powers. The fortifications had been rendered secure, -and the harbour had been improved, and now afforded a safe -anchorage. These important points had not been attained without -great opposition from the Moors, and much credit was given to the -garrison for their conduct and steady perseverance in the arduous -duties they had to perform. We find acknowledgment made of them by -the journals of the day in the following terms:--'Many and various -have been the warlike exploits of the heroic English against -the barbarians, during the possession of this famous garrison -of Tangier, so much renowned throughout the world, standing as -commandress of those seas, and a protection to shipping from the -Turkish pirates.' The Oxford Gazette of the same period also -contains a letter from Tangier, reporting a threatened attack from -a French fleet, and adds, 'the soldiers, far from being surprised -at the news, are infinitely rejoiced at it, expecting them with -much impatience.' Thus we find the Queen's Regiment was ever at its -post, and had for eighteen years, almost single-handed, maintained -this important fortress, in defiance of numerous assaults from the -equally destructive effects of war and climate. - -[Sidenote: 1680] - -Towards the termination of the Earl of Inchiquin's[11] command -Tangier became an object of still greater attention in England. The -Emperor of Morocco had joined with the forces of Fez, and a crusade -was carrying on against the Christian occupants of this part of -Africa; Europeans were found ready to direct the operations of the -savages, and the war assumed an importance hitherto not bestowed on -it. The following is an account given at the time:-- - -'The Moors being vexed, knowing it was impossible to make their -approaches against Tangier above ground, resolved to effect it by -drawing lines and working underneath the earth; which stratagem of -war, it is supposed, they learnt from several French and Spanish -mercenaries whom they keep in pay: this practice they were before -quite ignorant of.'--The public journals also speak indignantly of -some English who clandestinely imported 1500 barrels of gunpowder -to the enemy, and say, ''Tis too often the custom of our nation to -give away their swords, and fight with their teeth, and furnish -our foes with means to cut our own throats.' Numerous losses -sustained by the garrison, together with the increased force of the -assailants, rendered it requisite to send reinforcements to the -relief of the former. For this purpose a detachment left Ireland -in the spring of 1680, consisting of four companies of the Royal -Regiment of Foot; twelve other companies of the same regiment -followed in the same year; five companies of the Foot Guards also -sailed for the same destination under the Earl of Mulgrave. - -In addition to the above reinforcements, a new regiment was raised -in 1680, of which _Charles Fitz Charles, Earl of Plymouth_, (a -natural son of King Charles II.) was appointed Colonel, and -embarked on this service. This latter corps was called 'the Second -Tangier Regiment,' and is now the 4th, or King's Own Regiment. - -It has been stated that the Duke of Marlborough was initiated at -Tangier in the first rudiments of war. The same theatre for the -display of British valour and enterprise was at this time chosen by -several other volunteers, among whom were Charles Lord Mordaunt, -the afterwards celebrated Earl of Peterborough, and others of rank -and celebrity. - -In the year 1680 the Earl of Inchiquin vacated his appointment on -being made Governor of Jamaica. Colonel Sir Palmes Fairborne[12], -of the Queen's Regiment, who succeeded to the command of the -fortress on the departure of the Earl of Inchiquin, was, in -consequence of his gallant and meritorious services, confirmed in -the appointment by his Majesty. The demise of this brave officer, -however, occurred before the commission for his appointment was -signed; he was wounded in an action with the Moors on the 24th of -October, 1680, and died three days after, leaving the charge of the -garrison to Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Sackville, of the Coldstream -Foot Guards[13]. On the 27th of October the garrison attacked the -enemy's lines with determined bravery, and the Queen's Regiment is -reported to have '_behaved to admiration_[14].' Considerable loss -was however sustained by the English; 'not above fifty men were -left in one of the battalions of Lord Inchiquin's Regiment (the -Queen's): the English and Scotch behaved as brave and gallant men, -and the Gentlemen Volunteers have alike proved themselves men of -courage.' - -The Queen's Regiment had Ensign Watson, Ensign Trent, and -thirty-four men killed; and Captain Philpot, Lieutenants Guy and -Tate, Ensigns Roberts, Thomas, Fitzpatrick, Webster, Norwood, -Beckford, and Elliott, with 124 men wounded. - -[Sidenote: 1681] - -In a short period after the above engagement, his Majesty -was pleased to appoint Lieutenant-Colonel Sackville to be -Lieutenant-Colonel of the Queen's Regiment of Foot Guards, by which -he was removed from service at Tangier. - -[Sidenote: 1682] - -The Government of Tangier was next conferred upon Colonel Piercy -Kirke[15], who, on the death of the Earl of Plymouth, had been -promoted, on the 27th of November 1680, to the Colonelcy of the 2nd -Tangier Regiment, with which Regiment he had embarked for Africa as -Lieutenant-Colonel in September of that year. He was removed to the -Colonelcy of the Queen's Regiment on the 19th of April, 1682, in -succession to Colonel Sir Palmes Fairborne, deceased. - -During Colonel Kirke's services at Tangier, he had been frequently -employed upon missions to the Emperor of Morocco. In Ockley's -'Account of South-west Barbary,' there is a letter from the Emperor -to him, dated the 27th of October, 1682, which shows that there -was a mutual interchange of civilities between them; it is written -to acknowledge the receipt of a present of three English horses, -which, however thankful he might be, the Emperor seems to think -might have been improved upon, for he remarks, 'everybody knows -that a carriage requires _four_ horses to travel.' - -The support of the colony of Tangier appears to have been a matter -of serious dispute between the King and the Parliament: repeatedly -the King urged upon the House of Commons the importance of the -place, and the House as often acknowledged it; but still withheld -the supplies necessary for its defence. - -The advantage derived from the Levant trade, the fact that two -millions of money had been expended on the works, and various -arguments in favour of maintaining Tangier, were at length fully -set forth in a speech from His Majesty on the 17th of November, -1680: a reply was made to it in eighteen articles, but the -following remarks will sufficiently explain the whole affair, and -account for the final sacrifice of the colony:-- - -'It was said by the Parliament that the money granted for works -had been misapplied;--that the same thing might happen again; and -although they were, indeed, afraid of Tangier, they were more -afraid of a popish successor.--It was a nursery, not only for -popish soldiers, but also for priests and religious persons too, -and that there had been sometimes a popish governor of the place, -so that to succour it was but to augment their present evils.' - -In December, 1680, and again, in a Royal Declaration, dated the -8th of April, 1681, its great importance was urged. At length, in -1683, the King, finding the expense of maintaining the garrison -and fortifications greater than he was willing, or, unassisted by -Parliament, able to bear, came to the resolution of recalling the -one, and demolishing the other. - -[Sidenote: 1683] - -[Sidenote: 1684] - -About the end of the year 1683, Admiral Lord Dartmouth was sent -to Tangier with twenty sail of the line, with orders to demolish -the fortress and mole, and to bring away the inhabitants and -garrison. Great sufferings had been endured for some time for want -of supplies from England, and much joy was evinced by the former -on the announcement being made. In six months all the arrangements -to abandon this once favourite colony being completed, the final -evacuation took place in April, 1684. The Portuguese government had -offered a remuneration to have Tangier restored to that nation, -but their power of defending it was questionable, and it was not -considered prudent to risk so important a fortress falling into the -hands of the Moors. - -There are no means of ascertaining the number of officers and -men lost by the Queen's Regiment during the twenty-two years of -its service at Tangier; but to judge from the casualties amongst -officers of superior rank, it must have been immense. The regiment -had steadily persevered in performing the arduous duties required -of it, and now retired from its post when a final evacuation of the -fortress took place, by the King's command. - -The Queen's Regiment left Tangier in April, 1684; and on its -arrival in England it mustered 560 men, who were portioned into 16 -companies. This number was part of 2300 troops, which had comprised -the garrison of Tangier, and which, beside the Queen's Regiment, -included - - 4 Troops of horse, which were incorporated in the Royal Dragoons. - - 5 Companies of Foot Guards. - - 16 Companies of Earl of Dumbarton's (now 1st or Royal Regiment). - - 16 Companies Trelawny's 2nd Tangier Regiment (now 4th or King's - Own). - - 1 Company of Miners. - - 4 Independent Companies. - -[Sidenote: 1685] - -The want of confidence alluded to, as existing at this epoch -between the Court and Parliament of England, did not terminate -with the death of King Charles II., which event occurred on the -6th of February, 1685. His successor King James II. had scarcely -ascended his throne, when the army was called upon to protect him -from the designs of disaffected subjects, headed by the Duke of -Monmouth, who had landed from Holland, and raised the standard of -rebellion in the west of England. On this occasion the Queen's -Regiment formed part of the forces assembled under the Earl of -Feversham, and it is reported, that at the decisive battle of -_Sedgemoor_, where Monmouth and his party were defeated, and his -cause irretrievably ruined, 'the two Tangier regiments, Kirke's -and Trelawny's, did good service[16].' Colonel Kirke was promoted -to the rank of Brigadier-General on the 11th of May, 1685, and -afterwards appointed to command at Bridgewater. - -Here we would willingly close the detail of this unfortunate -affair; but there have been too frequent allusions to Kirke, -and also to his regiment, by various historians, as connected -with subsequent proceedings in Monmouth's rebellion to justify -such a course. Lord Chief Justice Jeffreys was appointed by King -James to conduct a special commission, and to pass judgment on -the misguided people who had aided the ill-fated Duke and his -adherents: Kirke with his regiment was ordered to escort the -judges in their circuit; numerous are the acts of barbarity which -history has handed down as perpetrated by Jeffreys and Kirke in -what were termed the 'bloody assizes,' and we are told that no -less than 261 persons were executed. The remorseless character -said to have been evinced by Kirke on the occasion was supposed to -be the result of the long and sanguinary wars he had been engaged -in with the barbarians in Africa; but _Savage_, in his history -of Taunton, states, that 'on Kirke being afterwards upbraided -for his conduct by General Foulks, he excused himself, and said -he had an express order from the King and his General, and that -his commission went further.' Kirke is represented as 'a loose -and bold soldier of fortune;' and there cannot be a doubt but -he made himself a willing agent to his ermined and sanguinary -coadjutor; but we are inclined to believe his vices have been -greatly exaggerated. The most outrageous acts attributed to Kirke -were said to have been perpetrated in the neighbourhood of Taunton; -and a piece of ground, west of the castle, where he and his force -were cantoned, was called '_Tangier_,' in allusion to the services -of his regiment. Had the conduct of Colonel Kirke approached the -violence attributed to him, it is not very probable that in the -short space of four years it would have been so lost sight of as to -admit a demonstration of joy similar to the following, noticed by -the historian of Taunton already quoted: 'The people of Taunton, -in commemoration of his (Kirke's) relieving Derry, when besieged -by James II. in 1689, devoted an evening to the drinking of his -health in public, the expenses of which may be now seen in an old -church book.' Zeal for party, or misstatement, are at all times -liable to disfigure the pages of history; and if the case of Kirke -is not admitted as exemplifying this fact, a very short statement -will show that the character of _his regiment_ has been unjustly -implicated in these outrages. Dr. Toulmin and other writers remark, -that the name of '_lambs_' was given by Colonel Kirke to his -soldiers, who were most ready to execute his cruel orders; but the -truth is, that the regiment, as already shown, had the device of a -_Lamb_ on its colours and appointments from its first formation, -and continues to bear it to this day. From this circumstance they -were called 'The Lambs' long before the period alluded to, and -without any connexion with its services in the West of England at -this unhappy period. - -[Sidenote: 1686] - -After the decease of King Charles II. this regiment was styled -'_The Queen Dowager's Regiment of Foot_.' During the two years -which followed Monmouth's rebellion, the Queen Dowager's Regiment -formed part of a body of 12,000 troops assembled in camps for -exercise on Hounslow Heath. King James made great efforts to -ingratiate himself with this army: his success, as well as his -object, on the occasion, will be inferred from the following -remark given by Bishop Burnet--'That which abated the King's joy -in seeing so brave an army about him, was, that it was visible, -and on so many occasions, that his soldiers had as great an -aversion to his religion as his other subjects had expressed.' An -anecdote related of Colonel Kirke is further illustrative of the -times:--when asked respecting a change of religion, he is stated -briefly to have replied, 'he was pre-engaged; for he had promised -the Emperor of Morocco, if ever he changed his religion, he would -turn _Mahomedan_.' - -[Illustration: FIRST TANGIER REGIMENT OF FOOT, MDCLXXXVII.; NOW -SECOND (THE QUEEN'S ROYAL) REGIMENT OF FOOT. [_To face page 18._] - -[Sidenote: 1688] - -An attempt to displace Protestants from various situations, civil -and military, and to substitute Catholics, as well as to force -popish recruits into the army, and other causes, at length brought -on the _Revolution_; and at this important crisis we find the -Queen Dowager's Regiment faithful to the best interests of its -country. The Prince of Orange (afterwards William III.) made -good his landing at Torbay early in November, 1688, and marched -to Exeter. The advanced position of King James's army was at -Warminster, and comprised two battalions of Dumbarton's Regiment -(the Royals) and Kirke's (the Queen's), a troop of Life Guards, -and the Queen Consort's Regiment of Horse, now the First Dragoon -Guards. The whole was commanded by Brigadier-General Kirke, who, -on some frivolous pretence, refused to march to Devizes, for -which he was placed in arrest, and ordered to London. The King, -deserted by many of his followers, and even by a portion of his own -family, adopted the resolution of retreating towards London, and -caused his forces to retire behind the Thames to Staines and its -neighbourhood; and ultimately, his Majesty vacating his throne, -without any government being nominated, left the troops at liberty -to use their own discretion. Little opposition was made to the -advance of the Prince of Orange, who was soon joined by Kirke, -and the latter was received by his new monarch with particular -distinction. - -[Sidenote: 1689] - -King James II., with a view of maintaining his authority in -Ireland, and assisted by Louis XIV., embarked from France, -and landed at Dublin in March, 1689. The Protestants in that -country were determined to resist his dominion, particularly at -Londonderry, where, under the gallant direction of the Rev. George -Walker, rector of Donoghmore, they nobly defended that city for -several months, notwithstanding the Governor, Colonel Lundy, -Colonel Thomas Cunningham, 9th Foot, and Colonel Solomon Richards, -17th Foot, had resolved, in a council of war, that the place was -not tenable, and that it would be imprudent to land those two -regiments which had been sent to their assistance: these officers -were in consequence cashiered, and the most active measures were -taken for sending a further number of troops from England to the -assistance of the Protestants, and to the relief of Londonderry. - -Major-General Kirke was appointed to the command of the troops -embarked on this service, on which the Queen Dowager's Regiment -was employed, and, with Sir John Hanmer's (the 11th) Regiment, -sailed from Liverpool on the 21st of May. Great difficulties were -encountered in gaining access to Londonderry on account of the -batteries which had been erected on each side of the river by the -besieging army. At length the ship Mountjoy, under convoy of the -Dartmouth frigate, forced a boom or barrier which had been placed -across the river to obstruct the entrance, and General Kirke -succeeded in landing men and provisions. The troops of King James -were so dispirited by the success of this enterprize, that they -abandoned the siege in the night, and retired with precipitation, -after having lost some thousands of men before the place. - -[Sidenote: 1690] - -The Queen Dowager's Regiment continued in Ireland, and served -with distinction in the army of King William at the battle of the -_Boyne_ on the 1st of July, 1690. It was also employed in the siege -of _Limerick_; in the relief of _Birr_; and in December drove a -division of the enemy out of _Lanesborough_. - -[Sidenote: 1691] - -In 1691 four men per company were mounted, and performed dragoon's -duty[17]: the grenadier company was also mounted. In February the -mounted part of the regiment distinguished itself in an action -at the _Moat of Grenogue_; and the remainder of the regiment took -_Cairn Castle_ and _Conway Castle_. In May the regiment defeated a -body of Rapparees near _Wyands-Town_. It was afterwards employed -at the siege of _Athlone_, which was carried by storm on the 30th -of June, 1691. It is recorded that 'never was a more desperate -service, nor was ever exploit performed with more valour and -intrepidity.' Lieut.-General De Ginkell, to whom King William had -entrusted the command of his army, was created Earl of Athlone -for his conduct and success on this occasion. On the 4th of July -ten mounted grenadiers of the Queen's Regiment and twenty horse, -engaged 400 of the enemy's cavalry in the woods of _Clanoult_, and -displayed astonishing bravery. Our men defended a bridge until half -their numbers were killed, and then retired. - -The Queen Dowager's Regiment was engaged at the decisive battle -of _Aghrim_, in the county of Galway, on the 12th of July, 1691, -when the French General St. Ruth was killed, and about 4000 of his -troops. It was also engaged in the second siege of Limerick; and on -the 22nd of September distinguished itself in an attack upon the -works which covered Thoumond Bridge. So great was the loss of the -enemy, that the place surrendered a few days afterwards. - -The ambition and power of Louis XIV. caused England to unite with -other nations to check the designs of France, and in 1689 the Earl -of Marlborough proceeded to Flanders with several English regiments -to join the army of the confederacy. In 1691 King William assumed -the command of the allied forces in Flanders. - -The war in Ireland having ended with the capitulation of Limerick, -King William was thereby enabled to withdraw some regiments from -that country, and to re-inforce his army in Flanders: the Queen -Dowager's Regiment was one of those selected for foreign service, -on which it immediately proceeded. - -Lieutenant-General Kirke, who was promoted to that rank on the -24th of December, 1690, joined the army in Flanders, and died at -Breda on the 31st of October, 1691. The Colonelcy of the Queen -Dowager's Regiment was conferred on Colonel William Selwyn, from -the Coldstream Foot Guards, on the 18th of December, 1691. - -[Sidenote: 1692] - -In the spring of 1692, the preparations making by Louis XIV. of -France, and the late King James II., for the invasion of England, -caused King William to send back some of the regiments, which had -been sent from Ireland to join the army in the Low Countries; -amongst others the Queen Dowager's returned, and was encamped -at Portsmouth. The glorious victory off La Hogue, obtained at -this critical period by the gallant exertions of the fleet under -Admiral Russell, dispelled all fear of invasion, and distracted -the councils of the enemy. Seven thousand of the force assembled -at Portsmouth, including the _Queen Dowager's_ Regiment, were -embarked under the Duke of Leinster with the intention of returning -the compliment by making a descent on the coast of France; but -this expedition being postponed, and ultimately abandoned, in -consequence of the lateness of the season, the troops were ordered -to proceed to Flanders. They landed at Ostend on the 22nd of -August, and took and fortified the neighbouring towns of Furnes and -Dixmude. - -[Sidenote: 1693] - -The Queen Dowager's Regiment continued to form part of the army -on the continent, serving with distinction in various operations -there, and more particularly at the battle of _Landen_ on the 29th -of July, 1693, where it was posted in the left wing of the allied -army, and in conjunction with the regiment of _Hamilton_ (the -Royals) defeated a superior force of the enemy, and retarded, for a -time, the disasters of the day. Nothing could surpass the courage -and perseverance of King William, whose presence with this portion -of his troops urged them on to deeds of the greatest heroism. At -length, weakened by repeated attacks from a far more numerous army, -and having their ammunition expended, they retired, leaving their -enemy little more than the name of a victory, for the Duke of -Luxembourg gained no advantages, and his army had a greater number -of officers and men killed and wounded than the allies. The Queen -Dowager's Regiment lost in this battle Captain Collins, Captain -Sandys, Lieutenant Campbell, Ensign Burt, and about 100 men. - -[Sidenote: 1695] - -The Queen Dowager's had also the glory of being in the line of -circumvallation at the siege of _Namur_, and at the reduction of -that fortress in August, 1695, which event was looked upon as one -of the greatest in King William's military life. _Namur_ was so -well furnished and prepared for this attack, and so well situated, -that the attempt to reduce it was considered one of the utmost -temerity. It was defended by 15,000 chosen men, and commanded by a -Marshal of France (Boufflers) who 'made the point one of the King's -glory.' He was, however, forced to capitulate, after losing nearly -two-thirds of his garrison, and the place was occupied by King -William within two months from his investing it. On this occasion -Colonel Selwyn, commanding the Queen's, was promoted to the rank of -Brigadier-General. - -[Sidenote: 1696] - -In the winter of 1695-6, the king of France assembled an army near -Calais, for a descent upon England in favour of King James, who -had privately concerted measures for a rebellion in this country, -and had sent the Duke of Berwick with a number of officers in -disguise, through whose persuasions 2000 men were prepared to -rise, at a moment's notice, under the directions of Sir John -Fenwick[18]; at the same time a conspiracy was formed in London -for the assassination of King William, and fifty men were engaged -and prepared with arms to commit the diabolical act. The Queen -Dowager's and several other regiments were immediately ordered to -England to resist the threatened invasion. The plot was, however, -discovered; many of the conspirators were apprehended and executed; -and the designs of the enemy frustrated. - -[Sidenote: 1697] - -The regiment remained in England until the summer of 1697, when -it again proceeded to the Netherlands, joined the army encamped -before Brussels on the 14th of July, and on the 16th was reviewed -by his Majesty. This war was terminated in September by the Peace -of Ryswick; and the regiment returned to England the same year. The -establishment of the regiment after the peace was 44 officers, and -884 non-commissioned officers and men. - -[Sidenote: 1701] - -On the 28th of June, 1701, General Selwyn exchanged from the -Queen's to the 22nd Regiment of Foot, with Sir Henry Bellasis, Kt. - -The throne of Spain having become vacant by the death of King -Charles II., which took place in 1701, the Duke of Anjou was -crowned king, under the title of Philip V., and was supported by -his grandfather Louis XIV. of France. - -The conduct of France alarmed the other Powers of Europe, and the -death of the late King of England, James II., having taken place -at St. Germains on the 16th of September, 1701, the resentment of -England against France was further called forth by Louis XIV. -having proclaimed his son, (the pretended Prince of Wales) King of -England, Scotland, and Ireland, and having also influenced Spain to -concur in the same affront and indignity. - -[Sidenote: 1702] - -War was determined, and whilst active preparations were making for -prosecuting it, King William III. received a fall from his horse, -and his death took place on the 8th of March, 1702. His policy was -adopted by his successor, Queen Anne, who entered into treaties of -alliance with the Emperor of Germany, the States General of the -United Provinces, and other princes and potentates, for preserving -the liberty and balance of Europe, and for reducing the exorbitant -power of France. - -Declaration of war was accordingly proclaimed against France and -Spain on the 4th of May, 1702. The importance of rescuing Spain -from foreign oppression, and of checking the ambitious views of -France, was also acknowledged by the English Parliament, and -liberal provision was made for increasing the means of prosecuting -the war with activity and vigour, both by sea and land. - -The Earl of Marlborough was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the -English troops in Holland, whither he had proceeded as Ambassador -Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, immediately after her Majesty's -accession to the throne. - -In the beginning of June, 1702, it was arranged that a naval force, -consisting of fifty sail of the line, besides frigates, under -Admiral Sir George Rooke, and a land force, consisting of nearly -fourteen thousand men, under the command of the Duke of Ormond, -should proceed to the coast of Spain. The following corps were -employed on this service; namely,-- - - Corps. Present title. Officers and - men. - - Lloyd's Dragoons 3rd Light Dragoons (Detachment) 275 - *Foot Guards 1st and Coldstream 755 - *Sir H. Bellasis' 2nd Foot 834 - *Churchill's 3rd " 834 - *Seymour's 4th " 834 - *Columbine's 6th " 724 - *Royal Fusileers 7th " (3 Companies) 313 - Erle's 19th " 724 - Gustavus Hamilton's 20th " 724 - Villiers's (Marines) 31st Foot (5 Companies) 520 - *Fox's (Marines) 32nd " 834 - Donegal's 35th " 724 - Charlemont's 36th " 724 - *Shannon's (Marines) 834 - ------ - { Commanded by Baron } 9653 - Dutch Regiments { Sparr and Brigadier} 3924 - { Pallandt. } ------ - 13,577 - - _The Regiments marked thus * landed at Vigo._ - -The armament appeared off Cadiz on the 12th of August, and the Duke -summoned the place; but his terms being refused, he landed on the -15th, between Rota and Fort St. Catherine, where he encountered and -repulsed some Spanish cavalry. The next operation of the army was -the attack and capture of Fort St. Catherine and of Port St. Mary; -but the attempt on Cadiz failed. - -Bishop Burnet, in alluding to this expedition, remarks--'It is -certain our court had false accounts of the state the place was -in, both with relation to the garrison and the fortifications; the -garrison was much stronger, and the fortifications were in a better -state than was represented.' As a set-off to the miscarriage at -Cadiz, the expedition did good service and made a valuable conquest -at Vigo Bay, where the galleons from the West Indies, convoyed by -a French squadron, happened at this time to arrive[19]. A passage -of three quarters of a mile, which led into the harbour of Vigo, -was defended by forts on shore, and secured by a boom extending -across the channel; the latter was also protected within by five -line-of-battle ships, and flanked by two others. To facilitate -the attack on this formidable barrier, the Duke of Ormond landed -a portion of his army six miles from Vigo, and took by assault a -battery of forty pieces of cannon, situated at the entrance of -the bay. A British ensign, hoisted on this fort, was the signal -for a general attack; the fleet in full sail approached, broke -the boom at the first shock, and became closely engaged with the -enemy's ships, whilst the British troops that had landed stormed -and captured the batteries. After a vigorous defence, the French, -finding they could not escape, destroyed a part of their fleet; -but ten ships of war and eleven galleons were, notwithstanding, -captured. This glorious exploit was tarnished by some abuses -practised during the expedition; and so great was the plunder at -Port St. Mary, and at Vigo, that a proclamation was issued for its -recovery. Amongst others implicated in those disgraceful acts was -_Sir Henry Bellasis_, who was second in command of the land forces, -and was tried by a court-martial on his return to England, and -dismissed the service. After this expedition the Queen Dowager's -Regiment was landed and stationed at Portsmouth[20]. - -[Sidenote: 1703] - -The Colonelcy of the Queen Dowager's Regiment was next conferred -on Lieutenant-General _David Colyear, Earl of Portmore_, whose -commission was dated the 27th of February, 1703. - -In the early part of the year 1703 Queen Anne augmented her forces -in the Netherlands. The Queen Dowager's was one of the corps that -proceeded from England on the occasion, and joined the Duke of -Marlborough, who was in command of the allied army, and began -operations in the month of April. On the 10th of May following, -the Queen Dowager's Regiment had an opportunity of distinguishing -itself by a service, which evinced the utmost intrepidity and -discipline, and, in fact, saved part of the allied army from being -surprised by the enemy, and probably from severe defeat. The _Duke -of Marlborough_, being engaged in the siege of _Bonn_, and the -forces under _Marshal D'Auverquerque_ dispersed in quarters, the -French Marshals _Villeroy_ and _Boufflers_ determined to attempt -the surprise of the latter: by a night march they arrived with a -force of 40,000 men in the neighbourhood of _Tongres_, which was -occupied by two battalions of foot,--one of _Elst_, (afterwards -disbanded,) and the other of _Portmore_ (the Queen Dowager's). - -The speedy reduction of _Tongres_ was necessary to the success -of the French Marshals, and it was accordingly attacked with -great vigour; but the two regiments defended themselves, with -extraordinary bravery, _for twenty-eight hours_; and when at -length reduced to surrender, they had secured time for _Marshal -D'Auverquerque_ to collect his forces in a position under the -cannon of Maestricht, so strong, that the enemy declined a general -engagement. - -For its conduct at Tongres the Queen Dowager's Regiment was made -_Royal_, and obtained the motto, '_Pristinæ Virtutis Memor_.' - -Shortly after the above gallant affair, the capture of the fortress -of _Huy_ by the confederates enabled the Commander-in-Chief -to obtain the release of the brave corps which had been made -prisoners at _Tongres_, and the following provision was made -for that purpose; _viz._:-- 'The Governor, 900 men, and two -Brigadier-Generals to remain prisoners of war, till the two -regiments taken by the French at Tongres are released.' These terms -were speedily complied with. - -[Sidenote: 1704] - -Archduke Charles of Austria having been acknowledged as sovereign -of Spain by a great part of Europe, was seconded in his efforts -to establish his claim by a combined English and Dutch force, -commanded by the Duke of Schomberg; and he was further encouraged -in his undertaking by having Portugal for his ally. His object, was -to enter Spain by the Portuguese frontiers, and the auxiliary force -accordingly proceeded to Lisbon. The Queen Dowager's was one of -the regiments selected for this service, and having embarked from -Holland, the regiment landed at Lisbon on the 16th of March, 1704. -The Duke of Schomberg was succeeded in his command by the Earl -of Galway, who advanced with the army to the vicinity of Ciudad -Rodrigo, but returned to Portugal for winter quarters. - -[Sidenote: 1705] - -In the summer of 1705 the Queen Dowager's Regiment was engaged in -the siege of _Valencia de Alcantara_, which place was taken by -storm on the 8th of May. The regiment was also employed in the -siege and capture of _Albuquerque_; and in the unsuccessful attack -on _Badajoz_, in which the Earl of Galway lost his right hand by a -cannon ball. - -On the 31st of December, Catherine, Queen Dowager of England, with -whose history the early services of this regiment were connected, -and from whom its original title and distinctions (as already -remarked) were derived, died at Lisbon. Her Majesty was Regent of -Portugal during the summer, (the king her brother being with the -army) and had proved herself firmly attached to the interests of -Great Britain[21]. - -[Sidenote: 1706] - -In April, 1706, the regiment was engaged in the siege of -_Alcantara_, in Spanish Estramadura, and on the 10th of that month -distinguished itself in an attack on the enemy's post at the -Convent of St. Francis; it was afterwards engaged in the siege and -capture of _Ciudad Rodrigo_; and subsequently advanced with the -army to Madrid. - -This advance was in connexion with the operations of Charles, Earl -of Peterborough, and of the combined English and Dutch fleets, -the reduction of Barcelona, and the conquest of Catalonia and -Valencia,--features important in history, which reflect the highest -honour on the British arms. - -Success seemed secured to the allies, when the cause of _King -Charles III._, who had been proclaimed at the head of his -victorious army at Madrid, was destroyed in consequence of intrigue -and want of unanimity; and the army was obliged to retire from the -provinces it had conquered. - -[Sidenote: 1707] - -In the spring of 1707 the army, commanded by the Earl of Galway, -under the orders of the Marquis das Minas, invested Villena; at the -same time the opposing army, under the Duke of Berwick, advanced -to _Almanza_, where he was attacked by the allies on the 25th -of April. The enemy was considerably superior in numbers to the -confederates. Smollet remarks of this action, 'The English and -Dutch squadrons on the left, sustained by the Portuguese horse -of the second line, were overpowered after a gallant resistance. -The centre, consisting chiefly of battalions from Great Britain -and Holland, obliged the enemy to give way, and move their first -upon the second line; but the Portuguese cavalry on the right -being broken at their first charge, their foot betook themselves -to flight, so that the English and Dutch troops being exposed on -the flanks, were surrounded and attacked on every side. In this -dreadful emergency they formed themselves into a square, and -retired from the field of battle. By this time the men were quite -spent with fatigue, and their ammunition exhausted; they were -ignorant of the country, abandoned by their horse, destitute of -provisions, and out of all hope of supply. Moved by these dismal -considerations they capitulated, and surrendered themselves -prisoners of war, to the amount of thirteen battalions.' In this -disastrous battle the allies lost 5000 men killed on the spot. - -The following Return contains the number of officers killed, -wounded, and prisoners of war, in this most unfortunate battle. - - RETURN of the Number of the BRITISH OFFICERS - killed, wounded, and taken prisoners, at the battle of _Almanza_, - on the 25th of April, 1707. - - KEY: - - A = Colonels and Lieut.-Colonels. - B = Majors. - C = Captains. - D = Subalterns. - E = Staff and Quarter-Masters. - Dn. Gds. = Dragoon Guards - Dns. = Dragoons - - ===============================+===================++=================== - | KILLED. || PRISONERS. - REGIMENTS. +---+---+---+---+---++---+---+---+---+--- - | A | B | C | D | E || A | B | C | D | E - +---+---+---+---+---++---+---+---+---+--- - Harvey's Horse 2nd Dn. Gds.| 1| ..| 1| 1| ..|| ..| ..| ..| 2| 1 - Carpenter's Dns. 3rd Dns. | 1| ..| 1| 1| || | | | | - Lord Essex's 4th " | 1| ..| ..| 1| || | | | | - Killigrew's 8th " | 1| ..| ..| 1| || | | | | - Lord Peterborough's Dns. | 1| ..| 2| 1| 2|| | | | | - Edward Pearce's Dns. | 1| ..| ..| 2| 1|| ..| ..| 6| 2| - Foot Guards (1st and 2nd) | 1| ..| 2| ..| ..|| 2| ..| 3| 3| 2 - Lord Portmore's 2nd Foot | ..| ..| ..| 1| ..|| 1| 1| 6| 12| 1 - Southwell's 6th " | 1| ..| 4| 4| ..|| ..| ..| 2| 9| 3 - Stewart's 9th " | ..| ..| 5| 3| ..|| ..| ..| 4| 12| - Hill's 11th " | ..| 1| 3| 2| ..|| 1| 1| 5| 13| - Blood's 17th " | 2| 1| ..| ..| ..|| ..| ..| 4| 13| 1 - Lord Mordaunt's 28th " | ..| ..| 1| 1| ..|| 1| 1| 3| 12| - Wills's Marines 30th " | ..| ..| ..| ..| ..|| ..| ..| ..| 1| - Borr's Marines 32nd " | ..| ..| ..| ..| ..|| ..| ..| 1| ..| - Wade's 33rd " | ..| ..| 2| 3| ..|| ..| ..| 6| 11| - Gorge's 35th " | ..| ..| 3| ..| ..|| 1| ..| 5| 11| - Allnutt's 36th " | ..| ..| 2| 3| ..|| 3| ..| ..| 10| - Lord Montjoy's, disbanded | | | | | || | | | | - in 1713 | ..| ..| ..| 1| ..|| 2| 1| 1| 13| - Bowles's ditto | ..| ..| ..| ..| ..|| 1| ..| 8| 13| - Bretton's ditto | ..| ..| ..| 3| ..|| 3| ..| 7| 12| - Mackartney's ditto | 1| ..| ..| 4| ..|| 2| 1| 6| 11| 1 - Lord Mark Kerr's ditto | 2| ..| 3| 3| ..|| ..| 1| 2| 11| - Nassau's ditto | ..| ..| 1| 4| ..|| 1| 1| 6| 10| - +---+---+---+---+---++---+---+---+---+--- - Total | 13| 2| 30| 39| 3|| 18| 7| 69|181| 9 - Number of wounded | | | | | || | | | | - included as prisoners | ..| ..| ..| ..| ..|| 3| 1| 16| 67| 5 - ===============================+===+===+===+===+===++===+===+===+===+=== - -Of the Queen's Royal, Lieutenant Brady was killed; -Lieutenant-Colonel Kirke, Major Cullyford, Captains Laton, Arnott, -Hart, Gossin, Giles, and Phillips; Lieutenants Jackson, Slack, -May, Sawyers, Bracelay, Frazier, and Arthlony; Ensigns Nichols, -Brown, Graham, Johnson, and Downs, and Surgeon Dalrimple, were made -prisoners of war. - -The severe losses sustained on this occasion, and on other services -in Spain, induced the Earl of Galway to order the Queen's Royal and -the 9th Regiments of Foot, after transferring their serviceable men -to other regiments in Spain, to return to England, for the purpose -of recruiting their ranks. - -[Sidenote: 1708] - -The regiment accordingly arrived in England in 1708, and, by active -exertions, its casualties were soon replaced, and the men rendered -fit to enter upon active service. - -[Sidenote: 1710] - -_Lieutenant-Colonel Piercy Kirke_ was promoted Colonel by purchase, -on the 19th of September, 1710, _vice_ General the Earl of -Portmore[22]. He was the son of its old Colonel, Lieutenant-General -Kirke, and had served in the corps from the rank of Ensign, in 1686. - -[Sidenote: 1711] - -In 1711 the regiment formed part of a force of 5000 men ordered -to proceed to America under General Hill, and to make an attempt -on Quebec, with the object of effecting the conquest of Canada. A -large fleet of men-of-war formed part of the armament, which was -to be further strengthened by troops from the American colonies. -The expedition did not reach the river St. Lawrence until the -21st of August, when it encountered storms, and being furnished -with bad pilots, eight transports, a store ship, and a sloop were -lost by shipwreck, and 29 officers, 676 soldiers, and 35 women of -the 4th, 37th, Colonel Kane's, and Colonel Clayton's regiments, -perished. There was also a scarcity of provisions. It was therefore -determined, in a council of war, that further operations should -be abandoned. Some of the regiments engaged in the expedition -proceeded to Annapolis Royal, in Nova Scotia, but the Queen's -returned to England, and arrived at Portsmouth on the 9th of -October. - -[Sidenote: 1712] - -[Sidenote: 1713] - -In consequence of the sudden death of the Emperor Joseph of -Austria, and the election of Charles III. of Spain to the dignity -of Emperor of the Romans, negociations were entered into by -England and France, and hostilities were terminated by the peace -of Utrecht, which was concluded on the 31st of March, 1713. -The Queen's Royal were now permitted to remain for a period on -home-duty. - -Queen Anne was not unmindful of the arduous and faithful services -which had been rendered by her troops in time of need, and -recommended them to the consideration of parliament, as 'brave men -who had exposed their lives in the service of their country, and -could not be employed in time of peace.' - -[Sidenote: 1714] - -[Sidenote: 1727] - -After the demise of her Majesty Queen Anne, on the 1st of August, -1714, King George I. not having a Queen Consort, this regiment was -styled '_Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales's own Regiment of -Foot_;' and when the death of King George I. on the 11th of June, -1727, brought the Princess of Wales to share the throne of England, -its appellation was again changed to '_The Queen's own Regiment of -Foot_.' - -[Sidenote: 1728] - -The Queen's own Regiment was reviewed on Blackheath, in June, 1728, -by his Majesty King George II., and furnished a guard of honour to -her Royal Highness the princess Amelia, during her residence at -Tunbridge Wells, in June and July, 1728. - -[Sidenote: 1730] - -In June, 1730, the regiment embarked for Gibraltar, and was -employed in that fortress in 1740, when it was blockaded by -the Spaniards, with whom war had been declared in 1739; but no -serious impression was made on the place at that time, nor at any -subsequent period of the war, which was terminated in 1748 by the -treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle. - -[Sidenote: 1741] - -Lieutenant-General Kirke, after commanding the regiment upwards of -thirty years, died on the 1st of January, 1741; and was succeeded -on the 12th of August following by Colonel Thomas Fowke, from the -Forty-third Regiment. - -[Sidenote: 1749] - -In 1749, the year following the peace of Aix-la-Chapelle, the -regiment embarked from Gibraltar, and proceeded to Ireland. - -[Sidenote: 1751] - -Prior to 1751, the several regiments, both of cavalry and infantry, -had been called after the names of their respective colonels: on -the 1st of July of this year, a royal warrant was issued, for -regulating the clothing, standards, guidons, colours, &c., of -regiments, in which _numerical_ titles were given to the regiments -of horse, dragoons, and foot. In this warrant the _Royal Regiment -of Foot_, from its antiquity, was numbered '_The First Regiment of -Foot_;' and the QUEEN'S ROYAL being the next in seniority, -was numbered '_The Second Regiment of Foot_.' - -[Sidenote: 1755] - -General Fowke was removed to the 14th Foot, and was succeeded in -the Colonelcy of the Second, or Queen's Royal, on the 12th of -November, 1755, by the Honourable John Fitzwilliam. - -[Sidenote: 1756] - -From the peace of Aix-la-Chapelle, arts and sciences, trade and -manufactures, had greatly flourished in England, and a rivalry -existed with continental Europe for pre-eminence in advancing -refinements and civilization. This prosperous state of things was -interrupted in 1756 by war with France, and hostilities continued -during the remainder of the reign of George II., and for three -years in the reign of his successor George III. Peace was restored -in 1763 by the treaty of Paris. This war had been pursued with -vigour by Great Britain, whose fleets and armies triumphed in all -quarters of the world. The Queen's Regiment was kept on duty in -Ireland, which country was threatened by France with invasion. -That nation, however, found sufficient occupation for her troops -elsewhere, and the threat of invasion, as on other occasions, -terminated on the part of France in wasteful preparations and -presumptuous boast. - -[Sidenote: 1760] - -Major-General the Honourable John Fitzwilliam was removed to the -2nd Irish Horse, (now the 5th Dragoon Guards) and was succeeded by -Sir Charles Montague, K.B., on the 27th of November, 1760. - -[Sidenote: 1765] - -The Queen's Royal Regiment continued in Ireland until June, 1765, -when it was removed to the Isle of Man, where it remained until -1768. - -[Sidenote: 1768] - -In February, 1768, it was removed from the Isle of Man to Cork, -whence it embarked for Gibraltar to relieve the 54th Regiment. - -[Sidenote: 1775] - -It remained at Gibraltar until 1775, when it returned to England -and landed at Portsmouth on the 26th of December of that year. -Lieutenant-Colonel Oswald, who was then in command of the regiment, -issued, previous to its landing, some orders, expressing, among -other things, his hope that the corps would insure its welcome -to England, _after an absence of half a century_, by the closest -attention to its duties, both civil and military. - -[Sidenote: 1776] - -The first quarters occupied by the Queen's Royal on its return -to England were at Alton and Farnham, from whence the regiment -marched, on the 9th of May, 1776, on a route for the north. Passing -through London, the regiment was reviewed by its Colonel, Sir -Charles Montague, on the 14th, and by his Majesty King George III. -on the 17th of the same month, and arrived on the 26th of July at -Tynemouth barracks, where it continued three years. - -[Sidenote: 1777] - -Sir Charles Montague[23] dying in 1777, Lieutenant-General Daniel -Jones was promoted from the Third Foot Guards to the Colonelcy of -the Queen's Royal on the 7th of August of that year. - -[Sidenote: 1779] - -In the summer of 1779 the Queen's Royal was one of the regiments of -the line and militia assembled in the camp of exercise on Warley -Common, after which it was quartered in Rumford, Ongar, and Epping. - -[Sidenote: 1780] - -On the breaking out of the riots in London in 1780, the Queen's -Regiment was among the troops ordered to the metropolis, and -encamped in Hyde Park on the 7th of June, under the command of -Lieutenant-Colonel William Dalrymple, on which occasion it received -the thanks of Major-General Rainsford for its regularity and good -conduct. On the breaking up of the camp in Hyde Park in August -following, the Queen's Regiment, with a large portion of the troops -proceeded to Finchley Common. - -[Sidenote: 1783] - -[Sidenote: 1790] - -The regiment remained in England until the autumn of 1783, when it -again embarked for Gibraltar; and during the time of its service -in that garrison, his Royal Highness Prince Edward (afterwards -Duke of Kent) having arrived, was appointed to the command of the -Queen's, as appears from the following order, dated the 26th of -February, 1790:--'His Royal Highness Prince Edward is posted to -the Queen's Royal Regiment, of which he is to take command until -further orders.' In the ensuing August the command of the regiment -was resumed by Lieutenant-Colonel Woollicombe. - -[Sidenote: 1792] - -The regiment embarked from Gibraltar on the 25th of March, 1792, -and landed at Portsmouth on the 24th of April following, where -it went into barracks. On the 22nd of July it was encamped at -Wickham Bushes, near Bagshot, under the Duke of Richmond, with two -battalions of Royal Artillery, the 3rd, 14th, and 29th regiments, -where it was reviewed by his Majesty; after the breaking up of the -camp it returned to Portsmouth. - -The repose granted to England by the peace of 1763 was, a few -years after that period, interrupted by legislative differences -with the North American Colonies, and at length by measures, which -led to a desperate and sanguinary war. Hostilities were commenced -in 1775, and terminated in 1783, with the loss to Great Britain of -that large portion of territory, _the United States of America_. -During this important struggle, France had afforded active -assistance in promoting the disunion of England and her American -subjects. A spirit of republicanism soon afterwards began to spread -in France. Anarchy, revolution, and bloodshed, and the execution of -their king, followed in rapid succession. The latter act took place -in 1793, and was the immediate cause of a war on the part of Great -Britain and of Europe, against France. - -[Sidenote: 1793] - -[Sidenote: 1794] - -In February, 1793, the Queen's Regiment was ordered to Dover and -Folkstone to do duty over French prisoners of war. While on this -duty, two of the newly-raised independent companies were added to -the regiment, and a brigade of six-pounders attached to it. In -August following it was embarked, with the exception of the staff, -to serve as marines in the fleet under Admiral Earl Howe, and -shared in the glorious victory over the French fleet on the 1st -of June, 1794, which Earl Howe completely defeated, and seven of -the enemy's ships were captured. Lieutenant John Neville, of the -Queen's Royals, was killed on board the _Charlotte_, and Ensign -Boycott was wounded on board the _Defence_. The gallant Admiral, -in his public dispatch of the 2nd of June, expressed his thanks to -the crews and military corps for the highly distinguished examples -of resolution, perseverance, and spirit testified by them in the -actions of the 28th and 29th of May, and the 1st of June. - -Lieutenant-General Jones[24] died on the 20th of November, 1793, -and was succeeded in the Colonelcy of the regiment by Major-General -Alexander Stewart. - -The regiment continued to serve on board the fleet until the 24th -of November, 1794, when, _with the exception of two companies_, -it was re-landed, and, by the incorporation of some independent -companies, augmented to twelve companies, of four serjeants, -two drummers, and 100 rank and file each. Of these, the _ten -companies_ on shore were formed into a _Second Battalion_, as -appears by the Adjutant-General's letter of the 29th of November. -Some time, however, elapsed before the regiment had either two -pair of colours, or the staff of two battalions; but the corps, -thus formed, was designated the _Second Battalion_, while the -_two companies_, which remained doing marine duty on board the -fleet, continued the nucleus of the _First Battalion_, waiting an -opportunity, when their services should be no longer required as -marines, to be filled up, which took place in the following year. - -On the 20th of December, 1794, Major-General James Coates -was appointed Colonel, vice Major-General Alexander Stewart, -deceased[25]. - -On the 25th of December the _Second Battalion_ embarked, under -the command of Lieutenant-Colonel the Earl of Dalhousie, for the -West Indies, and arrived in Carlisle Bay, Barbadoes, on the 29th of -March, 1795. - -[Sidenote: 1795] - -The year in which the regiment arrived in the West Indies was -rendered remarkable by a series of brilliant achievements performed -by the British forces serving in that part of his Majesty's -dominions; and the valuable French possessions of Martinique and -Guadaloupe were but a part of the captures made by the army and -fleet under their respective commanders, General Sir Charles Grey -and Admiral Sir John Jervis. - -The National Convention, which at this period governed France, -although busily and successfully employed in extending -revolutionary power in Europe, was not indifferent to the events -above alluded to; and an expedition to the West Indies was -despatched from Brest, commanded by the famous Victor Hughes, -a republican commissioner, for the purpose of recovering the -conquered islands. A force of 2000 French troops arrived at -Guadaloupe, and were quickly reinforced by a multitude of Mulattoes -and Blacks, who were speedily clad in uniforms. Among this motley -group, comprising slave and freeman, the doctrines of liberty and -equality were disseminated, and led to a rapid overthrow of regular -government, and to a frightful catalogue of outrages and disasters. - -The same spirit of disorganization that devastated Guadaloupe was -soon spread, through the instrumentality of agents, to the other -conquered islands, and thus tended to weaken the power of the -English forces at the principal point of attack:--added to this -circumstance, the ranks of the British battalions had been thinned -by an epidemic, most malignant in its nature, and it was found -impossible to oppose an effectual resistance to the accumulated -force which now assailed them. The island of Martinique was the -only settlement that could be preserved, and this was not done -without great exertions of the British troops, ably supported by -the colonists. - -The QUEEN'S ROYAL had proceeded to Martinique shortly -after its arrival in the West Indies; and so great had been its -sufferings, that, at the termination of 1795, the total strength -of the battalion in that country was reduced to 162 men, and of -those, two serjeants and four privates were afterwards killed in an -engagement with the French brigands at Vaughlin, and in the same -affair we find Lieutenant-Colonel Lord Dalhousie numbered with the -wounded. - -In the month of July, 1795, the two flank companies of the -regiment, already mentioned as being left on board the Fleet, were -disembarked at Guernsey, and proceeded in the month following to -Southampton: they had been augmented, and now formed the _First -Battalion_ of the regiment, which was already in a state of -readiness for foreign service. In October, eight companies of the -First Battalion, under Lieutenant-Colonel Harris, embarked, and -formed part of the memorable expedition destined for the West -Indies, under Major-General Sir Ralph Abercrombie and Admiral -Christian. - -[Sidenote: 1796] - -On this occasion about 16,000 troops were collected at Portsmouth, -and on the 18th of November the fleet containing them stood down -the Channel, but in a few hours it was overtaken by a dreadful -hurricane, which caused many ships laden with men to be wrecked, -and the coast about Weymouth to be strewed with dead bodies. -Amongst the transports lost, was that having on board the flank -companies of the _First Battalion_ of the QUEEN'S, who -were afterwards collected at Plymouth, and commanded by Major -Eyre. No further attempt was made to forward this portion of the -regiment to its previous destination; but the six companies, under -Lieutenant-Colonel Harris, proceeded onwards with the fleet, and -in February, 1796, were landed at Martinique, where they formed a -junction with the _Second Battalion_, serving in that island. - -In addition to this timely reinforcement, the _Second Battalion_, -during its service in the West Indies, was augmented by drafts -from the Forty-sixth and Sixty-first regiments, and also by men of -different regiments who had been prisoners at Guadaloupe, and who -had been exchanged. - -By Returns of the battalion in the West Indies, made at the above -period, its casualties for a half year, ending - - Officers. Serjeants. Corporals. Drummers. Privates. - - In December, 1795, were 2 19 9 5 115 - And for a half-year - ending June, 1796 4 12 10 1 139 - --------------------------------------------- - The Deaths for Twelve - Months amounted to 6 31 19 6 254 - --------------------------------------------- - -[Sidenote: 1797] - -In 1797 the Second Battalion of the QUEEN'S formed part -of the expedition when Sir Ralph Abercrombie captured the Spanish -island of Trinidad; and in the course of the same year, the -serviceable men were transferred to the Fifty-seventh regiment, -and the battalion, comprising altogether seventy persons, was -embarked, and returned to Europe. - -The flank companies, which had been wrecked and left in England, -were made the basis of another _First Battalion_, which was formed -accordingly, and removed from Plymouth to Lyndhurst and Lymington. - -In March, 1797, Lord Dalhousie, who had a short time previously -returned from the West Indies, assumed the command of the _First -Battalion_, which was marched to Tiverton, where it was brigaded -with the Twenty-ninth and Fifty-eighth Regiments. - -The quarters of the QUEEN'S ROYAL, during the year 1797, -continued in the western district, and in June the regiment moved -to Plymouth Lines. - -When the mutiny broke out in the fleets at Spithead and the Nore, -and attempts were made to disseminate seditious publications -among the soldiery, Lieutenant-Colonel Lord Dalhousie, and the -Captains of the QUEEN'S ROYAL, addressed a letter to the -General Commanding the district, expressive of their firm reliance -on the unshaken loyalty of the corps; at the same time, the -non-commissioned officers and privates subscribed the sum of one -hundred guineas to be applied towards the detection and punishment -of any persons who should attempt to distribute unlawful papers, -or offer, by bribes or any other means, to seduce the soldiers -from their allegiance. The letter from the Lieutenant-Colonel -and Captains, as also the resolution of the men, signed by the -Serjeant-Major, Michael Eager, were entered, by order of the -Colonel, in the Orderly Book of the regiment. - -The latter document is transcribed into this record, as -characteristic of British soldiers, who, in periods of political -excitement, do not permit themselves to be withdrawn from the -fidelity and allegiance which they owe to their Sovereign, whom -they have sworn to defend against all enemies. - - - _Head Quarters, Plymouth Lines, - 10th June, 1797._ - - REGIMENTAL ORDERS. - - _The following is the declaration of the 2nd or Queen's Royal - Regiment of Foot, dated Barnstaple, 7th June, 1797_:-- - - 'We, the Non-commissioned Officers, Drummers, and Privates of - the above regiment, do most willingly subscribe _One Hundred - Guineas_, in order to detect any Author, Printer, or Distributor - of papers, or hand-bills, criminal to the Military Establishment - and the Laws of the country, or for information against any - person or persons found guilty of bribing with money, or holding - out other false allurements against His Most Sacred Majesty King - George the Third, or against this country. - - 'We unanimously agree to give a reward of Ten Guineas out of the - above subscription (to be paid on conviction) to the person or - persons who will inform against, secure, or deliver over, to any - man of the above regiment, the Author, Printer, or Distributor of - papers or hand-bills, or any person or persons found guilty of - bribing with money, or of holding out other false allurements to - any soldier in this district. GOD SAVE THE KING!' - - _Signed at the particular request of the Non-Commissioned - Officers, Drummers, and Privates of the regiment_, - - MICHAEL EAGER, _Serjeant-Major_. - -On the 7th of October, the remainder of the _Second Battalion_, -under Lieutenant-Colonel Harris, arrived from the West Indies, -joined the corps at Penzance, and the whole were incorporated -into one battalion. In December the regiment was again marched to -Plymouth, to do duty in Mill Prison; and on the 25th of the same -month twelve lieutenants and two companies were reduced. - -[Sidenote: 1798] - -In February, 1798, the Queen's received orders to hold itself -in readiness for embarkation. It was brigaded at Plymouth with -the Twenty-fifth and Twenty-ninth, under the command of Lord -Dalhousie, in March; and on the 12th of June following embarked -at Barnstaple, under Lieutenant-Colonel Eyre, for Ireland, where -republican principles had gained ground, and being encouraged by -promised aid from France, the malcontents broke into acts of open -rebellion. The regiment landed in Ireland on the 20th of February, -and arrived at Fowke's Mill in the middle of the action between -Major-General Sir John Moore and the rebels. On the next day, the -army moved on to Wexford, which Lord Dalhousie entered with the -flank companies of the QUEEN'S ROYAL, and liberated Lord -Kingsborough, and several other Protestant gentlemen, who were -to have been put to death. Lieutenant Charles Turner[26], of the -QUEEN'S ROYAL, was one of the officers who, a few days -after, surprised and took prisoner the