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LONDON: SMITH, ELDER AND CO., 66, CORNHILL* H.DCOO.LXIII. wmmmmm mm w Thk Exohtv-thibd Rkoimknt ok Foot, ob CouNr. ok Dublin Regxmknt, bears on its regimental colour the names of the undemon- tioned Battles, Sieges, and Campaigns in which it has fought and been victorious, viz. : "Cape of Good Hope." "Talaveba." "Bdsaco." Fuentss d'Onob." '•ClUDAD RODBIGO." " Badajos." u Salamanca." - Vittoria." " NiVELLE." " Obthes." u Toulouse." «' PEmNsuLA." " Central Indu." PREFACE This Memoir of the services of the 83rd (County of Dublin) Regiment is published with the approval of General Sir Frederick Stovin, G.C.B., K.C.M.G., the Colonel, and of Lieut/cnaut-Colonel A. Barnard Hankey, the Commanding Officer of the Regiment. It extends over a period of seventy years, from 1793 — in which year the regiment was raised — ^to 1863. In arranging and preparing these Memoirs for pub- lication, it has been my aim to condense them, by omitting all letters and general orders, which fill up many pages of the Orderly Room copy of the records of our regiment, and which are not of interest to the general reader, being in most cases complimentary orders issued by the successive General officers who have inspected the regiment at different times, in different parts of the world. The substance of them, however, is preserved, as also all such as are really interesting and elucidate passages in the history of our regiment. PREFACE. 1 "y^i l:^ The early history of the regiment — at the time it was raised in Dublin by Colonel Fitch in 1793 — is very meagre and slight, yet it is the only record we have of those days. The memoirs of the 2ud battalion were corrected and prepared for publication by Lieutenant and Adjutant E. M. H. Main waring, a very intelligent and zealous officer,, who died at Poena in 1856. Lieutenant Main- waring had the valuable assistance of Lieutenant-Colonel 31i.fc>.J>jiM^0*^i C v.' Joseph Swinburne, who served with the 2nd battalion throughout the Peninsular war, and who supplied many details. The later records of the services of the regiment in Lidia have been corrected by Lieutenant and Adjutant James N. Colthurst, who has been adjutant since 1856, and who has served with it up to the present time. I have added a list of all the officers who have served in the 83rd Kegiment since the year 1829, and of whom authentic records are preserved in the Orderly Boom, with separate lists of all officers who have been killed in battle, or wounded in action with the regiment. EDWARD WILLIAM BRAY, Brevet Major SSrd Reginicnt. Camp Shorncliff, September, 1868. CONTENTS. Part I. contains the Services of the 1st Battalion, from 1793, the date of its being raised, to 1817, when the 1st and 2nd Battalions were amalgamated at the Capo of Good Hope. — Page 1. Fart U. contains the History of the 2nd Battalion from 1801 to 1814; and the Services of the Regiment daring the Peninsular War. — Page 5. Part HI. contains the Services of the Regiment in Ceylon from 1814 to 1^2%.— Page 25. Part IY. contains the Services of the Regiment from 1829 to 1848, including its Services in Canada. — Page 31. Part V. contains the Services Cff the Regiment in India, including the Indian Mutiny, from 1849 to \%bl.—Page 39. Part YI. contains the Services of the Regiment from 1858 to 1863, including the Campaign of 1858 in Central India. — Page 48. IM MEMOIRS or THB EIGHTY-THIRD REGIMENT. PART I. SERVICES OP THE FIRST BATTALION, 1793-1817. 1793. In September, 1793, Major William Fitch obtained a letter of service, to raise a regiment, which, after being numbered, became the 83rd, its for- mation bearing date 28th September, 1793, and of which the major was appointed Heutenant-colonel commandant. The regiment was embodied at Dublin, and quartered in the old Custom House at Essex Bridge for about two months, when it was called upon to take a portion of the garrison duties, in consequence of a great number of troops having been drawn from that garrison for the purpose of embarking for the West Indi. ^ The regi- ment then removed to the royal barracks. The esta- blishment of the regiment at this period was fixed at 72 sergeants, 26 drummers, 1,200 rank and file, and an additional heutenant added to each company. In October, 1794, a •* Second Battalion " was added to the regiment, and the establishment of the " First Battalion " was reduced to 52 sergeants, 22 drummers, and 1,000 rank and file. The second 1 1794. 