“_Bivouac, near Fort Napoleon,
19th May, 1812._
“BRIGADE ORDER.
“Major-General Howard cannot delay expressing his warmest
acknowledgments to Lieut.-Colonel Stewart and Major Harrison, of
the Fiftieth Regiment, and Major Cother, of the Seventy-first
Regiment, who commanded the three columns of attack this morning
on Fort Napoleon, and the works on the Tagus, for the gallant
and distinguished manner in which they led the columns intrusted
to them, as well as to all the other officers, non-commissioned
officers, and privates, for their bravery and good conduct, which
produced the brilliant result of the capture of the works in
question.”
“_Truxillo, May 22nd, 1812._
“GENERAL ORDER.
“Lieut.-General Sir Rowland Hill congratulates the troops on
the success which has attended their exertions in the present
expedition. Every object for which it was undertaken has been
attained, and in the manner most desirable and effectual. It is
highly gratifying to the Lieut.-General to report on this occasion
his admiration of the discipline and the valour of the troops
under his command. The chance of war gave to the Fiftieth and
Seventy-first Regiments the most conspicuous share in these events,
who nobly profited by the opportunity; but the Lieut.-General is
satisfied that the same zeal and the same spirit would have been
found in every corps if there had been occasion for bringing them
into play.
“The Lieut.-General has not failed to report to his Excellency the
Commander of the Forces the particulars of this brilliant service,
and the good conduct of all those concerned in it. He will,
therefore, not say more at present than to express his warmest
thanks for the assistance which he has received from all ranks; and
he is confident, when it shall again be his good fortune to lead
them against the enemy, he shall have to report conduct equally
honourable to them and equally advantageous to their country.”
The following is an extract from Lieut.-General Sir Rowland Hill’s
despatch to Lord Wellington:—
“I cannot sufficiently praise the conduct of the Fiftieth and
Seventy-first Regiments to whom the assaults fell, the constant
steady manner in which they formed and advanced and carried the
place was worthy of those distinguished corps and the officers who
led them.”
The bridge and works in the neighbourhood of Almaraz having been
completely destroyed, the Seventy-first returned to Truxillo, where
they remained a few days, then moved to Merida, and afterwards
to Almendralejos. Lieut.-General Sir Rowland Hill’s force having
received orders to make a diversion in the south, while the main army
was moving northward on Salamanca, the battalion again moved from
Almendralejos to the borders of Andalusia, through Llerena. On this
march, the advanced parties of cavalry were constantly skirmishing
with the enemy, but the Seventy-first was not engaged.
From Llerena the battalion returned to Zafra, whence, after a short
halt, it proceeded to Villa Franca, and finally to Don Benito. In
these marches through Estremadura, the weather was oppressively hot,
and, joined to the clouds of dust raised by the troops, was so
fatiguing that it was considered expedient at one time to move by
night, and thus these inconveniences were alleviated.
While the force under Lieut.-General Sir Rowland Hill had been thus
employed, the allied army, under the Earl of Wellington, had gained a
victory on the 22nd of July over the French at Salamanca, for which
he was advanced to the dignity of Marquis.
From Don Benito, the battalion moved upon the 13th of September, and
passing through Truxillo, Talavera, and Toledo, arrived at Aranjuez
upon the 1st of October, from which place, after a halt of three
weeks, it moved to Ponte Duenna, further up the Tagus.
The sudden approach of the united armies of Marshals Soult and Suchet
rendered a speedy retreat necessary, and the division accordingly
retired from Ponte Duenna in the night of the 28th of October, moving
to form a junction with the army of the Marquis of Wellington, who
had now relinquished the siege of Burgos. Near Madrid, the division
halted for a short period, when, being joined by the garrison of that
city, the troops retired leisurely by the Guadarama Pass on Alba de
Tormes. This town, the Seventy-first occupied from the 7th to the
13th of November, and during that period sustained a loss in action
with the enemy of 1 sergeant and 6 rank and file killed; 1 bugler and
5 rank and file wounded.
The army having received orders to retire on Portugal, the battalion
abandoned this post, arriving at Coria upon the 1st of December,
where the retreat terminated. In this quarter, the Seventy-first
continued until the 13th of December, at which time they were pushed
forward to Puerto de Bannos, where they were joined by a draft of 150
men from the second battalion.
[Sidenote: 1813.]
