or Removal.
J. T. Harvey Elwes March 28, 1794. To 4th foot.
Alexander Duff March 28, 1794. To Lieut.-Col. 88th.
Alexander Houstoun July 15, 1795. To 57th foot.
F. W. Buller June 27, 1796. To half-pay.
Daniel Hoghton April, 1798. To 8th foot.
Richard Vandeleur April 1, 1804. Died in Portugal, 1809.
William Ironmonger September 18, 1804. To 2nd foot.
John Silver September 19, 1804. Killed at Busaco, 1810.
Daniel Colquhoun November 23, 1804. To 7th garrison batt.
Christopher Vowell March 10, 1810. Retired.
R. B. M‘Pherson March 17, 1808. To half-pay.
R. B. M‘Gregor November 23, 1809. To half-pay.
John Dunne October 25, 1810. To half-pay.
Joseph Thompson August 4, 1811. Killed at Badajoz.
W. C. Seton October 30, 1812. To half-pay.
C. M. Graham November 28, 1816. Retired.
R. N. Nickle November 28, 1822. To Lieut.-Col. in 1825.
Henry Heathcote October 6, 1825. Died in 1829.
Harris Hailes May 25, 1826. To Lieut.-Col. 28th foot.
William Onslow February 15, 1827. To half-pay.
Robert O’Hara May 14, 1829. To Lieut.-Col. unatt.
W. H. Eden July 2, 1829.
William Mackie Nov. 10, 1837.
RETURN of the NAMES of the OFFICERS, and the Number of
Non-Commissioned Officers and Privates of the EIGHTY-EIGHTH, Killed
and Wounded by the Enemy, at the Places and Dates specified.
Place and Date Officers’ Names. Non-Commissioned
of Action. Officers and Privates.
Killed. Wounded. Killed. Wounded.
Serjts. Serjts.
R.&F. R.&F.
Major Ironmonger
Capt. M‘Pherson
” Dunn
” Chisholm
” Seton
” Peshall
Lieut. Thompson Lieut. Adair
BUENOS AYRES ” Hale ” R. Nickle — 100 — 120
5th July, 1807. Ensign M‘Gregor ” Graydon
Asst.-Sur. ” Whittle
Fergusson ” Stewart
” Buller
” Mackie
” Gregg
” Bury
Adjut. Robertson
TALAVERA, Capt. Blake
27th and 28th Lieut. Graydon Capt. Brown 3 22 12 93
July, 1809 ” Whittle Lieut. Whitelaw
” Mc. Carthy
Maj. R. B. M‘Gregor
Capt M‘Dermott
BUSACO, Major Silver ” G. H. Dansey 1 29 2 92
27th Sept. Lieut. Johnston(1) ” Bury
1810. Ensign Leonard Lieut. W. Nickle
” Fitzpatrick
FOZ-D’ARRONCE,
15th March, Lieut. Heppenstall .. .. .. .. 0 0 0 0
1811.
Lieut. Stewart
FUENTES D’ONOR, Capt. Irwin ” M‘Alpin 1 6 3 50
5th May, 1811. ” Halket
Ensign Owgan
Lieut. W. Flack
CIUDAD RODRIGO, Lieut. Beresford ” Armstrong — 20 2 54
19th January, ” W. Kingsmill
1812. ” Johnston
Major Thompson Brev.-Major Murphy
Capt. Lindsay Capt. Peshall
Lieut. North Lieut. Stewart
BADAJOZ, ” Johnston(2) ” Faris
24th March, to ” Mansfield Capt. Oates 5 42 10 166
6th April, 1812. ” Cottom Lieut. Armstrong
” Mc. Alpin ” Davern
” Whitelaw Ensign Grattan
Capt. Adair
Lieut. Nickle, Wm.
SALAMANCA, Brev.-Major Murphy ” Meade 1 18 1 109
22d July, 1812. Capt. Hogan ” Grattan
” Kingsmill
Capt. M‘Dermott
VITTORIA, Ensign Saunders Lieut. Flood
21st June, 1813. ” Fitzpatrick — 30 2 195
” Faris
Colonel Taylor
Capt. Oates
” Bunworth
Lieut. Fitzpatrick
Capt. Mc. Dermott ” Davern
ORTHES, Lieut. Moriarty ” Faris 5 36 13 201
27th Feb. 1814. Ensign Reynolds ” Creswell
” Holland
” Stewart
Ensign M‘Intosh
Lt. & Adjt. Mitchell
TOULOUSE, .. .. .. Capt. Robert Nickle 1 29 1 53
10th April, 1814 Lieut. Poole
—— ——— —— ————
17 332 46 1133
RETURN of OFFICERS of the EIGHTY-EIGHTH, or CONNAUGHT RANGERS, who
died of Wounds, Fatigue, &c., from 1807 to 1814.