2 MEMOIRS OF THE 83RD REGIMENT. 1795. battalioii soon afterwards was nnmberedi and became the 134th Begiment. On the 7th November, 1794, the regimimt embarked at Dublin and sailed for England. It landed at Pill and marched to Bath, in Somersetshire, where it was quartered several months. It then marched to Poole, in Dorset- shire, where it remained about five months, and from thence to Southampton. On the 5th May, 1795, the regiment embarked at Stokes Bay for the West Indies, and sailed in about ten days afterwards.* On the arrival of the regiment at Martinique, it received orders to proceed direct to Jamaica, and, after a few days' sail, arrived at Port Boyal on the 16th July, 1795. The regiment was then removed from the chartered ships to men-of-war and transports, and sailed for Saint Domingo ; but the Maroon insurrection having broken out a fe^ days after the regiment had sailed. Lord Bal- carras, the Governor, despatched a schooner to recall them, but she could only overtake two ships, which returned with about half of the regiment, which landed at Mondego Bay, and was marched into the interior. The regiment was actively employed in the suppression of the Maroon insurrection for about eight months, and sustained a loss of 70 killed and wounded ; amongst the former was the lieutenant-colonel commandant, William Fitch; and Captains Lee and Brunt slightly wounded, the former died in four days afterwards. On the 13th September, 1795, Major-General James Balfour succeeded to the colonelcy, vice Lieutenant- Colonel Fitch, killed in p'^tion. * On cleiiring the harbour, one of the transp6rts with a company on board was so much damaged by another vessel running foul of her as to be unable to proceed, which company was relanded on the Isle of Wight, and rejoined the head-quarters at Samt Dommgo in 1798. MEMOIRS OF THE 83RD REGIMENT. 8 The few men that remaLned of the detachment that went to St. Domingo in 1795, returned to Jamaica in 1798. The regiment remained on the north side of Jamaica mitil the heginning of Jnne, 1802, 1798. 1802. when it embarked in men-of-war at Savannah le Mar, Fahnouth, and Mondego Bay, for Port Boyal, and on its arrival marched to Spanish Town; shortly afterwards the men were allowed to extend their services in the 60th and 85th, and a few to the 2nd West India Begiment. On the 4th July, 1802, the regiment embarked on board His Majesty's ship Delft, and landed at Ports- mouth on the 22nd August following, its strength being 1 Ueutenant-colonel, 2 majors, 9 captains, 16 subalterns, 29 sergeants. 11 drummers, and 294 rank and file. During the service of seven years of the regiment in the West Indies, it received drafts and volunteers from several regiments, amounting to 410 rank and file, and, deducting men who were drafted and volunteered on its embarkation for England, the regiment appears to have lost by deaths 870 non-commissioned officers and rank and file, &om the period of its arrival in the West Indies to its return to England in August, 1802. During this period the officers named in the margin also died."" * Dr. Weir, Aug. 6th, 1795. Col. Fitch, Sept. 12th, 1796. Lieut. Bewes, Sept. 2nd, 1795. Capt. Lee, Sept. 18th, 1795. Ens. Horridge, Oct. 24th, 1795. Lieut. Armstrong, Oct. 27th, 1795. Lieut. Morton, Oct. 28th, 1795. Lieut. Cove, Oct. 30th, 1795. Capt. Hansald, Nov. 9th, 1795. Capt. Hay, Nov. 14th, 1795. Lieut. Wilton, Nov. 14th, 1795. S. Mate Clancy, Nov. 14th, 1795. Ens. Byrne, Aug. 17th, 1796. Ens. Morris, Aug. 20th, 1796. Capt. Stane, Aug. 20th, 1796. Lieut. Trumane, April 20tii, 1797. Ens. Lawton. Lieut. Batt, Aug. 12th, 1800. F, Smith, Aug. 8th, 1800. Ens. Hill, Sept. 80th, 1800. Major White, Nov. 27th, 1800. Lieut. Gibson, Oct. 4th, 1800. Capt. Wilson, June 7th, 1801. Lieut. Williams, Dec. 1st, 1800. Lieut. Wright, Dec. 12th, 1801. Lieut. Farrell, Jan. 26th, 1802. 