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If you are not located in the United States, you -will have to check the laws of the country where you are located before -using this eBook. - -Title: Historical Record of the Eighty-Sixth, or the Royal County Down - Regiment of Foot - Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1793, - and of its subsequent services to 1842. - -Author: Richard Cannon - -Release Date: May 31, 2022 [eBook #68212] - -Language: English - -Produced by: Brian Coe, John Campbell and the Online Distributed - Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was - produced from images generously made available by The - Internet Archive) - -*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE -EIGHTY-SIXTH, OR THE ROYAL COUNTY DOWN REGIMENT OF FOOT *** - - - - - - TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE - - Italic text is denoted by _underscores_. - - Footnote anchors are denoted by [number], and the footnotes have been - placed at the end of the book. - - Some minor changes to the text are noted at the end of the book. - - - - - HISTORICAL RECORDS - - OF - - THE BRITISH ARMY. - - - - -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 de 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. - - -[Illustration: EIGHTY-SIXTH (THE ROYAL COUNTY DOWN) REGIMENT OF -FOOT.] - - - - - HISTORICAL RECORD - - OF THE - - EIGHTY-SIXTH, - - OR - - THE ROYAL COUNTY DOWN REGIMENT OF - - FOOT: - - CONTAINING AN ACCOUNT OF - - THE FORMATION OF THE REGIMENT - IN 1793, - - AND OF - - ITS SUBSEQUENT SERVICES - TO - 1842. - - - LONDON: - JOHN W. PARKER, WEST STRAND. - - M.DCCC.XLII. - - - - - LONDON: - HARRISON AND CO., PRINTERS, - ST. MARTIN’S LANE. - - - - - [Illustration: (Harp and Crown. QUIS SEPARABIT?)] - - THE EIGHTY-SIXTH, - - OR - - THE ROYAL COUNTY DOWN REGIMENT OF - - FOOT, - - BEARS ON ITS COLOURS AND APPOINTMENTS THE - - “HARP AND CROWN” - - WITH THE MOTTO - - “QUIS SEPARABIT?” - - ALSO THE - - “SPHINX,” WITH THE WORDS “EGYPT,” - “INDIA,” “BOURBON;” - - AND ON THE BUTTONS THE - - “IRISH HARP AND CROWN.” - - - - - CONTENTS. - - - Year Page - - 1793 The Regiment raised, and styled _Cuyler’s - Shropshire Volunteers_ 9 - - 1794 Names of the Officers 10 - - ---- Embarks for Ireland 11 - - ---- Styled the _Eighty-Sixth Regiment, or the - Shropshire Volunteers_ -- - - ---- Returns to England -- - - 1795 Serves on board the fleet as Marines 12 - - 1796 Embarks for the Cape of Good Hope 13 - - 1799 Proceeds to India -- - - 1801 Six Companies proceed to Egypt 14 - - ---- Passage of the Desert -- - - ---- Capture of Cairo and Alexandria 18 - - 1802 Four Companies in India,--Capture of Kareah - and Tarrapore 20 - - ---- Six Companies return from Egypt to India 21 - - ---- Capture of Barodara 22 - - 1803 ---------- Kirrella,--skirmish near Copperbund 23 - - ---- ---------- Keira 24 - - ---- ---------- Baroach 25 - - ---- ---------- Powanghur 28 - - ---- Skirmish near Lunawarrah 29 - - ---- Capture of Dhowd 30 - - 1804 Advances to Indore 31 - - ---- Disastrous Retreat to Ongein -- - - ---- Capture of Inglehur 32 - - 1805 Proceeds to Bhurtpore 32 - - ---- Storms one of the out-works 33 - - ---- Attacks a large bastion 34 - - ---- Siege raised,--proceeds to Muttra 35 - - ---- Pursues the forces of Holkar -- - - 1806 Returns to Bombay 36 - - ---- Stationed at Goa -- - - ---- Obtains the title of the _Eighty-Sixth, or Leinster - Regiment of Foot_ 37 - - 1809 Declaration of the Portuguese Viceroy, at Goa -- - - 1810 Expedition against the Island of Bourbon 38 - - ---- Services of a detachment on board the Africaine - frigate 44 - - 1811 Removed to the Isle of France 45 - - 1812 Returns to India -- - - ---- Styled the _Eighty-Sixth, or the Royal County Down - Regiment_ 46 - - 1814 A second battalion added to the regiment 47 - - ---- Ditto disbanded -- - - 1816 } - 1817 } Serves against the Pindarees 48 - - 1817 Insurrection at Hyderabad -- - - 1818 Serves against the Pindarees 49 - - ---- Marches for Madras, in order to embark for England -- - - ---- Flank Companies proceed to the Island of Ceylon 50 - - ---- Services against the Kandians -- - - 1819 Returns to Madras 55 - - ---- General Orders on leaving India 56 - - ---- Arrives in England 57 - - 1821 Embarks for Ireland -- - - 1827 Service Companies embark for the West Indies 59 - - 1837 ------ ------ return to England 62 - - 1842 The Conclusion 63 - - -SUCCESSION OF COLONELS. - - Year Page - - 1793 Cornelius Cuyler 64 - - 1794 Russell Manners 66 - - 1795 William Grinfield 67 - - 1804 Sir James Henry Craig, K.B. 68 - - 1806 Sir Charles Ross, Baronet -- - - 1810 The Honorable Francis Needham 69 - - 1832 William George Lord Harris 71 - - 1835 The Honorable Sir Frederick Cavendish Ponsonby, - K.C.B., G.C.M.G., K.C.H. -- - - 1836 James Watson 72 - - 1837 Sir Arthur Brooke, K.C.B. -- - - -[Illustration: EIGHT-SIXTH (THE ROYAL COUNTY DOWN) REGIMENT OF FOOT.] - - - - -HISTORICAL RECORD - -OF THE - -EIGHTY-SIXTH, - -OR - -THE ROYAL COUNTY DOWN REGIMENT - -OF - -FOOT. - - -[Sidenote: 1793] - -The last twelve years of the eighteenth century form a period, -remarkable in the annals of Europe, for the efforts made to overthrow -the governments of Christendom, and to establish the destructive -domination of atheism and democracy, upon the ruins of institutions -which had elevated the inhabitants of this quarter of the globe to -an height of knowledge, refinement, wealth, and power, unknown in -other parts of the earth. France was the great theatre of commotion: -there the war of hostile principles produced the most sanguinary -results;--the cry of “equality” was raised,--the blood of princes, -nobles, and citizens was shed, and democracy appeared to triumph over -the rights of society. In other countries, republican principles were -spreading to an alarming extent; the sovereigns of Europe were forced -to engage in war to oppose the progress of destruction, and to Great -Britain pertains the honour of having persevered in this contest, -for twenty years, when the overthrow of that tyrannical power which -sprung out of the French revolution, was accomplished. - -On the commencement of hostilities in 1793, the British army was -augmented: upwards of fifty regiments of foot were raised, and one of -the first corps embodied, on this occasion, was the regiment which -now bears the title of the EIGHTY-SIXTH, OR THE ROYAL COUNTY DOWN -REGIMENT. - -This corps was raised by Major-General Cornelius Cuyler, who had -served with reputation in North America, and also in the West Indies, -where he had performed the duties of commander-in-chief; its general -rendezvous was at Shrewsbury, and its designation was “GENERAL -CUYLER’S SHROPSHIRE VOLUNTEERS;” but its ranks were completed with -men, principally from Yorkshire, Lancashire, and Cheshire,--counties -which have furnished many excellent soldiers. Major-General Cuyler’s -appointment was dated the 30th of October, 1793, and the royal -warrants for raising recruits were issued on the following day[1]. - -[Sidenote: 1794] - -In February, 1794, the following officers were holding commissions in -the regiment:-- - - _Colonel_, MAJOR-GENERAL C. CUYLER. - _Lieut.-Colonel_, GEORGE SLADDEN. - _Major_, R. M. DICKENS. - - _Captains._ - - T. C. Hardy - W. H. Digby - Charles Byne - Edward Robinson - Alexander Campbell - Rowland Hill[2] - Robert Bell. - - _Lieutenants._ - - Thomas Neilson - Hugh Houstown - W. S. Curry - Edward Barnes - Thos. Pickering - Charles Dod - Geo. Middlemore - Chas. E. Jolley - Daniel Gavey - Wm. Semple - J. C. Tuffnell. - - _Ensigns._ - - Willm. Murray - Thos. Thornhill - Thomas Symes - W. C. Williams - James Burke - Danl. McNeill - Edward Fox - Wm. St. Clair. - - _Captain-Lieutenant._ - George Cuyler. - - _Chaplain_, Chas. Austen; _Adjutant_, Daniel Coleman; - _Quarter-Master_, Richard Jackson; _Surgeon_, Hugh Dean. - -From Shrewsbury, the regiment proceeded to Park-gate, where it -embarked, in April, for Ireland, and after landing at Cork, marched -to Kilkenny. - -At this period the newly-raised corps were numbered, and this -regiment received the designation of the EIGHTY-SIXTH, or SHROPSHIRE -VOLUNTEERS. - -On the 20th of June, 1794, Major-General Cuyler was appointed to -the Sixty-ninth Regiment, and was succeeded in the colonelcy of the -EIGHTY-SIXTH, by Lieutenant-General Russell Manners. - -After remaining in Ireland ten weeks, the regiment embarked at Cork, -and was held in readiness for active service; but it landed at -Frome, in Somersetshire, in September, and proceeded from thence to -the Isle of Wight. - -[Sidenote: 1795] - -The regiment having been brought into a state of discipline and -efficiency, was selected to serve on board the fleet as marines; -eight officers, and four hundred and fourteen non-commissioned -officers and soldiers, embarked in January, 1795, on board -the “Prince of Wales,” “Triumph,” “Brunswick,” and “Hector,” -line-of-battle ships, and in February, seven officers, and two -hundred and seventy-six non-commissioned officers and soldiers, -embarked on board the “Prince,” “Saturn,” and “Boyne.” The “Boyne” -caught fire at Spithead, and was destroyed, when the grenadier -company of the regiment lost its arms, accoutrements, and baggage. - -Lieut.-General Russell Manners was removed to the Twenty-sixth Light -Dragoons, in March, 1795, and was succeeded by Major-General William -Grinfield, from Lieut.-Colonel in the Third Foot Guards. - -The head-quarters of the regiment were at Newport, in the Isle of -Wight, where they were inspected by His Royal Highness the Duke of -York, who expressed his approbation of their appearance; and in -October the establishment was augmented to one hundred rank and file -per company, its numbers being completed by drafts from the 118th -and 121st Regiments; the men of the last-mentioned corps were then -recently liberated from French prison. In December, the regiment was -stationed at Portsmouth and Hilsea. - -[Sidenote: 1796] - -In the beginning of 1796, the establishment was augmented to twelve -companies,--the eleventh and twelfth being recruiting companies; -and as the ships of war came into port, the officers and soldiers -of the EIGHTY-SIXTH landed and joined the regiment; they had served -in several engagements in which the ships they were embarked in had -taken part, during that eventful period. In April, the regiment -proceeded to Guildford, and in June it returned to the Isle of Wight. - -Meanwhile, Flanders and Holland had embraced the republican -principles of France, and the British government resolved to -deprive the Dutch of the settlement of the Cape of Good Hope; the -EIGHTY-SIXTH embarked for the Cape, where they landed on the 22nd -of September, six days after the Dutch governor had surrendered the -colony to the forces under General Sir Alured Clarke. - -[Sidenote: 1797] - -[Sidenote: 1798] - -[Sidenote: 1799] - -The regiment was stationed at the Cape of Good Hope during the years -1797 and 1798, and received drafts from the 95th, and other corps. -In February, 1799, it embarked for the East Indies, and landed, on -the 10th of May, at Madras, upwards of thirteen hundred strong,--a -splendid body of men, whose appearance excited much admiration. - -The capture of Seringapatam had rendered the services of the regiment -at this station unnecessary, and after a month’s repose at Madras, it -embarked for Bombay, where it arrived on the 22nd of July, and sent -detachments by sea, under Major Bell, and Captain James Richardson, -to Tannah and Surat: these detachments returned to Bombay, in -December following. - -[Sidenote: 1800] - -[Sidenote: 1801] - -From Bombay, three companies sailed, towards the end of 1800, for -Ceylon, in the expectation of taking part in the reduction of the -Isle of France[3]; but orders had, in the meantime, arrived for an -army from India, to co-operate with a body of troops from Europe, -in the expulsion of the French “ARMY OF THE EAST” from Egypt, -and the detachment returned, in January, 1801, to Bombay, where -Major-General Baird assumed the command, and the expedition sailed -for the Red Sea. - -It was originally designed, that the army from India should land at -_Suez_, a city of Egypt, situate at the head of the Red Sea, on the -borders of Arabia; and a small squadron under Admiral Blanquett, -having on board three companies of the EIGHTY-SIXTH (the grenadier, -light, and colonel’s companies) under Lieut.-Colonel Lloyd, a -detachment of Bombay artillery, a battalion of sepoys, with other -detachments, sailed some time before the main body of the expedition, -to attack Suez, and interrupt the formation of any establishment -there by the French. This small force left Bombay in December 1800, -arrived at Mocha in the middle of January 1801, where the fleet -remained two days to procure provisions, when it sailed for Jedda, -where one of the ships was lost on a bank. The navigation of the Red -Sea, from Jedda to Suez, proved particularly difficult and tedious, -on account of the want of a sufficient depth of water, the fleet -having to anchor daily, and take advantage of the tides. On reaching -Suez, the French had evacuated the place in consequence of the -arrival of the army from Europe, under General Sir Ralph Abercromby, -on the Mediterranean shores of Egypt, and the success of the British -arms near Alexandria, where Sir Ralph Abercromby was killed. - -The troops landed at Suez, and Lieut.-Colonel Lloyd, in reporting his -arrival, solicited permission to cross the Desert and share in the -dangers and honours of the army, which was advancing up the Nile, and -approaching Cairo, the modern capital of Egypt, which it was expected -the French would defend. Lieut.-General Hutchinson acquiesced in -Lieut.-Colonel Lloyd’s wishes, and preparations were accordingly made -to pass the Desert. - -At six o’clock, on the evening of the 6th of June, the three -companies of the EIGHTY-SIXTH commenced their march, with only three -pints of water per man; the distance in a straight line, was only -fifty-eight miles; but the Arab Sheiks, furnished for guides by the -Vizier, and made responsible for the safe passage of the detachment, -represented that a detour of ten or twelve miles would be necessary -to prevent the French intercepting the detachment. - -After marching two hours over a hard sandy country, Captain Cuyler, -Lieutenant Morse, and Lieutenant Goodfellow, were taken so ill as -to be unable to proceed. At eleven the troops halted for two hours, -then resumed the march until seven in the morning, when they again -halted, having performed twenty-six miles of the journey. The day -became so intolerably hot, that Lieut.-Colonel Lloyd ordered the -tents to be pitched to shelter the men from the sun; but at ten -o’clock the guides stated it was necessary to march, as the camels -would be so debilitated by the heat, if they rested on the sand, -as to require water before they could move again; but if kept in -motion they would not be affected in so fatal a degree; adding, if -the soldiers slept, the camel drivers might steal the water, which -they feared would be found scarcely sufficient. The guides being -responsible for the safety of the detachment, Lieut.-Colonel Lloyd -acceded to their wishes; the tents were struck at eleven, and the -march resumed; the thermometer being at 109. Captain Cuyler soon -fainted again, and fell from his horse, and a camel and two men were -left to attend him and bring him forward. The men beginning to drop -fast in the rear, Lieut.-Colonel Lloyd halted about one o’clock, cut -his own baggage from the camels, which example was followed by all -the officers, as many men as could be carried were then mounted on -the camels, and the whole proceeded. At two o’clock a camseen, or -south wind began to blow, the thermometer rose to 116, and afterwards -much higher; the officers and soldiers were seized with dreadful -sensations:--some were affected with giddiness and loss of sight, and -others fell down gasping for breath, and calling for drink. At four -o’clock, Lieut.-Colonel Lloyd was forced to halt. The skins had been -cracked by the sun, and the water had become of a thick consistence; -the men who drank it were seized with vomiting and violent pains. -The officers had brought with them some Madeira wine, which they -divided among the soldiers; a proportion of spirits were mixed with -the remaining water, which was issued to the men, accompanied with -the warning, that every drop was in their own possession, half -the journey had not been performed, and on their own prudence, in -reserving a portion in their canteens, must depend whether or not -they should be enabled to accomplish the remainder of the distance. - -Between six and seven o’clock the wind ceased; as the sun declined, -the air became more temperate, and the detachment being a little -refreshed, though still a languor pervaded the whole, the order for -marching was given at seven o’clock. Seventeen men, unable to travel, -were left on the ground, and camels were left to bring them forward -as soon as they could be moved. - -During the march several officers and soldiers experienced an -extraordinary sensation of seeing horses, camels, and all kinds -of animals, moving with rapid transition before them, which false -perception their judgment could not correct. At eleven the detachment -halted; the night was excessively dark, and the officers and soldiers -were so exhausted, that unconquerable sleep seized upon all. - -At four o’clock the guides awoke Lieut.-Colonel Lloyd, and the -soldiers formed in order of march with difficulty, a heavy dew having -fallen upon them, and their limbs being benumbed with cold. The march -was, however, resumed; the south wind began to blow at the same hour -as on the preceding day, but the men were not affected in the same -severe degree; and by strenuous exertions the detachment arrived at -the springs of Elhanka, between four and five o’clock in the evening -of the same day, when the joy experienced by every one was very -great. By eight o’clock all the camels had come up, and the men, who, -from giddiness had fallen from their backs, joined during the night. -Eight of the seventeen men left behind, joined on the 9th of June, -and the other nine perished in the Desert. - -No man had partaken of food after quitting Suez, as it would have -increased the thirst, and the rations of salt pork were thrown away -on the first morning. On arriving at the springs, the soldiers -partook of the water with caution; but two officers’ horses having -broke loose drank till they died on the spot. During the march of -seventy miles, no vegetation, bird, or beast, had been seen. - -After halting at the springs of Elhanka until the evening of the 9th -of June, the detachment commenced its march in the dark, to prevent -being discovered by the enemy, and at eleven o’clock on the following -day, it joined the Turkish army, encamped at Chobra, under the Grand -Vizier; the British, under Lieut.-General Hutchinson, being encamped -on the other side of the river Nile. The EIGHTY-SIXTH pitched their -tents with Colonel Stuart’s division, which was with the Vizier’s -army; the soldiers had suffered the loss of their uniforms, which had -been burnt in consequence of the plague, and they had been forced -to abandon their knapsacks on the march; being very fine men, their -appearance excited great interest. On the 16th, the three officers -left behind on the march, joined; they had returned to Suez, and -afterwards passed the Desert with a caravan. - -Advancing towards the metropolis of modern Egypt, the army made -preparations for investing that extensive fortress; but on the 22nd -of June a flag of truce arrived from the French Commandant, General -Belliard, who agreed to surrender _Cairo_, on condition of himself -and garrison being sent back to France. - -On the surrender of Cairo, the three companies of the EIGHTY-SIXTH -marched into the citadel, which the French had evacuated a few hours -previously. On the same day they took possession of Fort Ibrahim. - -In the mean time, the other three companies of the regiment which -had returned from Ceylon to join the expedition, had been delayed by -the difficult navigation of the Red Sea, and had landed at Cosseir, -from whence a march of above one hundred and twenty miles had to -be performed across the Desert to Kenna on the Nile. This distance -was divided into stages, stores were formed at several points, -relays of camels were placed to convey water, wells were found, and -others digged, and the march was performed by the army with much -less suffering than was experienced by the three companies under -Lieut.-Colonel Lloyd, in the passage of the Desert from Suez to the -springs of Elhanka. At the third stage, called Moilah, some soldiers -of the EIGHTY-SIXTH dug a well at the foot of a hill, under the -direction of Captain Middlemore, and found an excellent spring, for -which they received the thanks of the commander of the forces. - -Arriving on the banks of the Nile, the troops embarked in boats -and proceeded down the river to the island of Rhonda, where they -encamped, while the forces from Europe were engaged in the siege of -_Alexandria_. At Rhonda the six companies of the EIGHTY-SIXTH were -united; four companies remaining in India. - -In the beginning of September, Alexandria surrendered; Egypt was thus -delivered from the power of the French “ARMY OF THE EAST,” and Europe -saw the dawn of liberty in the horizon. The EIGHTY-SIXTH received, -in common with the other corps which served in this enterprise, the -approbation of their Sovereign, the thanks of Parliament, and the -royal authority to bear on their colours the SPHYNX, with the word -“EGYPT,” to commemorate the share taken by the regiment in this -splendid achievement. - -To perpetuate the remembrance of the services rendered to the Ottoman -Empire, the Grand Seignor established an order of knighthood, which -he named the order of the CRESCENT, of which the superior officers -of the army and navy were constituted members. The officers of the -EIGHTY-SIXTH, and other corps, had gold medals presented to them by -the Grand Seignor, which they were permitted by King George III., to -accept and wear. - -The object of the expedition having been accomplished, the -EIGHTY-SIXTH sailed up the Nile in boats, in order to return to -India; they arrived at El Hamed on the 14th of October, and on the -30th proceeded to Gheeza, where they remained several months. - -In April of this year, one of the four companies left in India, -proceeded from Bombay to Surat, a town situate on the south bank of -the river Taptee, in the province of Guzerat; and in November, two -companies sailed for Dieu in the same province. - -[Sidenote: 1802] - -The two companies at Dieu returned to Bombay in February, 1802, -and in March they sailed to Cambay, under the command of Captain -Richardson, and joined the company from Surat, which had arrived -there a short time previously. They encamped at Cambay, with part of -the Seventy-fifth, five companies of the Eighty-fourth, a battalion -of native infantry, and some artillery, under Colonel Sir William -Clarke. - -The jealousy of the native chiefs at the accession of territory -acquired by the British in India, often produced hostilities, -and circumstances occurred which occasioned a detachment of the -EIGHTY-SIXTH, under Lieutenant William Purcell Creagh, to take -part in an attempt to surprise the hostile fortress of _Kareah_, -one hundred and twenty miles from Cambay, on the night of the 17th -of March. The soldiers were advancing to storm the place with the -greatest gallantry, when their progress was arrested by a deep ditch, -cut through the rock a short time previously, and the Arabs in -garrison being numerous and prepared, opened a heavy fire. Lieutenant -Creagh was killed by a cannon ball, while in the act of leading the -soldiers to the attack; Lieutenant Lovell was also killed, and many -officers and soldiers were wounded; soon after day-break the troops -were obliged to retire. - -In consequence of this repulse, the three companies of the -EIGHTY-SIXTH, with the other detachments encamped at Cambay, were -ordered to advance upon _Kareah_. The enemy having formed for battle -a short distance from the fort, with a numerous force, were routed by -the British on the 30th of April; and immediately afterwards the town -was captured, also some out-works, in one of which an explosion took -place, killing an officer and twenty-five soldiers. - -The siege of the fort was commenced; but when the batteries opened -their fire, the garrison surrendered. The chief, Mulhar Rao, was -sent a prisoner to Bombay. After placing a garrison in the fort, the -troops marched for Surat, (170 miles,) where they arrived on the 12th -of June, having captured _Tarrapore_, and other small places, while -on the march. - -The six companies of the regiment in Egypt remained at Gheeza until -May, when they traversed the Desert to Suez, and from thence to -“Moses’ Well,” or the “Font of Moses,” on the Arabian side of the -Gulf of Suez. While at Gheeza they received two hundred and seven -volunteers from the Twentieth, Thirty-fifth, Forty-eighth, and -Sixty-third Regiments; Major Henry Torrens joined at that station. - -While at Moses’ Well, several soldiers died of the plague, when the -men’s clothing, bedding, and tents were burnt, and the six companies -embarked for India; no other cases of the plague occurring, the -companies landed at Bombay on the 4th of July. In November, the three -companies arrived from the province of Guzerat, and the regiment was -once more united at Bombay. - -The EIGHTY-SIXTH were only permitted to enjoy a short repose -at Bombay: the hostile demonstrations of some of the predatory -states composing the Mahratta power, rendering it necessary for -the British forces to be held in readiness for active operations, -and assembled on the verge of the British territory. The Mahratta -states were united by a sentiment of interest founded upon their -common origin, civil and religious usages, and habits of conquest -and depredation; the chiefs acted as independent sovereigns, but -nominally acknowledged the supreme authority of the Peishwah. They, -however, viewed with jealousy the treaties between the British and -the Peishwah, as tending to restrain their predatory habits, and -prevent their acquisition of power; and this acknowledged head of -the Mahratta states found his independence controlled, and the -existence of his government menaced by the violence and ambition of -his feudatory chieftains; at the same time he was unable to fulfil -his engagements with the British, the safety of whose possessions -was endangered. In consequence of these events, connected with other -causes, the EIGHTY-SIXTH left Bombay in the middle of November, for -the province of Guzerat, and landed at Cambay, from whence they -marched towards the hostile fortress of _Baroda_, in the vicinity of -which place they encamped, with several other corps, on the 3rd of -December. An enemy’s force was assembled to protect the fortress, -and on the 18th of December the British advanced, leaving their -tents standing, and engaged their opponents. During the fight the -garrison made a sally; but the English proved victorious, routing -their adversaries with great slaughter, and capturing a pair of Arab -colours and many prisoners. - -During the night the erection of batteries commenced; on the 21st -of December the fire of the artillery was opened, and the flank -companies of the EIGHTY-SIXTH stormed an outwork, defended by -Arabs, who refused quarter, and were nearly all destroyed, very few -escaping. In four days the breach was practicable, and the storming -parties were ready; but the garrison surrendered. The EIGHTY-SIXTH -had seven men killed, and twenty-three wounded in these services. -Captain John Grant distinguished himself during the siege, and at the -storming of the outwork. - -Towards the end of this year, the usurpations of Jeswunt Rao Holkar, -one of the Mahratta chiefs, forced the Peishwah to abandon his -capital, and to seek British aid, when a treaty was concluded with -him; and the refractory chiefs persisting in aggression, hostilities -were commenced to reinstate the deposed chieftain. - -[Sidenote: 1803] - -On the third of February, 1803, three companies of the EIGHTY-SIXTH, -under Captain James Richardson, were detached, with other forces, the -whole commanded by Major Holmes, of the Bombay army, in pursuit of -the Mahratta chieftain, _Canojee Rao Guickwar_, who had taken the -field with a considerable force. - -While in quest of the enemy, the advance-guard of the Seventy-fifth -Regiment was suddenly attacked, when emerging from a defile, on the -6th of February, and overpowered, with a loss of many men and a gun. -The three companies of the EIGHTY-SIXTH, being at the head of the -column of march, moved forward, encountered the enemy, and, by a -determined charge, routed the hostile forces, chasing them across the -bed of a river into the jungle, where they dispersed, leaving their -tents, baggage, camels, horses, and the captured gun behind. The -regiment lost very few men in this gallant exploit. - -On the same day five companies of the regiment, under Captain Cuyler, -marched from Baroda to reinforce Major Holmes’ detachment, leaving -two companies behind under Captain Grant. - -The Chief Canojee was at the head of a considerable force, but he -avoided an engagement, which occasioned many harassing marches in -endeavouring to come up with him. On the 25th of February, a party of -the EIGHTY-SIXTH was detached against the fort of _Kirrella_, which -was captured without experiencing serious opposition. - -On the 1st of March, when near _Copperbund_, information was received -that Canojee’s force was not far distant; and by extraordinary -exertions, the detachment came up with the hostile bands, which -were in full retreat. The Mahratta horse, attached to the British -detachment, did not act with spirit; but the EIGHTY-SIXTH, though -nearly exhausted with the march, made a gallant effort, and -encountered the enemy, who was in the act of passing the bed of a -river. The adverse bands being nearly all cavalry, and the British -nearly all infantry, the enemy escaped with little loss. The -EIGHTY-SIXTH had two men killed; Lieutenant Alexander Grant, and a -few men wounded. - -The forces of Canojee Rao Guickwar having been, in a great measure, -dispersed, the EIGHTY-SIXTH were allowed a short period of repose; -and these districts were annexed to the British possessions in India. - -Operations having commenced for the restoration of the Peishwah, -the EIGHTY-SIXTH were stationed a short time in Guzerat, where a -force was detained to afford security to that valuable and important -province, and also a reserve disposable for active operations. The -regiment formed part of the disposable force stationed in front of -Brodera, the residence of the Guickwar, and to the northward of the -Nerbudda river. - -In May, the regiment advanced and pitched its tents before the -fortress of _Keira_, belonging to one of Doulat Rao Scindia’s chiefs, -where some native infantry and battering guns also arrived; but the -garrison surrendered without waiting for a breach having been made in -the works. - -From Keira the regiment marched to Nerriade, where it was joined -by two companies left at Baroda under Captain Grant; but the rains -setting in, the operations were suspended. - -Information having been received that a body of the enemy was levying -contributions about thirty miles from the quarters of the regiment, -Captain Grant performed a forced march with four companies and some -sepoys, and making a night attack with great success, killed and took -prisoners many of the enemy, and captured some horses, &c. Lieutenant -Procter and a few men of the regiment were wounded on this occasion. - -A body of Canojee’s troops threatening to cross the river about -fifteen miles above Baroach, and plunder the country, four hundred -rank and file of the regiment, with a battalion of sepoys, and -four guns, under Captain James Richardson, advanced, on the 14th -of July, during the heavy rains, in search of the enemy. The -gun-bullocks failed, and the country being inundated by the rains, -the soldiers had to drag the guns, up to their waists in water; but -by extraordinary efforts they arrived at the bank of the river on -the 16th of July, and attacking a number of Canojee’s troops which -had crossed the stream, routed them, and forced them into the water, -where many lost their lives, the river being full and rapid. - -The river having fallen considerably during the night, the soldiers -passed the stream on the following day, under cover of the fire -of the guns, and assaulting the breast-works of the main body of -Canojee’s legions, carried them at the point of the bayonet, and -pursued the routed enemy two miles with great slaughter. A body of -Arabs disdaining to seek their safety in flight, fought with great -desperation until overpowered. - -Captain Richardson and Lieutenant Lanphier distinguished themselves -on this occasion; and the enterprise being accomplished with the loss -of a few men killed and wounded, the troops returned to Baroda. - -In pursuance of the plan suggested to the Governor-General by -Major-General Hon. Arthur Wellesley, five hundred men of the -EIGHTY-SIXTH, a small detachment of the Sixty-fifth, a proportion -of European artillery, and a battalion of Sepoys, advanced, under -Lieut.