+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| Rank and Name. | Place and Date of Decease. |
+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| Major Vandeleur | Died at Campo Mayor in 1809. |
| | |
| Captain Brown | ” Pinhel in 1810. |
| | |
| Lieut. Shaw } | ” sea when returning from South |
| ” Lawson } | America in 1807. |
| ” Smith | ” Salamanca in 1812. |
| ” Rutledge | ” Lesan in 1813. |
| | |
| Ensign Jackson | ” sea, proceeding to South America, |
| | in 1807. |
| ” Hall | ” Madeira in 1808. |
| ” Fawcett | ” near Salamanca in 1812. |
| | |
| Asst.-Surgeon | ” at Lisbon in 1811. |
| Cunningham | |
| | |
| Paymaster Rogers | ” Belem in 1812. |
| | |
| Captain Adair | After lingering upwards of two years, died |
| | in consequence of a severe wound |
| | received at Salamanca. |
| | |
| Lieut. Stewart | Died immediately after his return from South |
| | America. |
| Ensign M‘Gregor | ” at Portsmouth, after landing from Cadiz. |
| ” Hacket | ” Berry-head soon after his return from |
| | Portugal. |
+-------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| ABSTRACT. —Killed, 28 —Died Abroad, 11 —Died in England, 4. |
| —Total, 43. |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
RETURN of the 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 nature of the gallant The Titles, Medals, or |
|Rank and Names. services or meritorious other marks of His |
| conduct of the Officers. Majesty’s gracious |
| favour. |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Lt.-Col. Beresford } } |
| ” Duff } } |
|Major Houghton } } |
|Captain Vandeleur } } |
| ” Silver } } |
| ” Beresford } } |
| ” Trotter } } |
| ” M‘Gregor }For their services in the } |
|Lieut. Blake } Indian army which crossed }A Medal from the Grand |
| ” Murphy } the Desert to Egypt in } Seignor. |
| ” Browne } 1801. } |
| ” Canilac } } |
| ” Oates } } |
| ” Atkinson } } |
| ” Irwin } } |
| ” Adair } } |
| ” M‘Dougall } } |
|Ensign Rogers } } |
|Adjt. Thompson } } |
|Surgeon M‘Gregor } } |
|Asst.-Surg. Taunry } } |
| |
| |
| {A Cross and Seven Clasps,|
| {For his distinguished { and appointed G.C.B, |
| { conduct at Corunna, { K.G., Cross of the Royal|
|Lieut.-Gen. { Busaco, Albuera, Badajoz, { Hanoverian Guelphic |
| Viscount { Salamanca, Vittoria, { Order, Grand Cross, |
| Beresford { Pyrenees, Nivelle, { Tower & Sword, St. |
| { Nive, Orthes, and { Ferdinand, and of Merit,|
| { Toulouse. { and of St. Hernunegeld |
| { and St. Fernando. |
| |
| {In command of the regiment } |
|Lt.-Gn. J. A. { at the actions of Busaco, }A Medal and two Clasps, |
| Wallace { Fuentes d’Onor, and } and appointed C.B. |
| { Salamanca. } |
| |
| {In command of the regiment }A Medal and two Clasps, |
|Lieut.-Gen. Sir { at the actions of Nivelle,} and appointed C.B. |
| John Taylor { Orthes, and Toulouse. } |
| |
| {In command of the advance } |
|Col. James { of the light division at }A Medal. |
| Fergusson { Badajoz, when Captain in } |
| { the 43rd regiment. } |
| |
| {For services as a } |
| { Subaltern in the 13th }A Medal from the Grand |
| { regiment with the army } Seignor. |
|Col. Geo. O’Malley { in Egypt in 1801. } |
| {For commanding Second } |
| { Battalion 44th regiment }A Medal, and appointed |
| { in the battle of } C.B. |
| { Waterloo in 1815. } |
| |
| {A Medal and one Clasp, |