1—-. mmmmmmmmm wm I! 4 MEMOIRS OF THE 83BD REGIMENT. The regiment on disembaxking proceeded to Hilsea Barracks, where it remained about three weeks, from whence it proceeded to Chehnsiord, and in March, 1803, received the route for Portsmouth, and on Its arrival embarked for Jersey, on board the Acastra frigate, and other vessels ; and on its disembarkation was quartered at Grove Hill. On the 4th May, 1805, the regiment embarked at St. Heliers. It joined the expedition at the Gove of Cork, destined against the Gape of Good Hope, under the command of Lieutenant-General Sir David Baird, and landed at the Gape on the 6th January, 1806; and was actively employed in the reduc- 1806. tion of that settlement, where its head-quarters were stationed, and where it remained quartered until October, 1817, when it was joined ly a large detachment of the 2nd battalion, under Lieutenant-Colonel Collier, on the reduction of the 2nd battaHon at Armagh in 1817. The whole of the regiment now reunited, and forming but one battalion henceforward, was collected together at Simon's Bay, Cape of Good Hope, in September, 1817, and embarked for Ceylon on 1st October, 1817.* * Vide Memoir of 2nd battalion, commencing in the year 1817. 'M MEMOIRS OF THE 83RD REGIMENT. PABT n. HISTORY OF THE SECOND BATTALION, 1804-1814; AND SERVICES OF THE REGIMENT DURING THE PENIN- SULAR WAR. The 2iid battalion, 83rd Eegiment, was raised in the year 1804 ; the estabHshment being fixed at 600 rank and file, under the command of Lieut.-Golonel Hutchison, who had previously belonged to the 1st battalion. The head-quarters of the 2nd battalion were first esta- bUshed at Horsham Barracks, Sussex, where it remained a few months and was then removed to Chichester, at which place it received a draft of 300 men, chiefly from the 3rd Boyal Lancashire MiUtia. During the stay of the battalion at Chichester, Lieutenant-Colonel Hutchison was removed to 1805. the Staff, and Lieutenant-Colonel Gordon succeeded to the command of the regiment. The battalion removed to Newport, in the Isle 1806. of Wight, whence it sent 270 rank and file, with a proportion of officers and non-commissioned officers (being the entire of the effectives fit for active service), to join the 1st battalion at the Cape of Good Hope. In August the battalion marched to Chipping Norton, in Oxfordshire, and in November following removed to Battle Barracks, in Sussex, where its estabUshment was increased to 800 rank and file. After a short stay at this station, it was ordered to Braboume Leas and Ashford, in Kent, and in March, 1807, proceeded to Portsmouth and embarked for Guernsey. 6 MEMOIRS OP THE 83rD REGIMENT. III! Having remained a few days there, it re-em- ^®"'' barked and sailed for Jersey ; and was quartered at St. Owens, in that island. In September following, it embarked for Ireland ; bnt, owing to contrary winds, the whole battalion was not assembled at Cove till Januaiy, 1808, when it marched to Einsale, County Cork. The same month the battalion was marched to 1808. gijj.^ jjj ^jjg King's County, where its establish- ment was augmented to 1,000 rank and file, and an additional lieutenant appointed to each company ; from this place 14 officers and 214 rank and file were sent to reinforce the 1st battalion at the Cape of Good Hope. In the month of May following, the battalion mexched to Dublin, and occupied the Palatine Barracks, and in December marched to Fermoy. In January, 1809, the battalion marched from 1809. Fermoy to Cork, and embarked at Cove for Corunna ; but intelligence having been received of the battle of Corunna, and the evacuation of Spain by the British, a ship of war was despatched to recall the trans- ports, when the regiment disembarked, and marched back to its old quarters at Fermoy. In March following, the battalion received orders to march to Cove for embarkation for Lisbon, and, having been previously inspected by Brigadier-General Rowland Hill, proceeded to Cove and, embarking on board the transports, sailed to join the British army in Portugal. On the 6th April, 1809, the battalion, 900 strong, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Gordon, landed at Lisbon, and was immediately despatched to join the British army, then under the command of Sir John Cradock, at Coimbra. It was there brigaded with the 9th Begiment (1st battalion), and placed under the com- mand of