celebrated _Bagenal Harvey_, -who had concealed himself in a cave in Saltee Island, and whose -character for courage and desperation was such that few people -would have ventured to approach his hiding-place. - -When the French expedition under General Humbert landed in Ireland -in July, 1798, the QUEEN'S ROYAL marched to Tuam, where -the army assembled. After the surrender of General Humbert, the -regiment returned to Phillipstown, and wintered in Kilkenny, -where they were brigaded with the Twenty-ninth regiment, under -Major-General Peter Hunter. - -[Sidenote: 1799] - -In the early part of the following year, the brigade, with some -guns, marched to Tullamore and to Phillipstown, to be ready in -case of a rising in that part of the country: this, although -apprehended, did not take place, and in six weeks the brigade -returned to Kilkenny, and in June the QUEEN'S moved from -thence to Cork, and encamped at Monkstown. - -In the month of July, the regiment embarked for England, landed -at Southampton, and marched to the camp on Barham Downs, near -Canterbury, where it was recruited by volunteers from the militia; -and with the Twenty-seventh, Twenty-ninth, and Eighty-fifth -regiments, it formed the third brigade of the army commanded by -Major-General Coote. With this brigade, to which the Sixty-ninth -regiment was afterwards added, it served during the expedition to -Holland, and was engaged with the enemy at the Helder, on the 27th -of August, 1799, when the army commanded by Sir Ralph Abercrombie -made good its landing, in defiance of great natural obstacles at -the point of debarkation, and also made an advanced movement, in -opposition to every exertion on the part of an active enemy, to -prevent it. - -A detail of this gallant exploit states, 'the first success of -this day was principally owing to General Coote's brigade, and -the advance, consisting of the 23rd and 55th regiments, commanded -by Colonel Macdonald, who, instead of waiting the attacks of the -enemy, advanced on every occasion to meet them.' These brave -efforts cost the British forces a loss of about 500 men. - -In subsequent operations, during this arduous expedition, the -QUEEN'S ROYAL had the honour of contributing a full -portion of its services, and was present when his Royal Highness -the Duke of York, in Command of the Anglo-Russian forces, on the -2nd of October, 1799, gained a decided victory at Egmont-op-Zee, -over a numerous army opposed to him on that occasion. Alluding to -this action, his Royal Highness observes, 'Under Divine Providence, -this signal victory, obtained over the enemy, is to be ascribed -to the animated and persevering exertions which have been at all -times the characteristics of the British soldier, and which, -on no occasion, were ever more eminently displayed; nor has it -often fallen to the lot of any general to have such just cause of -acknowledgment for distinguished support.' - -On the 6th of October the French and Dutch armies again contested -the field with their opponents, and were once more forced by -British valour to retire. In his report of this victory, the Duke -of York remarks, that 'the gallantry the troops displayed, and -the perseverance with which they supported the fatigues of the -day, rival their former exertions.' The loss of the QUEEN'S -ROYAL in this action proves they were honourable competitors -for glory. - -Notwithstanding the successes of the British forces, they were -precluded from a further advance, and from profiting by the just -reward of their labours, in consequence of the lateness of the -season, and the difficulty of obtaining supplies during the winter; -besides which, the French army was receiving large reinforcements. - -These and other causes induced his Royal Highness to desist from -further offensive operations, and finally led to the withdrawing -of the Anglo-Russian army from Holland, and to the termination -of an expedition which, although unattended with full success, -evinced distinguished merit and bravery on the part of the British -commander and his army. - -Nor must it be omitted, in alluding to this expedition, that at -this period the old regiments had been considerably reduced by the -arduous services against St. Domingo and the French West India -islands, and were now chiefly made up from volunteers from the -militia, hastily got together, and employed in active offensive -operations before they could be properly organised and rendered fit -for such duty. - -Notwithstanding these disadvantages, the British troops employed in -Holland upheld, by their gallantry and discipline, the honour of -their country, and by the skill and attention of their officers, -this short but active campaign prepared this little army to -advance the glory of England in succeeding years, against the best -organised troops in Europe. - -Major-General Coote expressed, in orders, his approbation of the -conduct of the QUEEN'S ROYAL; and after the evacuation of -Holland, the regiment landed at Yarmouth, from whence it proceeded -to Ashford, in Kent, for the winter. - -[Sidenote: 1800] - -In May, 1800, the QUEEN'S ROYAL marched to Plymouth, and -embarked on board the Europa and Thisbe, on a flying expedition, -under the command of General Sir Thomas Maitland and Admiral Sir -Edward Pellew, which was employed in making descents upon the coast -of France, and destroying batteries and small crafts. In this -service, Major Ramsay, of the QUEEN'S, led some successful -attacks, and on one occasion (as recorded in 'Baine's History of -the Wars') 'he seized several sloops and gun-vessels, and burned a -national corvette of eighteen guns, by means of a detachment from -the QUEEN'S Regiment, assisted by the gun-launches under -Lieutenant Pinfold.' - -On the 15th of June, the regiment was encamped in the island of -Houat, preparatory to an intended attack upon Belle Isle; but the -plan was abandoned; the regiment re-embarked, and, with other -corps, to the number of 5000 men, sailed, under the command of the -Earl of Dalhousie, to reinforce Sir Ralph Abercrombie at Minorca, -where it arrived on the 19th of July. - -On the 29th of August, 1800, it was again on ship-board, forming -part of the expedition against Cadiz, on the abandonment of which -it became necessary to dispose of this force, which, although -small, was considered the corps d'élite of England, and included -almost the entire disposable force of the country. - -The attention of Sir Ralph Abercrombie was directed towards the -Mediterranean, and the reduction of Malta encouraged an expedition -to that quarter. At this time Egypt was occupied by 30,000 French -veterans, emboldened by conquest, and inured to the climate of the -country. They had been taken from that army which, under Napoleon -Bonaparte, had astonished Europe by its successes in Italy and in -Germany, and they were now awaiting a favourable opportunity to -forward the ambitious projects that had been planned for them by -their great leader, who had exultingly named them '_The army of the -East_.' - -The attention of all Europe was directed to the struggle about to -take place, in which the ambition of Bonaparte was supposed to have -attained a crisis, and the _fate of Asia_ was to be decided _on the -shores of Africa_, by the two most powerful European nations. - -A British army, amounting to about 15,000 men, assembled under -Sir Ralph Abercrombie, at Marmorice Bay, on the coast of Asiatic -Turkey, towards the end of December, 1800. - -[Sidenote: 1801] - -The QUEEN'S ROYAL Regiment had proceeded from Cadiz to -Gibraltar and Minorca, from whence it sailed to Malta, and now -formed part of the above force. Some weeks were lost at Marmorice, -in expectation of receiving reinforcements of Greeks and Turks; -and the expedition did not proceed to its final destination until -the 23rd of February, 1801. On the 1st of March it anchored in the -bay of Aboukir, eastward of Alexandria; but notwithstanding all -the exertions of the navy under Admiral Lord Keith's orders, the -necessary arrangements could not be made for landing the troops, -chiefly in consequence of unfavourable weather, until the 8th of -March. On the morning of that day a signal rocket caused 150 boats, -laden with 5000 men, to approach the shore. The clear silence of -the morning broken by the deep murmur of thousands of oars urging -forward the flower of a brave army, whose polished arms glittered -in the rays of the morning sun, produced an interesting scene:--the -floating battalions drew near the shore, which was crowded with -French troops; a combat ensued; and the bay of Aboukir resounded to -the roar of cannon. - -A body of French troops, supported by several batteries, awaited -the arrival of their enemies, but were forced to give way in -defiance of every exertion, and after severe loss. The loss of the -British amounted to 576 rank and file, in killed, wounded, and -missing. - -The QUEEN'S ROYAL Regiment was first employed under the -command of Sir Sydney Smith, at the siege of Fort Aboukir; but on -the 12th of March, seven companies, under Lieutenant-Colonel Jones, -were ordered to join the army, and arrived in time to take a share -in the victory of the 13th of March. The other three companies of -the regiment remained with the Twelfth Light Dragoons (dismounted) -before Aboukir, until the surrender of that fort on the 19th of -March. The regiment was afterwards attached to the fourth brigade, -under Major-General Sir John Doyle's command, and was present at -the glorious Battle of ALEXANDRIA, on the 21st of March; -when a protracted and well-contested fight terminated in victory to -the British troops after a loss of between 1400 and 1500 men. - -After the battle of the 21st of March, the QUEEN'S ROYAL -was detached, with the flank companies of the Fortieth regiment, -under Colonel Spencer, to _Rosetta_, and was employed in the -reduction of that town, and of the fortress of _St. Julien_, -which commanded the navigation of the Nile, on which occasion one -of the '_French Invincible Standards_' was taken. The Regiment -then proceeded with the army towards Cairo, and was engaged in -the affair at _Rahmanie_,--the capture of the French convoy in -the Desert,--at the surrender of _Cairo_--and in the escort of -the French garrison from that city to its place of embarkation. -Subsequently, the regiment joined that part of the army which was -engaged in the blockade of _Alexandria_, and was attached to the -reserve brigade commanded by Major-General (afterwards Sir John) -Moore. Alexandria surrendered on the 2nd of September, 1801, and -the QUEEN'S ROYAL was ordered to Fort Pharos, at the -entrance of the harbour, where it continued until the following -December. - -In this campaign, the severe loss sustained by the British army in -their active operations against the enemy was greatly augmented -by deaths caused by fatigue, as well as by the climate of Egypt. -The casualties in the QUEEN'S were 36 killed and 70 -wounded[27]. - -In the action of the 21st of March, Lieut.-General Sir Ralph -Abercrombie, the commander-in-chief of the army, received a mortal -wound, and died on the 28th of the same month. His merits are -attested in General Orders issued to the army on the 16th of May, -1801[28], and in the dispatch of his successor, General Hutchinson, -in the following terms: 'His memory will be recorded in the annals -of his country, will be sacred to every British soldier, and -embalmed in the recollection of a grateful posterity.' The same -officer adds, 'It is impossible for me to do justice to the zeal of -the officers, and to the gallantry of the soldiers, of this army.' - -By the conquest of Egypt, Great Britain effected a revolution, -which, in a great degree, influenced the politics of nations -throughout the world. The vaunting ambition of France received a -timely check, by the defeat of the boldest project which the mind -of her greatest General had ever conceived; and the '_Army of the -East_' returned to their country, relieved, in a short campaign, of -the fruits of four years' toil and glory. - -The successful efforts of the British fleet and army were followed -by a treaty of peace with France, which was concluded at Amiens -on the 1st of October, 1801, by which Egypt was again restored to -the Ottoman empire. The troops, as opportunities offered, were -withdrawn from the scene of their brilliant achievements, and -about the end of the year 1801 the Queen's Regiment embarked for -Gibraltar. - -The peace concluded at the above period was, however, of short -duration, and did not tend to check the hostile spirit of -Bonaparte, whose perfidious conduct and insatiable ambition -rendered an appeal to arms again necessary, and Great Britain was -obliged to declare war against France in May, 1803. - -[Sidenote: 1802] - -[Sidenote: 1804] - -From the spring of 1802 until the end of 1805, the QUEEN'S -ROYAL formed part of the garrison of Gibraltar, and was -highly complimented by his Royal Highness the Duke of Kent, for -its loyalty, steadiness, and good conduct throughout the mutiny -which occurred there. By the malignant fever which raged with -great violence in that garrison in 1804, it lost in a few weeks -one captain, six subalterns, and about 90 men, besides women and -children. - -While the regiment was at Gibraltar, the officers received -permission to wear the medals which had been presented to them by -the Grand Signior, for their services in the Egyptian campaign. - -[Sidenote: 1805] - -In November, 1805, the regiment embarked for England. One of the -transports, having on board the two flank companies, and one -battalion company under the command of Captain Wilson, was taken -on the 15th of December by the squadron of the French Admiral, -Guillaumet, consisting of six sail of the line (one commanded by -Jerome Buonaparte) and several frigates. The captured companies -were put on board La Voluntaire frigate, where they remained -prisoners about three months: they were subsequently restored to -liberty in consequence of that vessel putting into the Cape of -Good Hope, which she expected to find a friendly port, but which -had surrendered a short time before to the British forces under -Lieut.-General Sir David Baird and Admiral Sir Home Popham. At -the Cape these companies remained about seven months, when they -embarked once more for England, and rejoined the regiment in April, -1807. - -In the mean time the head-quarters and the remainder of the -regiment had landed, in December, 1805, at Portsmouth, its strength -amounting to 20 officers, 31 serjeants, 12 drummers, and 289 rank -and file. - -[Sidenote: 1806] - -In January, 1806, the regiment received new colours, on which, in -addition to former devices, were the SPHYNX, and the word -EGYPT, granted to it by his Majesty, in consideration -of its distinguished conduct in that country in 1801, as already -detailed. - -[Sidenote: 1807] - -In 1807 the establishment of the regiment was 696. In the month -of June of that year it embarked for Guernsey, and remained there -till June of the following year, receiving, during its stay in -that island, 330 general-service men from the depôt in the Isle of -Wight, and above 150 militia volunteers. - -[Sidenote: 1808] - -In June, 1808, the regiment returned to England, 860 rank and file -strong, and was quartered at Ipswich, until the 18th of July, when -it was brigaded with the Twentieth Foot and a battalion of the -Ninety-fifth Rifles, under the command of Major-General Acland, and -embarked at Harwich for Portugal, to join the forces about to be -assembled in that country. - -The peace of Tilsit, which was concluded at this period between -France and other continental powers, gave a more determined -character to the war pursuing between England and France. -Napoleon, who by this time had become sensible of his inability -successfully to invade Great Britain, sought the humiliation of -his rival in excluding, by the above treaty, the manufactures of -England from the markets of Europe. As a part of his scheme for -universal empire, he gained the royal family of Spain into his -power by treachery, placed his brother Joseph on the throne of -that kingdom by force, and effected the conquest of Portugal. -Such acts of tyrannical ambition failed not to rouse the just -resentment of England, and led to the bold determination of -rescuing the Peninsula from the rapacious conqueror. Portugal was -destined to receive the advance-guard of a British army, which, -as in Egypt, was to encounter the victorious legions of Napoleon, -and, as in Egypt, also to triumph. On the 1st of August, 1808, -a body of British troops, commanded by Major-General Sir Arthur -Wellesley, landed near Lisbon, and on the 17th of the same month -they defeated a French force at _Roleia_. At this first meeting of -the great rival powers, a severe struggle terminated in favour of -English valour, and was a faithful precursor of the ability of the -commander, and of the successes which were to accompany the gallant -army on their future career. - -After a tedious passage from England, Major-General Acland's -brigade arrived in a small bay near Peniché, where it landed in -the night of the 20th of August, and in a few hours joined the -army under Sir Arthur Wellesley, in time to share the honours -and triumphs of the memorable battle of _Vimiera_. The brigade -underwent much fatigue, and suffered some loss; and the General's -dispatches bear evidence that it did its duty. After the convention -of Cintra, by which Portugal was delivered from the power of -France, the QUEEN'S ROYAL crossed to Old Lisbon, and -marched to escort prisoners of war from Fort La Lippe. His Majesty -has graciously permitted the regiment to bear the word _Vimiera_ on -its colours and appointments, in commemoration of its gallantry in -that battle. - -In the autumn, when the army under Lieutenant-General Sir John -Moore advanced from Lisbon into Spain, the QUEEN'S formed -part of Sir John Hope's division, which protected the march of the -artillery by the south bank of the Tagus to Talavera de la Reyna, -and from thence by the pass of the Guadarrama mountains, to form a -junction at Salamanca with the Commander-in-Chief, the same being -the only route considered passable for heavy guns. - -[Sidenote: 1809] - -Before the British troops were concentrated at Salamanca, the -Spanish force which was to have co-operated with them had ceased to -exist; it had been attacked, defeated, and dispersed by the French, -who had 300,000 men in Spain. Sir John Moore, however, advanced -with his army of about 23,000 men, until Bonaparte directed 80,000 -veterans with 200 cannon against him: a retreat was immediately -commenced. In all the fatigues, distresses, and privations of this -memorable winter campaign, the QUEEN'S regiment had its -full share, and was brigaded with the 5th, 14th, and 32nd regiments -under command of Major-General (now Lord) Hill. This brigade was -posted in line on the left of Sir John Moore's position, when that -officer fought and defeated the French forces in front of _Corunna_ -on the 16th of January, 1809. The glory of the day was clouded by -the loss of many brave soldiers, among whom the British army had to -lament the death of its gallant commander[29]. - -The withdrawing of the British troops from Spain after the battle -of _Corunna_ was the consequent operation of Sir John Moore's -retreat to the coast: arrangements for this purpose were therefore -hastily concerted, and as speedily acted upon. A great portion of -the army was enabled to embark in the harbour of Corunna during the -night after the battle; at the same time General Hill's brigade -retired to a position near the ramparts of the town, leaving the -piquets of the brigade, under Lieutenant-Colonel Kingsbury, of the -Queen's Regiment, employed as a rear-guard to cover the retreat -of the army, and to keep the enemy in check by fires and other -stratagems, until the embarkation was completed, almost without -molestation; and General Hill's brigade followed from the citadel -on the succeeding day. The troops embarked in such vessels as they -could reach; the ships made the best of their way to England, and, -in consequence of the stormy season, landed the troops at the first -port they could gain. The Queen's Regiment arrived in parties, and -was subsequently re-united at Ipswich. - -In consequence of the gallant conduct of the QUEEN'S ROYAL -in the action at Corunna, the regiment has received his Majesty's -permission for the word _Corunna_ being borne on its colours and -appointments[30]. - -A detachment of the QUEEN'S ROYAL had been left in -Portugal, when the corps advanced from Lisbon to Salamanca, and was -assembled at Elvas under the command of Captain Gordon, who, with -his detachment, joined the army of Sir Arthur Wellesley previous -to its entering Spain. Captain Gordon's party was attached to the -Second Battalion of Detachments, and had the honour of sharing in -the victory at _Talavera de la Reyna_ on the 28th of July, 1809[31]. - -When the militia regiments were allowed, in 1809, to volunteer -into the line, the QUEEN'S ROYAL was very successful in -recruiting, and its establishment was increased to 1000. - -In July of the same year, the regiment formed part of the -expedition under the Earl of Chatham to the Scheldt; was employed -at the siege of Flushing, and, after the surrender of that -fortress, it remained in quarters at Middleburgh, where it suffered -severely from the Walcheren fever. On the evacuation of the island -in December, the regiment embarked at Flushing, and returned to its -old quarters at Ipswich. - -[Sidenote: 1810] - -During the year 1810, the regiment remained in England, where it -was joined in August by the detachment which had been left in -Portugal; and its numbers were thus increased to 1126 rank and file. - -[Sidenote: 1811] - -On the 25th of January, 1811, the QUEEN'S ROYAL embarked -at Portsmouth, with the Thirty-sixth, Second Battalion of the -Forty-third, Fifty-first, and Eighty-fifth regiments, to reinforce -the British army in Portugal. The fleet, commanded by Sir Joseph -Yorke, encountered contrary gales, which so prolonged the voyage, -that the convoy did not reach its destination until the 2nd of -March, when the regiment disembarked at Lisbon, and went into -barracks in the castle. It was afterwards attached to the Sixth -Division of the army, and engaged with it in the pursuit of the -French army under Marshal Massena, who evacuated his position at -Santarem, and commenced his retreat into Spain a few days after the -arrival of the above re-inforcements. Many brilliant exploits were -performed by the adverse armies during this retreat, and also in -the subsequent operations on the eastern frontier of Portugal. The -_Sixth_ Division was subsequently employed in the south, under Sir -Thomas Graham, covering the siege of Badajoz, which was menaced by -the French Marshal, but surrendered to the bold and superior tact -of Lord Wellington in April, 1812. - -[Sidenote: 1812] - -When Lord Wellington advanced into Spain in 1812, and occupied -_Salamanca_, the Sixth Division was quartered in that city, and -charged with the siege of the three fortified convents, in which -the enemy had left garrisons. In the unsuccessful attempt to carry -one of these forts, (that called St. Vincente) by escalade, on -the night of the 23rd of June, in which Major-General Bowes fell, -the light company of the QUEEN'S lost Captain Sir George -Colquhoun, Lieutenant Mathews, one serjeant, and six men killed, -and was otherwise so reduced, that it was found necessary next day -to draft ten men from each battalion company to complete it. After -the reduction of these forts, the _St. Caetano_ and _La Mercea_ -by storm, and _St. Vincente_ by capitulation, the Sixth Division -joined the army in the advance to Toro, and took part in the -several movements which preceded and led to the battle of Salamanca. - -On this glorious day, the 22nd of July, 1812, the Sixth Division -was originally posted in reserve, to support the Fourth and Fifth -in the intended attack upon the enemy's centre and the heights -of Arapiles. After the crest of the height had been carried by -the Fourth Division, one division of the French made a determined -stand, and after a sharp contest, obliged the British to give way. -Marshal Beresford, who was on the spot, directed General Spry's -brigade of the Fifth Division to change its front, and attack -the flank of the enemy; and Lord Wellington ordered up the Sixth -Division under Sir Henry Clinton, to relieve the Fourth, and the -battle was soon restored to its former success. The French had -now but one hill left, on which they had concentrated all their -remaining forces. The Sixth Division was ordered to advance in line -upon the enemy's position, which it did in a most gallant manner, -under a heavy fire of 21 pieces of cannon and of musketry; and -after a severe contest, the enemy fled through the woods towards -the Tormes, protected by the approaching darkness of the night, by -which many were enabled to escape: the defeat of the French army -was now completed. - -The loss of the QUEEN'S on this day amounted to nearly -one-half its number present, the light company being detached. -One lieutenant (Denwoody) and 20 men were killed; its two majors, -Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Kingsbury and Major Graham, (both of whom -afterwards received honorary medals from his Majesty,) severely -wounded; one captain (Scott) and three lieutenants (Gordon, -Williams, and Hudson), and 100 men wounded. In fact, towards the -close of the action, a subaltern officer, Lieutenant Borlase, had -the honour of commanding the regiment. In honour of its gallant -services in this action his Majesty has been graciously pleased to -permit that _Salamanca_ should be added to other distinctions on -the colours of the regiment. - -After the above defeat, Marshal Marmont withdrew the army of -Portugal in the direction of Burgos, and Lord Wellington crossed -the Douro and entered Madrid. The allied army made a further -advance to Burgos, the siege of which was undertaken and pushed -with vigour, but was abandoned in October, in consequence of a -junction of the disposable French force in Spain, amounting to -between 80,000 and 90,000 men, and the determination of the British -commander to retire on the Douro, and subsequently to Salamanca -and to Ciudad Rodrigo. When the army halted, the Queen's Regiment -was quartered at Fulgoza de Salvador; and being much reduced -in numbers, the head-quarters, with six skeleton companies, -were sent to England, and the remaining four companies formed -the right wing of the Second Provisional Battalion, commanded -by Lieutenant-Colonel Bingham of the Fifty-third regiment. The -companies of the QUEEN'S were about one hundred effective -rank and file each, and the battalion was posted to the Fourth -Division, under Major-General the Honourable Sir G. Lowry Cole. - -[Sidenote: 1813] - -In the campaign of 1813, the four companies of the QUEEN'S -were frequently engaged, and showed the same spirit of valour -and discipline for which the regiment had been distinguished on -former occasions. In consideration of the services rendered by this -portion of the regiment at the battle of _Vittoria_ on the 21st of -June of this year, and of its uniform good conduct in the series -of actions which took place in the Pyrenees between the 26th of -July and the 2nd of August following, his Majesty has graciously -approved of the words _Vittoria_ and _Pyrenees_, being borne by the -regiment, in addition to its other honourable badges of merit and -royal favour. - -In reporting the above brilliant affairs, in which the army of -the allies, commanded by the Duke of Wellington, was eminently -successful in driving the French force under Marshal Soult from -their strong holds, his Grace observes, 'In the course of this -contest (28th July) the Fourth Division, which has so frequently -been distinguished in this army, surpassed its former good -conduct.' In the action fought two days subsequently, when Marshal -Soult's army was posted in a position so formidable, that the -Duke of Wellington, in his dispatches, characterises it as one of -the strongest, and most difficult of access, he had ever yet seen -occupied by troops, the steep hill, crowned with French soldiers, -was boldly ascended, and the front of the enemy's main position -was fearlessly attacked by a part of Sir Lowry Cole's Division; -on which occasion the Battalion, comprising the Queen's and -Fifty-third Regiments, is mentioned as having been led by Colonel -Bingham. - -In conjunction with this operation, the Third Division, under Sir -Thomas Picton, having advanced on the enemy's left, the French fled -in great confusion, leaving 4000 of their infantry unsupported -in the valley, one half of whom were obliged to surrender at -discretion. Thus were the attempts of the French Marshal to relieve -Pampeluna frustrated, and his army doomed to suffer defeat and -severe loss in defiance of extraordinary exertions, which gave them -sanguine expectation of success. In these affairs several men of -the QUEEN'S were killed, and Lieutenant Hutton and a great -number wounded. - -On the 2nd of August, the Fourth Division advanced to the -Puerto de Echalar, and afterwards moved to Lezaca to cover the -head-quarters. At the latter place the Duke of Wellington remained -stationary with his army in position to cover the siege of _St. -Sebastian_, at this time pushed with great vigour by a portion of -the allied army under Sir Thomas Graham. - -No movement of consequence was made until the 31st of August, when -the French crossed the Bidassoa in considerable force. With great -fury they made repeated attacks on the Spanish position on the -heights of San Marcial. The First and Fourth Divisions were, in -consequence, moved forward to protect the flanks of the Spaniards, -but the latter repulsed the enemy with such spirit, that they -sought protection under their cannon; and giving up all hope of the -relief of St. Sebastian, they re-crossed the Bidassoa, and during -the night retreated from their position on the left bank of that -river. In this operation the Second Provisional Battalion was left -at the pass of the Crown Mountain, to keep up the communication -with the Seventh Division. - -On the 31st of August also the fortress of St. Sebastian was -attacked and carried by assault. The British army had the proud -satisfaction of victoriously entering the territory of France, -and was led by its able commander to a position in front of -the Bidassoa, considered one of the strongest in the Pyrenees, -extending from Zugano Mardie by La Rhona to the sea. - -In the storming of Marshal Soult's intrenched position on the -river _Nivelle_, on the 10th of November, the attack of the centre -columns was led by the four companies of the QUEEN'S, -supported by their comrades of the Fifty-third. The men carried -bags of fern to fill up the ditch, and small scaling-ladders to -mount the rampart of a redoubt which they were ordered to take. -In this service they were completely successful. The battalion -advanced with a British huzza, and the enemy abandoned the redoubt -and fled. A deep ravine, immediately in the rear of the work, -prevented the further advance of the QUEEN'S, who from the -crest of the hill had opened a sharp fire upon the fugitives. For -the gallant and successful services on this occasion, his Majesty -has graciously sanctioned the addition of the word _Nivelle_ to its -other badges of distinction. - -Soon after this action the army went into quarters for a short -time, while preparations were making for crossing the Adour, and -forming the blockade of Bayonne. The QUEEN'S was sent to -St. Jean de Luz for new clothing, and rejoined the division at St. -Severe. The Fourth Division proceeded towards Bourdeaux, to support -the Seventh under Lieutenant-General Lord Dalhousie, and after the -surrender of that city returned to the Plains of Toulouse. - -[Sidenote: 1814] - -In the night of the 8th of April, 1814, the Fourth Division struck -its tents, and proceeding by forced marches crossed the Garonne -over a pontoon bridge; on the next day the army closed upon -_Toulouse_. On the 10th the Division proceeded along the front -of the enemy's strongly fortified position, exposed to a galling -fire of grape, until it reached the right of their line, when it -advanced up the heights; while the rest of the troops formed in two -lines in its rear. A strong column of French now issued from the -works, and threatened the flank and rear of the Fourth Division; -but the Second Provisional Battalion, being thrown back _en -potence_, opened a heavy fire and charged the enemy, who thereupon -retreated to their trenches; the brigade then pushed up the hill, -and carried the point to which its efforts had been directed. The -city of _Toulouse_ was now enclosed on all sides except that of -the canal of Languedoc, along which a road was left open by the -Duke of Wellington, in order to save the town from the destruction -which must have followed its being taken by storm. Of this road -the French availed themselves, and, retreating during the night, -encamped about three leagues off. Both armies being now apprised -of the abdication of Napoleon, the battle of _Toulouse_ closed at -once the campaign and the war. In addition to the other marks of -distinction granted to the regiment for meritorious services, it -has been authorised by his Majesty to assume the word _Toulouse_. - -In commemoration of the meritorious services performed during the -Peninsula war, his Majesty was also graciously pleased to authorise -the word _Peninsula_, to be borne upon the colours and appointments -of the QUEEN'S ROYAL. - -The division of the QUEEN'S ROYAL serving on the continent -embarked at Barsac in June, and landing at Cork marched to Fermoy, -where it stayed about a month, after which it proceeded to -Plymouth, and subsequently joined the head-quarters at Chichester. - -[Sidenote: 1815] - -During the whole of the year 1815 the regiment was stationed at -Gosport; and in January 1816 it was moved to Chatham, and from -thence, on the 11th of April, to Portsmouth, where it embarked -for the West Indies on the 24th of April, 1816, having previously -received 300 general service men from the depôt in the Isle of -Wight. It landed at Barbadoes on the 5th of June, where it was -quartered in barracks at St. Anne's. - -Some time before the QUEEN'S arrived in Barbadoes, -martial law had been proclaimed in consequence of an insurrection -among the negroes, which, however, was soon quelled. The sickly -season, which usually sets in about the month of September, was -this year one of the most fatal remembered for a long period, -and the QUEEN'S ROYAL felt all its severity. In October -the yellow fever broke out and raged with unabated fury until -Christmas, during which short space it carried off 11 officers, -upwards of 200 men, and more than half the women and children -of the regiment. The officers who fell victims to its fury were -Major Conolly, Captain Gordon, Lieutenants Clutterbuck, M'Dougall, -Grey, Norman, and Grant; Lieutenant and Adjutant Spencer, -Assistant-Surgeon Pendergrast, and Ensigns Massie and Richmond, to -whose memory their surviving brother-officers erected a handsome -marble monument in the Cathedral Church of Bridgetown. - -[Sidenote: 1817] - -In 1817, the right wing of the regiment embarked for St. Vincent, -and the left for Grenada; the men continued to suffer from -dysentery, and other complaints which followed the ravages of the -fever, and many were carried off. Amongst the number was Lieutenant -Adams, who died of fever in Grenada. - -[Sidenote: 1819] - -[Sidenote: 1820] - -In April, 1819, the regiment embarked for Demerara and Berbice, -the head-quarters with seven companies being stationed at the -first, and the three other companies at the latter place. The men -were very healthy at the time of their arrival, but the climate -of these colonies (originally settled by the Dutch), the soil of -which lies below the level of the sea, soon, and severely, affected -both officers and privates. They suffered first under intermittent -fever, but the yellow fever afterwards made its appearance, and -carried off great numbers. The detachment stationed at Berbice, -which remained perfectly healthy until the month of November 1820, -was, in a few subsequent weeks, nearly annihilated by that baneful -malady, amongst whose victims were Major Thistlethwaite, the -commandant, and Lieutenant Glasson. - -About this time the regiment received a new pair of colours, which -were consecrated, in due form, on the parade ground near Eve Leary -barracks, on the 10th of November, 1820, and presented by Mrs. -Jordan, wife of Lieutenant-Colonel John Jordan, then commanding the -regiment. After the ceremony a splendid entertainment was given by -the officers. - -[Sidenote: 1821] - -The regiment having completed five years' service on the West -Indian station, was relieved, in 1821, by the Twenty-first -Fusiliers, and ordered home; it embarked on the 10th, sailed on -the 13th of April, and landed at Gosport on the 13th of June. -From Gosport it proceeded to Winchester, and after a short stay -there, to Brighton, where it was reviewed by the Duke of York, when -his Royal Highness was pleased to express his approbation of the -appearance of the corps. On the 24th of August, 1821, the regiment, -still at Brighton, was reduced to eight companies on the following -establishment:--1 colonel, 1 lieutenant-colonel, 2 majors, 8 -captains, 10 lieutenants, 6 ensigns, 5 staff, 29 serjeants, 24 -corporals, 12 drummers, and 552 privates. - -[Sidenote: 1822] - -In April, 1822, the regiment received a route to march to Hull in -Yorkshire, where it remained in garrison a few weeks: in June it -was ordered to proceed to Dublin, and arrived there on the 13th of -July following. - -General Coates[32], after commanding the regiment nearly -twenty-eight years, died on the 22nd of July, 1822, and was -succeeded in the Colonelcy by Major-General Sir Henry Torrens, -K.C.B., Adjutant-General to the Forces. - -[Sidenote: 1824] - -The regiment remained at Dublin until May, 1824, when it embarked -for England, and proceeded to Gosport, and in the month of August -following it was moved to Chatham. - -[Sidenote: 1825] - -[Sidenote: 1826] - -[Sidenote: 1827] - -In the early part of February, 1825, the regiment, consisting of -thirty-two serjeants, twenty drummers, and seven hundred and forty -rank and file, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel J. Williams[33], -marched from Chatham, and embarked at Gravesend for Bombay, where -it arrived in the beginning of June, 1825. An augmentation of two -companies, with a recruiting company, was made to the regiment -on its embarkation for India service. This reinforcement sailed -shortly after, and the whole corps, after assembling at Bombay, -marched to Poonah, the capital of the Deccan, in which cantonment -it arrived early in 1826. From Poonah four companies of the -QUEEN'S ROYAL were detached in September, 1827, on an -expedition against the Rajah of Koolapore, in the Mahratta country, -south of Bombay. The light company of the QUEEN'S, with -the light companies of the 20th and other regiments, were formed -into a light battalion, under Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Place[34], -of the Queen's, and proceeded for the above destination. The -service terminated the same year by the surrender of the territory -and the capitulation of the Rajah. - -[Sidenote: 1828] - -Major-General Sir Henry Torrens, K.C.B.[35] (Adjutant-General of -the Forces), died on the 22nd of August, 1828, and was succeeded, -as Colonel of the QUEEN'S ROYAL, by General the Right -Honourable Sir William Keppel, G.C.B., from the Sixty-seventh -Regiment. - -[Sidenote: 1831] - -In the beginning of 1831, the regiment marched to Bombay, to -take a tour of duty at the Presidency, and occupied its former -cantonments at Calaba. The monsoon of 1831 passed off without any -of the destructive effects which marked that of 1825, when the -regiment lost many valuable men. The casualties in the regiment, -from climate, were little beyond what might be expected in -European countries; and during its service in India, the same -result has attended the good order and regularity maintained in -the QUEEN'S. It is due to the corps to observe, that -drunkenness has so far been kept within bounds as to be considered -an unusual crime, and to be unknown in a company for a month -together. To this happy cause may be attributed the healthy state -of the regiment, and the circumstance of the hospital having at -times been without a single soldier in it. If greater proof of the -efficiency of the regiment were required, such would be perceived -by reference to the reports of the inspecting generals. - -[Sidenote: 1834] - -In 1834 the QUEEN'S was relieved by the 40th Regiment, and -returned to its former cantonments in the Deccan. - -General the Right Honourable Sir William Keppel[36], G.C.B., died -on the 11th of December, 1834, and the Colonelcy of the QUEEN'S -ROYAL was by his Majesty given to Lieutenant-General the -Right Honourable Sir James Kempt, G.C.B. and G.C.H., from the 40th -Regiment. - -[Sidenote: 1837] - -The Queen's Royal Regiment has continued to be employed in the -Presidency of Bombay to the end of the year 1837, the period of -the termination of this Record. It remains an efficient corps, and -the laurels which it acquired in every quarter of the globe are -preserved untarnished in the distant shores of India. - - * * * * * - -NOTE.--_The Compiler of this Record feels it his duty to -acknowledge the most effective assistance which he has derived from -Major Charles Head, late of the Queen's Royal Regiment, and from -the devotedness which that gentleman has evinced in searching for -the detail of all occurrences in which the honour of his late corps -was concerned._ - - -FOOTNOTES: - -[1] The marriage portion of Queen Catherine included the city of -Tangier, the Island of Bombay, and a sum equal to 300,000_l._ -sterling. Tangier is a place of great antiquity, and was formerly -one of the most splendid cities in Africa. It is stated by -Procopius Cæsariensis to have been founded by the Phœnicians; it -was known by the name of _Tingis_, or _Tinja_, and was taken by the -Romans under Sertorius. It was afterwards captured by the Vandals, -and was retaken by the celebrated Belisarius, who restored it to -Justinian. On the invasion of the Saracens it was surrendered to -them by Count Julian. In the fifteenth century it was the scene of -several desperate engagements between the Moors and Portuguese; and -in 1437 Prince Ferdinand was defeated before the city, and his army -subjected to an ignominious capitulation. In 1471 it was taken by -Alfonso V., king of Portugal. After the death of Sebastian, it fell -into the hands of Spain; but upon the restoration of the Braganza -family to the throne of Portugal, in 1640, it was once more annexed -to that monarchy. - -[2] A memorandum on the subject of Regimental Colours is given in -the Appendix, and marked E. - -[3] Copy of a letter addressed by King Charles II.:-- - - 'To the Earl of Peterborough. - - 'Dated Whitehall, y_{e} 21^{st} of 10^{ber} 1661. - - 'My Lord Peterborough:--I am very well satisfied of your care - and dilligence in the employment your are in, for which I thank - you very heartily. And assure yourself I have soe just a sense - of this and all your other services, as you shall find upon all - occasions how much I esteem and value all those who serve me - faithfully. I have noe more to adde at present only to desire - you to lett those honest men knowe who are along with you, y^t - they shall allwayes be in my particular care and protection, as - persons y^t venture themselves in my service. And so wishing you - a good voyage I remain - - 'Y^r very aff^{nate} friend - - 'CHARLES R.' - -'_Bibl. Harl._, 6844.' - - -[4] Mercurius Publicus. - -[5] These battalions were part of the royal force which fought -for Charles I. during the civil war in England. In 1657 they -entered the service of Spain; and in 1660 were placed in garrison -at Dunkirk; in 1663 they were incorporated in the Queen's Tangier -Regiment. - -Dunkirk had been taken from the Spaniards by the combined armies of -England and France in 1658, and was ceded in 1659 to England. It -was sold by King Charles II. to the French, for 500,000_l._ - -[6] HENRY, LORD MORDAUNT, _second_ EARL _of_ -PETERBOROUGH, was the son and heir of _John, first Earl -of Peterborough_, who died in 1642. He raised a regiment, at his -own expense, in behalf of King Charles I.; was wounded at the -_battle of Newbury_ on the 27th of October, 1644, and in 1648 was -concerned, with the _Earl of Holland_, in an attempt to rescue the -King from his imprisonment:--the _Earl of Holland_ was taken, and -was beheaded in February, 1649; the _Earl of Peterborough_, and -his brother _John_, (who was created _Lord Mordaunt_ and _Viscount -Avelon_ on the 10th of July, 1659,) escaped, and were voted -traitors to the Commonwealth, and their estates were sequestered. - -The services of the Earl of Peterborough, in support of the royal -cause, during the civil wars, entitled him to the favour of King -Charles II. at the Restoration; and the Colonelcy of the Queen's -regiment of foot, and the governorship of Tangier, were deservedly -conferred upon a nobleman who, under the severest trials of his -fortitude and consistency, had shown himself a constant and zealous -supporter of monarchical government. He was employed in several -important situations of trust in the service of King James II., -and on the 20th of June, 1685, he was appointed colonel of the 3rd -Regiment of Horse, (now the 2nd Dragoon Guards,) from which he was -removed at the Revolution in 1688. His lordship died on the 19th -of June, 1697, and was succeeded in his titles, &c. by his nephew, -CHARLES, _third Earl of Peterborough_, so celebrated in -the wars in Spain in the reign of Queen Anne. - -[7] History of Tangier, published by authority in 1664. - -[8] History of Tangier, London, 1664. - -[9] Andrew Rutherford, Earl of Teviot, was of a Scotch family, and -he commanded a battalion of Scots Guards in the French service -for several years. He attained the rank of Lieutenant-General, -in France, and enjoyed considerable reputation for his military -talents. At the Restoration he accompanied King Charles II. to -England, and having been especially recommended to the notice of -his sovereign by Louis XIV., was created, in 1661, Lord Rutherford. -He was appointed, on the 22nd of May, 1661, to succeed Sir Edward -Harley as Governor of Dunkirk, which he held until the place -was sold and delivered up to the French in 1662: on the 2nd of -February, 1663, he was advanced to the dignity of _Earl of Teviot_. -He was killed in an engagement with the Moors on the 4th of May, -1664, as above stated; and dying without issue, his title became -extinct. - -[10] The Earl of Middleton who was appointed Governor of Tangier, -was _John, first Earl_, so celebrated in the History of Scotland -during the civil wars, and in the early years of King Charles's -Restoration. He had been deprived, in 1663, of all his offices, and -received the governorship of Tangier as a kind of honourable exile. -Charles, second Earl of Middleton, his son, followed the fortunes -of the House of Stuart, and his estate was forfeited by Act of -Parliament, 1695. - -[11] _William O'Brien_, second _Earl of Inchiquin_, served under -his father in Catalonia, and in other foreign wars, during which, -being ordered to command the troops sent to assist the Portuguese -in their revolt from Spain, he and his father, with all the family, -were taken by an Algerine corsair. In this engagement he lost his -eye by a shot. In 1675 he was appointed Captain General of His -Majesty's Forces in Africa, and Governor and Vice-Admiral of the -Royal Citadel of Tangier, and of the adjacent parts, in which -government he continued six years. In 1688 he was attainted by -King James's Parliament, and had his estate sequestered; during -which troubles he headed a considerable body of Protestants in -Munster, who, being surprised by Major-General M'Carthy, were all -disarmed. After the Revolution, he was made Governor of Jamaica and -Vice-Admiral of the seas thereof; in which island he lived sixteen -months only after his arrival. He died in January, 1691, at St. -Jago de la Vega. - -[12] Sir Palmes Fairborne was son of Colonel Stafford Fairborne, -of Nottinghamshire. He served as a soldier of fortune at the siege -of Candia. There is a monument to his memory in Westminster Abbey, -with a long and elegant inscription, in verse, from the pen of -Dryden. His son, Sir Stafford Fairborne, was an Admiral in the -reigns of King William and Queen Anne. - -[13] Lieutenant-Colonel Sackville was promoted to the rank of -Colonel on the 12th of June, 1685; of Brigadier-General on the -3rd of July, 1685; and of Major-General on the 7th of November, -1688. He gave up his commissions to King James II. on the 19th of -December, 1688. - -[14] Narrative of the great engagement at Tangier, 1680. - -[15] Colonel Piercy Kirke had served under the Duke of Monmouth in -the army of the King of France, by the special permission of his -Majesty King Charles II., granted on the 23rd of February, 1673: -he was Captain Lieutenant of the Earl of Oxford's own troop of the -Royal Regiment of Horse Guards in 1675, and was promoted from that -regiment to be Lieutenant-Colonel of the Earl of Plymouth's, or -the 2nd Tangier Regiment, (now the 4th Foot) on its being raised -in 1680, and he embarked with it for Tangier in September of that -year. Having distinguished himself in several actions with the -Moors, on the death of the Earl of Plymouth at Tangier, he was -promoted to the Colonelcy of the 2nd Tangier Regiment on the 27th -of November, 1680, and was transferred to the Queen's Regiment on -the 19th of April, 1682. - -[16] The following rewards were paid to four soldiers of the Queen -Dowager's Regiment of Foot, who were wounded at the battle of -Sedgemoor: viz., James Barnes, John Rosse, James Resin, and John -Pawling; ten marks, amounting to £6 13_s._ 4_d._ to each man.--_War -Office Records._ - -[17] Story's Wars in Ireland. - -[18] Memoirs of the Duke of Berwick. - -[19] A quantity of dollars was taken by the QUEEN DOWAGER'S -REGIMENT at Vigo, and a number of them was distributed amongst -the soldiers as a reward for their gallantry. After its return to -England the regiment received 561_l._ 10_s._ prize-money. _Bibl. -Harl._ 7025. - -[20] The following was the disposition of the forces under the -command of the _Duke of Ormond_, upon their arrival in England from -Spain, in November, 1702, _viz._-- - - Lloyd's 3rd Dragoons (detachment) _Portsmouth_. - Foot Guards, 1st, and Coldstream _Gravesend_ and - _Chatham_. - Sir H. Bellasis' 2nd Foot _Portsmouth_. - Churchill's 3rd " _Chatham_. - Seymour's 4th " _Plymouth_. - Columbine's 6th " _Portsmouth_. - Royal Fusileers 7th " _Tilbury_. - Villiers's (Marines) 31st " _Plymouth_. - Fox's (Marines) 32nd " _Portsmouth_. - Lord Shannon's _Chatham_. - - -[21] The Queen Dowager Catherine was born at Villa Vicosa on the -14th of November, 1638, being daughter of Don Juan XVII., then -Duke of Braganza, (afterwards King of Portugal,) and only sister -of Don Alphonso XVII., and Don Pedro, afterwards King of Portugal. -Her marriage with Charles II., King of England, was solemnised in -Portugal, the Earl of Sandwich being proxy for King Charles on -the 23rd of April, 1662. She embarked for England, and arrived at -Portsmouth on the 14th of May (O.S.), and was married to the King -by Doctor Gilbert Sheldon, the Bishop of London, on the 21st of the -same month. - -[22] _David_, first _Earl of Portmore_, K.T., was son and heir -of _Sir Alexander Robertson_, Bart., of Strowan, in the county -of Perth, who assumed the name of _Colyear_, and who was Colonel -of one of the regiments of the Scots' Brigade in the service of -Holland. - -_David Colyear_ engaged as a volunteer with the Dutch forces -under the Prince of Orange, in 1674, and came to England with -his Highness at the Revolution in 1688. He served, with great -reputation, in Ireland and in Flanders, and was created Baron -Portmore and Blackness in 1699. In 1703 he was created Baron -Colyear, Viscount Milsington, and Earl of Portmore. He was promoted -to the rank of General in 1710; in the same year he was appointed -Commander of the Forces in Scotland, and was allowed to sell his -colonelcy of the Queen's Regiment. He was appointed Governor of -Gibraltar in 1713, and in 1714 he succeeded the Earl of Stair as -Colonel of the Second, or Royal North British Dragoons. He died at -Gibraltar, on the 2nd of January, 1730. - -[23] Sir Charles Montague was the son of Brigadier-General Edward -Montague, Colonel of the Eleventh Foot, and Governor of Hull, -nephew of George, second Earl of Halifax, and great nephew to the -celebrated minister Halifax. He had an elder brother, Edward, -killed at the battle of Fontenoy, being then Lieutenant-Colonel of -the Thirty-first Foot. Sir Charles attained the rank of Colonel in -the army on the 30th of November, 1755; Major-General on the 25th -of June, 1759; and Lieutenant-General on the 19th of January, 1761. -He died on the 1st of August, 1777. - -[24] Lieut.-General Daniel Jones was promoted to the Colonelcy of -the QUEEN'S ROYAL from the Third Foot Guards, in which -regiment he had attained the rank of Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel -on the 7th of November, 1759, and Major on the 18th of April, 1770. -His commissions as a general officer were, Major-General on the -28th of August, 1777, and Lieutenant-General on the 19th of July, -1779. - -[25] Major-General Alexander Stewart attained the rank of Captain -in the Thirty-seventh Foot in 1761; and was promoted to be Major -of the same regiment on the 9th of August, 1771. He was appointed -Lieutenant-Colonel of the Third Foot on the 7th of July, 1775; -Colonel in the army on the 16th of May, 1780; and Major-General on -the 28th of April, 1790. In the campaigns of 1794, in Flanders, -he commanded the First Brigade of British infantry, from which he -retired in consequence of ill health, brought on by severe fatigue -about a month previous to his death. General Stewart was of Afton, -in Wigtonshire, and Member of Parliament for Kirkcudbright. - -[26] Lieutenant Charles Turner was promoted to a company in -the African Colonial Corps, on the 8th of June, 1803; to a -Majority of the same corps on the 18th of April, 1804; and to -the Lieutenant-Colonelcy of the West Indian Rangers, on the 28th -of May, 1807. He joined the army in Portugal, under Marshal Sir -William Carr Beresford, K.B., and lost his left arm in the repulse -of a sortie of the French from Badajoz, on the 10th of May, 1811, -while in command of the 17th Portuguese Infantry. He was promoted -to the rank of Major-General on the 19th of July, 1821; and was -appointed Captain General and Commander-in-Chief in Africa, on the -24th of June, 1824; he died at Sierra Leone on the 7th of March, -1826. - -[27] Lieutenant Derisley was killed while on piquet before the Fort -St. Julien, Rosetta; and Ensign Allman was wounded in the action -of the 21st of March. Besides those who died whilst the regiment -was in Egypt, there were 56 left sick in that country on its -embarkation, 29 of whom fell a sacrifice to disease. - -[28] See General Orders in Appendix B. - -[29] See General Orders of the 18th of January and the 1st of -February, 1809, inserted in Appendix C. - -[30] At the battle of Corunna, Samuel Evans, a private in the -Grenadier company of the QUEEN'S ROYAL, was carried off -among the wounded. He was landed in England, and died in the -Military Hospital at Plymouth, on the 30th of January. A _post -mortem_ examination showed that he had been _shot through the -heart_, yet had survived _sixteen days_. His heart is preserved in -the museum of the above Hospital. - -[31] See General Orders of the 18th of August, 1809, in Appendix D. - -[32] General James Coates was eighty-two years of age, and at -the time of his death, the fourth in seniority on the list of -Generals. He was appointed Major of the Sixty-sixth Foot, the 3rd -of October, 1766, and Lieutenant-Colonel of the Nineteenth Foot on -the 11th of September, 1775; of which regiment he continued to be -Lieutenant-Colonel, till the 20th of December, 1794, when he was -promoted to the Colonelcy of the SECOND. His commissions -as general officer bear date, Major-General, the 28th of April, -1790; Lieutenant-General, the 26th of January, 1797; and General, -the 29th of April, 1802. - -[33] Lieutenant-Colonel Williams had been with the regiment in the -West Indies. It was probably in consequence of his previous sojourn -in an enervating climate that he felt, shortly after arriving in -India, symptoms of chronic disease, so alarming when encountered -in the heated regions of the tropics. A return to Europe was the -course recommended, but Colonel Williams said, that having been -honoured by his King with the command of an old distinguished -corps, which he had conducted to the shores of India, he thought -it was not for a soldier in the prime of life to abandon his post -on the first summons, and preferred making trial of an elevated -climate on the Neilgherry-hills, in hopes of rejoining his friends -and comrades, with whose fortunes he wished to identify his own. -The change of abode was found to prolong his life, but did not -remove the complaint; and when a reluctant consent was given -to depart for England, it was too late: the hand of death was -approaching him, and he died at Cannanore, on the Malabar coast, -whither he had been conveyed for embarkation. - -[34] When Lieutenant-Colonel Place was ordered to Koolapore, -he was so far gone in constitution, that his medical advisers -suggested the propriety of relinquishing the attempt to proceed -on active service. "I go--if I die on the road," was the reply of -this respected officer. On this occasion, as above stated, he was -charged with the command of a light battalion, and although no -fighting took place, he gained the confidence and esteem of all -who came in contact with him. Whilst employed on this expedition, -he was appointed, by the Commander-in-Chief in India, (Lord -Combermere,) to take command of the 41st Regiment, which was also -at Koolapore. Like the former appeal, this was also one of duty -and honour; and private considerations were again disregarded. -Colonel Place had a perfect sense of his danger which at this time -was but too apparent to every observer. He assumed the command of -the 41st; and by his death, which followed in a few weeks after, -his profession was deprived of a brave soldier, and his associates -of a valuable friend. Colonel Place had seen much hard service -in command of the light company of the 77th Regiment, whilst -employed in the Peninsula war, and he had been quartered in Jamaica -as major of the same corps shortly before his appointment as -Lieutenant-Colonel to the QUEEN'S. - -[35] See Memoir in Appendix marked F. - -[36] The Right Honourable the late General Sir William Keppel, -G.C.B., died at Paris on the 11th of December, 1834: he served -fifty-six years in the army, having entered the service in the -year 1778. He served in North America and the West Indies, and -was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-General in 1803; Colonel -Commandant of the 60th Foot, 24th of April, 1806; Colonel of the -67th Foot, 1811; Colonel of the 2nd or Queen's, 1828; General in -the army, 1813. Sir William Keppel was for many years Groom of the -Bedchamber and Equerry to his Majesty King George IV., who bestowed -on him the appointment of Governor of Guernsey, when it became -vacant by the death of the Earl of Pembroke, in 1827. - - - - -APPENDIX. - - A. Chronological Table of the Services of the Second, or Queen's - Royal Regiment. - - B. General Orders relative to the Campaign in Egypt in 1801. - - C. General Orders relative to the Battle of Corunna in January, 1809. - - D. General Orders relative to the Battle of Talavera in July, 1809. - - E. Memorandum on the subject of Regimental Colours, 1835. - - F. Memoir of Major-General Sir Henry Torrens, K.C.B., late - Adjutant-General of the Forces, and Colonel of the Queen's Royal. - - - - -A. - -Chronological Table - -OF - -THE SERVICES OF THE SECOND, OR QUEEN'S ROYAL REGIMENT OF FOOT; THE -SUCCESSION OF ITS COLONELS; &c. - -FROM THE PERIOD OF ITS FORMATION IN 1661 TO 1833. - - - ------------+---------------------+-----------------------+--------------- - | STATIONS, | COLONELS, | - Year. | Battles, Sieges, | and | Dates of - | &c. &c. on which | Dates of Appointment. | Removal, &c. - | employed. | | - ------------+---------------------+-----------------------+--------------- - | | | - 1661 |Raised for service |{Henry Mordaunt, }| - | at Tangier, on the |{ _second_ Earl of }|Resigned in - | northern coast of |{ Peterborough. }| April, 1663. - | Africa. |{ 30th Sept., 1661. }| - | | | - 1662--Jan. |Embarked for Tangier | | - | | | - | |{Andrew Rutherford, }|Killed at - 1663 |At Tangier |{ Earl of Teviot. }| Tangier, 4th - | |{ 9th April, 1663. }| May, 1664. - | | | - 1664 |At Tangier |{Henry Norwood. }|Died at - | |{ 10th June, 1664. }| Tangier, 1668. - to | | | - | |{John, Earl of }|Died at - 1668 |At Tangier |{ Middleton. }| Tangier, - | |{ 15th May, 1668. }| 25th Jan.1675. - to | | | - | |{William O'Brien, }| - 1675 |At Tangier |{ Earl of Inchiquin. }|Resigned, 1680. - | |{ 5th March, 1675. }| - | | | - to | | {|Died of wounds - | | {| at Tangier, - | |{Sir Palmes {| 27th Oct. - 1680 |At Tangier |{ Fairborne, Kt. {| 1680, 14 days - | |{ 10th Nov., 1680. {| before the - | | {| date of his - | | {| appointment. - | | | - 1681 } | | | - 1682 } |At Tangier | | - 1683 } | | | - | | | - 1684--April |Evacuated Tangier, |} | - | and arrived in |} | - | England |} | - | |} | - | |} | - 1685--July 5|England; in the |} | - | battle of Sedgmoor,|} | - | and assisted in |} | - | suppressing the |} | - | rebellion of the |} | - | Duke of Monmouth |} | - | |} | - | |} | - 1686 } |England |} | - 1687 } | |} | - | |} | - 1688--Dec. |England; was marched |} | - | to Wallingford, |} | - | Berks, on the |} | - | arrival of King |} | - | William III. in |} | - | London; and on the |} | - | abdication of King |} | - | James II. it |} | - | adhered to the |} | - | Protestant |} | - | King William |} | - | |} | - 1689 |Embarked for Ireland,|}Piercy Kirke, removed}| - | with 9th & 11th |} from the 2nd }|Died at Breda, - | regiments, and |} Tangier Regiment, }| Oct. 1691. - | assisted at the |} now the 4th Foot. }| - | raising of the |} 19th April, 1682. }| - | siege of London- |} | - | derry |} | - | |} | - | |} | - 1690 | Ireland |} | - | |} | - -- July 1 |Battle of the Boyne; |} | - | Siege of Limerick; |} | - | Relief of Birr; |} | - | Skirmish of |} | - | Lanesborough |} | - | |} | - 1691--Feb. |At the Action of the |} | - | Moat of Grenogue; |} | - | Capture of Cairn |} | - | Castle; Capture of |} | - | Conway Castle; |} | - | Skirmish at Wyand's|} | - -- May | Town |} | - | |} | - -- June |At the Siege of |} | - | Athlone |} | - | |} | - -- July 12 |At the battle of |} | - | Aghrim |} | - | |} | - -- Aug. |At the siege of |} | - | Limerick |} | - | | | - 1692 |Embarked for |} | - | Flanders |} | - | |} | - -- |Returned to England |} | - | |} | - -- Aug. |Re-embarked for |} | - | Flanders |} | - | |} | - 1693--July29|Battle of Landen |} | - | |} | - 1694 |In Flanders |} | - | |} | - 1695--July |Siege of Namur; |}William Selwyn, {|Removed to the - | returned to England|} promoted from the {| 22nd Regiment, - | |} Coldstream Foot {| 29th June, - | |} Guards. {| 1701, in exch- - 1696 |In England |} 18th Dec., 1691 {| ange with Sir - | |} {| Hen. Bellasis. - 1697 |Proceeded to |} | - | Flanders; Arrived in|} | - | England after the |} | - | Peace of Ryswick |} | - 1698 } | |} | - 1699 } |England |} | - 1700 } | |} | - | | | - | | {|Dismissed in - 1701 |In England |}Sir Henry Bellasis, {| Feb. 1702, by - | |} exchanged from the {| sentence of a - 1702 |Embarked for Cadiz |} 22nd Foot. {| Court-Martial, - | |} 28th June, 1701. {| for embezzle- - -- Oct. |Returned to England |} {| ment of money, - | | {| &c. at Port - | | {| Saint Mary's. - | | | - 1703 |Embarked for Holland |} | - | |} | - -- May |Distinguished at the |} | - | defence of Tongres |} | - | |} | - 1704 |Embarked from Holland|} | - | for Portugal |} | - | |} | - 1705 |Siege of Valentia de |} | - | Alcantara |} | - |------ Albuquerque |}David Colyear, Earl }|Allowed to - |------ Badajoz |} of Portmore. }| sell in 1710. - 1706 |------ Alcantara |} 27th Feb., 1703. }| - |------ Ciudad Rodrigo|} | - |Advanced to Madrid |} | - | |} | - 1707--Apr.25|At the battle of |} | - | Almanza |} | - 1708 } | |} | - 1709 } |In England |} | - 1710 } | |} | - | | | - 1711 |Embarked on an |} | - | expedition for |} | - | Canada |} | - | |} | - |Returned to England |} | - | |}Lieut.