|Lt.-Col. Rt. }In command of the regiment { and appointed C.B. |
| Barclay Macpherson} at Vittoria and Orthes. { and K.H. |
| |
|Major W. C. Seton {In command of the regiment }A Medal and one Clasp, |
| { at Badajoz and Salamanca } and appointed C.B. |
| |
| {Assistant-Adjutant-General } |
|Lt.-Col. C. Tryon { with the army in the }A Medal. |
| { Pyrenees. |
| |
| {For his distinguished } |
|Major B. Murphy { services at Buenos Ayres }Received the Brevet rank |
| { in 1807, on the staff of } of Major in the army. |
| { the army. } |
| |
| {For his conduct in the } |
| ” G. H. Dansey { action at Busaco, 27th }Ditto. |
| { Sept., 1810. } |
| |
| {In command of the light }The Brevet rank of |
| ” R. N. Nickle { battalion of the third } Major, a Medal, and |
| { division at Nivelle. } appointed K.H. |
| |
| {For his distinguished } |
| ” John Stewart { services at Fuentes }Received the Brevet rank |
| { d’Onor, on the 3rd and } of Major in the Army. |
| { 5th May, 1811. } |
| |
| {Received the Brevet rank |
| { of Major in the army, |
| ” Oates For services in the Field. { and appointed to the |
| { third class of the |
| { Royal Hanoverian Order. |
| |
| {Appointed to the third |
| ” Mackie For services in the Field. { class of the Royal |
| { Hanoverian Order. |
| |
|Lt. & Adj. D. {As Lieutenant in the 71st } |
| Souter { Light Infantry at }A Medal. |
| { Waterloo. } |
| |
|Paym. P. V. {As Paymaster in the Second } |
| Robinson { Battalion 69th regiment }A Medal. |
| { at Waterloo. } |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
RETURN of the Non-Commissioned Officers, Drummers, and Privates
of the EIGHTY-EIGHTH REGIMENT, or CONNAUGHT RANGERS, who received
Medals under the sanction of His Royal Highness the Duke of York,
per Adjutant-General’s Letter, dated the 20th day of June, 1818, for
their Services during the Peninsular War from the year 1809 to the
year 1814.
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| FIRST CLASS.--FOR TWELVE GENERAL ACTIONS. |
+------------------+-----------------+------------------+------------------+
| Rank and Names. | Rank and Names.| Rank and Names. | Rank and Names. |
+------------------+-----------------+------------------+------------------+
| SERJEANTS. | CORPORALS. | PRIVATES. | PRIVATES. |
| 1 James Birds | John Phair | Fras. Connolly | Wm. Milton |
| Pat. Brazell | 6 Law. Redmond | Pat. Curren | Alex. Mancur |
| James Bowmer | |10 Pat. Doras | Pat. Muldoon |
| Pat. Carmody | DRUMMERS. | Bryan Farrell |30 Jas. O’Flanagan|
| 5 Pat. Cawly | 1 Jas. Baxter | Edwd. Freill | Wm. Oldershaw |
| Alex Coleman | Mat. Durinan | Bern. Faris | Pat. Philbin |
| Martin Conway | Pat. Fox | Thos. Heffron | Hugh Rogers |
| Benj. Corbett | Pat. Leonard |15 Alex. Hogg | Owen Reilly |
| Edw. Irwin | Jas. Mackenzie| Thos. Hodges |35 Thos. Shea |
|10 John Husband | 6 Fras. White | Henry Joyce | Wm. Salisbury |
| Mich. O’Neill | | Timy. Kelly | Geo. Taplin |
| Sj-M Spellacy | PRIVATES. | Edwd. King | Patt. Tumond |
|13 Barth. Flanagan| 1 Law. Barclay |20 Dan. Leonard | Wm. Walker |
| | Darby Burns | Law. Leonard |40 John Webb |
| CORPORALS. | Chas. Boyle | Dan. Logan | Bryan M‘Cullen |
| 1 Pat. Boyle | Patt. Brennan | Sam. Langsdale | Patrick Hopkins|
| Pat. Cooney | 5 Wm. Bowles | John Lloyd | Mich. Bradley |
| Wm. Lyons | Wm. Brearton |25 Pat. M‘Laughlin| John Mears |