-Colonel Woodington, to besiege the strong fortress of -_Baroach_. On the 23rd of August, this small body of troops encamped -on the bank of the river within a few miles of the fortress, -expecting the arrival of the battering train in boats. The baggage of -the regiment was this day attacked by a numerous body of the enemy’s -horse, when nearly every soldier and follower was killed or wounded, -and the baggage captured and plundered. - -A schooner and gun-boat having arrived with cannon and ammunition, -the troops advanced on the 25th of August, and arriving within two -miles of the fortress, discovered a numerous body of hostile cavalry, -infantry, and Arabs, in order of battle on the plain. These opponents -were speedily routed with the loss of their flag and a number of -killed and wounded; and the armament soon afterwards attacked, -and carried, the pettah with great gallantry; Ensign D’Aguilar -distinguished himself on this occasion. - -The siege of the fort was commenced, and a breach was reported -practicable; at one o’clock on the 29th of August, the storming -parties assembled in the streets under the command of Major Cuyler; -the bayonets were firmly fixed by the introduction of a piece of -cotton cloth, to prevent the Arab swordsmen disengaging them, and the -soldiers proceeded quietly to their post behind the battery. At three -the signal to attack was fired, and the forlorn hope, consisting of -Serjeant John Moore and twelve soldiers of the EIGHTY-SIXTH, sprang -forward; a hundred soldiers of the EIGHTY-SIXTH, and a hundred Sepoy -grenadiers, under Captain Richardson, rushed towards the breach, -followed by three hundred men under Major Cuyler, and a reserve of -two hundred under Captain Bethune. - -Passing the ditch knee-deep in mud, and climbing the long steep and -difficult ascent to the breach, the soldiers encountered the Arab and -Scindian defenders, who made a desperate resistance. Hand to hand -the combatants strove for mastery, and amidst the clash of steel -and turmoil of deadly contest, many feats of valour were performed. -Captain Maclaurin, who evinced great ardour, was wounded and made -prisoner, but he was rescued from the Arabs, by Private John Brierly. -Captain Richardson and Captain Grant signalized themselves, and -Serjeant Bills was conspicuous for the heroic courage with which he -fought. At length British valour proved triumphant, and the breach -was won, when the EIGHTY-SIXTH crowned the rampart, the Scindian -colours were pulled down, and the British standard planted in their -place, by Serjeant Moore. - -Having overpowered all resistance at the breach, Captain Richardson’s -party swept the works to the Cuttoopore gate; Major Cuyler led his -detachment at a running pace to the Jaraseer gate, and firing upon -the Scindians and Arabs who were escaping by that avenue, wounded -one of the elephants in the passage. The Arabs threw down their -matchlocks, drew their creeses, and rushing upon their assailants -with deadly fury, refused to give or receive quarter. The contest -was of short duration; British discipline and prowess were again -victorious; two hundred Arab horsemen and foot lay on the ground, and -the EIGHTY-SIXTH stood triumphant on the scene of conflict. Among the -trophies of the day, were fifteen stand of Scindian and Arab colours, -which were sent to head-quarters, excepting two, retained by the -EIGHTY-SIXTH regiment, as trophies of the valour displayed by the -corps on this occasion. - -Thus was captured a fortress of great importance to the commercial -interests of Britain, with a territory yielding a considerable -revenue, which were added to the British dominions. In his public -despatch, Lieut.-Colonel Woodington highly commended the conduct of -Major Cuyler and Captain Richardson, and added,--“The whole of the -officers and men employed on this service have conducted themselves -so much to my satisfaction, that I cannot express myself too strongly -in their commendation.” - -The Governor-General in Council, also, signified in general -orders,--“his particular approbation of the valour and judgment -manifested by Major Cuyler, of His Majesty’s EIGHTY-SIXTH regiment, -throughout the service at Baroach, and in commanding the storm of -the fort, and by Captain Richardson of the same corps, leading the -assault. His Excellency in Council, also, observes with particular -satisfaction the conduct of Captain Cliffe, of the Engineers of -Bombay. To all the officers and troops, European and Native, employed -on this honorable occasion, His Excellency in Council signifies his -high commendation.” - -Serjeant Bills was rewarded with the appointment of serjeant-major; -Serjeant Moore received a donation of five hundred rupees from the -Government for his gallantry, and Private Brierly was promoted -corporal, and afterwards serjeant. - -The loss of the regiment was Captain William Semple, killed in the -breaching battery on the 25th of August--an excellent officer, whose -fall was much regretted; also two serjeants and ten rank and file -killed; Major Cuyler, Captain Richardson, Captain Maclaurin, and -twenty-three rank and file wounded. - -From Baroach the regiment proceeded to Baroda, from whence five -hundred rank and file of the EIGHTY-SIXTH, a battalion of Sepoys, -some irregular horse, and a battering train, marched to attack the -fort of _Powanghur_, situated on a stupendous rock of extraordinary -height and of difficult ascent. Arriving before this place on the -14th of September, and the garrison refusing to surrender, the walls -were battered until the 17th, when orders were issued to prepare -to attack the lower fort by storm. The garrison was intimidated -by the knowledge of the fact, that if they defended the breach, -their communication with the fort on the top of the mountain would -be cut off, and their escape rendered impossible; they therefore -surrendered. Thus a fort of great strength by nature and art fell -into the hands of the British. - -The district of Champaneer, the only territory remaining to Scindia, -in the province of Guzerat, had thus been reduced, and annexed to -the British dominions. Lieut.-Colonel Murray, of the Eighty-fourth -regiment, assumed the command of the troops at Baroda, and advanced -towards Scindia’s territories, in the province of Malwa, in quest -of Holkar’s forces, but it was found impossible to bring the armed -bands of that chieftain to action. On the 18th of October the city -and fortress of Godera was taken possession of, the enemy retiring as -the British approached. At this place information was received of the -victory of Assaye, gained by the troops under Major-General the Hon. -Arthur Wellesley, on the 23rd of September, which was followed by the -submission of two of the hostile chiefs, Scindia and the Rajah of -Berar, leaving Holkar, Canojee, and some minor chiefs in the field. - -Leaving Godera, the troops took possession of Balinsanere in the -beginning of November; and advanced towards _Lunawarrah_. On the -march, the rearguard, consisting of five companies of Sepoys, and -some native cavalry, was suddenly attacked, while passing through an -extensive jungle, by a numerous body of the enemy in ambush. - -The hostile bands did not venture to attack the Europeans of the -advance-guard, nor the column, but rushed with great fury upon the -native troops in the rear, occasioning the loss of many Sepoys and -camp followers, with some baggage, before assistance could arrive -from the column. The EIGHTY-SIXTH had several men killed and wounded -on this occasion. - -Lunawarrah was evacuated by the enemy, and _Dhowd_ was taken, about -six weeks afterwards, with little opposition. - -In this part of the country, the EIGHTY-SIXTH, and other corps, -with Lieut.-Colonel Murray, remained about two months[4], watching -Holkar, who had power to concentrate an overwhelming force, which -rendered vigilance particularly necessary. - -[Sidenote: 1804] - -On the death of Lieut.-General Grinfield, King George III. conferred -the colonelcy of the regiment on Lieut.-General Sir James Henry -Craig, K.B., from the Forty-sixth Foot, by commission dated the 5th -of January, 1804. - -From Dhowd, the EIGHTY-SIXTH, and other corps under Lieut.-Colonel -Murray, retired to Godera, and from thence to Jerode, in order to -obtain supplies, and protect the province of Guzerat. At this period -a dreadful famine raged in the Deccan, and other parts of the country -hitherto the seat of war. - -After three weeks’ repose at Jerode, the EIGHTY-SIXTH, Sixty-fifth, -Sepoys and native cavalry, advanced once more into the province of -Malwa, under Lieut.-Colonel Murray, and arrived at Dhowd on the 12th -of June, having lost many men from the excessive heat. On the march -Major Stuart, of the Sixty-fifth, died and was buried, (9th June,) -under the colours of the EIGHTY-SIXTH, on which day twenty-one men -of the Sixty-fifth, and eleven of the EIGHTY-SIXTH, died from the -effects of the hot winds. - -From Dhowd, the troops advanced to Ongein, the capital of Scindia, -from whence the EIGHTY-SIXTH, three battalions of Sepoys, a train of -artillery, and a body of Scindia’s cavalry, were immediately pushed -on to Indore, the capital of Holkar’s dominions, where they arrived -on the 14th of August; the city having been evacuated on the previous -evening. - -From Indore, the flank companies of the regiment, and a battalion -of Sepoys, advanced with scaling ladders, under Captain Richardson, -twenty miles, to surprise a fort, which was reported to be full of -troops and provisions; but when the soldiers scaled the walls, they -found the place empty; the enemy having fled a few hours previously. - -Having penetrated so far beyond the boundaries of Guzerat, the -troops under Lieut.-Colonel Murray found their communication with -that country cut off, and Holkar threatening to enter and lay waste -the province; their supplies were nearly exhausted; they were in -a territory devastated by famine and disease; the rainy season -was approaching, and a small force, under Lieut.-Colonel Monson, -sent by General Lord Lake to effect a junction with Lieut.-Col. -Murray, was pursued by Holkar’s numerous legions, and forced to -make a precipitate flight, abandoning its cannon and baggage. Under -these circumstances, a sudden advance was made, of two marches, to -deceive the enemy, and on the third march the troops faced about -and retreated. The rain set in with such violence as to destroy the -tents;--the artillery and baggage oxen and camels died in great -numbers;--much of the baggage was abandoned;--the soldiers had to -drag the guns through the cotton-grounds waist-deep in water;--no -cover or shelter for officers or soldiers;--the inhabitants dying in -great numbers from famine;--the European soldiers dying also from -excessive fatigue, the inclemency of the weather and privation;--the -native troops and followers also perishing in great numbers: such -were the distressing circumstances under which this retrograde -movement was executed, but, by the perseverance of the Europeans, -the guns were preserved, and the troops arrived at Ongein, where the -Sixty-fifth, EIGHTY-SIXTH, and artillery, were accommodated with a -building in the fort. This force had been reduced by its sufferings, -from six to three thousand men. - -Exertions were made to re-equip this diminished force for the field, -and orders being received to advance, it was again in motion in the -middle of October, advancing in the direction of Kota and Rhampoorae, -and capturing, on the route, the hill fort of _Inglehur_ by escalade, -also several other small forts. - -The army of Holkar was routed and dispersed by the troops under -General Lord Lake; but the war was protracted by the defection of the -Rajah of Bhurtpore, and the EIGHTY-SIXTH were destined to transfer -their services to the rajah’s dominions. - -[Sidenote: 1805] - -Reinforcements having arrived from Bombay, Major-General Jones -assumed the command, and marched towards the city of _Bhurtpore_, -the capital of the hostile rajah’s territory[5]. After a long and -harassing march, the troops approached that fortress on the 10th of -February, 1805, when a large body of hostile horsemen surrounded -the column and impeded its movements across a level country. Half -the force was employed in protecting the baggage, and the guns were -repeatedly unlimbered, to keep the adverse cavalry at a distance. On -the following day, Major-General Jones’s division joined the army -before Bhurtpore, and was inspected by Lord Lake, who expressed -his satisfaction at the bearing of the troops. The soldiers of the -Sixty-fifth and EIGHTY-SIXTH presented a motley appearance: their -worn-out uniforms were patched with various colours, or replaced by -red cotton jackets; many of the men wore sandals in the place of -shoes, and turbans instead of hats; but beneath this outward war-worn -appearance, the innate courage of Britons still glowed. - -The siege of Bhurtpore had unfortunately been undertaken without a -battering train of sufficient weight, and necessary to insure the -reduction of so strong a fortress; the siege was, however, persevered -in. At three o’clock, on the 20th of February, two hundred and fifty -men of the EIGHTY-SIXTH, and two companies of Sepoys, commanded by -Captain Grant, of the EIGHTY-SIXTH, stormed an out-work, covering -one of the principal gates, with the bayonet, driving the Arabs, -who fought with their usual determination, into the city, and -capturing eleven brass guns; in which service Lieutenants Lanphier -and D’Aguilar distinguished themselves, the former receiving a -spear wound in the neck. As the Arabs fled to the gate, Captain -Grant followed, in the hope of being able to enter with them, but -he found it closed, and, after destroying the fugitives, who were -shut out, he retired to the Pettah, to await the result of the -other attacks, which did not succeed. While the soldiers of the -EIGHTY-SIXTH and Sepoys were dragging the captured guns to the camp, -they were attacked by a numerous body of the enemy, who issued from -the fortress to retake the guns, but were repulsed by the steady -valour of the soldiers. Captain Grant formed a square round the guns, -and under a heavy fire from the Fort, succeeded in bringing them to -camp; this was the only successful part of this attack. The enemy’s -numerous cavalry also attacked the British camp, but were defeated -by the troops not engaged in the trenches, or in the assault. Lord -Lake commended the determined bravery of the storming party of the -EIGHTY-SIXTH in orders, and directed the captured guns to be placed -in front of the camp of the regiment,--a mark of distinction highly -prized by the corps, and by the Bombay division of the army to which -they belonged. - -At three o’clock on the following day, the flank companies of the -Sixty-fifth and EIGHTY-SIXTH, supported by the Seventy-fifth and -Seventy-sixth regiments, commanded by Lieut.-Colonel Monson, stormed -a large and high bastion. After passing the ditch, the forlorn hope -was destroyed in attempting to ascend the breach, which was extremely -steep, and knee-deep in mud and loose stones. Every effort was -made, the men climbing over the dead bodies of their comrades, and -struggling to gain the rampart, but in vain. Some strove to climb -by the shot holes made by the British guns, and others drove their -bayonets into the mud walls to ascend by, while the enemy above -hurled large stones, logs of timber, packs of flaming oiled cotton, -and jars filled with combustibles, upon their heads, with a terrible -destruction; the killed and wounded lay by hundreds, crushed beneath -the falling timbers, or burning under the flaming oiled cloth, when -Lieut.-Colonel Monson, seeing the impossibility of succeeding, -ordered the survivors to return to the camp. - -In the two attacks, the EIGHTY-SIXTH had two serjeants and -twenty-three rank and file killed; Captain Moreton, Lieutenants -Travers, Baird, Lanphier, D’Aguilar, one serjeant, one drummer, and -seventy-three rank and file wounded. A great number of the wounded -soldiers died. Lieutenant Baird received five wounds; Lieutenant -Lanphier was wounded on each day; this officer and Lieutenant -D’Aguilar distinguished themselves on both occasions. Serjeant -George Ibertson was commended in regimental orders for his conduct -at the breach, and Corporal Crawford was rewarded with the rank of -serjeant, for his behaviour on this occasion. - -The capture of Bhurtpore without additional means, being found -impracticable, the British withdrew from before that fortress, and -proceeded to Dhoolpore; negotiations for peace having been concluded, -the army was broken up in May; the Bengal troops proceeding to -Muttra, and the Bombay division to Tonk, where they remained during -the monsoon in huts. - -After the rainy season, the Bombay force commenced its march, -proceeding through the territories of the Rajah of Jeypore, in -pursuit of the forces of Holkar, who was still in the field. Having -been chased to the banks of the Hyphasis river, on the borders of the -great desert, the Mahratta chieftain was forced to submit, and the -war was terminated by a treaty of peace[6]. - -In orders dated Riapoora Ghaut, on the left bank of the Hyphasis, -13th December, 1805, General Lord Lake returned thanks to -Major-General Jones, the officers, and soldiers, of the division of -the army from Bombay, for the important services rendered by them -during the war; and, alluding to the period they had been under his -immediate command, added, “His Lordship has been proud to witness, on -every occasion on which they have been employed, the steady conduct -and gallantry in action of all the troops composing the division.” - -[Sidenote: 1806] - -From the banks of the Hyphasis, near the spot where Alexander -the Great crossed that river when he invaded India, the regiment -commenced its march for Bombay, where it arrived on the 29th of -March, 1806, and embarking for Goa, landed on the rock of Aguada on -the 3rd of April, after a most active and harassing service of more -than five years, during which period it had sailed up the Red Sea, -crossed the desert twice, served a campaign in Egypt, traversed the -north and western provinces of India from Bombay to Bhurtpore, and -received the thanks of Lord Lake on the banks of the Hyphasis; having -sustained a loss of Lieut.-Colonel Robinson, Captains Maclaurin and -Macquarrie, Lieutenants Harvey, Price, and Wilson, Ensigns Massey, -Ellison, McKay, Leovick, and upwards of a thousand non-commissioned -officers and soldiers. - -In October of this year, Lieutenant-General Craig, K.B., was removed -to the Twenty-second Foot, and was succeeded in the colonelcy of the -_Eighty-sixth_ by Lieut.-General Sir Charles Ross, Baronet, from the -Eighty-fifth regiment. - -At Goa, the regiment was joined by a detachment, consisting of -Lieutenant Michael Creagh, Ensigns Blackall, Hillhouse, Paymaster -Cope, and thirty non-commissioned officers and soldiers. This -detachment was employed under Major-General Sir David Baird, at the -capture of the Cape of Good Hope, in January, 1806, when Lieutenant -Creagh was wounded. The strength of the regiment was also augmented -with two hundred and thirteen volunteers from the Seventy-seventh, on -that corps embarking from England. - -In this year, His Majesty was pleased to change the designation of -the corps to the “EIGHTY-SIXTH, OR LEINSTER REGIMENT OF FOOT.” - -Lieut.-Colonel Hastings Fraser, having arrived in India, overland -from Europe, assumed the command, and Major Cuyler embarked for -England. - -[Sidenote: 1808] - -In February, 1808, Captain John Grant obtained permission to return -to England, when it was stated in general orders,--“The Honourable -the Governor in Council cannot allow Captain Grant to depart, without -being accompanied by this testimonial to the credit which that -meritorious officer has done to the British arms, during his service -in India, at the siege of Baroda, the capture of the important -fortress of Baroach and Powanghur, and particularly in the arduous -and successful attack of the column which Captain Grant commanded -on the 20th of February, 1805, at the siege of Bhurtpore, on which -occasion, he most gallantly carried the enemy’s post, and captured -the whole of their guns, being eleven in number, &c., &c., &c.” - -[Sidenote: 1809] - -Orders having been received for the removal of the EIGHTY-SIXTH, -to form part of a field force to be assembled in the Presidency of -Madras, the following declaration was issued by the Viceroy and -Captain-General of the Portuguese possessions in Asia, dated Palace -of Panjam, 16th August, 1809. - -“On the departure of His Britannic Majesty’s EIGHTY-SIXTH regiment -from Goa, His Excellency the Viceroy and Captain-General of the -Portuguese possessions in Asia avails himself of the opportunity to -express his sentiments of praise and admiration of the regular order -and conduct which Lieut.-Colonel Fraser, the officers and soldiers -of that corps, have so honourably observed during a period of three -years, which they have been employed in the territories subject to -his authority, so highly creditable to the discipline of that corps. - -“His Excellency the Viceroy will never forget the invariable -harmony which has always subsisted between the subjects of His Royal -Highness the Prince Regent of Portugal and all ranks of His Britannic -Majesty’s EIGHTY-SIXTH regiment, whose remembrance will be always -grateful to him; and he doubts not they will continue to acquire, in -whatever part of the world their services may be called for, glorious -claims on the rewards of their Sovereign, and the admiration of their -country.” - -Leaving Goa, the regiment proceeded in boats up the river to -Candiaparr, from whence it ascended the ghauts. The monsoon -having set in, the men suffered much from the incessant rains and -inundations, and after a long march through the Mahratta territories, -arrived at Bellary, on the 15th of September. The second battalion -of the First or the Royals, the EIGHTY-SIXTH, and two battalions of -Sepoys formed the first brigade, under Lieut.-Colonel Fraser, to -which Lieutenant Michael Creagh was appointed brigade-major. A large -force assembled under Colonel Conran, of the Royals, but the native -troops, against which it was prepared to act, returned to their duty; -when the EIGHTY-SIXTH garrisoned Bellary and Gooty. Captain James -Burke, and many non-commissioned officers and soldiers, died from -the effects of the fatigues they had undergone. Soon afterwards, the -regiment returned to Goa. - -[Sidenote: 1810] - -After a few weeks’ repose, the regiment was selected to form part of -an expedition against the French island of _Bourbon_; it embarked -on the 5th of March, 1810, and sailed on the following day. On -entering Cannonore harbour, one transport struck on a rock, and -was lost. After calling at Quillon and Point de Galle, for water -and provisions, the fleet sailed for Madras, where the regiment -landed on the 13th of April, and encamped at St. Thomas’ Mount. -From Madras, the expedition sailed under the command of Colonel -Fraser, consisting of the Sixty-ninth and EIGHTY-SIXTH Regiments, -Sixth and Twelfth Madras Native Infantry, &c., &c., &c., and on -arrival at the Island of Roderiguez, Lieut.-Colonel Keating, of -the Fifty-sixth Regiment, assumed the command, having with him a -detachment of the Fifty-sixth, and some Bombay Sepoys. The land force -was divided into three brigades; the first brigade was commanded -by Lieutenant-Colonel Hastings Fraser, of the EIGHTY-SIXTH, with -Lieutenant Michael Creagh, brigade-major; and the second brigade was -under Lieut.-Colonel Drummond, of the same corps, with Lieutenant -Richardson, brigade-major. - -The van of the expedition, consisting of the EIGHTY-SIXTH Regiment, -one hundred and eighty rank and file of the Sixth Madras Native -Infantry, a small detachment of artillery, and fifty pioneers, under -Lieut.-Colonel Fraser, of the EIGHTY-SIXTH, with difficulty effected -a landing at Grand Chaloupe, about one o’clock on the 7th of July. -On gaining the shore, the light company of the EIGHTY-SIXTH, under -Lieutenant Archibald McLean, supported by the grenadiers under -Captain Lanphier, dashed forward to drive back parties of the enemy’s -riflemen, who kept up a harassing fire, and to secure possession of -the heights; which service was performed with great gallantry. The -other part of the regiment having landed, pressed forward to the -heights above _St. Denis_, and, as the sun was setting, approached -to within range of the enemy’s batteries. The violence of the surf -had become so great that the other divisions could not land, and the -EIGHTY-SIXTH, in consequence, fell back to the heights, where they -were joined during the night, by the Sepoys, pioneers, and artillery, -with one 4½ inch howitzer. - -At four o’clock on the morning of the 8th of July, the EIGHTY-SIXTH -commenced descending the mountain, leaving the Sepoys on the summit -to defend the rear; their advance-guard was soon discovered by the -enemy’s post, and at day-light the regiment was assailed by a heavy -fire of cannon, mortars, and musketry; at the same time some of the -enemy’s riflemen attempted to gain the road on its right. The light -company, supported by the grenadiers, and followed by the regiment, -descended the mountain at a running pace. Two columns of the enemy, -having each a field-piece, and being supported by the heavy guns -of the redoubt, opened a sharp fire of grape and musketry; but, -as the EIGHTY-SIXTH arrived on the plain, they closed on their -adversaries with the bayonet. This spirited conduct decided the -contest; the opposing ranks, unable to withstand the shock of steel, -faced about and fled. Their commandant, M. de St. Luzanne, escaped -with difficulty, and their second in command was wounded and taken -prisoner by Captain Lanphier. - -The enemy attempted to re-form behind the parapet of the redoubt, but -they were pressed so closely by the grenadiers, that they abandoned -it, leaving a brass six-pounder behind, which was immediately turned -against themselves. The haulyards of the flag-staff in the redoubt -were shot away, but Corporal William Hall, of the EIGHTY-SIXTH, -climbed the staff under an incessant fire of round-shot and musketry, -and fixed the King’s colour of the regiment to it. The French -soldiers viewed this daring feat with admiration, and as he descended -the staff unhurt, they raised a loud shout; at the same time, the -seamen of the fleet off the shore, who had witnessed the gallant -charge, hailed the well-known flag of the regiment which waved on -the redoubt by a loud huzza, which ran from ship to ship as they -passed; at the same time the grenadiers of the regiment stormed two -batteries, capturing nine twenty-four-pounders, a twelve-inch mortar, -and a furnace of red-hot shot. - -The position seized was held by the regiment, the guns of the -captured redoubt answering the incessant fire of the enemy, until -the arrival of additional troops. At four o’clock the enemy -attempted to retake the redoubt, but were repulsed with the loss of -their commanding officer, who was taken prisoner. About this time -Lieut.-Colonel Drummond’s brigade arrived, and the enemy sent out a -flag of truce; Lieut.-Colonel Keating having joined, the surrender of -the island of Bourbon to the British arms was concluded by him. - -Colonel Fraser stated in his despatch, “I cannot conclude without -requesting permission to offer my humble tribute of praise to the -noble spirit which animated every individual of my detachment; from -Major Edwards,[7] who commanded the regiment, I received the greatest -assistance; Captain Lanphier, Lieutenant Archibald McLean, and -every officer and soldier of the corps, displayed the most ardent -valour, which must have been conspicuous to the whole force off -the coast, who witnessed their conduct.” “To Lieutenant Creagh, my -brigade-major, I was highly indebted for his unremitted exertions and -attention to the duties of his station, from the beginning of the -service I was sent on, to the moment when he was struck by a cannon -ball, while he was in the act of encouraging our artillerymen in the -redoubt, which, I fear, will deprive his Sovereign and his country of -the services of a most promising officer.” - -The loss of the regiment on this occasion was Lieutenant John Graham -Munro[8], of the grenadier company, killed during the charge; Major -Edwards, (commanding the regiment,) Captain Lanphier, Lieutenants -Michael Creagh, (brigade-major,) Archibald McLean, Blackhall, -Webb, and White, wounded; also three serjeants, two drummers, and -seventy-five rank and file killed and wounded. - -The following statement appeared in regimental orders on the 9th of -July:--“It affords Major Edwards great pleasure, in having received -Lieut.-Colonel Fraser’s directions, to confirm the appointment of -Captain Lanphier[9] to the grenadier company, a distinction to which -that officer is well entitled for the gallant manner in which he led -the brave grenadiers to the assault of the redoubt and batteries. - -“The conduct of the light infantry under Lieutenant Archibald McLean, -has on all occasions been equally distinguished, and Major Edwards -sincerely laments the severe wound that gallant officer has received, -but trusts he will soon be restored to the service. - -“Major Edwards has great pleasure in confirming Lieutenant -Blackhall’s appointment to the grenadiers; he regrets the wound -received by that officer, but hopes it will not prevent his joining -that company which he animated by his zeal and example. - -“The conduct of the officers, non-commissioned officers, and soldiers -of the EIGHTY-SIXTH Regiment, is above all praise; they have fought -the enemy with every species of disadvantage and deprivation; they -have borne the latter without a murmur, and their determined valour -has achieved victory. In spite of every obstacle, they have nobly -sustained the character of their country, and it will be gratifying -to their feelings to know that their gallant exertions have been -witnessed and applauded by the whole of the British force off the -shore. - -“Major Edwards cannot conclude without expressing his regret for -the loss of Lieutenant Munro, of the grenadiers, and the brave men -who have fallen on this occasion; their memory, however, will long -survive, and be held dear in the recollection of the regiment. Most -sincerely does he regret the severe wound received by Lieutenant -Michael Creagh; but which, he hopes, will not deprive the service of -that valuable and gallant officer; and he trusts the wounds received -by Lieutenant White, will not long prevent him joining the corps. - -“Corporal William Hall, who hoisted the King’s colour on the redoubt, -is appointed serjeant for his gallant conduct, in the room of -Serjeant Millan, killed. - -“Private John Moore, of the light infantry, is appointed corporal, -for his gallant behaviour on the 8th instant.” - -The conduct of the regiment was highly commended in detachment orders -by Lieut.-Colonel Keating. - -On the morning of the 9th of July, the flank companies of the -regiment marched into St. Denis, and entering the principal battery, -struck the tricoloured flag of France, and hoisted the King’s colour -of the EIGHTY-SIXTH; they were followed by the regiment, when the -French garrison grounded their arms and embarked for the Cape of Good -Hope. - -Representation having been made of the gallant behaviour of the -EIGHTY-SIXTH at the reduction of this island, the royal authority -was given for their bearing the word “BOURBON” on their colours and -appointments, as a mark of their Sovereign’s approbation, and to -commemorate their gallantry on this occasion. - -Bourbon and the Isle of France had been blockaded some time; the -capture of the former emboldening the British navy, a small fleet -ventured within the Isle de Passe, on the south-west side of the -Isle of France, where one British ship was burnt and sunk, and -several disabled, which gave the enemy a superiority at sea, when -their frigates menaced the batteries of Bourbon. The “Africaine” -frigate arriving from England short of hands, Lieutenant W. Home, -a serjeant, and twenty-five men of the EIGHTY-SIXTH went on board, -and this frigate, and the “Boadicea,” having put to sea under -Commodore Rowley, came up with, and engaged, two French frigates. -The “Boadicea” was becalmed astern, the “Africaine” fought the two -French ships until Captain Corbett and one hundred and sixty of -his crew were killed and wounded, when the frigate being a complete -wreck, she struck her colours, but Commodore Rowley coming up with -the “Boadicea,” the enemy made sail, and the shattered frigate was -towed into St. Paul’s. Only three of the soldiers of the EIGHTY-SIXTH -escaped; six having been killed, and Lieutenant Home and seventeen -wounded. - -In September, the “Ceylon” frigate, having Major-General Abercromby -and staff, also Lieutenant Clarke and twenty-five men of the -EIGHTY-SIXTH, on board, was captured by the “La Venus” French -frigate, after a severe action, in which both ships were dismasted; -but Commodore Rowley appeared in the “Boadicea,” re-captured the -“Ceylon,” and took the “La Venus.” - -General Sir Charles Ross having been removed to the Thirty-seventh -Foot, was succeeded in the colonelcy of the EIGHTY-SIXTH by -Major-General the Honourable Francis Needham, from the Fifth Royal -Veteran Battalion. - -Lieut.