Brigadier-General Alan Cameron. MEMOIRS OF THE 83RD REGIMENT. com- Gampaign of the Doubo. General Sir Arthur Wellesley, having superseded 1809. gjj JqJjjj Cradock in the command of the army, advanced to the relief of Oporto, then occupied by the French. General Cameron's brigade was placed in General Sherbrook's division, and was actively engaged at the passage of the Douro and the attack on the French in Oporto. On the 12th May, at the passage of the Douro, Oaptain Summerfield and the Light Company of the 83rd were among the foremost that crossed in the boats, and occupied the seminary ; and Captain Summerfield rendered himself conspicuous by his gallantry, in cUmbing up and en- deavouring to secure the iron gate of the building. The remainder of the regiment crossed at Villa Nova, and, having fought their way through the streets of Oporto, came upon the rear of the enemy as, with their artillery, they were moving out of the town. At this moment the French were exposed to a flank fire from the troops which had occupied the seminary, and the 83rd and 9th at the same time pouring a volley into their rear. The greater part were killed and wounded, and the remainder dispersing, left their guns in possession of the victorious British. In this affair the battalion had 14 men wounded. The 2nd battalion, 83rd, was one of the regiments employe'^ in the pursuit of the French army to the frontiers of Spain ; and on the 16th, a little after dark, after a harassing and stormy march, overtook the French rear-guard at Salamonde. The 9th and 83rd imme- diately attacked, and the French, thegreater part of whom were cooking, and quite unprepared, were speedily driven from the position. Pi ni a MEMOIRS OF THE 8dBD BEGIMEXT. The battalion in this affair had 5 men wounded. The pursuit was continue \ on the 18th to Montalagne ; but the whole army subsequently retiring to Abrantes, the 9th and 83rd went into quarters at Tancos, on the banks of the Tagus, about eight leagues from the former place. Here sickness prevailed to such an extent in the whole army, and especially in the 9th Begiment, that that corps was obliged to be sent to LisboUi and its place in General Cameron's brigade was taken by the 61st Regiment, at Oropesa, on the subsequent advance of the army to Talavera. h:- Campaign and Battle of Talavera. In all the movements and privations of the xow. British army in this advance, the 83rd bore its full share ; and on the 27th and 28th July, when under Sir Arthur Wellesley, it fought and won the glorious battle of Talavera. The battalion was most severely engaged, and particularly distinguished itself in the gallant and impetuous charge on the enemy's line, made by General Sherbrook's division, with the. bayonet. In this battle. General Alan Cameron's brigade, com- posed of the 61st and 83rd Begiments, was posted in the left centre of the front line, with the brigade of Guards on its right, and the German Legion on its left, and about 100 paces in its front, occupied by its Light Infantry, was the dry, rocky bed of a mountain torrent. On the 27th, the French attempted to turn the allies' left, and to take a height in front of General Hill's division. In this they were unsuccessful, but the follow- ing day, at about 2 p.m., they renewed their efforts, and made a general attack on the whole line. The battle then recommenced, and raged with re- doubled fury. The French guns played with murderous I' MEMOIRS OF THE 83RD REGIMENT. 9 precision on General Cameron's brigade, and the men of tlie 61st and 83rd Begiments were mowed down by sections. Under cover of this fire, the French infantry, in imposing masses, advanced rapidly and steadily to the attack. The 83rd Eegiment had been previously ordered to lie down to avoid the tremendous cannonade directed against it ; but on the French battalion nearing the ravine in its front, it rose up, and with the 61st, advancing steadily to meet them, allowed their dark columns to approach to within thirty paces of their ranks, then, pouring in a well- directed and destructive volley, it dashed impetuously for- ward through the ravine, and, charging vigorously with the bayonet, drove the enemy with great slaughter headlong before them. The regiment followed in