| John Nutsford | Rob. Cahill[9]| Luke M‘Gann |45 John Croucher |
+------------------+-----------------+------------------+------------------+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| SECOND CLASS.--FROM SEVEN TO ELEVEN GENERAL ACTIONS. |
+----------------+------------------+------------------+------------------+
| Rank and Names.| Rank and Names. | Rank and Names. | Rank and Names. |
+----------------+------------------+------------------+------------------+
| SERJEANTS. | PRIVATES. | PRIVATES. | PRIVATES. |
| 1 Irwin Beatty | Rich. Bryan | John Farragher | 90 Rob. M‘Grath |
| B. Dumphy |15 Peter Burke | Maur.Fitzgerald| John M‘Manus |
| Rd. Gardner | Rob. Craige | Mich. Finen | Owen M‘Gown |
| Sam. Kennedy | Miche Campbell |55 Thos. Flanagan | Thos. M‘Cann |
| 5 John M‘Manus | Js. Cavanagh(1)| John Fallon | Wm. Maclean |
| Moses Martin | Dan. Crowly | John Fitzpatrick| 95 Wm. Mawn |
| 7 Thos. Moore. |20 Peter Caffray | Pat. Farrill | Law. Mahon |
| | John Carroll | Jas. Gaven | Patt. Morgan |
| CORPORALS. | Js. Cavanagh(2)|60 Martin Gillan | John Meolieu |
| 1 Jas. Brazell | Patt. Corcoran | Bern. Gray | Philex Murphy |
| Jn.Cunningham| Jas. Carter | Jas. Gaffney |100 Mich. Maxwell |
| Andw. Dykes |25 Peter Connors | John Glancey | Owen Mulvey |
| Mich. Flynn | Mich. Connors | John Grady | Pat. Newell |
| 5 Thos.Hennesey| John Coyne |65 Pat. Hearns | Mich. O’Brien |
| Wm. Irwine | Martin Chasty | Andrew Holmes | John O’Connor |
| Thos. Smith | Rt.Chandlehouse| John Higgins |105 Th. O’Laughlin|
| John Yates |30 Mich. Conroy | Hen. Hailey | Wm. Rochford |
| 9 John Hannah. | John Cahill | Pat. House | Patt. Reilly |
| | Jas. Craddock |70 Mich. Hussy | Hugh Rourke |
| DRUMMERS. | Mich. Dawson | Pat. Horn | Dudley Scanlon|
| Jacob Cooe | Thos. Dailey | Mich. Hearne |110 John Shannon |
| Isaac Cooe |35 Hugh Daly | Pat. Kearns | John Scaunell |
| 3 Jas. Gough. | Patt. Dignan | John Kilmartin | John Stewart |
| | Jos. Dwyer |75 John Kelly | Alex. Shannon |
| PRIVATES. | John Darcy | Tim. Kelly | Mich. Suckling|
| Jas. Anderson| Pat. Darcy | Jas. Kerso |115 Phil. Sullivan|
| Wm. Anderson |40 John Davis | Wm. Karsons | Ths. Sweeny(1)|
| Denis Barry | Mich. Devine | John Killerlane| Jon. Thompson |
| John Burke | Jas. Devine |80 John Kurrijan | James Treacy |
| 5 Andrew Burns | Miles Durcan | Owen Kilroy | Daniel Tighe |
| Wm. Barlow | John Dougherty | Owen Lynch |120 Thos. Wilson |
| Robt. Barry |45 Geo. Dowlan | Peter M‘Coy | Mich. Walsh(1)|
| Jas. Brien | John Dundon | Henry M‘Manus | Denis Wardock |
| Pat. Boyle | John Donovan |85 Hugh M‘Guire | Robt. Will |
|10 Rob. Beatty | George Eyres | Ed. M‘Cormick | Alex. Williams|
| Thos. Byrne | John Farrell(1)| Thos. M‘Kenna |125 Thos.Wiltshire|
| Hen. Bell |50 John Farrell(2)| Hugh M‘Mahon |126 Francis Walsh |
| Pat. Belton | John Farrell(3)| Philip M‘Carty | |
+----------------+------------------+------------------+------------------+
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| THIRD CLASS.--FROM ONE TO SIX GENERAL ACTIONS. |
+------------------+------------------+------------------+------------------+
| Rank and Names. | Rank and Names. | Rank and Names. | Rank and Names. |
+------------------+------------------+------------------+------------------+
| SERJEANTS. | PRIVATES. | PRIVATES. | PRIVATES. |