-Col. Piercy }| - 1712 } | |} Kirke, _promoted by}|Died Jan. 1, - to } |In England |} purchase_. }| 1741. - 1729 } | |} 19th Sept., 1710. }| - | |} | - 1730--June |Embarked for |} | - | Gibraltar |} | - | |} | - 1731 } | |} | - to } |Gibraltar |} | - 1740 } | |} | - | | | - 1741 } | |} | - to } |At Gibraltar |}Thomas Fowke, from {|Removed to the - 1748 } | |} the 43rd (formerly {| 14th Regiment - | |} the 54th) Regiment.{| of Foot, on - 1749 |Embarked for Ireland |} 12th August, 1741. {| the 11th Nov. - | |} {| 1755. - 1750 } | |} | - to } |Ireland |} | - 1755 } | |} | - | | | - | | {|Removed to 2nd - to | |{Hon. John Fitz- {| Irish Horse, - 1760 |Ireland |{ William. {| now 5th Drag. - | |{ 12th Nov., 1755. {| Guards, 27th - | | {| Nov. 1760. - | | | - 1764 |Ireland |} | - | |} | - 1765 } | |} | - to } |Isle of Man |} | - 1768 } | |} | - | |} | - 1769 |Returned to Ireland, |}Sir Charles Montague,}| - | and embarked |} K.B. from the 59th }|Died 1st - | for Gibraltar |} Regiment. }| August, 1777. - | |} 27th Nov., 1760. }| - 1770 } | |} | - to } |Gibraltar |} | - 1774 } | |} | - | |} | - 1775--Dec. |Returned to England |} | - | |} | - 1776 |England |} | - | | | - 1777 } | |} | - to } |England |} | - 1783 } | |} | - | |} | - -- Oct. |Embarked for |} | - | Gibraltar |} | - | |} | - 1784 } | |}Daniel Jones, }| - to } |Gibraltar |} promoted from the }|Died 20th - 1791 } | |} 3rd Foot Guards. }| Nov. 1793. - | |} 7th August, 1777. }| - 1792--April |Arrived in England |} | - | |} | - 1793--Aug. |England; embarked as |} | - | marines in the |} | - | fleet under Admiral|} | - | Earl Howe |} | - | | | - 1794--June 1|Engaged as marines in| | - | the victory over |{Alexander Stewart, }| - | the French fleet |{ promoted from the }|Died Dec. - | |{ 3rd Foot. }| 1794. - -- Nov. |Relanded from the |{ 20th Nov., 1793. }| - | fleet | | - | | | - -- Dec. 25 |Embarked for the |} | - | West Indies |} | - | |} | - 1795 |In the West Indies |} | - | |} | - |Two companies at |} | - | Guernsey |} | - | |} | - 1796 |In the West Indies |} | - | |} | - 1797--March |Returned to England |} | - | |} | - 1798--June |Embarked for Ireland |} | - | |} | - 1799--July |Embarked for England |} | - | |} | - -- Aug. |Embarked for Holland,|} | - | and engaged at the |} | - | Helder |} | - | |} | - -- Oct. 2 |Engaged at the battle|} | - | of Egmont-op-Zee |} | - | |} | - -- Oct. 6 |Engaged at Alkmaar |}James Coates. }|[_See next - | |} 20th Dec., 1794. }| page._] - -- Oct. |Returned to England |} | - | |} | - 1800--May |Embarked on an |} | - | expedition to the |} | - | coast of France |} | - | |} | - -- June |Proceeded to Minorca,|} | - | Gibraltar, and |} | - | Malta |} | - | |} | - 1801--March |Proceeded to Egypt, |} | - | and landed at |} | - | Aboukir Bay |} | - | |} | - -- Mar. 21 |At the battle of |} | - | Alexandria |} | - | |} | - -- Dec. |Embarked for |} | - | Gibraltar |} | - | |} | - 1802 } | |} | - 1803 } |At Gibraltar |} | - 1804 } | |} | - | | | - | | | - 1805--Nov. |Embarked for England |} | - | |} | - 1806 |In England |} | - | |} | - 1807--June |Embarked for Guernsey|} | - | |} | - 1808--June |Returned to England |} | - | |} | - -- July |Embarked for Portugal|} | - | |} | - -- Aug. 21 |At the battle of |} | - | Vimiera |} | - | |} | - 1809--Jan.16|At the battle of |} | - | Corunna, and |} | - | returned to England|} | - | |} | - | |} | - -- July |Embarked in the |} | - | expedition to |} | - | Walcheren |} | - | |} | - -- Dec. |Returned to England |} | - | |} | - 1810 |In England |} | - | |} | - 1811--Jan. |Embarked for Portugal|} | - | |} | - 1812 |Advanced into Spain |} | - | |}James Coates. }|Died 22nd - | |} [_Continued from }| July, 1822. - -- July 22 |At the battle of |} preceding page._] }| - | Salamanca |} | - | |} | - 1813--May 21|At the battle of |} | - | Vittoria |} | - | |} | - -- July |Engaged in the |} | - | Pyrenees |} | - | |} | - -- Nov. 10 |At the battle on the |} | - | Nivelle |} | - | |} | - 1814--April |At the battle of |} | - 8 | Toulouse |} | - | |} | - -- June |Embarked at Barsac, |} | - | and landed in |} | - | Ireland |} | - | |} | - -- July |Embarked for England |} | - | |} | - 1815 |In England |} | - | |} | - 1816--April |Embarked for the |} | - | West Indies. |} | - | |} | - 1817 } | |} | - to } |West Indies |} | - 1820 } | |} | - | |} | - 1821--Aug. |Returned to England |} | - | |} | - 1822--June |Embarked for Ireland |} | - | | | - 1823 |In Ireland |} | - | |} | - 1824--May |Embarked for England |}Maj.-Gen. Sir H. }| - | |} Torrens, K.C.B. }|Died 22d Aug. - 1825--Feb. |Embarked for Bombay |} _Adjutant-General }| 1828. - | |} to the Forces._ }| - 1826 } |Bombay |} 26th July, 1822. }| - 1827 } |Poonah |} | - | | | - 1828 } | |}Gen. _Right Hon._ Sir}| - to } |Bombay Presidency |} W. Keppel, G.C.B. }|Died 11th Dec. - 1834 } | |} from the 67th }| 1834. - | |} Regiment. }| - | |} 25th August, 1828. }| - | | | - | |}Lt.-Gen. _Rt. Hon._ }| - | |} Sir James Kempt, }| - 1835 |Bombay ditto |} G.C.B. from the }| - | |} 40th Regiment. }| - | |} 23rd Dec., 1834. }| - | | | - 1836 |Bombay ditto | | - | | | - 1837 |Bombay do. | | - ------------+---------------------+-----------------------+--------------- - - - - -B. - -GENERAL ORDERS. - - - Horse-Guards, 16th May, 1801. - -The recent events which have occurred in EGYPT have -induced His Majesty to lay his most gracious commands on His Royal -Highness the Commander-in-Chief, to convey to the troops employed -in that country His Majesty's highest approbation of their conduct; -and at the same time His Majesty has deemed it expedient, that -these his gracious sentiments should be communicated to every part -of His Army, not doubting that all ranks will thereby be inspired -with an honourable spirit of emulation, and an eager desire of -distinguishing themselves in their country's service. - -Under the blessing of Divine Providence, His Majesty ascribes the -successes that have attended the exertions of his troops in Egypt, -to that determined bravery which is inherent in Britons; but his -Majesty desires it may be most solemnly and most forcibly impressed -on the consideration of every part of the army, that it has been a -strict observance of _Order_, _Discipline_, and _Military System_, -which has given its full energy to the native valour of the troops, -and has enabled them proudly to assert the superiority of the -national military character, in situations uncommonly arduous, and -under circumstances of peculiar difficulty. - -The illustrious example of their Commander cannot fail to have -made an indelible impression on the gallant troops, at whose head, -crowned with victory and glory, he terminated his honourable -career; and His Majesty trusts that a due contemplation of the -talents and virtues, which he uniformly displayed in the course of -his valuable life, will for ever endear the memory of Sir RALPH -ABERCROMBIE to the British Army. - -His Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief having thus obeyed -His Majesty's commands, cannot forbear to avail himself of this -opportunity of recapitulating the leading features of a series of -operations so honourable to the British Arms. - -The boldness of the approach to the coast of Aboukir, in defiance -of a powerful and well-directed artillery,--the orderly formation -upon the beach, under the heaviest fire of grape and musketry,--the -reception and repulse of the enemy's cavalry and infantry,--the -subsequent charge of our troops, which decided the victory, and -established a footing on the shores of Egypt, are circumstances of -glory never surpassed in the military annals of the world! - -The advance of the army, on the 13th of March, towards Alexandria, -presents the spectacle of a movement of infantry through an open -country, who, being attacked upon their march, _formed_, and -_repulsed_ the enemy; then advanced in line for three miles, -engaged along their whole front, until they drove the enemy to seek -his safety under the protection of his entrenched position. Such -had been the order and regularity of the advance! - -Upon the 21st of March, the united force of the French in Egypt -attacked the position of the British Army. - -An attack, begun an hour before daylight, could derive no advantage -over the vigilance of an army ever ready to receive it. The enemy's -most vigorous and repeated efforts were directed against the right -and centre. Our infantry fought in the plain, greatly inferior in -the number of their artillery, and unaided by cavalry. - -They relied upon their discipline and their courage. The desperate -attacks of a veteran cavalry, joined to those of a numerous -infantry, which had vainly styled itself _Invincible_, were -everywhere repulsed: and a conflict the most severe terminated in -one of the most signal victories which ever adorned the annals of -the British nation! - -In bringing forward these details, the Commander-in-Chief does -not call upon the Army merely _to admire_ but _to emulate_ such -conduct. Every soldier who feels for the honour of his country, -while he exults in events so splendid and important in themselves, -will henceforth have fresh motives for cherishing and enforcing the -practice of discipline, and by uniting, in the greatest perfection, -order and precision with activity and courage, will seek to uphold, -and transmit undiminished to posterity, the _Glory_ and _Honour_ of -the _British Arms_. - -Nor is a less useful example to be derived from the conduct of the -distinguished Commander who fell in the field. - -His steady observance of discipline,--his ever watchful attention -to the health and wants of his troops,--the persevering and -unconquerable spirit which marked his military career,--the -splendour of his actions in the field, and the heroism of his -death,--are worthy the imitation of all who desire, like him, a -life of honour and a death of glory. - - By Order of His Royal Highness - The Commander-in-Chief, - - HARRY CALVERT, - Colonel and Adjutant-General. - - * * * * * - - The following regiments were employed in Egypt, in 1801, and - were permitted by His Majesty King George the Third to bear on - their Colours the _Sphynx_, with the word "EGYPT," as - a distinguished mark of His Majesty's Royal approbation, and as - a lasting memorial of the glory acquired to His Majesty's Arms - by the zeal, discipline, and intrepidity of his troops in that - arduous and important campaign, _viz._:-- - - 11th Light Dragoons, 1 Troop, Captain Money. - - 12th Light Dragoons, Col. Archdall. - - 26th, afterwards 23rd Light Dragoons, Lieut.-Col. R. Gordon. - - Hompesch's Hussars, Major Sir Robert T. Wilson. - - Coldstream Guards, 1st battalion. - - 3rd Guards, 1st battalion. - - Royals, 2nd battalion, Lieut.-Col. D. Campbell. - - 2nd, or Queen's Royal, Colonel Lord Dalhousie. - - 8th Foot, or King's, Col. Drummond. - - *10th, Lieut.-Col. Quarrell. - - 13th, Lieut.-Col. Hon. C. Colville. - - 18th, or Royal Irish, Lieut.-Col. H. T. Montresor. - - 20th, Lieut.-Col. G. Smith. - - 23rd, or Royal Welsh Fusiliers, Lieut.-Col. J. Hall. - - 24th Foot, Lieut.-Col. J. R. Forster. - - 25th, Colonel W. Dyott. - - 26th, Col. Lord Elphinstone. - - 27th, or Inniskilling, Lieut.-Col. S. Graham. - - 28th, Colonel Hon. E. Paget. - - 30th, Lieut.-Col. W. Wilkinson. - - 40th, (Flank Companies) Col. B. Spencer. - - 42nd, or Royal Highlanders, Lieut.-Col. W. Dickson. - - 44th Foot, Lieut.-Col. C. Tilson. - - 50th, Col. P. Wauchope. - - 54th, Lieut.-Col. J. T. Layard. - - 58th, Lieut.-Col. W. Houstoun. - - 61st, Lieut.-Col. F. Carruthers. - - 79th, Col. Alan Cameron. - - *80th, Lieut.-Col. J. Montresor. - - *86th, Lieut.-Col. Y. P. Lloyd. - - *88th, Lieut.-Col. A. Duff. - - 89th, Col. W. Stewart. - - 90th, Col. Rowland Hill. - - 92nd, Lieut.-Col. C. Erskine. - - Ancient Irish Fencibles. - - Queen's German Regiment. - - De Roll's Regiment. - - Dillon's Regiment. - - Corsican Rangers, Major H. Lowe. - -NOTE.--The 10th, 80th, 86th, and 88th Regiments proceeded -from the East Indies, overland, under the orders of Major-General -David Baird, to join the Army in Egypt. - - - - -C. - -GENERAL ORDERS. - - - His Majesty's Ship Audacious, - 18th January, 1809. - -The irreparable loss that has been sustained by the fall of -the Commander of the Forces, _Lieutenant-General_ SIR -JOHN MOORE, and the severe wound which has removed -_Lieutenant-General_ SIR DAVID BAIRD from his station, -render it the duty of _Lieutenant-General Hope_ to congratulate the -Army upon the successful result of the action of the 16th instant. - -On no occasion has the undaunted valour of British troops ever been -more manifest. At the termination of a severe and harassing march, -rendered necessary by the superiority which the enemy had acquired, -and which had materially impaired the efficiency of the troops, -many disadvantages were to be encountered. - -These have all been surmounted by the conduct of the troops -themselves; and the enemy has been taught, that whatever advantages -of position or of numbers he may employ, there is inherent in the -British officers and soldiers a bravery that knows not how to -yield,--that no circumstances can appal,--and that will ensure -victory when it is to be obtained by the exertion of any human -means. - -The Lieutenant-General has the greatest satisfaction in -distinguishing such meritorious services as came within his -observation, or have been brought to his knowledge. - -His acknowledgments are in a peculiar manner due to -_Lieutenant-General Lord William Bentinck_, and the brigade under -his command, consisting of the 4th, 42nd, and 50th regiments, which -sustained the weight of the attack. - -_Major-General Manningham_, with his brigade, consisting of the -Royals, the 26th and 81st regiments, and _Major-General Warde_, -with the brigade of Guards, will also be pleased to accept his best -thanks for their steady and gallant conduct during the action. - -To _Major-General Paget_, who, by a judicious movement of the -reserve, effectually contributed to check the progress of the -enemy on the right, and to the 1st battalion of the 52nd and 95th -regiments, which were thereby engaged, the greatest praise is -justly due. - -That part of _Major-General Leith's_ brigade which was engaged, -consisting of the 59th regiment under the conduct of the -Major-General, also claims marked approbation. - -The enemy not having rendered the attack on the left a serious -one, did not afford to the troops stationed in that quarter an -opportunity of displaying that gallantry which must have made him -repent the attempt. - -The piquets and advanced posts, however, of the brigades under the -command of _Major-Generals Hill_ and _Leith_, and _Colonel Catlin -Craufurd_, conducted themselves with determined resolution, and -were ably supported by the officers commanding these brigades, and -by the troops of which they were composed. - -It is peculiarly incumbent upon the Lieutenant-General to notice -the vigorous attack made by the 2nd battalion of the 14th regiment -under _Lieutenant-Colonel Nicolls_, which drove the enemy out of -the village, of the left of which he had possessed himself. - -The exertions of _Lieutenant-Colonel Murray_, Quarter-Master -General, and of the other officers of the General Staff, during the -action, were unremitted, and deserve every degree of approbation. - -The illness of _Brigadier-General Clinton_, Adjutant-General, -unfortunately deprived the army of the benefit of his services. - -The Lieutenant-General hopes the loss in point of numbers is not -so considerable as might have been expected: he laments, however, -the fall of the gallant soldiers and valuable officers who have -suffered. - -The Lieutenant-General knows that it is impossible in any language -he can use to enhance the esteem, or diminish the regret, that the -Army feels with him for its late Commander. His career has been -unfortunately too limited for his country, but has been sufficient -for his own fame. Beloved by the Army, honoured by his Sovereign, -and respected by his country, he has terminated a life devoted to -her service by a glorious death, leaving his name as a memorial, -an example, and an excitement to those who shall follow him in the -path of honour, and it is from his country alone that his memory -can receive the tribute which is its due. - - (Signed) JOHN HOPE, - Lieutenant-General. - - -GENERAL ORDERS. - - Horse-Guards, 1st February, 1809. - -The benefits derived to an army from the example of a distinguished -commander do not terminate at his death: his virtues live in the -recollection of his associates, and his fame remains the strongest -incentive to great and glorious actions. - -In this view, the Commander-in-Chief, amidst the deep and universal -regret which the death of _Lieutenant-General_ SIR JOHN -MOORE has occasioned, recalls to the troops the military -career of that illustrious officer for their instruction and -imitation. - -SIR JOHN MOORE from his youth embraced the profession -with the feelings and sentiments of a soldier;--he felt that a -perfect knowledge and an exact performance of the humble but -important duties of a subaltern officer are the best foundations -for subsequent military fame; and his ardent mind, while it looked -forward to those brilliant achievements for which it was formed, -applied itself, with energy and exemplary assiduity, to the duties -of that station. - -In the school of regimental duty he obtained that correct knowledge -of his profession so essential to the proper direction of the -gallant spirit of the soldier; and he was enabled to establish a -characteristic order and regularity of conduct, because the troops -found in their leader a striking example of the discipline which he -enforced on others. - -Having risen to command, he signalised his name in the West Indies, -in Holland, and in Egypt. The unremitting attention with which he -devoted himself to the duties of every branch of his profession -obtained him the confidence of _Sir Ralph Abercrombie_, and he -became the companion in arms of that illustrious officer, who fell -at the head of his victorious troops in an action which maintained -our national superiority over the arms of France. - -Thus SIR JOHN MOORE at an early period obtained, with -general approbation, that conspicuous station in which he -gloriously terminated his useful and honourable life. - -In a military character obtained amidst the dangers of climate, -the privations incident to service, and the sufferings of -repeated wounds, it is difficult to select any one point as a -preferable subject for praise: it exhibits, however, one feature -so particularly characteristic of the man, and so important to -the best interests of the service, that the Commander-in-Chief is -pleased to mark it with his peculiar approbation-- - - THE LIFE OF SIR JOHN MOORE WAS SPENT AMONG THE TROOPS. - -During the season of repose, his time was devoted to the care -and instruction of the officer and soldier; in war he courted -service in every quarter of the globe. Regardless of personal -considerations, he esteemed that to which his country called him, -_the post of honour_, and by his undaunted spirit and unconquerable -perseverance, he pointed the way to victory. - -His country, the object of his latest solicitude, will rear a -monument to his lamented memory, and the Commander-in-Chief feels -he is paying the best tribute to his fame by thus holding him forth -as an EXAMPLE to the ARMY. - - By Order of His Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief. - - HARRY CALVERT, - Adjutant-General. - - * * * * * - - The following Regiments composed the Army under - Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore, at Corunna, on the 16th - January, 1809. - - _Corps._ _Commanding Officers._ - - 7th Light Dragoons Lieut.-Col. Vivian - 10th ---- ---- Lieut.-Col. Leigh - 15th ---- ---- Lieut.-Col. Grant - 18th ---- ---- Lieut.-Col. Jones - 3rd ---- ----, K. G. L. Major Burgwesel - Artillery Col. Harding - Engineers Major Fletcher - Waggon Train Detachment Lieut.-Colonel Langley - 1st Foot Guards, 1st battalion Lieut.-Col. Cocks - ---- ---- ---- 3rd " Lieut.-Col. Wheatley - 1st Foot, 3rd battalion Major Muller - 2nd ---- 1st ditto Lieut.-Col. Iremonger - 4th ---- 1st ditto Lieut.-Col. Wynch - 5th ---- 1st ditto Lieut.-Col. Mackenzie - 6th ---- 1st ditto Major Gordon - 9th ---- 1st ditto Lieut.-Col. Cameron - 14th ---- 2nd ditto Lieut.-Col. Nicolls - 20th ---- Lieut.-Col. Ross - 23rd ---- 2nd battalion Lieut.-Col. Wyatt - 26th ---- 1st ditto Lieut.-Col. Maxwell - 28th ---- 1st ditto Lieut.-Col. Belson - 32nd ---- 1st ditto Lieut.-Col. Hinde - 36th ---- 1st ditto Lieut.-Col. Burn - 38th ---- 1st ditto { Lieut.-Col. Hon. Charles - { Greville - 42nd ---- 1st ditto Lieut.-Col. Stirling - 43rd ---- 1st ditto Lieut.-Col. Gifford - 2nd ditto Lieut.-Col. Hull - 50th ---- 1st ditto Major Napier - 51st ---- Lieut.-Col. Darling - 52nd ---- 1st ditto Lieut.-Col. Barclay - ---- 2nd ditto Lieut.-Col. John Ross - 59th ---- 2nd ditto Lieut.-Col. Fane - 60th ---- 2nd ditto Lieut.-Col. Codd - 5th ditto Major Davy - 71st ---- 1st ditto Lieut.-Col. Pack - 76th ---- 1st ditto Lieut.-Col. Symes - 79th ---- 1st ditto Lieut.-Col. Cameron - 81st ---- 2nd ditto Major Williams - 82nd ---- Major M'Donald - 91st ---- 1st ditto Major Douglas - 92nd ---- 1st ditto Lieut.-Col. Napier - 95th Rifle Regt., 1st ditto Lieut.-Col. Beckwith - 2nd ditto Lieut.-Col. Wade - Staff Corps Detachments Lieut.-Col. Nicolay - 1st Light Battalion, K. G. L. Lieut.-Col. Leonhard - 2nd ---- ditto ditto Lieut.-Col. Halkett - - - - -D. - -GENERAL ORDERS. - - - Horse Guards, 18th August, 1809. - -The Commander-in-Chief has received the King's commands to notify -to the Army the splendid victory obtained by His Troops in Spain, -under the command of _Lieutenant-General the Right Honourable_ -SIR ARTHUR WELLESLEY, on the 27th and 28th of last month, -at the _Battle_ of TALAVERA DE LA REYNA. - -His Majesty is confident that His Army will learn with becoming -exultation that the enemy, after escaping by a precipitate -retreat from the well-concerted attack with which SIR ARTHUR -WELLESLEY, in conjunction with the Spanish Army, had -threatened him on the 24th of July, concentrated his force, by -calling to his aid the corps under the French General Sebastiani -and the garrison of Madrid, and thus reinforced, again approached -the Allied Army on the 27th of July; and on this occasion, owing -to the local circumstances of its position, and to the deliberate -purpose of the enemy to direct his whole efforts against the -Troops of His Majesty, the British Army sustained nearly the whole -weight of this great contest, and has acquired the glory of having -vanquished a French army double their numbers, not in a short and -partial struggle, but in a battle obstinately contested on two -successive days, (not wholly discontinued even throughout the -intervening night,) and fought under circumstances which brought -both armies into close and repeated combat. - -The King, in contemplating so glorious a display of the valour and -prowess of His Troops, has been graciously pleased to command that -his Royal approbation of the conduct of the Army serving under the -command of _Lieutenant-General_ SIR ARTHUR WELLESLEY shall -be thus publicly declared in General Orders. - -The Commander-in-Chief has received the King's commands to signify -in the most marked and special manner the sense His Majesty -entertains of _Lieutenant-General_ SIR ARTHUR WELLESLEY'S -personal services on this memorable occasion, not less displayed -in the result of the battle itself than in the consummate ability, -valour, and military resource with which the many difficulties of -this arduous and protracted contest were met and provided for by -his experience and judgment. - -The conduct of _Lieutenant-General Sherbrooke_, second in command, -has entitled him to the King's marked approbation. His Majesty has -observed with satisfaction the manner in which he led on the Troops -to the charge with the bayonet--a species of combat which, on all -occasions, so well accords with the dauntless character of British -soldiers. - -His Majesty has noticed with the same gracious approbation the -conduct of the several General and other Officers--all have -done their duty; most of them have had occasions of eminently -distinguishing themselves, the instances of which have not escaped -His Majesty's attention. - -It is His Majesty's command that His Royal approbation and thanks -shall be given in the most distinct and most particular manner -to the Non-Commissioned Officers and Private Men. In no instance -have they displayed with greater lustre their native valour and -characteristic energy; nor have they on any former occasion more -decidedly proved their superiority over the inveterate enemy of -their country. - -Brilliant, however, as is the victory obtained at Talavera, it -is not solely on that occasion that _Lieutenant-General_ SIR -ARTHUR WELLESLEY and the Troops under his command, are -entitled to His Majesty's applause. The important service effected -in an early part of the campaign by the same Army, under the -command of the same distinguished General, by the rapid march on -the Douro, the passage of that river, the total discomfiture of the -enemy, and his expulsion from the territory of one of His Majesty's -ancient and most faithful Allies, are circumstances which have -made a lasting impression on His Majesty's mind; and have induced -His Majesty to direct, that the operations of this arduous and -eventful campaign shall be thus recorded, as furnishing splendid -examples of military skill, fortitude, perseverance, and of a -spirit of enterprise calculated to produce emulation in every part -of His Army, and largely to add to the renown and to the military -character of the British nation. - -By Order of the Right Honourable GENERAL SIR DAVID DUNDAS, -Commander-in-Chief. - - HARRY CALVERT, - Adjutant-General. - - * * * * * - - The following Regiments were engaged at the Battle of - TALAVERA DE LA REYNA, on the 27th and 28th July, 1809: - viz. - - _Corps._ _Commanding Officers._ - - 3d Dragoon Guards Lieut.-Col. Sir G. Calcraft - 4th Dragoons Lieut.-Col. Lord E. Somerset - 14th Light Dragoons Lieut.-Col. Hawker - 16th ---- ---- Major Hon. L. Stanhope - 23rd ---- ---- Lieut.-Col. Seymour - 1st ---- ----, K. G. L. Lieut.-Col. Arentschild - Royal British Artillery Lieut.-Col. Framingham } Brig.-Gen. - " German ---- Major Hartineau } Howorth - " Engineers Lieut.-Col. Fletcher - " Staff Corps Major Dundas - Coldstream Guards, 1st battalion Lieut.-Col. Hulse - 3d Guards, 1st battalion Colonel Stopford - 3rd Foot Lieut.-Col. Muter - 7th ---- 2nd battalion Lieut.-Col. Sir W. Myers - 24th ---- 2nd ditto Lieut.-Col. Drummond - 29th ---- 1st ditto Lieut.-Col. White - 31st ---- 2nd ditto Major Watson - 40th ---- 1st ditto Major Thornton - 45th ---- 1st ditto Lieut.-Col. Guard - 48th ---- 1st ditto Lieut.-Col. Donellan - 2nd ditto Lieut.-Col. Duckworth - 53rd ---- 2nd ditto Lieut.-Col. Bingham - 60th ---- 5th ditto Major Davy - 61st ---- 1st ditto Colonel Saunders - 66th ---- 2nd ditto Captain Kelly - 83rd ---- 2nd ditto Lieut.-Col. Gordon - 87th ---- 2nd ditto Major Gough - 88th ---- 1st ditto Major Vandeleur - 97th ---- 1st ditto Lieut.-Col. Lyon - 1st Batt. of Detachments* Lieut.-Col. Bunbury, 3rd Foot - 2nd ---- ---- --------* Lieut.-Col. Copson, 3rd Foot - 1st and 2nd Light Batt. K. G. L.} Major Bodecker - 1st Line Batt. } - 2nd ---- ---- Lieut.-Col. Brauns - 5th ---- ---- Captain Hummelberg - 7th ---- ---- Major Burger - -*_These two Battalions were formed on the 1st of February, 1809, and -consisted of detachments which had been left in Portugal, belonging -to the Regiments composing the division of the army, which had -marched into Spain under the orders of Lieutenant-General Sir John -Moore._ - - - - -E. - - -ON REGIMENTAL COLOURS. - -The English Regiments of Foot had formerly a Colour to every -Company[37]. They were afterwards formed into _Three Divisions_ -on the same principle as the Continental Armies, viz., _Two wings -of Musketeers, and a Centre Division of Pikemen_. Each Division -had a Stand of Colours, that it might act separately. The Swedish -Infantry were formed in this manner, by _Gustavus Adolphus_, and -were copied by Marshals de Turenne and Montecuculi. - -This mode of formation was, however, changed during the reign of -Queen Anne, when the general adoption of Bayonets took place, and, -the Division of Pikemen being discontinued, the _Third Colour_ -became unnecessary, and was consequently laid aside. - -The Queen's Royal Regiment had originally a Colour to every -Company, and after the year 1688 it had Three Stand of Colours, in -common with other Regiments: it happened, however, that the Third -Colour was retained in possession by the Queen's Royal until 1750, -probably from the long absence of the Regiment on Foreign Service, -it having embarked in 1730 for Gibraltar, where it remained until -1749. - -A belief had thus been induced that the Queen's Royal Regiment had -been permitted, AS A DISTINCTION, to carry Three Colours, -as appears by a Letter from General Robert Donkin, who entered the -Regiment as an Ensign in 1747, and served in it until 1759. He -states,--"On our marching over Island Bridge into Dublin duty in -1750, the Third Colour was, by order of General Fowke (then Colonel -of the Regiment), taken out of my hand, furled, and never flew -since. The men grumbled exceedingly. I felt myself hurt at being -deprived of an honour no other Corps then enjoyed." - -With a view of establishing Uniformity throughout the Army in the -Colours, Clothing, and Appointments of the several Regiments,--a -Warrant, dated 1st July, 1751, was issued by King George II., for -regulating the Clothing, Standards, Colours, &c., of Regiments of -Cavalry and Infantry. By this Warrant it is directed that-- - -"The King's or FIRST Colour of every Regiment is to be the -Great Union throughout;"--and that, "The SECOND Colour is -to be the Colour of the Facing of the Regiment, with the Union in -the Upper Canton." - -At this period the Facing of the Queen's Royal Regiment was -_Sea-Green_, which was the original Facing of the Corps. - -It is further directed, in the same Warrant, under the head of -"Devices and Badges of the Royal Regiments, and of the six old -Corps," as follows:-- - -"SECOND REGIMENT, or, THE QUEEN'S ROYAL REGIMENT." - -"In the Centre of each Colour, the QUEEN'S CYPHER on a -red ground, within the Garter, and CROWN over it: in the -Three Corners of the _Second_ Colour, the LAMB, being the -ancient badge of the Regiment." - -A subsequent Warrant was issued on the _19th December, 1768_, by -Command of His Majesty King George III., prescribing "_Regulations -for the Colours, Clothing, &c., of the Marching Regiments of -Foot_." This Warrant contains the same directions as that of 1751 -regarding "the _First_ and _Second_ Colours of Regiments," and -"the Devices and Badges of the Royal Regiments and of the Six Old -Corps." The Facing of the Queen's Royal Regiment was, at this -period, changed from Green to _Blue_. - -Neither of the Royal Warrants above mentioned contains any -Authority for the Queen's Royal Regiment bearing a _Third_ Colour. - -The foregoing Statement shows, therefore, that, although the -_Third_ Colour so long remained in possession of the Queen's -Royal Regiment, after other Regiments had laid it aside, it had -been erroneously considered that this Regiment had a _peculiar -privilege_ of carrying _Three_ Stand of Colours. - -To correct this error, and to maintain uniformity throughout the -Army, His Majesty has recently directed "that no Regiment shall, -under any circumstances whatever, display a Third Colour;" and the -following Letter, dated 14th August, 1835, has been addressed, by -His Majesty's Special Command, to Lieutenant-General the Right -Honourable Sir James Kempt, G.C.B., as Colonel of the Second, or -Queen's Royal Regiment, by the Adjutant-General of the Forces, dated - - _Horse Guards, 14th August, 1835._ - -SIR, - -By desire of the General Commanding in Chief, I have the honour to -make the following Communication to you, for your information and -guidance; viz.: - -The 5th Foot having, at Malta, preferred a Claim to the distinction -of bearing a Third Stand of Colours, Major-General Sir Frederick -Ponsonby referred the Case for Lord Hill's consideration, and his -Lordship immediately submitted it to the King. - -His Majesty at once disallowed this claim, and, at the same time, -inquired whether a similar claim had been made and admitted in the -case of any other Regiment. - -Lord Hill mentioned the case of the Queen's Royal, and fully -explained the grounds upon which the distinction of a Third Stand -of Colours had, so recently, been conferred upon that Corps; -when His Majesty was pleased to decide, that no Regiment in His -Majesty's Service should be permitted to display a Third Colour, -under any circumstances whatsoever,--and to command that His -Majesty's said decision should be notified to you. - -The King, however, expressed to Lord Hill His Majesty's earnest -hope that you, and the Queen's Royal collectively, would regard -this decision, not as a mark of His Majesty's forgetfulness of the -uniformly high character of the Regiment, but solely as a proof of -His Majesty's determination to establish uniformity in this (as in -every other) respect throughout the Army. - -His Majesty was graciously pleased to observe, that it was -impossible for him to render more manifest the high estimation -in which he held the character of the Queen's Royal, than by -transferring an Officer of your reputation to the Colonelcy of it, -from that of one of the most gallant and distinguished Regiments in -the Service; viz., the 40th. - -The King was further pleased to observe, that if it were wished -upon your part, and upon the part of the Queen's Royal, that the -Third Colour should be retained and preserved, His Majesty would -not insist upon its being actually withdrawn; but, in making that -observation, His Majesty expressly ordered, that on no account -should the Third Colour ever be displayed in the Ranks of the -Regiment. - -Lastly, His Majesty was pleased to Command, that this Letter should -be entered in the Regimental Record, as well as in the Standing -Orders of the Queen's Royal. - - I have, &c., - JOHN MACDONALD, A. G. - - * * * * * - - _South-Street, 19th August, 1835._ - -SIR, - -I have had the honour to receive your Letter of the 14th Instant, -signifying to me, by desire of the General Commanding in Chief, -that His Majesty has been pleased to decide, that no Regiment in -His Majesty's Service shall be permitted to display a Third Colour -under any circumstances whatsoever; and that, consequently, the -Third Colour now in possession of the Queen's Royal shall not, from -henceforth, be displayed in the Ranks of the Regiment. - -I will, without delay, transmit a Copy of your Communication to the -Officer Commanding the Queen's Royal in India, for his information -and guidance, with Orders to enter the same in the Regimental -Record, as well as in the Standing Orders of the Corps, in -obedience to His Majesty's Commands; and I am persuaded, that the -Officers and Men of the Queen's Royal, although thereby deprived of -a distinction which the Regiment has for some time enjoyed, will, -nevertheless, feel as I do, highly gratified by the very gracious -terms in which His Majesty has been pleased to direct his decision -upon the subject to be communicated to me. - - I have, &c., - (Signed) JAMES KEMPT. - -_To the Adjutant-General._ - - * * * * * - -N. B. In a printed description of the Colours of every Regiment, -published in 1684, no mention is made of the Queen's Regiment -having the privilege of carrying an additional Colour. - -The following is an extract from D'Auvergne's History of the -Campaign in Flanders in 1693, relating to the Battle of Landen:-- - -"'Tis certain that we have taken from them (the French) _Nineteen -Colours_ and _Thirty-seven Standards_, which, considering -the proportion of Forces, is more than they gained from us, -particularly as to the _Number_ of _Colours_; for besides that -the French had double our number of Foot, their Battalions never -have but _Three_ Colours at the most in each;--our Brandenburg and -Hanover Foot have as many _Colours_ as there are _Companies_ in -every Battalion, insomuch that some Battalions have a dozen;--and, -therefore, it is more for us in proportion to have taken _Nineteen_ -Colours from them, than if they had taken _Fifty_ from us." - - - - -F. - - -MEMOIR OF SIR HENRY TORRENS. - -The following Memoir of the services of Major-General Sir Henry -Torrens is inserted, not only with the view of recording his -merits as an officer, but of showing to the army and to the public -one of the many instances in which the talents of an active and -enterprising officer were duly noticed and rewarded by the King, -and by His late Royal Highness the Duke of York, as well as by -other illustrious commanders of the army:-- - - Sir Henry Torrens was born at Londonderry in 1779, and having - been educated at the military academy in Dublin, he was appointed - to an Ensigncy in the Fifty-second Regiment on the 2nd of - November, 1793, at the age of fourteen years; he was promoted - to a Lieutenancy in the Ninety-second Regiment on the 14th of - June, 1794; and on the 11th of December, 1795, was removed to the - Sixty-third Regiment, then under orders for the West Indies. At - the attack of Morne Fortuné in the island of St. Lucie, on the - 1st of May, 1796, while serving with the army under Major-General - Sir Ralph Abercrombie, he was severely wounded in the right - thigh: after taking a prominent part in storming three French - redoubts, he was employed for the space of seven months at an - outpost in the woods against the Charibs: on the conquest of - those people he was promoted to a company in the Sixth West - India Regiment on the 28th of March, 1797. In 1798 he returned - to England, and was appointed Aide-de-camp to Lieutenant-General - Whitelocke, then acting as second in command under Earl Moira at - Portsmouth; in November of the same year he went to Portugal as - Aide-de-camp to General Cuyler, who commanded a body of auxiliary - troops, sent thither by the British government, to repel the - threatened invasion of that country by the Spaniards. While on - service at Lisbon, he was removed to the Twentieth Regiment, - on the 8th of August, 1799, and immediately relinquished the - advantages of his Staff situation in order to join his Regiment, - which was a part of the force then destined for the liberation - of the United Provinces from the yoke of France. Throughout the - short but arduous campaign in Holland, the Twentieth Regiment - distinguished itself on every occasion, particularly at the - battle of Alcmaar on the 2nd of October, 1799: on the retreat of - the British and Russian troops upon the two villages of Egmont, - and after a most severe conflict with the enemy from morning till - night of the 6th of October, Captain Torrens received a severe - wound from a musket-ball, which, passing through the right - thigh, entered the left, where it lodged so deeply as to baffle - all surgical efforts to extract it. - - On the return of the troops from the Helder, in November, 1799, - Captain Torrens was promoted to a Majority in the Surrey Rangers, - which he joined and commanded in Nova Scotia. In 1801 he came - back to England, and exchanged, on the 4th of February, 1802, - to the Eighty-sixth Regiment, then serving in Egypt, to which - country it had come from India with a division of troops, under - the command of Major-General Sir David Baird. Major Torrens - lost no time in embarking for the Mediterranean: on his arrival - at Alexandria, he found that the object of the expedition had - completely succeeded, although attended with the melancholy - loss of his revered commander and steady friend, Sir Ralph - Abercrombie, who had been mortally wounded at the battle of - Alexandria. As the expulsion of the French rendered the presence - of a large force no longer necessary in Egypt, the auxiliary - troops from India returned across the desert, and embarking at - Cosseir, proceeded to Bombay. Soon after the arrival of the - troops from Egypt, hostilities broke out between the English - and the Mahrattas: in this contest Major Torrens again evinced - his natural courage and talents, and obtained the approbation - of the officers under whom he served: his health giving way - to the active exertions he had made in the execution of his - duty, and suffering under the effects of a _coup de soleil_, - he was compelled to have recourse to a change of climate, and - accordingly obtained leave to return to England. On arrival at - St. Helena, he found his state of health so far improved as - to induce him to forego his return to England, and to go back - to his regiment. While at St. Helena, he formed an attachment - to the daughter of Governor Patton, and was married. On his - return to India, he served under General Lord Lake, until the - conquest of Scindiah, the most formidable of the Mahratta Chiefs. - On the 1st of January, 1805, he was promoted to the brevet - rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, and in the same year he returned - to Europe: after his arrival in England, he was employed as - Assistant Adjutant-General in the Kent District. He exchanged - from the Eighty-sixth to the Eighty-ninth Regiment on the 19th - of February, 1807, and in the same year he proceeded as Military - Secretary to Lieutenant-General Whitelocke, with the expedition - against the Spanish colonies on the Rio de la Plata, and was - present at the disastrous attack upon Buenos Ayres on the 5th of - July, 1807. - - After his return to England, he was re-appointed an Assistant - Adjutant-General on the Staff of Great Britain, and subsequently - to be Assistant Military Secretary to His Royal Highness the - Duke of York, as Commander-in-Chief. In the month of July, 1808, - he embarked with the expedition for Portugal, under the orders - of Lieutenant-General Sir Arthur Wellesley, and was present at - the battles of _Roleia_ on the 17th of August, and of _Vimiera_ - on the 21st of August, 1808, for which he received a medal - struck for the purpose of commemorating those victories, and of - distinguishing the officers engaged in them: he received also - from the Portuguese Regency the Chivalric Order of the Tower and - Sword. These victories led to the Convention of Cintra, and to - the consequent evacuation of Portugal by the French army under - Marshal Junot, Duke of Abrantes. - - Lieutenant-Colonel Torrens returned to England with Sir Arthur - Wellesley about the end of the year 1808, and resumed his - former situation as Assistant Military Secretary to His Royal - Highness the Duke of York; he was promoted to be his Military - Secretary on the 2d of October, 1809. He was appointed from the - Eighty-ninth Regiment to a company in the Third Foot Guards on - the 13th of June, 1811, and Aide-de-camp to the Prince Regent, - with the rank of Colonel, on the 20th of February, 1812. He was - promoted to the rank of Major-General on the 4th of June, 1814, - and in the new arrangement and extension of the Military Order - of the Bath in 1815, he was enrolled in the honourable list of - Knights Commanders: he was appointed to the Colonelcy of the - Second Garrison Battalion on the 5th of April, 1815; removed - to the Royal African Colonial corps on the 27th of November, - 1815, removed to the Second West India Regiment on the 21st of - September, 1818, and on the 26th of July, 1822, he was promoted - to the SECOND, or QUEEN'S ROYAL; on the 25th - of March, 1820, he was appointed from the situation of Military - Secretary to that of _Adjutant-General to the Forces_. - - During the period of his employment as Military Secretary, in - which the most active operations of the late war took place, - the labours of his office were excessive, and his health became - affected; yet his exertions were never lessened, and after his - appointment as Adjutant-General, he undertook, with considerable - labour and zeal, the revision of the '_Regulations for the - Exercise and Field Movements of the Infantry of the Army_,' and, - with the authority of His Majesty King George IV., engrafted in - them the alterations and improvements which had been introduced - and practised by different Commanders during the late war. - - The death of Sir Henry Torrens took place suddenly, on the 22d of - August, 1828, while on a visit to his friend Mr. Johnes Knight, - at Welwyn, Herts., where his remains were consigned privately to - a grave in the church of that parish. - - -FOOTNOTE: - -[37] A warrant of King James II., dated 21st August, 1686, -authorised the payment of £206 5_s._ 6_d._ for ten colours for the -Queen's Regiment of Foot.--_War Office Records._ - - - LONDON: - Printed by WILLIAM CLOWES and SONS, - 14, Charing Cross. - - - - - TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE - - Obvious typographical errors and punctuation errors have been - corrected after careful comparison with other occurrences within - the text and consultation of external sources. - - The Table on page 32 for the year '1707' had vertical column - headings which have been replaced by A, B, etc and a Key list added - at the top. A few words have been abbreviated to conserve space and - also noted in the list. - - The Table on pages 74 to 77, Appendix A, has had some names of - months abbreviated (January => Jan. etc) to conserve space. - - The acronym 'K. G. L.' in Appendices C and D stands for 'King's - German Legion'. - - Except for those changes noted below, all misspellings in the text, - and inconsistent or archaic usage, have been retained. For example, - re-inforce, reinforce; Horse-Guards, Horse Guards; connexion; - engrafted; intrenched; devotedness. - - Pg 28, Sidenote '1703' appeared twice on this page; the second one - (at the paragraph 'For its conduct...') has been deleted. - Pg 67, 'reigment embarked' replaced by 'regiment embarked'. - Pg 83, 'recals to the' replaced by 'recalls to the'. - Pg 93, 'Aid-de-camp' replaced by 'Aide-de-camp' (twice). - - - - - - -End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Historical Record of the Second, or -the Queen's Royal Regiment of Foot, by Richard Cannon - -*** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE SECOND *** - -***** This file should be named 55295-0.txt or 55295-0.zip ***** -This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: - http://www.gutenberg.org/5/5/2/9/55295/ - -Produced by Brian Coe, John Campbell and the Online -Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This -book was produced from images made available by the -HathiTrust Digital Library.) - -Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions will -be renamed. - -Creating the works from print editions not protected by U.S. copyright -law means that no one owns a United States copyright in these works, -so the Foundation (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United -States without permission and without paying copyright -royalties. Special rules, set forth in the General Terms of Use part -of this license, apply to copying and distributing Project -Gutenberg-tm electronic works to protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm -concept and trademark. Project Gutenberg is a registered trademark, -and may not be used if you charge for the eBooks, unless you receive -specific permission. If you do not charge anything for copies of this -eBook, complying with the rules is very easy. You may use this eBook -for nearly any purpose such as creation of derivative works, reports, -performances and research. They may be modified and printed and given -away--you may do practically ANYTHING in the United States with eBooks -not protected by U.S. copyright law. Redistribution is subject to the -trademark license, especially commercial redistribution. - -START: FULL LICENSE - -THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE -PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK - -To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free -distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work -(or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project -Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full -Project Gutenberg-tm License available with this file or online at -www.gutenberg.org/license. - -Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project -Gutenberg-tm electronic works - -1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm -electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to -and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property -(trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all -the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or -destroy all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your -possession. If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a -Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound -by the terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the -person or entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph -1.E.8. - -1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be -used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who -agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few -things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works -even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See -paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project -Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this -agreement and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm -electronic works. See paragraph 1.E below. - -1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the -Foundation" or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection -of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual -works in the collection are in the public domain in the United -States. If an individual work is unprotected by copyright law in the -United States and you are located in the United States, we do not -claim a right to prevent you from copying, distributing, performing, -displaying or creating derivative works based on the work as long as -all references to Project Gutenberg are removed. Of course, we hope -that you will support the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting -free access to electronic works by freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm -works in compliance with the terms of this agreement for keeping the -Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with the work. You can easily -comply with the terms of this agreement by keeping this work in the -same format with its attached full Project Gutenberg-tm License when -you share it without charge with others. - -1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern -what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are -in a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, -check the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this -agreement before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, -distributing or creating derivative works based on this work or any -other Project Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no -representations concerning the copyright status of any work in any -country outside the United States. - -1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: - -1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other -immediate access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear -prominently whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work -on which the phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the -phrase "Project Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, -performed, viewed, copied or distributed: - - This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and - most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no - restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it - under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this - eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org. If you are not located in the - United States, you'll have to check the laws of the country where you - are located before using this ebook. - -1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is -derived from texts not protected by U.S. copyright law (does not -contain a notice indicating that it is posted with permission of the -copyright holder), the work can be copied and distributed to anyone in -the United States without paying any fees or charges. If you are -redistributing or providing access to a work with the phrase "Project -Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the work, you must comply -either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 or -obtain permission for the use of the work and the Project Gutenberg-tm -trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. - -1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted -with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution -must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any -additional terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms -will be linked to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works -posted with the permission of the copyright holder found at the -beginning of this work. - -1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm -License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this -work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. - -1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this -electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without -prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with -active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project -Gutenberg-tm License. - -1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, -compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including -any word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access -to or distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format -other than "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official -version posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site -(www.gutenberg.org), you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense -to the user, provide a copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means -of obtaining a copy upon request, of the work in its original "Plain -Vanilla ASCII" or other form. Any alternate format must include the -full Project Gutenberg-tm License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. - -1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, -performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works -unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. - -1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing -access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works -provided that - -* You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from - the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method - you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is owed - to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he has - agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the Project - Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments must be paid - within 60 days following each date on which you prepare (or are - legally required to prepare) your periodic tax returns. Royalty - payments should be clearly marked as such and sent to the Project - Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the address specified in - Section 4, "Information about donations to the Project Gutenberg - Literary Archive Foundation." - -* You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies - you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he - does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm - License. You must require such a user to return or destroy all - copies of the works possessed in a physical medium and discontinue - all use of and all access to other copies of Project Gutenberg-tm - works. - -* You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of - any money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the - electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days of - receipt of the work. - -* You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free - distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. - -1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project -Gutenberg-tm electronic work or group of works on different terms than -are set forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing -from both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and The -Project Gutenberg Trademark LLC, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm -trademark. Contact the Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. - -1.F. - -1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable -effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread -works not protected by U.S. copyright law in creating the Project -Gutenberg-tm collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm -electronic works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may -contain "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate -or corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other -intellectual property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or -other medium, a computer virus, or computer codes that damage or -cannot be read by your equipment. - -1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right -of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project -Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project -Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project -Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all -liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal -fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT -LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE -PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH 1.F.3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE -TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE -LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR -INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH -DAMAGE. - -1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a -defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can -receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a -written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you -received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium -with your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you -with the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in -lieu of a refund. If you received the work electronically, the person -or entity providing it to you may choose to give you a second -opportunity to receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If -the second copy is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing -without further opportunities to fix the problem. - -1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth -in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS', WITH NO -OTHER WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT -LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. - -1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied -warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of -damages. If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement -violates the law of the state applicable to this agreement, the -agreement shall be interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or -limitation permitted by the applicable state law. The invalidity or -unenforceability of any provision of this agreement shall not void the -remaining provisions. - -1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the -trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone -providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in -accordance with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the -production, promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm -electronic works, harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, -including legal fees, that arise directly or indirectly from any of -the following which you do or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this -or any Project Gutenberg-tm work, (b) alteration, modification, or -additions or deletions to any Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any -Defect you cause. - -Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm - -Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of -electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of -computers including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It -exists because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations -from people in all walks of life. - -Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the -assistance they need are critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's -goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will -remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project -Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure -and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future -generations. To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary -Archive Foundation and how your efforts and donations can help, see -Sections 3 and 4 and the Foundation information page at -www.gutenberg.org - - - -Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation - -The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit -501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the -state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal -Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification -number is 64-6221541. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg Literary -Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent permitted by -U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. - -The Foundation's principal office is in Fairbanks, Alaska, with the -mailing address: PO Box 750175, Fairbanks, AK 99775, but its -volunteers and employees are scattered throughout numerous -locations. Its business office is located at 809 North 1500 West, Salt -Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887. Email contact links and up to -date contact information can be found at the Foundation's web site and -official page at www.gutenberg.org/contact - -For additional contact information: - - Dr. Gregory B. Newby - Chief Executive and Director - gbnewby@pglaf.org - -Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg -Literary Archive Foundation - -Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide -spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of -increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be -freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest -array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations -($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt -status with the IRS. - -The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating -charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United -States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a -considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up -with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations -where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To SEND -DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any particular -state visit www.gutenberg.org/donate - -While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we -have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition -against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who -approach us with offers to donate. - -International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make -any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from -outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. - -Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation -methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other -ways including checks, online payments and credit card donations. To -donate, please visit: www.gutenberg.org/donate - -Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works. - -Professor Michael S. Hart was the originator of the Project -Gutenberg-tm concept of a library of electronic works that could be -freely shared with anyone. For forty years, he produced and -distributed Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of -volunteer support. - -Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed -editions, all of which are confirmed as not protected by copyright in -the U.S. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not -necessarily keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper -edition. - -Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search -facility: www.gutenberg.org - -This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, -including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary -Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to -subscribe to our email newsletter to hear about new eBooks. - diff --git a/old/55295-0.zip b/old/55295-0.zip Binary files differdeleted file mode 100644 index 95b9970..0000000 --- a/old/55295-0.zip +++ /dev/null diff --git a/old/55295-h.zip b/old/55295-h.zip Binary files differdeleted file mode 100644 index 8acabbd..0000000 --- a/old/55295-h.zip +++ /dev/null diff --git a/old/55295-h/55295-h.htm b/old/55295-h/55295-h.htm deleted file mode 100644 index 36d1b06..0000000 --- a/old/55295-h/55295-h.htm +++ /dev/null @@ -1,5770 +0,0 @@ -<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" - "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd"> -<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en"> - <head> - <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=utf-8" /> - <meta http-equiv="Content-Style-Type" content="text/css" /> - <title> - The Project Gutenberg eBook of Historical Record of the Second, or Queen's Royal Regiment of Foot, by Richard Cannon. - </title> - <link rel="coverpage" href="images/cover.jpg" /> - <style type="text/css"> - -body { - margin-left: 10%; - margin-right: 10%; -} - - h1,h2,h3 { - text-align: center; - clear: both; -} - - h1, h2, h3 { - margin-top: 1.5em; - margin-bottom: 1em; - word-spacing: 0.2em; - letter-spacing: 0em; - line-height: 1.3em; - font-weight: normal; -} - -h1 {font-size: 160%;} -h2 {font-size: 140%;} - -p { - margin-top: .5em; - text-align: justify; - margin-bottom: .3em; - text-indent: 1em; -} - -.p1 {margin-top: 1em;} -.p2 {margin-top: 2em;} -.p4 {margin-top: 4em;} -.p6 {margin-top: 6em;} - -.negin1 {padding-left: 1em; text-indent: -1em; text-align: justify;} -.noindent {text-indent: 0em;} - -.pfs240 {font-size: 240%; text-align: center; text-indent: 0em; word-spacing: 0.3em;} -.pfs180 {font-size: 180%; text-align: center; text-indent: 0em; word-spacing: 0.3em;} -.pfs150 {font-size: 150%; text-align: center; text-indent: 0em; word-spacing: 0.3em;} -.pfs135 {font-size: 135%; text-align: center; text-indent: 0em; word-spacing: 0.3em;} -.pfs120 {font-size: 120%; text-align: center; text-indent: 0em; word-spacing: 0.3em;} -.pfs100 {font-size: 100%; text-align: center; text-indent: 0em; word-spacing: 0.3em;} -.pfs90 {font-size: 90%; text-align: center; text-indent: 0em; word-spacing: 0.3em;} -.pfs80 {font-size: 80%; text-align: center; text-indent: 0em; word-spacing: 0.3em;} -.pfs70 {font-size: 70%; text-align: center; text-indent: 0em; word-spacing: 0.3em;} -.pfs60 {font-size: 60%; text-align: center; text-indent: 0em; word-spacing: 0.3em;} - - -.large {font-size: large;} -.xl {font-size: x-large;} -.xxl {font-size: xx-large;} - -.fs50 {font-size: 50%; font-style: normal;} -.fs70 {font-size: 70%; font-style: normal;} -.fs80 {font-size: 80%; font-style: normal;} -.fs90 {font-size: 90%; font-style: normal;} -.fs100 {font-size: 100%; font-style: normal;} -.fs120 {font-size: 120%; font-style: normal;} - -div.textcol {display: inline-block; vertical-align: top; width: 45%; - margin-bottom: 1em; font-size: 90%;} -div.textcol p {margin: .3em .5em .3em 0; - padding-left: 1em; text-indent: -1em;} - -div.textcol-bl {display: inline-block; vertical-align: top; width: 45%; - margin-bottom: 1em; font-size: 90%; border-left: solid 1px;} -div.textcol-bl p {margin: .3em .5em .3em 0; - padding-left: 1.5em; text-indent: -1em;} - -.chapter {margin-top: 0em;} - -hr { - width: 33%; - margin-top: 2em; - margin-bottom: 2em; - margin-left: 33.5%; - margin-right: 33.5%; - clear: both; -} - -hr.chap {width: 65%; margin-left: 17.5%; margin-right: 17.5%;} -hr.tb {width: 30%; margin-left: 35%; margin-right: 35%;} -hr.full {width: 95%; margin-left: 2.5%; margin-right: 2.5%;} - -hr.r10a {width: 10%; margin-left: 45%; margin-right: 45%; - margin-top: 0em; margin-bottom: 0em;} -hr.r15 {width: 15%; margin-left: 42.5%; margin-right: 42.5%;} -hr.r20 {width: 20%; margin-left: 40%; margin-right: 40%;} -hr.r30 {width: 30%; margin-left: 35%; margin-right: 35%;} - -@media handheld { -hr { - width: 0%; - margin-top: 2em; - margin-bottom: 2em; - margin-left: auto; - margin-right: auto; - clear: both; - } - -hr.chap {width: 0%;} -hr.tb {width: 0%;} -hr.full {width: 0%;} - -hr.r10a {width: 0%; margin-top: 0em; margin-bottom: 0em;} -hr.r15 {width: 0%; margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em;} -hr.r20 {width: 0%; margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em;} -hr.r30 {width: 0%; margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em;} -} - -.corr { - text-decoration: none; - border-bottom: thin dotted blue; -} - -@media handheld { - .corr { - text-decoration: none; - border-bottom: none; - } -} - -table { - margin-left: auto; - margin-right: auto; -} - -td {padding: .18em .3em 0 .3em;} - -.tdpp {padding-top: 1em;} - -.tdl {text-align: left; padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; vertical-align: top;} -.tdr {text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;} -.tdc {text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;} -.tdlx {text-align: left; padding-left: 1em; text-indent: -.7em; vertical-align: middle;} -.tdly {text-align: left; padding-left: 0em; text-indent: 0em; vertical-align: middle;} -.tdlz {text-align: left; padding-left: .3em; text-indent: 0em; vertical-align: top;} - -.tdrbl {text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; border-left: solid 1px; - padding-right: .5em;} - -.bt {vertical-align: middle; border-top: solid 1px;} -.bb {vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: solid 1px;} -.bl {vertical-align: middle; border-left: solid 1px;} -.br {vertical-align: middle; border-right: solid 1px;} - -.btt {border-top: solid 2px;} -.bbb {border-bottom: solid 2px;} -.bll {border-left: solid 2px;} -.brr {border-right: solid 2px;} - -.wd3 {width: 3%;} -.wd5 {width: 5%;} -.wd15 {width: 15%;} -.wd25 {width: 25%;} -.wd30 {width: 30%;} -.wd50 {width: 50%;} - -.pad2 {padding-left: 2em;} -.pad3 {padding-left: 3em;} -.pad4 {padding-left: 4em;} -.pad6 {padding-left: 6em;} -.pad8 {padding-left: 8em;} - -.padr1 {padding-right: 1em;} -.padr2 {padding-right: 2em;} -.padr4 {padding-right: 4em;} -.padr6 {padding-right: 6em;} -.padr10 {padding-right: 10em;} - -.pagenum { /* uncomment the next line for invisible page numbers */ - /* visibility: hidden; */ - position: absolute; - color: #A9A9A9; - right: 92%; - font-size: smaller; - font-weight: normal; - font-style: normal; - text-align: left; - text-indent: .5em; -} - -.blockquot { margin: 1em 2% .5em 2%; } - -.blockquotx { margin: 1em 2% .5em 2%; } -.blockquotx p {padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em; text-align: justify;} - -.sidenote { - position: absolute; - left: 91%; - padding: .2em; - margin: 1.2em .3em 0 .5em; - text-align: left; - font-size: 80%; - color: black; - background: #eeeeee; - border: dashed 1px; - font-weight: bold; -} - -@media handheld { -.sidenote { - padding: .2em .2em .2em .7em; - margin: 1em 90% 0 0; - text-align: left; - font-size: 80%; - color: black; - background: #eeeeee; - border: dashed 1px; - font-weight: bold;} -} - -.center {text-align: center; text-indent: 0em;} -.right {text-align: right; margin-right: 1em;} -.lht {line-height: 1.8em;} -.rt {text-align: right; margin-right: 1em; margin-top: -1.4em;} - -.smcap {font-variant: small-caps;} - -.lsp {letter-spacing: 0.15em;} -.lsp2 {letter-spacing: 0.35em;} -.lht {line-height: 1.5em;} - -.antiqua {font-family: Diploma, England, Gothic, serif;} - -.caption {font-weight: normal; font-size: 80%; - padding: .3em 5em .5em 5em;} - -.pg-brk {page-break-before: always;} -.no-brk {page-break-before: avoid;} - -/* Images */ -img {border: none; max-width: 100%; height: auto;} - -.figcenter { - margin: auto; - padding-top: 1em; - padding-bottom: 1em; - text-align: center; -} - -/* Footnotes */ -.footnotes {border: dashed 1px; margin-top: 2em; margin-bottom: 3em; - padding-bottom: 1em;} - -.footnote {margin-left: 10%; margin-right: 10%; font-size: 90%;} -.footnote p {text-indent: 0em;} -.footnote .label {position: absolute; right: 84%; text-align: right;} - -.fnanchor { - vertical-align: super; - font-size: .8em; - text-decoration: - none; -} - -/* Transcriber's notes */ -.transnote { - background-color: #E6E6FA; - color: black; - font-size:90%; - padding:0.5em; - margin-top:5em; - margin-bottom:5em; - font-family:sans-serif, serif; -} - -.transnote p {text-indent: 0em;} - - </style> - </head> - -<body> - - -<pre> - -The Project Gutenberg EBook of Historical Record of the Second, or the -Queen's Royal Regiment of Foot, by Richard Cannon - -This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most -other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions -whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of -the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at -www.gutenberg.org. If you are not located in the United States, you'll have -to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this ebook. - -Title: Historical Record of the Second, or the Queen's Royal Regiment of Foot - -Author: Richard Cannon - -Release Date: August 8, 2017 [EBook #55295] - -Language: English - -Character set encoding: UTF-8 - -*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE SECOND *** - - - - -Produced by Brian Coe, John Campbell and the Online -Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This -book was produced from images made available by the -HathiTrust Digital Library.) - - - - - - -</pre> - - - -<div class="transnote"> -<p><strong>TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE</strong></p> - -<p>Some minor changes are noted at <a href="#TN">the end of the book.</a></p> -</div> - - -<div class="figcenter pg-brk"> -<img src="images/cover.jpg" width="600" alt="original cover" /> -</div> - - -<hr class="chap pg-brk" /> - -<div class="center fs90"> -<table border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" width="80%" summary=""> -<tr><td class="tdc"><h2><a name="CONTENTS" id="CONTENTS"></a>CONTENTS</h2></td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl"><a href="#GENERAL_ORDERS">GENERAL ORDERS.</a></td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl"><a href="#PREFACE">PREFACE.</a></td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl"><a href="#HISTORICAL_RECORD">HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE SECOND,</a></td><td class="tdr">Page 1</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl"><a href="#APPENDIX">APPENDIX.</a></td><td class="tdr">73</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl pad4"><a href="#A">A.</a> Chronological Table of the Services of the Second, or Queen's Royal Regiment.</td><td class="tdr">74</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl pad4"><a href="#B">B.</a> General Orders relative to the Campaign in Egypt in 1801.</td><td class="tdr">78</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl pad4"><a href="#C">C.</a> General Orders relative to the Battle of Corunna in January, 1809.</td><td class="tdr">81</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl pad4"><a href="#D">D.</a> General Orders relative to the Battle of Talavera in July, 1809.</td><td class="tdr">86</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl pad4"><a href="#E">E.</a> Memorandum on the subject of Regimental Colours, 1835.</td><td class="tdr">89</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl pad4"><a href="#F">F.</a> Memoir of Major-General Sir Henry Torrens, K.C.B.</td><td class="tdr">93</td></tr> -</table></div> - - -<hr class="chap pg-brk" /> - -<p class="p4 pfs180 lsp">HISTORICAL RECORDS</p> -<p class="p4 pfs70">OF THE</p> -<p class="p1 pfs240">BRITISH ARMY.</p> - -<p class="p4" /> -<hr class="r30" /> -<p class="pfs90">PREPARED FOR PUBLICATION UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE<br /> -ADJUTANT-GENERAL.</p> -<hr class="r30" /> -<p class="p4" /> - -<p class="pfs150">THE SECOND REGIMENT OF FOOT;</p> -<p class="pfs70">OR,</p> -<p class="pfs135">QUEEN'S ROYAL.</p> -<p class="p4" /> - - -<hr class="chap pg-brk" /> - -<p class="p6" /> -<p class="pfs100">LONDON:<br /> -Printed by <span class="smcap">William Clowes</span> and <span class="smcap">Sons</span>,<br /> -14, Charing Cross.</p> -<p class="p4" /> - - -<hr class="chap" /> - -<h2><a name="GENERAL_ORDERS" id="GENERAL_ORDERS"></a><a href="#CONTENTS">GENERAL ORDERS.</a></h2> - -<hr class="r20" /> -<p class="right fs90 padr1"><em>HORSE-GUARDS,</em></p> -<p class="right fs80"><em>1st January, 1836.</em></p> - -<p class="noindent">His Majesty has been pleased to command, -that, with a view of doing the fullest justice to Regiments, -as well as to Individuals who have distinguished -themselves by their Bravery in Action with -the Enemy, an Account of the Services of every Regiment -in the British Army shall be published under -the superintendence and direction of the Adjutant-General; -and that this Account shall contain the -following particulars, <em>viz.</em>,</p> - -<div class="blockquot"> - -<p>—— The Period and Circumstances of the Original -Formation of the Regiment; The Stations at -which it has been from time to time employed; The -Battles, Sieges, and other Military Operations, in -which it has been engaged, particularly specifying -any Achievement it may have performed, and the -Colours, Trophies, &c., it may have captured from -the Enemy.</p> - -<p>—— The Names of the Officers and the number of -Non-Commissioned Officers and Privates, Killed or -Wounded by the Enemy, specifying the Place and -Date of the Action.</p> - -<p>—— The Names of those Officers, who, in consideration -of their Gallant Services and Meritorious -Conduct in Engagements with the Enemy, have been -distinguished with Titles, Medals, or other Marks of -His Majesty's gracious favour.</p> - -<p>—— The Names of all such Officers, Non-Commissioned -Officers and Privates as may have specially -signalized themselves in Action.</p> - -<p>And,</p> - -<p>—— The Badges and Devices which the Regiment -may have been permitted to bear, and the Causes -on account of which such Badges or Devices, or any -other Marks of Distinction, have been granted.</p></div> - -<p class="right"> -<span class="padr4">By Command of the Right Honourable</span><br /> -<span class="padr2">GENERAL LORD HILL,</span><br /> -<em>Commanding-in-Chief</em>.</p> - -<p class="p1 right"><span class="smcap">John MacDonald</span>,<br /> -<span class="padr1"><em>Adjutant-General</em>.</span></p> - - -<hr class="chap" /> - -<h2 class="lsp2"><a name="PREFACE" id="PREFACE"></a><a href="#CONTENTS">PREFACE.</a></h2> - -<hr class="r15" /> - -<p class="noindent">The character and credit of the British Army must chiefly -depend upon the zeal and ardour, by which all who enter -into its service are animated, and consequently it is of the -highest importance that any measure calculated to excite the -spirit of emulation, by which alone great and gallant actions -are achieved, should be adopted.</p> - -<p>Nothing can more fully tend to the accomplishment of this -desirable object, than a full display of the noble deeds with -which the Military History of our country abounds. To hold -forth these bright examples to the imitation of the youthful -soldier, and thus to incite him to emulate the meritorious -conduct of those who have preceded him in their honourable -career, are among the motives that have given rise to the -present publication.</p> - -<p>The operations of the British Troops are, indeed, announced -in the 'London Gazette,' from whence they are transferred -into the public prints: the achievements of our armies are thus -made known at the time of their occurrence, and receive the -tribute of praise and admiration to which they are entitled. -On extraordinary occasions, the Houses of Parliament have -been in the habit of conferring on the Commanders, and the -Officers and Troops acting under their orders, expressions of -approbation and of thanks for their skill and bravery, and these -testimonials, confirmed by the high honour of their Sovereign's -Approbation, constitute the reward which the soldier most -highly prizes.</p> - -<p>It has not, however, until late years, been the practice (which -appears to have long prevailed in some of the Continental -armies) for British Regiments to keep regular records of their -services and achievements. Hence some difficulty has been -experienced in obtaining, particularly from the old Regiments, -an authentic account of their origin and subsequent services.</p> - -<p>This defect will now be remedied, in consequence of His -Majesty having been pleased to command, that every Regiment -shall in future keep a full and ample record of its services at -home and abroad.</p> - -<p>From the materials thus collected, the country will henceforth -derive information as to the difficulties and privations -which chequer the career of those who embrace the military -profession. In Great Britain, where so large a number of -persons are devoted to the active concerns of agriculture, -manufactures, and commerce, and where these pursuits have, -for so long a period, been undisturbed by the <em>presence of war</em>, -which few other countries have escaped, comparatively little -is known of the vicissitudes of active service, and of the -casualties of climate, to which, even during peace, the British -Troops are exposed in every part of the globe, with little or -no interval of repose.</p> - -<p>In their tranquil enjoyment of the blessings which the -country derives from the industry and the enterprise of the agriculturist -and the trader, its happy inhabitants may be supposed -not often to reflect on the perilous duties of the soldier and -the sailor,—on their sufferings,—and on the sacrifice of valuable -life, by which so many national benefits are obtained -and preserved.</p> - -<p>The conduct of the British Troops, their valour, and endurance, -have shone conspicuously under great and trying difficulties; -and their character has been established in Continental -warfare by the irresistible spirit with which they have effected -debarkations in spite of the most formidable opposition, and -by the gallantry and steadiness with which they have maintained -their advantages against superior numbers.</p> - -<p>In the official Reports made by the respective Commanders, -ample justice has generally been done to the gallant exertions -of the Corps employed; but the details of their services, and -of acts of individual bravery, can only be fully given in the -Annals of the various Regiments.</p> - -<p>These Records are now preparing for publication, under -His Majesty's special authority, by Mr. <span class="smcap">Richard Cannon</span>, -Principal Clerk of the Adjutant-General's Office; and while -the perusal of them cannot fail to be useful and interesting to -military men of every rank, it is considered that they will also -afford entertainment and information to the general reader, -particularly to those who may have served in the Army, or -who have relatives in the Service.</p> - -<p>There exists in the breasts of most of those who have served, -or are serving, in the Army, an <i lang="fr" xml:lang="fr">Esprit du Corps</i>—an attachment -to every thing belonging to their Regiment; to such -persons a narrative of the services of their own Corps cannot -fail to prove interesting. Authentic accounts of the actions -of the great,—the valiant,—the loyal, have always been of -paramount interest with a brave and civilized people. Great -Britain has produced a race of heroes who, in moments of -danger and terror, have stood, "firm as the rocks of their -native shore;" and when half the World has been arrayed -against them, they have fought the battles of their Country -with unshaken fortitude. It is presumed that a record of -achievements in war,—victories so complete and surprising, -gained by our countrymen,—our brothers—our fellow-citizens -in arms,—a record which revives the memory of the brave, -and brings their gallant deeds before us, will certainly prove -acceptable to the public.</p> - -<p>Biographical memoirs of the Colonels and other distinguished -Officers, will be introduced in the Records of their respective -Regiments, and the Honorary Distinctions which have, from -time to time, been conferred upon each Regiment, as testifying -the value and importance of its services, will be faithfully -set forth.</p> - -<p>As a convenient mode of Publication, the Record of each -Regiment will be printed in a distinct number, so that when -the whole shall be completed, the Parts may be bound up in -numerical succession.</p> - - -<hr class="chap pg-brk" /> - -<h1> -<span class="fs90 lsp">HISTORICAL RECORD</span><br /><br /> -<span class="fs50">OF THE</span><br /><br /> -<span class="fs120 lsp2">SECOND,</span><br /><br /> -<span class="fs50">OR</span><br /><br /> -<span class="fs100 lsp">QUEEN'S ROYAL REGIMENT<br /> -OF FOOT;</span></h1> - - -<p class="p4 pfs70">CONTAINING</p> - -<p class="p4 pfs80">AN ACCOUNT OF THE FORMATION OF THE REGIMENT<br /> -IN THE YEAR 1661, AND OF ITS SUBSEQUENT<br /> -SERVICES TO 1837.</p> - -<hr class="r30" /> -<p class="p4 pfs90">LONDON:</p> - -<p class="p1 pfs90">PRINTED BY CLOWES AND SONS, 14, CHARING CROSS.</p> - -<hr class="r10a" /> -<p class="p1 pfs70">MDCCCXXXVIII.</p> - - -<hr class="chap pg-brk" /> - -<div class="figcenter"> -<img src="images/i_frontispiece.jpg" width="650" alt="" /> -<div class="caption">SECOND (THE QUEEN'S ROYAL) REGIMENT OF FOOT.</div> -</div> - - -<hr class="chap pg-brk" /> - -<p class="pfs135 lsp">THE SECOND,</p> -<p class="p2 pfs80">OR</p> -<p class="p1 pfs150">QUEEN'S ROYAL REGIMENT OF FOOT,</p> - -<p class="p2 pfs80 lht lsp">BEARS IN THE CENTRE OF<br /> -EACH COLOUR</p> - -<p class="pfs150 lsp2">THE QUEEN'S CYPHER</p> -<p class="p1 pfs70">ON A</p> -<p class="p1 pfs80 lsp">RED GROUND WITHIN THE GARTER, AND CROWN OVER IT;</p> - -<p class="p2 pfs80">ALSO THE FOLLOWING DISTINCTIONS,</p> -<p class="pfs120"><em>Egypt, with the Sphynx</em>—<em>Vimiera</em>—<em>Corunna</em>—<em>Salamanca</em>—<em>Vittoria</em>—<em>Pyrenees</em>—<em>Nivelle</em>—<em>Toulouse</em>—and -<em>Peninsula</em>.</p> - -<hr class="full" /> - -<p class="p2 pfs80 lsp">IN THE DEXTER CANTON OF THE SECOND COLOUR</p> -<p class="pfs150 lsp2">THE UNION:</p> - -<p class="p2 pfs80 lsp">IN THE THREE OTHER CORNERS</p> -<p class="pfs135 lsp2">THE PASCHAL LAMB;</p> - -<p class="p2 pfs80 lsp">WITH THE MOTTOES</p> -<p class="pfs120"><i lang="la" xml:lang="la">Pristinæ Virtutis Memor</i>, and <i lang="la" xml:lang="la">Vel Exuviæ Triumphant</i>,</p> -<p class="p1 pfs80">AND THE DISTINCTIONS ABOVE SPECIFIED.</p> - - -<hr class="chap" /> -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_1" id="Page_1">[Pg 1]</a></span></p> - -<h2><a name="HISTORICAL_RECORD" id="HISTORICAL_RECORD"></a><a href="#CONTENTS"> -<span class="fs90 lsp">HISTORICAL RECORD</span><br /> -<span class="fs50 lsp">OF</span><br /> -<span class="lsp">THE SECOND,</span></a></h2> - -<p class="p1 pfs70">OR</p> -<p class="p1 pfs120">QUEEN'S ROYAL REGIMENT OF FOOT.</p> -<hr class="r30" /> - - -<div class="sidenote">1661</div> - -<p class="noindent">The Second Regiment of Foot was raised in 1661, for -the purpose of providing a garrison for <em>Tangier</em>, a fortress -on the northern coast of Africa, which was ceded to -England as part of the marriage portion of Donna -Catherina, Infanta of Portugal, who, in the following -year, was married to King Charles II<a name="FNanchor_1_1" id="FNanchor_1_1"></a><a href="#Footnote_1_1" class="fnanchor">[1]</a>.</p> - -<p>The command of this regiment was conferred by King -Charles II. on Henry (second) Earl of Peterborough, -whose commission as Colonel bears date the 30th of September, -1661.</p> -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_2" id="Page_2">[2]</a></span></p> -<p>King Charles II. having, soon after his restoration, -disbanded the army of the Commonwealth, the ranks -of Lord Peterborough's regiment were speedily completed -with disciplined soldiers: it is reported to have assembled -on Putney heath on the 14th of October, 1661, -and to have numbered one thousand men.</p> - -<p>The destination of Lord Peterborough's regiment to -garrison so valuable a portion of Her Majesty's dower -was, no doubt, the cause of its early advancement to -royal favour: it was designated 'the <em>Queen's</em>,' and the -<em>Paschal Lamb</em>, the distinguishing badge of Portugal, -was placed on its colours, and has ever since been continued -to be borne by the regiment<a name="FNanchor_2_2" id="FNanchor_2_2"></a><a href="#Footnote_2_2" class="fnanchor">[2]</a>.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1662</div> - -<p>In a few months after its formation, the <em>Earl of -Peterborough</em> embarked with his regiment and a troop of -horse<a name="FNanchor_3_3" id="FNanchor_3_3"></a><a href="#Footnote_3_3" class="fnanchor">[3]</a>, and arrived at <em>Tangier</em> on the 29th of January, -1662, where he found a British fleet, under the command -of the <em>Earl of Sandwich</em>, lying in the roads, and <em>Sir -Richard Steyner</em>, with a detachment of officers and seamen, -<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_3" id="Page_3">[3]</a></span>occupying the town: a duty from which the <em>Queen's</em> -Regiment, relieved them on the following day<a name="FNanchor_4_4" id="FNanchor_4_4"></a><a href="#Footnote_4_4" class="fnanchor">[4]</a>.</p> - -<p>The fortress was already surrounded by walls upwards -of a mile and a quarter in extent, but the -English began constructing, at immense cost both of -money and labour, a series of external fortifications. -It was also determined to form a secure harbour by -building a pier, or mole, several hundred yards in length. -A spirit of enterprise, which has since become so conspicuous -in British subjects, was, at this early period, -strongly evinced in these improvements, carried on amidst -barbarian tribes on the unpromising shores of Africa.</p> - -<p>Tangier was announced after its occupation 'a place -of such concernment that all the world will envy the -English the attainment of it;' but this opinion was -founded more on an expectation that the new colony -would open a mart for trade, and bring to our influence, -if not to our power, the adjoining states. It was, however, -an acquisition of consequence to a nation aiming -at commercial rivalry at a time when the voyage to -India by the Cape of Good Hope was of rare occurrence. -Tangier was situated so as to be a convenient resting-place -for the Mediterranean trader, similar to what -Gibraltar affords at the present time. These speculations -gave the command a great importance, made -evident by the warrant from King Charles II. on the -appointment of the <em>Earl of Peterborough</em> to his government. -It designates him '<em>Captain General, Chief -Governor, and Vice-Admiral of our City of Tangier, -and of the ports and coasts adjacent, and any of our -dominions and territories, castles and forts, in or near -the kingdom of Tangier, Fez, and Morocco, in Africa, -<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_4" id="Page_4">[4]</a></span>which are or shall be in our possession, or reduced to -our obedience, &c.</em>'</p> - -<p>On the arrival of Lord Peterborough at <em>Tangier</em>, he -found Gaylan, the sovereign chief of Fez, with a body of -10,000 men, encamped within a league of the fortress. -A treaty of peace was concluded between these commanders, -and limits were fixed, beyond which the English -were not to forage or cultivate. No great reliance -was placed by the British on their new ally, and accounts -from the new colony state, 'how the Moors will observe -these articles we know not; however, we are, and we -still shall be, upon our guard.'</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1663</div> - -<p>Three other battalions of infantry also proceeded to -Tangier from Dunkirk<a name="FNanchor_5_5" id="FNanchor_5_5"></a><a href="#Footnote_5_5" class="fnanchor">[5]</a>. The friendly understanding -which was established with the natives was for some -time interrupted only by trifling skirmishes, in which -the Moors satisfied themselves by beating back, with -sticks, those of the garrison who passed the stipulated -bounds. A jealousy was, however, very soon evinced; -and upon opposition being made to the English in prosecuting -the works and fortifications already alluded to, -war burst out, in which the number and ferocity of the -Moors were defeated and overcome by great discipline -and courage on the part of the garrison. The use of cannon -by the Europeans at length diminished the courage -of the barbarians, but not before the garrison suffered -severely. They had already lost 250 men, and the Moors<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_5" id="Page_5">[5]</a></span> -about 500, amongst whom was a brother of Gaylan, -when a peace was at length concluded in 1663, and Lord -Peterborough returned in the same year to England<a name="FNanchor_6_6" id="FNanchor_6_6"></a><a href="#Footnote_6_6" class="fnanchor">[6]</a>.</p> - -<p><em>The Earl of Peterborough</em> was succeeded, both in the -government of Tangier and in the Colonelcy of the Queen's -Regiment, by Lieutenant-General <span class="smcap">Andrew Rutherford</span>, -<em>Earl of Teviot</em> (late Governor of Dunkirk), whose commission -was dated the 9th of April, 1663. This second -governor of Tangier consolidated all the infantry in -garrison, and added them to the Queen's Tangier Regiment; -he also so beautified and strengthened the town, -that he obtained the title of its 'Restorer.'</p> - -<p>Gaylan, hearing of the progress of the works, assembled -an army of 4000 horse and 20,000 foot<a name="FNanchor_7_7" id="FNanchor_7_7"></a><a href="#Footnote_7_7" class="fnanchor">[7]</a>; and at mid-day, -<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_6" id="Page_6">[6]</a></span>on Sunday the 14th of June, 1663, when all the officers -were at dinner, the Moors surprised and carried the -advance-posts and attacked the great redoubt, where -Major Ridgert of the Queen's Regiment, with forty men, -made a most gallant defence, until the garrison, led by -Colonel Norwood, sallied out, and charging the Moors -with signal bravery, retook all the posts which had been -captured. The garrison lost fourteen men killed and -twenty wounded in this encounter; and the enemy upwards -of one hundred. In an account of this action -published at the time, it is stated, 'The Moors are men -of resolution, and have most excellent fire-arms. When -the horse charged us, he that did command them was -clothed in crimson velvet, who being killed, they all -went off immediately; it is presumed, therefore, that -he was one of their chief men.'</p> - -<p>A second attack was subsequently made with 10,000 -men, 'but the most vigilant governor had so warily -supplied the defects of the place, by planting great -guns to annoy the assailants, that though the assault -was very sharp, the enemy was beaten off with the loss -of 900 men<a name="FNanchor_8_8" id="FNanchor_8_8"></a><a href="#Footnote_8_8" class="fnanchor">[8]</a>.'</p> - -<p>In August a peace was concluded for six months, and -a free trade was opened with the Moors, 'they daily -bringing their camels laden with commodities, and in -return they get money and other things.' Further -additions were also made to the works, which again gave -rise to acts of hostility, and in one encounter the garrison -captured a splendid scarlet standard. A correspondence -was opened with Gaylan—the Earl of Teviot -insisted on making additional works—Gaylan objected, -when his Lordship replied, 'he must have peace on -those terms, or war without them.' The latter was the<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_7" id="Page_7">[7]</a></span> -result, and led to numerous losses, particularly of the -natives, in attempts to assault the fortress.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1664</div> - -<p>The chief losses sustained by the garrison of Tangier -were in the sallies they made into the adjacent country -to obtain fresh provisions. The Moors had a custom of -driving two or three hundred head of cattle within sight -of the walls, and planting a body of men in ambuscade, -ready to fall on the detachment, which military ardour, -to say nothing of a natural wish for fresh beef, was sure -to bring beyond the cover of the fortress. These skirmishes -frequently brought on more serious engagements, -and in a sally made by the garrison on the 4th of May, -1664, the <em>Earl of Teviot</em><a name="FNanchor_9_9" id="FNanchor_9_9"></a><a href="#Footnote_9_9" class="fnanchor">[9]</a> met his death.</p> - -<p>The Earl of Teviot was succeeded in the command of -the Queen's Regiment by Colonel, afterwards Lieutenant-General -<em>Henry Norwood</em>, whose commission is dated -the 10th of June, 1664. The government of Tangier at -this time was bestowed by His Majesty on <em>John Lord -Bellasyse</em>, a younger son of the <em>Earl of Fauconberg</em>, -who arrived at his government in April 1665, on board -the Smyrna fleet, consisting of 'seven lusty, brave ships.'</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1665<br />1666</div> - -<p><em>Lord Bellasyse</em> found the judicious arrangements of -the late Commander-in-Chief had rendered Tangier impregnable<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_8" id="Page_8">[8]</a></span> -to its enemies, who by this time were much -disheartened, and inclined to terminate hostilities. A -peace was concluded in the following year, and Lord -Bellasyse was himself the bearer of it to England, where -he arrived in May, 1666. The London Gazette states -his favourable reception by His Majesty, and great expectations -of future prosperity to Tangier were raised -from his report.</p> - -<p><em>General Norwood</em>, who has been mentioned as succeeding, -on the death of the Earl of Teviot, to the command -of the Queen's Regiment, was now appointed to -succeed Lord Bellasyse in his government. His administration -was that of a judicious and vigilant officer; -he acquired the confidence of the Moors, and conciliated -Gaylan the sovereign chief of Fez. General Norwood's -proceedings among the natives were considered so -honourable, and his character, altogether, stood so -high, that the Emperor <em>Muley Xeriff</em> admitted him to -traffic at Tetuan free of imposts; a most beneficial offer, -which he failed not to accept, as it so much concerned -the welfare of Tangier, 'to whose advancement,' says -Addison, 'he always declared a singular propensity.'</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1668</div> - -<p>The death of this valuable officer, which occurred in -1668, made room for the appointment of <em>John Earl of -Middleton</em>, whose commission, as Governor of Tangier, -and as Colonel of the Queen's Regiment, is dated the -15th of May, 1668.</p> - -<p>It was during the colonelcy of the Earl of Middleton, -when war had been resumed with the ferocious Moors, -that this regiment had the honour of numbering amongst -its volunteers the man who afterwards became the most -successful and most celebrated general of his age;—'the -man who never fought a battle which he did not gain, -or besieged a town which he failed to reduce,—<span class="smcap">John<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_9" id="Page_9">[9]</a></span> -Churchill, Duke of Marlborough</span>.' Mr. Churchill -was at this time about twenty years of age, and held an -ensign's commission in the Foot Guards, but made his -first essays, in actual service, beneath the walls of Tangier, -where he eagerly engaged in the frequent sallies -and skirmishes of the garrison, giving, in this desultory -warfare, the first indication of his active and daring -character.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1675</div> - -<p>After an administration of nearly seven years, the -Earl of Middleton died in the fortress, on the 25th of -January, 1675<a name="FNanchor_10_10" id="FNanchor_10_10"></a><a href="#Footnote_10_10" class="fnanchor">[10]</a>. He was succeeded in the command -of <em>Tangier</em>, and also in the colonelcy of the Queen's -Regiment, on the 5th of March, 1675, by <em>William -O'Brien, Earl of Inchiquin</em>.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1678</div> - -<p>Tangier had by this time so increased in strength and -importance, that its occupation by the English was -become an object of jealousy, not only to the natives of -the country, but to all European powers. The fortifications -had been rendered secure, and the harbour had -been improved, and now afforded a safe anchorage. -These important points had not been attained without -great opposition from the Moors, and much credit was -given to the garrison for their conduct and steady perseverance -in the arduous duties they had to perform. -We find acknowledgment made of them by the journals -of the day in the following terms:—'Many and various -have been the warlike exploits of the heroic English -against the barbarians, during the possession of this<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_10" id="Page_10">[10]</a></span> -famous garrison of Tangier, so much renowned throughout -the world, standing as commandress of those seas, -and a protection to shipping from the Turkish pirates.' -The Oxford Gazette of the same period also contains a -letter from Tangier, reporting a threatened attack from a -French fleet, and adds, 'the soldiers, far from being -surprised at the news, are infinitely rejoiced at it, expecting -them with much impatience.' Thus we find -the Queen's Regiment was ever at its post, and had for -eighteen years, almost single-handed, maintained this -important fortress, in defiance of numerous assaults from -the equally destructive effects of war and climate.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1680</div> - -<p>Towards the termination of the Earl of Inchiquin's<a name="FNanchor_11_11" id="FNanchor_11_11"></a><a href="#Footnote_11_11" class="fnanchor">[11]</a> -command Tangier became an object of still greater -attention in England. The Emperor of Morocco had -joined with the forces of Fez, and a crusade was carrying -on against the Christian occupants of this part of -Africa; Europeans were found ready to direct the operations -of the savages, and the war assumed an importance -hitherto not bestowed on it. The following is an -account given at the time:—</p> - -<p>'The Moors being vexed, knowing it was impossible<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_11" id="Page_11">[11]</a></span> -to make their approaches against Tangier above ground, -resolved to effect it by drawing lines and working underneath -the earth; which stratagem of war, it is supposed, -they learnt from several French and Spanish mercenaries -whom they keep in pay: this practice they were -before quite ignorant of.'—The public journals also speak -indignantly of some English who clandestinely imported -1500 barrels of gunpowder to the enemy, and say, ''Tis -too often the custom of our nation to give away their -swords, and fight with their teeth, and furnish our foes -with means to cut our own throats.' Numerous losses -sustained by the garrison, together with the increased -force of the assailants, rendered it requisite to send reinforcements -to the relief of the former. For this purpose -a detachment left Ireland in the spring of 1680, consisting -of four companies of the Royal Regiment of Foot; -twelve other companies of the same regiment followed -in the same year; five companies of the Foot Guards -also sailed for the same destination under the Earl of -Mulgrave.</p> - -<p>In addition to the above reinforcements, a new regiment -was raised in 1680, of which <em>Charles Fitz Charles, -Earl of Plymouth</em>, (a natural son of King Charles II.) -was appointed Colonel, and embarked on this service. -This latter corps was called 'the Second Tangier Regiment,' -and is now the 4th, or King's Own Regiment.</p> - -<p>It has been stated that the Duke of Marlborough was -initiated at Tangier in the first rudiments of war. The -same theatre for the display of British valour and enterprise -was at this time chosen by several other volunteers, -among whom were Charles Lord Mordaunt, the afterwards -celebrated Earl of Peterborough, and others of rank -and celebrity.</p> - -<p>In the year 1680 the Earl of Inchiquin vacated his<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_12" id="Page_12">[12]</a></span> -appointment on being made Governor of Jamaica. -Colonel Sir Palmes Fairborne<a name="FNanchor_12_12" id="FNanchor_12_12"></a><a href="#Footnote_12_12" class="fnanchor">[12]</a>, of the Queen's Regiment, -who succeeded to the command of the fortress on the -departure of the Earl of Inchiquin, was, in consequence -of his gallant and meritorious services, confirmed in the -appointment by his Majesty. The demise of this brave -officer, however, occurred before the commission for his -appointment was signed; he was wounded in an action -with the Moors on the 24th of October, 1680, and died -three days after, leaving the charge of the garrison to Lieutenant-Colonel -Edward Sackville, of the Coldstream Foot -Guards<a name="FNanchor_13_13" id="FNanchor_13_13"></a><a href="#Footnote_13_13" class="fnanchor">[13]</a>. On the 27th of October the garrison attacked -the enemy's lines with determined bravery, and the Queen's -Regiment is reported to have '<em>behaved to admiration</em><a name="FNanchor_14_14" id="FNanchor_14_14"></a><a href="#Footnote_14_14" class="fnanchor">[14]</a>.' -Considerable loss was however sustained by the English; -'not above fifty men were left in one of the battalions -of Lord Inchiquin's Regiment (the Queen's): the -English and Scotch behaved as brave and gallant men, -and the Gentlemen Volunteers have alike proved themselves -men of courage.'</p> - -<p>The Queen's Regiment had Ensign Watson, Ensign -Trent, and thirty-four men killed; and Captain Philpot, -Lieutenants Guy and Tate, Ensigns Roberts, Thomas, -Fitzpatrick, Webster, Norwood, Beckford, and Elliott, -with 124 men wounded.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_13" id="Page_13">[13]</a></span></p><div class="sidenote">1681</div> - -<p>In a short period after the above engagement, his -Majesty was pleased to appoint Lieutenant-Colonel Sackville -to be Lieutenant-Colonel of the Queen's Regiment of -Foot Guards, by which he was removed from service -at Tangier.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1682</div> - -<p>The Government of Tangier was next conferred upon -Colonel Piercy Kirke<a name="FNanchor_15_15" id="FNanchor_15_15"></a><a href="#Footnote_15_15" class="fnanchor">[15]</a>, who, on the death of the Earl -of Plymouth, had been promoted, on the 27th of November -1680, to the Colonelcy of the 2nd Tangier Regiment, -with which Regiment he had embarked for Africa as -Lieutenant-Colonel in September of that year. He was -removed to the Colonelcy of the Queen's Regiment on -the 19th of April, 1682, in succession to Colonel Sir -Palmes Fairborne, deceased.</p> - -<p>During Colonel Kirke's services at Tangier, he had been -frequently employed upon missions to the Emperor of -Morocco. In Ockley's 'Account of South-west Barbary,' -there is a letter from the Emperor to him, dated the 27th -of October, 1682, which shows that there was a mutual -interchange of civilities between them; it is written to -acknowledge the receipt of a present of three English -horses, which, however thankful he might be, the Emperor -seems to think might have been improved upon, for he<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_14" id="Page_14">[14]</a></span> -remarks, 'everybody knows that a carriage requires <em>four</em> -horses to travel.'</p> - -<p>The support of the colony of Tangier appears to have -been a matter of serious dispute between the King and -the Parliament: repeatedly the King urged upon the -House of Commons the importance of the place, and the -House as often acknowledged it; but still withheld the -supplies necessary for its defence.</p> - -<p>The advantage derived from the Levant trade, the fact -that two millions of money had been expended on the -works, and various arguments in favour of maintaining -Tangier, were at length fully set forth in a speech from -His Majesty on the 17th of November, 1680: a reply was -made to it in eighteen articles, but the following remarks -will sufficiently explain the whole affair, and account for -the final sacrifice of the colony:—</p> - -<p>'It was said by the Parliament that the money granted -for works had been misapplied;—that the same thing -might happen again; and although they were, indeed, -afraid of Tangier, they were more afraid of a popish successor.—It -was a nursery, not only for popish soldiers, -but also for priests and religious persons too, and that -there had been sometimes a popish governor of the -place, so that to succour it was but to augment their -present evils.'</p> - -<p>In December, 1680, and again, in a Royal Declaration, -dated the 8th of April, 1681, its great importance -was urged. At length, in 1683, the King, finding the -expense of maintaining the garrison and fortifications -greater than he was willing, or, unassisted by Parliament, -able to bear, came to the resolution of recalling -the one, and demolishing the other.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1683<br />1684</div> - -<p>About the end of the year 1683, Admiral Lord Dartmouth<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_15" id="Page_15">[15]</a></span> -was sent to Tangier with twenty sail of the line, -with orders to demolish the fortress and mole, and to -bring away the inhabitants and garrison. Great sufferings -had been endured for some time for want of supplies -from England, and much joy was evinced by the former -on the announcement being made. In six months all the -arrangements to abandon this once favourite colony being -completed, the final evacuation took place in April, 1684. -The Portuguese government had offered a remuneration -to have Tangier restored to that nation, but their power -of defending it was questionable, and it was not considered -prudent to risk so important a fortress falling into the -hands of the Moors.</p> - -<p>There are no means of ascertaining the number of -officers and men lost by the Queen's Regiment during -the twenty-two years of its service at Tangier; but to -judge from the casualties amongst officers of superior rank, -it must have been immense. The regiment had steadily -persevered in performing the arduous duties required of -it, and now retired from its post when a final evacuation -of the fortress took place, by the King's command.</p> - -<p>The Queen's Regiment left Tangier in April, 1684; -and on its arrival in England it mustered 560 men, who -were portioned into 16 companies. This number was -part of 2300 troops, which had comprised the garrison -of Tangier, and which, beside the Queen's Regiment, -included</p> - -<div class="blockquot"> - -<p>4 Troops of horse, which were incorporated in the -Royal Dragoons.</p> - -<p>5 Companies of Foot Guards.</p> - -<p>16 Companies of Earl of Dumbarton's (now 1st or -Royal Regiment).</p> - -<p>16 Companies Trelawny's 2nd Tangier Regiment -(now 4th or King's Own).</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_16" id="Page_16">[16]</a></span></p> - -<p>1 Company of Miners.</p> - -<p>4 Independent Companies.</p></div> - -<div class="sidenote">1685</div> - -<p>The want of confidence alluded to, as existing at this -epoch between the Court and Parliament of England, -did not terminate with the death of King Charles II., -which event occurred on the 6th of February, 1685. His -successor King James II. had scarcely ascended his -throne, when the army was called upon to protect him -from the designs of disaffected subjects, headed by the -Duke of Monmouth, who had landed from Holland, and -raised the standard of rebellion in the west of England. -On this occasion the Queen's Regiment formed part of -the forces assembled under the Earl of Feversham, and it -is reported, that at the decisive battle of <em>Sedgemoor</em>, where -Monmouth and his party were defeated, and his cause -irretrievably ruined, 'the two Tangier regiments, Kirke's -and Trelawny's, did good service<a name="FNanchor_16_16" id="FNanchor_16_16"></a><a href="#Footnote_16_16" class="fnanchor">[16]</a>.' Colonel Kirke was -promoted to the rank of Brigadier-General on the 11th -of May, 1685, and afterwards appointed to command at -Bridgewater.</p> - -<p>Here we would willingly close the detail of this unfortunate -affair; but there have been too frequent allusions -to Kirke, and also to his regiment, by various historians, -as connected with subsequent proceedings in Monmouth's -rebellion to justify such a course. Lord Chief Justice -Jeffreys was appointed by King James to conduct a -special commission, and to pass judgment on the misguided -people who had aided the ill-fated Duke and his -adherents: Kirke with his regiment was ordered to escort -the judges in their circuit; numerous are the acts of<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_17" id="Page_17">[17]</a></span> -barbarity which history has handed down as perpetrated -by Jeffreys and Kirke in what were termed the 'bloody -assizes,' and we are told that no less than 261 persons -were executed. The remorseless character said to have -been evinced by Kirke on the occasion was supposed to -be the result of the long and sanguinary wars he had been -engaged in with the barbarians in Africa; but <em>Savage</em>, -in his history of Taunton, states, that 'on Kirke being -afterwards upbraided for his conduct by General Foulks, -he excused himself, and said he had an express order -from the King and his General, and that his commission -went further.' Kirke is represented as 'a loose and bold -soldier of fortune;' and there cannot be a doubt but he -made himself a willing agent to his ermined and sanguinary -coadjutor; but we are inclined to believe his vices -have been greatly exaggerated. The most outrageous -acts attributed to Kirke were said to have been perpetrated -in the neighbourhood of Taunton; and a piece of -ground, west of the castle, where he and his force were -cantoned, was called '<em>Tangier</em>,' in allusion to the services -of his regiment. Had the conduct of Colonel Kirke -approached the violence attributed to him, it is not very -probable that in the short space of four years it would -have been so lost sight of as to admit a demonstration -of joy similar to the following, noticed by the historian -of Taunton already quoted: 'The people of Taunton, -in commemoration of his (Kirke's) relieving Derry, -when besieged by James II. in 1689, devoted an evening -to the drinking of his health in public, the expenses -of which may be now seen in an old church book.' Zeal -for party, or misstatement, are at all times liable to disfigure -the pages of history; and if the case of Kirke is -not admitted as exemplifying this fact, a very short statement<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_18" id="Page_18">[18]</a></span> -will show that the character of <em>his regiment</em> has -been unjustly implicated in these outrages. Dr. Toulmin -and other writers remark, that the name of '<em>lambs</em>' was -given by Colonel Kirke to his soldiers, who were most -ready to execute his cruel orders; but the truth is, that -the regiment, as already shown, had the device of a -<em>Lamb</em> on its colours and appointments from its first formation, -and continues to bear it to this day. From this -circumstance they were called 'The Lambs' long before -the period alluded to, and without any connexion with its -services in the West of England at this unhappy period.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1686</div> - -<p>After the decease of King Charles II. this regiment -was styled '<em>The Queen Dowager's Regiment of Foot</em>.' -During the two years which followed Monmouth's rebellion, -the Queen Dowager's Regiment formed part of a -body of 12,000 troops assembled in camps for exercise on -Hounslow Heath. King James made great efforts to -ingratiate himself with this army: his success, as well as -his object, on the occasion, will be inferred from the following -remark given by Bishop Burnet—'That which -abated the King's joy in seeing so brave an army about -him, was, that it was visible, and on so many occasions, -that his soldiers had as great an aversion to his religion -as his other subjects had expressed.' An anecdote -related of Colonel Kirke is further illustrative of the -times:—when asked respecting a change of religion, he -is stated briefly to have replied, 'he was pre-engaged; for -he had promised the Emperor of Morocco, if ever he -changed his religion, he would turn <em>Mahomedan</em>.'