While stationed at this post, an attempt was made, in February, 1813,
by the French, to surprise Bejar, then occupied by the Fiftieth
regiment. The Seventy-first were ordered forward to support, but
previously to their arrival that brave regiment had driven back the
enemy and completely foiled his efforts.
[Sidenote: 2nd bat.]
On the 18th of March, 1813, the second battalion of the Seventy-first
embarked at Gravesend for North Britain, and arrived at Leith on the
23rd of that month.
[Sidenote: 1st bat.]
Upon the 5th of April, the Seventy-first changed quarters with the
Fiftieth regiment, and continued to occupy Bejar until the 21st of
May, at which period the army broke up from its winter quarters for
active operations. The battalion on its advance moved by Salamanca
and Toro, and encamped at La Puebla on the 20th of June, the evening
before the memorable battle of Vittoria.
Upon the morning of the 21st of June, the two armies being in
position, the Seventy-first was ordered to ascend the heights of La
Puebla, to support the Spanish forces under General Morillo. They
accordingly advanced in open column, and having formed line, were
immediately hotly engaged with the enemy, and upon this occasion
suffered an irreparable loss in the fall of their Commanding Officer
the Honourable Colonel Henry Cadogan, who fell mortally wounded while
leading his men to the charge, and being unable to accompany the
battalion, requested to be carried to a neighbouring eminence, from
which he might take a last farewell of them and the field. In his
dying moments, he earnestly inquired if the French were beaten, and
on being told by an officer of the regiment who stood by supporting
him, that they had given way at all points, he ejaculated, “God bless
my brave countrymen,” and immediately expired.
While recording the deep sense of sorrow which the Seventy-first
experienced in the loss of a commanding officer who had so often
fought at their head, and whose devoted gallantry had so frequently
called forth their admiration, it is but a meet tribute to the
memory of that brave officer to extract from the despatch of the
Marquis of Wellington the following expressions of his Lordship’s
regret at his loss:
“And I am concerned to report that the Honourable Lieut.-Colonel
Cadogan has died of a wound which he received. In him His Majesty
has lost an officer of great zeal and tried gallantry, who had
already acquired the respect and regard of the whole profession,
and of whom it might be expected that if he had lived he would have
rendered the most important services to his country.”
After the fall of the Lieut.-Colonel, the Seventy-first continued
advancing, and driving the enemy from the heights, until the force
which was opposed to them became so unequal, and the loss of
the battalion so severe, that it was obliged to retire upon the
remainder of the brigade. In the performance of this arduous duty,
the battalion suffered very severely, having had 1 field officer, 1
captain, 2 lieutenants, 6 sergeants, 1 bugler, and 78 rank and file
killed; 1 field officer, 3 captains, 7 lieutenants, 13 sergeants, 2
buglers, and 255 rank and file were wounded.
The officers killed were Colonel the Honourable Henry Cadogan,
Captain Henry Hall, Lieutenants Humphrey Fox and Colin Mackenzie.
Those wounded were Brevet Lieut.-Colonel Charles Cother, Captains
Samuel Reed, Joseph Thomas Pidgeon, William Alexander Grant,
Lieutenants Alexander Duff, Loftus Richards, John McIntyre, Charles
Cox, William Torriano, Norman Campbell, and Thomas Commeline.
Lieut.-General Sir William Stuart, on subsequently receiving the
thanks of the House of Commons for his gallantry at Vittoria, thus
recorded the bravery of this regiment on that day, in the course of
his answer to the Speaker:—
“I cannot advert to that battle and not submit to the memory,
and, if I may use the term, to the affection of this House the
name of one gallant officer upon whom the brunt of this contest
particularly fell—I mean, Sir, the late Colonel Cadogan; the fall
of that officer was glorious, as his last moments were marked by
the success of a favourite regiment upon the magnanimity of whose
conduct he kept his eyes fixed during the expiring hour of a
well-finished life.”
On this occasion the French suffered a great loss of men, together
with all their artillery, baggage, and stores. King Joseph, whose
carriage and court equipage were seized, had barely time to escape
on horseback. The defeat was the most complete that the French had
sustained in the Peninsula. It was this victory which gained a bâton
for the Marquis of Wellington, who was appointed a Field-Marshal. In
a most flattering letter, the Prince Regent, in the name and behalf
of His Majesty, thus conferred the honour:—
“You have sent me among the trophies of your unrivalled fame
the staff of a French Marshal, and I send you in return that of
England.” This was in allusion to the bâton of Marshal Jourdon,
which was taken by the Eighty-seventh Regiment at Vittoria.