-Colonel Hastings Fraser was rewarded for his conduct before -St. Denis on the 8th of July, with the dignity of Companion of the -Bath, the officers of the EIGHTY-SIXTH regiment presented him with -a sword, and those of his brigade, in the Company’s service, with a -valuable piece of plate. - -[Sidenote: 1811] - -The EIGHTY-SIXTH were removed to the Isle of France in March, 1811, -that island having also been captured, and were there joined by -Ensigns J. Creagh and J. Grant, Assistant-Surgeon Bell, and a few -recruits from Europe, being part of a detachment which had been sent -to India. - -[Sidenote: 1812] - -Orders having been received for the return of the regiment to India, -it sailed from Port Louis on the 9th of January, 1812, and landing -at Madras on the 21st of February, encamped on the South Beach until -the departure of the Thirty-third regiment for England, when it -occupied Fort St. George where Captain Impey and sixty-eight recruits -were awaiting its arrival. - -The gallant behaviour of the regiment during the Mahratta war, and -at the reduction of the island of Bourbon, had been represented to -their Royal Highnesses the Prince Regent, and the Duke of York, then -Commander-in-Chief, who never failed to reward merit in individuals -or corps, was brought to their notice, and in May, 1812, the royal -authority was given for this corps being styled the “EIGHTY-SIXTH, OR -ROYAL COUNTY DOWN REGIMENT OF FOOT;” at the same time the facing was -changed from yellow to blue, the lace from silver to gold; the Irish -“HARP AND CROWN” was placed on the buttons, and the “HARP” was added -to the distinctions displayed on the regimental colours. - -[Sidenote: 1813] - -In January, 1813, the regiment commenced its march from Madras for -Goa, but when ascending the Pada-naig-droog Ghauts, it received -orders to proceed to Vellore, where Lieutenants Jacob and Kirkland, -Ensigns Munro, McLean, McQuarrie, Kennedy, and McLoughlin, with two -hundred and seventeen soldiers, joined from England. - -Captain Impey, (brevet-major,) and Lieutenant White, died, in May, -much regretted. - -At the end of August the regiment left Vellore, and marched through -the Calistry country, a distance of four hundred miles, to the fort -of Masulipatam. It was overtaken by the monsoon when on the march, -near the Kistna river, and for several days the soldiers had to wade -through the cotton-grounds, which occasioned much illness in the -regiment, and the loss of several men after arriving in garrison at -Masulipatam in October. - -[Sidenote: 1814] - -In the mean time the war with France was being prosecuted in Europe -with the utmost vigour, and the strength of the EIGHTY-SIXTH being -considerably above the establishment, in consequence of receiving -volunteers from the militia, His Royal Highness the Prince Regent was -pleased to order a _second battalion_ to be added to the regiment, in -February, 1814, and to bear date from the 25th of December, 1813. - -The second battalion was formed at Hythe, under the superintendence -of Major Baird; it consisted of four companies of fine soldiers, -and in March they proceeded to Colchester, under orders to embark -for Holland; but the abdication of Bonaparte, and the restoration -of peace, precluded the necessity of their quitting England. The -battalion returned to Hythe in October, and afterwards proceeded to -Deal, where it was disbanded, two hundred and sixty officers and -soldiers embarking for India to join the first battalion. - -Previous to this date, a detachment consisting of Captain Michael -Creagh, Lieutenants Home and Perry, Ensigns Goold, Bradford, Caddell, -Henry, and Moreton, had joined at Masulipatam, bringing the new -regimental colours. - -[Sidenote: 1815] - -In January, 1815, the left wing marched, under the command of Captain -Williams, for Hyderabad, to join the force subsidized by His Highness -the Nizam, and arrived on the 2nd of February at the cantonment of -Secunderabad. - -On the 11th of September, Major Baird, Captain Edwards, Lieutenants -McLaurin, Webb, Leche, and Hodson, Ensigns Stuart, Law, Russell, -Holland and Home, with sixteen serjeants and two hundred and thirty -rank and file, (the effectives of the late second battalion,) arrived -at Masulipatam. - -[Sidenote: 1816] - -In January, 1816, the head-quarters were removed to Hyderabad, where -they remained nine mouths, and afterwards returned to Masulipatam, -where Captain Chadwick had arrived, with forty-six recruits, from -England, in the preceding August. - -[Sidenote: 1817] - -During the period the regiment was stationed at Masulipatam and -Hyderabad, it performed much severe duty in consequence of the -numerous incursions into the British territories of the barbarous -hordes of predatory horsemen, called _Pindarees_, whose plundering -enterprises, executed on swift horses, were conducted so as to baffle -the efforts of the troops sent to intercept them. In 1817, the -right wing at Masulipatam furnished detachments in the field under -Captains Williams, Morrice, and Creagh, in the Ganjam district, on -the banks of the Kistna, and towards Vizagapatam; the left wing was -also frequently called out; but the movements of the _Pindarees_ were -performed with so much celerity, that few of these plunderers were -captured. - -Two of the Nizam’s sons rebelled, put several of his adherents to -death, and threatened to depose their father; when the left wing -of the EIGHTY-SIXTH, a battalion of sepoys, and two guns, were -ordered to enter the city of Hyderabad, preceded by two battalions -of the Nizam’s regular infantry under European officers, with two -six-pounders. The Nizam’s battalions were attacked by the insurgents -in a narrow street, and overpowered, with the loss of fifty officers -and soldiers and one gun. The light company of the EIGHTY-SIXTH, -with sixty pioneers under Lieutenant James Creagh, being in advance -recovered the gun, and covered the removal of the killed and wounded -to a square, where the two native battalions had retreated and taken -post. On the appearance of Europeans, the insurgents dispersed; the -rebel Princes surrendered and were sent prisoners to the fort of -Golconda, when order was restored. - -The left wing marched for Masulipatam during the hot season, which -occasioned several deaths. On one occasion, Lieutenant Taylor and -two soldiers were interred with difficulty, from the decomposed -state of their bodies, although they had been dead only a few hours. -On another occasion the guides led the column by a wrong road, -occasioning a long and harassing march, which proved fatal to several -men. - -[Sidenote: 1818] - -The flank companies marched from Masulipatam in January, 1818, under -Captain Michael Creagh, and with two troops of native cavalry and -a company of sepoy grenadiers, proceeded to Datchapilly, on the -borders of the Nizam’s dominions, to protect the frontiers from the -depredations of the Pindarees. - -Orders for the return of the regiment to England were issued in -1816, but countermanded in consequence of the hostile conduct of -the Pindarees: they were repeated in April, 1818, when the regiment -commenced its march for Madras, and when within one stage of that -place, the route was changed to Wallaghabad. Previous to embarking -the regiment was inspected by Major-General Brown, commanding the -centre division, who expressed in orders,--“To Colonel Hastings -Fraser, his greatest approbation of the good conduct and discipline -of the regiment since it had been under his command in the centre -division, in the attainment of which he had been so ably supported by -the officers of the corps.” - -While the regiment was waiting to embark, the “Orlando” frigate -arrived at Madras, from _Ceylon_, with an application from the -governor, General Sir Robert Brownrigg, for immediate aid to suppress -the hostile aggressions of the Kandians inhabiting the interior of -the island; the mortality among the European troops, employed in the -interior, being so great, as to render further aid indispensable. The -flank companies of the EIGHTY-SIXTH were completed to one hundred -rank and file each, and embarked on board the frigate to proceed -on this service[10]; they landed at Trincomalee on the 12th of -September, and made preparations for penetrating the interior, during -which time Major Marston was taken ill. - -From Trincomalee the flank companies of the EIGHTY-SIXTH sailed, on -the 18th of September, under Captain M. Creagh, and landing on the -21st, encamped near the fort of Batticoloe, where the sick men of -the Nineteenth and Seventy-third Regiments, sent from the interior, -were dying fast; a hundred had been buried close to the tents of the -EIGHTY-SIXTH, and several deaths occurred daily. - -On the 25th of September, the flank companies of the regiment again -embarked in open boats, and proceeding during the night up the lake, -landed on the following day at Mandoor, from whence they marched -through thick jungle, thirteen miles up a gradual ascent, exposed to -heavy rain, to the Mangalar river. On the 29th they traversed twelve -miles of uncultivated ground, fording several streams, to the post -of Chinna Kandy, commanded by Lieutenant Robinson, of the Nineteenth -Regiment, whose detachment was suffering severely from ague and fever. - -Fifteen miles of rugged country, covered with underwood destitute of -roads, and infested with wild elephants, were traversed on the 1st of -October, to the post of Kataboa, commanded by Captain Ritchie, of the -Seventy-third Regiment, who had buried nearly a hundred men of his -detachment at this place, and of the seventy Europeans left alive, -the captain and assistant surgeon were the only persons free from -fever. At this place the EIGHTY-SIXTH were joined by seventy rank and -file of the Ceylon corps, under Lieutenant Noonan, who was to act as -interpreter and guide. - -The march was resumed on the 3rd of October, through a wild region, -where elephants, buffaloes, hogs, and deer were seen in abundance, -also pea and jungle fowl, but no human beings, and on the 6th the two -companies arrived at Palwatee, together with Lieutenant Stuart, of -the Ceylon corps, and a chieftain and his followers, who had joined -on the preceding day. - -Having arrived in the districts infested by the insurgent Kandians, -parties of the EIGHTY-SIXTH, and Ceylon corps, were out day and -night scouring the hills, and for three weeks the soldiers were -actively employed in the mountains searching for the haunts of the -rebel chiefs, and their followers,--pursuing them from place to -place,--taking many prisoners,--also making seizures of muskets, -bows, arrows, and other military stores. Private Stanton, of the -light company, was seized by an elephant, which broke his musket, -tore off his belts, and threw him some distance into the jungle, -causing his death. During the absence of the parties, the camp was -attacked, by a body of Kandians, in the night, but the skilful -arrangements of the officers in charge preserved the soldiers from -injury, and the fire of a cohorn put the insurgents to flight. -Captain A. McLean died from fever, much regretted. - -The health of the soldiers suffered from excessive fatigue, bad -provisions, constant exposure to the sun, rain, and heavy dews, and -their legs and feet were ulcerated with leech-bites,--every pool, -stream, bush, and blade of grass being infested with leeches, which -obliged the officers and soldiers to march barefoot, with their -trousers cut off at the knee, that they might detect the leeches. -Sickness increasing rapidly, and all the Coolies,--natives of -India who accompanied the troops to carry provision, ammunition, -&c.,--being attacked, Captain Creagh marched his men from the low -country, to the hilly districts, taking post at Hotpeira, where -Lieutenant Goold, with a small detachment, had erected a shed, and -collected a supply of grain and cattle. - -Lieutenant Goold proceeded with as many sick as means of conveyance -could be procured for, to Badula, where the camp was frequently -attacked in the night by the wild elephants, the tents, huts, and -sheds destroyed, and several natives and followers killed; but the -soldiers all escaped unhurt. - -Detachments were constantly employed day and night searching out the -haunts of the insurgent chiefs, and making many captures, including -the crown, jewels, horse, and favourite elephant of the Kandian king. - -Overthrown in every rencounter, and chased from place to place with -diminished numbers, the Kandians lost all hope of success; the -leaders in the insurrection tendered their submission, the lower -orders followed their example, and tranquillity was at last restored. - -In the mean time the eight battalion companies of the regiment -had arrived at the island of Ceylon, but their services not being -required, they returned to Madras, leaving one company at Trincomalee. - -The services of the flank companies of the EIGHTY-SIXTH being no -longer required, they were relieved by the Ceylon corps, and marched -to Badula, where, in garrison orders, dated the 19th of November, the -following order appeared:--“Colonel McDonell performs a pleasing duty -in bearing his public testimony of his entire approbation of the good -conduct and patience, which, (under so many trying difficulties,) -have distinguished the detachment of the EIGHTY-SIXTH Regiment. He -requests Captain Creagh will be pleased to convey to the officers and -men, his unqualified thanks for their services, &c., &c.” - -From Badula the two flank companies, reduced to five officers, two -serjeants, two drummers, and sixty-six rank and file, commenced -their march on the 20th of November; the periodical rains had set -in, and the rivers were so full and rapid, that much difficulty was -experienced. On arriving at Kataboa, Captain Ritchie’s detachment was -found nearly annihilated. At this place an elephant was procured, -to convey the stores and men across the rivers; and the march was -continued to Chinna Kandy, where the military establishment was found -in a state of ruin. Lieutenant Robinson had left the post sick,--the -three serjeants had died,--the defences were destroyed by the wild -elephants,--the building containing the provisions was washed away by -the rains, and the few surviving men were unable to move: with much -difficulty a small supply was recovered from the wreck, for the use -of the detachment. - -From these statements, some idea may be formed of the vicissitudes -of actual service, the casualties of climate, the privations and -sufferings which chequer the career of those who embrace the military -profession, and the sacrifice of valuable life by which colonial -possessions are acquired and retained, and many national benefits -obtained and preserved[11]. - -After a march of ten days, exposed to almost incessant rain, the -flank companies arrived at Mandoor, where they halted forty-eight -hours to recover, and afterwards sailed down the lake to Batticoloe, -from whence they were directed to march, through a low flat country -almost covered with water, to Trincomalee, instead of proceeding -thither by sea, as had been expected. - -Two canoes and the elephant were sent forward; the men proceeded -forty miles in boats along the coast, then landed and marched ten -days, through a country almost covered with water, with scarcely -sufficient ground to rest upon. The tents were destroyed by the wet, -and abandoned; the elephant proceeded in advance, feeling for the -rivers; the canoes, conveying the sick, were dragged by Coolies and -soldiers wading in the water, and in this state the two companies -reached Cottiar bay, on the 18th of December. Boats being in -readiness, they embarked for Trincomalee, and with difficulty crossed -the bar; soon afterwards the wind changed, the sea became rough, and -it was found impracticable either to prosecute the voyage, or to -return across the bar with leaky open boats. With much danger and -difficulty they gained a rock in the bay, where the soldiers passed -the night, huddled together, menaced with being swept off when the -tide arose, and destitute of provisions and fresh water. The wind -and rain abating, they again embarked on the following morning, and -on arriving at the inner harbour, were met by the boats of the ships -of war, which had been cruizing for them, but were unable, from -the roughness of the weather, to rescue them from their perilous -situation, on the preceding night. On passing the “Orlando” frigate, -the seamen cheered, but the soldiers gave a feeble response. On -landing, twelve men were sent to the hospital, four lieutenants, one -serjeant, two drummers, and forty-seven rank and file, under Captain -Creagh, in rags, their feet and legs bare, and ulcerated, emaciated -and tottering from exhaustion and hunger, entered the fort; the -pitiable remains of two hundred picked men, who marched out only -three months before, forming two fine flank companies equal to any -service. - -On landing, Lieutenant William Home, found his brother, Ensign Home, -dead in the hospital. Ensign Home belonged to a battalion company -of the regiment, part of which was detached at Minnery,--a most -unhealthy post, where nearly all the non-commissioned officers and -soldiers had died. - -Two days after the arrival of the flank companies of the -EIGHTY-SIXTH, from the interior, a General Order was issued, in which -the Commander of the Forces in Ceylon expressed his “acknowledgments -to Major Marston, Captain Creagh, and to all the officers and -soldiers of that distinguished corps, for the gallant and important -services rendered by them in suppressing the Kandian rebellion, at -the same time, he cannot conceal the deep regret he feels at the -severe loss which has fallen on the detachment, and the death of a -gallant officer, Captain Archibald McLean, and many brave soldiers.” - -General Sir Robert Brownrigg also states, “Captain Creagh’s gallant -and most useful services in the command of the flank companies -of the EIGHTY-SIXTH Regiment, during the Kandian war, under very -trying circumstances, was such, as to entitle him to the favourable -notice of His Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief, and to the best -commendation I can bestow on him.” - -[Sidenote: 1819] - -On the 15th of January, 1819, the detachment embarked, and, after -putting to sea, was driven back by contrary winds, but landed -at Madras, on the 5th of February, and joined the regiment at -Poonamalee, on the same evening. The health of the party was not -re-established, and Lieutenant Caddell, Assistant-Surgeon Bell, and -several soldiers, died after their arrival at Madras. - -The period for the return of the regiment to Europe, having arrived, -the following statement appeared in General Orders, dated Madras, 6th -March, 1819,--“The Lieut.-General has traced with gratification, the -well-earned tributes of applause, bestowed by successive governments, -and commanders, in commendation of the numerous instances of -gallantry and efficiency displayed during the active and varied -service in which His Majesty’s EIGHTY-SIXTH, or ROYAL COUNTY DOWN -Regiment of Foot, has been engaged since its arrival in the East -Indies; and Colonel Fraser, the officers, and men, are requested to -accept His Excellency’s thanks for the correct and orderly conduct of -the corps.” - -In general orders by government, dated the 20th of March, 1819, it -was stated,-- - -“The meritorious conduct of His Majesty’s Twenty-fifth Light -Dragoons, and EIGHTY-SIXTH Regiment of Foot, in every situation -where they have been employed during the long period of their -services in India, has been brought under the notice of government, -in a particular manner, by His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, -as establishing for them strong claims to its consideration; and -the honourable mention which has been made by his Excellency the -Commander-in-Chief, has been coupled with the expression of his -Excellency’s wish, that their services may meet with the same -acknowledgment, on their approaching departure, as, in general -orders, dated 27th August, 1805, and 11th October, 1806, marked the -close of the distinguished career of His Majesty’s Seventy-fourth -Regiment, and Nineteenth Light Dragoons, then returning to England; -concurring entirely in the commendations which His Majesty’s -Twenty-fifth Light Dragoons, and EIGHTY-SIXTH Foot, have received -from the Commander-in-Chief, and entertaining the same high sense -of their merits and services, the Governor in Council is pleased to -extend, to the officers of those corps, the indulgence recommended -by his Excellency, and, accordingly, directs that a donation of -three months’ full batta be passed to them on the occasion of their -embarkation for Europe.” - -Five hundred and sixty non-commissioned officers and soldiers having -volunteered to remain in India, transferring their services to other -corps, the remainder of the regiment sailed for England in April, and -in October anchored off the Nore, where the ship was placed under -quarantine, Lieutenant John Campbell and several soldiers having died -during the voyage. - -On the 23rd of October, the regiment landed at Gravesend, after -an _absence from England of twenty-three years and four months_, -bringing back only _two individuals_, MAJOR D. MARSTON and -QUARTER-MASTER R. GILL, who embarked with it in June, 1796, the -latter as a private. - -The regiment joined the depôt companies at Canterbury, where -Lieut.-Colonel John Johnson succeeded to the lieut.-colonelcy, on the -promotion of Colonel Fraser, C.B., to the rank of major-general. - -[Sidenote: 1820] - -During the winter, the regiment marched to Chichester, sending two -companies to Brighton, and in April, 1820, it was removed to Weedon -and Northampton, where two hundred and fifty recruits joined from -Ireland. - -[Sidenote: 1821] - -[Sidenote: 1822] - -In February, 1821, the regiment proceeded to Chatham; in October it -embarked at Bristol, for Ireland, and, after landing at Waterford, -occupied quarters at that place, having nine detached parties, until -April, 1822, when the head-quarters were removed to Naas, and in -July, the regiment occupied Richmond barracks, Dublin. - -[Sidenote: 1823] - -From Dublin, the regiment proceeded, in May, 1823, to Athlone, and -in October to Armagh, where the authority of His Majesty, King George -IV., was received for bearing the word “INDIA” on the colours and -appointments, “in consideration of the distinguished conduct of the -regiment during the period of its service in India, from the year -1799, to the year 1819.” - -[Sidenote: 1824] - -[Sidenote: 1825] - -[Sidenote: 1826] - -In March, 1824, the head-quarters were removed to Newry; in -January, 1825, the regiment proceeded to Naas; in June it was -removed to Clonmel[12], and in the spring of 1826, it marched to -Buttevant,--furnishing numerous detached parties. On quitting the -south-west district, Major-General Sir Charles Doyle expressed, in a -letter to the commanding officer, his “entire satisfaction” at the -conduct of the regiment, while under his orders. - -Lieut.-Colonel Johnson retired on half-pay, and was succeeded as -commanding officer, by Lieut.-Colonel Mallett, C.B., from the -Eighty-ninth regiment. - -In the autumn, the regiment was formed into six _service_, and four -_depôt_ companies, preparatory to its embarkation for the West -Indies[13]. In October, the service companies proceeded to Cork, -leaving the depôt under Captain Stuart, at Buttevant, and embarking -on board the “Princess Royal,” “Waterloo,” and “Thetis,” transports, -sailed for Barbadoes, from whence they were ordered to Trinidad and -Tobago, to relieve the Ninth Regiment, which was about to return -home. The retirement of Major Baird occasioned Major Michael Creagh -to return from the West Indies, to take command of the depôt. - -[Sidenote: 1827] - -At Trinidad, the regiment occupied the Orange-Grove Barracks, until -the completion of the new barracks at St. James’s. During the year -1827, Ensign Selway died at Tobago, and the loss by deaths, at the -two islands of Trinidad and Tobago, amounted to three serjeants, -forty rank and file, and eleven soldiers’ wives. - -[Sidenote: 1828] - -In January, 1828, the regiment was relieved by the first battalion of -the Royal Regiment, and proceeded to the island of Barbadoes, where -Adjutant Dolman, three serjeants, and fifty-six rank and file, died -of fevers contracted at Trinidad and Tobago. - -[Sidenote: 1829] - -[Sidenote: 1830] - -The regiment remained at Barbadoes during the year 1829; in January, -1830, it was removed to Antigua, St. Kitts, and Montserrat. - -On the 2nd of December, Major W. Richardson died at Antigua, -universally regretted by the officers and soldiers of the regiment, -who testified their regard for his merits, by erecting a monument to -his memory in the church of Newry, County Down. He was the last of -the three brothers who served with distinction in the corps. - -[Sidenote: 1831] - -In March, 1831, the slaves of Antigua, being opposed to the abolition -of the Sunday market, set fire to several plantations, when a strong -detachment was sent to protect the town of St. John’s, where it -remained until tranquillity was restored. - -[Sidenote: 1832] - -Colonel Mallet, C.B., after having assumed charge of the civil -government at St. Lucia, died at that island, very much regretted by -the regiment; and was succeeded, in February, 1832, by Lieut.-Colonel -MICHAEL CREAGH, from the half-pay, whose services are recorded in the -preceding pages. - -In the spring of this year, His Majesty, King William IV., was -graciously pleased to approve of the regiment bearing on its colours -and appointments the Irish “HARP AND CROWN” and the motto “QUIS -SEPARABIT?”. The harp and crown only was assumed when the corps -obtained the title of ROYAL COUNTY DOWN REGIMENT. - -During this year, detachments were employed in controlling the -disposition to violence evinced by the slave-population at Tortola, -Barbuda, and other places. - -On the decease of General the Earl of Kilmorey, the colonelcy of the -regiment was conferred on Major-General William George Lord Harris, -K.C.B. by commission, dated 3rd December, 1832. - -[Sidenote: 1833] - -In February, 1833, the regiment was removed to Demerara and Berbice, -with detached companies at Fort Wellington, Mahaica, and Fort D’Urban. - -Lieut.-Colonel Sir Michael Creagh, K.H., arrived from England, on -the 1st of March, bringing with him the new colours, presented to -the regiment by the late Earl of Kilmorey, bearing the “HARP AND -CROWN” with the motto “_Quis Separabit?_” also the “SPHINX,” and the -words “EGYPT,” “BOURBON,” “INDIA;”--distinctions reflecting honour on -the corps, and calculated to stimulate the youthful soldiers of the -regiment to emulate the noble example of their predecessors. - -[Sidenote: 1834] - -The regiment remained at Demerara and Berbice during the years 1834 -and 1835. - -[Sidenote: 1835] - -[Sidenote: 1836] - -In December, 1835, Major-General Lord Harris was appointed to the -Seventy-third Regiment, and Major-General the Honourable Sir -Frederick Cavendish Ponsonby, K.C.B., was appointed to the colonelcy -of the EIGHTY-SIXTH Regiment. This officer was removed to the Royal -Dragoons, in March, 1836, and was succeeded by Major-General James -Watson, C.B. - -From Demerara and Berbice, the regiment was removed in May, 1836, to -Barbadoes. - -[Sidenote: 1837] - -On the 20th of February, 1837, the regiment was inspected, -preparatory to its return to England, by Lieut.-General Sir Samford -Whittingham, who stated in a letter to Lieut.-Colonel Sir Michael -Creagh, that he had “reported the EIGHTY-SIXTH, as about to embark -for England, after ten years’ service in the West Indies, in a -state of hardy, soldier-like efficiency, fit, if necessary, for -immediate service in the field: a circumstance alike creditable to -the commanding officer and to the corps.” On the embarkation of the -regiment, on the 21st of March, the following appeared in general -orders:--“The Lieutenant-General Commanding the Forces, having in -person witnessed the embarkation of the EIGHTY-SIXTH Regiment this -morning, it gives him sincere satisfaction to express in general -orders his acknowledgements of the soldier-like and orderly manner in -which it was conducted. The arrangements were perfect, and the whole -proceeding reflects the highest credit on Lieut.-Colonel Sir Michael -Creagh, the officers, non-commissioned officers, and soldiers, of the -Royal County Down Regiment. They carry with them the Lieut.-General’s -best wishes for their future honour and welfare.” - -In May the service companies arrived at Chatham, having sustained -a loss of five officers, and two hundred and ninety-nine soldiers, -during the period they had been absent from Great Britain, and -bringing back four hundred and twenty-four effective men. The depôt -companies arrived at Chatham from Ireland, on the following day[14]. - -On the 24th of May, Lieut.-General Watson was removed to the -Fourteenth Foot, and was succeeded by Lieut.-General Sir Arthur -Brooke, K.C.B. - -In June the regiment marched to Weedon, where it was inspected on -the 8th of August by General Lord Hill, Commanding-in-Chief, who -expressed to Lieut.-Colonel Sir Michael Creagh, in front of the -regiment, his approbation of the highly efficient state of the corps, -after so long a service in the West Indies. - -After the inspection, the regiment marched into Lancashire, and -occupied Salford-barracks, Manchester, detaching one company to the -Isle of Man. During the Chartist disturbances, the EIGHTY-SIXTH were -much employed, and frequently received the thanks of Major-General -Sir Charles Napier, and Colonel Wemyss. - -[Sidenote: 1838] - -[Sidenote: 1839] - -[Sidenote: 1840] - -In April, 1838, the head-quarters and flank companies were removed to -Stockport, in Cheshire; but returned to Manchester, in June, 1839; -and in June, 1840, the regiment embarked at Liverpool for Ireland, -and landed at Belfast; in September it was removed to Dublin. - -[Sidenote: 1841] - -The regiment was employed in the summer of 1841, at Templemore, -Clonmel, Cork, and other places, aiding the civil power in the -preservation of the public peace, during the election of members -of parliament, and were particularly thanked for their conduct and -forbearance. - -The regiment received orders to form their depôt companies -preparatory to proceeding on service. - -[Sidenote: 1842] - -The Gazette of January 7, 1842, announced the exchange of -Lieut.-Colonel Sir Michael Creagh, K.H., with Lieut.-Colonel Derinzy, -K.H., of the Eleventh regiment. - -At the period of the conclusion of this record, the EIGHTY-SIXTH, -or the ROYAL COUNTY DOWN REGIMENT, is under orders again to proceed -to India. Although comparatively a young corps, it has performed much -valuable service to the country in all quarters of the globe; it had -not the good fortune to serve in the Peninsular War, in which so many -corps acquired honorary inscriptions; but it has earned distinctions -for its colours, which furnish a powerful incentive to perseverance -in the path of duty and honor to all who may have their names -recorded in the books of this distinguished regiment. - - -1842. - - - - -SUCCESSION OF COLONELS - -OF - -THE EIGHTY-SIXTH, - -OR - -THE ROYAL COUNTY DOWN REGIMENT OF - -FOOT. - - -CORNELIUS CUYLER. - -_Appointed 30th October, 1793._ - -CORNELIUS CUYLER was appointed ensign in the fifty-fifth foot, -on the 31st of May, 1759, and, immediately proceeding to North -America, joined his regiment before the fort of Ticonderoga, on the -west shore of Lake Champlain, in July of the same year, in time to -take part in the reduction of that post. In 1760 he served at the -reduction of Isle-aux-Noix and at the capture of Montreal, which -completed the conquest of Canada. In 1764 he was appointed captain -in the forty-sixth foot, with which corps he served two years on -the frontiers of North America, one year at New York, and eight in -Ireland. On the breaking out of the American war in 1775, he was -appointed first aide-de-camp to Lieutenant-General Sir William Howe, -who proceeded to Boston with reinforcements. In 1776, he was promoted -to major in the fifty-fifth, but continued to perform the duty of -first aide-de-camp to Sir William Howe, then commanding-in-chief -in North America, and served at the reduction of Long Island, -the capture of New York, and the battle of White Plains. He also -accompanied the expedition to Pennsylvania in 1777, and served at -the battles of Brandywine, and Germantown, and in November of that -year he succeeded Colonel Meadows, who was removed to the fifth -foot, in the lieutenant-colonelcy of the fifty-fifth, which corps he -commanded in the retreat from Philadelphia to New York in 1778, and -was at the battle of Freehold, under Lieutenant-General Sir Henry -Clinton. In November of that year he proceeded with his regiment -to the West Indies, and was engaged in the capture of St. Lucie. -He performed the duties of adjutant-general to the troops in the -West Indies, under Major-General Christie, in 1781; he afterwards -performed the duties of quarter-master-general in the West Indies -until 1784 when he returned to England, and took the command of his -regiment, then in Ireland. In 1787 he was appointed to the situation -of quarter-master-general in the West Indies, which he held until -1792, when he succeeded to the command of the forces in the Windward -and Leeward Islands. He commanded an expedition against Tobago, -and, having captured the principal fort by storm, on the morning of -the 15th of April, 1793, the island submitted. Returning to England -soon afterwards, he was promoted to the rank of major-general, and -appointed colonel of the EIGHTY-SIXTH Regiment, then first raised, -and styled “Cuyler’s Shropshire Volunteers.” He was also placed -on the staff of Great Britain, and in April, 1794, he obtained -the appointment of lieutenant-governor of Portsmouth: in June of -that year he was removed from the EIGHTY-SIXTH to the sixty-ninth -regiment. In June, 1796, he was appointed commander-in-chief in the -West Indies, with the local rank of lieutenant-general; in January, -1798, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant-general in the army, -and returned to England in May following. In June he was appointed -to the command of the Sussex district; and in January, 1799, he was -nominated commander-in-chief in Portugal,--the government of that -country having refused to ratify a treaty of peace with France, -and agreed to receive British troops into the ports: he returned -to England in November, the greater part of the troops being sent -to the Mediterranean. The rank of general was conferred on this -distinguished officer in 1803; he was also appointed governor of -Kinsale, and, in July, 1814, he was further rewarded with the dignity -of BARONET. - -General Sir Cornelius Cuyler, Baronet, died at St. John’s Lodge, -Herts, on the 8th of March, 1819, after an honourable service of -sixty years. - - -RUSSELL MANNERS. - -_Appointed 20th June, 1794._ - -This officer was appointed cornet in the royal regiment of -horse-guards, in May, 1755; captain in the seventh dragoons, -in February, 1758, and in April, 1760, he was promoted to the -lieutenant-colonelcy of the twenty-first dragoons, or royal -foresters. He served in Germany under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick, -and, at the peace in 1763, when the royal foresters were disbanded, -he was appointed lieutenant-colonel of the second dragoon guards. -On the breaking out of the American war, in 1775, he was appointed -colonel of the nineteenth light dragoons,--then newly raised; -in 1777, he was promoted to the rank of major-general, and, in -1782, to that of lieutenant-general; in 1783 his regiment was -disbanded. The colonelcy of the EIGHTY-SIXTH foot was conferred on -Lieutenant-General Manners in 1794; in 1795 he was removed to the -twenty-sixth light dragoons, and in 1799 he was promoted to the rank -of general. - -On the 23rd of May, 1800, as General Manners was riding, accompanied -by two other gentlemen, in a post-chaise, to Cambridge, he was -stopped by two highwaymen, who demanded his money, when he shot one -dead on the spot, and the other rode off. In September of the same -year, he was residing at Southend, for the benefit of his health, -and, having a presentiment of his approaching death, he set off for -London, alone, to obtain medical advice, but he was taken ill on -the road, and died at an inn, at Billericay, in Essex, on the 11th -September, 1800. - - -WILLIAM GRINFIELD. - -_Appointed 25th March, 1795._ - -WILLIAM GRINFIELD was appointed ensign in the third foot guards, in -1760; he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant and captain in 1767, -to that of captain and lieutenant-colonel in 1776, and in 1782 he was -promoted to the rank of colonel in the army. In 1786 he obtained the -commission of second major in his regiment. He commanded the first -battalion of the third foot guards, under His Royal Highness the Duke -of York, in Flanders, and evinced great personal bravery and ability -on several occasions, particularly at the siege of Valenciennes, and -at the re-capture of the post of Lincelles on the 18th of August, -1793, for which he received the thanks of the Duke of York in general -orders. He had been appointed lieutenant-colonel of the third foot -guards a few days before this action occurred, and in October of the -same year he was promoted to the rank of major-general. In 1795 he -was rewarded with the colonelcy of the EIGHTY-SIXTH foot; in 1798 he -was promoted to the rank of lieutenant-general, and at that eventful -period he was called upon to transfer his services to the West -Indies, with the important appointment of commander of the forces -in the Windward and Leeward islands. On the renewal of hostilities -with France in 1803, he commanded an expedition against St. Lucie, -and, having captured the fort of Morne Fortuné by storm on the 22nd -of June, the island submitted. He landed on the island of Tobago on -the 30th of June, and, by a spirited advance upon Scarborough, forced -the French General, Berthier, to surrender. He captured the islands -of Demerara and Essequibo, from the Dutch, on the 19th of September, -and Berbice, in a few days afterwards. On the 25th of September he -was promoted to the rank of general. He died at Barbadoes on the 19th -of October, 1803, of the yellow fever, surviving his lady only three -days. It is recorded, that a short time before he left England for -the West Indies, Mrs. Grinfield’s brother died, leaving them £20,000; -the general, finding two cousins of the deceased were left unprovided -for, observed to his lady, that, as themselves possessed an ample -fortune, he purposed making provision for the unfortunate relatives; -she readily assenting, he sent for them, and divided the whole legacy -between them. - - -SIR JAMES HENRY CRAIG, KB. - -_Appointed 5th January, 1804._ - -JAMES HENRY CRAIG obtained a commission of ensign in the thirtieth -foot on the 1st of June, 1763, and he served with his regiment -several years at the fortress of Gibraltar. In March, 1771, he was -promoted captain in the forty-seventh foot, with which corps he -served in the American war. The forty-seventh were at Boston when -hostilities commenced; they took part in the actions at Concord -and Bunker’s Hill in 1775, and in 1776 they served in Canada. In -December, 1777, Captain Craig was promoted major in the eighty-second -regiment, then serving in America, and in 1781 he obtained the -lieutenant-colonelcy of that corps, from which he was removed, in -1783, to the sixteenth foot. In 1790 he was promoted to the rank of -colonel, in 1794 to that of major-general, and in 1795 his services -were rewarded with the colonelcy of the forty-sixth foot. In 1801 he -was advanced to the rank of lieutenant-general, and was removed to -the EIGHTY-SIXTH regiment in 1804. On the 25th of March, 1805, he was -appointed commander-in-chief in the Mediterranean, with the local -rank of general; he was also honoured with the dignity of a Knight -of the Bath, and nominated governor of Blackness Castle; in 1806 he -was removed to the twenty-second regiment. The services of General -Sir James Craig were afterwards transferred to British North America, -of which country he was appointed governor, with the local rank of -general in Upper and Lower Canada, dated the 21st of August, 1807. In -1809 he was removed to the colonelcy of the seventy-eighth highland -regiment, or Ross-shire buffs. On the 1st of January, 1812, he was -promoted to the rank of general in the army, which he only held a few -days, his decease occurring on the 12th of the same month. - - -SIR CHARLES ROSS, BART. - -_Appointed 30th October, 1806._ - -CHARLES ROSS, son of Admiral Sir Lockhart Ross, of Balnagown, Bart., -who signalized himself during the seven years’ war, obtained a -commission of cornet in the seventh dragoons, in January, 1780, and -in May, 1784, he was promoted captain in the third Irish horse, now -sixth dragoon guards, in which corps he remained three years, when he -was advanced to the commission of major in the thirty-seventh foot. -On the 16th of March, 1791, he was promoted to the lieut.