</p> - -<div class="figcenter"> -<img src="images/i_b_018fp.jpg" width="600" alt="" /> -<div class="caption">FIRST TANGIER REGIMENT OF FOOT, MDCLXXXVII.; NOW SECOND (THE QUEEN'S ROYAL) -REGIMENT OF FOOT.</div> -<p class="rt fs70">[<em>To face page 18.</em></p> -</div> - -<div class="sidenote">1688</div> - -<p>An attempt to displace Protestants from various situations, -civil and military, and to substitute Catholics, -as well as to force popish recruits into the army, and -other causes, at length brought on the <em>Revolution</em>; and<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_19" id="Page_19">[19]</a></span> -at this important crisis we find the Queen Dowager's -Regiment faithful to the best interests of its country. -The Prince of Orange (afterwards William III.) made -good his landing at Torbay early in November, 1688, -and marched to Exeter. The advanced position of -King James's army was at Warminster, and comprised -two battalions of Dumbarton's Regiment (the Royals) -and Kirke's (the Queen's), a troop of Life Guards, -and the Queen Consort's Regiment of Horse, now the -First Dragoon Guards. The whole was commanded by -Brigadier-General Kirke, who, on some frivolous pretence, -refused to march to Devizes, for which he was placed in -arrest, and ordered to London. The King, deserted by -many of his followers, and even by a portion of his -own family, adopted the resolution of retreating towards -London, and caused his forces to retire behind the Thames -to Staines and its neighbourhood; and ultimately, his -Majesty vacating his throne, without any government -being nominated, left the troops at liberty to use their -own discretion. Little opposition was made to the advance -of the Prince of Orange, who was soon joined by -Kirke, and the latter was received by his new monarch -with particular distinction.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1689</div> - -<p>King James II., with a view of maintaining his -authority in Ireland, and assisted by Louis XIV., embarked -from France, and landed at Dublin in March, -1689. The Protestants in that country were determined -to resist his dominion, particularly at Londonderry, -where, under the gallant direction of the Rev. -George Walker, rector of Donoghmore, they nobly defended -that city for several months, notwithstanding -the Governor, Colonel Lundy, Colonel Thomas Cunningham, -9th Foot, and Colonel Solomon Richards,<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_20" id="Page_20">[20]</a></span> -17th Foot, had resolved, in a council of war, that the -place was not tenable, and that it would be imprudent -to land those two regiments which had been sent to their -assistance: these officers were in consequence cashiered, -and the most active measures were taken for sending a -further number of troops from England to the assistance -of the Protestants, and to the relief of Londonderry.</p> - -<p>Major-General Kirke was appointed to the command -of the troops embarked on this service, on which the -Queen Dowager's Regiment was employed, and, with -Sir John Hanmer's (the 11th) Regiment, sailed from -Liverpool on the 21st of May. Great difficulties were -encountered in gaining access to Londonderry on account -of the batteries which had been erected on each side of -the river by the besieging army. At length the ship -Mountjoy, under convoy of the Dartmouth frigate, forced -a boom or barrier which had been placed across the -river to obstruct the entrance, and General Kirke succeeded -in landing men and provisions. The troops of -King James were so dispirited by the success of this -enterprize, that they abandoned the siege in the night, -and retired with precipitation, after having lost some -thousands of men before the place.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1690</div> - -<p>The Queen Dowager's Regiment continued in Ireland, -and served with distinction in the army of King William -at the battle of the <em>Boyne</em> on the 1st of July, 1690. It -was also employed in the siege of <em>Limerick</em>; in the relief -of <em>Birr</em>; and in December drove a division of the enemy -out of <em>Lanesborough</em>.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1691</div> - -<p>In 1691 four men per company were mounted, and -performed dragoon's duty<a name="FNanchor_17_17" id="FNanchor_17_17"></a><a href="#Footnote_17_17" class="fnanchor">[17]</a>: the grenadier company -was also mounted. In February the mounted part of<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_21" id="Page_21">[21]</a></span> -the regiment distinguished itself in an action at the -<em>Moat of Grenogue</em>; and the remainder of the regiment -took <em>Cairn Castle</em> and <em>Conway Castle</em>. In May the -regiment defeated a body of Rapparees near <em>Wyands-Town</em>. -It was afterwards employed at the siege of -<em>Athlone</em>, which was carried by storm on the 30th of June, -1691. It is recorded that 'never was a more desperate -service, nor was ever exploit performed with more -valour and intrepidity.' Lieut.-General De Ginkell, -to whom King William had entrusted the command of -his army, was created Earl of Athlone for his conduct -and success on this occasion. On the 4th of July ten -mounted grenadiers of the Queen's Regiment and twenty -horse, engaged 400 of the enemy's cavalry in the woods -of <em>Clanoult</em>, and displayed astonishing bravery. Our -men defended a bridge until half their numbers were -killed, and then retired.</p> - -<p>The Queen Dowager's Regiment was engaged at the -decisive battle of <em>Aghrim</em>, in the county of Galway, on -the 12th of July, 1691, when the French General -St. Ruth was killed, and about 4000 of his troops. It -was also engaged in the second siege of Limerick; and -on the 22nd of September distinguished itself in an attack -upon the works which covered Thoumond Bridge. So -great was the loss of the enemy, that the place surrendered -a few days afterwards.</p> - -<p>The ambition and power of Louis XIV. caused England -to unite with other nations to check the designs of -France, and in 1689 the Earl of Marlborough proceeded -to Flanders with several English regiments to -join the army of the confederacy. In 1691 King William -assumed the command of the allied forces in Flanders.</p> - -<p>The war in Ireland having ended with the capitulation -of Limerick, King William was thereby enabled to<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_22" id="Page_22">[22]</a></span> -withdraw some regiments from that country, and to -re-inforce his army in Flanders: the Queen Dowager's -Regiment was one of those selected for foreign service, -on which it immediately proceeded.</p> - -<p>Lieutenant-General Kirke, who was promoted to that -rank on the 24th of December, 1690, joined the army -in Flanders, and died at Breda on the 31st of October, -1691. The Colonelcy of the Queen Dowager's Regiment -was conferred on Colonel William Selwyn, from the -Coldstream Foot Guards, on the 18th of December, 1691.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1692</div> - -<p>In the spring of 1692, the preparations making by -Louis XIV. of France, and the late King James II., for -the invasion of England, caused King William to send -back some of the regiments, which had been sent from -Ireland to join the army in the Low Countries; amongst -others the Queen Dowager's returned, and was encamped -at Portsmouth. The glorious victory off La Hogue, -obtained at this critical period by the gallant exertions of -the fleet under Admiral Russell, dispelled all fear of invasion, -and distracted the councils of the enemy. Seven -thousand of the force assembled at Portsmouth, including -the <em>Queen Dowager's</em> Regiment, were embarked under -the Duke of Leinster with the intention of returning the -compliment by making a descent on the coast of France; -but this expedition being postponed, and ultimately abandoned, -in consequence of the lateness of the season, the -troops were ordered to proceed to Flanders. They landed -at Ostend on the 22nd of August, and took and fortified -the neighbouring towns of Furnes and Dixmude.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1693</div> - -<p>The Queen Dowager's Regiment continued to form -part of the army on the continent, serving with distinction -in various operations there, and more particularly at the -battle of <em>Landen</em> on the 29th of July, 1693, where it was -posted in the left wing of the allied army, and in conjunction<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_23" id="Page_23">[23]</a></span> -with the regiment of <em>Hamilton</em> (the Royals) defeated -a superior force of the enemy, and retarded, for a -time, the disasters of the day. Nothing could surpass -the courage and perseverance of King William, whose -presence with this portion of his troops urged them on -to deeds of the greatest heroism. At length, weakened -by repeated attacks from a far more numerous army, and -having their ammunition expended, they retired, leaving -their enemy little more than the name of a victory, for -the Duke of Luxembourg gained no advantages, and his -army had a greater number of officers and men killed -and wounded than the allies. The Queen Dowager's -Regiment lost in this battle Captain Collins, Captain -Sandys, Lieutenant Campbell, Ensign Burt, and about -100 men.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1695</div> - -<p>The Queen Dowager's had also the glory of being in -the line of circumvallation at the siege of <em>Namur</em>, and at -the reduction of that fortress in August, 1695, which event -was looked upon as one of the greatest in King William's -military life. <em>Namur</em> was so well furnished and prepared -for this attack, and so well situated, that the attempt to -reduce it was considered one of the utmost temerity. It -was defended by 15,000 chosen men, and commanded by -a Marshal of France (Boufflers) who 'made the point -one of the King's glory.' He was, however, forced to -capitulate, after losing nearly two-thirds of his garrison, -and the place was occupied by King William within two -months from his investing it. On this occasion Colonel -Selwyn, commanding the Queen's, was promoted to the -rank of Brigadier-General.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1696</div> - -<p>In the winter of 1695-6, the king of France assembled -an army near Calais, for a descent upon England in -favour of King James, who had privately concerted -measures for a rebellion in this country, and had sent the<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_24" id="Page_24">[24]</a></span> -Duke of Berwick with a number of officers in disguise, -through whose persuasions 2000 men were prepared to -rise, at a moment's notice, under the directions of Sir -John Fenwick<a name="FNanchor_18_18" id="FNanchor_18_18"></a><a href="#Footnote_18_18" class="fnanchor">[18]</a>; at the same time a conspiracy was -formed in London for the assassination of King William, -and fifty men were engaged and prepared with arms to -commit the diabolical act. The Queen Dowager's and -several other regiments were immediately ordered to -England to resist the threatened invasion. The plot was, -however, discovered; many of the conspirators were apprehended -and executed; and the designs of the enemy -frustrated.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1697</div> - -<p>The regiment remained in England until the summer -of 1697, when it again proceeded to the Netherlands, -joined the army encamped before Brussels on the 14th -of July, and on the 16th was reviewed by his Majesty. -This war was terminated in September by the Peace of -Ryswick; and the regiment returned to England the -same year. The establishment of the regiment after the -peace was 44 officers, and 884 non-commissioned officers -and men.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1701</div> - -<p>On the 28th of June, 1701, General Selwyn exchanged -from the Queen's to the 22nd Regiment of Foot, with -Sir Henry Bellasis, Kt.</p> - -<p>The throne of Spain having become vacant by the -death of King Charles II., which took place in 1701, -the Duke of Anjou was crowned king, under the title -of Philip V., and was supported by his grandfather -Louis XIV. of France.</p> - -<p>The conduct of France alarmed the other Powers of -Europe, and the death of the late King of England, -James II., having taken place at St. Germains on the -16th of September, 1701, the resentment of England<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_25" id="Page_25">[25]</a></span> -against France was further called forth by Louis XIV. -having proclaimed his son, (the pretended Prince of -Wales) King of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and -having also influenced Spain to concur in the same affront -and indignity.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1702</div> - -<p>War was determined, and whilst active preparations -were making for prosecuting it, King William III. received -a fall from his horse, and his death took place -on the 8th of March, 1702. His policy was adopted -by his successor, Queen Anne, who entered into treaties -of alliance with the Emperor of Germany, the States -General of the United Provinces, and other princes and -potentates, for preserving the liberty and balance of -Europe, and for reducing the exorbitant power of France.</p> - -<p>Declaration of war was accordingly proclaimed against -France and Spain on the 4th of May, 1702. The importance -of rescuing Spain from foreign oppression, and -of checking the ambitious views of France, was also -acknowledged by the English Parliament, and liberal -provision was made for increasing the means of prosecuting -the war with activity and vigour, both by sea -and land.</p> - -<p>The Earl of Marlborough was appointed Commander-in-Chief -of the English troops in Holland, whither -he had proceeded as Ambassador Extraordinary and -Plenipotentiary, immediately after her Majesty's accession -to the throne.</p> - -<p>In the beginning of June, 1702, it was arranged that -a naval force, consisting of fifty sail of the line, besides -frigates, under Admiral Sir George Rooke, and a land -force, consisting of nearly fourteen thousand men, under -the command of the Duke of Ormond, should proceed -to the coast of Spain. The following corps were employed -on this service; namely,—</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_26" id="Page_26">[26]</a></span></p> - -<div class="center fs90"> -<table border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" width="90%" summary=""> -<tr class="fs90"><td class="tdc">Corps.</td><td class="tdc" colspan="3">Present title.</td><td class="tdr">Officers<br />and men.</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl"> Lloyd's Dragoons</td><td class="tdl" colspan="3">3rd Light Dragoons (Detachment)</td><td class="tdr">275</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">*Foot Guards</td><td class="tdl">1st and</td><td class="tdl" colspan="2">Coldstream</td><td class="tdr">755</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">*Sir H. Bellasis'</td><td class="tdl wd5">2nd</td><td class="tdl wd5">Foot</td><td class="tdl"></td><td class="tdr">834</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">*Churchill's</td><td class="tdl">3rd</td><td class="tdc">"</td><td class="tdl"></td><td class="tdr">834</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">*Seymour's</td><td class="tdl">4th</td><td class="tdc">"</td><td class="tdl"></td><td class="tdr">834</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">*Columbine's</td><td class="tdl">6th</td><td class="tdc">"</td><td class="tdl"></td><td class="tdr">724</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">*Royal Fusileers</td><td class="tdl">7th</td><td class="tdc">"</td><td class="tdc">(3 Companies)</td><td class="tdr">313</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl"> Erle's</td><td class="tdl">19th</td><td class="tdc">"</td><td class="tdl"></td><td class="tdr">724</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl"> Gustavus Hamilton's</td><td class="tdl">20th</td><td class="tdc">"</td><td class="tdl"></td><td class="tdr">724</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl"> Villiers's (Marines)</td><td class="tdl">31st</td><td class="tdl">Foot</td><td class="tdc">(5 Companies)</td><td class="tdr">520</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">*Fox's (Marines)</td><td class="tdl">32nd</td><td class="tdc">"</td><td class="tdl"></td><td class="tdr">834</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl"> Donegal's</td><td class="tdl">35th</td><td class="tdc">"</td><td class="tdl"></td><td class="tdr">724</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl"> Charlemont's</td><td class="tdl">36th</td><td class="tdc">"</td><td class="tdl"></td><td class="tdr">724</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">*Shannon's (Marines)</td><td class="tdl"></td><td class="tdl"></td><td class="tdl"></td><td class="tdr">834</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl"></td><td class="tdl"></td><td class="tdl"></td><td class="tdl"></td><td class="tdr">———</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl"></td><td class="tdl" colspan="3">{ Commanded by Baron }</td><td class="tdr">9653</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl"> Dutch Regiments</td><td class="tdl" colspan="3">{ Sparr and Brigadier }</td><td class="tdr">3924</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl"></td><td class="tdl" colspan="3">{ Pallandt. <span class="pad4">}</span></td><td class="tdr">———</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl"></td><td class="tdl"></td><td class="tdl"></td><td class="tdl"></td><td class="tdr">13,577</td></tr> -<tr><td></td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdc" colspan="4"><em>The Regiments marked thus * landed at Vigo.</em></td></tr> -</table></div> - -<p>The armament appeared off Cadiz on the 12th of -August, and the Duke summoned the place; but his -terms being refused, he landed on the 15th, between -Rota and Fort St. Catherine, where he encountered and -repulsed some Spanish cavalry. The next operation of -the army was the attack and capture of Fort St. Catherine -and of Port St. Mary; but the attempt on Cadiz failed.</p> - -<p>Bishop Burnet, in alluding to this expedition, remarks—'It -is certain our court had false accounts of the state the -place was in, both with relation to the garrison and the -fortifications; the garrison was much stronger, and the -fortifications were in a better state than was represented.' -As a set-off to the miscarriage at Cadiz, the expedition -did good service and made a valuable conquest at Vigo -Bay, where the galleons from the West Indies, convoyed -by a French squadron, happened at this time to arrive<a name="FNanchor_19_19" id="FNanchor_19_19"></a><a href="#Footnote_19_19" class="fnanchor">[19]</a>. -A passage of three quarters of a mile, which led into the<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_27" id="Page_27">[27]</a></span> -harbour of Vigo, was defended by forts on shore, and -secured by a boom extending across the channel; the -latter was also protected within by five line-of-battle ships, -and flanked by two others. To facilitate the attack on -this formidable barrier, the Duke of Ormond landed a -portion of his army six miles from Vigo, and took by assault -a battery of forty pieces of cannon, situated at the entrance -of the bay. A British ensign, hoisted on this fort, was -the signal for a general attack; the fleet in full sail approached, -broke the boom at the first shock, and became -closely engaged with the enemy's ships, whilst the British -troops that had landed stormed and captured the batteries. -After a vigorous defence, the French, finding they could -not escape, destroyed a part of their fleet; but ten ships -of war and eleven galleons were, notwithstanding, captured. -This glorious exploit was tarnished by some abuses practised -during the expedition; and so great was the plunder -at Port St. Mary, and at Vigo, that a proclamation was -issued for its recovery. Amongst others implicated in -those disgraceful acts was <em>Sir Henry Bellasis</em>, who was -second in command of the land forces, and was tried by a -court-martial on his return to England, and dismissed the -service. After this expedition the Queen Dowager's -Regiment was landed and stationed at Portsmouth<a name="FNanchor_20_20" id="FNanchor_20_20"></a><a href="#Footnote_20_20" class="fnanchor">[20]</a>.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_28" id="Page_28">[28]</a></span></p> - -<div class="sidenote">1703</div> - -<p>The Colonelcy of the Queen Dowager's Regiment was -next conferred on Lieutenant-General <em>David Colyear, -Earl of Portmore</em>, whose commission was dated the 27th -of February, 1703.</p> - -<p>In the early part of the year 1703 Queen Anne augmented -her forces in the Netherlands. The Queen Dowager's -was one of the corps that proceeded from England on -the occasion, and joined the Duke of Marlborough, who -was in command of the allied army, and began operations -in the month of April. On the 10th of May following, the -Queen Dowager's Regiment had an opportunity of distinguishing -itself by a service, which evinced the utmost intrepidity -and discipline, and, in fact, saved part of the allied -army from being surprised by the enemy, and probably -from severe defeat. The <em>Duke of Marlborough</em>, being -engaged in the siege of <em>Bonn</em>, and the forces under -<em>Marshal D'Auverquerque</em> dispersed in quarters, the -French Marshals <em>Villeroy</em> and <em>Boufflers</em> determined to -attempt the surprise of the latter: by a night march they -arrived with a force of 40,000 men in the neighbourhood -of <em>Tongres</em>, which was occupied by two battalions of -foot,—one of <em>Elst</em>, (afterwards disbanded,) and the other -of <em>Portmore</em> (the Queen Dowager's).</p> - -<p>The speedy reduction of <em>Tongres</em> was necessary to -the success of the French Marshals, and it was accordingly -attacked with great vigour; but the two regiments -defended themselves, with extraordinary bravery, <em>for -twenty-eight hours</em>; and when at length reduced to -surrender, they had secured time for <em>Marshal D'Auverquerque</em> -to collect his forces in a position under the -cannon of Maestricht, so strong, that the enemy declined -a general engagement.</p> - -<p>For its conduct at Tongres the Queen Dowager's<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_29" id="Page_29">[29]</a></span> -Regiment was made <em>Royal</em>, and obtained the motto, -'<i lang="la" xml:lang="la">Pristinæ Virtutis Memor</i>.'</p> - -<p>Shortly after the above gallant affair, the capture of the -fortress of <em>Huy</em> by the confederates enabled the Commander-in-Chief -to obtain the release of the brave corps -which had been made prisoners at <em>Tongres</em>, and the -following provision was made for that purpose; <em>viz.</em>:— -'The Governor, 900 men, and two Brigadier-Generals -to remain prisoners of war, till the two regiments taken -by the French at Tongres are released.' These terms -were speedily complied with.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1704</div> - -<p>Archduke Charles of Austria having been acknowledged -as sovereign of Spain by a great part of Europe, -was seconded in his efforts to establish his claim by a -combined English and Dutch force, commanded by the -Duke of Schomberg; and he was further encouraged in -his undertaking by having Portugal for his ally. His -object, was to enter Spain by the Portuguese frontiers, -and the auxiliary force accordingly proceeded to Lisbon. -The Queen Dowager's was one of the regiments selected -for this service, and having embarked from Holland, the -regiment landed at Lisbon on the 16th of March, 1704. -The Duke of Schomberg was succeeded in his command -by the Earl of Galway, who advanced with the army to -the vicinity of Ciudad Rodrigo, but returned to Portugal -for winter quarters.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1705</div> - -<p>In the summer of 1705 the Queen Dowager's Regiment -was engaged in the siege of <em>Valencia de Alcantara</em>, -which place was taken by storm on the 8th of May. -The regiment was also employed in the siege and capture -of <em>Albuquerque</em>; and in the unsuccessful attack on -<em>Badajoz</em>, in which the Earl of Galway lost his right -hand by a cannon ball.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_30" id="Page_30">[30]</a></span></p> - -<p>On the 31st of December, Catherine, Queen Dowager -of England, with whose history the early services of this -regiment were connected, and from whom its original -title and distinctions (as already remarked) were derived, -died at Lisbon. Her Majesty was Regent of -Portugal during the summer, (the king her brother -being with the army) and had proved herself firmly -attached to the interests of Great Britain<a name="FNanchor_21_21" id="FNanchor_21_21"></a><a href="#Footnote_21_21" class="fnanchor">[21]</a>.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1706</div> - -<p>In April, 1706, the regiment was engaged in the -siege of <em>Alcantara</em>, in Spanish Estramadura, and on the -10th of that month distinguished itself in an attack on the -enemy's post at the Convent of St. Francis; it was afterwards -engaged in the siege and capture of <em>Ciudad -Rodrigo</em>; and subsequently advanced with the army to -Madrid.</p> - -<p>This advance was in connexion with the operations of -Charles, Earl of Peterborough, and of the combined -English and Dutch fleets, the reduction of Barcelona, -and the conquest of Catalonia and Valencia,—features -important in history, which reflect the highest honour -on the British arms.</p> - -<p>Success seemed secured to the allies, when the cause of -<em>King Charles III.</em>, who had been proclaimed at the -head of his victorious army at Madrid, was destroyed in -consequence of intrigue and want of unanimity; and the<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_31" id="Page_31">[31]</a></span> -army was obliged to retire from the provinces it had conquered.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1707</div> - -<p>In the spring of 1707 the army, commanded by the -Earl of Galway, under the orders of the Marquis das Minas, -invested Villena; at the same time the opposing army, -under the Duke of Berwick, advanced to <em>Almanza</em>, where -he was attacked by the allies on the 25th of April. The -enemy was considerably superior in numbers to the confederates. -Smollet remarks of this action, 'The English and -Dutch squadrons on the left, sustained by the Portuguese -horse of the second line, were overpowered after a gallant -resistance. The centre, consisting chiefly of battalions -from Great Britain and Holland, obliged the enemy to -give way, and move their first upon the second line; but -the Portuguese cavalry on the right being broken at -their first charge, their foot betook themselves to flight, -so that the English and Dutch troops being exposed -on the flanks, were surrounded and attacked on every -side. In this dreadful emergency they formed themselves -into a square, and retired from the field of battle. -By this time the men were quite spent with fatigue, -and their ammunition exhausted; they were ignorant -of the country, abandoned by their horse, destitute of -provisions, and out of all hope of supply. Moved by -these dismal considerations they capitulated, and surrendered -themselves prisoners of war, to the amount of -thirteen battalions.' In this disastrous battle the -allies lost 5000 men killed on the spot.</p> - -<p>The following Return contains the number of officers -killed, wounded, and prisoners of war, in this most unfortunate -battle.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_32" id="Page_32">[32]</a></span></p> - -<p class="negin1"><span class="smcap">Return</span> of the Number of the <span class="smcap">British Officers</span> killed, -wounded, and taken prisoners, at the battle of <em>Almanza</em>, -on the 25th of April, 1707.</p> - -<p class="fs80 pad4"> -KEY:<br /> -A = Colonels and Lieut.-Colonels.<br /> -B = Majors.<br /> -C = Captains.<br /> -D = Subalterns.<br /> -E = Staff and Quarter-Masters.<br /> -Dn. Gds. = Dragoon Guards<br /> -Dns. = Dragoons</p> - -<div class="p1 center fs80"> -<table border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" width="95%" summary=""> -<tr><td class="btt" colspan="2"></td><td class="btt bl tdpp" colspan="5"></td><td class="btt bll tdpp" colspan="5"></td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdc" colspan="2" rowspan="2">REGIMENTS.</td><td class="tdc bl" colspan="5">KILLED.</td><td class="tdc bll" colspan="5">PRISONERS.</td></tr> -<tr><td class="bb bl tdpp" colspan="5"></td><td class="bb bll tdpp" colspan="5"></td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl" colspan="2"></td><td class="tdrbl">A</td><td class="tdrbl">B</td><td class="tdrbl">C</td><td class="tdrbl">D</td><td class="tdrbl">E</td><td class="tdrbl bll">A</td><td class="tdrbl">B</td><td class="tdrbl">C</td><td class="tdrbl">D</td><td class="tdrbl">E</td></tr> -<tr><td class="bb" colspan="2"></td><td class="bb bl" colspan="5"></td><td class="bb bll" colspan="5"></td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">Harvey's Horse</td><td class="tdl">2nd Dn. Gds.</td><td class="tdrbl">1</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl">1</td><td class="tdrbl">1</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl bll">..</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl">2</td><td class="tdrbl">1</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">Carpenter's Dns.</td><td class="tdl">3rd Dns.</td><td class="tdrbl">1</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl">1</td><td class="tdrbl">1</td><td class="bl"></td><td class="bll"></td><td class="bl"></td><td class="bl"></td><td class="bl"></td><td class="bl"></td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">Lord Essex's</td><td class="tdl">4th "</td><td class="tdrbl">1</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl">1</td><td class="bl"></td><td class="bll"></td><td class="bl"></td><td class="bl"></td><td class="bl"></td><td class="bl"></td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl pad4">Killigrew's</td><td class="tdl">8th "</td><td class="tdrbl">1</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl">1</td><td class="bl"></td><td class="bll"></td><td class="bl"></td><td class="bl"></td><td class="bl"></td><td class="bl"></td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">Lord Peterborough's</td><td class="tdl">Dns.</td><td class="tdrbl">1</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl">2</td><td class="tdrbl">1</td><td class="tdrbl">2</td><td class="bll"></td><td class="bl"></td><td class="bl"></td><td class="bl"></td><td class="bl"></td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">Edward Pearce's</td><td class="tdl">Dns.</td><td class="tdrbl">1</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl">2</td><td class="tdrbl">1</td><td class="tdr bll">..</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl">6</td><td class="tdrbl">2</td><td class="bl"></td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl" colspan="2">Foot Guards (1st and 2nd)</td><td class="tdrbl">1</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl">2</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdr bll">2</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl">3</td><td class="tdrbl">3</td><td class="tdrbl">2</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">Lord Portmore's</td><td class="tdl">2nd Foot</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl">1</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdr bll">1</td><td class="tdrbl">1</td><td class="tdrbl">6</td><td class="tdrbl">12</td><td class="tdrbl">1</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl pad4">Southwell's</td><td class="tdl">6th "</td><td class="tdrbl">1</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl">4</td><td class="tdrbl">4</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdr bll">..</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl">2</td><td class="tdrbl">9</td><td class="tdrbl">3</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl pad4">Stewart's</td><td class="tdl">9th "</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl">5</td><td class="tdrbl">3</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdr bll">..</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl">4</td><td class="tdrbl">12</td><td class="bl"></td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl pad4">Hill's</td><td class="tdl">11th "</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl">1</td><td class="tdrbl">3</td><td class="tdrbl">2</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdr bll">1</td><td class="tdrbl">1</td><td class="tdrbl">5</td><td class="tdrbl">13</td><td class="bl"></td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl pad4">Blood's</td><td class="tdl">17th "</td><td class="tdrbl">2</td><td class="tdrbl">1</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdr bll">..</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl">4</td><td class="tdrbl">13</td><td class="tdrbl">1</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">Lord Mordaunt's</td><td class="tdl">28th "</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl">1</td><td class="tdrbl">1</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdr bll">1</td><td class="tdrbl">1</td><td class="tdrbl">3</td><td class="tdrbl">12</td><td class="bl"></td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl pad4">Wills's Marines</td><td class="tdl">30th "</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdr bll">..</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl">1</td><td class="bl"></td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl pad4">Borr's Marines</td><td class="tdl">32nd "</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdr bll">..</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl">1</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="bl"></td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl pad4">Wade's</td><td class="tdl">33rd "</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl">2</td><td class="tdrbl">3</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdr bll">..</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl">6</td><td class="tdrbl">11</td><td class="bl"></td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl pad4">Gorge's</td><td class="tdl">35th "</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl">3</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdr bll">1</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl">5</td><td class="tdrbl">11</td><td class="bl"></td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl pad4">Allnutt's</td><td class="tdl">36th "</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl">2</td><td class="tdrbl">3</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdr bll">3</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl">10</td><td class="bl"></td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl" colspan="2">Lord Montjoy's, disbanded in 1713</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl">1</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdr bll">2</td><td class="tdrbl">1</td><td class="tdrbl">1</td><td class="tdrbl">13</td><td class="bl"></td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl pad4">Bowles's</td><td class="tdl pad3">ditto</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdr bll">1</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl">8</td><td class="tdrbl">13</td><td class="bl"></td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl pad4">Bretton's</td><td class="tdl pad3">ditto</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl">3</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdr bll">3</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl">7</td><td class="tdrbl">12</td><td class="bl"></td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl pad4">Mackartney's</td><td class="tdl pad3">ditto</td><td class="tdrbl">1</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl">4</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdr bll">2</td><td class="tdrbl">1</td><td class="tdrbl">6</td><td class="tdrbl">11</td><td class="tdrbl">1</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">Lord Mark Kerr's</td><td class="tdl pad3">ditto</td><td class="tdrbl">2</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl">3</td><td class="tdrbl">3</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdr bll">..</td><td class="tdrbl">1</td><td class="tdrbl">2</td><td class="tdrbl">11</td><td class="bl"></td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl pad4">Nassau's</td><td class="tdl pad3">ditto</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl">1</td><td class="tdrbl">4</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdr bll">1</td><td class="tdrbl">1</td><td class="tdrbl">6</td><td class="tdrbl">10</td><td class="bl"></td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdr">Total</td><td class="tdl"></td><td class="tdrbl">13</td><td class="tdrbl">2</td><td class="tdrbl">30</td><td class="tdrbl">39</td><td class="tdrbl">3</td><td class="tdr bll">18</td><td class="tdrbl">7</td><td class="tdrbl">69</td><td class="tdrbl">181</td><td class="tdrbl">9</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdlx" colspan="2">Number of wounded included<br />as prisoners</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl">..</td><td class="tdrbl bll">3</td><td class="tdrbl">1</td><td class="tdrbl">16</td><td class="tdrbl">67</td><td class="tdrbl">5</td></tr> -<tr><td class="bbb" colspan="2"></td><td class="bbb bl" colspan="5"></td><td class="bbb bll" colspan="5"></td></tr> -</table></div> - -<p class="p1" /> -<p>Of the Queen's Royal, Lieutenant Brady was killed; -Lieutenant-Colonel Kirke, Major Cullyford, Captains<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_33" id="Page_33">[33]</a></span> -Laton, Arnott, Hart, Gossin, Giles, and Phillips; Lieutenants -Jackson, Slack, May, Sawyers, Bracelay, Frazier, -and Arthlony; Ensigns Nichols, Brown, Graham, Johnson, -and Downs, and Surgeon Dalrimple, were made -prisoners of war.</p> - -<p>The severe losses sustained on this occasion, and on -other services in Spain, induced the Earl of Galway to -order the Queen's Royal and the 9th Regiments of Foot, -after transferring their serviceable men to other regiments -in Spain, to return to England, for the purpose -of recruiting their ranks.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1708</div> - -<p>The regiment accordingly arrived in England in 1708, -and, by active exertions, its casualties were soon replaced, -and the men rendered fit to enter upon active service.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1710</div> - -<p><em>Lieutenant-Colonel Piercy Kirke</em> was promoted Colonel -by purchase, on the 19th of September, 1710, <em>vice</em> -General the Earl of Portmore<a name="FNanchor_22_22" id="FNanchor_22_22"></a><a href="#Footnote_22_22" class="fnanchor">[22]</a>. He was the son of its -old Colonel, Lieutenant-General Kirke, and had served -in the corps from the rank of Ensign, in 1686.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1711</div> - -<p>In 1711 the regiment formed part of a force of 5000<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_34" id="Page_34">[34]</a></span> -men ordered to proceed to America under General Hill, -and to make an attempt on Quebec, with the object of -effecting the conquest of Canada. A large fleet of -men-of-war formed part of the armament, which was to -be further strengthened by troops from the American -colonies. The expedition did not reach the river St. -Lawrence until the 21st of August, when it encountered -storms, and being furnished with bad pilots, eight -transports, a store ship, and a sloop were lost by shipwreck, -and 29 officers, 676 soldiers, and 35 women of the -4th, 37th, Colonel Kane's, and Colonel Clayton's regiments, -perished. There was also a scarcity of provisions. -It was therefore determined, in a council of war, that -further operations should be abandoned. Some of the -regiments engaged in the expedition proceeded to Annapolis -Royal, in Nova Scotia, but the Queen's returned -to England, and arrived at Portsmouth on the 9th of -October.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1712<br />1713</div> - -<p>In consequence of the sudden death of the Emperor -Joseph of Austria, and the election of Charles III. of -Spain to the dignity of Emperor of the Romans, negociations -were entered into by England and France, and -hostilities were terminated by the peace of Utrecht, which -was concluded on the 31st of March, 1713. The Queen's -Royal were now permitted to remain for a period on -home-duty.</p> - -<p>Queen Anne was not unmindful of the arduous and -faithful services which had been rendered by her troops -in time of need, and recommended them to the consideration -of parliament, as 'brave men who had exposed -their lives in the service of their country, and -could not be employed in time of peace.'</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1714<br />1727</div> - -<p>After the demise of her Majesty Queen Anne, on the<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_35" id="Page_35">[35]</a></span> -1st of August, 1714, King George I. not having a -Queen Consort, this regiment was styled '<em>Her Royal -Highness the Princess of Wales's own Regiment of -Foot</em>;' and when the death of King George I. on the -11th of June, 1727, brought the Princess of Wales to -share the throne of England, its appellation was again -changed to '<em>The Queen's own Regiment of Foot</em>.'</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1728</div> - -<p>The Queen's own Regiment was reviewed on Blackheath, -in June, 1728, by his Majesty King George II., -and furnished a guard of honour to her Royal Highness -the princess Amelia, during her residence at Tunbridge -Wells, in June and July, 1728.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1730</div> - -<p>In June, 1730, the regiment embarked for Gibraltar, -and was employed in that fortress in 1740, when it was -blockaded by the Spaniards, with whom war had been -declared in 1739; but no serious impression was made -on the place at that time, nor at any subsequent period of -the war, which was terminated in 1748 by the treaty -of Aix-la-Chapelle.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1741</div> - -<p>Lieutenant-General Kirke, after commanding the regiment -upwards of thirty years, died on the 1st of -January, 1741; and was succeeded on the 12th of -August following by Colonel Thomas Fowke, from the -Forty-third Regiment.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1749</div> - -<p>In 1749, the year following the peace of Aix-la-Chapelle, -the regiment embarked from Gibraltar, and -proceeded to Ireland.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1751</div> - -<p>Prior to 1751, the several regiments, both of cavalry -and infantry, had been called after the names of their -respective colonels: on the 1st of July of this year, a -royal warrant was issued, for regulating the clothing, -standards, guidons, colours, &c., of regiments, in which -<em>numerical</em> titles were given to the regiments of horse,<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_36" id="Page_36">[36]</a></span> -dragoons, and foot. In this warrant the <em>Royal Regiment -of Foot</em>, from its antiquity, was numbered '<em>The First -Regiment of Foot</em>;' and the <span class="smcap">Queen's Royal</span> being the -next in seniority, was numbered '<em>The Second Regiment -of Foot</em>.'</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1755</div> - -<p>General Fowke was removed to the 14th Foot, and -was succeeded in the Colonelcy of the Second, or Queen's -Royal, on the 12th of November, 1755, by the Honourable -John Fitzwilliam.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1756</div> - -<p>From the peace of Aix-la-Chapelle, arts and sciences, -trade and manufactures, had greatly flourished in England, -and a rivalry existed with continental Europe for -pre-eminence in advancing refinements and civilization. -This prosperous state of things was interrupted in 1756 -by war with France, and hostilities continued during -the remainder of the reign of George II., and for three -years in the reign of his successor George III. Peace -was restored in 1763 by the treaty of Paris. This war -had been pursued with vigour by Great Britain, whose -fleets and armies triumphed in all quarters of the -world. The Queen's Regiment was kept on duty in -Ireland, which country was threatened by France with -invasion. That nation, however, found sufficient occupation -for her troops elsewhere, and the threat of invasion, -as on other occasions, terminated on the part of France -in wasteful preparations and presumptuous boast.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1760</div> - -<p>Major-General the Honourable John Fitzwilliam was -removed to the 2nd Irish Horse, (now the 5th Dragoon -Guards) and was succeeded by Sir Charles Montague, -K.B., on the 27th of November, 1760.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1765</div> - -<p>The Queen's Royal Regiment continued in Ireland -until June, 1765, when it was removed to the Isle of -Man, where it remained until 1768.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_37" id="Page_37">[37]</a></span></p> - -<div class="sidenote">1768</div> - -<p>In February, 1768, it was removed from the Isle of -Man to Cork, whence it embarked for Gibraltar to -relieve the 54th Regiment.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1775</div> - -<p>It remained at Gibraltar until 1775, when it returned -to England and landed at Portsmouth on the 26th of -December of that year. Lieutenant-Colonel Oswald, -who was then in command of the regiment, issued, previous -to its landing, some orders, expressing, among -other things, his hope that the corps would insure its -welcome to England, <em>after an absence of half a century</em>, -by the closest attention to its duties, both civil and -military.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1776</div> - -<p>The first quarters occupied by the Queen's Royal on -its return to England were at Alton and Farnham, from -whence the regiment marched, on the 9th of May, 1776, -on a route for the north. Passing through London, the -regiment was reviewed by its Colonel, Sir Charles Montague, -on the 14th, and by his Majesty King George III. -on the 17th of the same month, and arrived on the 26th -of July at Tynemouth barracks, where it continued three -years.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1777</div> - -<p>Sir Charles Montague<a name="FNanchor_23_23" id="FNanchor_23_23"></a><a href="#Footnote_23_23" class="fnanchor">[23]</a> dying in 1777, Lieutenant-General -Daniel Jones was promoted from the Third Foot -Guards to the Colonelcy of the Queen's Royal on the -7th of August of that year.</p> -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_38" id="Page_38">[38]</a></span></p> -<div class="sidenote">1779</div> - -<p>In the summer of 1779 the Queen's Royal was one -of the regiments of the line and militia assembled in the -camp of exercise on Warley Common, after which it was -quartered in Rumford, Ongar, and Epping.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1780</div> - -<p>On the breaking out of the riots in London in 1780, -the Queen's Regiment was among the troops ordered to -the metropolis, and encamped in Hyde Park on the 7th -of June, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel -William Dalrymple, on which occasion it received the -thanks of Major-General Rainsford for its regularity and -good conduct. On the breaking up of the camp in Hyde -Park in August following, the Queen's Regiment, with a -large portion of the troops proceeded to Finchley Common.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1783<br />1790</div> - -<p>The regiment remained in England until the autumn -of 1783, when it again embarked for Gibraltar; and -during the time of its service in that garrison, his Royal -Highness Prince Edward (afterwards Duke of Kent) -having arrived, was appointed to the command of the -Queen's, as appears from the following order, dated the -26th of February, 1790:—'His Royal Highness Prince -Edward is posted to the Queen's Royal Regiment, of -which he is to take command until further orders.' In -the ensuing August the command of the regiment was -resumed by Lieutenant-Colonel Woollicombe.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1792</div> - -<p>The regiment embarked from Gibraltar on the 25th -of March, 1792, and landed at Portsmouth on the 24th -of April following, where it went into barracks. On the -22nd of July it was encamped at Wickham Bushes, -near Bagshot, under the Duke of Richmond, with two -battalions of Royal Artillery, the 3rd, 14th, and 29th -regiments, where it was reviewed by his Majesty; after -the breaking up of the camp it returned to Portsmouth.</p> - -<p>The repose granted to England by the peace of<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_39" id="Page_39">[39]</a></span> -1763 was, a few years after that period, interrupted -by legislative differences with the North American -Colonies, and at length by measures, which led to a -desperate and sanguinary war. Hostilities were commenced -in 1775, and terminated in 1783, with the loss -to Great Britain of that large portion of territory, <em>the -United States of America</em>. During this important -struggle, France had afforded active assistance in promoting -the disunion of England and her American -subjects. A spirit of republicanism soon afterwards -began to spread in France. Anarchy, revolution, and -bloodshed, and the execution of their king, followed in -rapid succession. The latter act took place in 1793, -and was the immediate cause of a war on the part of -Great Britain and of Europe, against France.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1793<br />1794</div> - -<p>In February, 1793, the Queen's Regiment was ordered -to Dover and Folkstone to do duty over French prisoners -of war. While on this duty, two of the newly-raised -independent companies were added to the regiment, and -a brigade of six-pounders attached to it. In August -following it was embarked, with the exception of the -staff, to serve as marines in the fleet under Admiral Earl -Howe, and shared in the glorious victory over the French -fleet on the 1st of June, 1794, which Earl Howe completely -defeated, and seven of the enemy's ships were -captured. Lieutenant John Neville, of the Queen's -Royals, was killed on board the <i>Charlotte</i>, and Ensign -Boycott was wounded on board the <i>Defence</i>. The gallant -Admiral, in his public dispatch of the 2nd of June, -expressed his thanks to the crews and military corps for -the highly distinguished examples of resolution, perseverance, -and spirit testified by them in the actions of -the 28th and 29th of May, and the 1st of June.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_40" id="Page_40">[40]</a></span></p> - -<p>Lieutenant-General Jones<a name="FNanchor_24_24" id="FNanchor_24_24"></a><a href="#Footnote_24_24" class="fnanchor">[24]</a> died on the 20th of November, -1793, and was succeeded in the Colonelcy of the -regiment by Major-General Alexander Stewart.</p> - -<p>The regiment continued to serve on board the fleet -until the 24th of November, 1794, when, <em>with the exception -of two companies</em>, it was re-landed, and, by the -incorporation of some independent companies, augmented -to twelve companies, of four serjeants, two drummers, -and 100 rank and file each. Of these, the <em>ten companies</em> -on shore were formed into a <em>Second Battalion</em>, -as appears by the Adjutant-General's letter of the 29th -of November. Some time, however, elapsed before the -regiment had either two pair of colours, or the staff of -two battalions; but the corps, thus formed, was designated -the <em>Second Battalion</em>, while the <em>two companies</em>, -which remained doing marine duty on board the fleet, -continued the nucleus of the <em>First Battalion</em>, waiting -an opportunity, when their services should be no longer -required as marines, to be filled up, which took place in -the following year.</p> - -<p>On the 20th of December, 1794, Major-General James -Coates was appointed Colonel, vice Major-General Alexander -Stewart, deceased<a name="FNanchor_25_25" id="FNanchor_25_25"></a><a href="#Footnote_25_25" class="fnanchor">[25]</a>.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_41" id="Page_41">[41]</a></span></p> - -<p>On the 25th of December the <em>Second Battalion</em> -embarked, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel -the Earl of Dalhousie, for the West Indies, and arrived -in Carlisle Bay, Barbadoes, on the 29th of March, 1795.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1795</div> - -<p>The year in which the regiment arrived in the West -Indies was rendered remarkable by a series of brilliant -achievements performed by the British forces serving in -that part of his Majesty's dominions; and the valuable -French possessions of Martinique and Guadaloupe were -but a part of the captures made by the army and fleet -under their respective commanders, General Sir Charles -Grey and Admiral Sir John Jervis.</p> - -<p>The National Convention, which at this period -governed France, although busily and successfully employed -in extending revolutionary power in Europe, was -not indifferent to the events above alluded to; and an -expedition to the West Indies was despatched from -Brest, commanded by the famous Victor Hughes, a -republican commissioner, for the purpose of recovering -the conquered islands. A force of 2000 French troops -arrived at Guadaloupe, and were quickly reinforced by -a multitude of Mulattoes and Blacks, who were speedily -clad in uniforms. Among this motley group, comprising -slave and freeman, the doctrines of liberty and -equality were disseminated, and led to a rapid overthrow -of regular government, and to a frightful catalogue of -outrages and disasters.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_42" id="Page_42">[42]</a></span></p> - -<p>The same spirit of disorganization that devastated -Guadaloupe was soon spread, through the instrumentality -of agents, to the other conquered islands, and thus -tended to weaken the power of the English forces at the -principal point of attack:—added to this circumstance, -the ranks of the British battalions had been thinned by -an epidemic, most malignant in its nature, and it was -found impossible to oppose an effectual resistance to the -accumulated force which now assailed them. The island -of Martinique was the only settlement that could be -preserved, and this was not done without great exertions -of the British troops, ably supported by the colonists.</p> - -<p>The <span class="smcap">Queen's Royal</span> had proceeded to Martinique -shortly after its arrival in the West Indies; and so great -had been its sufferings, that, at the termination of 1795, -the total strength of the battalion in that country was -reduced to 162 men, and of those, two serjeants and -four privates were afterwards killed in an engagement -with the French brigands at Vaughlin, and in the same -affair we find Lieutenant-Colonel Lord Dalhousie numbered -with the wounded.</p> - -<p>In the month of July, 1795, the two flank companies -of the regiment, already mentioned as being left on board -the Fleet, were disembarked at Guernsey, and proceeded -in the month following to Southampton: they -had been augmented, and now formed the <em>First Battalion</em> -of the regiment, which was already in a state of readiness -for foreign service. In October, eight companies -of the First Battalion, under Lieutenant-Colonel Harris, -embarked, and formed part of the memorable expedition -destined for the West Indies, under Major-General Sir -Ralph Abercrombie and Admiral Christian.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1796</div> - -<p>On this occasion about 16,000 troops were collected<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_43" id="Page_43">[43]</a></span> -at Portsmouth, and on the 18th of November the fleet -containing them stood down the Channel, but in a few -hours it was overtaken by a dreadful hurricane, which -caused many ships laden with men to be wrecked, -and the coast about Weymouth to be strewed with -dead bodies. Amongst the transports lost, was that -having on board the flank companies of the <em>First Battalion</em> -of the <span class="smcap">Queen's</span>, who were afterwards collected at -Plymouth, and commanded by Major Eyre. No further -attempt was made to forward this portion of the regiment -to its previous destination; but the six companies, -under Lieutenant-Colonel Harris, proceeded -onwards with the fleet, and in February, 1796, were -landed at Martinique, where they formed a junction -with the <em>Second Battalion</em>, serving in that island.</p> - -<p>In addition to this timely reinforcement, the <em>Second -Battalion</em>, during its service in the West Indies, was -augmented by drafts from the Forty-sixth and Sixty-first -regiments, and also by men of different regiments who -had been prisoners at Guadaloupe, and who had been -exchanged.</p> - -<p>By Returns of the battalion in the West Indies, made -at the above period, its casualties for a half year, -ending</p> - -<div class="center fs80"> -<table border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary=""> -<tr class="fs80"><td class="tdr"></td><td class="tdr">Officers.</td><td class="tdr">Serjeants.</td><td class="tdr">Corporals.</td><td class="tdr">Drummers.</td><td class="tdr">Privates.</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">In December, 1795, were</td><td class="tdr">2</td><td class="tdr">19</td><td class="tdr">9</td><td class="tdr">5</td><td class="tdr">115</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">And for a half-year ending June, 1796</td><td class="tdr">4</td><td class="tdr">12</td><td class="tdr">10</td><td class="tdr">1</td><td class="tdr">139</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl"></td><td class="bt"></td><td class="bt"></td><td class="bt"></td><td class="bt"></td><td class="bt"></td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">The Deaths for Twelve Months amounted to</td><td class="tdr">6</td><td class="tdr">31</td><td class="tdr">19</td><td class="tdr">6</td><td class="tdr">254</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl"></td><td class="bb"></td><td class="bb"></td><td class="bb"></td><td class="bb"></td><td class="bb"></td></tr> -</table></div> - -<div class="sidenote">1797</div> - -<p>In 1797 the Second Battalion of the <span class="smcap">Queen's</span> formed -part of the expedition when Sir Ralph Abercrombie -captured the Spanish island of Trinidad; and in the -course of the same year, the serviceable men were transferred -to the Fifty-seventh regiment, and the battalion,<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_44" id="Page_44">[44]</a></span> -comprising altogether seventy persons, was embarked, -and returned to Europe.</p> - -<p>The flank companies, which had been wrecked and -left in England, were made the basis of another <em>First -Battalion</em>, which was formed accordingly, and removed -from Plymouth to Lyndhurst and Lymington.</p> - -<p>In March, 1797, Lord Dalhousie, who had a short -time previously returned from the West Indies, assumed -the command of the <em>First Battalion</em>, which was marched -to Tiverton, where it was brigaded with the Twenty-ninth -and Fifty-eighth Regiments.</p> - -<p>The quarters of the <span class="smcap">Queen's Royal</span>, during the year -1797, continued in the western district, and in June the -regiment moved to Plymouth Lines.</p> - -<p>When the mutiny broke out in the fleets at Spithead -and the Nore, and attempts were made to disseminate -seditious publications among the soldiery, Lieutenant-Colonel -Lord Dalhousie, and the Captains of the <span class="smcap">Queen's -Royal</span>, addressed a letter to the General Commanding -the district, expressive of their firm reliance on the unshaken -loyalty of the corps; at the same time, the non-commissioned -officers and privates subscribed the sum -of one hundred guineas to be applied towards the detection -and punishment of any persons who should attempt -to distribute unlawful papers, or offer, by bribes or any -other means, to seduce the soldiers from their allegiance. -The letter from the Lieutenant-Colonel and Captains, -as also the resolution of the men, signed by the Serjeant-Major, -Michael Eager, were entered, by order of the -Colonel, in the Orderly Book of the regiment.