on the 15th of April, 1774, and proceeding to North America at the
commencement of the American war, he had repeated opportunities of
distinguishing himself. He served at the capture of Long Island,
and carried the regimental colour of his corps at the battle of
Brooklyn, on the 27th of August, 1776. He also served at the
capture of New York, and at the reduction of Fort Washington, and
subsequently accompanied the expedition to Rhode Island; in the
same year he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant. He proceeded
with the expedition to Pennsylvania, and served at the battles of
Brandywine and Germantown, in 1777, and of Monmouth in 1778; also
at the reduction of Mud Island. On the 10th of August, 1778, he
was promoted to captain of a company in his regiment, in which
rank he was present at the attack of Washington’s dragoons, in New
Jersey. He proceeded with the expedition to South Carolina, and
served at the siege of Charlestown, in 1780. He also shared in
the fatigues, privations, and engagements of the campaign, under
Major-General Earl Cornwallis, in the Carolinas and in Virginia,
and was made prisoner at the surrender of York Town, on the 18th
of October, 1781. On being liberated, Captain Coote returned to
England, and was appointed major of the Forty-seventh Regiment
in February, 1783. After serving five years in Ireland, he was
nominated lieutenant-colonel of the Seventieth, in March, 1788; and
in 1793 he was selected to command the first battalion of light
infantry, in the expedition to the West Indies, under General
Sir Charles (afterwards Earl) Grey, who captured the islands of
Martinique, St. Lucia, and Guadaloupe. Lieutenant-Colonel Coote had
opportunities of distinguishing himself at the reduction of these
colonies, and being afterwards sent to England with despatches,
he was nominated aide-de-camp to King George III., with the rank
of colonel, in 1795. In 1796 he was appointed brigadier-general
on the staff of Ireland; in 1798 he was promoted to the rank of
major-general, and removed to the staff of South Britain; and after
commanding at Dover a short period, he proceeded to Flanders, in
charge of an expedition for the destruction of the sluices and
works of the canal near Ostend, which was accomplished; but before
the troops could re-embark, they were attacked by superior numbers,
and forced to surrender. Major-General Coote was wounded on this
occasion. After his exchange, he returned to his command at Dover.
In 1799 he commanded a brigade in the expedition to Holland, under
his Royal Highness the Duke of York; and after the return of the
army, he resumed the command of the troops at Dover. In 1800 he
proceeded with the expedition against Ferrol, and when the attack
on that fortress was relinquished, he joined the armament in
the Mediterranean, and accompanied General Sir Ralph Abercromby
to Egypt. He commanded the leading division of the army which
effected a landing in the Bay of Aboukir, on the 8th of March,
1801, and distinguished himself on that occasion, for which he
was thanked, in orders, by Sir Ralph Abercromby. He commanded a
brigade in the actions before Alexandria, and when the advance to
Cairo was undertaken, he was left in command of the troops before
Alexandria. After taking a distinguished part in delivering Egypt
from the power of France, he returned to England, where he received
the thanks of both houses of parliament, the approbation of his
Sovereign, and was honored with the dignity of Knight of the Bath,
and the first class of the Turkish Order of the Crescent.
On the 1st of January, 1805, Sir Eyre Coote was promoted to the
rank of lieutenant-general, and nominated lieutenant-governor of
Jamaica, where he resided upwards of three years. Returning to
England, he was appointed to the command of a division of the army
sent, in the summer of 1809, against Holland, under the Earl of
Chatham. He was appointed colonel of the Sixty-second Regiment in
1806, and removed to the THIRTY-FOURTH in 1810: in 1814, he was
promoted to the rank of general. He was removed from the service on
the 21st May, 1816.
THE HONORABLE SIR GALBRAITH LOWRY COLE, G.C.B.
_Appointed 21st May, 1816._
THE HONORABLE GALBRAITH LOWRY COLE, son of the Earl of Enniskillen,
entered the army a short time before the commencement of the French
revolutionary war, and the contest which followed afforded him
frequent opportunities for the display of professional ability.
He was appointed captain in the Seventieth Foot, on the 30th of
November, 1792, major of the Hundred and Second regiment on the
31st of October, 1793, lieutenant-colonel of Ward’s Regiment in
November, 1793, and lieutenant-colonel of Villette’s corps in
April, 1799; on the 1st of January, 1801, he was promoted to
the rank of colonel. He served in Sicily, under Major-General
Stuart,--was engaged in the invasion of Calabria, and had the honor
of commanding a brigade at the battle of Maida, on the 4th of July,
1806, when the superiority of British courage and discipline was
fully proved.