-colonelcy -of his regiment, and he performed the duty of commanding officer -several years with reputation to himself and advantage to the -service. He afterwards took an active part in raising the hundred -and sixteenth regiment, but this corps was disbanded in 1796. On the -18th of June, 1798, he was promoted to the rank of major-general, and -to that of lieut.-general, in October, 1805. In December of the same -year, he was appointed colonel of the eighty-fifth foot, from which -he was removed, in October, 1806, to the EIGHTY-SIXTH, and in June, -1810, he was appointed to the thirty-seventh regiment. He was endowed -with many amiable qualities, which rendered him an ornament to his -country; he was eminently useful in every relation which connected -him with society, particularly courteous in public life, and -affectionate and valuable as a friend. He died at Balnagown Castle, -in the county of Ross, on the 8th of February, 1814. - - -THE HONORABLE FRANCIS NEEDHAM. - -_Appointed 25th June, 1810._ - -THE HONORABLE FRANCIS JACK NEEDHAM, third son of John, tenth Viscount -of Kilmorey, choosing the profession of arms, procured a commission -of cornet in the eighteenth dragoons, on the 17th of December, 1762; -in February, 1765, he was removed to the first dragoons, in which -corps he obtained a lieutenancy in 1771, and in May, 1774, he was -promoted captain in the seventeenth dragoons. He accompanied his -regiment to North America, in the spring of 1775, and served at -Boston under Lieut.-General Gage; he also served at the capture of -Long Island under General Sir William Howe, and received, with his -regiment, the thanks of the Commander-in-Chief, for his conduct at -the battle of Brooklyn. He also served in the actions at White -Plains, and in the Jerseys; afterwards proceeded to Philadelphia, -took part in several skirmishes in Pennsylvania, and in covering -the retreat to New York, in the performance of which service he was -engaged at Freehold. He was subsequently stationed in the lines in -front of New York, where he was taken prisoner by the Americans. In -August, 1780, he was promoted major in the seventy-sixth Highland -regiment, then serving in America, with which corps he shared in the -contest until the peace. In February, 1783, he was promoted to the -lieut.-colonelcy of the hundred and fourth regiment, and six weeks -afterwards he was appointed captain and lieut.-colonel in the first -foot guards; he was nominated aide-de-camp to the King in 1793, -with the rank of colonel. In 1794 he was appointed adjutant-general -of the expedition to the coast of France, under Lieut.-General the -Earl of Moira; and in 1795 he was appointed third major in the first -foot guards, promoted to the rank of major-general, and placed on -the home staff. He was subsequently detached, second in command to -Major-General Doyle, with Monsieur Compte D’ Artois and his suite, -to take possession of Isle Dieu, which place the troops maintained -so long as the navy could afford them protection. An appointment on -the staff of Ireland was next conferred on him, and he commanded a -body of troops during the rebellion in 1798; he was at the battle -of Arklow, on the 9th of June, and commanded a division at Vinegar -Hill, on the 21st of June. He continued on the staff of Ireland until -April, 1802, when he was promoted to the rank of lieut.-general. -He had previously been appointed lieut.-colonel in the first foot -guards (21st of August, 1801,) and in April, 1804, he obtained the -colonelcy of the fifth veteran battalion. In 1806, he was elected -member of parliament for Newry, and he sat for that borough in four -parliaments. He was appointed colonel of the EIGHTY-SIXTH Regiment -in 1810, and took great interest in the reputation and welfare of -his corps: in 1812 he was promoted to the rank of general. On the -decease of his brother Robert, in 1818, he succeeded to the dignity -of VISCOUNT KILMOREY. Large and influential estates in Ireland were -bequeathed to him by a distant relation; and in January, 1822, he -was advanced to the dignity of EARL OF KILMOREY and Viscount Newry -and Morne, in the County Down, Ireland. This excellent and patriotic -nobleman died at his seat of Shavington, in Shropshire, on the 21st -of November, 1832, much regretted, particularly by his numerous -tenants in Ireland, to whom he had evinced great kindness. - - -WILLIAM GEORGE LORD HARRIS. - -_Appointed 3rd December, 1832._ - -Removed to the seventy-third regiment of foot, 4th December, 1835. - - -THE HONORABLE SIR FREDERICK CAVENDISH PONSONBY, KCB., GCMG., KCH. - -_Appointed 4th December, 1835._ - -HONORABLE FREDERICK CAVENDISH PONSONBY, third son of Frederick, third -Earl of Besborough, was appointed cornet in the tenth dragoons, -in 1800, and rose, in 1803, to the commission of captain in the -same corps, from which he exchanged to the sixtieth regiment, in -1806. In 1807, he was appointed major in the twenty-third light -dragoons, at the head of which corps he distinguished himself at -the battle of Talavera, in 1809, and was promoted, in 1810, to -the lieutenant-colonelcy of the regiment. In 1811 he served under -Lieut.-General Graham, at Cadiz: and at the battle of Barossa, -in March of that year, he attacked, with a squadron of German -dragoons, the French cavalry covering the retreat, overthrew -them, took two guns, and even attempted, though vainly, to sabre -Rousseau’s battalions. On the 11th of June, 1811, he was appointed -lieut.-colonel of the twelfth light dragoons; at the head of which -corps he served under Lord Wellington, and distinguished himself, -in April, 1812, at Llerena, in one of the most brilliant cavalry -actions during the war. At the battle of Salamanca he charged the -French infantry, broke his sword in the fight, and his horse received -several bayonet wounds. He repeatedly evinced great judgment, -penetration, and resolution in the out-post duty, and was wounded -in the retreat from Burgos, on the 13th of October, 1812. At the -battle of Vittoria he again distinguished himself: his services at -Tolosa, St. Sebastian, and Nive were also conspicuous; and, on the -king’s birth-day, in 1814, he was promoted to the rank of colonel -in the army. He commanded the twelfth light dragoons at the battle -of Waterloo, where he led his regiment to the charge with signal -intrepidity,--received sabre cuts on both arms,--was brought to -the ground by a blow on the head,--pierced through the back by a -lancer,--plundered by a tirailleur,--ridden over by two squadrons -of cavalry,--and plundered a second time by a Prussian soldier; -but afterwards recovered of his wounds. His services were rewarded -with the following marks of royal favour:--Knight Companion of the -order of the Bath,--Knight Grand Cross of the order of St. Michael -and St. George,--Knight Commander of the Hanoverian Guelphic -order,--a cross,--a Waterloo medal,--Knight of the Tower and Sword of -Portugal,--and Knight of Maria Theresa of Austria. In January, 1824, -he was nominated inspecting field officer in the Ionian Islands; -he was promoted brigadier-general on the staff of those islands, -in March, 1824; and in June, 1825, he was advanced to the rank of -major-general. He was removed to the staff of Malta, and retained the -command of the troops in that island until May, 1835. In December, -1835, he obtained the colonelcy of the EIGHTY-SIXTH Regiment, from -which he was removed to the royal dragoons in the following year. -He was an ornament to his profession. In him, military talent was -united with the most chivalrous bravery,--calm judgment,--cool -decision,--resolute action, and modest deportment. He died on the -10th of January, 1837. - - -JAMES WATSON. - -_Appointed 31st March, 1836._ - -Removed to the fourteenth foot, 24th May, 1837. - - -SIR ARTHUR BROOKE, KCB. - -_Appointed 24th May, 1837._ - - -LONDON: HARRISON AND CO., PRINTERS, ST. MARTIN’S LANE. - - -FOOTNOTES: - -[1] “GEORGE R., - -“Whereas we have thought fit to order a regiment of foot to -be forthwith raised, under your command, which is to consist -of ten companies, with three serjeants, three corporals, two -drummers, and fifty-seven private men in each company, with -two fifers to the grenadier company, besides a serjeant-major -and quarter-master-serjeant, together with the usual number of -commissioned officers; these are to authorise you, by beat of drum, -or otherwise, to raise so many men in any county or part of our -kingdom of Great Britain, as shall be wanted to complete the said -regiment to the above-mentioned numbers. - -“And all magistrates, justices of the peace, constables, and other -our civil officers, whom it may concern, are hereby required to be -assisting unto you, in providing quarters, impressing carriages, and -otherwise, as there shall be occasion. - -“GIVEN at Our Court, at St. James’s, this 1st day of November, 1793, -in the thirty-fourth year of Our reign. - - “By His Majesty’s command, - “(Signed) GEORGE YONGE.” - - “_To Our trusty and well-beloved C. Cuyler, Esq., Major-General in - our Army, and Colonel of a Regiment of Foot to be forthwith raised, - &c., &c., &c._” - - -[2] Now General Commanding-in-Chief. - -[3] The troops designed for this service consisted of the tenth, -eightieth, and eighty-eighth regiments, seven companies of the -nineteenth, three of eighty-sixth, a battalion of native infantry, -and a proportion of artillery, under Colonel the Honourable Arthur -Wellesley. - -[4] OFFICERS PRESENT,--_Majors_ Henry Torrens, (commanding,) George -Cuyler; _Captains_ James Richardson, John Grant, ---- Maclaurin; -_Lieutenants_ W. Martin, J. H. Wilson, Peter Drummond, John Harvey, -Alexander Grant, R. Travers, William Bourd, S. G. McKay, Thomas -Lanphier, J. Wilson, David Morrice, Edmund Carter, G. D’Aigular; -_Ensign_ Neill Maclaurin; _Adjutant_ W. Moreton; _Quarter-Master_ J. -Coor; _Surgeon_ P. W. Deane; _Assistant-Surgeons_ Bellars and Liddle: -53 serjeants, 22 drummers, 668 rank and file. - -[5] OFFICERS PRESENT, 1st January, 1805:--_Major_ George Cuyler, -(commanding); _Captains_ James Grant, William Moreton; _Lieutenants_ -R. Travers, W. Baird, Thomas Lanphier, J. Wilson, D. Morrice, -George D’Aguilar, N. Maclaurin, H. Steele; _Surgeon_ P. W. Deane; -_Assistant-Surgeons_ Bellars and Liddle:--51 serjeants, 22 drummers, -511 rank and file. - -[6] OFFICERS PRESENT, 1st December, 1805. _Major_ George Cuyler -(commanding a brigade); _Captains_ John Grant, (commanding the -regiment), William Baird; _Lieutenants_ D. Morrice, N. Maclaurin, -H. Steele, Thomas Lanphier, George D’Aguilar, (brigade-major); -_Quarter-Master_ J. Smith; _Surgeon_, P. Deane; _Assistant-Surgeon_ -R. Bellars: 48 serjeants, 19 drummers, 354 rank and file. - -[7] Major Edwards was killed at the storming of Bhurtpore, under Lord -Cumbermere, while in command of the Fourteenth Foot. - -[8] The Regiment erected a handsome Monument where this officer fell, -with the following inscription:-- - - “Lieut. John Graham Munro fell near this spot on the 8th of July, - 1810, while charging the enemy, at the head of His Britannic - Majesty’s 86th Grenadiers. The Officers of the Regiment have - erected this Monument as a mark of their respect for his memory.” - -This monument having, some years back, suffered by a hurricane, the -French officers stationed on the island, (to their honour be it -known,) had it put in a thorough state of repair at their own expense. - -[9] A division of the regiment on marching through Tipperary, -in 1823, halted at the village of Middleton: in the evening the -commanding officer observed the soldiers assembled round a tomb in -the burial ground, with their caps off; on enquiring the cause, a -soldier of the grenadiers replied, “Your honour, we are come up to -see our old captain.” On joining the group, he observed the tomb -of his old and respected comrade, Lieut.-Colonel Lanphier, and the -following words, which had been scratched by the soldiers beneath -the inscription on the tomb-stone, “A BRAVE SOLDIER!” “Please your -honour,” (the soldier continued) “the Boys of the company would like -to fire three rounds over the grave, and would be glad to pay for the -powder if your honour will let them fire.” On the following morning -the grenadier company, which the deceased had gallantly commanded -for a number of years, paid the last tribute of respect to their -late captain’s remains which was duly appreciated by his surviving -relatives, and also by the villagers. Lieut.-Colonel Lanphier entered -the army as Ensign in the 10th Foot, in 1798, and was promoted to be -Lieutenant in the 86th Regiment in 1800, to be Captain in 1806, to -the rank of Brevet-Major in 1810, and of Brevet Lieut.-Colonel in -1819; he retired from the service by the sale of his Commission on -the 30th of January, 1823, being then the Senior Captain of the 86th -Regiment. - -[10] List of officers who served against the Kandians. - -Major Marston commanding. - -_Grenadier Company_, Captain, Michael Creagh; Lieutenants, William -Home, David Bradford, Andrew Russell. - -_Light Company_, Captain, Archibald McLean; Lieutenants, James -Creagh, P. P. Goold, and Edward Caddell; Assistant-Surgeon, R. H. -Bell. - -[11] See Preface. - -[12] At Clonmel, the regiment lost a fine young officer, Lieutenant -Frederick Close, whose body was found in the river Suir, together -with the body of a young lady named Grubb. The cause of their -melancholy fate was never ascertained. - -[13] NAMES OF THE OFFICERS who proceeded to the West Indies, in -1826:-- - -In the “Princess Royal,”--_Lieut.-Colonel_ J. W. Mallet; _Captains_ -Robert Crawford, James Creagh; _Lieutenants_ Francis Kearney, -Lewis Halliday; _Ensign_ Robert Mayne; _Adjutant_ John Dolman; and -_Surgeon_ A. Cunningham. - -In the “Waterloo,”--_Captain_ R. B. Usher; _Lieutenants_ P. North, -F. H. Dalgety, Lewis Grant; _Ensigns_ James Galwey, J. B. Selway, E. -Davis, and W. Johnson. - -In the “Thetis,”--_Major_ Michael Creagh: _Captains_ Alexander -McLean, R. B. Wolseley; _Lieutenants_ J. Grant, J. McIntyre; and -_Quarter-Master_ J. Jerome. - -[14] STATE OF LOSS:-- - - Trinidad and Tobago 42 - Barbadoes 71 - Antigua, St. Kitts, Montserrat, and Tortola 72 - British Guiana 114 - ---- - 299 - - - - - - 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. - - Some hyphens in words have been silently removed, some added, - when a predominant preference was found in the original book. - - Except for those changes noted below, all misspellings in the text, - and inconsistent or archaic usage, have been retained. - - Pg 16: ‘a langour pervaded’ replaced by ‘a languor pervaded’. - Pg 22: ‘Rao Holkur, one’ replaced by ‘Rao Holkar, one’. - Pg 24: ‘above Bareach’ replaced by ‘above Baroach’. - Pg 38: ‘The moonson having set’ replaced by ‘The monsoon having set’. - Pg 46: ‘Sidenote: 1814’ replaced by ‘Sidenote: 1813’. - Pg 60: ‘SEPARABIT?” the harp’ replaced by ‘SEPARABIT?”. 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If you -are not located in the United States, you will have to check the laws of the -country where you are located before using this eBook. -</div> - -<p style='display:block; margin-top:1em; margin-bottom:0; margin-left:2em; text-indent:-2em'>Title: Historical Record of the Eighty-Sixth, or the Royal County Down Regiment of Foot</p> -<p style='display:block; margin-left:2em; text-indent:0; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:1em;'>Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1793, and of its subsequent services to 1842.</p> -<p style='display:block; margin-top:1em; margin-bottom:0; margin-left:2em; text-indent:-2em'>Author: Richard Cannon</p> -<p style='display:block; text-indent:0; margin:1em 0'>Release Date: May 31, 2022 [eBook #68212]</p> -<p style='display:block; text-indent:0; margin:1em 0'>Language: English</p> - <p style='display:block; margin-top:1em; margin-bottom:0; margin-left:2em; text-indent:-2em; text-align:left'>Produced by: Brian Coe, John Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)</p> -<div style='margin-top:2em; margin-bottom:4em'>*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE EIGHTY-SIXTH, OR THE ROYAL COUNTY DOWN REGIMENT OF FOOT ***</div> - - -<div class="transnote"> -<p><strong>TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE</strong></p> - -<p>Footnote anchors are denoted by <span class="fnanchor">[number]</span>, -and the footnotes have been placed at the end of the book.</p> - -<p>Some minor changes to the text are noted at the <a href="#TN">end of the book.</a> -<span class="screenonly">These are indicated by a <ins class="corr">dotted gray</ins> underline.</span></p> -</div> - - -<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop" /> -<div class="chapter"></div> -<p class="p6 pfs135">HISTORICAL RECORDS</p> -<p class="p3 pfs60">OF</p> -<p class="p1 pfs180 lsp">THE BRITISH ARMY.</p> - - -<hr class="p4 chap x-ebookmaker-drop" /> - -<div class="chapter"> -<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_iii"></a>[Pg iii]</span><br /></p> - -<h2 class="nobreak lsp" id="GENERAL_ORDERS">GENERAL ORDERS.</h2> -</div> - -<hr class="r20" /> -<p class="p2 right fs80"><em>HORSE-GUARDS</em>,</p> -<p class="right fs80"><em>1st January, 1836</em>.</p> - -<p>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.,</p> - -<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><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_iv"></a>[iv]</span></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> - -<p class="right padr2">By Command of the Right Honourable</p> -<p class="right padr4">GENERAL LORD HILL,</p> -<p class="right"><em>Commanding-in-Chief</em>.</p> -<p class="p2 right smcap">John Macdonald,</p> -<p class="right padr2"><em>Adjutant-General</em>.</p> - - -<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop" /> - -<div class="chapter"> -<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_v"></a>[v]</span><br /></p> - -<h2 class="nobreak lsp2" id="PREFACE">PREFACE.</h2> -</div> - -<hr class="r20" /> - -<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<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_vi"></a>[vi]</span> -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 -<i>presence of war</i>, 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<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_vii"></a>[vii]</span> -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<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_viii"></a>[viii]</span> -served, or are serving, in the Army, an <i>Esprit de 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 x-ebookmaker-drop" /> -<div class="chapter"></div> - -<div class="figcenter illowp85" id="i_b_frontispiece" style="max-width: 50em;"> - <img class="p2 w100" src="images/i_b_frontispiece.jpg" alt="" /> - <div class="caption">EIGHTY-SIXTH (THE ROYAL COUNTY DOWN) REGIMENT OF FOOT.</div> -</div> - - -<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop" /> -<div class="chapter"></div> - -<h1> -<span class="lsp2">HISTORICAL RECORD</span><br /> -<span class="fs60">OF THE</span><br /> -<span class="fs135">EIGHTY-SIXTH,</span><br /> -<span class="fs60">OR</span><br /> -<span class="fs100">THE ROYAL COUNTY DOWN REGIMENT OF</span><br /> -<span class="fs150">FOOT:</span> -</h1> - -<p class="p2 pfs60">CONTAINING AN ACCOUNT OF</p> -<p class="p2 pfs90 lht">THE FORMATION OF THE REGIMENT<br /> -IN 1793,</p> -<p class="p2 pfs60">AND OF</p> -<p class="p1 pfs90 lht">ITS SUBSEQUENT SERVICES<br /> -TO 1842.</p> - -<hr class="r20" /> -<p class="p2 pfs90">LONDON:</p> -<p class="pfs90">JOHN W. PARKER, WEST STRAND.</p> -<hr class="r5a" /> -<p class="pfs60">M.DCCC.XLII.</p> - - -<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop" /> -<div class="chapter"></div> - -<p class="p6 pfs60 smcap"> -London:<br /> -Harrison and Co., Printers,<br /> -St. Martin’s Lane.</p> - - -<hr class="p4 chap x-ebookmaker-drop" /> -<div class="chapter"></div> - -<div class="figcenter illowe15" id="harpandcrown"> - <img class="w100" src="images/harpandcrown.jpg" alt="" /> -</div> - -<p class="pfs150 lsp">THE EIGHTY-SIXTH,</p> - -<p class="p2 pfs60">OR</p> - -<p class="p1 pfs120">THE ROYAL COUNTY DOWN REGIMENT OF</p> - -<p class="pfs180">FOOT,</p> - -<p class="p3 pfs60">BEARS ON ITS COLOURS AND APPOINTMENTS THE</p> - -<p class="pfs120 wsp">“HARP AND CROWN”</p> - -<p class="p1 pfs60">WITH THE MOTTO</p> - -<p class="pfs100">“QUIS SEPARABIT?”</p> - -<p class="p2 pfs60">ALSO THE</p> - -<p class="pfs120 wsp">“SPHINX,” <span class="allsmcap">WITH THE WORDS</span> “EGYPT,”<br /> -“INDIA,” “BOURBON;”</p> - -<p class="p2 pfs60">AND ON THE BUTTONS THE</p> - -<p class="pfs120 wsp">“IRISH HARP AND CROWN.”</p> - - -<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop" /> - -<div class="chapter"> -<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_v-a"></a>[v]</span><br /></p> - -<h2 class="nobreak lsp" id="CONTENTS">CONTENTS.</h2> -</div> - -<hr class="r20" /> - -<table class="autotable fs90 wd90"> -<tr> -<td class="tdr fs80">Year</td> -<td class="tdl"></td> -<td class="tdr fs80">Page</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">1793</td> -<td class="tdl">The Regiment raised, and styled <i>Cuyler’s Shropshire Volunteers</i></td> -<td class="tdr"><a href="#Page_9">9</a></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">1794</td> -<td class="tdl">Names of the Officers</td> -<td class="tdr"><a href="#Page_10">10</a></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">——</td> -<td class="tdl">Embarks for Ireland</td> -<td class="tdr"><a href="#Page_11">11</a></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">——</td> -<td class="tdl">Styled the <i>Eighty-Sixth Regiment, or the Shropshire Volunteers</i></td> -<td class="tdr">—</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">——</td> -<td class="tdl">Returns to England</td> -<td class="tdr">—</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">1795</td> -<td class="tdl">Serves on board the fleet as Marines</td> -<td class="tdr"><a href="#Page_12">12</a></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">1796</td> -<td class="tdl">Embarks for the Cape of Good Hope</td> -<td class="tdr"><a href="#Page_13">13</a></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">1799</td> -<td class="tdl">Proceeds to India</td> -<td class="tdr">—</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">1801</td> -<td class="tdl">Six Companies proceed to Egypt</td> -<td class="tdr"><a href="#Page_14">14</a></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">——</td> -<td class="tdl">Passage of the Desert</td> -<td class="tdr">—</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">——</td> -<td class="tdl">Capture of Cairo and Alexandria</td> -<td class="tdr"><a href="#Page_18">18</a></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">1802</td> -<td class="tdl">Four Companies in India,—Capture of Kareah and Tarrapore</td> -<td class="tdr"><a href="#Page_20">20</a></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">——</td> -<td class="tdl">Six Companies return from Egypt to India</td> -<td class="tdr"><a href="#Page_21">21</a></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">——</td> -<td class="tdl">Capture of Barodara</td> -<td class="tdr"><a href="#Page_22">22</a></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">1803</td> -<td class="tdl">———— Kirrella,—skirmish near Copperbund</td> -<td class="tdr"><a href="#Page_23">23</a></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">——</td> -<td class="tdl">———— Keira</td> -<td class="tdr"><a href="#Page_24">24</a></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">——</td> -<td class="tdl">———— Baroach</td> -<td class="tdr"><a href="#Page_25">25</a></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">——</td> -<td class="tdl">———— Powanghur</td> -<td class="tdr"><a href="#Page_28">28</a></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">——</td> -<td class="tdl">Skirmish near Lunawarrah</td> -<td class="tdr"><a href="#Page_29">29</a></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">——</td> -<td class="tdl">Capture of Dhowd</td> -<td class="tdr"><a href="#Page_30">30</a></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">1804</td> -<td class="tdl">Advances to Indore</td> -<td class="tdr"><a href="#Page_31">31</a></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">——</td> -<td class="tdl">Disastrous Retreat to Ongein</td> -<td class="tdr">—</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">——</td> -<td class="tdl">Capture of Inglehur</td> -<td class="tdr"><a href="#Page_32">32</a></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">1805<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_vi-a"></a>[vi]</span></td> -<td class="tdl">Proceeds to Bhurtpore</td> -<td class="tdr"><a href="#Page_32">32</a></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">——</td> -<td class="tdl">Storms one of the out-works</td> -<td class="tdr"><a href="#Page_33">33</a></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">——</td> -<td class="tdl">Attacks a large bastion</td> -<td class="tdr"><a href="#Page_34">34</a></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">——</td> -<td class="tdl">Siege raised,—proceeds to Muttra</td> -<td class="tdr"><a href="#Page_35">35</a></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">——</td> -<td class="tdl">Pursues the forces of Holkar</td> -<td class="tdr">—</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">1806</td> -<td class="tdl">Returns to Bombay</td> -<td class="tdr"><a href="#Page_36">36</a></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">——</td> -<td class="tdl">Stationed at Goa</td> -<td class="tdr">—</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">——</td> -<td class="tdl">Obtains the title of the <i>Eighty-Sixth, or Leinster Regiment of Foot</i></td> -<td class="tdr"><a href="#Page_37">37</a></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">1809</td> -<td class="tdl">Declaration of the Portuguese Viceroy, at Goa</td> -<td class="tdr">—</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">1810</td> -<td class="tdl">Expedition against the Island of Bourbon</td> -<td class="tdr"><a href="#Page_38">38</a></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">——</td> -<td class="tdl">Services of a detachment on board the Africaine frigate</td> -<td class="tdr"><a href="#Page_44">44</a></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">1811</td> -<td class="tdl">Removed to the Isle of France</td> -<td class="tdr"><a href="#Page_45">45</a></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">1812</td> -<td class="tdl">Returns to India</td> -<td class="tdr">—</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">——</td> -<td class="tdl">Styled the <i>Eighty-Sixth, or the Royal County Down Regiment</i></td> -<td class="tdr"><a href="#Page_46">46</a></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">1814</td> -<td class="tdl">A second battalion added to the regiment</td> -<td class="tdr"><a href="#Page_47">47</a></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">——</td> -<td class="tdl pad4">Ditto <span class="pad3">disbanded</span></td> -<td class="tdr">—</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">1816</td> -<td class="tdlm" rowspan="2"><span class="fs150">}</span> Serves against the Pindarees</td> -<td class="tdrm" rowspan="2"><a href="#Page_48">48</a></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">1817</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">1817</td> -<td class="tdl">Insurrection at Hyderabad</td> -<td class="tdr">—</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">1818</td> -<td class="tdl">Serves against the Pindarees</td> -<td class="tdr"><a href="#Page_49">49</a></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">——</td> -<td class="tdl">Marches for Madras, in order to embark for England</td> -<td class="tdr">—</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">——</td> -<td class="tdl">Flank Companies proceed to the Island of Ceylon</td> -<td class="tdr"><a href="#Page_50">50</a></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">——</td> -<td class="tdl">Services against the Kandians</td> -<td class="tdr">—</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">1819</td> -<td class="tdl">Returns to Madras</td> -<td class="tdr"><a href="#Page_55">55</a></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">——</td> -<td class="tdl">General Orders on leaving India</td> -<td class="tdr"><a href="#Page_56">56</a></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">——</td> -<td class="tdl">Arrives in England</td> -<td class="tdr"><a href="#Page_57">57</a></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">1821</td> -<td class="tdl">Embarks for Ireland</td> -<td class="tdr">—</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">1827</td> -<td class="tdl">Service Companies embark for the West Indies</td> -<td class="tdr"><a href="#Page_59">59</a></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">1837</td> -<td class="tdl">——— ————   return to England</td> -<td class="tdr"><a href="#Page_62">62</a></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">1842</td> -<td class="tdl">The Conclusion</td> -<td class="tdr"><a href="#Page_63">63</a></td> -</tr> -</table> - - -<hr class="r20" /> - -<div class="chapter"></div> -<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_vii-a"></a>[vii]</span><br /></p> - -<p class="pfs100">SUCCESSION OF COLONELS.</p> - -<table class="p1 autotable fs90 wd90"> -<tr> -<td class="tdr fs80">Year</td> -<td class="tdl"></td> -<td class="tdr fs80">Page</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">1793</td> -<td class="tdl">Cornelius Cuyler</td> -<td class="tdr"><a href="#Page_64">64</a></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">1794</td> -<td class="tdl">Russell Manners</td> -<td class="tdr"><a href="#Page_66">66</a></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">1795</td> -<td class="tdl">William Grinfield</td> -<td class="tdr"><a href="#Page_67">67</a></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">1804</td> -<td class="tdl">Sir James Henry Craig, K.B.</td> -<td class="tdr"><a href="#Page_68">68</a></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">1806</td> -<td class="tdl">Sir Charles Ross, Baronet</td> -<td class="tdr">—</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">1810</td> -<td class="tdl">The Honorable Francis Needham</td> -<td class="tdr"><a href="#Page_69">69</a></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">1832</td> -<td class="tdl">William George Lord Harris</td> -<td class="tdr"><a href="#Page_71">71</a></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">1835</td> -<td class="tdl">The Honorable Sir Frederick Cavendish Ponsonby, K.C.B., G.C.M.G., K.C.H.</td> -<td class="tdr">—</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">1836</td> -<td class="tdl">James Watson</td> -<td class="tdr"><a href="#Page_72">72</a></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">1837</td> -<td class="tdl">Sir Arthur Brooke, K.C.B.</td> -<td class="tdr">—</td> -</tr> -</table> - - -<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop" /> -<div class="chapter"></div> - -<div class="figcenter illowp52" id="i_b_009fp" style="max-width: 50em;"> - <img class="p2 w100" src="images/i_b_009fp.jpg" alt="" /> - <div class="caption">EIGHT-SIXTH (THE ROYAL COUNTY DOWN) REGIMENT OF FOOT.