</p> - -<p>The latter document is transcribed into this record, -as characteristic of British soldiers, who, in periods of -political excitement, do not permit themselves to be withdrawn<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_45" id="Page_45">[45]</a></span> -from the fidelity and allegiance which they owe to -their Sovereign, whom they have sworn to defend against -all enemies.</p> - - -<p class="right fs80"> -<em>Head Quarters, Plymouth Lines,<br /> -<span class="padr4">10th June, 1797.</span></em></p> - -<p class="center smcap">Regimental Orders.</p> - -<div class="blockquot"> - -<p class="negin1"><em>The following is the declaration of the 2nd or Queen's -Royal Regiment of Foot, dated Barnstaple, 7th -June, 1797</em>:—</p> - -<p class="noindent">'We, the Non-commissioned Officers, Drummers, and -Privates of the above regiment, do most willingly subscribe -<em>One Hundred Guineas</em>, in order to detect any -Author, Printer, or Distributor of papers, or hand-bills, -criminal to the Military Establishment and the Laws -of the country, or for information against any person or -persons found guilty of bribing with money, or holding -out other false allurements against His Most Sacred -Majesty King George the Third, or against this -country.</p> - -<p>'We unanimously agree to give a reward of Ten -Guineas out of the above subscription (to be paid on -conviction) to the person or persons who will inform -against, secure, or deliver over, to any man of the above -regiment, the Author, Printer, or Distributor of papers -or hand-bills, or any person or persons found guilty of -bribing with money, or of holding out other false allurements -to any soldier in this district. <span class="smcap">God save the -King!</span>'</p> - -<p><em>Signed at the particular request of the Non-Commissioned -Officers, Drummers, and Privates of the regiment</em>,</p> - -<p class="right padr2"><span class="smcap">Michael Eager</span>, <em>Serjeant-Major</em>. -</p></div> - -<p>On the 7th of October, the remainder of the <em>Second -Battalion</em>, under Lieutenant-Colonel Harris, arrived from<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_46" id="Page_46">[46]</a></span> -the West Indies, joined the corps at Penzance, and the -whole were incorporated into one battalion. In December -the regiment was again marched to Plymouth, to do -duty in Mill Prison; and on the 25th of the same month -twelve lieutenants and two companies were reduced.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1798</div> - -<p>In February, 1798, the Queen's received orders to -hold itself in readiness for embarkation. It was brigaded -at Plymouth with the Twenty-fifth and Twenty-ninth, -under the command of Lord Dalhousie, in March; -and on the 12th of June following embarked at Barnstaple, -under Lieutenant-Colonel Eyre, for Ireland, where -republican principles had gained ground, and being -encouraged by promised aid from France, the malcontents -broke into acts of open rebellion. The regiment -landed in Ireland on the 20th of February, and -arrived at Fowke's Mill in the middle of the action -between Major-General Sir John Moore and the rebels. -On the next day, the army moved on to Wexford, which -Lord Dalhousie entered with the flank companies of the -<span class="smcap">Queen's Royal</span>, and liberated Lord Kingsborough, -and several other Protestant gentlemen, who were to -have been put to death. Lieutenant Charles Turner<a name="FNanchor_26_26" id="FNanchor_26_26"></a><a href="#Footnote_26_26" class="fnanchor">[26]</a>, -of the <span class="smcap">Queen's Royal</span>, was one of the officers who,<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_47" id="Page_47">[47]</a></span> -a few days after, surprised and took prisoner the celebrated -<em>Bagenal Harvey</em>, who had concealed himself in -a cave in Saltee Island, and whose character for courage -and desperation was such that few people would have -ventured to approach his hiding-place.</p> - -<p>When the French expedition under General Humbert -landed in Ireland in July, 1798, the <span class="smcap">Queen's -Royal</span> marched to Tuam, where the army assembled. -After the surrender of General Humbert, the regiment -returned to Phillipstown, and wintered in Kilkenny, -where they were brigaded with the Twenty-ninth regiment, -under Major-General Peter Hunter.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1799</div> - -<p>In the early part of the following year, the brigade, -with some guns, marched to Tullamore and to Phillipstown, -to be ready in case of a rising in that part of the -country: this, although apprehended, did not take place, -and in six weeks the brigade returned to Kilkenny, and -in June the <span class="smcap">Queen's</span> moved from thence to Cork, and -encamped at Monkstown.</p> - -<p>In the month of July, the regiment embarked for -England, landed at Southampton, and marched to the -camp on Barham Downs, near Canterbury, where it was -recruited by volunteers from the militia; and with the -Twenty-seventh, Twenty-ninth, and Eighty-fifth regiments, -it formed the third brigade of the army commanded -by Major-General Coote. With this brigade, -to which the Sixty-ninth regiment was afterwards added, -it served during the expedition to Holland, and was -engaged with the enemy at the Helder, on the 27th of -August, 1799, when the army commanded by Sir Ralph -Abercrombie made good its landing, in defiance of great -natural obstacles at the point of debarkation, and also -made an advanced movement, in opposition to every -exertion on the part of an active enemy, to prevent it.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_48" id="Page_48">[48]</a></span></p> - -<p>A detail of this gallant exploit states, 'the first -success of this day was principally owing to General -Coote's brigade, and the advance, consisting of the 23rd -and 55th regiments, commanded by Colonel Macdonald, -who, instead of waiting the attacks of the enemy, -advanced on every occasion to meet them.' These -brave efforts cost the British forces a loss of about 500 -men.</p> - -<p>In subsequent operations, during this arduous expedition, -the <span class="smcap">Queen's Royal</span> had the honour of contributing -a full portion of its services, and was present -when his Royal Highness the Duke of York, in Command -of the Anglo-Russian forces, on the 2nd of October, -1799, gained a decided victory at Egmont-op-Zee, over -a numerous army opposed to him on that occasion. -Alluding to this action, his Royal Highness observes, -'Under Divine Providence, this signal victory, obtained -over the enemy, is to be ascribed to the animated and -persevering exertions which have been at all times the -characteristics of the British soldier, and which, on no -occasion, were ever more eminently displayed; nor -has it often fallen to the lot of any general to have -such just cause of acknowledgment for distinguished -support.'</p> - -<p>On the 6th of October the French and Dutch armies -again contested the field with their opponents, and were -once more forced by British valour to retire. In his -report of this victory, the Duke of York remarks, that -'the gallantry the troops displayed, and the perseverance -with which they supported the fatigues of the day, -rival their former exertions.' The loss of the <span class="smcap">Queen's -Royal</span> in this action proves they were honourable -competitors for glory.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_49" id="Page_49">[49]</a></span></p> - -<p>Notwithstanding the successes of the British forces, -they were precluded from a further advance, and from -profiting by the just reward of their labours, in consequence -of the lateness of the season, and the difficulty -of obtaining supplies during the winter; besides which, -the French army was receiving large reinforcements.</p> - -<p>These and other causes induced his Royal Highness -to desist from further offensive operations, and finally -led to the withdrawing of the Anglo-Russian army from -Holland, and to the termination of an expedition which, -although unattended with full success, evinced distinguished -merit and bravery on the part of the British -commander and his army.</p> - -<p>Nor must it be omitted, in alluding to this expedition, -that at this period the old regiments had been considerably -reduced by the arduous services against St. Domingo -and the French West India islands, and were -now chiefly made up from volunteers from the militia, -hastily got together, and employed in active offensive -operations before they could be properly organised and -rendered fit for such duty.</p> - -<p>Notwithstanding these disadvantages, the British -troops employed in Holland upheld, by their gallantry -and discipline, the honour of their country, and by the -skill and attention of their officers, this short but active -campaign prepared this little army to advance the glory -of England in succeeding years, against the best organised -troops in Europe.</p> - -<p>Major-General Coote expressed, in orders, his approbation -of the conduct of the <span class="smcap">Queen's Royal</span>; and after -the evacuation of Holland, the regiment landed at Yarmouth, -from whence it proceeded to Ashford, in Kent, -for the winter.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_50" id="Page_50">[50]</a></span></p> - -<div class="sidenote">1800</div> - -<p>In May, 1800, the <span class="smcap">Queen's Royal</span> marched to -Plymouth, and embarked on board the Europa and -Thisbe, on a flying expedition, under the command of -General Sir Thomas Maitland and Admiral Sir Edward -Pellew, which was employed in making descents upon -the coast of France, and destroying batteries and small -crafts. In this service, Major Ramsay, of the <span class="smcap">Queen's</span>, -led some successful attacks, and on one occasion (as recorded -in 'Baine's History of the Wars') 'he seized -several sloops and gun-vessels, and burned a national -corvette of eighteen guns, by means of a detachment -from the <span class="smcap">Queen's</span> Regiment, assisted by the gun-launches -under Lieutenant Pinfold.'</p> - -<p>On the 15th of June, the regiment was encamped in -the island of Houat, preparatory to an intended attack -upon Belle Isle; but the plan was abandoned; the -regiment re-embarked, and, with other corps, to the -number of 5000 men, sailed, under the command of the -Earl of Dalhousie, to reinforce Sir Ralph Abercrombie -at Minorca, where it arrived on the 19th of July.</p> - -<p>On the 29th of August, 1800, it was again on ship-board, -forming part of the expedition against Cadiz, on -the abandonment of which it became necessary to dispose -of this force, which, although small, was considered the -corps d'élite of England, and included almost the entire -disposable force of the country.</p> - -<p>The attention of Sir Ralph Abercrombie was directed -towards the Mediterranean, and the reduction of Malta -encouraged an expedition to that quarter. At this time -Egypt was occupied by 30,000 French veterans, emboldened -by conquest, and inured to the climate of the -country. They had been taken from that army which, -under Napoleon Bonaparte, had astonished Europe by<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_51" id="Page_51">[51]</a></span> -its successes in Italy and in Germany, and they were -now awaiting a favourable opportunity to forward the -ambitious projects that had been planned for them by -their great leader, who had exultingly named them '<em>The -army of the East</em>.'</p> - -<p>The attention of all Europe was directed to the -struggle about to take place, in which the ambition of -Bonaparte was supposed to have attained a crisis, and -the <em>fate of Asia</em> was to be decided <em>on the shores of -Africa</em>, by the two most powerful European nations.</p> - -<p>A British army, amounting to about 15,000 men, -assembled under Sir Ralph Abercrombie, at Marmorice -Bay, on the coast of Asiatic Turkey, towards the end of -December, 1800.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1801</div> - -<p>The <span class="smcap">Queen's Royal</span> Regiment had proceeded from -Cadiz to Gibraltar and Minorca, from whence it sailed to -Malta, and now formed part of the above force. Some -weeks were lost at Marmorice, in expectation of receiving -reinforcements of Greeks and Turks; and the expedition -did not proceed to its final destination until the 23rd -of February, 1801. On the 1st of March it anchored -in the bay of Aboukir, eastward of Alexandria; but notwithstanding -all the exertions of the navy under Admiral -Lord Keith's orders, the necessary arrangements could -not be made for landing the troops, chiefly in consequence -of unfavourable weather, until the 8th of March. -On the morning of that day a signal rocket caused 150 -boats, laden with 5000 men, to approach the shore. -The clear silence of the morning broken by the deep murmur -of thousands of oars urging forward the flower of a -brave army, whose polished arms glittered in the rays of -the morning sun, produced an interesting scene:—the floating -battalions drew near the shore, which was crowded<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_52" id="Page_52">[52]</a></span> -with French troops; a combat ensued; and the bay of -Aboukir resounded to the roar of cannon.</p> - -<p>A body of French troops, supported by several batteries, -awaited the arrival of their enemies, but were forced to -give way in defiance of every exertion, and after severe -loss. The loss of the British amounted to 576 rank and -file, in killed, wounded, and missing.</p> - -<p>The <span class="smcap">Queen's Royal</span> Regiment was first employed under -the command of Sir Sydney Smith, at the siege of Fort -Aboukir; but on the 12th of March, seven companies, -under Lieutenant-Colonel Jones, were ordered to join the -army, and arrived in time to take a share in the victory -of the 13th of March. The other three companies of -the regiment remained with the Twelfth Light Dragoons -(dismounted) before Aboukir, until the surrender of that -fort on the 19th of March. The regiment was afterwards -attached to the fourth brigade, under Major-General Sir -John Doyle's command, and was present at the glorious -Battle of <span class="smcap">Alexandria</span>, on the 21st of March; when a -protracted and well-contested fight terminated in victory -to the British troops after a loss of between 1400 and -1500 men.</p> - -<p>After the battle of the 21st of March, the <span class="smcap">Queen's -Royal</span> was detached, with the flank companies of the -Fortieth regiment, under Colonel Spencer, to <em>Rosetta</em>, -and was employed in the reduction of that town, and of -the fortress of <em>St. Julien</em>, which commanded the navigation -of the Nile, on which occasion one of the '<em>French -Invincible Standards</em>' was taken. The Regiment then -proceeded with the army towards Cairo, and was engaged -in the affair at <em>Rahmanie</em>,—the capture of the -French convoy in the Desert,—at the surrender of <em>Cairo</em>—and -in the escort of the French garrison from that<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_53" id="Page_53">[53]</a></span> -city to its place of embarkation. Subsequently, the -regiment joined that part of the army which was -engaged in the blockade of <em>Alexandria</em>, and was attached -to the reserve brigade commanded by Major-General -(afterwards Sir John) Moore. Alexandria surrendered -on the 2nd of September, 1801, and the <span class="smcap">Queen's Royal</span> -was ordered to Fort Pharos, at the entrance of the harbour, -where it continued until the following December.</p> - -<p>In this campaign, the severe loss sustained by the -British army in their active operations against the enemy -was greatly augmented by deaths caused by fatigue, as -well as by the climate of Egypt. The casualties in the -<span class="smcap">Queen's</span> were 36 killed and 70 wounded<a name="FNanchor_27_27" id="FNanchor_27_27"></a><a href="#Footnote_27_27" class="fnanchor">[27]</a>.</p> - -<p>In the action of the 21st of March, Lieut.-General Sir -Ralph Abercrombie, the commander-in-chief of the army, -received a mortal wound, and died on the 28th of the same -month. His merits are attested in General Orders issued -to the army on the 16th of May, 1801<a name="FNanchor_28_28" id="FNanchor_28_28"></a><a href="#Footnote_28_28" class="fnanchor">[28]</a>, and in the dispatch -of his successor, General Hutchinson, in the -following terms: 'His memory will be recorded in the -annals of his country, will be sacred to every British -soldier, and embalmed in the recollection of a grateful -posterity.' The same officer adds, 'It is impossible -for me to do justice to the zeal of the officers, and to -the gallantry of the soldiers, of this army.'</p> - -<p>By the conquest of Egypt, Great Britain effected a -revolution, which, in a great degree, influenced the politics -of nations throughout the world. The vaunting ambition -of France received a timely check, by the defeat of the -<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_54" id="Page_54">[54]</a></span>boldest project which the mind of her greatest General -had ever conceived; and the '<em>Army of the East</em>' returned -to their country, relieved, in a short campaign, of the -fruits of four years' toil and glory.</p> - -<p>The successful efforts of the British fleet and army -were followed by a treaty of peace with France, which -was concluded at Amiens on the 1st of October, 1801, -by which Egypt was again restored to the Ottoman -empire. The troops, as opportunities offered, were withdrawn -from the scene of their brilliant achievements, -and about the end of the year 1801 the Queen's Regiment -embarked for Gibraltar.</p> - -<p>The peace concluded at the above period was, however, -of short duration, and did not tend to check the -hostile spirit of Bonaparte, whose perfidious conduct -and insatiable ambition rendered an appeal to arms -again necessary, and Great Britain was obliged to declare -war against France in May, 1803.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1802<br />1804</div> - -<p>From the spring of 1802 until the end of 1805, the -<span class="smcap">Queen's Royal</span> formed part of the garrison of Gibraltar, -and was highly complimented by his Royal Highness -the Duke of Kent, for its loyalty, steadiness, and good -conduct throughout the mutiny which occurred there. -By the malignant fever which raged with great violence -in that garrison in 1804, it lost in a few weeks one -captain, six subalterns, and about 90 men, besides women -and children.</p> - -<p>While the regiment was at Gibraltar, the officers -received permission to wear the medals which had been -presented to them by the Grand Signior, for their services -in the Egyptian campaign.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1805</div> - -<p>In November, 1805, the regiment embarked for England. -One of the transports, having on board the two -flank companies, and one battalion company under the<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_55" id="Page_55">[55]</a></span> -command of Captain Wilson, was taken on the 15th of -December by the squadron of the French Admiral, Guillaumet, -consisting of six sail of the line (one commanded -by Jerome Buonaparte) and several frigates. The captured -companies were put on board La Voluntaire frigate, -where they remained prisoners about three months: they -were subsequently restored to liberty in consequence of -that vessel putting into the Cape of Good Hope, which -she expected to find a friendly port, but which had surrendered -a short time before to the British forces under -Lieut.-General Sir David Baird and Admiral Sir Home -Popham. At the Cape these companies remained about -seven months, when they embarked once more for England, -and rejoined the regiment in April, 1807.</p> - -<p>In the mean time the head-quarters and the remainder -of the regiment had landed, in December, 1805, at -Portsmouth, its strength amounting to 20 officers, -31 serjeants, 12 drummers, and 289 rank and file.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1806</div> - -<p>In January, 1806, the regiment received new colours, -on which, in addition to former devices, were the <span class="smcap">Sphynx</span>, -and the word <span class="smcap">Egypt</span>, granted to it by his Majesty, in -consideration of its distinguished conduct in that country -in 1801, as already detailed.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1807</div> - -<p>In 1807 the establishment of the regiment was 696. -In the month of June of that year it embarked for -Guernsey, and remained there till June of the following -year, receiving, during its stay in that island, 330 general-service -men from the depôt in the Isle of Wight, and -above 150 militia volunteers.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1808</div> - -<p>In June, 1808, the regiment returned to England, -860 rank and file strong, and was quartered at Ipswich, -until the 18th of July, when it was brigaded with the -Twentieth Foot and a battalion of the Ninety-fifth Rifles, -under the command of Major-General Acland, and embarked<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_56" id="Page_56">[56]</a></span> -at Harwich for Portugal, to join the forces about -to be assembled in that country.</p> - -<p>The peace of Tilsit, which was concluded at this period -between France and other continental powers, gave a -more determined character to the war pursuing between -England and France. Napoleon, who by this time had -become sensible of his inability successfully to invade -Great Britain, sought the humiliation of his rival in -excluding, by the above treaty, the manufactures of -England from the markets of Europe. As a part of his -scheme for universal empire, he gained the royal family -of Spain into his power by treachery, placed his brother -Joseph on the throne of that kingdom by force, and -effected the conquest of Portugal. Such acts of tyrannical -ambition failed not to rouse the just resentment of -England, and led to the bold determination of rescuing -the Peninsula from the rapacious conqueror. Portugal -was destined to receive the advance-guard of a British -army, which, as in Egypt, was to encounter the victorious -legions of Napoleon, and, as in Egypt, also to -triumph. On the 1st of August, 1808, a body of British -troops, commanded by Major-General Sir Arthur Wellesley, -landed near Lisbon, and on the 17th of the same -month they defeated a French force at <em>Roleia</em>. At this -first meeting of the great rival powers, a severe struggle -terminated in favour of English valour, and was a faithful -precursor of the ability of the commander, and of the -successes which were to accompany the gallant army on -their future career.</p> - -<p>After a tedious passage from England, Major-General -Acland's brigade arrived in a small bay near Peniché, -where it landed in the night of the 20th of August, and -in a few hours joined the army under Sir Arthur -Wellesley, in time to share the honours and triumphs<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_57" id="Page_57">[57]</a></span> -of the memorable battle of <em>Vimiera</em>. The brigade underwent -much fatigue, and suffered some loss; and the -General's dispatches bear evidence that it did its duty. -After the convention of Cintra, by which Portugal was -delivered from the power of France, the <span class="smcap">Queen's Royal</span> -crossed to Old Lisbon, and marched to escort prisoners -of war from Fort La Lippe. His Majesty has graciously -permitted the regiment to bear the word <em>Vimiera</em> on its -colours and appointments, in commemoration of its -gallantry in that battle.</p> - -<p>In the autumn, when the army under Lieutenant-General -Sir John Moore advanced from Lisbon into Spain, -the <span class="smcap">Queen's</span> formed part of Sir John Hope's division, -which protected the march of the artillery by the south -bank of the Tagus to Talavera de la Reyna, and from -thence by the pass of the Guadarrama mountains, to form -a junction at Salamanca with the Commander-in-Chief, -the same being the only route considered passable for -heavy guns.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1809</div> - -<p>Before the British troops were concentrated at Salamanca, -the Spanish force which was to have co-operated -with them had ceased to exist; it had been attacked, -defeated, and dispersed by the French, who had 300,000 -men in Spain. Sir John Moore, however, advanced with -his army of about 23,000 men, until Bonaparte directed -80,000 veterans with 200 cannon against him: a retreat -was immediately commenced. In all the fatigues, distresses, -and privations of this memorable winter campaign, -the <span class="smcap">Queen's</span> regiment had its full share, and was brigaded -with the 5th, 14th, and 32nd regiments under command of -Major-General (now Lord) Hill. This brigade was posted -in line on the left of Sir John Moore's position, when that -officer fought and defeated the French forces in front of -<em>Corunna</em> on the 16th of January, 1809. The glory of the<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_58" id="Page_58">[58]</a></span> -day was clouded by the loss of many brave soldiers, -among whom the British army had to lament the death -of its gallant commander<a name="FNanchor_29_29" id="FNanchor_29_29"></a><a href="#Footnote_29_29" class="fnanchor">[29]</a>.</p> - -<p>The withdrawing of the British troops from Spain -after the battle of <em>Corunna</em> was the consequent operation -of Sir John Moore's retreat to the coast: arrangements -for this purpose were therefore hastily concerted, -and as speedily acted upon. A great portion of the army -was enabled to embark in the harbour of Corunna during -the night after the battle; at the same time General -Hill's brigade retired to a position near the ramparts of -the town, leaving the piquets of the brigade, under -Lieutenant-Colonel Kingsbury, of the Queen's Regiment, -employed as a rear-guard to cover the retreat of the -army, and to keep the enemy in check by fires and other -stratagems, until the embarkation was completed, almost -without molestation; and General Hill's brigade followed -from the citadel on the succeeding day. The troops -embarked in such vessels as they could reach; the ships -made the best of their way to England, and, in consequence -of the stormy season, landed the troops at the first port -they could gain. The Queen's Regiment arrived in -parties, and was subsequently re-united at Ipswich.</p> - -<p>In consequence of the gallant conduct of the <span class="smcap">Queen's -Royal</span> in the action at Corunna, the regiment has -received his Majesty's permission for the word <em>Corunna</em> -being borne on its colours and appointments<a name="FNanchor_30_30" id="FNanchor_30_30"></a><a href="#Footnote_30_30" class="fnanchor">[30]</a>.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_59" id="Page_59">[59]</a></span></p> - -<p>A detachment of the <span class="smcap">Queen's Royal</span> had been left -in Portugal, when the corps advanced from Lisbon to Salamanca, -and was assembled at Elvas under the command -of Captain Gordon, who, with his detachment, joined -the army of Sir Arthur Wellesley previous to its entering -Spain. Captain Gordon's party was attached to the -Second Battalion of Detachments, and had the honour -of sharing in the victory at <em>Talavera de la Reyna</em> on -the 28th of July, 1809<a name="FNanchor_31_31" id="FNanchor_31_31"></a><a href="#Footnote_31_31" class="fnanchor">[31]</a>.</p> - -<p>When the militia regiments were allowed, in 1809, to -volunteer into the line, the <span class="smcap">Queen's Royal</span> was very -successful in recruiting, and its establishment was increased -to 1000.</p> - -<p>In July of the same year, the regiment formed part of -the expedition under the Earl of Chatham to the Scheldt; -was employed at the siege of Flushing, and, after the -surrender of that fortress, it remained in quarters at -Middleburgh, where it suffered severely from the Walcheren -fever. On the evacuation of the island in December, -the regiment embarked at Flushing, and returned -to its old quarters at Ipswich.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1810</div> - -<p>During the year 1810, the regiment remained in England, -where it was joined in August by the detachment -which had been left in Portugal; and its numbers were -thus increased to 1126 rank and file.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1811</div> - -<p>On the 25th of January, 1811, the <span class="smcap">Queen's Royal</span> -embarked at Portsmouth, with the Thirty-sixth, Second -Battalion of the Forty-third, Fifty-first, and Eighty-fifth -regiments, to reinforce the British army in Portugal. -The fleet, commanded by Sir Joseph Yorke, encountered -contrary gales, which so prolonged the voyage, that the<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_60" id="Page_60">[60]</a></span> -convoy did not reach its destination until the 2nd of -March, when the regiment disembarked at Lisbon, and -went into barracks in the castle. It was afterwards -attached to the Sixth Division of the army, and engaged -with it in the pursuit of the French army under Marshal -Massena, who evacuated his position at Santarem, and -commenced his retreat into Spain a few days after the -arrival of the above re-inforcements. Many brilliant -exploits were performed by the adverse armies during -this retreat, and also in the subsequent operations on the -eastern frontier of Portugal. The <em>Sixth</em> Division was -subsequently employed in the south, under Sir Thomas -Graham, covering the siege of Badajoz, which was -menaced by the French Marshal, but surrendered to the -bold and superior tact of Lord Wellington in April, 1812.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1812</div> - -<p>When Lord Wellington advanced into Spain in 1812, -and occupied <em>Salamanca</em>, the Sixth Division was quartered -in that city, and charged with the siege of the three -fortified convents, in which the enemy had left garrisons. -In the unsuccessful attempt to carry one of these forts, -(that called St. Vincente) by escalade, on the night of -the 23rd of June, in which Major-General Bowes fell, -the light company of the <span class="smcap">Queen's</span> lost Captain Sir -George Colquhoun, Lieutenant Mathews, one serjeant, -and six men killed, and was otherwise so reduced, that -it was found necessary next day to draft ten men from -each battalion company to complete it. After the reduction -of these forts, the <em>St. Caetano</em> and <em>La Mercea</em> by -storm, and <em>St. Vincente</em> by capitulation, the Sixth Division -joined the army in the advance to Toro, and took -part in the several movements which preceded and led -to the battle of Salamanca.</p> - -<p>On this glorious day, the 22nd of July, 1812, the Sixth<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_61" id="Page_61">[61]</a></span> -Division was originally posted in reserve, to support the -Fourth and Fifth in the intended attack upon the enemy's -centre and the heights of Arapiles. After the crest of -the height had been carried by the Fourth Division, one -division of the French made a determined stand, and -after a sharp contest, obliged the British to give way. -Marshal Beresford, who was on the spot, directed -General Spry's brigade of the Fifth Division to change -its front, and attack the flank of the enemy; and Lord -Wellington ordered up the Sixth Division under Sir -Henry Clinton, to relieve the Fourth, and the battle was -soon restored to its former success. The French had -now but one hill left, on which they had concentrated -all their remaining forces. The Sixth Division was -ordered to advance in line upon the enemy's position, -which it did in a most gallant manner, under a heavy -fire of 21 pieces of cannon and of musketry; and after -a severe contest, the enemy fled through the woods -towards the Tormes, protected by the approaching darkness -of the night, by which many were enabled to escape: -the defeat of the French army was now completed.</p> - -<p>The loss of the <span class="smcap">Queen's</span> on this day amounted to -nearly one-half its number present, the light company -being detached. One lieutenant (Denwoody) and 20 -men were killed; its two majors, Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel -Kingsbury and Major Graham, (both of whom -afterwards received honorary medals from his Majesty,) -severely wounded; one captain (Scott) and three lieutenants -(Gordon, Williams, and Hudson), and 100 men -wounded. In fact, towards the close of the action, a -subaltern officer, Lieutenant Borlase, had the honour of -commanding the regiment. In honour of its gallant -services in this action his Majesty has been graciously<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_62" id="Page_62">[62]</a></span> -pleased to permit that <em>Salamanca</em> should be added to -other distinctions on the colours of the regiment.</p> - -<p>After the above defeat, Marshal Marmont withdrew -the army of Portugal in the direction of Burgos, and -Lord Wellington crossed the Douro and entered Madrid. -The allied army made a further advance to Burgos, the -siege of which was undertaken and pushed with vigour, -but was abandoned in October, in consequence of a junction -of the disposable French force in Spain, amounting -to between 80,000 and 90,000 men, and the determination -of the British commander to retire on the Douro, and -subsequently to Salamanca and to Ciudad Rodrigo. When -the army halted, the Queen's Regiment was quartered -at Fulgoza de Salvador; and being much reduced in -numbers, the head-quarters, with six skeleton companies, -were sent to England, and the remaining four companies -formed the right wing of the Second Provisional Battalion, -commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Bingham of the Fifty-third -regiment. The companies of the <span class="smcap">Queen's</span> were -about one hundred effective rank and file each, and the -battalion was posted to the Fourth Division, under -Major-General the Honourable Sir G. Lowry Cole.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1813</div> - -<p>In the campaign of 1813, the four companies of the -<span class="smcap">Queen's</span> were frequently engaged, and showed the same -spirit of valour and discipline for which the regiment -had been distinguished on former occasions. In consideration -of the services rendered by this portion of the -regiment at the battle of <em>Vittoria</em> on the 21st of June -of this year, and of its uniform good conduct in the -series of actions which took place in the Pyrenees between -the 26th of July and the 2nd of August following, his -Majesty has graciously approved of the words <em>Vittoria</em> -and <em>Pyrenees</em>, being borne by the regiment, in addition<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_63" id="Page_63">[63]</a></span> -to its other honourable badges of merit and royal -favour.</p> - -<p>In reporting the above brilliant affairs, in which the -army of the allies, commanded by the Duke of Wellington, -was eminently successful in driving the French force -under Marshal Soult from their strong holds, his -Grace observes, 'In the course of this contest (28th July) -the Fourth Division, which has so frequently been -distinguished in this army, surpassed its former good -conduct.' In the action fought two days subsequently, -when Marshal Soult's army was posted in a -position so formidable, that the Duke of Wellington, in -his dispatches, characterises it as one of the strongest, -and most difficult of access, he had ever yet seen occupied -by troops, the steep hill, crowned with French soldiers, -was boldly ascended, and the front of the enemy's -main position was fearlessly attacked by a part of -Sir Lowry Cole's Division; on which occasion the -Battalion, comprising the Queen's and Fifty-third Regiments, -is mentioned as having been led by Colonel -Bingham.</p> - -<p>In conjunction with this operation, the Third Division, -under Sir Thomas Picton, having advanced on the -enemy's left, the French fled in great confusion, leaving -4000 of their infantry unsupported in the valley, one -half of whom were obliged to surrender at discretion. -Thus were the attempts of the French Marshal to relieve -Pampeluna frustrated, and his army doomed to suffer -defeat and severe loss in defiance of extraordinary exertions, -which gave them sanguine expectation of success. -In these affairs several men of the <span class="smcap">Queen's</span> were killed, -and Lieutenant Hutton and a great number wounded.</p> - -<p>On the 2nd of August, the Fourth Division advanced<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_64" id="Page_64">[64]</a></span> -to the Puerto de Echalar, and afterwards moved to -Lezaca to cover the head-quarters. At the latter place -the Duke of Wellington remained stationary with his -army in position to cover the siege of <em>St. Sebastian</em>, at -this time pushed with great vigour by a portion of the -allied army under Sir Thomas Graham.</p> - -<p>No movement of consequence was made until the 31st -of August, when the French crossed the Bidassoa in -considerable force. With great fury they made repeated -attacks on the Spanish position on the heights of San -Marcial. The First and Fourth Divisions were, in consequence, -moved forward to protect the flanks of the -Spaniards, but the latter repulsed the enemy with such -spirit, that they sought protection under their cannon; -and giving up all hope of the relief of St. Sebastian, they -re-crossed the Bidassoa, and during the night retreated -from their position on the left bank of that river. In -this operation the Second Provisional Battalion was left -at the pass of the Crown Mountain, to keep up the communication -with the Seventh Division.</p> - -<p>On the 31st of August also the fortress of St. Sebastian -was attacked and carried by assault. The British army -had the proud satisfaction of victoriously entering the -territory of France, and was led by its able commander -to a position in front of the Bidassoa, considered one of -the strongest in the Pyrenees, extending from Zugano -Mardie by La Rhona to the sea.</p> - -<p>In the storming of Marshal Soult's intrenched position -on the river <em>Nivelle</em>, on the 10th of November, the attack -of the centre columns was led by the four companies of -the <span class="smcap">Queen's</span>, supported by their comrades of the Fifty-third. -The men carried bags of fern to fill up the ditch, -and small scaling-ladders to mount the rampart of a<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_65" id="Page_65">[65]</a></span> -redoubt which they were ordered to take. In this service -they were completely successful. The battalion -advanced with a British huzza, and the enemy abandoned -the redoubt and fled. A deep ravine, immediately in -the rear of the work, prevented the further advance of -the <span class="smcap">Queen's</span>, who from the crest of the hill had opened -a sharp fire upon the fugitives. For the gallant and -successful services on this occasion, his Majesty has -graciously sanctioned the addition of the word <em>Nivelle</em> -to its other badges of distinction.</p> - -<p>Soon after this action the army went into quarters for -a short time, while preparations were making for crossing -the Adour, and forming the blockade of Bayonne. The -<span class="smcap">Queen's</span> was sent to St. Jean de Luz for new clothing, -and rejoined the division at St. Severe. The Fourth -Division proceeded towards Bourdeaux, to support the -Seventh under Lieutenant-General Lord Dalhousie, -and after the surrender of that city returned to the Plains -of Toulouse.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1814</div> - -<p>In the night of the 8th of April, 1814, the Fourth -Division struck its tents, and proceeding by forced -marches crossed the Garonne over a pontoon bridge; on -the next day the army closed upon <em>Toulouse</em>. On the -10th the Division proceeded along the front of the -enemy's strongly fortified position, exposed to a galling -fire of grape, until it reached the right of their line, when -it advanced up the heights; while the rest of the troops -formed in two lines in its rear. A strong column of -French now issued from the works, and threatened the -flank and rear of the Fourth Division; but the Second -Provisional Battalion, being thrown back <i lang="fr" xml:lang="fr">en potence</i>, -opened a heavy fire and charged the enemy, who thereupon -retreated to their trenches; the brigade then<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_66" id="Page_66">[66]</a></span> -pushed up the hill, and carried the point to which its -efforts had been directed. The city of <em>Toulouse</em> was now -enclosed on all sides except that of the canal of Languedoc, -along which a road was left open by the Duke -of Wellington, in order to save the town from the destruction -which must have followed its being taken by -storm. Of this road the French availed themselves, -and, retreating during the night, encamped about three -leagues off. Both armies being now apprised of the -abdication of Napoleon, the battle of <em>Toulouse</em> closed at -once the campaign and the war. In addition to the -other marks of distinction granted to the regiment for -meritorious services, it has been authorised by his Majesty -to assume the word <em>Toulouse</em>.</p> - -<p>In commemoration of the meritorious services performed -during the Peninsula war, his Majesty was also -graciously pleased to authorise the word <em>Peninsula</em>, to -be borne upon the colours and appointments of the -<span class="smcap">Queen's Royal</span>.</p> - -<p>The division of the <span class="smcap">Queen's Royal</span> serving on the -continent embarked at Barsac in June, and landing at -Cork marched to Fermoy, where it stayed about a -month, after which it proceeded to Plymouth, and subsequently -joined the head-quarters at Chichester.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1815</div> - -<p>During the whole of the year 1815 the regiment was -stationed at Gosport; and in January 1816 it was -moved to Chatham, and from thence, on the 11th of -April, to Portsmouth, where it embarked for the West -Indies on the 24th of April, 1816, having previously -received 300 general service men from the depôt in the -Isle of Wight. It landed at Barbadoes on the 5th of -June, where it was quartered in barracks at St. Anne's.</p> - -<p>Some time before the <span class="smcap">Queen's</span> arrived in Barbadoes,<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_67" id="Page_67">[67]</a></span> -martial law had been proclaimed in consequence of an -insurrection among the negroes, which, however, was -soon quelled. The sickly season, which usually sets in -about the month of September, was this year one of the -most fatal remembered for a long period, and the <span class="smcap">Queen's -Royal</span> felt all its severity. In October the yellow fever -broke out and raged with unabated fury until Christmas, -during which short space it carried off 11 officers, upwards -of 200 men, and more than half the women and -children of the regiment. The officers who fell victims -to its fury were Major Conolly, Captain Gordon, Lieutenants -Clutterbuck, M'Dougall, Grey, Norman, and -Grant; Lieutenant and Adjutant Spencer, Assistant-Surgeon -Pendergrast, and Ensigns Massie and Richmond, -to whose memory their surviving brother-officers -erected a handsome marble monument in the Cathedral -Church of Bridgetown.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1817</div> - -<p>In 1817, the right wing of the regiment embarked for -St. Vincent, and the left for Grenada; the men continued -to suffer from dysentery, and other complaints which -followed the ravages of the fever, and many were carried -off. Amongst the number was Lieutenant Adams, who -died of fever in Grenada.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1819<br />1820</div> - -<p>In April, 1819, the <ins class="corr" title="Transcriber's Note—Original text: 'reigment embarked'">regiment embarked</ins> for Demerara -and Berbice, the head-quarters with seven companies -being stationed at the first, and the three other companies -at the latter place. The men were very healthy -at the time of their arrival, but the climate of these -colonies (originally settled by the Dutch), the soil of -which lies below the level of the sea, soon, and severely, -affected both officers and privates. They suffered first -under intermittent fever, but the yellow fever afterwards<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_68" id="Page_68">[68]</a></span> -made its appearance, and carried off great numbers. -The detachment stationed at Berbice, which remained -perfectly healthy until the month of November 1820, -was, in a few subsequent weeks, nearly annihilated by -that baneful malady, amongst whose victims were -Major Thistlethwaite, the commandant, and Lieutenant -Glasson.</p> - -<p>About this time the regiment received a new pair of -colours, which were consecrated, in due form, on the -parade ground near Eve Leary barracks, on the 10th of -November, 1820, and presented by Mrs. Jordan, wife of -Lieutenant-Colonel John Jordan, then commanding the -regiment. After the ceremony a splendid entertainment -was given by the officers.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1821</div> - -<p>The regiment having completed five years' service on -the West Indian station, was relieved, in 1821, by the -Twenty-first Fusiliers, and ordered home; it embarked -on the 10th, sailed on the 13th of April, and landed at -Gosport on the 13th of June. From Gosport it proceeded -to Winchester, and after a short stay there, to -Brighton, where it was reviewed by the Duke of York, -when his Royal Highness was pleased to express his -approbation of the appearance of the corps. On the -24th of August, 1821, the regiment, still at Brighton, -was reduced to eight companies on the following establishment:—1 -colonel, 1 lieutenant-colonel, 2 majors, -8 captains, 10 lieutenants, 6 ensigns, 5 staff, 29 serjeants, -24 corporals, 12 drummers, and 552 privates.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1822</div> - -<p>In April, 1822, the regiment received a route to march -to Hull in Yorkshire, where it remained in garrison a -few weeks: in June it was ordered to proceed to Dublin, -and arrived there on the 13th of July following.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_69" id="Page_69">[69]</a></span></p> - -<p>General Coates<a name="FNanchor_32_32" id="FNanchor_32_32"></a><a href="#Footnote_32_32" class="fnanchor">[32]</a>, after commanding the regiment -nearly twenty-eight years, died on the 22nd of July, 1822, -and was succeeded in the Colonelcy by Major-General Sir -Henry Torrens, K.C.B., Adjutant-General to the Forces.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1824</div> - -<p>The regiment remained at Dublin until May, 1824, -when it embarked for England, and proceeded to Gosport, -and in the month of August following it was moved -to Chatham.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1825<br />1826<br />1827</div> - -<p>In the early part of February, 1825, the regiment, -consisting of thirty-two serjeants, twenty drummers, and -seven hundred and forty rank and file, commanded by -Lieutenant-Colonel J. Williams<a name="FNanchor_33_33" id="FNanchor_33_33"></a><a href="#Footnote_33_33" class="fnanchor">[33]</a>, marched from Chatham, -<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_70" id="Page_70">[70]</a></span>and embarked at Gravesend for Bombay, where -it arrived in the beginning of June, 1825. An augmentation -of two companies, with a recruiting company, was -made to the regiment on its embarkation for India -service. This reinforcement sailed shortly after, and the -whole corps, after assembling at Bombay, marched to -Poonah, the capital of the Deccan, in which cantonment -it arrived early in 1826. From Poonah four companies -of the <span class="smcap">Queen's Royal</span> were detached in September, -1827, on an expedition against the Rajah of Koolapore, -in the Mahratta country, south of Bombay. The light -company of the <span class="smcap">Queen's</span>, with the light companies of the -20th and other regiments, were formed into a light -battalion, under Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Place<a name="FNanchor_34_34" id="FNanchor_34_34"></a><a href="#Footnote_34_34" class="fnanchor">[34]</a>, of -the Queen's, and proceeded for the above destination. -The service terminated the same year by the surrender -of the territory and the capitulation of the Rajah.</p> -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_71" id="Page_71">[71]</a></span></p> -<div class="sidenote">1828</div> - -<p>Major-General Sir Henry Torrens, K.C.B.<a name="FNanchor_35_35" id="FNanchor_35_35"></a><a href="#Footnote_35_35" class="fnanchor">[35]</a> (Adjutant-General -of the Forces), died on the 22nd of August, -1828, and was succeeded, as Colonel of the <span class="smcap">Queen's -Royal</span>, by General the Right Honourable Sir William -Keppel, G.C.B., from the Sixty-seventh Regiment.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1831</div> - -<p>In the beginning of 1831, the regiment marched to -Bombay, to take a tour of duty at the Presidency, and -occupied its former cantonments at Calaba. The -monsoon of 1831 passed off without any of the destructive -effects which marked that of 1825, when the regiment -lost many valuable men. The casualties in the regiment, -from climate, were little beyond what might be expected -in European countries; and during its service in -India, the same result has attended the good order and -regularity maintained in the <span class="smcap">Queen's</span>. It is due to the -corps to observe, that drunkenness has so far been kept -within bounds as to be considered an unusual crime, and -to be unknown in a company for a month together. To -this happy cause may be attributed the healthy state of -the regiment, and the circumstance of the hospital -having at times been without a single soldier in it. If -greater proof of the efficiency of the regiment were -required, such would be perceived by reference to the -reports of the inspecting generals.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1834</div> - -<p>In 1834 the <span class="smcap">Queen's</span> was relieved by the 40th Regiment, -and returned to its former cantonments in the -Deccan.</p> - -<p>General the Right Honourable Sir William Keppel<a name="FNanchor_36_36" id="FNanchor_36_36"></a><a href="#Footnote_36_36" class="fnanchor">[36]</a>, -<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_72" id="Page_72">[72]</a></span>G.C.B., died on the 11th of December, 1834, and the -Colonelcy of the <span class="smcap">Queen's Royal</span> was by his Majesty -given to Lieutenant-General the Right Honourable Sir -James Kempt, G.C.B. and G.C.H., from the 40th Regiment.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1837</div> - -<p>The Queen's Royal Regiment has continued to be -employed in the Presidency of Bombay to the end of the -year 1837, the period of the termination of this Record. -It remains an efficient corps, and the laurels which it -acquired in every quarter of the globe are preserved untarnished -in the distant shores of India.</p> - -<hr class="tb" /> - -<p><span class="smcap">Note.</span>—<em>The Compiler of this Record feels it his duty -to acknowledge the most effective assistance which he has -derived from Major Charles Head, late of the Queen's -Royal Regiment, and from the devotedness which that -gentleman has evinced in searching for the detail of all -occurrences in which the honour of his late corps was -concerned.</em></p> - - -<div class="footnotes"><h3>FOOTNOTES:</h3> - -<div class="footnote"> - -<p><a name="Footnote_1_1" id="Footnote_1_1"></a><a href="#FNanchor_1_1"><span class="label">[1]</span></a> The marriage portion of Queen Catherine included the city of -Tangier, the Island of Bombay, and a sum equal to 300,000<em>l.</em> -sterling. Tangier is a place of great antiquity, and was formerly -one of the most splendid cities in Africa. It is stated by Procopius -Cæsariensis to have been founded by the Phœnicians; it -was known by the name of <em>Tingis</em>, or <em>Tinja</em>, and was taken by -the Romans under Sertorius. It was afterwards captured by the -Vandals, and was retaken by the celebrated Belisarius, who -restored it to Justinian. On the invasion of the Saracens it was -surrendered to them by Count Julian. In the fifteenth century -it was the scene of several desperate engagements between the -Moors and Portuguese; and in 1437 Prince Ferdinand was defeated -before the city, and his army subjected to an ignominious capitulation. -In 1471 it was taken by Alfonso V., king of Portugal. -After the death of Sebastian, it fell into the hands of Spain; but -upon the restoration of the Braganza family to the throne of Portugal, -in 1640, it was once more annexed to that monarchy.</p></div> - -<div class="footnote"> - -<p><a name="Footnote_2_2" id="Footnote_2_2"></a><a href="#FNanchor_2_2"><span class="label">[2]</span></a> A memorandum on the subject of Regimental Colours is given -in the <a href="#E">Appendix, and marked E.</a></p></div> - -<div class="footnote"> - -<p><a name="Footnote_3_3" id="Footnote_3_3"></a><a href="#FNanchor_3_3"><span class="label">[3]</span></a> Copy of a letter addressed by King Charles II.:— -</p> - -<p class="right padr6">'To the Earl of Peterborough.</p> - -<p class="right">'Dated Whitehall, y<sub>e</sub> 21<sup>st</sup> of 10<sup>ber</sup> 1661.</p> - -<div class="blockquot"> - -<p>'My Lord Peterborough:—I am very well satisfied of your -care and dilligence in the employment your are in, for which I -thank you very heartily. And assure yourself I have soe just a -sense of this and all your other services, as you shall find upon -all occasions how much I esteem and value all those who serve -me faithfully. I have noe more to adde at present only to desire -you to lett those honest men knowe who are along with you, -y<sup>t</sup> they shall allwayes be in my particular care and protection, -as persons y<sup>t</sup> venture themselves in my service. And so wishing -you a good voyage I remain</p></div> - -<p class="right padr4">'Y<sup>r</sup> very aff<sup>nate</sup> friend</p> - -<p class="right">'<span class="smcap">Charles R.</span>'</p> - -<p>'<cite>Bibl. Harl.</cite>, 6844.'</p></div> - -<div class="footnote"> - -<p><a name="Footnote_4_4" id="Footnote_4_4"></a><a href="#FNanchor_4_4"><span class="label">[4]</span></a> Mercurius Publicus.</p></div> - -<div class="footnote"> - -<p><a name="Footnote_5_5" id="Footnote_5_5"></a><a href="#FNanchor_5_5"><span class="label">[5]</span></a> These battalions were part of the royal force which fought for -Charles I. during the civil war in England. In 1657 they entered -the service of Spain; and in 1660 were placed in garrison -at Dunkirk; in 1663 they were incorporated in the Queen's -Tangier Regiment. -</p> -<p> -Dunkirk had been taken from the Spaniards by the combined -armies of England and France in 1658, and was ceded in 1659 to -England. It was sold by King Charles II. to the French, for -500,000<em>l.</em></p></div> - -<div class="footnote"> - -<p><a name="Footnote_6_6" id="Footnote_6_6"></a><a href="#FNanchor_6_6"><span class="label">[6]</span></a> <span class="smcap">Henry, Lord Mordaunt</span>, <em>second</em> <span class="smcap">Earl</span> <em>of</em> <span class="smcap">Peterborough</span>, -was the son and heir of <em>John, first Earl of Peterborough</em>, who died -in 1642. He raised a regiment, at his own expense, in behalf of -King Charles I.; was wounded at the <em>battle of Newbury</em> on the -27th of October, 1644, and in 1648 was concerned, with the <em>Earl -of Holland</em>, in an attempt to rescue the King from his imprisonment:—the -<em>Earl of Holland</em> was taken, and was beheaded in -February, 1649; the <em>Earl of Peterborough</em>, and his brother <em>John</em>, -(who was created <em>Lord Mordaunt</em> and <em>Viscount Avelon</em> on the -10th of July, 1659,) escaped, and were voted traitors to the Commonwealth, -and their estates were sequestered. -</p> -<p> -The services of the Earl of Peterborough, in support of the royal -cause, during the civil wars, entitled him to the favour of King -Charles II. at the Restoration; and the Colonelcy of the Queen's -regiment of foot, and the governorship of Tangier, were deservedly -conferred upon a nobleman who, under the severest trials of his -fortitude and consistency, had shown himself a constant and zealous -supporter of monarchical government. He was employed in -several important situations of trust in the service of King James II., -and on the 20th of June, 1685, he was appointed colonel of the 3rd -Regiment of Horse, (now the 2nd Dragoon Guards,) from which he -was removed at the Revolution in 1688. His lordship died on the -19th of June, 1697, and was succeeded in his titles, &c. by his nephew, -<span class="smcap">Charles</span>, <em>third Earl of Peterborough</em>, so celebrated in the -wars in Spain in the reign of Queen Anne.</p></div> - -<div class="footnote"> - -<p><a name="Footnote_7_7" id="Footnote_7_7"></a><a href="#FNanchor_7_7"><span class="label">[7]</span></a> History of Tangier, published by authority in 1664.</p></div> - -<div class="footnote"> - -<p><a name="Footnote_8_8" id="Footnote_8_8"></a><a href="#FNanchor_8_8"><span class="label">[8]</span></a> History of Tangier, London, 1664.</p></div> - -<div class="footnote"> - -<p><a name="Footnote_9_9" id="Footnote_9_9"></a><a href="#FNanchor_9_9"><span class="label">[9]</span></a> Andrew Rutherford, Earl of Teviot, was of a Scotch family, -and he commanded a battalion of Scots Guards in the French -service for several years. He attained the rank of Lieutenant-General, -in France, and enjoyed considerable reputation for his -military talents. At the Restoration he accompanied King -Charles II. to England, and having been especially recommended -to the notice of his sovereign by Louis XIV., was created, in -1661, Lord Rutherford. He was appointed, on the 22nd of May, -1661, to succeed Sir Edward Harley as Governor of Dunkirk, -which he held until the place was sold and delivered up to the -French in 1662: on the 2nd of February, 1663, he was advanced to -the dignity of <em>Earl of Teviot</em>. He was killed in an engagement -with the Moors on the 4th of May, 1664, as above stated; and -dying without issue, his title became extinct.</p></div> - -<div class="footnote"> - -<p><a name="Footnote_10_10" id="Footnote_10_10"></a><a href="#FNanchor_10_10"><span class="label">[10]</span></a> The Earl of Middleton who was appointed Governor of Tangier, -was <em>John, first Earl</em>, so celebrated in the History of Scotland -during the civil wars, and in the early years of King Charles's -Restoration. He had been deprived, in 1663, of all his offices, and -received the governorship of Tangier as a kind of honourable -exile. Charles, second Earl of Middleton, his son, followed the -fortunes of the House of Stuart, and his estate was forfeited by -Act of Parliament, 1695.</p></div> - -<div class="footnote"> - -<p><a name="Footnote_11_11" id="Footnote_11_11"></a><a href="#FNanchor_11_11"><span class="label">[11]</span></a> <em>William O'Brien</em>, second <em>Earl of Inchiquin</em>, served under -his father in Catalonia, and in other foreign wars, during which, -being ordered to command the troops sent to assist the Portuguese -in their revolt from Spain, he and his father, with all the family, -were taken by an Algerine corsair. In this engagement he lost -his eye by a shot. In 1675 he was appointed Captain General of -His Majesty's Forces in Africa, and Governor and Vice-Admiral of -the Royal Citadel of Tangier, and of the adjacent parts, in which -government he continued six years. In 1688 he was attainted by -King James's Parliament, and had his estate sequestered; during -which troubles he headed a considerable body of Protestants in -Munster, who, being surprised by Major-General M'Carthy, were -all disarmed. After the Revolution, he was made Governor of Jamaica -and Vice-Admiral of the seas thereof; in which island he -lived sixteen months only after his arrival. He died in January, -1691, at St. Jago de la Vega.