He was promoted to the rank of major-general in April, 1808, and
was subsequently placed on the staff of the army in the Peninsula,
where he commanded a division in numerous battles and skirmishes,
in which the reputation of the British arms was exalted, and the
enemies of England were overthrown by the superior prowess of the
British troops. He received the local rank of lieutenant-general
in Portugal and Spain in 1811,--the colonelcy of the One Hundred
and Third Regiment in 1812,--the rank of lieutenant-general in
1813,--and the colonelcy of the Seventieth Regiment in January,
1814. After taking a conspicuous part in delivering Portugal and
Spain from the power of the Emperor of France, he led his division
through the Pyrenees, and shared in the struggle for the liberties
of Europe, until the final overthrow of the power of Napoleon, and
the restoration of the Bourbon family to the throne of France. He
was rewarded with the honor of Knight Grand Cross of the Order
of the Bath, and received a cross and four clasps for commanding
a brigade at the battle of Maida, and a division at the battles
of Albuhera, Salamanca, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Orthes, and
Toulouse.
The Honorable Sir G. Lowry Cole, G.C.B., was nominated governor
of the Mauritius; in 1816 he was appointed colonel of the
THIRTY-FOURTH Regiment, and in 1818 he obtained the government of
Gravesend and Tilbury Fort. He was removed to the Twenty-seventh
Regiment in 1826, and promoted to the rank of general in 1830. He
died at Highfield Park, Hartford Bridge, on the 5th of October,
1842.
SIR THOMAS MAKDOUGALL BRISBANE, BARONET, G.C.B., and G.C.H.
_Appointed 16th December, 1826._
SUCCESSION OF LIEUTENANT-COLONELS
OF THE
THIRTY-FOURTH, OR CUMBERLAND, REGIMENT.
+---------------------+---------------+-----------------------------------+
| Names. | Dates of | Dates of Removal, &c. |
| | Appointment. | |
+---------------------+---------------+-----------------------------------+
| Thomas Dore | Feb. 12, 1702 | |
| Thomas Garth | March 24,1705 | |
| Richard Visct. Irwin| Jan. 11, | |
| | 1714-15 | |
| Thomas Whitney | July 22, 1715 | |
| James Paterson | Jan. 20, 1731 | { Died on ____ and succeeded |
| | | { on December 15, 1738. |
| John Hely | Dec. 15, 1738 |{ Died on ____ and succeeded |
| | |{ on August 12, 1741. |
| Maurice Powell | Aug. 12, 1741 | { Died on ____ and succeeded |
| | | { on February 17, 1745-6. |
| Charles Jeffreys | Feb.17,1745-6 |{ Promoted to be colonel-commandant|
| | |{ of Sixty-second Foot, |
| | |{ on February 17, 1745-6. |
| John Reed | Jan. 7, 1756 | Retired on May 5, 1769. |
| Hezekiah Fleming | April 27,1758 | { Removed to Seventy-third |
| | | { regiment, on April 27, 1758. |
| Samuel Townshend | May 5, 1769 |{ Retired on half-pay on May |
| | |{ 20, 1775. |
| Barry St. Leger | May 20, 1775 | Retired on May 20, 1785. |
| Robert Hoyes | May 20, 1785 | { Exchanged to half-pay Seventy- |
| | | { second regiment with |
| | | { Lieutenant-Colonel Hastings, |
| | | { on January 4, 1786. |
| Charles Hastings | Jan. 4, 1786 |{ Placed on half-pay Sixty-fifth |
| | |{ regiment, as captain, on |
| | |{ November 11, 1789. |
| Aubrey Earl of | Nov. 11, 1789 | Retired on October 22, 1794. |
| Burford | | |
| Richd. Mark Dickens | Oct. 22, 1794 | Died on December 14, 1808. |
| Dennis Mil Woodward | Sep. 1, 1795 | Retired on November 23, 1796. |
| Francis Cuninghame | Nov. 23, 1796 | { Exchanged into Second Foot |
| | | { Guards with Lieut.-Colonel |
| | | { Gascoyne, on January 24, 1799.|