</div> -</div> - - -<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop" /> - -<div class="chapter"> -<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_9"></a>[9]</span><br /></p> - -<h2 class="nobreak lsp2" id="HISTORICAL_RECORD">HISTORICAL RECORD</h2> -</div> - -<p class="pfs60">OF THE</p> - -<p class="pfs150">EIGHTY-SIXTH,</p> - -<p class="p1 pfs60">OR</p> - -<p class="pfs120">THE ROYAL COUNTY DOWN REGIMENT</p> - -<p class="p1 pfs60">OF</p> - -<p class="pfs180 lsp2"> FOOT.</p> - -<hr class="r20" /> - - -<div class="sidenote">1793</div> - -<p>The last twelve years of the eighteenth century -form a period, remarkable in the annals of Europe, -for the efforts made to overthrow the governments of -Christendom, and to establish the destructive domination -of atheism and democracy, upon the ruins of -institutions which had elevated the inhabitants of this -quarter of the globe to an height of knowledge, -refinement, wealth, and power, unknown in other -parts of the earth. France was the great theatre -of commotion: there the war of hostile principles -produced the most sanguinary results;—the cry of -“equality” was raised,—the blood of princes, nobles, -and citizens was shed, and democracy appeared to -triumph over the rights of society. In other countries, -republican principles were spreading to an alarming -extent; the sovereigns of Europe were forced to engage -in war to oppose the progress of destruction, and to -Great Britain pertains the honour of having persevered -in this contest, for twenty years, when the overthrow of<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_10"></a>[10]</span> -that tyrannical power which sprung out of the French -revolution, was accomplished.</p> - -<p>On the commencement of hostilities in 1793, the -British army was augmented: upwards of fifty regiments -of foot were raised, and one of the first corps -embodied, on this occasion, was the regiment which -now bears the title of the <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth, or the -Royal County Down Regiment</span>.</p> - -<p>This corps was raised by Major-General Cornelius -Cuyler, who had served with reputation in North -America, and also in the West Indies, where he -had performed the duties of commander-in-chief; its -general rendezvous was at Shrewsbury, and its designation -was “<span class="smcap">General Cuyler’s Shropshire Volunteers</span>;” -but its ranks were completed with men, principally -from Yorkshire, Lancashire, and Cheshire,—counties -which have furnished many excellent soldiers. -Major-General Cuyler’s appointment was dated the -30th of October, 1793, and the royal warrants for -raising recruits were issued on the following day<a id="FNanchor_1" href="#Footnote_1" class="fnanchor">[1]</a>.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1794</div> - -<p>In February, 1794, the following officers were holding -commissions in the regiment:—</p> - - -<table class="autotable fs80"> -<tr> -<td class="tdc" colspan="3"><i>Colonel</i>, <span class="smcap">Major-General C. Cuyler.</span></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdc" colspan="3"><i>Lieut.-Colonel</i>, <span class="smcap">George Sladden.</span></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdc" colspan="3"><i>Major</i>, <span class="smcap">R. M. Dickens.</span></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl pad3"><i>Captains.</i></td> -<td class="tdl pad3"><i>Lieutenants.</i></td> -<td class="tdl pad3"><i>Ensigns.</i></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">T. C. Hardy</td> -<td class="tdl">Thomas Neilson</td> -<td class="tdl">Willm. Murray</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">W. H. Digby</td> -<td class="tdl">Hugh Houstown</td> -<td class="tdl">Thos. Thornhill</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">Charles Byne</td> -<td class="tdl">W. S. Curry</td> -<td class="tdl">Thomas Symes</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">Edward Robinson</td> -<td class="tdl">Edward Barnes</td> -<td class="tdl">W. C. Williams</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">Alexander Campbell<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_11"></a>[11]</span></td> -<td class="tdl">Thos. Pickering</td> -<td class="tdl">James Burke</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">Rowland Hill<a id="FNanchor_2" href="#Footnote_2" class="fnanchor">[2]</a></td> -<td class="tdl">Charles Dod</td> -<td class="tdl">Danl. McNeill</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">Robert Bell.</td> -<td class="tdl">Geo. Middlemore</td> -<td class="tdl">Edward Fox</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl"></td> -<td class="tdl">Chas. E. Jolley</td> -<td class="tdl">Wm. St. Clair.</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl pad2"><i>Captain-Lieutenant.</i></td> -<td class="tdl">Daniel Gavey</td> -<td class="tdl"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">George Cuyler.</td> -<td class="tdl">Wm. Semple</td> -<td class="tdl"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl"></td> -<td class="tdl">J. C. Tuffnell.</td> -<td class="tdl"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdc" colspan="3"><i>Chaplain</i>, Chas. Austen; <i>Adjutant</i>, Daniel Coleman;</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdc" colspan="3"><i>Quarter-Master</i>, Richard Jackson; <i>Surgeon</i>, Hugh Dean.</td> -</tr> -</table> - -<p class="p1">From Shrewsbury, the regiment proceeded to Park-gate, -where it embarked, in April, for Ireland, and after -landing at Cork, marched to Kilkenny.</p> - -<p>At this period the newly-raised corps were numbered, -and this regiment received the designation of the -<span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span>, or <span class="smcap">Shropshire Volunteers</span>.</p> - -<p>On the 20th of June, 1794, Major-General Cuyler -was appointed to the Sixty-ninth Regiment, and was -succeeded in the colonelcy of the <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span>, by -Lieutenant-General Russell Manners.</p> - -<p>After remaining in Ireland ten weeks, the regiment -embarked at Cork, and was held in readiness for active<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_12"></a>[12]</span> -service; but it landed at Frome, in Somersetshire, in -September, and proceeded from thence to the Isle of -Wight.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1795</div> - -<p>The regiment having been brought into a state of -discipline and efficiency, was selected to serve on board -the fleet as marines; eight officers, and four hundred -and fourteen non-commissioned officers and soldiers, -embarked in January, 1795, on board the “Prince of -Wales,” “Triumph,” “Brunswick,” and “Hector,” -line-of-battle ships, and in February, seven officers, and -two hundred and seventy-six non-commissioned officers -and soldiers, embarked on board the “Prince,” “Saturn,” -and “Boyne.” The “Boyne” caught fire at Spithead, -and was destroyed, when the grenadier company of the -regiment lost its arms, accoutrements, and baggage.</p> - -<p>Lieut.-General Russell Manners was removed to the -Twenty-sixth Light Dragoons, in March, 1795, and was -succeeded by Major-General William Grinfield, from -Lieut.-Colonel in the Third Foot Guards.</p> - -<p>The head-quarters of the regiment were at Newport, -in the Isle of Wight, where they were inspected by His -Royal Highness the Duke of York, who expressed his -approbation of their appearance; and in October the -establishment was augmented to one hundred rank and -file per company, its numbers being completed by -drafts from the 118th and 121st Regiments; the men -of the last-mentioned corps were then recently liberated -from French prison. In December, the regiment was -stationed at Portsmouth and Hilsea.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1796</div> - -<p>In the beginning of 1796, the establishment was -augmented to twelve companies,—the eleventh and -twelfth being recruiting companies; and as the ships of -war came into port, the officers and soldiers of the -<span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span> landed and joined the regiment; they -had served in several engagements in which the ships -they were embarked in had taken part, during that<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_13"></a>[13]</span> -eventful period. In April, the regiment proceeded to -Guildford, and in June it returned to the Isle of Wight.</p> - -<p>Meanwhile, Flanders and Holland had embraced -the republican principles of France, and the British -government resolved to deprive the Dutch of the -settlement of the Cape of Good Hope; the <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span> -embarked for the Cape, where they landed on the -22nd of September, six days after the Dutch governor -had surrendered the colony to the forces under General -Sir Alured Clarke.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1797<br />1798<br />1799</div> - -<p>The regiment was stationed at the Cape of Good -Hope during the years 1797 and 1798, and received -drafts from the 95th, and other corps. In February, -1799, it embarked for the East Indies, and landed, on -the 10th of May, at Madras, upwards of thirteen hundred -strong,—a splendid body of men, whose appearance -excited much admiration.</p> - -<p>The capture of Seringapatam had rendered the services -of the regiment at this station unnecessary, and -after a month’s repose at Madras, it embarked for -Bombay, where it arrived on the 22nd of July, and sent -detachments by sea, under Major Bell, and Captain -James Richardson, to Tannah and Surat: these detachments -returned to Bombay, in December following.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1800<br />1801</div> - -<p>From Bombay, three companies sailed, towards the -end of 1800, for Ceylon, in the expectation of taking -part in the reduction of the Isle of France<a id="FNanchor_3" href="#Footnote_3" class="fnanchor">[3]</a>; but orders -had, in the meantime, arrived for an army from India, -to co-operate with a body of troops from Europe, in -the expulsion of the French “<span class="smcap">Army of the East</span>” -from Egypt, and the detachment returned, in January,<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_14"></a>[14]</span> -1801, to Bombay, where Major-General Baird assumed -the command, and the expedition sailed for the Red -Sea.</p> - -<p>It was originally designed, that the army from India -should land at <i>Suez</i>, a city of Egypt, situate at the head -of the Red Sea, on the borders of Arabia; and a small -squadron under Admiral Blanquett, having on board -three companies of the <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span> (the grenadier, -light, and colonel’s companies) under Lieut.-Colonel -Lloyd, a detachment of Bombay artillery, a battalion of -sepoys, with other detachments, sailed some time -before the main body of the expedition, to attack Suez, -and interrupt the formation of any establishment there -by the French. This small force left Bombay in -December 1800, arrived at Mocha in the middle of -January 1801, where the fleet remained two days to -procure provisions, when it sailed for Jedda, where one -of the ships was lost on a bank. The navigation of the -Red Sea, from Jedda to Suez, proved particularly difficult -and tedious, on account of the want of a sufficient -depth of water, the fleet having to anchor daily, and -take advantage of the tides. On reaching Suez, the -French had evacuated the place in consequence of the -arrival of the army from Europe, under General Sir -Ralph Abercromby, on the Mediterranean shores of -Egypt, and the success of the British arms near Alexandria, -where Sir Ralph Abercromby was killed.</p> - -<p>The troops landed at Suez, and Lieut.-Colonel Lloyd, -in reporting his arrival, solicited permission to cross the -Desert and share in the dangers and honours of the -army, which was advancing up the Nile, and approaching -Cairo, the modern capital of Egypt, which it was -expected the French would defend. Lieut.-General -Hutchinson acquiesced in Lieut.-Colonel Lloyd’s wishes, -and preparations were accordingly made to pass the -Desert.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_15"></a>[15]</span></p> - -<p>At six o’clock, on the evening of the 6th of June, -the three companies of the <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span> commenced -their march, with only three pints of water per man; -the distance in a straight line, was only fifty-eight -miles; but the Arab Sheiks, furnished for guides by -the Vizier, and made responsible for the safe passage of -the detachment, represented that a detour of ten or -twelve miles would be necessary to prevent the French -intercepting the detachment.</p> - -<p>After marching two hours over a hard sandy country, -Captain Cuyler, Lieutenant Morse, and Lieutenant -Goodfellow, were taken so ill as to be unable to proceed. -At eleven the troops halted for two hours, then -resumed the march until seven in the morning, when -they again halted, having performed twenty-six miles -of the journey. The day became so intolerably hot, -that Lieut.-Colonel Lloyd ordered the tents to be -pitched to shelter the men from the sun; but at ten -o’clock the guides stated it was necessary to march, as -the camels would be so debilitated by the heat, if they -rested on the sand, as to require water before they -could move again; but if kept in motion they would not -be affected in so fatal a degree; adding, if the soldiers -slept, the camel drivers might steal the water, which -they feared would be found scarcely sufficient. The -guides being responsible for the safety of the detachment, -Lieut.-Colonel Lloyd acceded to their wishes; -the tents were struck at eleven, and the march resumed; -the thermometer being at 109. Captain Cuyler soon -fainted again, and fell from his horse, and a camel and -two men were left to attend him and bring him forward. -The men beginning to drop fast in the rear, -Lieut.-Colonel Lloyd halted about one o’clock, cut his -own baggage from the camels, which example was -followed by all the officers, as many men as could be -carried were then mounted on the camels, and the<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_16"></a>[16]</span> -whole proceeded. At two o’clock a camseen, or south -wind began to blow, the thermometer rose to 116, -and afterwards much higher; the officers and soldiers -were seized with dreadful sensations:—some were -affected with giddiness and loss of sight, and others -fell down gasping for breath, and calling for drink. At -four o’clock, Lieut.-Colonel Lloyd was forced to halt. -The skins had been cracked by the sun, and the water -had become of a thick consistence; the men who -drank it were seized with vomiting and violent pains. -The officers had brought with them some Madeira -wine, which they divided among the soldiers; a proportion -of spirits were mixed with the remaining water, -which was issued to the men, accompanied with -the warning, that every drop was in their own possession, -half the journey had not been performed, and on -their own prudence, in reserving a portion in their -canteens, must depend whether or not they should be -enabled to accomplish the remainder of the distance.</p> - -<p>Between six and seven o’clock the wind ceased; as -the sun declined, the air became more temperate, and -the detachment being a little refreshed, though still <ins class="corr" id="tn-16" title="Transcriber’s Note—Original text: 'a langour pervaded'"> -a languor pervaded</ins> the whole, the order for marching -was given at seven o’clock. Seventeen men, unable -to travel, were left on the ground, and camels were -left to bring them forward as soon as they could be -moved.</p> - -<p>During the march several officers and soldiers -experienced an extraordinary sensation of seeing -horses, camels, and all kinds of animals, moving with -rapid transition before them, which false perception -their judgment could not correct. At eleven the detachment -halted; the night was excessively dark, and -the officers and soldiers were so exhausted, that unconquerable -sleep seized upon all.</p> - -<p>At four o’clock the guides awoke Lieut.-Colonel<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_17"></a>[17]</span> -Lloyd, and the soldiers formed in order of march with -difficulty, a heavy dew having fallen upon them, and -their limbs being benumbed with cold. The march -was, however, resumed; the south wind began to blow -at the same hour as on the preceding day, but the men -were not affected in the same severe degree; and by -strenuous exertions the detachment arrived at the -springs of Elhanka, between four and five o’clock in -the evening of the same day, when the joy experienced -by every one was very great. By eight o’clock all the -camels had come up, and the men, who, from giddiness -had fallen from their backs, joined during the night. -Eight of the seventeen men left behind, joined on the -9th of June, and the other nine perished in the Desert.</p> - -<p>No man had partaken of food after quitting Suez, -as it would have increased the thirst, and the rations of -salt pork were thrown away on the first morning. On -arriving at the springs, the soldiers partook of the water -with caution; but two officers’ horses having broke -loose drank till they died on the spot. During the -march of seventy miles, no vegetation, bird, or beast, -had been seen.</p> - -<p>After halting at the springs of Elhanka until the -evening of the 9th of June, the detachment commenced -its march in the dark, to prevent being discovered -by the enemy, and at eleven o’clock on the -following day, it joined the Turkish army, encamped at -Chobra, under the Grand Vizier; the British, under -Lieut.-General Hutchinson, being encamped on the -other side of the river Nile. The <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span> -pitched their tents with Colonel Stuart’s division, which -was with the Vizier’s army; the soldiers had suffered -the loss of their uniforms, which had been burnt in -consequence of the plague, and they had been forced to -abandon their knapsacks on the march; being very fine -men, their appearance excited great interest. On the<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_18"></a>[18]</span> -16th, the three officers left behind on the march, -joined; they had returned to Suez, and afterwards -passed the Desert with a caravan.</p> - -<p>Advancing towards the metropolis of modern Egypt, -the army made preparations for investing that extensive -fortress; but on the 22nd of June a flag of truce -arrived from the French Commandant, General Belliard, -who agreed to surrender <i>Cairo</i>, on condition of himself -and garrison being sent back to France.</p> - -<p>On the surrender of Cairo, the three companies of -the <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span> marched into the citadel, which the -French had evacuated a few hours previously. On the -same day they took possession of Fort Ibrahim.</p> - -<p>In the mean time, the other three companies of the -regiment which had returned from Ceylon to join the -expedition, had been delayed by the difficult navigation -of the Red Sea, and had landed at Cosseir, from whence -a march of above one hundred and twenty miles had to -be performed across the Desert to Kenna on the Nile. -This distance was divided into stages, stores were -formed at several points, relays of camels were placed -to convey water, wells were found, and others digged, -and the march was performed by the army with much -less suffering than was experienced by the three companies -under Lieut.-Colonel Lloyd, in the passage of -the Desert from Suez to the springs of Elhanka. At -the third stage, called Moilah, some soldiers of the -<span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span> dug a well at the foot of a hill, under -the direction of Captain Middlemore, and found an -excellent spring, for which they received the thanks of -the commander of the forces.</p> - -<p>Arriving on the banks of the Nile, the troops embarked -in boats and proceeded down the river to the -island of Rhonda, where they encamped, while the -forces from Europe were engaged in the siege of <i>Alexandria</i>. -At Rhonda the six companies of the <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_19"></a>[19]</span></span> -were united; four companies remaining in -India.</p> - -<p>In the beginning of September, Alexandria surrendered; -Egypt was thus delivered from the power of -the French “<span class="smcap">Army of the East</span>,” and Europe saw -the dawn of liberty in the horizon. The <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span> -received, in common with the other corps which -served in this enterprise, the approbation of their -Sovereign, the thanks of Parliament, and the royal -authority to bear on their colours the <span class="smcap">Sphynx</span>, with -the word “<span class="smcap">Egypt</span>,” to commemorate the share taken -by the regiment in this splendid achievement.</p> - -<p>To perpetuate the remembrance of the services -rendered to the Ottoman Empire, the Grand Seignor -established an order of knighthood, which he named -the order of the <span class="smcap">Crescent</span>, of which the superior -officers of the army and navy were constituted members. -The officers of the <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span>, and other -corps, had gold medals presented to them by the Grand -Seignor, which they were permitted by King George -III., to accept and wear.</p> - -<p>The object of the expedition having been accomplished, -the <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span> sailed up the Nile in boats, -in order to return to India; they arrived at El Hamed -on the 14th of October, and on the 30th proceeded to -Gheeza, where they remained several months.</p> - -<p>In April of this year, one of the four companies -left in India, proceeded from Bombay to Surat, a town -situate on the south bank of the river Taptee, in the -province of Guzerat; and in November, two companies -sailed for Dieu in the same province.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1802</div> - -<p>The two companies at Dieu returned to Bombay in -February, 1802, and in March they sailed to Cambay, -under the command of Captain Richardson, and joined -the company from Surat, which had arrived there a -short time previously. They encamped at Cambay,<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_20"></a>[20]</span> -with part of the Seventy-fifth, five companies of the -Eighty-fourth, a battalion of native infantry, and some -artillery, under Colonel Sir William Clarke.</p> - -<p>The jealousy of the native chiefs at the accession -of territory acquired by the British in India, often -produced hostilities, and circumstances occurred which -occasioned a detachment of the <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span>, under -Lieutenant William Purcell Creagh, to take part in an -attempt to surprise the hostile fortress of <i>Kareah</i>, one -hundred and twenty miles from Cambay, on the night -of the 17th of March. The soldiers were advancing -to storm the place with the greatest gallantry, when -their progress was arrested by a deep ditch, cut through -the rock a short time previously, and the Arabs in -garrison being numerous and prepared, opened a heavy -fire. Lieutenant Creagh was killed by a cannon ball, -while in the act of leading the soldiers to the attack; -Lieutenant Lovell was also killed, and many officers -and soldiers were wounded; soon after day-break the -troops were obliged to retire.</p> - -<p>In consequence of this repulse, the three companies -of the <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span>, with the other detachments -encamped at Cambay, were ordered to advance upon -<i>Kareah</i>. The enemy having formed for battle a short -distance from the fort, with a numerous force, were -routed by the British on the 30th of April; and immediately -afterwards the town was captured, also some -out-works, in one of which an explosion took place, -killing an officer and twenty-five soldiers.</p> - -<p>The siege of the fort was commenced; but when -the batteries opened their fire, the garrison surrendered. -The chief, Mulhar Rao, was sent a prisoner to Bombay. -After placing a garrison in the fort, the troops marched -for Surat, (170 miles,) where they arrived on the 12th -of June, having captured <i>Tarrapore</i>, and other small -places, while on the march.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_21"></a>[21]</span></p> - -<p>The six companies of the regiment in Egypt remained -at Gheeza until May, when they traversed the -Desert to Suez, and from thence to “Moses’ Well,” or -the “Font of Moses,” on the Arabian side of the Gulf -of Suez. While at Gheeza they received two hundred -and seven volunteers from the Twentieth, Thirty-fifth, -Forty-eighth, and Sixty-third Regiments; Major Henry -Torrens joined at that station.</p> - -<p>While at Moses’ Well, several soldiers died of -the plague, when the men’s clothing, bedding, and -tents were burnt, and the six companies embarked for -India; no other cases of the plague occurring, the -companies landed at Bombay on the 4th of July. In -November, the three companies arrived from the province -of Guzerat, and the regiment was once more -united at Bombay.</p> - -<p>The <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span> were only permitted to enjoy -a short repose at Bombay: the hostile demonstrations -of some of the predatory states composing the Mahratta -power, rendering it necessary for the British -forces to be held in readiness for active operations, and -assembled on the verge of the British territory. The -Mahratta states were united by a sentiment of interest -founded upon their common origin, civil and religious -usages, and habits of conquest and depredation; the -chiefs acted as independent sovereigns, but nominally -acknowledged the supreme authority of the -Peishwah. They, however, viewed with jealousy the -treaties between the British and the Peishwah, as -tending to restrain their predatory habits, and prevent -their acquisition of power; and this acknowledged head -of the Mahratta states found his independence controlled, -and the existence of his government menaced -by the violence and ambition of his feudatory chieftains; -at the same time he was unable to fulfil his -engagements with the British, the safety of whose<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_22"></a>[22]</span> -possessions was endangered. In consequence of these -events, connected with other causes, the <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span> -left Bombay in the middle of November, for the province -of Guzerat, and landed at Cambay, from whence -they marched towards the hostile fortress of <i>Baroda</i>, in -the vicinity of which place they encamped, with several -other corps, on the 3rd of December. An enemy’s -force was assembled to protect the fortress, and on the -18th of December the British advanced, leaving their -tents standing, and engaged their opponents. During -the fight the garrison made a sally; but the English -proved victorious, routing their adversaries with great -slaughter, and capturing a pair of Arab colours and -many prisoners.</p> - -<p>During the night the erection of batteries commenced; -on the 21st of December the fire of the -artillery was opened, and the flank companies of the -<span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span> stormed an outwork, defended by Arabs, -who refused quarter, and were nearly all destroyed, very -few escaping. In four days the breach was practicable, -and the storming parties were ready; but the garrison -surrendered. The <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span> had seven men -killed, and twenty-three wounded in these services. -Captain John Grant distinguished himself during the -siege, and at the storming of the outwork.</p> - -<p>Towards the end of this year, the usurpations of -Jeswunt <ins class="corr" id="tn-22" title="Transcriber’s Note—Original text: 'Rao Holkur, one'"> -Rao Holkar, one</ins> of the Mahratta chiefs, -forced the Peishwah to abandon his capital, and to -seek British aid, when a treaty was concluded with -him; and the refractory chiefs persisting in aggression, -hostilities were commenced to reinstate the deposed -chieftain.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1803</div> - -<p>On the third of February, 1803, three companies of -the <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span>, under Captain James Richardson, -were detached, with other forces, the whole commanded -by Major Holmes, of the Bombay army, in pursuit of<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_23"></a>[23]</span> -the Mahratta chieftain, <i>Canojee Rao Guickwar</i>, who -had taken the field with a considerable force.</p> - -<p>While in quest of the enemy, the advance-guard of -the Seventy-fifth Regiment was suddenly attacked, -when emerging from a defile, on the 6th of February, -and overpowered, with a loss of many men and a gun. -The three companies of the <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span>, being at -the head of the column of march, moved forward, encountered -the enemy, and, by a determined charge, -routed the hostile forces, chasing them across the bed -of a river into the jungle, where they dispersed, leaving -their tents, baggage, camels, horses, and the captured -gun behind. The regiment lost very few men in this -gallant exploit.</p> - -<p>On the same day five companies of the regiment, -under Captain Cuyler, marched from Baroda to reinforce -Major Holmes’ detachment, leaving two companies -behind under Captain Grant.</p> - -<p>The Chief Canojee was at the head of a considerable -force, but he avoided an engagement, which occasioned -many harassing marches in endeavouring to -come up with him. On the 25th of February, a party of -the <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span> was detached against the fort of -<i>Kirrella</i>, which was captured without experiencing -serious opposition.</p> - -<p>On the 1st of March, when near <i>Copperbund</i>, information -was received that Canojee’s force was not far -distant; and by extraordinary exertions, the detachment -came up with the hostile bands, which were in -full retreat. The Mahratta horse, attached to the -British detachment, did not act with spirit; but the -<span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span>, though nearly exhausted with the -march, made a gallant effort, and encountered the -enemy, who was in the act of passing the bed of a -river. The adverse bands being nearly all cavalry, and -the British nearly all infantry, the enemy escaped with<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_24"></a>[24]</span> -little loss. The <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span> had two men killed; -Lieutenant Alexander Grant, and a few men wounded.</p> - -<p>The forces of Canojee Rao Guickwar having been, -in a great measure, dispersed, the <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span> were -allowed a short period of repose; and these districts -were annexed to the British possessions in India.</p> - -<p>Operations having commenced for the restoration of -the Peishwah, the <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span> were stationed a -short time in Guzerat, where a force was detained to -afford security to that valuable and important province, -and also a reserve disposable for active operations. -The regiment formed part of the disposable -force stationed in front of Brodera, the residence of the -Guickwar, and to the northward of the Nerbudda river.</p> - -<p>In May, the regiment advanced and pitched its -tents before the fortress of <i>Keira</i>, belonging to one of -Doulat Rao Scindia’s chiefs, where some native infantry -and battering guns also arrived; but the garrison surrendered -without waiting for a breach having been -made in the works.</p> - -<p>From Keira the regiment marched to Nerriade, -where it was joined by two companies left at Baroda -under Captain Grant; but the rains setting in, the -operations were suspended.</p> - -<p>Information having been received that a body of the -enemy was levying contributions about thirty miles -from the quarters of the regiment, Captain Grant performed -a forced march with four companies and some -sepoys, and making a night attack with great success, -killed and took prisoners many of the enemy, and -captured some horses, &c. Lieutenant Procter and a -few men of the regiment were wounded on this -occasion.</p> - -<p>A body of Canojee’s troops threatening to cross the -river about fifteen miles <ins class="corr" id="tn-24" title="Transcriber’s Note—Original text: 'above Bareach'"> -above Baroach</ins>, and plunder -the country, four hundred rank and file of the regiment, -with a battalion of sepoys, and four guns, under<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_25"></a>[25]</span> -Captain James Richardson, advanced, on the 14th of -July, during the heavy rains, in search of the enemy. -The gun-bullocks failed, and the country being inundated -by the rains, the soldiers had to drag the guns, -up to their waists in water; but by extraordinary -efforts they arrived at the bank of the river on the 16th -of July, and attacking a number of Canojee’s troops -which had crossed the stream, routed them, and forced -them into the water, where many lost their lives, the -river being full and rapid.</p> - -<p>The river having fallen considerably during the -night, the soldiers passed the stream on the following -day, under cover of the fire of the guns, and assaulting -the breast-works of the main body of Canojee’s legions, -carried them at the point of the bayonet, and pursued -the routed enemy two miles with great slaughter. A -body of Arabs disdaining to seek their safety in flight, -fought with great desperation until overpowered.</p> - -<p>Captain Richardson and Lieutenant Lanphier distinguished -themselves on this occasion; and the enterprise -being accomplished with the loss of a few men -killed and wounded, the troops returned to Baroda.</p> - -<p>In pursuance of the plan suggested to the Governor-General -by Major-General Hon. Arthur Wellesley, five -hundred men of the <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span>, a small detachment -of the Sixty-fifth, a proportion of European artillery, -and a battalion of Sepoys, advanced, under Lieut.-Colonel -Woodington, to besiege the strong fortress of -<i>Baroach</i>. On the 23rd of August, this small body of -troops encamped on the bank of the river within a few -miles of the fortress, expecting the arrival of the battering -train in boats. The baggage of the regiment -was this day attacked by a numerous body of the -enemy’s horse, when nearly every soldier and follower -was killed or wounded, and the baggage captured and -plundered.