The Seventy-first subsequently received the Royal authority to bear
the word “Vittoria” on the regimental colour and appointments, in
commemoration of this signal victory.
When the Seventy-first paraded on the morning of the 22nd of June,
the dreadful havoc made by the action of the preceding day became
painfully manifest, and an universal gloom was thrown over all, at
missing from their ranks nearly 400 brave comrades who had been
either killed or wounded on the heights of La Puebla.
The enemy having been completely beaten at all points was forced to
retreat in confusion on Pampeluna, and the British army immediately
followed in pursuit. The battalion in this advance arrived at
Pampeluna on the 29th of June, and shortly afterwards followed, as
part of Sir Rowland Hill’s army, a large force of the enemy, who were
retreating into France by the valley of Bastan. During this forward
movement the Seventy-first had some skirmishing in the valley of
Elizondo, but without loss. Upon the 8th of July the Seventy-first
arrived at the heights of Maya, from whence, for the first time, they
had the cheering prospect of beholding the empire of France extended
under them in all its fertile beauty. Joy was diffused through every
heart: every trial and danger was forgotten while viewing this
splendid and gratifying sight. Upon these heights the battalion was
encamped until the 25th of July.
Marshal Soult having been selected by Napoleon for the command of the
French army in Spain, with the rank of “Lieutenant of the Emperor,”
that officer used the most active exertions for its re-organization,
and made immediate arrangements for forcing the British position in
the Pyrenees. With this view he advanced in person with a large force
against the right, stationed at Roncesvalles, and detached Count
D’Erlon with about 13,000 men to attack the position of Maya.
The Count D’Erlon, upon the 25th of July, advanced against the right
of the Maya heights, where the ridges of the mountains branched
off towards his camp. The force at this point was not sufficient
to resist such formidable numbers, and the reserve being posted at
some distance to watch passes of importance, which could not be
left wholly unguarded, was brought up by battalions as the pressure
increased.
The intrepidity with which these attacks were met, and the obstinate
bravery with which every inch of ground was disputed, were obliged
at last to yield to overwhelming numbers; but although the troops
were forced to retrograde, yet in their retreat they took advantage
of every rising ground, and disputed it with the utmost tenacity.
At the commencement of this attack a part of the first battalion of
the Seventy-first Regiment was detached to a neighbouring high peak,
under the command of Major William Fitzgerald of the Eighty-second
Regiment, and was strengthened by a company of that corps.
Lieut.-General the Honourable Sir William Stewart, in his report to
Lieut.-General Sir Rowland Hill, thus expressed himself respecting
these men:—“I cannot too warmly praise the conduct of that field
officer (Major Fitzgerald) and that of his brave detachment. They
maintained the position to the last, and were compelled, from the
want of ammunition, to impede the enemy’s occupation of the rock by
hurling stones at them.”
In another part of this communication, the Lieut.-General thus
alluded to the Eighty-second Regiment and to the first brigade,
which was composed of the Fiftieth, Seventy-first, and Ninety-second
Regiments:—
“I feel it my duty to recommend to your attention, and favourable
report to the Commander of the Forces, the conduct and spirit of
Colonel Grant, and of his brave corps, the Eighty-second Regiment;
also the whole of the first brigade, than which His Majesty’s army
possesses not men of more proved discipline and courage. The wounds
of him, and every commanding officer in that brigade, were attended
with circumstances of peculiar honour to each of them, and to those
under their orders.”
The following is a list of the killed and wounded in the action of
the 25th of July, as nearly as could be ascertained:—
3 sergeants and 54 rank and file killed; 6 sergeants, 1 bugler, and
76 rank and file wounded.
The Seventy-first continued retiring until the 30th, when
Lieut.-General Sir Rowland Hill took up a strong position beyond
Lizasso. In this post he was attacked with much spirit by the enemy,
who at the same time, by manœuvring on the left flank, rendered
necessary a change of position to a range of heights near Eguaros,
which all the efforts of the French failed to carry. Upon this
occasion the Seventy-first was seriously engaged, and had 1 sergeant
and 23 rank and file killed; 2 sergeants, 1 bugler, and 33 rank and
file were wounded.