pursuit, until it received the command to retire, when, facing about and carrying oflf its wounded, it steadily recrossed the ravine, and, amid the warm encomiums of General Cameron himself, re- sumed its*[original position in the line ; this (together with the 61st) it maintained with unflipching resolution till the close of the day, when the Freiicli (who had been temporarily successful on the right and left of the brigade) were compelled to return, leaving the victory to the British. The very severe loss of the 83rd in this hard-fought battle, amounting to nearly half its number present, fully testifies the honourable service it performed. Its commanding officer, Colonel Gordon, while cheering and leading on his men, fell in the first burst of the glorious charge at their head. Three lieutenants — Montgomery, Dahman, and Flood — ^with 2 sergeants and 64 rank and file, were killed with him. Two captains — Summerfield and Reynolds ; 7 lieute* 10 MEMOIRS OF THE 88RD REGIMENT. Hants — ^Abel, Johnstone, Nicholson, Pine, Boggie, Bald- win, and Ferris ; 4 ensigns — Lord Tulloch, Barry, Oarey, and Irwin; and Adjutant Brahan, with 15 sergeants, 2 drummers, and 265 rank and file, were wounded ; making the total casualties of the battalion 865 rank and file killed and wounded ; and amongst the latter many were so badly injured that on the subsequent abandonment of Talavera by the Spaniards, the greater part, being unable to move, fell into tide hands of the French. For the services of the regiment in this arduous battle. Sir William Gordon, the brother of Colonel Gordon, re- ceived the medal which would have decorated that gallant soldier's breast, had he happily survived the action. Lieutenant Pine, the subaltern of the Grenadier com- pany of the 88rd, was promoted to a company in the 66th Begiment for his distinguished valour in hastening to the assistance of the colours, — in carrying which through this battle, officer after officer had been shot down. Lieutenant Pine seized one of the colours and bore it gallantly forward, and did not relinquish it till he was himself severely wounded, and obhged to be relieved of his honourable burden. Many sergeants also were killed and wounded in protecting the colours through this fierce battle. Its casualties, however, had so weakened the 83rd, that it was deemed unable to keep the field any longer ; it was on this account ordered to Lisbon, and on its departure from the army General Cameron expressed his approbation of the corps, and his appreciation of its conduct in the battle of Talavera, in the following brigade order ; — " Bbioade Orders— " Talavera de la Real, Aug, 29«ft, 1809. « The death of Lieut. -Colonel Gordon, who so gloriously fell at the head of the 2nd battalion 88rd Regiment, while charging the enemy MEMOIBS OF THE 88RD REGIMENT. 11 on the 28th nit., leaves Brigadier-General Cameron the painfiil neoessity of regretting the loss of a sincere friend and gallant officer, and his regiment that of a brave and worthy commander. *' The conduct of the 88rd Regiment in the arduous contest of Talavera merits the Brigadier-General's warmest thanks, and he hopes that Miy'or Napper will justly appreciate the merits of thdse few that are left. " The very weak state of the 88rd renders it necessary to send them to Lisbon ; the Brigac er-General requests them to accept of his best acknowledgments for their uniform goo'l conduct whilst under his com- mand, and has, at the same time, to aSbv^re them that he shall be proud to have the 88rd again in his brigude, when established in health and numbers. *' By order, (Signed) <* H. Balnea vis. Captain, *♦ Acting Brigade Major." In addition to the above honourable testimonial to its services in this action, the 83rd has been graciously per- mitted to have the word ** Talavera " inscribed on its colours and appointments, in commemoration of its dis- tinguished gallantry in that battle. The battaUon arrived in Lisbon in October, 1809, and remained there till the beginning of September, 1810, during which period Lieutenant-Colonel OolUns joined from the 1st battalion, and assumed the command. In the beginning of September, 1810, the battalion being re-established in health, and numbering 600 rank and