| 1 Sj-M B. O’Neill| 1 James Anker | John Cox | John Hughes |
| Qm-S W. Smith | Andrew Arrago |40 Pat. Crowley | Mich. Harris |
| M. Babington | Wm. Archer | Antony Dailey | Tim. Hand |
| John Gillis | John Boyland | Jas. Doughert |80 Edw. Howell |
| 5 John Ingham | 5 Hen. Burke | Pat. Dalton | And. Hill |
| John Little | Thos. Burnett | Dav. Dunwoody | Thos. Hill |
| Edw. M‘Nulty | Edw. Brennan |45 David Dunnon | Thos. Higgins |
| Thos. Mullen | Thos. Burns | Mich. Doyle | Thomas Holmes |
| Peter Moran | Thomas Bowles | Pat. Devine |85 David Hennessy |
|10 Thos. Mills |10 Hugh Brady | Fergus Devine | Mau. Hunt |
| Pat. Minaghan | Thomas Beckitt | Wm. Daniels | Pat. Hennessy |
| John Nicholson | Andw. Brady |50 Dan. Dowde | John Hennessy |
| John O’Brien | Jos. Brennan | Jas. Donovan | Mau. Hennessy |
| Geo. Phair | Wm. Burke | Mich. Dunn |90 Denis Hartt |
| Thos. Power |15 Ridmd. Barry | Wm. Dalton | Rich. Jones |
| Pat. Prior | Mich. Brien | Pat. Dailey | Rob. Irwine |
| Pat. Shaughnessy| Steph. Burgoy |55 Pat. Duffin | Wm. Kearney |
| Jas. Smith | John Brennan | Jas. Dunleavy | James Kelly |
|19 Charles Lewis. | John Connolly | Wm. Elliott |95 Henry Kerr |
| |20 John Carlton | Thos. Flynne | James Kilfoyle |
| | Pat. Clarke | Jas. Flynne | Bart. Kilbride |
| CORPORALS. | Thos. Corrigan |60 Mich. Fahey | James Knight |
| 1 James Costello | Mich. Carty | Thomas Faris | Henry Knight |
| John Feeney | Hen. Clarke | James Fox |100 Philip Lanagan|
| Pat. Hearne |25 John Compton | Hugh Fay | Christ. Loughry|
| Peter Higgins | Thos. Castilloe| Luke Flanaghan | Tun. Lanagan |
| 5 Ter. Kelly | Pat. Croughan |65 Pat. Farilly | Christ. Lee |
| Jas. Kelly | Steph. Cuddy | Rd. Foley | John Leeson |
| Jas. Reynolds | Bern. Cumerford| Pat. Fitzgerald|105 Sl. Lewismoore|
| Pat. Shaughnessy|30 Barth. Cullen | Mich. Fitzgibbon| Lau. Lane |
| Wm. Tupper | James Chambers | Pat. Glancy | Thos. Little |
|10 Wm. Waters. | Bernard Cuffe |70 Corn. Grogan | John Lyster |
| | Pat. Connors | Peter Garrick | Wm. Lewis |
| | Dan. Crowly | Pat. Gallagher |110 Wm. Loughead |
| DRUMMERS. |35 Thos. Connell | Thos. Grady | W. M‘Chestny |
| Jas. Arkwell | Martin Connolly| Wm. Gordon | Chs. M‘Dermott|
| Alex. Douglas | Farrell Cunniffe|75 And. Gorman | Hugh M‘Mahon |
| 3 Jas. Ogilvie | Pat. Conway | Wm. Hannah | M. M‘Laughlin |
| | | | |
|115 Thos. M‘Cue | Denis Murphy | Wm. Pendleton | Francis Sims |
| Alex. M‘Kerker| Hugh Moore | Edw. Quinn |170 John Smith |
| Mich. M‘Nama |135 Lau. Mahony | James Quinn | John Tobin |
| Ow. M‘Dermott | Wm. Moffet | Thos. Rafferty| Mich. Travers |
| John M‘Ilgun | John Murphy |155 Jn. Richardson| Wm. Travers |
|120 Jas. M‘Gowan | Benj. Mann | Edw. Rattigan | John Thomond |
| John M‘Cullen | Pat. Matthews | John Robinson |175 Nich. White |
| Jas. M‘Dermott|140 Bern. Newman | Bern. Rooney | Patt. Wynne |
| Thos. M‘Cale | Jas. Neale | John Reilly(1)| Peter Ward |
| Jas. M‘Intosh | Wm. Neyland |160 Edw. Ring | Peter Wynne |
|125 Sam. M‘Connell| Mich. Newell | Thos. Ross | James Waller |
| Pat. M‘Conville| Dav. Needham | Thos. Regan |180 Denis Woods |
| Pat. M‘Murren |145 Edw. O’Brien | John Reardon | Owen White |
| Thos. M‘Grath | John Powell | Patt. Sheridan| Thos. Ward |
| Jere. M‘Carthy| Wm. Phibbs |165 Mich. Swift | Mich. Walsh |