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_26"></a>[26]</span></p> - -<p>A schooner and gun-boat having arrived with cannon -and ammunition, the troops advanced on the 25th -of August, and arriving within two miles of the fortress, -discovered a numerous body of hostile cavalry, -infantry, and Arabs, in order of battle on the plain. -These opponents were speedily routed with the loss of -their flag and a number of killed and wounded; and -the armament soon afterwards attacked, and carried, -the pettah with great gallantry; Ensign D’Aguilar distinguished -himself on this occasion.</p> - -<p>The siege of the fort was commenced, and a breach -was reported practicable; at one o’clock on the 29th of -August, the storming parties assembled in the streets -under the command of Major Cuyler; the bayonets -were firmly fixed by the introduction of a piece of -cotton cloth, to prevent the Arab swordsmen disengaging -them, and the soldiers proceeded quietly to their -post behind the battery. At three the signal to attack -was fired, and the forlorn hope, consisting of Serjeant -John Moore and twelve soldiers of the <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span>, -sprang forward; a hundred soldiers of the <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span>, -and a hundred Sepoy grenadiers, under Captain -Richardson, rushed towards the breach, followed by -three hundred men under Major Cuyler, and a reserve -of two hundred under Captain Bethune.</p> - -<p>Passing the ditch knee-deep in mud, and climbing -the long steep and difficult ascent to the breach, the -soldiers encountered the Arab and Scindian defenders, -who made a desperate resistance. Hand to hand the -combatants strove for mastery, and amidst the clash of -steel and turmoil of deadly contest, many feats of -valour were performed. Captain Maclaurin, who -evinced great ardour, was wounded and made prisoner, -but he was rescued from the Arabs, by Private John -Brierly. Captain Richardson and Captain Grant signalized -themselves, and Serjeant Bills was conspicuous<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_27"></a>[27]</span> -for the heroic courage with which he fought. At length -British valour proved triumphant, and the breach was -won, when the <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span> crowned the rampart, -the Scindian colours were pulled down, and the British -standard planted in their place, by Serjeant Moore.</p> - -<p>Having overpowered all resistance at the breach, -Captain Richardson’s party swept the works to the -Cuttoopore gate; Major Cuyler led his detachment at -a running pace to the Jaraseer gate, and firing upon the -Scindians and Arabs who were escaping by that avenue, -wounded one of the elephants in the passage. The -Arabs threw down their matchlocks, drew their creesis, -and rushing upon their assailants with deadly fury, -refused to give or receive quarter. The contest was of -short duration; British discipline and prowess were -again victorious; two hundred Arab horsemen and foot -lay on the ground, and the <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span> stood -triumphant on the scene of conflict. Among the -trophies of the day, were fifteen stand of Scindian and -Arab colours, which were sent to head-quarters, excepting -two, retained by the <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span> regiment, -as trophies of the valour displayed by the corps on -this occasion.</p> - -<p>Thus was captured a fortress of great importance to -the commercial interests of Britain, with a territory -yielding a considerable revenue, which were added to -the British dominions. In his public despatch, Lieut.-Colonel -Woodington highly commended the conduct -of Major Cuyler and Captain Richardson, and added,—“The -whole of the officers and men employed on this -service have conducted themselves so much to my -satisfaction, that I cannot express myself too strongly -in their commendation.”</p> - -<p>The Governor-General in Council, also, signified in -general orders,—“his particular approbation of the -valour and judgment manifested by Major Cuyler, of<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_28"></a>[28]</span> -His Majesty’s <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span> regiment, throughout -the service at Baroach, and in commanding the -storm of the fort, and by Captain Richardson of the -same corps, leading the assault. His Excellency in -Council, also, observes with particular satisfaction the -conduct of Captain Cliffe, of the Engineers of Bombay. -To all the officers and troops, European and Native, -employed on this honorable occasion, His Excellency -in Council signifies his high commendation.”</p> - -<p>Serjeant Bills was rewarded with the appointment -of serjeant-major; Serjeant Moore received a donation -of five hundred rupees from the Government for his -gallantry, and Private Brierly was promoted corporal, -and afterwards serjeant.</p> - -<p>The loss of the regiment was Captain William -Semple, killed in the breaching battery on the 25th of -August—an excellent officer, whose fall was much regretted; -also two serjeants and ten rank and file -killed; Major Cuyler, Captain Richardson, Captain -Maclaurin, and twenty-three rank and file wounded.</p> - -<p>From Baroach the regiment proceeded to Baroda, -from whence five hundred rank and file of the <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span>, -a battalion of Sepoys, some irregular horse, and -a battering train, marched to attack the fort of <i>Powanghur</i>, -situated on a stupendous rock of extraordinary -height and of difficult ascent. Arriving before this -place on the 14th of September, and the garrison -refusing to surrender, the walls were battered until the -17th, when orders were issued to prepare to attack the -lower fort by storm. The garrison was intimidated by -the knowledge of the fact, that if they defended the -breach, their communication with the fort on the top -of the mountain would be cut off, and their escape -rendered impossible; they therefore surrendered. Thus -a fort of great strength by nature and art fell into the -hands of the British.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_29"></a>[29]</span></p> - -<p>The district of Champaneer, the only territory remaining -to Scindia, in the province of Guzerat, had -thus been reduced, and annexed to the British dominions. -Lieut.-Colonel Murray, of the Eighty-fourth -regiment, assumed the command of the troops at Baroda, -and advanced towards Scindia’s territories, in the -province of Malwa, in quest of Holkar’s forces, but it -was found impossible to bring the armed bands of that -chieftain to action. On the 18th of October the city -and fortress of Godera was taken possession of, the -enemy retiring as the British approached. At this -place information was received of the victory of Assaye, -gained by the troops under Major-General the Hon. -Arthur Wellesley, on the 23rd of September, which -was followed by the submission of two of the hostile -chiefs, Scindia and the Rajah of Berar, leaving Holkar, -Canojee, and some minor chiefs in the field.</p> - -<p>Leaving Godera, the troops took possession of -Balinsanere in the beginning of November; and advanced -towards <i>Lunawarrah</i>. On the march, the rearguard, -consisting of five companies of Sepoys, and -some native cavalry, was suddenly attacked, while -passing through an extensive jungle, by a numerous -body of the enemy in ambush.</p> - -<p>The hostile bands did not venture to attack the Europeans -of the advance-guard, nor the column, but rushed -with great fury upon the native troops in the rear, -occasioning the loss of many Sepoys and camp followers, -with some baggage, before assistance could arrive -from the column. The <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span> had several -men killed and wounded on this occasion.</p> - -<p>Lunawarrah was evacuated by the enemy, and -<i>Dhowd</i> was taken, about six weeks afterwards, with -little opposition.</p> - -<p>In this part of the country, the <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span>, and -other corps, with Lieut.-Colonel Murray, remained<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_30"></a>[30]</span> -about two months<a id="FNanchor_4" href="#Footnote_4" class="fnanchor">[4]</a>, watching Holkar, who had power -to concentrate an overwhelming force, which rendered -vigilance particularly necessary.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1804</div> - -<p>On the death of Lieut.-General Grinfield, King -George III. conferred the colonelcy of the regiment on -Lieut.-General Sir James Henry Craig, K.B., from the -Forty-sixth Foot, by commission dated the 5th of -January, 1804.</p> - -<p>From Dhowd, the <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span>, and other corps -under Lieut.-Colonel Murray, retired to Godera, and -from thence to Jerode, in order to obtain supplies, and -protect the province of Guzerat. At this period a -dreadful famine raged in the Deccan, and other parts -of the country hitherto the seat of war.</p> - -<p>After three weeks’ repose at Jerode, the <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span>, -Sixty-fifth, Sepoys and native cavalry, advanced -once more into the province of Malwa, under -Lieut.-Colonel Murray, and arrived at Dhowd on the -12th of June, having lost many men from the excessive -heat. On the march Major Stuart, of the Sixty-fifth, -died and was buried, (9th June,) under the colours of the -<span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span>, on which day twenty-one men of the -Sixty-fifth, and eleven of the <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span>, died from -the effects of the hot winds.</p> - -<p>From Dhowd, the troops advanced to Ongein, the -capital of Scindia, from whence the <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span>, -three battalions of Sepoys, a train of artillery, and a<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_31"></a>[31]</span> -body of Scindia’s cavalry, were immediately pushed -on to Indore, the capital of Holkar’s dominions, where -they arrived on the 14th of August; the city having -been evacuated on the previous evening.</p> - -<p>From Indore, the flank companies of the regiment, -and a battalion of Sepoys, advanced with scaling -ladders, under Captain Richardson, twenty miles, to -surprise a fort, which was reported to be full of troops -and provisions; but when the soldiers scaled the walls, -they found the place empty; the enemy having fled a -few hours previously.</p> - -<p>Having penetrated so far beyond the boundaries of -Guzerat, the troops under Lieut.-Colonel Murray found -their communication with that country cut off, and -Holkar threatening to enter and lay waste the province; -their supplies were nearly exhausted; they were in a -territory devastated by famine and disease; the rainy -season was approaching, and a small force, under Lieut.-Colonel -Monson, sent by General Lord Lake to effect -a junction with Lieut.-Col. Murray, was pursued by -Holkar’s numerous legions, and forced to make a -precipitate flight, abandoning its cannon and baggage. -Under these circumstances, a sudden advance was made, -of two marches, to deceive the enemy, and on the third -march the troops faced about and retreated. The rain -set in with such violence as to destroy the tents;—the -artillery and baggage oxen and camels died in great -numbers;—much of the baggage was abandoned;—the -soldiers had to drag the guns through the cotton-grounds -waist-deep in water;—no cover or shelter -for officers or soldiers;—the inhabitants dying in great -numbers from famine;—the European soldiers dying also -from excessive fatigue, the inclemency of the weather -and privation;—the native troops and followers also -perishing in great numbers: such were the distressing circumstances -under which this retrograde movement was<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_32"></a>[32]</span> -executed, but, by the perseverance of the Europeans, the -guns were preserved, and the troops arrived at Ongein, -where the Sixty-fifth, <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span>, and artillery, -were accommodated with a building in the fort. This -force had been reduced by its sufferings, from six to -three thousand men.</p> - -<p>Exertions were made to re-equip this diminished force -for the field, and orders being received to advance, it -was again in motion in the middle of October, advancing -in the direction of Kota and Rhampoorae, and capturing, -on the route, the hill fort of <i>Inglehur</i> by escalade, -also several other small forts.</p> - -<p>The army of Holkar was routed and dispersed by -the troops under General Lord Lake; but the war was -protracted by the defection of the Rajah of Bhurtpore, -and the <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span> were destined to transfer their -services to the rajah’s dominions.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1805</div> - -<p>Reinforcements having arrived from Bombay, Major-General -Jones assumed the command, and marched -towards the city of <i>Bhurtpore</i>, the capital of the -hostile rajah’s territory<a id="FNanchor_5" href="#Footnote_5" class="fnanchor">[5]</a>. After a long and harassing -march, the troops approached that fortress on the -10th of February, 1805, when a large body of hostile -horsemen surrounded the column and impeded its -movements across a level country. Half the force -was employed in protecting the baggage, and the -guns were repeatedly unlimbered, to keep the adverse -cavalry at a distance. On the following day, Major-General -Jones’s division joined the army before -Bhurtpore, and was inspected by Lord Lake, who<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_33"></a>[33]</span> -expressed his satisfaction at the bearing of the troops. -The soldiers of the Sixty-fifth and <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span> -presented a motley appearance: their worn-out uniforms -were patched with various colours, or replaced -by red cotton jackets; many of the men wore sandals -in the place of shoes, and turbans instead of hats; but -beneath this outward war-worn appearance, the innate -courage of Britons still glowed.</p> - -<p>The siege of Bhurtpore had unfortunately been undertaken -without a battering train of sufficient weight, and -necessary to insure the reduction of so strong a fortress; -the siege was, however, persevered in. At three o’clock, -on the 20th of February, two hundred and fifty men of -the <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span>, and two companies of Sepoys, -commanded by Captain Grant, of the <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span>, -stormed an out-work, covering one of the principal -gates, with the bayonet, driving the Arabs, who fought -with their usual determination, into the city, and capturing -eleven brass guns; in which service Lieutenants -Lanphier and D’Aguilar distinguished themselves, the -former receiving a spear wound in the neck. As the -Arabs fled to the gate, Captain Grant followed, in the -hope of being able to enter with them, but he found it -closed, and, after destroying the fugitives, who were -shut out, he retired to the Pettah, to await the result -of the other attacks, which did not succeed. While the -soldiers of the <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span> and Sepoys were dragging -the captured guns to the camp, they were attacked -by a numerous body of the enemy, who issued from -the fortress to retake the guns, but were repulsed by -the steady valour of the soldiers. Captain Grant -formed a square round the guns, and under a heavy -fire from the Fort, succeeded in bringing them to -camp; this was the only successful part of this attack. -The enemy’s numerous cavalry also attacked the British -camp, but were defeated by the troops not engaged in<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_34"></a>[34]</span> -the trenches, or in the assault. Lord Lake commended -the determined bravery of the storming party of the -<span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span> in orders, and directed the captured guns -to be placed in front of the camp of the regiment,—a -mark of distinction highly prized by the corps, and by -the Bombay division of the army to which they belonged.</p> - -<p>At three o’clock on the following day, the flank -companies of the Sixty-fifth and <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span>, supported -by the Seventy-fifth and Seventy-sixth regiments, -commanded by Lieut.-Colonel Monson, stormed -a large and high bastion. After passing the ditch, the -forlorn hope was destroyed in attempting to ascend -the breach, which was extremely steep, and knee-deep -in mud and loose stones. Every effort was -made, the men climbing over the dead bodies of their -comrades, and struggling to gain the rampart, but in -vain. Some strove to climb by the shot holes made -by the British guns, and others drove their bayonets -into the mud walls to ascend by, while the enemy -above hurled large stones, logs of timber, packs of -flaming oiled cotton, and jars filled with combustibles, -upon their heads, with a terrible destruction; the killed -and wounded lay by hundreds, crushed beneath the -falling timbers, or burning under the flaming oiled -cloth, when Lieut.-Colonel Monson, seeing the impossibility -of succeeding, ordered the survivors to return -to the camp.</p> - -<p>In the two attacks, the <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span> had two -serjeants and twenty-three rank and file killed; Captain -Moreton, Lieutenants Travers, Baird, Lanphier, -D’Aguilar, one serjeant, one drummer, and seventy-three -rank and file wounded. A great number of the -wounded soldiers died. Lieutenant Baird received five -wounds; Lieutenant Lanphier was wounded on each -day; this officer and Lieutenant D’Aguilar distinguished<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_35"></a>[35]</span> -themselves on both occasions. Serjeant George Ibertson -was commended in regimental orders for his conduct -at the breach, and Corporal Crawford was rewarded -with the rank of serjeant, for his behaviour on this -occasion.</p> - -<p>The capture of Bhurtpore without additional means, -being found impracticable, the British withdrew from -before that fortress, and proceeded to Dhoolpore; -negotiations for peace having been concluded, the -army was broken up in May; the Bengal troops proceeding -to Muttra, and the Bombay division to Tonk, -where they remained during the monsoon in huts.</p> - -<p>After the rainy season, the Bombay force commenced -its march, proceeding through the territories of -the Rajah of Jeypore, in pursuit of the forces of Holkar, -who was still in the field. Having been chased to the -banks of the Hyphasis river, on the borders of the -great desert, the Mahratta chieftain was forced to submit, -and the war was terminated by a treaty of peace<a id="FNanchor_6" href="#Footnote_6" class="fnanchor">[6]</a>.</p> - -<p>In orders dated Riapoora Ghaut, on the left bank -of the Hyphasis, 13th December, 1805, General Lord -Lake returned thanks to Major-General Jones, the -officers, and soldiers, of the division of the army from -Bombay, for the important services rendered by them -during the war; and, alluding to the period they had -been under his immediate command, added, “His -Lordship has been proud to witness, on every occasion -on which they have been employed, the steady<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_36"></a>[36]</span> -conduct and gallantry in action of all the troops composing -the division.”</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1806</div> - -<p>From the banks of the Hyphasis, near the spot -where Alexander the Great crossed that river when he -invaded India, the regiment commenced its march for -Bombay, where it arrived on the 29th of March, 1806, -and embarking for Goa, landed on the rock of Aguada -on the 3rd of April, after a most active and harassing -service of more than five years, during which period it -had sailed up the Red Sea, crossed the desert twice, -served a campaign in Egypt, traversed the north and -western provinces of India from Bombay to Bhurtpore, -and received the thanks of Lord Lake on the banks of -the Hyphasis; having sustained a loss of Lieut.-Colonel -Robinson, Captains Maclaurin and Macquarrie, Lieutenants -Harvey, Price, and Wilson, Ensigns Massey, -Ellison, McKay, Leovick, and upwards of a thousand -non-commissioned officers and soldiers.</p> - -<p>In October of this year, Lieutenant-General Craig, -K.B., was removed to the Twenty-second Foot, and was -succeeded in the colonelcy of the <i>Eighty-sixth</i> by -Lieut.-General Sir Charles Ross, Baronet, from the -Eighty-fifth regiment.</p> - -<p>At Goa, the regiment was joined by a detachment, -consisting of Lieutenant Michael Creagh, Ensigns -Blackall, Hillhouse, Paymaster Cope, and thirty non-commissioned -officers and soldiers. This detachment -was employed under Major-General Sir David Baird, at -the capture of the Cape of Good Hope, in January, -1806, when Lieutenant Creagh was wounded. The -strength of the regiment was also augmented with two -hundred and thirteen volunteers from the Seventy-seventh, -on that corps embarking from England.</p> - -<p>In this year, His Majesty was pleased to change the -designation of the corps to the “<span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth, or -Leinster Regiment of Foot</span>.”</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_37"></a>[37]</span></p> - -<p>Lieut.-Colonel Hastings Fraser, having arrived in -India, overland from Europe, assumed the command, -and Major Cuyler embarked for England.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1808</div> - -<p>In February, 1808, Captain John Grant obtained -permission to return to England, when it was stated in -general orders,—“The Honourable the Governor in -Council cannot allow Captain Grant to depart, without -being accompanied by this testimonial to the -credit which that meritorious officer has done to the -British arms, during his service in India, at the siege -of Baroda, the capture of the important fortress of -Baroach and Powanghur, and particularly in the -arduous and successful attack of the column which -Captain Grant commanded on the 20th of February, -1805, at the siege of Bhurtpore, on which occasion, -he most gallantly carried the enemy’s post, and captured -the whole of their guns, being eleven in number, -&c., &c., &c.”</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1809</div> - -<p>Orders having been received for the removal of the -<span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span>, to form part of a field force to be -assembled in the Presidency of Madras, the following -declaration was issued by the Viceroy and Captain-General -of the Portuguese possessions in Asia, dated -Palace of Panjam, 16th August, 1809.</p> - -<p>“On the departure of His Britannic Majesty’s -<span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span> regiment from Goa, His Excellency -the Viceroy and Captain-General of the Portuguese -possessions in Asia avails himself of the opportunity -to express his sentiments of praise and admiration of -the regular order and conduct which Lieut.-Colonel -Fraser, the officers and soldiers of that corps, have so -honourably observed during a period of three years, -which they have been employed in the territories -subject to his authority, so highly creditable to the -discipline of that corps.</p> - -<p>“His Excellency the Viceroy will never forget the<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_38"></a>[38]</span> -invariable harmony which has always subsisted between -the subjects of His Royal Highness the Prince -Regent of Portugal and all ranks of His Britannic -Majesty’s <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span> regiment, whose remembrance -will be always grateful to him; and he doubts -not they will continue to acquire, in whatever part of -the world their services may be called for, glorious -claims on the rewards of their Sovereign, and the -admiration of their country.”</p> - -<p>Leaving Goa, the regiment proceeded in boats up -the river to Candiaparr, from whence it ascended the -ghauts. <ins class="corr" id="tn-38" title="Transcriber’s Note—Original text: 'The moonson having set'"> -The monsoon having set</ins> in, the men suffered -much from the incessant rains and inundations, and -after a long march through the Mahratta territories, -arrived at Bellary, on the 15th of September. The -second battalion of the First or the Royals, the <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span>, -and two battalions of Sepoys formed the first -brigade, under Lieut.-Colonel Fraser, to which Lieutenant -Michael Creagh was appointed brigade-major. A -large force assembled under Colonel Conran, of the -Royals, but the native troops, against which it was -prepared to act, returned to their duty; when the -<span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span> garrisoned Bellary and Gooty. Captain -James Burke, and many non-commissioned officers and -soldiers, died from the effects of the fatigues they had -undergone. Soon afterwards, the regiment returned to -Goa.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1810</div> - -<p>After a few weeks’ repose, the regiment was selected -to form part of an expedition against the French island -of <i>Bourbon</i>; it embarked on the 5th of March, 1810, -and sailed on the following day. On entering Cannonore -harbour, one transport struck on a rock, and was -lost. After calling at Quillon and Point de Galle, for -water and provisions, the fleet sailed for Madras, where -the regiment landed on the 13th of April, and encamped -at St. Thomas’ Mount. From Madras, the expedition<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_39"></a>[39]</span> -sailed under the command of Colonel Fraser, consisting -of the Sixty-ninth and <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span> Regiments, -Sixth and Twelfth Madras Native Infantry, &c., &c., -&c., and on arrival at the Island of Roderiguez, Lieut.-Colonel -Keating, of the Fifty-sixth Regiment, assumed -the command, having with him a detachment of the -Fifty-sixth, and some Bombay Sepoys. The land -force was divided into three brigades; the first brigade -was commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Hastings Fraser, -of the <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span>, with Lieutenant Michael Creagh, -brigade-major; and the second brigade was under -Lieut.-Colonel Drummond, of the same corps, with -Lieutenant Richardson, brigade-major.</p> - -<p>The van of the expedition, consisting of the -<span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span> Regiment, one hundred and eighty -rank and file of the Sixth Madras Native Infantry, -a small detachment of artillery, and fifty pioneers, -under Lieut.-Colonel Fraser, of the <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span>, -with difficulty effected a landing at Grand Chaloupe, -about one o’clock on the 7th of July. On gaining the -shore, the light company of the <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span>, under -Lieutenant Archibald McLean, supported by the grenadiers -under Captain Lanphier, dashed forward to drive -back parties of the enemy’s riflemen, who kept up a -harassing fire, and to secure possession of the heights; -which service was performed with great gallantry. The -other part of the regiment having landed, pressed forward -to the heights above <i>St. Denis</i>, and, as the sun -was setting, approached to within range of the enemy’s -batteries. The violence of the surf had become so -great that the other divisions could not land, and the -<span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span>, in consequence, fell back to the heights, -where they were joined during the night, by the Sepoys, -pioneers, and artillery, with one 4½ inch howitzer.</p> - -<p>At four o’clock on the morning of the 8th of July, -the <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span> commenced descending the mountain,<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_40"></a>[40]</span> -leaving the Sepoys on the summit to defend the -rear; their advance-guard was soon discovered by the -enemy’s post, and at day-light the regiment was assailed -by a heavy fire of cannon, mortars, and musketry; at -the same time some of the enemy’s riflemen attempted -to gain the road on its right. The light company, supported -by the grenadiers, and followed by the regiment, -descended the mountain at a running pace. Two -columns of the enemy, having each a field-piece, and -being supported by the heavy guns of the redoubt, -opened a sharp fire of grape and musketry; but, as the -<span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span> arrived on the plain, they closed on -their adversaries with the bayonet. This spirited conduct -decided the contest; the opposing ranks, unable -to withstand the shock of steel, faced about and fled. -Their commandant, M. de St. Luzanne, escaped with -difficulty, and their second in command was wounded -and taken prisoner by Captain Lanphier.</p> - -<p>The enemy attempted to re-form behind the parapet -of the redoubt, but they were pressed so closely by the -grenadiers, that they abandoned it, leaving a brass six-pounder -behind, which was immediately turned against -themselves. The haulyards of the flag-staff in the -redoubt were shot away, but Corporal William Hall, of -the <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span>, climbed the staff under an incessant -fire of round-shot and musketry, and fixed the -King’s colour of the regiment to it. The French -soldiers viewed this daring feat with admiration, and as -he descended the staff unhurt, they raised a loud shout; -at the same time, the seamen of the fleet off the shore, -who had witnessed the gallant charge, hailed the well-known -flag of the regiment which waved on the -redoubt by a loud huzza, which ran from ship to -ship as they passed; at the same time the grenadiers -of the regiment stormed two batteries, capturing nine -twenty-four-pounders, a twelve-inch mortar, and a furnace -of red-hot shot.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_41"></a>[41]</span></p> - -<p>The position seized was held by the regiment, the -guns of the captured redoubt answering the incessant -fire of the enemy, until the arrival of additional troops. -At four o’clock the enemy attempted to retake the -redoubt, but were repulsed with the loss of their commanding -officer, who was taken prisoner. About this -time Lieut.-Colonel Drummond’s brigade arrived, and -the enemy sent out a flag of truce; Lieut.-Colonel -Keating having joined, the surrender of the island of -Bourbon to the British arms was concluded by him.</p> - -<p>Colonel Fraser stated in his despatch, “I cannot -conclude without requesting permission to offer my -humble tribute of praise to the noble spirit which -animated every individual of my detachment; from -Major Edwards,<a id="FNanchor_7" href="#Footnote_7" class="fnanchor">[7]</a> who commanded the regiment, -I received the greatest assistance; Captain Lanphier, -Lieutenant Archibald McLean, and every officer and -soldier of the corps, displayed the most ardent -valour, which must have been conspicuous to the -whole force off the coast, who witnessed their conduct.” -“To Lieutenant Creagh, my brigade-major, -I was highly indebted for his unremitted exertions -and attention to the duties of his station, from the -beginning of the service I was sent on, to the moment -when he was struck by a cannon ball, while he was in -the act of encouraging our artillerymen in the redoubt, -which, I fear, will deprive his Sovereign and his -country of the services of a most promising officer.”</p> - -<p>The loss of the regiment on this occasion was -Lieutenant John Graham Munro<a id="FNanchor_8" href="#Footnote_8" class="fnanchor">[8]</a>, of the grenadier<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_42"></a>[42]</span> -company, killed during the charge; Major Edwards, -(commanding the regiment,) Captain Lanphier, Lieutenants -Michael Creagh, (brigade-major,) Archibald -McLean, Blackhall, Webb, and White, wounded; also -three serjeants, two drummers, and seventy-five rank -and file killed and wounded.</p> - -<p>The following statement appeared in regimental -orders on the 9th of July:—“It affords Major Edwards -great pleasure, in having received Lieut.-Colonel -Fraser’s directions, to confirm the appointment of -Captain Lanphier<a id="FNanchor_9" href="#Footnote_9" class="fnanchor">[9]</a> to the grenadier company, a distinction<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_43"></a>[43]</span> -to which that officer is well entitled for the -gallant manner in which he led the brave grenadiers -to the assault of the redoubt and batteries.</p> - -<p>“The conduct of the light infantry under Lieutenant -Archibald McLean, has on all occasions been -equally distinguished, and Major Edwards sincerely -laments the severe wound that gallant officer has -received, but trusts he will soon be restored to the -service.</p> - -<p>“Major Edwards has great pleasure in confirming -Lieutenant Blackhall’s appointment to the grenadiers; -he regrets the wound received by that officer, -but hopes it will not prevent his joining that company -which he animated by his zeal and example.</p> - -<p>“The conduct of the officers, non-commissioned -officers, and soldiers of the <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span> Regiment, -is above all praise; they have fought the enemy with -every species of disadvantage and deprivation; they -have borne the latter without a murmur, and their -determined valour has achieved victory. In spite of -every obstacle, they have nobly sustained the character -of their country, and it will be gratifying to -their feelings to know that their gallant exertions -have been witnessed and applauded by the whole -of the British force off the shore.</p> - -<p>“Major Edwards cannot conclude without expressing -his regret for the loss of Lieutenant Munro, -of the grenadiers, and the brave men who have fallen -on this occasion; their memory, however, will long -survive, and be held dear in the recollection of the -regiment. Most sincerely does he regret the severe -wound received by Lieutenant Michael Creagh; but -which, he hopes, will not deprive the service of that -valuable and gallant officer; and he trusts the wounds -received by Lieutenant White, will not long prevent -him joining the corps.