| Isaac Gascoyne | Jan. 24, 1799 |{ Exchanged into Sixteenth |
| | |{ Foot, on March 9, 1803, with |
| | |{ Lieut.-Colonel Fancourt. |
| St. John Fancourt | March 9, 1803 | Died in July, 1806. |
| David Parkhill | Dec. 12, 1805 | Retired on August 20, 1807. |
| George Dodsworth | July 10, 1806 | Died on May 17, 1809. |
+---------------------+---------------+-----------------------------------+
+---------------------+---------------+-----------------------------------+
| John Maister | Aug. 20, 1807 | { Placed on half-pay June 25, |
| | | { 1817, on the reduction of the |
| | | { army. |
| William Fenwick | Dec. 15, 1808 | Retired on January 27, 1814. |
| Thomas Bradford | May 18, 1809 | { Exchanged to Eighty-second |
| | | { regiment with Lieut.-Colonel |
| | | { McDonnell on December 21, 1809.|
| Chichester McDonnell| Dec. 21, 1809 | Died on July 31, 1811. |
| William Thornton | Aug. 1, 1811 | { Removed to Greek regiment |
| | | { of Light Infantry, on January |
| | | { 23, 1812. |
| John M. Everard | Jan. 23, 1812 |{ Exchanged to Seventy-seventh |
| | |{ regiment with Lieut.-Colonel |
| | |{ Dunkin, on March 5, 1818. |
| Henry Roberts | Jan. 27, 1814 | Died on April 1, 1816. |
| Henry C. Dickens | April 2, 1816 | Retired on October 28, 1824. |
| John H. Dunkin | March 5, 1818 | { Placed on half-pay September |
| | | { 26, 1823. |
| Thomas Faunt | Oct. 28, 1824 | Retired on June 28, 1827. |
| Colin Campbell | June 28, 1827 | Retired May 8, 1828. |
| Henry R. Ferguson | May 8, 1828 | { Exchanged to half-pay, |
| | | { unattached, with Lieut.-Colonel|
| | | { Fox, on July 23, 1829. |
| Charles Richard Fox | July 23, 1829 |{ Removed to the Grenadier |
| | |{ Guards on October 8, 1830. |
| Richard Kelly | Oct. 8, 1830 | Retired on May 9, 1834. |
| Honorable Henry } | May 9, 1834 | { Exchanged to half-pay, |
| Sutton Fane } | | { unattached,on February 9, 1838,|
| | | { with Lt.-Colonel Drummond. |
| W. C. Drummond | Feb. 9, 1838 | Retired on February 10, 1838. |
| Richard Airey | Feb. 10, 1838 | Now in command of the regiment. |
+---------------------+---------------+-----------------------------------+
SUCCESSION OF MAJORS
OF THE
THIRTY-FOURTH, OR CUMBERLAND, REGIMENT.
+---------------------+---------------+-----------------------------------+
| | Dates of | |
| Names. | Appointment | Dates of Removal, &c. |
+---------------------+---------------+-----------------------------------+
| | | |
| Thomas Garth | Before 1704 | Promoted March 24, 1705. |
| Robert Parsons | Before 1708 | |
| Richard Coles | Before 1708 | |
| Michaell Fleming | Jan. 11, | |
| | 1714-15 | |
| Charles Douglas | July 22, 1715 | |
| John Hely | May 12, 1731 | Promoted December 15, 1738. |
| Maurice Powell | Dec. 15, 1738 | Promoted August 12, 1741. |
| Michael Studholm | April 21, 1743| Retired on October 25, 1744. |
| Henry Hart | March 3, 1750 | { Lieut.-Governor of Sheerness. |
| | | { Resigned his majority in |
| | | { THIRTY-FOURTH Regiment, |
| | | { February 2, 1757. |
| John Dundas | Feb. 2, 1757 | Retired February 28, 1759. |
| Hezekiah Fleming | Sep. 5, 1756 | Promoted April 27, 1758. |
| Thomas Shirley | Feb. 28, 1759 | { Promoted to Sixty-seventh |
| | | { regiment, on June 2, 1761. |
| Robert Farmar | June 2, 1761 | Retired on November 23, 1768. |
| William Ogle | Nov. 23, 1768 | { Exchanged to half-pay with |
| | | { Major Brownrigg, on September |
| | | { 7, 1771. |
| Henry Brownrigg | Sep. 7, 1771 | Retired on November 28, 1771. |
| John Lind | Nov. 28, 1771 | { Promoted to Twentieth regiment, |
| | | { on January 6, 1776. |