|130 Thos. M‘Keal | Jas. Price | Hugh Saint | Edw. Walsh |
| H. Mulholland | Mich. Pettit | John Shaw |185 John Young |
| George Mullen |150 Mich. Price | Denis Sweeny | |
| |
| Serjts. Corp. Drs. Priv. |
| No. of First Class 13 6 6 45 |
| ” Second Class 7 9 3 126 |
| ” Third Class 19 10 3 185 |
| —— —— —— ——— |
| Total number of Medals 39 25 12 356 |
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FOOTNOTES:
[1] Consisting of the first battalions of the Fifth, Thirty-Sixth,
Forty-Fifth, and EIGHTY-EIGHTH Foot; five companies of the Rifle
Corps, two squadrons of the Sixth Dragoon Guards, and two companies
of artillery.
[2] It may not be improper, in this place, to notice and correct
an erroneous report which became prevalent in England, that the
troops engaged in the assault of Buenos Ayres were ordered, not only
to advance unloaded, but actually to take the flints out of their
muskets. The fact is, that two companies of the EIGHTY-EIGHTH only
were thus deprived of every means of offence or defence except their
bayonets; they had been on a piquet the night before at “White’s
House,” and, consequently, joined their corps in the morning with
loaded arms; the order to draw their charges occasioning some delay,
General Gower, who was present, became impatient, and directed those
who had not drawn to take their flints out. The consequence was, that
several of these men were killed in the streets while in the act of
screwing in new flints.
[3] General Reid was head of an ancient Scotch family, and served
as a Lieutenant in Loudon’s Highlanders in 1745. In 1759 he was
appointed Major of the Forty-Second, in which regiment he continued
until 1771. In 1780 he was appointed Colonel of the Ninety-Fifth
Foot, a newly-raised regiment, and continued to command it until it
was disbanded in 1783. In 1794, as stated in the text, he became
Colonel of the Connaught Rangers. His commissions as a General
Officer were, Major-General 19th October, 1781; Lieutenant-General
12th October, 1793; and General 1st January, 1798.
[4] Colonel Napier.
[5] Ibid.
[6] 17th October.—He was succeeded by Captain Robert B. M‘Gregor.
[7] The French army had recently been reinforced by their victorious
troops from Germany.
[8] Lieutenant-General Sir John A. Wallace, Bart., and K.C.B.
[9] Robert Cahill was transferred as Serjeant to the Thirty-First
regiment, for the purpose of being Pay-Serjeant to Captain Bray, who
exchanged from the EIGHTY-EIGHTH, with Captain Hutton. Cahill was
on board the Kent East Indiaman, when she took fire in the Bay of
Biscay, and from the account given by Captain Bray, his conduct and
extraordinary exertions on that trying occasion were most exemplary
and conspicuous. Having lost his Medal (which was of the First Class)
and all his necessaries, the Non-Commissioned Officers and Privates
of the Light Company (in which Company Cahill served during the whole
of the Peninsular war) made a subscription amongst them of Five
Pounds to purchase him a kit, which sum was sent to him by Lieutenant
and Adjutant Souter, who at the same time made him the present of a
Medal, which he forwarded through the Horse Guards.
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.
Some wide tables in the Appendix have had { and } bracketing removed,
some have had the column divider | removed, to reduce the width.