The enemy having been foiled in all the objects of his attack found
it necessary, in his turn, to retreat, moving on the 31st of July by
the pass of Doña Maria, where he left a strong corps in an excellent
position. This force was immediately attacked by the columns of
Lieut.-Generals Sir Rowland Hill and the Earl of Dalhousie, and
dislodged after a gallant resistance. In the action of this day
the first brigade, consisting of the Fiftieth, Seventy-first, and
Ninety-second Regiments, had the honour of bearing its share and of
distinguishing itself. The Seventy-first had 1 sergeant and 29 rank
and file killed; 2 sergeants and 45 rank and file were wounded.
The battalion now returned to the heights of Maya, from whence, after
a halt of a few days, it moved to Roncesvalles.
Previously to this change of quarters, an order was issued by
Lieut.-General Sir Rowland Hill, relative to the conduct of the
troops in the actions of the Pyrenees, of which the following is a
copy:—
“_Arrizi, August 3rd, 1813._
“GENERAL ORDER.
“Lieut.-General Sir Rowland Hill requests that the officers,
non-commissioned officers, and privates of the corps of the army
under his command will accept his best thanks for the gallant
conduct they have displayed during the late active and interesting
operations.
“The chance of service has placed the troops under his command in
situations where they were exposed to an immense superiority of
forces, a circumstance unavoidable in operations so extensive as
those in which this army has been engaged; and it has at all times
been necessary to cede ground to the enemy. The Lieut.-General,
however, has the satisfaction of knowing that the troops have on
every occasion maintained their high character; that they have only
withdrawn from their positions by superior orders, and then it has
been invariably attended with circumstances highly creditable to
them. The Lieut.-General has not failed to report to the Commander
of the Forces the details of the several affairs in which the
corps have been engaged, and he knows that their services are duly
appreciated by his Excellency.”
The Royal authority was subsequently granted to the Seventy-first to
bear the word “Pyrenees” on the regimental colour and appointments,
in commemoration of the services of the first battalion in the
actions of the 25th, 30th, and 31st of July, which have been
designated the “_Battles of the Pyrenees_.”
In these actions the Seventy-first had Lieutenant Alexander Duff
killed, Major Maxwell Mackenzie, Captains Leslie Walker and Alexander
Grant, Lieutenants Thomas Park, John Roberts, William Woolcombe,
William Peacocke, and Anthony Pack, wounded.
The following “Morning Reports” of the 14th of June and 7th of
August, the former being prior to the battle of Vittoria, and the
latter a few days subsequent to the actions in the Pyrenees, will
show how the ranks of the Seventy-first were thinned within a period
of less than two months:—
Sergeants. Buglers. Rank and File.
14th June, 1813, present
and fit for duty 54 21 909
7th August, 1813, ditto 21 15 356
-- -- ---
Decrease 33 6 553
For nearly three months the battalion was encamped on the heights of
Roncesvalles, during which period St. Sebastian and Pampeluna were
captured. The men were principally employed during this interval in
the construction of block houses and batteries, and the formation of
roads for the artillery.
In the early part of the season the neighbouring heights of Altobispo
were occupied weekly by the brigades of the division; but as the
cold increased with the high winds, the pickets alone were appointed
for this duty. Such was the inclemency of the weather, and natural
advantages of this position, that it was scarcely thought that
the enemy would attempt an attack. This opinion, however, was ill
founded, as upon the night of the 11th of October an attempt was
made by a strong party upon the advance, composed of 15 men of the
Seventy-first, under Sergeant James Ross. Instead of flinching from
an unequal contest, this small band, relying upon the strength of
the position, and being, moreover, favoured by the darkness, which
concealed its strength, maintained its ground, and forced the enemy
to retire. The bravery of this party called forth high praise from
Lieut.-General the Honourable Sir William Stewart, commanding the
division, and at his request the soldiers composing it were all
presented with medals.
On the 8th of November the division was again in motion, for the
purpose of entering the French territory; and on the 9th of that
month it bivouacked near the heights of Maya, where orders were
received to march as light as possible. The heights were passed that
night by moonlight for the purpose of joining the grand army; but the
march over bad roads was so fatiguing that when the brigade arrived
in position on the Nivelle it was not called upon to take an active
part in the glorious proceedings of the rest of the army on the 10th
of November, in forcing the French from their fortified position on
that river.