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_44"></a>[44]</span></p> - -<p>“Corporal William Hall, who hoisted the King’s -colour on the redoubt, is appointed serjeant for his -gallant conduct, in the room of Serjeant Millan, killed.</p> - -<p>“Private John Moore, of the light infantry, is -appointed corporal, for his gallant behaviour on the -8th instant.”</p> - -<p>The conduct of the regiment was highly commended -in detachment orders by Lieut.-Colonel Keating.</p> - -<p>On the morning of the 9th of July, the flank companies -of the regiment marched into St. Denis, and -entering the principal battery, struck the tricoloured -flag of France, and hoisted the King’s colour of the -<span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span>; they were followed by the regiment, -when the French garrison grounded their arms and -embarked for the Cape of Good Hope.</p> - -<p>Representation having been made of the gallant -behaviour of the <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span> at the reduction of -this island, the royal authority was given for their -bearing the word “<span class="smcap">Bourbon</span>” on their colours and -appointments, as a mark of their Sovereign’s approbation, -and to commemorate their gallantry on this -occasion.</p> - -<p>Bourbon and the Isle of France had been blockaded -some time; the capture of the former emboldening the -British navy, a small fleet ventured within the Isle de -Passe, on the south-west side of the Isle of France, -where one British ship was burnt and sunk, and several -disabled, which gave the enemy a superiority at sea, -when their frigates menaced the batteries of Bourbon. -The “Africaine” frigate arriving from England short of -hands, Lieutenant W. Home, a serjeant, and twenty-five -men of the <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span> went on board, and this -frigate, and the “Boadicea,” having put to sea under -Commodore Rowley, came up with, and engaged, two -French frigates. The “Boadicea” was becalmed astern, -the “Africaine” fought the two French ships until Captain<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_45"></a>[45]</span> -Corbett and one hundred and sixty of his crew were -killed and wounded, when the frigate being a complete -wreck, she struck her colours, but Commodore Rowley -coming up with the “Boadicea,” the enemy made sail, -and the shattered frigate was towed into St. Paul’s. -Only three of the soldiers of the <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span> -escaped; six having been killed, and Lieutenant Home -and seventeen wounded.</p> - -<p>In September, the “Ceylon” frigate, having Major-General -Abercromby and staff, also Lieutenant Clarke -and twenty-five men of the <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span>, on board, -was captured by the “La Venus” French frigate, after -a severe action, in which both ships were dismasted; -but Commodore Rowley appeared in the “Boadicea,” -re-captured the “Ceylon,” and took the “La Venus.”</p> - -<p>General Sir Charles Ross having been removed to -the Thirty-seventh Foot, was succeeded in the colonelcy -of the <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span> by Major-General the Honourable -Francis Needham, from the Fifth Royal Veteran -Battalion.</p> - -<p>Lieut.-Colonel Hastings Fraser was rewarded for -his conduct before St. Denis on the 8th of July, with -the dignity of Companion of the Bath, the officers of -the <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span> regiment presented him with a -sword, and those of his brigade, in the Company’s -service, with a valuable piece of plate.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1811</div> - -<p>The <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span> were removed to the Isle of -France in March, 1811, that island having also been -captured, and were there joined by Ensigns J. Creagh -and J. Grant, Assistant-Surgeon Bell, and a few recruits -from Europe, being part of a detachment which had -been sent to India.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1812</div> - -<p>Orders having been received for the return of the -regiment to India, it sailed from Port Louis on the 9th -of January, 1812, and landing at Madras on the 21st -of February, encamped on the South Beach until the<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_46"></a>[46]</span> -departure of the Thirty-third regiment for England, -when it occupied Fort St. George where Captain Impey -and sixty-eight recruits were awaiting its arrival.</p> - -<p>The gallant behaviour of the regiment during the -Mahratta war, and at the reduction of the island of -Bourbon, had been represented to their Royal Highnesses -the Prince Regent, and the Duke of York, then -Commander-in-Chief, who never failed to reward -merit in individuals or corps, was brought to their -notice, and in May, 1812, the royal authority was -given for this corps being styled the “<span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth, -or Royal County Down Regiment of Foot</span>;” -at the same time the facing was changed from yellow -to blue, the lace from silver to gold; the Irish “<span class="smcap">Harp -and Crown</span>” was placed on the buttons, and the -“<span class="smcap">Harp</span>” was added to the distinctions displayed on -the regimental colours.</p> - -<div class="sidenote"><ins class="corr" id="tn-46" title="Transcriber’s Note—Original text: '1814'"> -1813</ins></div> - -<p>In January, 1813, the regiment commenced its -march from Madras for Goa, but when ascending the -Pada-naig-droog Ghauts, it received orders to proceed -to Vellore, where Lieutenants Jacob and Kirkland, -Ensigns Munro, McLean, McQuarrie, Kennedy, and -McLoughlin, with two hundred and seventeen soldiers, -joined from England.</p> - -<p>Captain Impey, (brevet-major,) and Lieutenant -White, died, in May, much regretted.</p> - -<p>At the end of August the regiment left Vellore, -and marched through the Calistry country, a distance -of four hundred miles, to the fort of Masulipatam. -It was overtaken by the monsoon when on the march, -near the Kistna river, and for several days the soldiers -had to wade through the cotton-grounds, which occasioned -much illness in the regiment, and the loss of -several men after arriving in garrison at Masulipatam -in October.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1814</div> - -<p>In the mean time the war with France was being<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_47"></a>[47]</span> -prosecuted in Europe with the utmost vigour, and the -strength of the <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span> being considerably -above the establishment, in consequence of receiving -volunteers from the militia, His Royal Highness the -Prince Regent was pleased to order a <i>second battalion</i> -to be added to the regiment, in February, 1814, -and to bear date from the 25th of December, 1813.</p> - -<p>The second battalion was formed at Hythe, under -the superintendence of Major Baird; it consisted of -four companies of fine soldiers, and in March they -proceeded to Colchester, under orders to embark for -Holland; but the abdication of Bonaparte, and the -restoration of peace, precluded the necessity of their -quitting England. The battalion returned to Hythe -in October, and afterwards proceeded to Deal, where -it was disbanded, two hundred and sixty officers and -soldiers embarking for India to join the first battalion.</p> - -<p>Previous to this date, a detachment consisting of -Captain Michael Creagh, Lieutenants Home and Perry, -Ensigns Goold, Bradford, Caddell, Henry, and Moreton, -had joined at Masulipatam, bringing the new -regimental colours.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1815</div> - -<p>In January, 1815, the left wing marched, under the -command of Captain Williams, for Hyderabad, to join -the force subsidized by His Highness the Nizam, and -arrived on the 2nd of February at the cantonment of -Secunderabad.</p> - -<p>On the 11th of September, Major Baird, Captain -Edwards, Lieutenants McLaurin, Webb, Leche, and -Hodson, Ensigns Stuart, Law, Russell, Holland and -Home, with sixteen serjeants and two hundred and -thirty rank and file, (the effectives of the late second -battalion,) arrived at Masulipatam.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1816</div> - -<p>In January, 1816, the head-quarters were removed -to Hyderabad, where they remained nine mouths, and -afterwards returned to Masulipatam, where Captain<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_48"></a>[48]</span> -Chadwick had arrived, with forty-six recruits, from -England, in the preceding August.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1817</div> - -<p>During the period the regiment was stationed at -Masulipatam and Hyderabad, it performed much severe -duty in consequence of the numerous incursions into -the British territories of the barbarous hordes of predatory -horsemen, called <i>Pindarees</i>, whose plundering -enterprises, executed on swift horses, were conducted -so as to baffle the efforts of the troops sent to intercept -them. In 1817, the right wing at Masulipatam furnished -detachments in the field under Captains Williams, -Morrice, and Creagh, in the Ganjam district, on the -banks of the Kistna, and towards Vizagapatam; the -left wing was also frequently called out; but the movements -of the <i>Pindarees</i> were performed with so much -celerity, that few of these plunderers were captured.</p> - -<p>Two of the Nizam’s sons rebelled, put several of -his adherents to death, and threatened to depose their -father; when the left wing of the <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span>, a -battalion of sepoys, and two guns, were ordered to enter -the city of Hyderabad, preceded by two battalions of -the Nizam’s regular infantry under European officers, -with two six-pounders. The Nizam’s battalions were attacked -by the insurgents in a narrow street, and overpowered, -with the loss of fifty officers and soldiers and -one gun. The light company of the <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span>, -with sixty pioneers under Lieutenant James Creagh, -being in advance recovered the gun, and covered the -removal of the killed and wounded to a square, where -the two native battalions had retreated and taken post. -On the appearance of Europeans, the insurgents dispersed; -the rebel Princes surrendered and were sent -prisoners to the fort of Golconda, when order was -restored.</p> - -<p>The left wing marched for Masulipatam during the -hot season, which occasioned several deaths. On one<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_49"></a>[49]</span> -occasion, Lieutenant Taylor and two soldiers were interred -with difficulty, from the decomposed state of -their bodies, although they had been dead only a few -hours. On another occasion the guides led the column -by a wrong road, occasioning a long and harassing -march, which proved fatal to several men.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1818</div> - -<p>The flank companies marched from Masulipatam in -January, 1818, under Captain Michael Creagh, and -with two troops of native cavalry and a company -of sepoy grenadiers, proceeded to Datchapilly, on the -borders of the Nizam’s dominions, to protect the frontiers -from the depredations of the Pindarees.</p> - -<p>Orders for the return of the regiment to England -were issued in 1816, but countermanded in consequence -of the hostile conduct of the Pindarees: they were -repeated in April, 1818, when the regiment commenced -its march for Madras, and when within one stage of -that place, the route was changed to Wallaghabad. -Previous to embarking the regiment was inspected by -Major-General Brown, commanding the centre division, -who expressed in orders,—“To Colonel Hastings -Fraser, his greatest approbation of the good conduct -and discipline of the regiment since it had been -under his command in the centre division, in the -attainment of which he had been so ably supported -by the officers of the corps.”</p> - -<p>While the regiment was waiting to embark, the -“Orlando” frigate arrived at Madras, from <i>Ceylon</i>, -with an application from the governor, General Sir -Robert Brownrigg, for immediate aid to suppress the -hostile aggressions of the Kandians inhabiting the -interior of the island; the mortality among the European -troops, employed in the interior, being so great, as to -render further aid indispensable. The flank companies -of the <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span> were completed to one hundred -rank and file each, and embarked on board the frigate<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_50"></a>[50]</span> -to proceed on this service<a id="FNanchor_10" href="#Footnote_10" class="fnanchor">[10]</a>; they landed at Trincomalee -on the 12th of September, and made preparations for -penetrating the interior, during which time Major -Marston was taken ill.</p> - -<p>From Trincomalee the flank companies of the -<span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span> sailed, on the 18th of September, under -Captain M. Creagh, and landing on the 21st, encamped -near the fort of Batticoloe, where the sick men of the -Nineteenth and Seventy-third Regiments, sent from the -interior, were dying fast; a hundred had been buried -close to the tents of the <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span>, and several -deaths occurred daily.</p> - -<p>On the 25th of September, the flank companies -of the regiment again embarked in open boats, and proceeding -during the night up the lake, landed on the -following day at Mandoor, from whence they marched -through thick jungle, thirteen miles up a gradual -ascent, exposed to heavy rain, to the Mangalar river. -On the 29th they traversed twelve miles of uncultivated -ground, fording several streams, to the post of Chinna -Kandy, commanded by Lieutenant Robinson, of the -Nineteenth Regiment, whose detachment was suffering -severely from ague and fever.</p> - -<p>Fifteen miles of rugged country, covered with underwood -destitute of roads, and infested with wild elephants, -were traversed on the 1st of October, to the -post of Kataboa, commanded by Captain Ritchie, of the -Seventy-third Regiment, who had buried nearly a -hundred men of his detachment at this place, and of<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_51"></a>[51]</span> -the seventy Europeans left alive, the captain and -assistant surgeon were the only persons free from -fever. At this place the <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span> were joined -by seventy rank and file of the Ceylon corps, under -Lieutenant Noonan, who was to act as interpreter and -guide.</p> - -<p>The march was resumed on the 3rd of October, -through a wild region, where elephants, buffaloes, hogs, -and deer were seen in abundance, also pea and jungle -fowl, but no human beings, and on the 6th the two -companies arrived at Palwatee, together with Lieutenant -Stuart, of the Ceylon corps, and a chieftain and his -followers, who had joined on the preceding day.</p> - -<p>Having arrived in the districts infested by the -insurgent Kandians, parties of the <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span>, and -Ceylon corps, were out day and night scouring the hills, -and for three weeks the soldiers were actively employed -in the mountains searching for the haunts of the rebel -chiefs, and their followers,—pursuing them from place -to place,—taking many prisoners,—also making seizures -of muskets, bows, arrows, and other military stores. -Private Stanton, of the light company, was seized by an -elephant, which broke his musket, tore off his belts, -and threw him some distance into the jungle, causing -his death. During the absence of the parties, the camp -was attacked, by a body of Kandians, in the night, but -the skilful arrangements of the officers in charge preserved -the soldiers from injury, and the fire of a cohorn -put the insurgents to flight. Captain A. McLean died -from fever, much regretted.</p> - -<p>The health of the soldiers suffered from excessive -fatigue, bad provisions, constant exposure to the sun, -rain, and heavy dews, and their legs and feet were -ulcerated with leech-bites,—every pool, stream, bush, -and blade of grass being infested with leeches, which -obliged the officers and soldiers to march barefoot,<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_52"></a>[52]</span> -with their trousers cut off at the knee, that they might -detect the leeches. Sickness increasing rapidly, and -all the Coolies,—natives of India who accompanied -the troops to carry provision, ammunition, &c.,—being -attacked, Captain Creagh marched his men from the -low country, to the hilly districts, taking post at -Hotpeira, where Lieutenant Goold, with a small detachment, -had erected a shed, and collected a supply of -grain and cattle.</p> - -<p>Lieutenant Goold proceeded with as many sick -as means of conveyance could be procured for, to -Badula, where the camp was frequently attacked in the -night by the wild elephants, the tents, huts, and sheds -destroyed, and several natives and followers killed; -but the soldiers all escaped unhurt.</p> - -<p>Detachments were constantly employed day and -night searching out the haunts of the insurgent chiefs, -and making many captures, including the crown, jewels, -horse, and favourite elephant of the Kandian king.</p> - -<p>Overthrown in every rencounter, and chased from -place to place with diminished numbers, the Kandians -lost all hope of success; the leaders in the insurrection -tendered their submission, the lower orders followed -their example, and tranquillity was at last restored.</p> - -<p>In the mean time the eight battalion companies of -the regiment had arrived at the island of Ceylon, but -their services not being required, they returned to -Madras, leaving one company at Trincomalee.</p> - -<p>The services of the flank companies of the <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span> -being no longer required, they were relieved by -the Ceylon corps, and marched to Badula, where, in -garrison orders, dated the 19th of November, the -following order appeared:—“Colonel McDonell performs -a pleasing duty in bearing his public testimony -of his entire approbation of the good conduct and -patience, which, (under so many trying difficulties,)<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_53"></a>[53]</span> -have distinguished the detachment of the <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span> -Regiment. He requests Captain Creagh will -be pleased to convey to the officers and men, his unqualified -thanks for their services, &c., &c.”</p> - -<p>From Badula the two flank companies, reduced to -five officers, two serjeants, two drummers, and sixty-six -rank and file, commenced their march on the 20th -of November; the periodical rains had set in, and -the rivers were so full and rapid, that much difficulty -was experienced. On arriving at Kataboa, Captain -Ritchie’s detachment was found nearly annihilated. -At this place an elephant was procured, to convey -the stores and men across the rivers; and the -march was continued to Chinna Kandy, where the -military establishment was found in a state of ruin. -Lieutenant Robinson had left the post sick,—the three -serjeants had died,—the defences were destroyed by -the wild elephants,—the building containing the provisions -was washed away by the rains, and the few -surviving men were unable to move: with much difficulty -a small supply was recovered from the wreck, for -the use of the detachment.</p> - -<p>From these statements, some idea may be formed -of the vicissitudes of actual service, the casualties of -climate, the privations and sufferings which chequer -the career of those who embrace the military profession, -and the sacrifice of valuable life by which -colonial possessions are acquired and retained, and -many national benefits obtained and preserved<a id="FNanchor_11" href="#Footnote_11" class="fnanchor">[11]</a>.</p> - -<p>After a march of ten days, exposed to almost -incessant rain, the flank companies arrived at Mandoor, -where they halted forty-eight hours to recover, and -afterwards sailed down the lake to Batticoloe, from<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_54"></a>[54]</span> -whence they were directed to march, through a low -flat country almost covered with water, to Trincomalee, -instead of proceeding thither by sea, as had been -expected.</p> - -<p>Two canoes and the elephant were sent forward; -the men proceeded forty miles in boats along the coast, -then landed and marched ten days, through a country -almost covered with water, with scarcely sufficient -ground to rest upon. The tents were destroyed by -the wet, and abandoned; the elephant proceeded in -advance, feeling for the rivers; the canoes, conveying -the sick, were dragged by Coolies and soldiers wading -in the water, and in this state the two companies -reached Cottiar bay, on the 18th of December. Boats -being in readiness, they embarked for Trincomalee, -and with difficulty crossed the bar; soon afterwards -the wind changed, the sea became rough, and it was -found impracticable either to prosecute the voyage, or -to return across the bar with leaky open boats. With -much danger and difficulty they gained a rock in the bay, -where the soldiers passed the night, huddled together, -menaced with being swept off when the tide arose, and -destitute of provisions and fresh water. The wind and -rain abating, they again embarked on the following -morning, and on arriving at the inner harbour, were met -by the boats of the ships of war, which had been cruizing -for them, but were unable, from the roughness of the -weather, to rescue them from their perilous situation, -on the preceding night. On passing the “Orlando” -frigate, the seamen cheered, but the soldiers gave a feeble -response. On landing, twelve men were sent to the -hospital, four lieutenants, one serjeant, two drummers, -and forty-seven rank and file, under Captain Creagh, -in rags, their feet and legs bare, and ulcerated, emaciated -and tottering from exhaustion and hunger, entered -the fort; the pitiable remains of two hundred picked<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_55"></a>[55]</span> -men, who marched out only three months before, -forming two fine flank companies equal to any service.</p> - -<p>On landing, Lieutenant William Home, found his -brother, Ensign Home, dead in the hospital. Ensign -Home belonged to a battalion company of the regiment, -part of which was detached at Minnery,—a most unhealthy -post, where nearly all the non-commissioned -officers and soldiers had died.</p> - -<p>Two days after the arrival of the flank companies of -the <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span>, from the interior, a General Order -was issued, in which the Commander of the Forces in -Ceylon expressed his “acknowledgments to Major -Marston, Captain Creagh, and to all the officers and -soldiers of that distinguished corps, for the gallant and -important services rendered by them in suppressing the -Kandian rebellion, at the same time, he cannot conceal -the deep regret he feels at the severe loss which -has fallen on the detachment, and the death of a gallant -officer, Captain Archibald McLean, and many -brave soldiers.”</p> - -<p>General Sir Robert Brownrigg also states, “Captain -Creagh’s gallant and most useful services in the command -of the flank companies of the <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span> -Regiment, during the Kandian war, under very trying -circumstances, was such, as to entitle him to the -favourable notice of His Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief, -and to the best commendation I can -bestow on him.”</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1819</div> - -<p>On the 15th of January, 1819, the detachment -embarked, and, after putting to sea, was driven back by -contrary winds, but landed at Madras, on the 5th of -February, and joined the regiment at Poonamalee, on -the same evening. The health of the party was not re-established, -and Lieutenant Caddell, Assistant-Surgeon -Bell, and several soldiers, died after their arrival at -Madras.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_56"></a>[56]</span></p> - -<p>The period for the return of the regiment to Europe, -having arrived, the following statement appeared in -General Orders, dated Madras, 6th March, 1819,—“The -Lieut.-General has traced with gratification, the -well-earned tributes of applause, bestowed by successive -governments, and commanders, in commendation -of the numerous instances of gallantry and efficiency -displayed during the active and varied service in -which His Majesty’s <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span>, or <span class="smcap">Royal -County Down</span> Regiment of Foot, has been engaged -since its arrival in the East Indies; and Colonel -Fraser, the officers, and men, are requested to accept -His Excellency’s thanks for the correct and orderly -conduct of the corps.”</p> - -<p>In general orders by government, dated the 20th of -March, 1819, it was stated,—</p> - -<p>“The meritorious conduct of His Majesty’s Twenty-fifth -Light Dragoons, and <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span> Regiment -of Foot, in every situation where they have been -employed during the long period of their services in -India, has been brought under the notice of government, -in a particular manner, by His Excellency the -Commander-in-Chief, as establishing for them strong -claims to its consideration; and the honourable mention -which has been made by his Excellency the -Commander-in-Chief, has been coupled with the expression -of his Excellency’s wish, that their services -may meet with the same acknowledgment, on their -approaching departure, as, in general orders, dated -27th August, 1805, and 11th October, 1806, marked -the close of the distinguished career of His Majesty’s -Seventy-fourth Regiment, and Nineteenth Light -Dragoons, then returning to England; concurring -entirely in the commendations which His Majesty’s -Twenty-fifth Light Dragoons, and <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span> -Foot, have received from the Commander-in-Chief,<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_57"></a>[57]</span> -and entertaining the same high sense of their merits -and services, the Governor in Council is pleased to -extend, to the officers of those corps, the indulgence -recommended by his Excellency, and, accordingly, -directs that a donation of three months’ full batta be -passed to them on the occasion of their embarkation -for Europe.”</p> - -<p>Five hundred and sixty non-commissioned officers -and soldiers having volunteered to remain in India, -transferring their services to other corps, the remainder -of the regiment sailed for England in April, and in -October anchored off the Nore, where the ship was -placed under quarantine, Lieutenant John Campbell -and several soldiers having died during the voyage.</p> - -<p>On the 23rd of October, the regiment landed at -Gravesend, after an <i>absence from England of twenty-three -years and four months</i>, bringing back only -<i>two individuals</i>, <span class="smcap">Major D. Marston</span> and <span class="smcap">Quarter-Master -R. Gill</span>, who embarked with it in June, -1796, the latter as a private.</p> - -<p>The regiment joined the depôt companies at Canterbury, -where Lieut.-Colonel John Johnson succeeded -to the lieut.-colonelcy, on the promotion of Colonel -Fraser, C.B., to the rank of major-general.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1820</div> - -<p>During the winter, the regiment marched to Chichester, -sending two companies to Brighton, and in April, -1820, it was removed to Weedon and Northampton, -where two hundred and fifty recruits joined from Ireland.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1821<br />1822</div> - -<p>In February, 1821, the regiment proceeded to -Chatham; in October it embarked at Bristol, for Ireland, -and, after landing at Waterford, occupied quarters -at that place, having nine detached parties, until April, -1822, when the head-quarters were removed to Naas, -and in July, the regiment occupied Richmond barracks, -Dublin.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1823</div> - -<p>From Dublin, the regiment proceeded, in May, 1823,<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_58"></a>[58]</span> -to Athlone, and in October to Armagh, where the -authority of His Majesty, King George IV., was received -for bearing the word “<span class="smcap">India</span>” on the colours and -appointments, “in consideration of the distinguished -conduct of the regiment during the period of its service -in India, from the year 1799, to the year 1819.”</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1824<br />1825<br />1826</div> - -<p>In March, 1824, the head-quarters were removed to -Newry; in January, 1825, the regiment proceeded to -Naas; in June it was removed to Clonmel<a id="FNanchor_12" href="#Footnote_12" class="fnanchor">[12]</a>, and in -the spring of 1826, it marched to Buttevant,—furnishing -numerous detached parties. On quitting the -south-west district, Major-General Sir Charles Doyle -expressed, in a letter to the commanding officer, his -“entire satisfaction” at the conduct of the regiment, -while under his orders.</p> - -<p>Lieut.-Colonel Johnson retired on half-pay, and was -succeeded as commanding officer, by Lieut.-Colonel -Mallett, C.B., from the Eighty-ninth regiment.</p> - -<p>In the autumn, the regiment was formed into six -<i>service</i>, and four <i>depôt</i> companies, preparatory to its -embarkation for the West Indies<a id="FNanchor_13" href="#Footnote_13" class="fnanchor">[13]</a>. In October, the<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_59"></a>[59]</span> -service companies proceeded to Cork, leaving the depôt -under Captain Stuart, at Buttevant, and embarking on -board the “Princess Royal,” “Waterloo,” and “Thetis,” -transports, sailed for Barbadoes, from whence they were -ordered to Trinidad and Tobago, to relieve the Ninth -Regiment, which was about to return home. The -retirement of Major Baird occasioned Major Michael -Creagh to return from the West Indies, to take command -of the depôt.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1827</div> - -<p>At Trinidad, the regiment occupied the Orange-Grove -Barracks, until the completion of the new barracks -at St. James’s. During the year 1827, Ensign -Selway died at Tobago, and the loss by deaths, at the -two islands of Trinidad and Tobago, amounted to -three serjeants, forty rank and file, and eleven soldiers’ -wives.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1828</div> - -<p>In January, 1828, the regiment was relieved by the -first battalion of the Royal Regiment, and proceeded to -the island of Barbadoes, where Adjutant Dolman, three -serjeants, and fifty-six rank and file, died of fevers contracted -at Trinidad and Tobago.</p> - -<div class="sidenotex">1829<br />1830</div> - -<p>The regiment remained at Barbadoes during the -year 1829; in January, 1830, it was removed to Antigua, -St. Kitts, and Montserrat.</p> - -<p>On the 2nd of December, Major W. Richardson -died at Antigua, universally regretted by the officers -and soldiers of the regiment, who testified their regard -for his merits, by erecting a monument to his memory -in the church of Newry, County Down. He was the -last of the three brothers who served with distinction in -the corps.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1831</div> - -<p>In March, 1831, the slaves of Antigua, being -opposed to the abolition of the Sunday market, set fire -to several plantations, when a strong detachment was -sent to protect the town of St. John’s, where it remained -until tranquillity was restored.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_60"></a>[60]</span></p> - -<div class="sidenote">1832</div> - -<p>Colonel Mallet, C.B., after having assumed charge of -the civil government at St. Lucia, died at that island, very -much regretted by the regiment; and was succeeded, in -February, 1832, by Lieut.-Colonel <span class="smcap">Michael Creagh</span>, -from the half-pay, whose services are recorded in the -preceding pages.</p> - -<p>In the spring of this year, His Majesty, King -William IV., was graciously pleased to approve of the -regiment bearing on its colours and appointments the -Irish “<span class="smcap">Harp and Crown</span>” and the motto “<span class="smcap">Quis -<ins class="corr" id="tn-60" title="Transcriber’s Note—Original text: 'Separabit?” the harp'"> -Separabit?</ins></span>”. The harp and crown only was assumed -when the corps obtained the title of <span class="smcap">Royal County -Down Regiment</span>.</p> - -<p>During this year, detachments were employed in -controlling the disposition to violence evinced by the -slave-population at Tortola, Barbuda, and other places.</p> - -<p>On the decease of General the Earl of Kilmorey, -the colonelcy of the regiment was conferred on Major-General -William George Lord Harris, K.C.B. by commission, -dated 3rd December, 1832.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1833</div> - -<p>In February, 1833, the regiment was <ins class="corr" id="tn-60a" title="Transcriber’s Note—Original text: 'removed to Demarara'"> -removed to Demerara</ins> and Berbice, with detached companies at -Fort Wellington, Mahaica, and Fort D’Urban.</p> - -<p>Lieut.-Colonel Sir Michael Creagh, K.H., arrived -from England, on the 1st of March, bringing with him -the new colours, presented to the regiment by the late -Earl of Kilmorey, bearing the “<span class="smcap">Harp and Crown</span>” -with the motto “<i>Quis Separabit?</i>” also the “<span class="smcap">Sphinx</span>,” -and the words “<span class="smcap">Egypt</span>,” “<span class="smcap">Bourbon</span>,” “<span class="smcap">India</span>;”—distinctions -reflecting honour on the corps, and calculated -to stimulate the youthful soldiers of the regiment -to emulate the noble example of their predecessors.</p> - -<div class="sidenotex">1834</div> - -<p>The regiment remained at Demerara and Berbice -during the years 1834 and 1835.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1835<br />1836</div> - -<p>In December, 1835, Major-General Lord Harris -was appointed to the Seventy-third Regiment, and<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_61"></a>[61]</span> -Major-General the Honourable Sir <ins class="corr" id="tn-61" title="Transcriber’s Note—Original text: 'Frederic Cavendish'"> -Frederick Cavendish</ins> -Ponsonby, K.C.B., was appointed to the colonelcy of -the <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span> Regiment. This officer was removed -to the Royal Dragoons, in March, 1836, and was -succeeded by Major-General James Watson, C.B.