</p></div> - -<div class="footnote"> - -<p><a name="Footnote_12_12" id="Footnote_12_12"></a><a href="#FNanchor_12_12"><span class="label">[12]</span></a> Sir Palmes Fairborne was son of Colonel Stafford Fairborne, -of Nottinghamshire. He served as a soldier of fortune at -the siege of Candia. There is a monument to his memory in -Westminster Abbey, with a long and elegant inscription, in verse, -from the pen of Dryden. His son, Sir Stafford Fairborne, was an -Admiral in the reigns of King William and Queen Anne.</p></div> - -<div class="footnote"> - -<p><a name="Footnote_13_13" id="Footnote_13_13"></a><a href="#FNanchor_13_13"><span class="label">[13]</span></a> Lieutenant-Colonel Sackville was promoted to the rank of -Colonel on the 12th of June, 1685; of Brigadier-General on the -3rd of July, 1685; and of Major-General on the 7th of November, -1688. He gave up his commissions to King James II. on the -19th of December, 1688.</p></div> - -<div class="footnote"> - -<p><a name="Footnote_14_14" id="Footnote_14_14"></a><a href="#FNanchor_14_14"><span class="label">[14]</span></a> Narrative of the great engagement at Tangier, 1680.</p></div> - -<div class="footnote"> - -<p><a name="Footnote_15_15" id="Footnote_15_15"></a><a href="#FNanchor_15_15"><span class="label">[15]</span></a> Colonel Piercy Kirke had served under the Duke of Monmouth -in the army of the King of France, by the special permission -of his Majesty King Charles II., granted on the 23rd of -February, 1673: he was Captain Lieutenant of the Earl of Oxford's -own troop of the Royal Regiment of Horse Guards in 1675, and -was promoted from that regiment to be Lieutenant-Colonel of the -Earl of Plymouth's, or the 2nd Tangier Regiment, (now the 4th -Foot) on its being raised in 1680, and he embarked with it for -Tangier in September of that year. Having distinguished himself -in several actions with the Moors, on the death of the Earl of -Plymouth at Tangier, he was promoted to the Colonelcy of the -2nd Tangier Regiment on the 27th of November, 1680, and was -transferred to the Queen's Regiment on the 19th of April, 1682.</p></div> - -<div class="footnote"> - -<p><a name="Footnote_16_16" id="Footnote_16_16"></a><a href="#FNanchor_16_16"><span class="label">[16]</span></a> The following rewards were paid to four soldiers of the -Queen Dowager's Regiment of Foot, who were wounded at the -battle of Sedgemoor: viz., James Barnes, John Rosse, James -Resin, and John Pawling; ten marks, amounting to £6 13<em>s.</em> 4<em>d.</em> -to each man.—<cite>War Office Records.</cite></p></div> - -<div class="footnote"> - -<p><a name="Footnote_17_17" id="Footnote_17_17"></a><a href="#FNanchor_17_17"><span class="label">[17]</span></a> Story's Wars in Ireland.</p></div> - -<div class="footnote"> - -<p><a name="Footnote_18_18" id="Footnote_18_18"></a><a href="#FNanchor_18_18"><span class="label">[18]</span></a> Memoirs of the Duke of Berwick.</p></div> - -<div class="footnote"> - -<p><a name="Footnote_19_19" id="Footnote_19_19"></a><a href="#FNanchor_19_19"><span class="label">[19]</span></a> A quantity of dollars was taken by the <span class="smcap">Queen Dowager's -Regiment</span> at Vigo, and a number of them was distributed -amongst the soldiers as a reward for their gallantry. After its -return to England the regiment received 561<em>l.</em> 10<em>s.</em> prize-money. -<cite>Bibl. Harl.</cite> 7025.</p></div> - -<div class="footnote"> - -<p><a name="Footnote_20_20" id="Footnote_20_20"></a><a href="#FNanchor_20_20"><span class="label">[20]</span></a> The following was the disposition of the forces under the -command of the <em>Duke of Ormond</em>, upon their arrival in England -from Spain, in November, 1702, <em>viz.</em>—</p> - - - -<div class="center"> -<table border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary=""> -<tr><td class="tdl" colspan="3">Lloyd's 3rd Dragoons (detachment) </td><td class="tdl"><em>Portsmouth</em>.</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl" colspan="3">Foot Guards, 1st, and Coldstream</td><td class="tdl"><em>Gravesend</em> and</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl"></td><td class="tdl"></td><td class="tdl"></td><td class="tdl"><em>Chatham</em>.</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">Sir H. Bellasis'</td><td class="tdl">2nd</td><td class="tdl">Foot</td><td class="tdl"><em>Portsmouth</em>.</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">Churchill's</td><td class="tdl">3rd</td><td class="tdl"> "</td><td class="tdl"><em>Chatham</em>.</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">Seymour's</td><td class="tdl">4th</td><td class="tdl"> "</td><td class="tdl"><em>Plymouth</em>.</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">Columbine's</td><td class="tdl">6th</td><td class="tdl"> "</td><td class="tdl"><em>Portsmouth</em>.</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">Royal Fusileers</td><td class="tdl">7th</td><td class="tdl"> "</td><td class="tdl"><em>Tilbury</em>.</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">Villiers's (Marines)</td><td class="tdl">31st</td><td class="tdl"> "</td><td class="tdl"><em>Plymouth</em>.</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">Fox's (Marines)</td><td class="tdl">32nd</td><td class="tdl"> "</td><td class="tdl"><em>Portsmouth</em>.</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">Lord Shannon's</td><td class="tdl"></td><td class="tdl"></td><td class="tdl"><em>Chatham</em>.</td></tr> -</table></div> - -</div> - -<div class="footnote"> - -<p><a name="Footnote_21_21" id="Footnote_21_21"></a><a href="#FNanchor_21_21"><span class="label">[21]</span></a> The Queen Dowager Catherine was born at Villa Vicosa on -the 14th of November, 1638, being daughter of Don Juan XVII., -then Duke of Braganza, (afterwards King of Portugal,) and only -sister of Don Alphonso XVII., and Don Pedro, afterwards King of -Portugal. Her marriage with Charles II., King of England, was -solemnised in Portugal, the Earl of Sandwich being proxy for -King Charles on the 23rd of April, 1662. She embarked for England, -and arrived at Portsmouth on the 14th of May (O.S.), and was -married to the King by Doctor Gilbert Sheldon, the Bishop of -London, on the 21st of the same month.</p></div> - -<div class="footnote"> - -<p><a name="Footnote_22_22" id="Footnote_22_22"></a><a href="#FNanchor_22_22"><span class="label">[22]</span></a> <em>David</em>, first <em>Earl of Portmore</em>, K.T., was son and heir of <em>Sir -Alexander Robertson</em>, Bart., of Strowan, in the county of Perth, -who assumed the name of <em>Colyear</em>, and who was Colonel of one -of the regiments of the Scots' Brigade in the service of Holland. -</p> -<p> -<em>David Colyear</em> engaged as a volunteer with the Dutch forces -under the Prince of Orange, in 1674, and came to England with -his Highness at the Revolution in 1688. He served, with great -reputation, in Ireland and in Flanders, and was created Baron -Portmore and Blackness in 1699. In 1703 he was created Baron -Colyear, Viscount Milsington, and Earl of Portmore. He was -promoted to the rank of General in 1710; in the same year he -was appointed Commander of the Forces in Scotland, and was -allowed to sell his colonelcy of the Queen's Regiment. He was -appointed Governor of Gibraltar in 1713, and in 1714 he succeeded -the Earl of Stair as Colonel of the Second, or Royal North British -Dragoons. He died at Gibraltar, on the 2nd of January, 1730.</p></div> - -<div class="footnote"> - -<p><a name="Footnote_23_23" id="Footnote_23_23"></a><a href="#FNanchor_23_23"><span class="label">[23]</span></a> Sir Charles Montague was the son of Brigadier-General Edward -Montague, Colonel of the Eleventh Foot, and Governor of -Hull, nephew of George, second Earl of Halifax, and great nephew -to the celebrated minister Halifax. He had an elder brother, -Edward, killed at the battle of Fontenoy, being then Lieutenant-Colonel -of the Thirty-first Foot. Sir Charles attained the rank of -Colonel in the army on the 30th of November, 1755; Major-General -on the 25th of June, 1759; and Lieutenant-General on the 19th of -January, 1761. He died on the 1st of August, 1777.</p></div> - -<div class="footnote"> - -<p><a name="Footnote_24_24" id="Footnote_24_24"></a><a href="#FNanchor_24_24"><span class="label">[24]</span></a> Lieut.-General Daniel Jones was promoted to the Colonelcy -of the <span class="smcap">Queen's Royal</span> from the Third Foot Guards, in which regiment -he had attained the rank of Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel -on the 7th of November, 1759, and Major on the 18th of April, -1770. His commissions as a general officer were, Major-General -on the 28th of August, 1777, and Lieutenant-General on the 19th -of July, 1779.</p></div> - -<div class="footnote"> - -<p><a name="Footnote_25_25" id="Footnote_25_25"></a><a href="#FNanchor_25_25"><span class="label">[25]</span></a> Major-General Alexander Stewart attained the rank of Captain -in the Thirty-seventh Foot in 1761; and was promoted to be Major -of the same regiment on the 9th of August, 1771. He was appointed -Lieutenant-Colonel of the Third Foot on the 7th of July, -1775; Colonel in the army on the 16th of May, 1780; and Major-General -on the 28th of April, 1790. In the campaigns of 1794, in -Flanders, he commanded the First Brigade of British infantry, -from which he retired in consequence of ill health, brought on by -severe fatigue about a month previous to his death. General -Stewart was of Afton, in Wigtonshire, and Member of Parliament -for Kirkcudbright.</p></div> - -<div class="footnote"> - -<p><a name="Footnote_26_26" id="Footnote_26_26"></a><a href="#FNanchor_26_26"><span class="label">[26]</span></a> Lieutenant Charles Turner was promoted to a company in -the African Colonial Corps, on the 8th of June, 1803; to a Majority -of the same corps on the 18th of April, 1804; and to the Lieutenant-Colonelcy -of the West Indian Rangers, on the 28th of May, -1807. He joined the army in Portugal, under Marshal Sir William -Carr Beresford, K.B., and lost his left arm in the repulse of -a sortie of the French from Badajoz, on the 10th of May, 1811, -while in command of the 17th Portuguese Infantry. He was -promoted to the rank of Major-General on the 19th of July, 1821; -and was appointed Captain General and Commander-in-Chief in -Africa, on the 24th of June, 1824; he died at Sierra Leone on -the 7th of March, 1826.</p></div> - -<div class="footnote"> - -<p><a name="Footnote_27_27" id="Footnote_27_27"></a><a href="#FNanchor_27_27"><span class="label">[27]</span></a> Lieutenant Derisley was killed while on piquet before the Fort -St. Julien, Rosetta; and Ensign Allman was wounded in the action -of the 21st of March. Besides those who died whilst the regiment -was in Egypt, there were 56 left sick in that country on its embarkation, -29 of whom fell a sacrifice to disease.</p></div> - -<div class="footnote"> - -<p><a name="Footnote_28_28" id="Footnote_28_28"></a><a href="#FNanchor_28_28"><span class="label">[28]</span></a> See General Orders in <a href="#B">Appendix B.</a></p></div> - -<div class="footnote"> - -<p><a name="Footnote_29_29" id="Footnote_29_29"></a><a href="#FNanchor_29_29"><span class="label">[29]</span></a> See General Orders of the 18th of January and the 1st of -February, 1809, inserted in <a href="#C">Appendix C.</a></p></div> - -<div class="footnote"> - -<p><a name="Footnote_30_30" id="Footnote_30_30"></a><a href="#FNanchor_30_30"><span class="label">[30]</span></a> At the battle of Corunna, Samuel Evans, a private in the -Grenadier company of the <span class="smcap">Queen's Royal</span>, was carried off -among the wounded. He was landed in England, and died in the -Military Hospital at Plymouth, on the 30th of January. A <em>post -mortem</em> examination showed that he had been <em>shot through the -heart</em>, yet had survived <em>sixteen days</em>. His heart is preserved in -the museum of the above Hospital.</p></div> - -<div class="footnote"> - -<p><a name="Footnote_31_31" id="Footnote_31_31"></a><a href="#FNanchor_31_31"><span class="label">[31]</span></a> See General Orders of the 18th of August, 1809, in <a href="#D">Appendix D.</a></p></div> - -<div class="footnote"> - -<p><a name="Footnote_32_32" id="Footnote_32_32"></a><a href="#FNanchor_32_32"><span class="label">[32]</span></a> General James Coates was eighty-two years of age, and at -the time of his death, the fourth in seniority on the list of Generals. -He was appointed Major of the Sixty-sixth Foot, the 3rd of October, -1766, and Lieutenant-Colonel of the Nineteenth Foot on -the 11th of September, 1775; of which regiment he continued to -be Lieutenant-Colonel, till the 20th of December, 1794, when he -was promoted to the Colonelcy of the <span class="smcap">Second</span>. His commissions -as general officer bear date, Major-General, the 28th of April, -1790; Lieutenant-General, the 26th of January, 1797; and -General, the 29th of April, 1802.</p></div> - -<div class="footnote"> - -<p><a name="Footnote_33_33" id="Footnote_33_33"></a><a href="#FNanchor_33_33"><span class="label">[33]</span></a> Lieutenant-Colonel Williams had been with the regiment in -the West Indies. It was probably in consequence of his previous -sojourn in an enervating climate that he felt, shortly after arriving -in India, symptoms of chronic disease, so alarming when encountered -in the heated regions of the tropics. A return to Europe -was the course recommended, but Colonel Williams said, that -having been honoured by his King with the command of an old distinguished -corps, which he had conducted to the shores of India, -he thought it was not for a soldier in the prime of life to abandon -his post on the first summons, and preferred making trial of an -elevated climate on the Neilgherry-hills, in hopes of rejoining his -friends and comrades, with whose fortunes he wished to identify -his own. The change of abode was found to prolong his life, but -did not remove the complaint; and when a reluctant consent was -given to depart for England, it was too late: the hand of death -was approaching him, and he died at Cannanore, on the Malabar -coast, whither he had been conveyed for embarkation.</p></div> - -<div class="footnote"> - -<p><a name="Footnote_34_34" id="Footnote_34_34"></a><a href="#FNanchor_34_34"><span class="label">[34]</span></a> When Lieutenant-Colonel Place was ordered to Koolapore, -he was so far gone in constitution, that his medical advisers suggested -the propriety of relinquishing the attempt to proceed on -active service. "I go—if I die on the road," was the reply of this -respected officer. On this occasion, as above stated, he was -charged with the command of a light battalion, and although no -fighting took place, he gained the confidence and esteem of all -who came in contact with him. Whilst employed on this expedition, -he was appointed, by the Commander-in-Chief in India, -(Lord Combermere,) to take command of the 41st Regiment, which -was also at Koolapore. Like the former appeal, this was also -one of duty and honour; and private considerations were again -disregarded. Colonel Place had a perfect sense of his danger -which at this time was but too apparent to every observer. He -assumed the command of the 41st; and by his death, which followed -in a few weeks after, his profession was deprived of a brave -soldier, and his associates of a valuable friend. Colonel Place -had seen much hard service in command of the light company of -the 77th Regiment, whilst employed in the Peninsula war, and he -had been quartered in Jamaica as major of the same corps shortly -before his appointment as Lieutenant-Colonel to the <span class="smcap">Queen's</span>.</p></div> - -<div class="footnote"> - -<p><a name="Footnote_35_35" id="Footnote_35_35"></a><a href="#FNanchor_35_35"><span class="label">[35]</span></a> See Memoir in <a href="#F">Appendix marked F.</a></p></div> - -<div class="footnote"> - -<p><a name="Footnote_36_36" id="Footnote_36_36"></a><a href="#FNanchor_36_36"><span class="label">[36]</span></a> The Right Honourable the late General Sir William Keppel, -G.C.B., died at Paris on the 11th of December, 1834: he served -fifty-six years in the army, having entered the service in the year -1778. He served in North America and the West Indies, and -was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-General in 1803; Colonel -Commandant of the 60th Foot, 24th of April, 1806; Colonel of -the 67th Foot, 1811; Colonel of the 2nd or Queen's, 1828; General -in the army, 1813. Sir William Keppel was for many years -Groom of the Bedchamber and Equerry to his Majesty King -George IV., who bestowed on him the appointment of Governor -of Guernsey, when it became vacant by the death of the Earl -of Pembroke, in 1827.</p></div></div> - - -<hr class="chap" /> -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_73" id="Page_73">[73]</a></span></p> - -<h2><a name="APPENDIX" id="APPENDIX"></a><a href="#CONTENTS">APPENDIX.</a></h2> -<hr class="r15" /> - -<div class="blockquotx"> - -<p><a href="#A">A.</a> Chronological Table of the Services of the Second, or Queen's Royal -Regiment.</p> - -<p><a href="#B">B.</a> General Orders relative to the Campaign in Egypt in 1801.</p> - -<p><a href="#C">C.</a> General Orders relative to the Battle of Corunna in January, 1809.</p> - -<p><a href="#D">D.</a> General Orders relative to the Battle of Talavera in July, 1809.</p> - -<p><a href="#E">E.</a> Memorandum on the subject of Regimental Colours, 1835.</p> - -<p><a href="#F">F.</a> Memoir of Major-General Sir Henry Torrens, K.C.B., late Adjutant-General -of the Forces, and Colonel of the Queen's Royal.</p></div> - - -<hr class="chap pg-brk" /> -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_74" id="Page_74">[74]</a></span></p> - -<h3><a name="A" id="A"></a><a href="#CONTENTS">A.</a></h3> - -<p class="center antiqua">Chronological Table</p> - -<p class="pfs60">OF</p> - -<p class="pfs70">THE SERVICES OF THE SECOND, OR QUEEN'S ROYAL REGIMENT OF FOOT;<br /> -THE SUCCESSION OF ITS COLONELS; &c.</p> - -<p class="pfs80"><span class="smcap">From the Period of its Formation in 1661 to 1833.</span></p> - - -<div class="center fs70"> -<table border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" width="99%" summary=""> -<tr><td class="btt bll"></td><td class="btt bl"></td><td class="btt bl" colspan="3"></td><td class="btt bl brr"></td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdc bll">Year.</td> - <td class="tdc bl">STATIONS,<br />Battles, Sieges, &c. &c.<br />on which employed.</td> - <td class="tdc bl" colspan="3">COLONELS,<br />and<br />Dates of Appointment.</td> - <td class="tdc bl brr">Dates of<br />Removal, &c.</td></tr> -<tr><td class="bt bll"></td><td class="bt bl"></td><td class="bt bl" colspan="3"></td><td class="bt bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlz bll wd15">1661</td> - <td class="tdlx bl wd30">Raised for service at Tangier, on the northern coast of Africa.</td> - <td class="tdly bl xxl wd3" rowspan="2">{</td> - <td class="tdlx wd25" rowspan="2">Henry Mordaunt, <em>second</em> Earl of Peterborough.<br />30th Sept., 1661.</td> - <td class="tdly xxl wd3" rowspan="2">}</td> - <td class="tdlx bl brr">Resigned in April, 1663.</td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll">1662—Jan.</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">Embarked for Tangier</td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll">1663</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">At Tangier</td> - <td class="tdly bl xxl">{</td> - <td class="tdlx">Andrew Rutherford, Earl of Teviot.<br />9th April, 1663.</td> - <td class="tdly xxl">}</td> - <td class="tdlx bl brr">Killed at Tangier, 4th May, 1664.</td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll">1664<br />to</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">At Tangier</td> - <td class="tdly bl xxl">{</td> - <td class="tdlx">Henry Norwood.<br />10th June, 1664.</td> - <td class="tdly xxl">}</td> - <td class="tdlx bl brr">Died at Tangier, 1668.</td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll">1668<br />to</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">At Tangier</td> - <td class="tdly bl xxl">{</td> - <td class="tdlx">John, Earl of Middleton.<br />15th May, 1668.</td> - <td class="tdly xxl">}</td> - <td class="tdlx bl brr">Died at Tangier, 25th Jan.1675.</td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll">1675<br />to</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">At Tangier</td> - <td class="tdly bl xxl">{</td> - <td class="tdlx">William O'Brien, Earl of Inchiquin.<br />5th March, 1675.</td> - <td class="tdly xxl">}</td> - <td class="tdlx bl brr">Resigned, 1680.</td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll">1680</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">At Tangier</td> - <td class="tdly bl xxl">{</td> - <td class="tdlx">Sir Palmes Fairborne, Kt.<br />10th Nov., 1680.</td> - <td class="tdly xxl">{<br /></td> - <td class="tdlx bl brr">Died of wounds at Tangier, 27th Oct. 1680, 14 days before the date of his appointment.</td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlz bll">1681 }<br />1682 }<br />1683 }</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">At Tangier</td> - <td class="bl" colspan="3"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="bll"> </td><td></td><td class="tdlx large" colspan="3">. . . . . . .</td><td class="brr"></td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdlz bll">1684—April</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">Evacuated Tangier, and arrived in England</td> - <td class="tdly bl xxl">}</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlz bll">1685—July 5</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">England; in the battle of Sedgmoor, and assisted in suppressing the rebellion of the Duke of Monmouth</td> - <td class="tdly bl xxl">}</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlz bll">1686 }<br />1687 }</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">England</td> - <td class="tdly bl xxl">}</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlz bll">1688—Dec.</td> - <td class="tdlx bl" rowspan="2">England; was marched to Wallingford, Berks, on the arrival of King William III. in London; - and on the abdication of King James II. it adhered to the Protestant King William</td> - <td class="tdly bl xxl">}</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlz bll"></td> - <td class="tdly bl xxl">}</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlz bll">1689</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">Embarked for Ireland, with 9th & 11th regiments, and assisted at the raising of the siege of London- derry</td> - <td class="tdly bl xxl">}<br />}</td> - <td class="tdlx">Piercy Kirke, removed from the 2nd Tangier Regiment, now the 4th Foot. 19th April, 1682.</td> - <td class="tdly xxl">}<br />}</td> - <td class="tdlx bl brr">Died at Breda, Oct. 1691.</td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll">1690</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">Ireland</td> - <td class="tdly bl xxl">}</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlz bll"> — July 1</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">Battle of the Boyne; Siege of Limerick; Relief of Birr; Skirmish of Lanesborough</td> - <td class="tdly bl xxl">}</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlz bll">1691—Feb.</td> - <td class="tdlx bl" rowspan="2">At the Action of the Moat of Grenogue; Capture of Cairn Castle; Capture of Conway Castle; Skirmish at Wyand's Town</td> - <td class="tdly bl xxl" rowspan="2">}</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll"> — May</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll"> — June</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">At the Siege of Athlone</td> - <td class="tdly bl xxl" rowspan="3">}</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll"> — July 12</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">At the battle of Aghrim</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll"> — Aug.</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">At the siege of Limerick</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - - <!-- end of first page of table (pg 74) --> - -<tr><td class="bll"><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_75" id="Page_75">[75]</a></span> - </td><td></td><td class="tdlx large" colspan="3">. . . . . . .</td><td class="brr"></td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdlx bll">1692</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">Embarked for Flanders</td> - <td class="tdly bl xxl" rowspan="5">}<br />}</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll"> —</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">Returned to England</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll"> — Aug.</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">Re-embarked for Flanders</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll">1693—July 29</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">Battle of Landen</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll">1694</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">In Flanders</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll">1695—July</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">Siege of Namur; returned to England</td> - <td class="tdly bl xxl">}</td> - <td class="tdlx" rowspan="2">William Selwyn, promoted from the Coldstream Foot Guards.<br />18th Dec., 1691</td> - <td class="tdly xxl">{</td> - <td class="tdlx bl brr" rowspan="2">Removed to the 22nd Regiment, 29th June, 1701, in exchange with Sir Hen. Bellasis.</td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll">1696</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">In England</td> - <td class="tdly bl xxl">}</td> - <td class="tdly xxl">{</td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll">1697</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">Proceeded to Flanders; Arrived in England after the Peace of Ryswick</td> - <td class="tdly bl xxl">}</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlz bll">1698 }<br />1699 }<br />1700 }</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">England</td> - <td class="tdly bl xxl">}</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="bll"> </td><td></td><td class="tdlx large" colspan="3">. . . . . . .</td><td class="brr"></td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdlx bll">1701</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">In England</td> - <td class="tdly bl xxl" rowspan="3">}<br />}</td> - <td class="tdlx" rowspan="3">Sir Henry Bellasis, exchanged from the 22nd Foot.<br />28th June, 1701.</td> - <td class="tdly xxl" rowspan="3">{<br /></td> - <td class="tdlx bl brr" rowspan="3">Dismissed in Feb. 1702, by sentence of a Court-Martial, for embezzlement of money, &c. at Port Saint Mary's.</td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll">1702</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">Embarked for Cadiz</td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll"> — Oct.</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">Returned to England</td></tr> - -<tr><td class="bll"> </td><td></td><td class="tdlx large" colspan="3">. . . . . . .</td><td class="brr"></td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdlx bll">1703</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">Embarked for Holland</td> - <td class="tdly bl xxl" rowspan="3">}<br />}</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll"> — May</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">Distinguished at the defence of Tongres</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll">1704</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">Embarked from Holland for Portugal</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll">1705</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">Siege of Valentia de Alcantara</td> - <td class="tdly bl xxl" rowspan="5">}<br />}</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll"></td> - <td class="tdlx bl">——— Albuquerque</td> - <td class="tdlx" rowspan="2">David Colyear, Earl of Portmore.27th Feb., 1703.</td> - <td class="tdly xxl" rowspan="2">}</td> - <td class="tdlx bl brr" rowspan="2">Allowed to sell in 1710.</td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll"></td> - <td class="tdlx bl">——— Badajoz</td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll">1706</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">——— Alcantara</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll"></td> - <td class="tdlx bl">——— Ciudad Rodrigo</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll"></td> - <td class="tdlx bl">Advanced to Madrid</td> - <td class="tdly bl xxl" rowspan="2">}</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll">1707—Apr. 25</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">At the battle of Almanza</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlz bll">1708 }<br />1709 }<br />1710 }</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">In England</td> - <td class="tdly bl xxl">}</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="bll"> </td><td></td><td class="tdlx large" colspan="3">. . . . . . .</td><td class="brr"></td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdlx bll">1711</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">Embarked on an expedition for Canada</td> - <td class="tdly bl xxl" rowspan="2">}</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll"></td> - <td class="tdlx bl">Returned to England</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlz bll">1712 }<br /> to }<br />1729 }</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">In England</td> - <td class="tdly bl xxl" rowspan="3">}<br />}</td> - <td class="tdlx" rowspan="3">Lieut.-Col. Piercy Kirke, <em>promoted by purchase</em>.<br />19th Sept., 1710.</td> - <td class="tdly xxl" rowspan="3">}</td> - <td class="tdlx bl brr" rowspan="3">Died Jan. 1, 1741.</td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll">1730—June</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">Embarked for Gibraltar</td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlz bll">1731 }<br /> to }<br />1740 }</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">Gibraltar</td></tr> - -<tr><td class="bll"> </td><td></td><td class="tdlx large" colspan="3">. . . . . . .</td><td class="brr"></td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdlz bll">1741 }<br /> to }<br />1748 }</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">At Gibraltar</td> - <td class="tdly bl xl" rowspan="3">}<br />}</td> - <td class="tdlx" rowspan="3">Thomas Fowke, from the 43rd (formerly the 54th) Regiment.12th August, 1741.</td> - <td class="tdly xl" rowspan="3">{<br /></td> - <td class="tdlx bl brr" rowspan="3">Removed to the 14th Regiment of Foot, on the 11th Nov. 1755.</td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll">1749</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">Embarked for Ireland</td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlz bll">1750 }<br /> to }<br />1755 }</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">Ireland</td></tr> - -<tr><td class="bll"> </td><td></td><td class="tdlx large" colspan="3">. . . . . . .</td><td class="brr"></td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdlx bll"> to</td> - <td class="tdlx bl"></td> - <td class="tdly bl xxl" rowspan="3">{</td> - <td class="tdlx" rowspan="3">Hon. John Fitz-William. 12th Nov., 1755.</td> - <td class="tdly xl" rowspan="3">{<br /></td> - <td class="tdlx bl brr" rowspan="3">Removed to 2nd Irish Horse, now 5th Drag. Guards, 27th Nov. 1760.</td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll">1760</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">Ireland</td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll"> </td> - <td class="tdlx bl"></td></tr> - - <!-- end of second page of table (pg 75) --> - -<tr><td class="bll"><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_76" id="Page_76">[76]</a></span> - </td><td></td><td class="tdlx large" colspan="3">. . . . . . .</td><td class="brr"></td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdlx bll">1764</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">Ireland</td> - <td class="tdly bl xxl" rowspan="3">}<br />}<br />}</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlz bll">1765 }<br /> to }<br />1768 }</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">Isle of Man</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll">1769</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">Returned to Ireland, and embarked for Gibraltar</td> - <td class="tdlx">Sir Charles Montague, K.B. from the 59th Regiment.<br />27th Nov., 1760.</td> - <td class="tdly xxl">}</td> - <td class="tdlx bl brr">Died 1st August, 1777.</td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlz bll">1770 }<br /> to }<br />1774 }</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">Gibraltar</td> - <td class="tdly bl xxl" rowspan="3">}<br />}</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll">1775—Dec.</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">Returned to England</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll">1776</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">England</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="bll"> </td><td></td><td class="tdlx large" colspan="3">. . . . . . .</td><td class="brr"></td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdlz bll">1777 }<br /> to }<br />1783 }</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">England</td> - <td class="tdly bl xxl" rowspan="2">}</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll"> — Oct.</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">Embarked for Gibraltar</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlz bll">1784 }<br /> to }<br />1791 }</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">Gibraltar</td> - <td class="tdly bl xxl" rowspan="2">}<br />}</td> - <td class="tdlx">Daniel Jones, promoted from the 3rd Foot Guards.<br />7th August, 1777.</td> - <td class="tdly xxl">}</td> - <td class="tdlx bl brr">Died 20th Nov. 1793.</td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll">1792—April</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">Arrived in England</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll">1793—Aug.</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">England; embarked as marines in the fleet under Admiral Earl Howe</td> - <td class="tdly bl xxl">}</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="bll"> </td><td></td><td class="tdlx large" colspan="3">. . . . . . .</td><td class="brr"></td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdlx bll">1794—June 1</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">Engaged as marines in the victory over the French fleet</td> - <td class="tdly bl xxl" rowspan="2">{<br /></td> - <td class="tdlx">Alexander Stewart, promoted from the 3rd Foot.<br />20th Nov., 1793.</td> - <td class="tdly xxl">}</td> - <td class="tdlx bl brr">Died Dec. 1794.</td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll"> — Nov.</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">Relanded from the fleet</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="bll"> </td><td></td><td class="tdlx large" colspan="3">. . . . . . .</td><td class="brr"></td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdlx bll"> — Dec. 25</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">Embarked for the West Indies</td> - <td class="tdly bl xxl" rowspan="4">}<br />}</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll">1795</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">In the West Indies</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll"></td> - <td class="tdlx bl">Two companies at Guernsey</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll">1796</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">In the West Indies</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll">1797—March</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">Returned to England</td> - <td class="tdly bl xxl" rowspan="3">}<br />}</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll">1798—June</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">Embarked for Ireland</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll">1799—July</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">Embarked for England</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll"> — Aug.</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">Embarked for Holland, and engaged at the Helder</td> - <td class="tdly bl xxl" rowspan="2">}<br />}</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll"> — Oct. 2</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">Engaged at the battle of Egmont-op-Zee</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll"> — Oct. 6</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">Engaged at Alkmaar</td> - <td class="tdly bl xxl" rowspan="3">}<br />}</td> - <td class="tdlx">James Coates.<br />20th Dec., 1794.</td> - <td class="tdly xl">}</td> - <td class="tdlx bl brr">[<em>See next page.</em>]</td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll"> — Oct.</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">Returned to England</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll">1800—May</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">Embarked on an expedition to the coast of France</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll"> — June</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">Proceeded to Minorca, Gibraltar, and Malta</td> - <td class="tdly bl xxl" rowspan="2">}<br />}</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll">1801—March</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">Proceeded to Egypt, and landed at Aboukir Bay</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll"> — Mar. 21</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">At the battle of Alexandria</td> - <td class="tdly bl xxl" rowspan="3">}<br />}</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll"> — Dec.</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">Embarked for Gibraltar</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlz bll">1802 }<br />1803 }<br />1804 }</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">At Gibraltar</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - - <!-- end of third page of table (pg 76) --> - -<tr><td class="bll"><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_77" id="Page_77">[77]</a></span> - </td><td></td><td class="tdlx large" colspan="3">. . . . . . .</td><td class="brr"></td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdlx bll">1805—Nov.</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">Embarked for England</td> - <td class="tdly bl xxl" rowspan="3">}</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll">1806</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">In England</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll">1807—June</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">Embarked for Guernsey</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll">1808—June</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">Returned to England</td> - <td class="tdly bl xxl" rowspan="3">}</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll"> — July</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">Embarked for Portugal</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll"> — Aug. 21</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">At the battle of Vimiera</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll">1809—Jan.16</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">At the battle of Corunna, and returned to England</td> - <td class="tdly bl xxl" rowspan="4">}<br />}</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll"> — July</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">Embarked in the expedition to Walcheren</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll"> — Dec.</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">Returned to England</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll">1810</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">In England</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll">1811—Jan.</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">Embarked for Portugal</td> - <td class="tdly bl xxl" rowspan="2">}</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll">1812</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">Advanced into Spain</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll"> — July 22</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">At the battle of Salamanca</td> - <td class="tdly bl xxl" rowspan="3">}</td> - <td class="tdlx" rowspan="3">James Coates. [<em>Continued from preceding page.</em>]</td> - <td class="tdly xl" rowspan="3">}</td> - <td class="tdlx bl brr" rowspan="3">Died 22nd July, 1822.</td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll">1813—May 21</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">At the battle of Vittoria</td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll"> — July</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">Engaged in the Pyrenees</td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll"> — Nov. 10</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">At the battle on the Nivelle</td> - <td class="tdly bl xxl" rowspan="5">}<br />}</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll">1814—April 8</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">At the battle of Toulouse</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll"> — June</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">Embarked at Barsac, and landed in Ireland</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll"> — July</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">Embarked for England</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll">1815</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">In England</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll">1816—April</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">Embarked for the West Indies.</td> - <td class="tdly bl xxl" rowspan="4">}<br />}</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlz bll">1817 }<br /> to }<br />1820 }</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">West Indies</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll">1821—Aug.</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">Returned to England</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll">1822—June</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">Embarked for Ireland</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="bll"> </td><td></td><td class="tdlx large" colspan="3">. . . . . . .</td><td class="brr"></td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdlx bll">1823</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">In Ireland</td> - <td class="tdly bl xxl" rowspan="5">}<br />}</td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll">1824—May</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">Embarked for England</td> - <td class="tdlx" rowspan="4">Maj.-Gen. Sir H. Torrens, K.C.B. <em>Adjutant-General to the Forces.</em><br />26th July, 1822.</td> - <td class="tdly xxl" rowspan="3">}<br />}</td> - <td class="tdlx bl brr" rowspan="3">Died 22d Aug. 1828.</td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll">1825—Feb.</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">Embarked for Bombay</td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll">1826 }</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">Bombay</td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll">1827 }</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">Poonah</td> - <td class="tdly"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="bll"> </td><td></td><td class="tdlx large" colspan="3">. . . . . . .</td><td class="brr"></td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdlz bll"><br />1828 }<br /> to }<br />1834 }</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">Bombay Presidency</td> - <td class="tdly bl xxl">}<br />}</td> - <td class="tdlx">Gen. <em>Right Hon.</em> Sir W. Keppel, G.C.B. from the 67th Regiment.<br />25th August, 1828.</td> - <td class="tdly xxl">}<br />}</td> - <td class="tdlx bl brr">Died 11th Dec. 1834.</td></tr> - -<tr><td class="bll"> </td><td></td><td class="tdlx large" colspan="3">. . . . . . .</td><td class="brr"></td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdlx bll">1835</td> - <td class="tdlx bl">Bombay ditto</td> - <td class="tdly bl xxl">}<br />}</td> - <td class="tdlx">Lt.-Gen. <em>Rt. Hon.</em> Sir James Kempt, G.C.B. from the 40th Regiment.23rd Dec., 1834.</td> - <td class="tdly xxl">}<br />}</td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll tdpp">1836</td> - <td class="tdlx bl tdpp">Bombay ditto</td> - <td class="bl"></td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="tdlx bll tdpp">1837</td> - <td class="tdlx bl tdpp">Bombay do.</td> - <td class="bl"></td> - <td class="tdly" colspan="2"></td> - <td class="bl brr"></td></tr> - -<tr><td class="bb bll tdpp"></td><td class="bb bl"></td><td class="bb bl" colspan="3"></td><td class="bb bl brr"></td></tr> - -</table></div> - - - <div class="chapter"></div> -<hr class="chap pg-brk" /> -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_78" id="Page_78">[78]</a></span></p> - -<h3><a name="B" id="B"></a><a href="#CONTENTS">B.</a></h3> - -<p class="pfs90">GENERAL ORDERS.</p> - - -<div class="fs90"> -<p class="right">Horse-Guards, 16th May, 1801.</p> - -<p class="noindent">The recent events which have occurred in <span class="smcap">Egypt</span> have induced -His Majesty to lay his most gracious commands on His Royal -Highness the Commander-in-Chief, to convey to the troops -employed in that country His Majesty's highest approbation of -their conduct; and at the same time His Majesty has deemed -it expedient, that these his gracious sentiments should be communicated -to every part of His Army, not doubting that all -ranks will thereby be inspired with an honourable spirit of -emulation, and an eager desire of distinguishing themselves in -their country's service.</p> - -<p>Under the blessing of Divine Providence, His Majesty -ascribes the successes that have attended the exertions of his -troops in Egypt, to that determined bravery which is inherent -in Britons; but his Majesty desires it may be most solemnly -and most forcibly impressed on the consideration of every part -of the army, that it has been a strict observance of <em>Order</em>, -<em>Discipline</em>, and <em>Military System</em>, which has given its full -energy to the native valour of the troops, and has enabled them -proudly to assert the superiority of the national military character, -in situations uncommonly arduous, and under circumstances -of peculiar difficulty.</p> - -<p>The illustrious example of their Commander cannot fail to -have made an indelible impression on the gallant troops, at -whose head, crowned with victory and glory, he terminated his -honourable career; and His Majesty trusts that a due contemplation -of the talents and virtues, which he uniformly displayed -in the course of his valuable life, will for ever endear -the memory of Sir <span class="smcap">Ralph Abercrombie</span> to the British Army.</p> - -<p>His Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief having thus -obeyed His Majesty's commands, cannot forbear to avail himself -of this opportunity of recapitulating the leading features of -a series of operations so honourable to the British Arms.</p> - -<p>The boldness of the approach to the coast of Aboukir, in -defiance of a powerful and well-directed artillery,—the orderly -formation upon the beach, under the heaviest fire of grape -and musketry,—the reception and repulse of the enemy's<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_79" id="Page_79">[79]</a></span> -cavalry and infantry,—the subsequent charge of our troops, -which decided the victory, and established a footing on the -shores of Egypt, are circumstances of glory never surpassed -in the military annals of the world!</p> - -<p>The advance of the army, on the 13th of March, towards -Alexandria, presents the spectacle of a movement of infantry -through an open country, who, being attacked upon their march, -<em>formed</em>, and <em>repulsed</em> the enemy; then advanced in line for -three miles, engaged along their whole front, until they drove -the enemy to seek his safety under the protection of his entrenched -position. Such had been the order and regularity of -the advance!</p> - -<p>Upon the 21st of March, the united force of the French in -Egypt attacked the position of the British Army.</p> - -<p>An attack, begun an hour before daylight, could derive no -advantage over the vigilance of an army ever ready to receive -it. The enemy's most vigorous and repeated efforts were -directed against the right and centre. Our infantry fought in -the plain, greatly inferior in the number of their artillery, and -unaided by cavalry.</p> - -<p>They relied upon their discipline and their courage. The -desperate attacks of a veteran cavalry, joined to those of a -numerous infantry, which had vainly styled itself <em>Invincible</em>, -were everywhere repulsed: and a conflict the most severe -terminated in one of the most signal victories which ever -adorned the annals of the British nation!</p> - -<p>In bringing forward these details, the Commander-in-Chief -does not call upon the Army merely <em>to admire</em> but <em>to emulate</em> -such conduct. Every soldier who feels for the honour of his -country, while he exults in events so splendid and important -in themselves, will henceforth have fresh motives for cherishing -and enforcing the practice of discipline, and by uniting, in -the greatest perfection, order and precision with activity and -courage, will seek to uphold, and transmit undiminished to -posterity, the <em>Glory</em> and <em>Honour</em> of the <em>British Arms</em>.</p> - -<p>Nor is a less useful example to be derived from the conduct -of the distinguished Commander who fell in the field.</p> - -<p>His steady observance of discipline,—his ever watchful attention -to the health and wants of his troops,—the persevering -and unconquerable spirit which marked his military career,—the<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_80" id="Page_80">[80]</a></span> -splendour of his actions in the field, and the heroism of his -death,—are worthy the imitation of all who desire, like him, -a life of honour and a death of glory.</p> - -<p class="right"> -<span class="padr6">By Order of His Royal Highness</span><br /> -<span class="padr4">The Commander-in-Chief,</span></p> - -<p class="right"> -<span class="padr1 smcap">Harry Calvert,</span><br /> -Colonel and Adjutant-General.</p> - -<hr class="tb" /> - -<div class="blockquot"> - -<p>The following regiments were employed in Egypt, in -1801, and were permitted by His Majesty King George the -Third to bear on their Colours the <em>Sphynx</em>, with the -word "<span class="smcap">Egypt</span>," as a distinguished mark of His Majesty's -Royal approbation, and as a lasting memorial of the glory -acquired to His Majesty's Arms by the zeal, discipline, and -intrepidity of his troops in that arduous and important -campaign, <em>viz.</em>:—</p></div> - -<div class="textcol"> -<p>11th Light Dragoons, 1 Troop, Captain Money.</p> -<p>12th Light Dragoons, Col. Archdall.</p> -<p>26th, afterwards 23rd Light Dragoons, Lieut.-Col. R. Gordon.</p> -<p>Hompesch's Hussars, Major Sir Robert T. Wilson.</p> -<p>Coldstream Guards, 1st battalion.</p> -<p>3rd Guards, 1st battalion.</p> -<p>Royals, 2nd battalion, Lieut.-Col. D. Campbell.</p> -<p>2nd, or Queen's Royal, Colonel Lord Dalhousie.</p> -<p>8th Foot, or King's, Col. Drummond.</p> -<p>*10th, Lieut.-Col. Quarrell.</p> -<p>13th, Lieut.-Col. Hon. C. Colville.</p> -<p>18th, or Royal Irish, Lieut.-Col. H. T. Montresor.</p> -<p>20th, Lieut.-Col. G. Smith.</p> -<p>23rd, or Royal Welsh Fusiliers, Lieut.-Col. J. Hall.</p> -<p>24th Foot, Lieut.-Col. J. R. Forster.</p> -<p>25th, Colonel W. Dyott.</p> -<p>26th, Col. Lord Elphinstone.</p> - -</div> -<div class="textcol-bl"> - -<p>27th, or Inniskilling, Lieut.-Col. S. Graham.</p> -<p>28th, Colonel Hon. E. Paget.</p> -<p>30th, Lieut.-Col. W. Wilkinson.</p> -<p>40th, (Flank Companies) Col. B. Spencer.</p> -<p>42nd, or Royal Highlanders, Lieut.-Col. W. Dickson.</p> -<p>44th Foot, Lieut.-Col. C. Tilson.</p> -<p>50th, Col. P. Wauchope.</p> -<p>54th, Lieut.-Col. J. T. Layard.</p> -<p>58th, Lieut.-Col. W. Houstoun.</p> -<p>61st, Lieut.-Col. F. Carruthers.</p> -<p>79th, Col. Alan Cameron.</p> -<p>*80th, Lieut.-Col. J. Montresor.</p> -<p>*86th, Lieut.-Col. Y. P. Lloyd.</p> -<p>*88th, Lieut.-Col. A. Duff.</p> -<p>89th, Col. W. Stewart.</p> -<p>90th, Col. Rowland Hill.</p> -<p>92nd, Lieut.-Col. C. Erskine.</p> -<p>Ancient Irish Fencibles.</p> -<p>Queen's German Regiment.</p> -<p>De Roll's Regiment.</p> -<p>Dillon's Regiment.</p> -<p>Corsican Rangers, Major H. Lowe.</p> -</div> - -<p class="fs90"><span class="smcap">Note.</span>—The 10th, 80th, 86th, and 88th Regiments proceeded from the -East Indies, overland, under the orders of Major-General David Baird, to -join the Army in Egypt.</p> - -</div> - - -<hr class="chap pg-brk" /> -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_81" id="Page_81">[81]</a></span></p> - -<h3><a name="C" id="C"></a><a href="#CONTENTS">C.</a></h3> - -<p class="pfs90">GENERAL ORDERS.</p> - -<div class="fs90"> - -<p class="right"> -His Majesty's Ship Audacious,<br /> -<span class="padr1">18th January, 1809.</span></p> - - -<p class="noindent">The irreparable loss that has been sustained by the fall of the -Commander of the Forces, <em>Lieutenant-General</em> <span class="smcap">Sir John -Moore</span>, and the severe wound which has removed <em>Lieutenant-General</em> -<span class="smcap">Sir David Baird</span> from his station, render it the duty -of <em>Lieutenant-General Hope</em> to congratulate the Army upon -the successful result of the action of the 16th instant.</p> - -<p>On no occasion has the undaunted valour of British troops -ever been more manifest. At the termination of a severe and -harassing march, rendered necessary by the superiority which -the enemy had acquired, and which had materially impaired -the efficiency of the troops, many disadvantages were to be -encountered.</p> - -<p>These have all been surmounted by the conduct of the troops -themselves; and the enemy has been taught, that whatever -advantages of position or of numbers he may employ, there is -inherent in the British officers and soldiers a bravery that -knows not how to yield,—that no circumstances can appal,—and -that will ensure victory when it is to be obtained by the -exertion of any human means.</p> - -<p>The Lieutenant-General has the greatest satisfaction in distinguishing -such meritorious services as came within his observation, -or have been brought to his knowledge.</p> - -<p>His acknowledgments are in a peculiar manner due to -<em>Lieutenant-General Lord William Bentinck</em>, and the brigade -under his command, consisting of the 4th, 42nd, and 50th -regiments, which sustained the weight of the attack.</p> - -<p><em>Major-General Manningham</em>, with his brigade, consisting of -the Royals, the 26th and 81st regiments, and <em>Major-General -Warde</em>, with the brigade of Guards, will also be pleased to -accept his best thanks for their steady and gallant conduct -during the action.</p> - -<p>To <em>Major-General Paget</em>, who, by a judicious movement of -the reserve, effectually contributed to check the progress of -the enemy on the right, and to the 1st battalion of the 52nd -and 95th regiments, which were thereby engaged, the greatest -praise is justly due.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_82" id="Page_82">[82]</a></span></p> - -<p>That part of <em>Major-General Leith's</em> brigade which was engaged, -consisting of the 59th regiment under the conduct of -the Major-General, also claims marked approbation.</p> - -<p>The enemy not having rendered the attack on the left a -serious one, did not afford to the troops stationed in that quarter -an opportunity of displaying that gallantry which must -have made him repent the attempt.</p> - -<p>The piquets and advanced posts, however, of the brigades -under the command of <em>Major-Generals Hill</em> and <em>Leith</em>, and -<em>Colonel Catlin Craufurd</em>, conducted themselves with determined -resolution, and were ably supported by the officers -commanding these brigades, and by the troops of which they -were composed.</p> - -<p>It is peculiarly incumbent upon the Lieutenant-General to -notice the vigorous attack made by the 2nd battalion of the -14th regiment under <em>Lieutenant-Colonel Nicolls</em>, which drove -the enemy out of the village, of the left of which he had possessed -himself.</p> - -<p>The exertions of <em>Lieutenant-Colonel Murray</em>, Quarter-Master -General, and of the other officers of the General Staff, -during the action, were unremitted, and deserve every degree -of approbation.</p> - -<p>The illness of <em>Brigadier-General Clinton</em>, Adjutant-General, -unfortunately deprived the army of the benefit of his services.</p> - -<p>The Lieutenant-General hopes the loss in point of numbers -is not so considerable as might have been expected: he -laments, however, the fall of the gallant soldiers and valuable -officers who have suffered.</p> - -<p>The Lieutenant-General knows that it is impossible in -any language he can use to enhance the esteem, or diminish -the regret, that the Army feels with him for its late Commander. -His career has been unfortunately too limited for -his country, but has been sufficient for his own fame. -Beloved by the Army, honoured by his Sovereign, and respected -by his country, he has terminated a life devoted to her -service by a glorious death, leaving his name as a memorial, an -example, and an excitement to those who shall follow him in -the path of honour, and it is from his country alone that his -memory can receive the tribute which is its due.</p> - -<p class="right"> -<span class="padr1">(Signed) <span class="pad6 smcap">John Hope</span>,</span><br /> -Lieutenant-General.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_83" id="Page_83">[83]</a></span></p> - - -<p class="p2 pfs100">GENERAL ORDERS.</p> - -<p class="right fs90">Horse-Guards, 1st February, 1809.</p> - -<p class="noindent">The benefits derived to an army from the example of a distinguished -commander do not terminate at his death: his virtues -live in the recollection of his associates, and his fame remains -the strongest incentive to great and glorious actions.</p> - -<p>In this view, the Commander-in-Chief, amidst the deep and -universal regret which the death of <em>Lieutenant-General</em> <span class="smcap">Sir -John Moore</span> has occasioned, <ins class="corr" title="Transcriber's Note—Original text: 'recals to the'">recalls to the</ins> troops the military -career of that illustrious officer for their instruction and imitation.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Sir John Moore</span> from his youth embraced the profession with -the feelings and sentiments of a soldier;—he felt that a perfect -knowledge and an exact performance of the humble but important -duties of a subaltern officer are the best foundations -for subsequent military fame; and his ardent mind, while it -looked forward to those brilliant achievements for which it -was formed, applied itself, with energy and exemplary assiduity, -to the duties of that station.</p> - -<p>In the school of regimental duty he obtained that correct -knowledge of his profession so essential to the proper direction -of the gallant spirit of the soldier; and he was enabled to -establish a characteristic order and regularity of conduct, because -the troops found in their leader a striking example of -the discipline which he enforced on others.</p> - -<p>Having risen to command, he signalised his name in the West -Indies, in Holland, and in Egypt. The unremitting attention -with which he devoted himself to the duties of every branch of -his profession obtained him the confidence of <em>Sir Ralph Abercrombie</em>, -and he became the companion in arms of that illustrious -officer, who fell at the head of his victorious troops in -an action which maintained our national superiority over the -arms of France.</p> - -<p>Thus <span class="smcap">Sir John Moore</span> at an early period obtained, with -general approbation, that conspicuous station in which he -gloriously terminated his useful and honourable life.</p> - -<p>In a military character obtained amidst the dangers of climate, -the privations incident to service, and the sufferings of<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_84" id="Page_84">[84]</a></span> -repeated wounds, it is difficult to select any one point as a -preferable subject for praise: it exhibits, however, one feature -so particularly characteristic of the man, and so important to -the best interests of the service, that the Commander-in-Chief -is pleased to mark it with his peculiar approbation—</p> - -<p> -<span class="smcap">The life of Sir JOHN MOORE was spent among the<br /> -Troops.