After the battle of the Nivelle, the battalion marched in the
direction of Cambo, on the Nive, where some smart skirmishing
occurred, in which 2 men were killed, and 4 sergeants, 1 bugler, and
41 rank and file wounded. When the French crossed to the right bank,
the Seventy-first occupied part of the town of Cambo.
The battalion remained in Cambo for nearly a month, and was here
joined by a detachment of 4 sergeants and 82 rank and file, under the
command of Lieut. Charles Henderson, from the second battalion, at
this period stationed at Glasgow.
On the 9th of December the first battalion was engaged in the passage
of the Nive. The left wing of the Seventy-first entered the river,
supported by the fire of the right, and reached the opposite bank
without experiencing any loss.
The enemy now retired within Bayonne, and the corps of Lieut.-General
Sir Rowland Hill was established with its right on the Adour, the
left above the Nive, and the centre at St. Pierre, across the high
road to St. Jean Pied-de-Port.
In this disposition the second division, of which the Seventy-first
formed part, was placed at St. Pierre. Marshal Soult, having
completely failed in an attempt which he made against the left of
the army, moved with his whole force against Sir Rowland Hill’s
corps, with the expectation of overwhelming him before he could be
supported.
The enemy came on with great boldness upon the 13th of December,
and made vigorous efforts against the centre, which he repeatedly
attacked; but at last, finding his most earnest endeavours fruitless,
he drew off. In the action of this day the loss of the first
battalion of the Seventy-first was very severe, having been placed
close to the main road, against which the French made such formidable
and repeated attacks.
Brevet Lieut.-Colonel Maxwell Mackenzie and Lieutenants William
Campbell and Charles Henderson, together with 2 sergeants, 1 bugler,
and 23 rank and file, were killed. Captains Robert Barclay and
William Alexander Grant, and Lieutenants John M^cIntyre and William
Torriano, with 37 rank and file, were wounded.
The following short, but highly expressive Division Order was issued
by Lieut.-General the Honourable Sir William Stewart, K.B.
“_Head-quarters, near Petite Moguerre,
“December 14th, 1813._
“The second division has greatly distinguished itself, and its
gallantry in yesterday’s action is avowed by the Commander of the
Forces and the Allied Army.”
In commemoration of these services, the Seventy-first subsequently
received the royal authority to bear the word “Nive” on the
regimental colour and appointments.
The battalion marched on the 19th of December to Urcuit, and to Urt
upon the 28th of that month. A small picket of the Seventy-first,
under the command of Corporal Dogherty, here distinguished itself by
beating off an enemy’s party of nearly treble its strength.
[Sidenote: 1814.]
While stationed in this quarter, the companies were frequently
engaged in skirmishes with the enemy, particularly at St. Hellette,
heights of Garris, and St. Palais, in the month of January, 1814.
In the beginning of February the battalion marched from Urt, and
during its advance had frequent skirmishes with the enemy’s rear
guard.
On the 26th of February the battalion was in action at Sauveterre,
and upon the 27th had the honour of participating in the battle of
Orthes.
In commemoration of this victory, the Seventy-first afterwards
received the royal authority to bear the word “Orthes” on the
regimental colour and appointments.
Two divisions of the French army having retired to Aire after the
action of the 27th of February, Lieut.-General Sir Rowland Hill moved
upon that town to dislodge them. Upon the 2nd of March the French
were found strongly posted upon a ridge of hills, extending across
the great road in front of the town, having their right on the Adour.
The second division attacked them along the road, seconded by a
Portuguese brigade, and drove them from their position. Lieut. James
Anderson and 17 rank and file were killed; Lieut. Henry Frederick
Lockyer, 1 sergeant, and 19 rank and file were wounded.
A detachment from the second battalion, consisting of 1 captain, 4
subalterns, and 134 rank and file, under the command of Major Arthur
Jones, joined at Aire.
On the 25th of March, part of the battalion was engaged in an
affair at Tarbes, in which Lieutenant Robert Law was wounded, and
upon the 10th of April was in position at Toulouse, where some of
the companies were employed skirmishing, and sustained a loss of 1
sergeant and 3 rank and file killed; 6 rank and file were wounded.
During the night of the 11th of April, the French troops evacuated
Toulouse, and a white flag was hoisted. On the following day, the
Marquis of Wellington entered the city, amidst the acclamations of
the inhabitants. In the course of the afternoon of the 13th of April,
intelligence was received of the abdication of Napoleon, and had not
the express been delayed on the journey by the French police, the
sacrifice of many valuable lives would have been prevented.