</p> - -<p>From Demerara and Berbice, the regiment was removed -in May, 1836, to Barbadoes.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1837</div> - -<p>On the 20th of February, 1837, the regiment was -inspected, preparatory to its return to England, by -Lieut.-General Sir Samford Whittingham, who stated -in a letter to Lieut.-Colonel Sir Michael Creagh, that -he had “reported the <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span>, as about to embark -for England, after ten years’ service in the West -Indies, in a state of hardy, soldier-like efficiency, fit, -if necessary, for immediate service in the field: a -circumstance alike creditable to the commanding -officer and to the corps.” On the embarkation -of the regiment, on the 21st of March, the following -appeared in general orders:—“The Lieutenant-General -Commanding the Forces, having in person -witnessed the embarkation of the <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span> -Regiment this morning, it gives him sincere satisfaction -to express in general orders <ins class="corr" id="tn-61a" title="Transcriber’s Note—Original text: 'his acknowlgements'"> -his acknowledgements</ins> -of the soldier-like and orderly manner in which -it was conducted. The arrangements were perfect, -and the whole proceeding reflects the highest credit -on Lieut.-Colonel Sir Michael Creagh, the officers, -non-commissioned officers, and soldiers, of the Royal -County Down Regiment. They carry with them the -Lieut.-General’s best wishes for their future honour -and welfare.”</p> - -<p>In May the service companies arrived at Chatham, -having sustained a loss of five officers, and two hundred -and ninety-nine soldiers, during the period they had -been absent from Great Britain, and bringing back -four hundred and twenty-four effective men. The<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_62"></a>[62]</span> -depôt companies arrived at Chatham from Ireland, on -the following day<a id="FNanchor_14" href="#Footnote_14" class="fnanchor">[14]</a>.</p> - -<p>On the 24th of May, Lieut.-General Watson was -removed to the Fourteenth Foot, and was succeeded -by Lieut.-General Sir Arthur Brooke, K.C.B.</p> - -<p>In June the regiment marched to Weedon, where -it was inspected on the 8th of August by General Lord -Hill, Commanding-in-Chief, who expressed to Lieut.-Colonel -Sir Michael Creagh, in front of the regiment, -his approbation of the highly efficient state of the -corps, after so long a service in the West Indies.</p> - -<p>After the inspection, the regiment marched into -Lancashire, and occupied Salford-barracks, Manchester, -detaching one company to the Isle of Man. During -the Chartist disturbances, the <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span> were -much employed, and frequently received the thanks -of Major-General Sir Charles Napier, and Colonel -Wemyss.</p> - -<div class="sidenotex">1838<br />1839<br />1840</div> - -<p>In April, 1838, the head-quarters and flank companies -were removed to Stockport, in Cheshire; but -returned to Manchester, in June, 1839; and in June, -1840, the regiment embarked at Liverpool for Ireland, -and landed at Belfast; in September it was removed to -Dublin.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1841</div> - -<p>The regiment was employed in the summer of 1841, -at Templemore, Clonmel, Cork, and other places, aiding -the civil power in the preservation of the public peace, -during the election of members of parliament, and were -particularly thanked for their conduct and forbearance.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_63"></a>[63]</span></p> - -<p>The regiment received orders to form their depôt -companies preparatory to proceeding on service.</p> - -<div class="sidenote">1842</div> - -<p>The Gazette of January 7, 1842, announced the -exchange of Lieut.-Colonel Sir Michael Creagh, K.H., -with Lieut.-Colonel Derinzy, K.H., of the Eleventh -regiment.</p> - -<p>At the period of the conclusion of this record, the -<span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span>, or the <span class="smcap">Royal County Down -Regiment</span>, is under orders again to proceed to India. -Although comparatively a young corps, it has performed -much valuable service to the country in all -quarters of the globe; it had not the good fortune -to serve in the Peninsular War, in which so many -corps acquired honorary inscriptions; but it has earned -distinctions for its colours, which furnish a powerful incentive -to perseverance in the path of duty and honor -to all who may have their names recorded in the books -of this distinguished regiment.</p> - -<p class="p1 pfs135"> -1842.</p> - - -<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop" /> - -<div class="chapter"> -<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_64"></a>[64]</span><br /></p> - -<h2 class="nobreak fs120" id="SUCCESSION_OF_COLONELS">SUCCESSION OF COLONELS</h2> -</div> - -<p class="p1 pfs60">OF</p> - -<p class="pfs150">THE EIGHTY-SIXTH,</p> - -<p class="p1 pfs60">OR</p> - -<p class="p1 pfs100">THE ROYAL COUNTY DOWN REGIMENT OF</p> - -<p class="pfs180 lsp2">FOOT.</p> - -<hr class="r20" /> - - -<p class="p1 pfs100 smcap">Cornelius Cuyler.</p> - -<p class="pfs100"><i>Appointed 30th October, 1793.</i></p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Cornelius Cuyler</span> was appointed ensign in the fifty-fifth -foot, on the 31st of May, 1759, and, immediately proceeding -to North America, joined his regiment before the <ins class="corr" id="tn-64" title="Transcriber’s Note—Original text: 'fort of Ticonderago'"> -fort of Ticonderoga</ins>, on the west shore of Lake Champlain, in July -of the same year, in time to take part in the reduction of that -post. In 1760 he served at the reduction of Isle-aux-Noix -and at the capture of Montreal, which completed the conquest -of Canada. In 1764 he was appointed captain in the -forty-sixth foot, with which corps he served two years on -the frontiers of North America, one year at New York, and -eight in Ireland. On the breaking out of the American war -in 1775, he was appointed first aide-de-camp to Lieutenant-General -Sir William Howe, who proceeded to Boston with -reinforcements. In 1776, he was promoted to major in the -fifty-fifth, but continued to perform the duty of first aide-de-camp -to Sir William Howe, then commanding-in-chief in -North America, and served at the reduction of Long Island, -the capture of New York, and the battle of White Plains. -He also accompanied the expedition to Pennsylvania in 1777, -and served at the battles of Brandywine, and Germantown, -and in November of that year he succeeded Colonel Meadows, -who was removed to the fifth foot, in the lieutenant-colonelcy -of the fifty-fifth, which corps he commanded in the retreat -from Philadelphia to New York in 1778, and was at the<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_65"></a>[65]</span> -battle of Freehold, under Lieutenant-General Sir Henry -Clinton. In November of that year he proceeded with his -regiment to the West Indies, and was engaged in the capture -of St. Lucie. He performed the duties of adjutant-general -to the troops in the West Indies, under Major-General -Christie, in 1781; he afterwards performed the duties of -quarter-master-general in the West Indies until 1784 when -he returned to England, and took the command of his regiment, -then in Ireland. In 1787 he was appointed to the -situation of quarter-master-general in the West Indies, which -he held until 1792, when he succeeded to the command of -the forces in the Windward and Leeward Islands. He commanded -an expedition against Tobago, and, having captured -the principal fort by storm, on the morning of the 15th of -April, 1793, the island submitted. Returning to England -soon afterwards, he was promoted to the rank of major-general, -and appointed colonel of the <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span> Regiment, -then first raised, and styled “Cuyler’s Shropshire Volunteers.” -He was also placed on the staff of Great Britain, and in -April, 1794, he obtained the appointment of lieutenant-governor -of Portsmouth: in June of that year he was removed -from the <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span> to the sixty-ninth regiment. In -June, 1796, he was appointed commander-in-chief in the -West Indies, with the local rank of lieutenant-general; in -January, 1798, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant-general -in the army, and returned to England in May following. -In June he was appointed to the command of the -Sussex district; and in January, 1799, he was nominated -commander-in-chief in Portugal,—the government of that -country having refused to ratify a treaty of peace with -France, and agreed to receive British troops into the ports: -he returned to England in November, the greater part of the -troops being sent to the Mediterranean. The rank of general -was conferred on this distinguished officer in 1803; he was -also appointed governor of Kinsale, and, in July, 1814, he -was further rewarded with the dignity of <span class="smcap">Baronet</span>.</p> - -<p>General Sir Cornelius Cuyler, Baronet, died at St. John’s -Lodge, Herts, on the 8th of March, 1819, after an honourable -service of sixty years.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_66"></a>[66]</span></p> - - -<p class="p1 pfs100 smcap">Russell Manners.</p> - -<p class="pfs100"><i>Appointed 20th June, 1794.</i></p> - -<p>This officer was appointed cornet in the royal regiment of -horse-guards, in May, 1755; captain in the seventh dragoons, -in February, 1758, and in April, 1760, he was promoted -to the lieutenant-colonelcy of the twenty-first dragoons, -or royal foresters. He served in Germany under -Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick, and, at the peace in 1763, -when the royal foresters were disbanded, he was appointed -lieutenant-colonel of the second dragoon guards. On the -breaking out of the American war, in 1775, he was appointed -colonel of the nineteenth light dragoons,—then newly raised; -in 1777, he was promoted to the rank of major-general, and, -in 1782, to that of lieutenant-general; in 1783 his regiment -was disbanded. The colonelcy of the <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span> foot -was conferred on Lieutenant-General Manners in 1794; in -1795 he was removed to the twenty-sixth light dragoons, -and in 1799 he was promoted to the rank of general.</p> - -<p>On the 23rd of May, 1800, as General Manners was riding, -accompanied by two other gentlemen, in a post-chaise, to -Cambridge, he was stopped by two highwaymen, who demanded -his money, when he shot one dead on the spot, and -the other rode off. In September of the same year, he was -residing at Southend, for the benefit of his health, and, having -a presentiment of his approaching death, he set off for -London, alone, to obtain medical advice, but he was taken ill -on the road, and died at an inn, at Billericay, in Essex, on -the 11th September, 1800.</p> - - -<p class="p1 pfs100 smcap">William Grinfield.</p> - -<p class="pfs100"><i>Appointed 25th March, 1795.</i></p> - -<p><span class="smcap">William Grinfield</span> was appointed ensign in the third -foot guards, in 1760; he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant -and captain in 1767, to that of captain and lieutenant-colonel -in 1776, and in 1782 he was promoted to the rank of<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_67"></a>[67]</span> -colonel in the army. In 1786 he obtained the commission of -second major in his regiment. He commanded the first battalion -of the third foot guards, under His Royal Highness -the Duke of York, in Flanders, and evinced great personal -bravery and ability on several occasions, particularly at the -siege of Valenciennes, and at the re-capture of the post of -Lincelles on the 18th of August, 1793, for which he received -the thanks of the Duke of York in general orders. He had -been appointed lieutenant-colonel of the third foot guards a -few days before this action occurred, and in October of the -same year he was promoted to the rank of major-general. -In 1795 he was rewarded with the colonelcy of the <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span> -foot; in 1798 he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant-general, -and at that eventful period he was called -upon to transfer his services to the West Indies, with the -important appointment of commander of the forces in the -Windward and Leeward islands. On the renewal of hostilities -with France in 1803, he commanded an expedition -against St. Lucie, and, having captured the fort of Morne -Fortuné by storm on the 22nd of June, the island submitted. -He landed on the island of Tobago on the 30th of June, and, -by a spirited advance upon Scarborough, forced the French -General, Berthier, to surrender. He captured the islands of -Demerara and Essequibo, from the Dutch, on the 19th of -September, and Berbice, in a few days afterwards. On the -25th of September he was promoted to the rank of general. -He died at Barbadoes on the 19th of October, 1803, of the -yellow fever, surviving his lady only three days. It is recorded, -that a short time before he left England for the West -Indies, Mrs. Grinfield’s brother died, leaving them £20,000; -the general, finding two cousins of the deceased were left -unprovided for, observed to his lady, that, as themselves possessed -an ample fortune, he purposed making provision for -the unfortunate relatives; she readily assenting, he sent for -them, and divided the whole legacy between them.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_68"></a>[68]</span></p> - - -<p class="p1 pfs100 smcap">Sir James Henry Craig, KB.</p> - -<p class="pfs100"><i>Appointed 5th January, 1804.</i></p> - -<p><span class="smcap">James Henry Craig</span> obtained a commission of ensign in -the thirtieth foot on the 1st of June, 1763, and he served -with his regiment several years at the fortress of Gibraltar. -In March, 1771, he was promoted captain in the forty-seventh -foot, with which corps he served in the American war. The -forty-seventh were at Boston when hostilities commenced; -they took part in the actions at Concord and Bunker’s Hill -in 1775, and in 1776 they served in Canada. In December, -1777, Captain Craig was promoted major in the eighty-second -regiment, then serving in America, and in 1781 he -obtained the lieutenant-colonelcy of that corps, from which -he was removed, in 1783, to the sixteenth foot. In 1790 he -was promoted to the rank of colonel, in 1794 to that of -major-general, and in 1795 his services were rewarded with -the colonelcy of the forty-sixth foot. In 1801 he was advanced -to the rank of lieutenant-general, and was removed to -the <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span> regiment in 1804. On the 25th of March, -1805, he was appointed commander-in-chief in the Mediterranean, -with the local rank of general; he was also honoured -with the dignity of a Knight of the Bath, and nominated -governor of Blackness Castle; in 1806 he was removed to -the twenty-second regiment. The services of General Sir -James Craig were afterwards transferred to British North -America, of which country he was appointed governor, with -the local rank of general in Upper and Lower Canada, dated -the 21st of August, 1807. In 1809 he was removed to the -colonelcy of the seventy-eighth highland regiment, or Ross-shire -buffs. On the 1st of January, 1812, he was promoted -to the rank of general in the army, which he only held a few -days, his decease occurring on the 12th of the same month.</p> - - -<p class="p1 pfs100 smcap">Sir Charles Ross, Bart.</p> - -<p class="pfs100"><i>Appointed 30th October, 1806.</i></p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Charles Ross</span>, son of Admiral Sir Lockhart Ross, of -Balnagown, Bart., who signalized himself during the seven<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_69"></a>[69]</span> -years’ war, obtained a commission of cornet in the seventh -dragoons, in January, 1780, and in May, 1784, he was -promoted captain in the third Irish horse, now sixth -dragoon guards, in which corps he remained three years, -when he was advanced to the commission of major in the -thirty-seventh foot. On the 16th of March, 1791, he was -promoted to the lieut.-colonelcy of his regiment, and he -performed the duty of commanding officer several years with -reputation to himself and advantage to the service. He -afterwards took an active part in raising the hundred and -sixteenth regiment, but this corps was disbanded in 1796. -On the 18th of June, 1798, he was promoted to the rank of -major-general, and to that of lieut.-general, in October, 1805. -In December of the same year, he was appointed colonel of -the eighty-fifth foot, from which he was removed, in October, -1806, to the <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span>, and in June, 1810, he was -appointed to the thirty-seventh regiment. He was endowed -with many amiable qualities, which rendered him an -ornament to his country; he was eminently useful in every -relation which connected him with society, particularly -courteous in public life, and affectionate and valuable as a -friend. He died at Balnagown Castle, in the county of Ross, -on the 8th of February, 1814.</p> - - -<p class="p1 pfs100 smcap">The Honorable Francis Needham.</p> - -<p class="pfs100"><i>Appointed 25th June, 1810.</i></p> - -<p><span class="smcap">The Honorable Francis Jack Needham</span>, third son of -John, tenth Viscount of Kilmorey, choosing the profession of -arms, procured a commission of cornet in the eighteenth -dragoons, on the 17th of December, 1762; in February, -1765, he was removed to the first dragoons, in which corps -he obtained a lieutenancy in 1771, and in May, 1774, he -was promoted captain in the seventeenth dragoons. He -accompanied his regiment to North America, in the spring of -1775, and served at Boston under Lieut.-General Gage; he -also served at the capture of Long Island under General -Sir William Howe, and received, with his regiment, the -thanks of the Commander-in-Chief, for his conduct at the<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_70"></a>[70]</span> -battle of Brooklyn. He also served in the actions at White -Plains, and in the Jerseys; afterwards proceeded to Philadelphia, -took part in several skirmishes in Pennsylvania, and -in covering the retreat to New York, in the performance of -which service he was engaged at Freehold. He was subsequently -stationed in the lines in front of New York, where -he was taken prisoner by the Americans. In August, 1780, -he was promoted major in the seventy-sixth Highland regiment, -then serving in America, with which corps he shared -in the contest until the peace. In February, 1783, he was -promoted to the lieut.-colonelcy of the hundred and fourth -regiment, and six weeks afterwards he was appointed captain -and lieut.-colonel in the first foot guards; he was -nominated aide-de-camp to the King in 1793, with the rank -of colonel. In 1794 he was appointed adjutant-general of -the expedition to the coast of France, under Lieut.-General -the Earl of Moira; and in 1795 he was appointed third -major in the first foot guards, promoted to the rank of -major-general, and placed on the home staff. He was subsequently -detached, second in command to Major-General -Doyle, with Monsieur Compte D’ Artois and his suite, to take -possession of Isle Dieu, which place the troops maintained -so long as the navy could afford them protection. An appointment -on the staff of Ireland was next conferred on him, -and he commanded a body of troops during the rebellion in -1798; he was at the battle of Arklow, on the 9th of June, -and commanded a division at Vinegar Hill, on the 21st of -June. He continued on the staff of Ireland until April, 1802, -when he was promoted to the rank of lieut.-general. He -had previously been appointed lieut.-colonel in the first -foot guards (21st of August, 1801,) and in April, 1804, he -obtained the colonelcy of the fifth veteran battalion. In -1806, he was elected member of parliament for Newry, and -he sat for that borough in four parliaments. He was appointed -colonel of the <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span> Regiment in 1810, and -took great interest in the reputation and welfare of his corps: -in 1812 he was promoted to the rank of general. On the -decease of his brother Robert, in 1818, he succeeded to the -dignity of <span class="smcap">Viscount Kilmorey</span>. Large and influential<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_71"></a>[71]</span> -estates in Ireland were bequeathed to him by a distant relation; -and in January, 1822, he was advanced to the dignity -of <span class="smcap">Earl of Kilmorey</span> and Viscount Newry and Morne, in -the County Down, Ireland. This excellent and patriotic -nobleman died at his seat of Shavington, in Shropshire, on the -21st of November, 1832, much regretted, particularly by his -numerous tenants in Ireland, to whom he had evinced great -kindness.</p> - - -<p class="p1 pfs100 smcap">William George Lord Harris.</p> - -<p class="pfs100"><i>Appointed 3rd December, 1832.</i></p> - -<p>Removed to the seventy-third regiment of foot, 4th -December, 1835.</p> - - -<p class="p2 pfs100 smcap">The Honorable Sir Frederick Cavendish Ponsonby, -KCB., GCMG., KCH.</p> - -<p class="pfs100"><i>Appointed 4th December, 1835.</i></p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Honorable Frederick Cavendish Ponsonby</span>, third son -of Frederick, third Earl of Besborough, was appointed cornet -in the tenth dragoons, in 1800, and rose, in 1803, to the -commission of captain in the same corps, from which he -exchanged to the sixtieth regiment, in 1806. In 1807, he -was appointed major in the twenty-third light dragoons, at -the head of which corps he distinguished himself at the battle -of Talavera, in 1809, and was promoted, in 1810, to the -lieutenant-colonelcy of the regiment. In 1811 he served -under Lieut.-General Graham, at Cadiz: and at the battle of -Barossa, in March of that year, he attacked, with a squadron -of German dragoons, the French cavalry covering the retreat, -overthrew them, took two guns, and even attempted, -though vainly, to sabre Rousseau’s battalions. On the 11th -of June, 1811, he was appointed lieut.-colonel of the twelfth -light dragoons; at the head of which corps he served under -Lord Wellington, and distinguished himself, in April, 1812, -at Llerena, in one of the most brilliant cavalry actions during -the war. At the battle of Salamanca he charged the French -infantry, broke his sword in the fight, and his horse received -several bayonet wounds. He repeatedly evinced great judgment,<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_72"></a>[72]</span> -penetration, and resolution in the out-post duty, and -was wounded in the retreat from Burgos, on the 13th of October, -1812. At the battle of Vittoria he again distinguished -himself: his services at Tolosa, St. Sebastian, and Nive were -also conspicuous; and, on the king’s birth-day, in 1814, he -was promoted to the rank of colonel in the army. He commanded -the twelfth light dragoons at the battle of Waterloo, -where he led his regiment to the charge with signal intrepidity,—received -sabre cuts on both arms,—was brought to -the ground by a blow on the head,—pierced through the back -by a lancer,—plundered by a tirailleur,—ridden over by two -squadrons of cavalry,—and plundered a second time by a -Prussian soldier; but afterwards recovered of his wounds. -His services were rewarded with the following marks of -royal favour:—Knight Companion of the order of the Bath,—Knight -Grand Cross of the order of St. Michael and St. -George,—Knight Commander of the Hanoverian Guelphic -order,—a cross,—a Waterloo medal,—Knight of the Tower -and Sword of Portugal,—and Knight of Maria Theresa of -Austria. In January, 1824, he was nominated inspecting -field officer in the Ionian Islands; he was promoted brigadier-general -on the staff of those islands, in March, 1824; and in -June, 1825, he was advanced to the rank of major-general. -He was removed to the staff of Malta, and retained the -command of the troops in that island until May, 1835. In -December, 1835, he obtained the colonelcy of the <span class="smcap">Eighty-sixth</span> -Regiment, from which he was removed to the royal -dragoons in the following year. He was an ornament to his -profession. In him, military talent was united with the most -chivalrous bravery,—calm judgment,—cool decision,—resolute -action, and modest deportment. He died on the 10th of -January, 1837.</p> - - -<p class="p1 pfs100 smcap">James Watson.</p> - -<p class="pfs100"><i>Appointed 31st March, 1836.</i></p> - -<p>Removed to the fourteenth foot, 24th May, 1837.</p> - - -<p class="p2 pfs100 smcap">Sir Arthur Brooke, KCB.</p> - -<p class="pfs100"><i>Appointed 24th May, 1837.</i></p> - -<hr class="r65a" /> -<p class="pfs60 smcap">London: Harrison and Co., Printers, St. Martin’s Lane.</p> - - -<div class="footnotes"><h2>FOOTNOTES:</h2> - -<div class="footnote"> - -<p><a id="Footnote_1" href="#FNanchor_1" class="label">[1]</a> “GEORGE R.,</p> - -<p class="in2">    “Whereas we have thought fit to order a regiment of -foot to be forthwith raised, under your command, which is to -consist of ten companies, with three serjeants, three corporals, -two drummers, and fifty-seven private men in each company, -with two fifers to the grenadier company, besides a serjeant-major -and quarter-master-serjeant, together with the usual -number of commissioned officers; these are to authorise you, by -beat of drum, or otherwise, to raise so many men in any county -or part of our kingdom of Great Britain, as shall be wanted to -complete the said regiment to the above-mentioned numbers.</p> - -<p>    “And all magistrates, justices of the peace, constables, and -other our civil officers, whom it may concern, are hereby required -to be assisting unto you, in providing quarters, impressing -carriages, and otherwise, as there shall be occasion.</p> - -<p>    “<span class="smcap">Given</span> at Our Court, at St. James’s, this 1st day of November, -1793, in the thirty-fourth year of Our reign.</p> - -<p class="right"> -“By His Majesty’s command,<br /> -“(Signed)     <span class="smcap">George Yonge</span>.” -</p> - -<div class="negin2"> -“<i>To Our trusty and well-beloved C. Cuyler, Esq., -Major-General in our Army, and Colonel -of a Regiment of Foot to be forthwith -raised, &c., &c., &c.</i>” -</div> - - -</div> - -<div class="footnote"> - -<p><a id="Footnote_2" href="#FNanchor_2" class="label">[2]</a> Now General Commanding-in-Chief.</p> - -</div> - -<div class="footnote"> - -<p><a id="Footnote_3" href="#FNanchor_3" class="label">[3]</a> The troops designed for this service consisted of the tenth, -eightieth, and eighty-eighth regiments, seven companies of the -nineteenth, three of eighty-sixth, a battalion of native infantry, -and a proportion of artillery, under Colonel the Honourable -Arthur Wellesley.</p> - -</div> - -<div class="footnote"> - -<p><a id="Footnote_4" href="#FNanchor_4" class="label">[4]</a> <span class="smcap">Officers Present</span>,—<i>Majors</i> Henry Torrens, (commanding,) -George Cuyler; <i>Captains</i> James Richardson, John Grant, —— -Maclaurin; <i>Lieutenants</i> W. Martin, J. H. Wilson, Peter Drummond, -John Harvey, Alexander Grant, R. Travers, William -Bourd, S. G. McKay, Thomas Lanphier, J. Wilson, David Morrice, -Edmund Carter, G. D’Aigular; <i>Ensign</i> Neill Maclaurin; -<i>Adjutant</i> W. Moreton; <i>Quarter-Master</i> J. Coor; <i>Surgeon</i> P. W. -Deane; <i>Assistant-Surgeons</i> Bellars and Liddle: 53 serjeants, 22 -drummers, 668 rank and file.</p> - -</div> - -<div class="footnote"> - -<p><a id="Footnote_5" href="#FNanchor_5" class="label">[5]</a> <span class="smcap">Officers present</span>, 1st January, 1805:—<i>Major</i> George -Cuyler, (commanding); <i>Captains</i> James Grant, William Moreton; -<i>Lieutenants</i> R. Travers, W. Baird, Thomas Lanphier, J. -Wilson, D. Morrice, George D’Aguilar, N. Maclaurin, H. Steele; -<i>Surgeon</i> P. W. Deane; <i>Assistant-Surgeons</i> Bellars and Liddle:—51 -serjeants, 22 drummers, 511 rank and file.</p> - -</div> - -<div class="footnote"> - -<p><a id="Footnote_6" href="#FNanchor_6" class="label">[6]</a> <span class="smcap">Officers present</span>, 1st December, 1805. <i>Major</i> George -Cuyler (commanding a brigade); <i>Captains</i> John Grant, (commanding -the regiment), William Baird; <i>Lieutenants</i> D. Morrice, -N. Maclaurin, H. Steele, Thomas Lanphier, George D’Aguilar, -(brigade-major); <i>Quarter-Master</i> J. Smith; <i>Surgeon</i>, P. Deane; -<i>Assistant-Surgeon</i> R. Bellars: 48 serjeants, 19 drummers, 354 -rank and file.</p> - -</div> - -<div class="footnote"> - -<p><a id="Footnote_7" href="#FNanchor_7" class="label">[7]</a> Major Edwards was killed at the storming of Bhurtpore, -under Lord Cumbermere, while in command of the Fourteenth -Foot.</p> - -</div> - -<div class="footnote"> - -<p><a id="Footnote_8" href="#FNanchor_8" class="label">[8]</a> The Regiment erected a handsome Monument where this -officer fell, with the following inscription:—</p> - -<p>“Lieut. John Graham Munro fell near this spot on the 8th of -July, 1810, while charging the enemy, at the head of His -Britannic Majesty’s 86th Grenadiers. The Officers of the Regiment -have erected this Monument as a mark of their respect for -his memory.”</p> - -<p>This monument having, some years back, suffered by a hurricane, -the French officers stationed on the island, (to their honour -be it known,) had it put in a thorough state of repair at their -own expense.</p> - -</div> - -<div class="footnote"> - -<p><a id="Footnote_9" href="#FNanchor_9" class="label">[9]</a> A division of the regiment on marching through Tipperary, -in 1823, halted at the village of Middleton: in the evening the -commanding officer observed the soldiers assembled round a tomb -in the burial ground, with their caps off; on enquiring the cause, -a soldier of the grenadiers replied, “Your honour, we are come up -to see our old captain.” On joining the group, he observed the -tomb of his old and respected comrade, Lieut.-Colonel Lanphier, -and the following words, which had been scratched by the soldiers -beneath the inscription on the tomb-stone, “<span class="smcap">A Brave Soldier!</span>” -“Please your honour,” (the soldier continued) “the Boys of the -company would like to fire three rounds over the grave, and -would be glad to pay for the powder if your honour will let -them fire.” On the following morning the grenadier company, -which the deceased had gallantly commanded for a number of -years, paid the last tribute of respect to their late captain’s remains -which was duly appreciated by his surviving relatives, and -also by the villagers. Lieut.-Colonel Lanphier entered the army -as Ensign in the 10th Foot, in 1798, and was promoted to be Lieutenant -in the 86th Regiment in 1800, to be Captain in 1806, to -the rank of Brevet-Major in 1810, and of Brevet Lieut.-Colonel -in 1819; he retired from the service by the sale of his Commission -on the 30th of January, 1823, being then the Senior Captain of -the 86th Regiment.</p> - -</div> - -<div class="footnote"> - -<p><a id="Footnote_10" href="#FNanchor_10" class="label">[10]</a> List of officers who served against the Kandians.</p> - -<p>Major Marston commanding.</p> - -<p><i>Grenadier Company</i>, Captain, Michael Creagh; Lieutenants, -William Home, David Bradford, Andrew Russell.</p> - -<p><i>Light Company</i>, Captain, Archibald McLean; Lieutenants, -James Creagh, P. P. Goold, and Edward Caddell; Assistant-Surgeon, -R. H. Bell.</p> - -</div> - -<div class="footnote"> - -<p><a id="Footnote_11" href="#FNanchor_11" class="label">[11]</a> <a href="#PREFACE">See Preface</a>.</p> - -</div> - -<div class="footnote"> - -<p><a id="Footnote_12" href="#FNanchor_12" class="label">[12]</a> At Clonmel, the regiment lost a fine young officer, Lieutenant -Frederick Close, whose body was found in the river Suir, together -with the body of a young lady named Grubb. The cause of their -melancholy fate was never ascertained.</p> - -</div> - -<div class="footnote"> - -<p><a id="Footnote_13" href="#FNanchor_13" class="label">[13]</a> <span class="smcap">Names of the Officers</span> who proceeded to the West Indies, -in 1826:—</p> - -<p>In the “Princess Royal,”—<i>Lieut.-Colonel</i> J. W. Mallet; <i>Captains</i> -Robert Crawford, James Creagh; <i>Lieutenants</i> Francis Kearney, -Lewis Halliday; <i>Ensign</i> Robert Mayne; <i>Adjutant</i> John -Dolman; and <i>Surgeon</i> A. Cunningham.</p> - -<p>In the “Waterloo,”—<i>Captain</i> R. B. Usher; <i>Lieutenants</i> P. -North, F. H. Dalgety, Lewis Grant; <i>Ensigns</i> James Galwey, J. -B. Selway, E. Davis, and W. Johnson.</p> - -<p>In the “Thetis,”—<i>Major</i> Michael Creagh: <i>Captains</i> Alexander -McLean, R. B. Wolseley; <i>Lieutenants</i> J. Grant, J. McIntyre; -and <i>Quarter-Master</i> J. Jerome.</p> - -</div> - -<div class="footnote"> - -<p><a id="Footnote_14" href="#FNanchor_14" class="label">[14]</a> <span class="smcap">State of Loss</span>:—</p> - -<table class="autotable"> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">Trinidad and Tobago</td> -<td class="tdr">42</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">Barbadoes</td> -<td class="tdr">71</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">Antigua, St. Kitts, Montserrat, and Tortola</td> -<td class="tdr">72</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl">British Guiana</td> -<td class="tdr">114</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl"></td> -<td class="tdr">——</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tdl"></td> -<td class="tdr">299</td> -</tr> -</table> - -</div> -</div> - - -<div class="chapter"></div> - -<div class="transnote"> -<a 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>Some hyphens in words have been silently removed, some added, -when a predominant preference was found in the original book.</p> - -<p>Except for those changes noted below, all misspellings in the text, -and inconsistent or archaic usage, have been retained.</p> - -<p> -<a href="#tn-16">Pg 16</a>: ‘a langour pervaded’ replaced by ‘a languor pervaded’.<br /> -<a href="#tn-22">Pg 22</a>: ‘Rao Holkur, one’ replaced by ‘Rao Holkar, one’.<br /> -<a href="#tn-24">Pg 24</a>: ‘above Bareach’ replaced by ‘above Baroach’.<br /> -<a href="#tn-38">Pg 38</a>: ‘The moonson having set’ replaced by ‘The monsoon having set’.<br /> -<a href="#tn-46">Pg 46</a>: Sidenote: ‘1814’ replaced by Sidenote: ‘1813’.<br /> -<a href="#tn-60">Pg 60</a>: ‘SEPARABIT?” the harp’ replaced by ‘SEPARABIT?”. 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