</span><br /> -</p> - -<p>During the season of repose, his time was devoted to the -care and instruction of the officer and soldier; in war he -courted service in every quarter of the globe. Regardless of -personal considerations, he esteemed that to which his country -called him, <em>the post of honour</em>, and by his undaunted spirit and -unconquerable perseverance, he pointed the way to victory.</p> - -<p>His country, the object of his latest solicitude, will rear a -monument to his lamented memory, and the Commander-in-Chief -feels he is paying the best tribute to his fame by thus -holding him forth as an <span class="smcap">Example</span> to the <span class="smcap">Army</span>.</p> - -<p class="right">By Order of His Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief.</p> - -<p class="right"><span class="padr2 smcap">Harry Calvert,</span><br /> -Adjutant-General.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_85" id="Page_85">[85]</a></span></p> - -<hr class="tb" /> - -<p class="negin1">The following Regiments composed the Army under Lieutenant-General -Sir John Moore, at Corunna, on the 16th -January, 1809.</p> - -<div class="center fs90"> -<table border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" width="95%" summary=""> -<tr><td class="tdl pad4" colspan="3"><em>Corps.</em></td><td class="tdl"> <em>Commanding Officers.</em></td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl wd5">7th</td><td class="tdl wd5">Light</td><td class="tdl wd50">Dragoons</td><td class="tdl">Lieut.-Col. Vivian</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">10th</td><td class="tdl">——</td><td class="tdl">————</td><td class="tdl">Lieut.-Col. Leigh</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">15th</td><td class="tdl">——</td><td class="tdl">————</td><td class="tdl">Lieut.-Col. Grant</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">18th</td><td class="tdl">——</td><td class="tdl">————</td><td class="tdl">Lieut.-Col. Jones</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">3rd</td><td class="tdl">——</td><td class="tdl">————, K. G. L.</td><td class="tdl">Major Burgwesel</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl" colspan="3">Artillery</td><td class="tdl">Col. Harding</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl" colspan="3">Engineers</td><td class="tdl">Major Fletcher</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl" colspan="3">Waggon Train Detachment</td><td class="tdl">Lieut.-Colonel Langley</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">1st</td><td class="tdl">Foot</td><td class="tdl">Guards, 1st battalion</td><td class="tdl">Lieut.-Col. Cocks</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">——</td><td class="tdl">——</td><td class="tdl">——— 3rd "</td><td class="tdl">Lieut.-Col. Wheatley</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl"> 1st</td><td class="tdl">Foot,</td><td class="tdl">3rd battalion</td><td class="tdl">Major Muller</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl"> 2nd</td><td class="tdl">——</td><td class="tdl">1st ditto</td><td class="tdl">Lieut.-Col. Iremonger</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl"> 4th</td><td class="tdl">——</td><td class="tdl">1st ditto</td><td class="tdl">Lieut.-Col. Wynch</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl"> 5th</td><td class="tdl">——</td><td class="tdl">1st ditto</td><td class="tdl">Lieut.-Col. Mackenzie</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl"> 6th</td><td class="tdl">——</td><td class="tdl">1st ditto</td><td class="tdl">Major Gordon</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl"> 9th</td><td class="tdl">——</td><td class="tdl">1st ditto</td><td class="tdl">Lieut.-Col. Cameron</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">14th</td><td class="tdl">——</td><td class="tdl">2nd ditto</td><td class="tdl">Lieut.-Col. Nicolls</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">20th</td><td class="tdl">——</td><td class="tdl"></td><td class="tdl">Lieut.-Col. Ross</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">23rd</td><td class="tdl">——</td><td class="tdl">2nd battalion</td><td class="tdl">Lieut.-Col. Wyatt</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">26th</td><td class="tdl">——</td><td class="tdl">1st ditto</td><td class="tdl">Lieut.-Col. Maxwell</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">28th</td><td class="tdl">——</td><td class="tdl">1st ditto</td><td class="tdl">Lieut.-Col. Belson</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">32nd</td><td class="tdl">——</td><td class="tdl">1st ditto</td><td class="tdl">Lieut.-Col. Hinde</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">36th</td><td class="tdl">——</td><td class="tdl">1st ditto</td><td class="tdl">Lieut.-Col. Burn</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">38th</td><td class="tdl">——</td><td class="tdl">1st ditto</td><td class="tdl">Lieut.-Col. Hon. Charles Greville</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">42nd</td><td class="tdl">——</td><td class="tdl">1st ditto</td><td class="tdl">Lieut.-Col. Stirling</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">43rd</td><td class="tdl">——</td><td class="tdl">1st ditto</td><td class="tdl">Lieut.-Col. Gifford</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl"></td><td class="tdl"></td><td class="tdl">2nd ditto</td><td class="tdl">Lieut.-Col. Hull</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">50th</td><td class="tdl">——</td><td class="tdl">1st ditto</td><td class="tdl">Major Napier</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">51st</td><td class="tdl">——</td><td class="tdl"></td><td class="tdl">Lieut.-Col. Darling</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">52nd</td><td class="tdl">——</td><td class="tdl">1st ditto</td><td class="tdl">Lieut.-Col. Barclay</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl"></td><td class="tdl"></td><td class="tdl">2nd ditto</td><td class="tdl">Lieut.-Col. John Ross</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">59th</td><td class="tdl">——</td><td class="tdl">2nd ditto</td><td class="tdl">Lieut.-Col. Fane</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">60th</td><td class="tdl">——</td><td class="tdl">2nd ditto</td><td class="tdl">Lieut.-Col. Codd</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl"></td><td class="tdl"></td><td class="tdl">5th ditto</td><td class="tdl">Major Davy</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">71st</td><td class="tdl">——</td><td class="tdl">1st ditto</td><td class="tdl">Lieut.-Col. Pack</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">76th</td><td class="tdl">——</td><td class="tdl">1st ditto</td><td class="tdl">Lieut.-Col. Symes</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">79th</td><td class="tdl">——</td><td class="tdl">1st ditto</td><td class="tdl">Lieut.-Col. Cameron</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">81st</td><td class="tdl">——</td><td class="tdl">2nd ditto</td><td class="tdl">Major Williams</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">82nd</td><td class="tdl">——</td><td class="tdl"></td><td class="tdl">Major M'Donald</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">91st</td><td class="tdl">——</td><td class="tdl">1st ditto</td><td class="tdl">Major Douglas</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">92nd</td><td class="tdl">——</td><td class="tdl">1st ditto</td><td class="tdl">Lieut.-Col. Napier</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">95th</td><td class="tdl">Rifle</td><td class="tdl">Regt., 1st ditto</td><td class="tdl">Lieut.-Col. Beckwith</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl"></td><td class="tdl"></td><td class="tdl">2nd ditto</td><td class="tdl">Lieut.-Col. Wade</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl" colspan="3">Staff Corps Detachments</td><td class="tdl">Lieut.-Col. Nicolay</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">1st</td><td class="tdl">Light</td><td class="tdl">Battalion, K. G. L.</td><td class="tdl">Lieut.-Col. Leonhard</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">2nd</td><td class="tdl">——</td><td class="tdl">ditto <span class="pad3">ditto</span></td><td class="tdl">Lieut.-Col. Halkett</td></tr> -</table></div> -</div> - - -<hr class="chap pg-brk" /> -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_86" id="Page_86">[86]</a></span></p> - -<h3><a name="D" id="D"></a><a href="#CONTENTS">D.</a></h3> - -<p class="pfs90">GENERAL ORDERS.</p> - - -<div class="fs90"> -<p class="right"> -Horse Guards, 18th August, 1809.</p> - -<p class="noindent">The Commander-in-Chief has received the King's commands -to notify to the Army the splendid victory obtained by His -Troops in Spain, under the command of <em>Lieutenant-General -the Right Honourable</em> <span class="smcap">Sir Arthur Wellesley</span>, on the 27th -and 28th of last month, at the <em>Battle</em> of <span class="smcap">Talavera de la -Reyna</span>.</p> - -<p>His Majesty is confident that His Army will learn with -becoming exultation that the enemy, after escaping by a precipitate -retreat from the well-concerted attack with which <span class="smcap">Sir -Arthur Wellesley</span>, in conjunction with the Spanish Army, -had threatened him on the 24th of July, concentrated his -force, by calling to his aid the corps under the French General -Sebastiani and the garrison of Madrid, and thus reinforced, -again approached the Allied Army on the 27th of July; and -on this occasion, owing to the local circumstances of its position, -and to the deliberate purpose of the enemy to direct his -whole efforts against the Troops of His Majesty, the British -Army sustained nearly the whole weight of this great contest, -and has acquired the glory of having vanquished a French -army double their numbers, not in a short and partial struggle, -but in a battle obstinately contested on two successive days, -(not wholly discontinued even throughout the intervening -night,) and fought under circumstances which brought both -armies into close and repeated combat.</p> - -<p>The King, in contemplating so glorious a display of the -valour and prowess of His Troops, has been graciously pleased -to command that his Royal approbation of the conduct of the -Army serving under the command of <em>Lieutenant-General</em> -<span class="smcap">Sir Arthur Wellesley</span> shall be thus publicly declared in -General Orders.</p> - -<p>The Commander-in-Chief has received the King's commands -to signify in the most marked and special manner the sense<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_87" id="Page_87">[87]</a></span> -His Majesty entertains of <em>Lieutenant-General</em> <span class="smcap">Sir Arthur -Wellesley's</span> personal services on this memorable occasion, -not less displayed in the result of the battle itself than in the -consummate ability, valour, and military resource with which -the many difficulties of this arduous and protracted contest -were met and provided for by his experience and judgment.</p> - -<p>The conduct of <em>Lieutenant-General Sherbrooke</em>, second in -command, has entitled him to the King's marked approbation. -His Majesty has observed with satisfaction the manner in which -he led on the Troops to the charge with the bayonet—a species -of combat which, on all occasions, so well accords with the -dauntless character of British soldiers.</p> - -<p>His Majesty has noticed with the same gracious approbation -the conduct of the several General and other Officers—all have -done their duty; most of them have had occasions of eminently -distinguishing themselves, the instances of which have -not escaped His Majesty's attention.</p> - -<p>It is His Majesty's command that His Royal approbation -and thanks shall be given in the most distinct and most particular -manner to the Non-Commissioned Officers and Private -Men. In no instance have they displayed with greater lustre -their native valour and characteristic energy; nor have they on -any former occasion more decidedly proved their superiority -over the inveterate enemy of their country.</p> - -<p>Brilliant, however, as is the victory obtained at Talavera, it -is not solely on that occasion that <em>Lieutenant-General</em> <span class="smcap">Sir -Arthur Wellesley</span> and the Troops under his command, are -entitled to His Majesty's applause. The important service -effected in an early part of the campaign by the same Army, -under the command of the same distinguished General, by the -rapid march on the Douro, the passage of that river, the total -discomfiture of the enemy, and his expulsion from the territory -of one of His Majesty's ancient and most faithful Allies, are -circumstances which have made a lasting impression on His -Majesty's mind; and have induced His Majesty to direct, that -the operations of this arduous and eventful campaign shall be -thus recorded, as furnishing splendid examples of military skill, -fortitude, perseverance, and of a spirit of enterprise calculated -to produce emulation in every part of His Army, and largely<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_88" id="Page_88">[88]</a></span> -to add to the renown and to the military character of the -British nation.</p> - -<p>By Order of the Right Honourable <span class="smcap">General Sir David -Dundas</span>, Commander-in-Chief.</p> - -<p class="right"> -<span class="padr2 smcap">Harry Calvert,</span><br /> -Adjutant-General.</p> - -<hr class="tb" /> - -<p class="negin1">The following Regiments were engaged at the Battle of -<span class="smcap">Talavera de la Reyna</span>, on the 27th and 28th July, 1809: -viz.</p> - -<div class="center fs90"> -<table border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" width="95%" summary=""> -<tr><td class="tdl pad4" colspan="3"><em>Corps.</em></td><td class="tdl"> <em>Commanding Officers.</em></td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl" colspan="3">3d Dragoon Guards</td><td class="tdl">Lieut.-Col. Sir G. Calcraft</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl" colspan="3">4th Dragoons</td><td class="tdl">Lieut.-Col. Lord E. Somerset</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl" colspan="3">14th Light Dragoons</td><td class="tdl">Lieut.-Col. Hawker</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl" colspan="3">16th —— ——</td><td class="tdl">Major Hon. L. Stanhope</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl" colspan="3">23rd —— ——</td><td class="tdl">Lieut.-Col. Seymour</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl" colspan="3">1st —— ——, K. G. L.</td><td class="tdl">Lieut.-Col. Arentschild</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl" colspan="3">Royal British Artillery</td><td class="tdl">Lieut.-Col. Framingham } Brig.-Gen.</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl"> "</td><td class="tdl" colspan="2">German ——</td><td class="tdl">Major Hartineau <span class="pad3">} Howorth</span></td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl"> "</td><td class="tdl" colspan="2">Engineers</td><td class="tdl">Lieut.-Col. Fletcher</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl"> "</td><td class="tdl" colspan="2">Staff Corps</td><td class="tdl">Major Dundas</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl" colspan="3">Coldstream Guards, 1st battalion</td><td class="tdl">Lieut.-Col. Hulse</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">3d</td><td class="tdl" colspan="2">Guards, 1st battalion</td><td class="tdl">Colonel Stopford</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl wd5">3rd</td><td class="tdl wd5">Foot</td><td class="tdl"></td><td class="tdl">Lieut.-Col. Muter</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl"> 7th</td><td class="tdl">——</td><td class="tdl">2nd battalion</td><td class="tdl">Lieut.-Col. Sir W. Myers</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">24th</td><td class="tdl">——</td><td class="tdl">2nd ditto</td><td class="tdl">Lieut.-Col. Drummond</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">29th</td><td class="tdl">——</td><td class="tdl">1st ditto</td><td class="tdl">Lieut.-Col. White</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">31st</td><td class="tdl">——</td><td class="tdl">2nd ditto</td><td class="tdl">Major Watson</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">40th</td><td class="tdl">——</td><td class="tdl">1st ditto</td><td class="tdl">Major Thornton</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">45th</td><td class="tdl">——</td><td class="tdl">1st ditto</td><td class="tdl">Lieut.-Col. Guard</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">48th</td><td class="tdl">——</td><td class="tdl">1st ditto</td><td class="tdl">Lieut.-Col. Donellan</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl"></td><td class="tdl"></td><td class="tdl">2nd ditto</td><td class="tdl">Lieut.-Col. Duckworth</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">53rd</td><td class="tdl">——</td><td class="tdl">2nd ditto</td><td class="tdl">Lieut.-Col. Bingham</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">60th</td><td class="tdl">——</td><td class="tdl">5th ditto</td><td class="tdl">Major Davy</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">61st</td><td class="tdl">——</td><td class="tdl">1st ditto</td><td class="tdl">Colonel Saunders</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">66th</td><td class="tdl">——</td><td class="tdl">2nd ditto</td><td class="tdl">Captain Kelly</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">83rd</td><td class="tdl">——</td><td class="tdl">2nd ditto</td><td class="tdl">Lieut.-Col. Gordon</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">87th</td><td class="tdl">——</td><td class="tdl">2nd ditto</td><td class="tdl">Major Gough</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">88th</td><td class="tdl">——</td><td class="tdl">1st ditto</td><td class="tdl">Major Vandeleur</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">97th</td><td class="tdl">——</td><td class="tdl">1st ditto</td><td class="tdl">Lieut.-Col. Lyon</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">1st</td><td class="tdl" colspan="2">Batt. of Detachments*</td><td class="tdl">Lieut.-Col. Bunbury, 3rd Foot</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">2nd</td><td class="tdl">——</td><td class="tdl">——————*</td><td class="tdl">Lieut.-Col. Copson, 3rd Foot</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl" colspan="3">1st and 2nd Light Batt. K. G. L. }</td><td class="tdly" rowspan="2">Major Bodecker</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">1st</td><td class="tdl">Line</td><td class="tdl">Batt. <span class="pad6">}</span></td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">2nd</td><td class="tdl">——</td><td class="tdl">——</td><td class="tdl">Lieut.-Col. Brauns</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">5th</td><td class="tdl">——</td><td class="tdl">——</td><td class="tdl">Captain Hummelberg</td></tr> -<tr><td class="tdl">7th</td><td class="tdl">——</td><td class="tdl">——</td><td class="tdl">Major Burger</td></tr> -</table></div> - -<p>* <em>These two Battalions were formed on the 1st of February, 1809, and -consisted of detachments which had been left in Portugal, belonging to the -Regiments composing the division of the army, which had marched into Spain -under the orders of Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore.</em></p> - -</div> - - -<hr class="chap pg-brk" /> -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_89" id="Page_89">[89]</a></span></p> - -<h3><a name="E" id="E"></a><a href="#CONTENTS">E.</a></h3> - -<p class="pfs80">ON REGIMENTAL COLOURS.</p> - -<div class="fs90"> - -<p class="noindent">The English Regiments of Foot had formerly a Colour to every -Company<a name="FNanchor_37_37" id="FNanchor_37_37"></a><a href="#Footnote_37_37" class="fnanchor">[37]</a>. They were afterwards formed into <em>Three Divisions</em> -on the same principle as the Continental Armies, viz., <em>Two wings -of Musketeers, and a Centre Division of Pikemen</em>. Each Division -had a Stand of Colours, that it might act separately. The Swedish -Infantry were formed in this manner, by <em>Gustavus Adolphus</em>, -and were copied by Marshals de Turenne and Montecuculi.</p> - -<p>This mode of formation was, however, changed during the -reign of Queen Anne, when the general adoption of Bayonets -took place, and, the Division of Pikemen being discontinued, the -<em>Third Colour</em> became unnecessary, and was consequently laid -aside.</p> - -<p>The Queen's Royal Regiment had originally a Colour to every -Company, and after the year 1688 it had Three Stand of Colours, -in common with other Regiments: it happened, however, that the -Third Colour was retained in possession by the Queen's Royal -until 1750, probably from the long absence of the Regiment on -Foreign Service, it having embarked in 1730 for Gibraltar, where -it remained until 1749.</p> - -<p>A belief had thus been induced that the Queen's Royal Regiment -had been permitted, <span class="fs70">AS A DISTINCTION</span>, to carry Three -Colours, as appears by a Letter from General Robert Donkin, who -entered the Regiment as an Ensign in 1747, and served in it until -1759. He states,—"On our marching over Island Bridge into -Dublin duty in 1750, the Third Colour was, by order of General -Fowke (then Colonel of the Regiment), taken out of my hand, -furled, and never flew since. The men grumbled exceedingly. -I felt myself hurt at being deprived of an honour no other Corps -then enjoyed."</p> - -<p>With a view of establishing Uniformity throughout the Army -in the Colours, Clothing, and Appointments of the several Regiments,—a -Warrant, dated 1st July, 1751, was issued by King -George II., for regulating the Clothing, Standards, Colours, &c., -of Regiments of Cavalry and Infantry. By this Warrant it is -directed that—</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_90" id="Page_90">[90]</a></span></p> - -<p>"The King's or <span class="smcap">First</span> Colour of every Regiment is to be the -Great Union throughout;"—and that, "The <span class="smcap">Second</span> Colour is to -be the Colour of the Facing of the Regiment, with the Union in -the Upper Canton."</p> - -<p>At this period the Facing of the Queen's Royal Regiment was -<em>Sea-Green</em>, which was the original Facing of the Corps.</p> - -<p>It is further directed, in the same Warrant, under the head of -"Devices and Badges of the Royal Regiments, and of the six old -Corps," as follows:—</p> - -<p class="center">"<span class="smcap">Second Regiment</span>, or, <span class="smcap">The Queen's Royal Regiment</span>."</p> - -<p>"In the Centre of each Colour, the <span class="smcap">Queen's Cypher</span> on a -red ground, within the Garter, and <span class="smcap">Crown</span> over it: in the Three -Corners of the <em>Second</em> Colour, the <span class="smcap">Lamb</span>, being the ancient badge -of the Regiment."</p> - -<p>A subsequent Warrant was issued on the <em>19th December, 1768</em>, -by Command of His Majesty King George III., prescribing "<em>Regulations -for the Colours, Clothing, &c., of the Marching Regiments -of Foot</em>." This Warrant contains the same directions as -that of 1751 regarding "the <em>First</em> and <em>Second</em> Colours of Regiments," -and "the Devices and Badges of the Royal Regiments -and of the Six Old Corps." The Facing of the Queen's Royal -Regiment was, at this period, changed from Green to <em>Blue</em>.</p> - -<p>Neither of the Royal Warrants above mentioned contains any -Authority for the Queen's Royal Regiment bearing a <em>Third</em> -Colour.</p> - -<p>The foregoing Statement shows, therefore, that, although the -<em>Third</em> Colour so long remained in possession of the Queen's Royal -Regiment, after other Regiments had laid it aside, it had been erroneously -considered that this Regiment had a <em>peculiar privilege</em> -of carrying <em>Three</em> Stand of Colours.</p> - -<p>To correct this error, and to maintain uniformity throughout -the Army, His Majesty has recently directed "that no Regiment -shall, under any circumstances whatever, display a Third Colour;" -and the following Letter, dated 14th August, 1835, has been addressed, -by His Majesty's Special Command, to Lieutenant-General -the Right Honourable Sir James Kempt, G.C.B., as Colonel -of the Second, or Queen's Royal Regiment, by the Adjutant-General -of the Forces, dated</p> - -<p class="right"><em>Horse Guards, 14th August, 1835.</em></p> - -<p class="noindent"><span class="smcap">Sir</span>,<br /> - -<span class="pad2">By</span> desire of the General Commanding in Chief, I have the -honour to make the following Communication to you, for your information -and guidance; viz.:</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_91" id="Page_91">[91]</a></span></p> - -<p>The 5th Foot having, at Malta, preferred a Claim to the distinction -of bearing a Third Stand of Colours, Major-General Sir -Frederick Ponsonby referred the Case for Lord Hill's consideration, -and his Lordship immediately submitted it to the King.</p> - -<p>His Majesty at once disallowed this claim, and, at the same -time, inquired whether a similar claim had been made and admitted -in the case of any other Regiment.</p> - -<p>Lord Hill mentioned the case of the Queen's Royal, and fully -explained the grounds upon which the distinction of a Third Stand -of Colours had, so recently, been conferred upon that Corps; when -His Majesty was pleased to decide, that no Regiment in His Majesty's -Service should be permitted to display a Third Colour, -under any circumstances whatsoever,—and to command that His -Majesty's said decision should be notified to you.</p> - -<p>The King, however, expressed to Lord Hill His Majesty's -earnest hope that you, and the Queen's Royal collectively, would -regard this decision, not as a mark of His Majesty's forgetfulness -of the uniformly high character of the Regiment, but solely as a -proof of His Majesty's determination to establish uniformity in -this (as in every other) respect throughout the Army.</p> - -<p>His Majesty was graciously pleased to observe, that it was impossible -for him to render more manifest the high estimation in -which he held the character of the Queen's Royal, than by transferring -an Officer of your reputation to the Colonelcy of it, from -that of one of the most gallant and distinguished Regiments in the -Service; viz., the 40th.</p> - -<p>The King was further pleased to observe, that if it were wished -upon your part, and upon the part of the Queen's Royal, that the -Third Colour should be retained and preserved, His Majesty would -not insist upon its being actually withdrawn; but, in making that -observation, His Majesty expressly ordered, that on no account -should the Third Colour ever be displayed in the Ranks of the -Regiment.</p> - -<p>Lastly, His Majesty was pleased to Command, that this Letter -should be entered in the Regimental Record, as well as in the -Standing Orders of the Queen's Royal.</p> - -<p class="right"> -<span class="padr6">I have, &c.,</span><br /> -<span class="smcap">John Macdonald</span>, A. G.</p> - -<hr class="tb" /> - -<p class="right"><em>South-Street, 19th August, 1835.</em></p> - -<p class="noindent"><span class="smcap">Sir</span>,<br /> - -<span class="pad2">I</span> have had the honour to receive your Letter of the 14th Instant, -signifying to me, by desire of the General Commanding in<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_92" id="Page_92">[92]</a></span> -Chief, that His Majesty has been pleased to decide, that no Regiment -in His Majesty's Service shall be permitted to display a -Third Colour under any circumstances whatsoever; and that, consequently, -the Third Colour now in possession of the Queen's -Royal shall not, from henceforth, be displayed in the Ranks of the -Regiment.</p> - -<p>I will, without delay, transmit a Copy of your Communication -to the Officer Commanding the Queen's Royal in India, for his information -and guidance, with Orders to enter the same in the -Regimental Record, as well as in the Standing Orders of the Corps, -in obedience to His Majesty's Commands; and I am persuaded, -that the Officers and Men of the Queen's Royal, although thereby -deprived of a distinction which the Regiment has for some time -enjoyed, will, nevertheless, feel as I do, highly gratified by the very -gracious terms in which His Majesty has been pleased to direct -his decision upon the subject to be communicated to me.</p> - -<p class="right"> -<span class="padr10">I have, &c.,</span><br /> -(Signed) <span class="pad8 smcap">James Kempt.</span></p> - -<p class="noindent"><em>To the Adjutant-General.</em></p> - -<hr class="tb" /> - -<p>N. B. In a printed description of the Colours of every Regiment, published -in 1684, no mention is made of the Queen's Regiment having the -privilege of carrying an additional Colour.</p> - -<p>The following is an extract from D'Auvergne's History of the Campaign -in Flanders in 1693, relating to the Battle of Landen:—</p> - -<p>"'Tis certain that we have taken from them (the French) <em>Nineteen -Colours</em> and <em>Thirty-seven Standards</em>, which, considering the proportion -of Forces, is more than they gained from us, particularly as to the -<em>Number</em> of <em>Colours</em>; for besides that the French had double our number -of Foot, their Battalions never have but <em>Three</em> Colours at the most -in each;—our Brandenburg and Hanover Foot have as many <em>Colours</em> -as there are <em>Companies</em> in every Battalion, insomuch that some Battalions -have a dozen;—and, therefore, it is more for us in proportion to -have taken <em>Nineteen</em> Colours from them, than if they had taken <em>Fifty</em> -from us."</p> - -</div> - - -<hr class="chap" /> -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_93" id="Page_93">[93]</a></span></p> - -<h3><a name="F" id="F"></a><a href="#CONTENTS">F.</a></h3> - -<div class="fs90"> -<p class="pfs70">MEMOIR OF SIR HENRY TORRENS.</p> - -<p class="noindent">The following Memoir of the services of Major-General Sir -Henry Torrens is inserted, not only with the view of recording his -merits as an officer, but of showing to the army and to the public -one of the many instances in which the talents of an active and -enterprising officer were duly noticed and rewarded by the King, -and by His late Royal Highness the Duke of York, as well as by -other illustrious commanders of the army:—</p> - -<div class="blockquot"> - -<p>Sir Henry Torrens was born at Londonderry in 1779, and -having been educated at the military academy in Dublin, he was -appointed to an Ensigncy in the Fifty-second Regiment on the 2nd -of November, 1793, at the age of fourteen years; he was promoted -to a Lieutenancy in the Ninety-second Regiment on the -14th of June, 1794; and on the 11th of December, 1795, was -removed to the Sixty-third Regiment, then under orders for the -West Indies. At the attack of Morne Fortuné in the island of -St. Lucie, on the 1st of May, 1796, while serving with the army -under Major-General Sir Ralph Abercrombie, he was severely -wounded in the right thigh: after taking a prominent part in storming -three French redoubts, he was employed for the space of seven -months at an outpost in the woods against the Charibs: on the -conquest of those people he was promoted to a company in the -Sixth West India Regiment on the 28th of March, 1797. In 1798 -he returned to England, and was appointed <ins class="corr" title="Transcriber's Note—Original text: 'Aid-de-camp'">Aide-de-camp</ins> to Lieutenant-General -Whitelocke, then acting as second in command -under Earl Moira at Portsmouth; in November of the same year -he went to Portugal as <ins class="corr" title="Transcriber's Note—Original text: 'Aid-de-camp'">Aide-de-camp</ins> to General Cuyler, who -commanded a body of auxiliary troops, sent thither by the British -government, to repel the threatened invasion of that country by -the Spaniards. While on service at Lisbon, he was removed -to the Twentieth Regiment, on the 8th of August, 1799, and immediately -relinquished the advantages of his Staff situation in -order to join his Regiment, which was a part of the force then -destined for the liberation of the United Provinces from the yoke -of France. Throughout the short but arduous campaign in -Holland, the Twentieth Regiment distinguished itself on every -occasion, particularly at the battle of Alcmaar on the 2nd of October, -1799: on the retreat of the British and Russian troops -upon the two villages of Egmont, and after a most severe conflict -with the enemy from morning till night of the 6th of October, -Captain Torrens received a severe wound from a musket-ball,<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_94" id="Page_94">[94]</a></span> -which, passing through the right thigh, entered the left, where it -lodged so deeply as to baffle all surgical efforts to extract it.</p> - -<p>On the return of the troops from the Helder, in November, 1799, -Captain Torrens was promoted to a Majority in the Surrey Rangers, -which he joined and commanded in Nova Scotia. In 1801 he -came back to England, and exchanged, on the 4th of February, -1802, to the Eighty-sixth Regiment, then serving in Egypt, to -which country it had come from India with a division of troops, -under the command of Major-General Sir David Baird. Major -Torrens lost no time in embarking for the Mediterranean: on his -arrival at Alexandria, he found that the object of the expedition -had completely succeeded, although attended with the melancholy -loss of his revered commander and steady friend, Sir Ralph Abercrombie, -who had been mortally wounded at the battle of Alexandria. -As the expulsion of the French rendered the presence of -a large force no longer necessary in Egypt, the auxiliary troops -from India returned across the desert, and embarking at Cosseir, -proceeded to Bombay. Soon after the arrival of the troops from -Egypt, hostilities broke out between the English and the Mahrattas: -in this contest Major Torrens again evinced his natural -courage and talents, and obtained the approbation of the officers -under whom he served: his health giving way to the active exertions -he had made in the execution of his duty, and suffering under -the effects of a <i lang="fr" xml:lang="fr">coup de soleil</i>, he was compelled to have recourse -to a change of climate, and accordingly obtained leave to return -to England. On arrival at St. Helena, he found his state of health -so far improved as to induce him to forego his return to England, -and to go back to his regiment. While at St. Helena, he formed -an attachment to the daughter of Governor Patton, and was -married. On his return to India, he served under General Lord -Lake, until the conquest of Scindiah, the most formidable of -the Mahratta Chiefs. On the 1st of January, 1805, he was promoted -to the brevet rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, and in the same -year he returned to Europe: after his arrival in England, he was -employed as Assistant Adjutant-General in the Kent District. He -exchanged from the Eighty-sixth to the Eighty-ninth Regiment on -the 19th of February, 1807, and in the same year he proceeded as -Military Secretary to Lieutenant-General Whitelocke, with the expedition -against the Spanish colonies on the Rio de la Plata, and -was present at the disastrous attack upon Buenos Ayres on the -5th of July, 1807.</p> - -<p>After his return to England, he was re-appointed an Assistant -Adjutant-General on the Staff of Great Britain, and subsequently -to be Assistant Military Secretary to His Royal Highness the Duke<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_95" id="Page_95">[95]</a></span> -of York, as Commander-in-Chief. In the month of July, 1808, he -embarked with the expedition for Portugal, under the orders of Lieutenant-General -Sir Arthur Wellesley, and was present at the battles -of <em>Roleia</em> on the 17th of August, and of <em>Vimiera</em> on the 21st of -August, 1808, for which he received a medal struck for the purpose -of commemorating those victories, and of distinguishing the officers -engaged in them: he received also from the Portuguese Regency -the Chivalric Order of the Tower and Sword. These victories led -to the Convention of Cintra, and to the consequent evacuation of -Portugal by the French army under Marshal Junot, Duke of -Abrantes.</p> - -<p>Lieutenant-Colonel Torrens returned to England with Sir Arthur -Wellesley about the end of the year 1808, and resumed his former -situation as Assistant Military Secretary to His Royal Highness -the Duke of York; he was promoted to be his Military Secretary -on the 2d of October, 1809. He was appointed from the -Eighty-ninth Regiment to a company in the Third Foot Guards -on the 13th of June, 1811, and Aide-de-camp to the Prince Regent, -with the rank of Colonel, on the 20th of February, 1812. He -was promoted to the rank of Major-General on the 4th of June, -1814, and in the new arrangement and extension of the Military -Order of the Bath in 1815, he was enrolled in the honourable list -of Knights Commanders: he was appointed to the Colonelcy of the -Second Garrison Battalion on the 5th of April, 1815; removed to the -Royal African Colonial corps on the 27th of November, 1815, -removed to the Second West India Regiment on the 21st of September, -1818, and on the 26th of July, 1822, he was promoted to -the <span class="smcap">Second</span>, or <span class="smcap">Queen's Royal</span>; on the 25th of March, 1820, -he was appointed from the situation of Military Secretary to that -of <em>Adjutant-General to the Forces</em>.</p> - -<p>During the period of his employment as Military Secretary, in -which the most active operations of the late war took place, the -labours of his office were excessive, and his health became affected; -yet his exertions were never lessened, and after his appointment as -Adjutant-General, he undertook, with considerable labour and -zeal, the revision of the '<em>Regulations for the Exercise and Field -Movements of the Infantry of the Army</em>,' and, with the authority -of His Majesty King George IV., engrafted in them the alterations -and improvements which had been introduced and practised -by different Commanders during the late war.</p> - -<p>The death of Sir Henry Torrens took place suddenly, on the -22d of August, 1828, while on a visit to his friend Mr. Johnes -Knight, at Welwyn, Herts., where his remains were consigned -privately to a grave in the church of that parish.</p></div> - -</div> - - -<div class="footnotes"><h3>FOOTNOTE:</h3> - -<div class="footnote"> - -<p><a name="Footnote_37_37" id="Footnote_37_37"></a><a href="#FNanchor_37_37"><span class="label">[37]</span></a> A warrant of King James II., dated 21st August, 1686, authorised -the payment of £206 5<em>s.</em> 6<em>d.</em> for ten colours for the Queen's Regiment of -Foot.—<cite>War Office Records.</cite></p></div></div> - - -<hr class="chap pg-brk" /> - -<p class="p6" /> -<p class="pfs70">LONDON:<br /> -Printed by <span class="smcap">William Clowes</span> and <span class="smcap">Sons</span>,<br /> -14, Charing Cross.</p> -<p class="p6" /> - - -<hr class="chap pg-brk" /> - -<div class="transnote"> -<a name="TN" id="TN"></a> -<p><strong>TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE</strong></p> - -<p>Obvious typographical errors and punctuation errors have been -corrected after careful comparison with other occurrences within -the text and consultation of external sources.</p> - -<p>The <a href="#CONTENTS">Table of Contents</a> has been created by the Transcriber.</p> - -<p>The Table on <a href="#Page_32">page 32</a> for the year '1707' had vertical column -headings which have been replaced by A, B, etc and a Key list added -at the top. A few words have been abbreviated to conserve space and -also noted in the list.</p> - -<p>The Table on pages 74 to 77, <a href="#A">Appendix A</a>, has had some names of -months abbreviated (January => Jan. etc) to conserve space. A line of -dots has been added for visual separation of many of the bracketed -groups. (This does not indicate missing data.)</p> - -<p>The acronym 'K. G. L.' in <a href="#C">Appendices C</a> <a href="#D">and D</a> stands for 'King's German -Legion'.</p> - -<p>Except for those changes noted below, all misspellings in the text, -and inconsistent or archaic usage, have been retained. For example, -re-inforce, reinforce; Horse-Guards, Horse Guards; connexion; -engrafted; intrenched; devotedness.</p> - -<p> -<a href="#Page_28">Pg 28</a>, Sidenote '1703' appeared twice on this page; the second one -(at the paragraph 'For its conduct...') has been deleted.<br /> -<a href="#Page_67">Pg 67</a>, 'reigment embarked' replaced by 'regiment embarked'.<br /> -<a href="#Page_83">Pg 83</a>, 'recals to the' replaced by 'recalls to the'.<br /> -<a href="#Page_93">Pg 93</a>, 'Aid-de-camp' replaced by 'Aide-de-camp' (twice).<br /> -</p> -</div> - - - - - - - - - -<pre> - - - - - -End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Historical Record of the Second, or -the Queen's Royal Regiment of Foot, by Richard Cannon - -*** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE SECOND *** - -***** This file should be named 55295-h.htm or 55295-h.zip ***** -This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: - http://www.gutenberg.org/5/5/2/9/55295/ - -Produced by Brian Coe, John Campbell and the Online -Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This -book was produced from images made available by the -HathiTrust Digital Library.) - -Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions will -be renamed. - -Creating the works from print editions not protected by U.S. copyright -law means that no one owns a United States copyright in these works, -so the Foundation (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United -States without permission and without paying copyright -royalties. Special rules, set forth in the General Terms of Use part -of this license, apply to copying and distributing Project -Gutenberg-tm electronic works to protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm -concept and trademark. Project Gutenberg is a registered trademark, -and may not be used if you charge for the eBooks, unless you receive -specific permission. If you do not charge anything for copies of this -eBook, complying with the rules is very easy. You may use this eBook -for nearly any purpose such as creation of derivative works, reports, -performances and research. They may be modified and printed and given -away--you may do practically ANYTHING in the United States with eBooks -not protected by U.S. copyright law. Redistribution is subject to the -trademark license, especially commercial redistribution. - -START: FULL LICENSE - -THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE -PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK - -To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free -distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work -(or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project -Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full -Project Gutenberg-tm License available with this file or online at -www.gutenberg.org/license. - -Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project -Gutenberg-tm electronic works - -1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm -electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to -and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property -(trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all -the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or -destroy all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your -possession. If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a -Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound -by the terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the -person or entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph -1.E.8. - -1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be -used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who -agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few -things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works -even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See -paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project -Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this -agreement and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm -electronic works. See paragraph 1.E below. - -1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the -Foundation" or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection -of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual -works in the collection are in the public domain in the United -States. If an individual work is unprotected by copyright law in the -United States and you are located in the United States, we do not -claim a right to prevent you from copying, distributing, performing, -displaying or creating derivative works based on the work as long as -all references to Project Gutenberg are removed. Of course, we hope -that you will support the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting -free access to electronic works by freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm -works in compliance with the terms of this agreement for keeping the -Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with the work. You can easily -comply with the terms of this agreement by keeping this work in the -same format with its attached full Project Gutenberg-tm License when -you share it without charge with others. - -1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern -what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are -in a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, -check the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this -agreement before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, -distributing or creating derivative works based on this work or any -other Project Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no -representations concerning the copyright status of any work in any -country outside the United States. - -1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: - -1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other -immediate access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear -prominently whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work -on which the phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the -phrase "Project Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, -performed, viewed, copied or distributed: - - This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and - most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no - restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it - under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this - eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org. If you are not located in the - United States, you'll have to check the laws of the country where you - are located before using this ebook. - -1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is -derived from texts not protected by U.S. copyright law (does not -contain a notice indicating that it is posted with permission of the -copyright holder), the work can be copied and distributed to anyone in -the United States without paying any fees or charges. If you are -redistributing or providing access to a work with the phrase "Project -Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the work, you must comply -either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 or -obtain permission for the use of the work and the Project Gutenberg-tm -trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. - -1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted -with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution -must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any -additional terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms -will be linked to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works -posted with the permission of the copyright holder found at the -beginning of this work. - -1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm -License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this -work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. - -1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this -electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without -prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with -active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project -Gutenberg-tm License. - -1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, -compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including -any word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access -to or distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format -other than "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official -version posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site -(www.gutenberg.org), you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense -to the user, provide a copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means -of obtaining a copy upon request, of the work in its original "Plain -Vanilla ASCII" or other form. Any alternate format must include the -full Project Gutenberg-tm License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. - -1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, -performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works -unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. - -1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing -access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works -provided that - -* You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from - the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method - you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is owed - to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he has - agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the Project - Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments must be paid - within 60 days following each date on which you prepare (or are - legally required to prepare) your periodic tax returns. Royalty - payments should be clearly marked as such and sent to the Project - Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the address specified in - Section 4, "Information about donations to the Project Gutenberg - Literary Archive Foundation." - -* You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies - you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he - does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm - License. You must require such a user to return or destroy all - copies of the works possessed in a physical medium and discontinue - all use of and all access to other copies of Project Gutenberg-tm - works. - -* You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of - any money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the - electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days of - receipt of the work. - -* You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free - distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. - -1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project -Gutenberg-tm electronic work or group of works on different terms than -are set forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing -from both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and The -Project Gutenberg Trademark LLC, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm -trademark. Contact the Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. - -1.F. - -1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable -effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread -works not protected by U.S. copyright law in creating the Project -Gutenberg-tm collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm -electronic works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may -contain "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate -or corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other -intellectual property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or -other medium, a computer virus, or computer codes that damage or -cannot be read by your equipment. - -1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right -of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project -Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project -Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project -Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all -liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal -fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT -LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE -PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH 1.F.3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE -TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE -LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR -INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH -DAMAGE. - -1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a -defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can -receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a -written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you -received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium -with your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you -with the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in -lieu of a refund. If you received the work electronically, the person -or entity providing it to you may choose to give you a second -opportunity to receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If -the second copy is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing -without further opportunities to fix the problem. - -1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth -in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS', WITH NO -OTHER WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT -LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. - -1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied -warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of -damages. If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement -violates the law of the state applicable to this agreement, the -agreement shall be interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or -limitation permitted by the applicable state law. The invalidity or -unenforceability of any provision of this agreement shall not void the -remaining provisions. - -1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the -trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone -providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in -accordance with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the -production, promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm -electronic works, harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, -including legal fees, that arise directly or indirectly from any of -the following which you do or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this -or any Project Gutenberg-tm work, (b) alteration, modification, or -additions or deletions to any Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any -Defect you cause. - -Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm - -Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of -electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of -computers including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It -exists because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations -from people in all walks of life. - -Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the -assistance they need are critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's -goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will -remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project -Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure -and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future -generations. To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary -Archive Foundation and how your efforts and donations can help, see -Sections 3 and 4 and the Foundation information page at -www.gutenberg.org - - - -Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation - -The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit -501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the -state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal -Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification -number is 64-6221541. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg Literary -Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent permitted by -U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. - -The Foundation's principal office is in Fairbanks, Alaska, with the -mailing address: PO Box 750175, Fairbanks, AK 99775, but its -volunteers and employees are scattered throughout numerous -locations. Its business office is located at 809 North 1500 West, Salt -Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887. Email contact links and up to -date contact information can be found at the Foundation's web site and -official page at www.gutenberg.org/contact - -For additional contact information: - - Dr. Gregory B. Newby - Chief Executive and Director - gbnewby@pglaf.org - -Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg -Literary Archive Foundation - -Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide -spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of -increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be -freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest -array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations -($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt -status with the IRS. - -The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating -charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United -States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a -considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up -with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations -where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To SEND -DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any particular -state visit www.gutenberg.org/donate - -While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we -have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition -against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who -approach us with offers to donate. - -International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make -any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from -outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. - -Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation -methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other -ways including checks, online payments and credit card donations. To -donate, please visit: www.gutenberg.org/donate - -Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works. - -Professor Michael S. Hart was the originator of the Project -Gutenberg-tm concept of a library of electronic works that could be -freely shared with anyone. For forty years, he produced and -distributed Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of -volunteer support. - -Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed -editions, all of which are confirmed as not protected by copyright in -the U.S. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not -necessarily keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper -edition. - -Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search -facility: www.gutenberg.org - -This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, -including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary -Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to -subscribe to our email newsletter to hear about new eBooks. - - - -</pre> - -</body> -</html> diff --git a/old/55295-h/images/cover.jpg b/old/55295-h/images/cover.jpg Binary files differdeleted file mode 100644 index f839f55..0000000 --- a/old/55295-h/images/cover.jpg +++ /dev/null diff --git a/old/55295-h/images/i_b_018fp.jpg b/old/55295-h/images/i_b_018fp.jpg Binary files differdeleted file mode 100644 index 5c8d0bd..0000000 --- a/old/55295-h/images/i_b_018fp.jpg +++ /dev/null diff --git a/old/55295-h/images/i_frontispiece.jpg b/old/55295-h/images/i_frontispiece.jpg Binary files differdeleted file mode 100644 index 6f3c238..0000000 --- a/old/55295-h/images/i_frontispiece.jpg +++ /dev/null |