A disbelief in the truth of this intelligence occasioned much
unnecessary bloodshed at Bayonne, the garrison of which made a
desperate sortie on the 14th of April, and Lieutenant Sir John Hope
(afterwards Earl of Hopetoun) was taken prisoner. Major-General
Andrew Hay was killed, and Major-General Stopford was wounded.
A treaty of peace was established between Great Britain and France;
Louis XVIII was restored to the throne of France, and Napoleon
Bonaparte was permitted to reside at Elba, the sovereignty of that
island having been conceded to him by the Allied Powers.
The war being ended, the first battalion of the Seventy-first
regiment marched from Toulouse to Blanchfort, where it was encamped
for 16 days, and afterwards proceeded to Pouillac, where it embarked
on the 15th of July for England, on board of His Majesty’s ship
“Sultan” of seventy-four guns.
Prior to the breaking up of the Peninsula army, the Duke of
Wellington issued the following General Order:—
“_Bordeaux, 14th June, 1814._
“GENERAL ORDER.
“The Commander of the Forces, being upon the point of returning to
England, again takes this opportunity of congratulating the army
upon the recent events which have restored peace to their country
and to the world.
“The share which the British army have had in producing those
events, and the high character with which the army will quit this
country, must be equally satisfactory to every individual belonging
to it, as they are to the Commander of the Forces, and he trusts
that the troops will continue the same good conduct to the last.
“The Commander of the Forces once more requests the army to accept
his thanks.
“Although circumstances may alter the relations in which he has
stood towards them for some years so much to his satisfaction, he
assures them he will never cease to feel the warmest interest in
their welfare and honour, and that he will be at all times happy
to be of any service to those to whose conduct, discipline, and
gallantry their country is so much indebted.”
In addition to the other distinctions acquired during the war
in Spain, Portugal, and the South of France, the Seventy-first
subsequently received the Royal Authority to bear the word
“Peninsula” on the regimental colours and appointments.
The first battalion arrived at Cork on the 28th of July, and marched
to Mallow, where it remained for a few days. On the 4th of August,
the battalion marched to Limerick, where Colonel Reynell assumed
command of it in December, and in which city it continued to be
quartered during the remainder of the year.
[Sidenote: 2nd bat.]
The second battalion remained stationed in North Britain.
[Sidenote: 1815.]
[Sidenote: 1st bat.]
In January, 1815, the first battalion of the Seventy-first regiment
marched from Limerick to Cork, and embarked as part of an expedition
under orders for North America. Peace having been concluded with the
United States, and contrary winds having prevented the sailing of the
vessels, the destination of the battalion was changed, and subsequent
events occasioned its being employed against its former opponents.
The tranquillity which Europe appeared to have gained by the splendid
successes over the French in the Peninsula was again to be disturbed.
Napoleon, who had been accustomed to imperial sway, was naturally
discontented with his small sovereignty of Elba. Besides, the
correspondence kept up by him with his adherents in France, gave him
hopes of regaining his former power, which were, for a short time,
fully realised. He landed at Cannes in Provence, on the 1st of March,
1815, with a small body of men, and on the 20th of that month entered
Paris at the head of an army which had joined him on the road. This
could not be wondered at, for the officers and soldiers had won their
fame under his command, and gladly welcomed their former leader,
under whom they probably expected to acquire fresh honours, which
might erase the memory of the defeats sustained in the Peninsula.
Louis XVIII, unable to stem the torrent, withdrew from Paris to
Ghent, and Napoleon resumed his former dignity of Emperor of
the French. This assumption the Allied Powers determined not to
acknowledge, but resolved to deprive him of his sovereignty, and
again restore the ancient dynasty.
The first battalion of the Seventy-first, in consequence of these
occurrences, proceeded to the Downs, and was there embarked on board
small vessels, which conveyed it to Ostend, where it disembarked on
the 22nd of April.
The battalion next proceeded to Ghent, and, after remaining
there a week, marched to Leuze, between Ath and Fournay, and was
subsequently placed in the light brigade with the first battalion
of the Fifty-second, six companies of the second, and two companies
of the third battalion of the Ninety-fifth Regiment (Rifles), under
the command of Major-General Frederick Adam, in the division of
Lieut.-General Sir Henry Clinton.