| Alexander Dundas | Jan. 6, 1776 |{ Promoted to Eighth Foot, on |
| | |{ November 1, 1780. |
| Robert Hoyes | Nov. 1, 1780 | Promoted on May 20, 1785. |
| John Ross | May 20, 1785 | Retired on February 17, 1789. |
| Aubrey, Earl of } | Feb. 17, 1789 | { Promoted on November 11, |
| Burford } | | { 1789. |
| William Ancram | Nov. 11, 1789 | Retired July 25, 1792. |
| Robert Wood | July 25, 1792 | Retired November 22, 1797. |
| Francis Cuninghame | Sep. 1, 1795 | Promoted on November 23, 1796. |
| George Dodsworth | Nov. 23, 1796 | Promoted on July 10, 1806. |
| George Anderson | Nov. 22, 1797 | Retired on May 9, 1800. |
| Robert Gordon | May 9, 1800 | Retired on July 17, 1806. |
| William Fenwick | May 15, 1805 | Promoted on December 15, 1808. |
| John Bromhead | May 16, 1806 |{ Promoted to Seventy-seventh |
| | |{ regiment, on August 3, 1809. |
| Richard Diggens | July 17, 1806 | { Exchanged into Eleventh |
| | | { Light Dragoons, with Major |
| | | { Browne, on August 14, 1806. |
+---------------------+---------------+-----------------------------------+
+---------------------+---------------+-----------------------------------+
| Thomas Browne | Aug. 14, 1806 | { Exchanged to half-pay Ninth |
| | | { Foot, with Lieut.-Colonel |
| | | { Bodkin, on October 16, 1806. |
| Thomas Bodkin | Oct. 16, 1806 | Retired on July 10, 1806. |
| John M. Everard | July 10, 1806 | Promoted on January 23, 1812. |
| James Tomlinson } | April 30,1807 | Retired on February 1, 1810. |
| Terrewest } | | |
| Henry Roberts | Jan. 19, 1809 | Promoted on January 27, 1814. |
| Henry C. Dickens | June 26, 1809 | Promoted on April 2, 1816. |
| Walter Hovenden | Feb. 1, 1810 | Retired on March 26, 1812. |
| Henry Worsley | Jan. 23, 1812 | { Died at Newport, Isle of Wight,|
| | | { on May 13, 1820. |
| George Edwd. Pratt }| March 26,1812 | { Promoted to Sixty-first |
| Barlow }| | { regiment, on December 4, 1823.|
| Jas. Harrison Baker | March 10,1814 | Died on April 11, 1814. |
| Chas. Ramus Forrest | June 2, 1814 | { Placed on half-pay, on June |
| | | { 25, 1817, upon the reduction |
| | | { of the army. |
| Thomas Faunt | May 25, 1820 | Promoted October 28, 1824. |
| Edward Broderick | Dec. 4, 1823 | Retired on December 18, 1828. |
| Timothy Davies | Oct. 28, 1824 | { Exchanged to half-pay, |
| | | { unattached, with Major |
| | | { Ferguson, on December 28, 1826.|
| Henry R. Ferguson | Dec. 28, 1826 | Promoted May 8, 1828. |
| Richard Greaves | May 8, 1828 | { Exchanged to half-pay, |
| | | { unattached with Major Tew, on |
| | | { January 21, 1837. |
| Honorable Henry } | Dec. 18, 1828 | Promoted on May 9, 1834. |
| Sutton Fane } | | |
| Richard Airey | May 9, 1834 | Promoted on February 10, 1838. |
| Mark M’Leod Tew | Jan. 21, 1837 | Retired on August 4, 1837. |
| George Ruxton | Aug. 4, 1837 | { Exchanged to half-pay, |
| | | { unattached, with Major Ogilvy,|
| | | { on August 20, 1841. |
| Henry Deedes | Feb. 23, 1838 | Now serving with the regiment. |
| Walter Ogilvy | Aug. 20, 1841 | Retired August 20, 1841. |
| Charles Baillie } | Aug. 20, 1841 | { Exchanged to half-pay, |
| Brisbane } | | { unattached, with |
| | | { Brevet-Lieut.-Colonel Mair, |
| | | { on December 13, 1842. |
| Cornelius Cuyler } | Dec. 13, 1842 | Retired December 13, 1842. |
| P. Mair } | | |
| James John Best | Dec. 13, 1842 | Now serving with the regiment. |
+---------------------+---------------+-----------------------------------+
LONDON: HARRISON AND CO., PRINTERS, ST. MARTIN’S LANE.
REVIEW OF THE THIRTY-FOURTH REGIMENT,
AT DUBLIN,
ON THE 21st OF JUNE, 1844.
GENERAL SIR THOMAS MAKDOUGALL BRISBANE, Bart., G.C.B. and G.C.H.,
having arrived in Dublin from his seat, Makerstoun, near Kelso,
reviewed this regiment (of which he is Colonel) in Richmond
Barracks. After having received the general salute, he proceeded
down the line, making a most minute inspection, and marking out and
questioning every old soldier in the corps. The regiment then went
through various movements, and concluded by forming square, when
the General addressed the men in a most soldier-like and impressive
manner, stating, that through a very long period of service, it had
been his duty to inspect many Corps, and that he could safely aver
that he had never seen one in better order, or in a higher state of
discipline, than the THIRTY-FOURTH. He adverted to the importance
of sobriety, and the advantages of education, as the means of any
one belonging to the regiment attaining the rank which he himself
held, instances of which, the General observed, were afforded by
the British Army. He concluded by expressing his wish, that in
order to commemorate his visit to the regiment, all prisoners, not
under sentence of Courts Martial, might be allowed to return to
their duty without further punishment.
Upon the regiment being dismissed, the men proceeded to their
Barrack-room, where a most excellent dinner, including everything
except spirits, had been prepared, at the expense of Sir Thomas
Brisbane, for the whole of the non-commissioned officers, privates,
women, and children, in the corps. During the repast the messes
were visited by the General in person It is needless to observe, he
was received with the most marked enthusiasm. He afterwards saw the
Hospital, and the Boys and Girls’ School, with which he expressed
himself much pleased.
General Sir Thomas M. Brisbane, during his stay in Dublin, attended
several of the garrison field-days, consisting of three regiments
of cavalry, five regiments of infantry, and two troops of horse
artillery. The gallant General, as well as the Lord Lieutenant,
and Sir Edward Blakeney, the Commander-in-Chief, who were present,
expressed their warmest satisfaction at the manner in which the
troops performed their various movements. The fine appearance of
the THIRTY-FOURTH in particular was highly extolled. On one of
these occasions, General Sir Thomas Brisbane, at the express desire
of Sir Edward Blakeney, had the honour to receive a salute from the
whole of the troops under arms.
The following is the effective strength of the
regiment:--Head-Quarters, Dublin, under the command of
Lieutenant-Colonel Airey. Total Effectives,--1 Lieutenant-Colonel,
1 Major, 10 Captains, 10 Lieutenants, 7 Ensigns, 5 Staff, 47
Serjeants, 14 Drummers, 788 rank and file.
LIST OF OFFICERS OF THE THIRTY-FOURTH REGIMENT, _On the 21st of
June, 1844_.
Lieut.-Colonel Richard Airey.
Major H. Deedes.
Captain R. W. Byron.
” N. R. Brown.
” J. H. Mathews.
” E. Heathcote.
” H. J. Hutton.
” R. D. Kelly.
” A. C. Goodenough.
” F. H. Lang.
” Jno. Simpson.
” C. A. Schreiber.
Lieutenant C. F. Hervey.
” T. Bourke.
” J. Gwilt.
” A. C. Robertson.
” F. C. Harvey.
” J. T. Still.
” R. C. Packe.
” T. A. M. Brisbane.
” James Maxwell.
” H. H. Oxley.
” W. L. Talbot.
” E. F. Agnew.
Ensign E. W. Sitwell.
” C. W. G. Burrill.
” C. W. Randolph.
” D. M. Fyfe.
” Sir Geo. Douglas, Bt.
” M. G. Best.
” W. Warry.
” Jno. Robinson.
Paymaster C. B. Roche.
Adjutant E. Talbot.
Surgeon Wm. Bain.
Assistant Surgeon R. W. Fraser.
GRAND MILITARY BANQUET
TO THE
OFFICERS OF THE THIRTY-FOURTH REGIMENT,
AT DUBLIN.
GENERAL SIR THOMAS MAKDOUGALL BRISBANE, Bart., gave a magnificent
entertainment at Morrisson’s Hotel, Dublin, on Tuesday evening, the
25th June, 1844, to the Officers of the THIRTY-FOURTH Regiment,
of which corps the gallant General is Colonel. Every delicacy in
season, and every variety of the choicest wines were supplied in
profusion. The distinguished entertainer, and his guests, were
pleased to express themselves in the highest terms of the entire
arrangements made by Mr. Baker for the occasion. The fine band of
the regiment played during the evening some of the newest and most
admired pieces of music.
After the health of Her Majesty had been drunk,