file, marched, under the command of Lieutenant- Colonel Collins, to join Lord Wellington, at that time retiring to the frontiers of Portugal. It efifected its junction with the army the same month, and was placed in the left brigade of the 3rd Division, commanded by General Picton, and in this celebrated division, which acquired in the army the distinguished appellation of the *' Fighting Division," the 83rd had the honour of serving throughout the remainder of the Peninsular cam- paigns. ^T 12 MEMOIRS OP THE 83RD REGIMENT. With it, therefore, and its heroic commander, Sir Thomas Picton, the services of the battalion in this memorable war are henceforth identified, being engaged in every skirmish, battle, and assault, which this renowned division fought and won, and in every glorious deed of daring and honour it was ever so nobly performmg. On the 26th and 27th of September, the battalion was engaged in the actions on the Sierra de Busaco ; but the brunt of the battle falling to the good fortune of the right brigade its casualties were few, amounting only to 1 lieutenant (Lieutenant Colthurst) and 6 rank and file wounded. For the services of the regiment on this occasion Colonel Collins received a medal, and his Majesty was pleased to sanction the word *• Busaco " being borne on its colours and appointments. Shortly after Lieutenant-Colonel Collins was removed to the command of a brigade in the Portuguese service, and the command of the 83rd devolved upon Major H. W. Carr. After the decisive and signal repulse of the French at Busaco, the British army continued its retrogade move- ment until it was halted by its skilful commander in the strongly fortified lines of Torres Vedras, and the regi- ment remained in position in these celebrated hues till the month of March, 1811, when the French, under Marshal Massena, commenced its retreat. The British army followed in eager and hot pursuit, and the 3rd Division hanging closely on their rear, the 83rd was in constant and warm engagement with the enemy. It came up with them at Leyria, Pombal, and Condeixa, and in the skirmishes at those places, and at Fleur-de- Lis, Guarda, and Sabugal, its casualties amounted to 2 sergeants and 52 men killed and wounded. In May following, the battalion was actively engaged in the actions at Fuentes d'Onor, on the 3rd, 4th, and MEMOmS OF THE 83RD REOIMENT. 18 5th of that month, and waB mentioned m Lord Welling- ton's despatch of the battle, as being distinguished in the defence of the village of Fuentes d'Onor, and the repulse of the enemy therefrom. Its casualties, however, were fortunately but few, amounting to 1 lieutenant (Ferris) and 6 rank and file killed, and 1 Ueutenant (Yereker) , 1 sergeant, and 22 rank and file wounded ; and his Majesty was pleased to sanction the word *' Fuentes d'Onor" being inscribed on the colours and appoint- ments of the 83rd, in commemoration of the distin- guished conduct of the battalion in that battle. The same month the battalion was employed in the first siege of Badajoz, and had 6 rank and file wounded in the trenches. The siege being raised, the regiment assisted in the blockade of Ciudad Bodrigo, and on the 25th September, when Marshal Marmont advanced to the relief of that fortress, the 83rd, with Colville's brigade, then composed of the 5th (2nd battalion) , 77th, 83rd, and 94th Regi- ments, greatly distinguished itself. On that occasion immense bodies of French cavalry, supported by artillery and infantry, attacked the 5th and 77th Eegiments in their position on a hill, covering the road to Guinaldo ; but these two gallant regiments nobly sustained their assault, and repeatedly repulsed the enemy. Their flank, however, being threatened. Lord Wellington gave the order to retire, when, being joined by the remaining regiments of the brigade, the whole, driving back the French horsemen whenever they approached them, fell back steadily, until they reached Guinaldo, where they were halted, and joined the day after by the right brigade, which, stationed at Pastores, had been cut ofif by the movement. In this gallant affair the 83rd had 1 sergeant and 5 rank and file killed, and 3 sergeants and IC rank and file wounded. I 14 MEMOmS OF THE 8dRD REGIMENT. ClUDAD BODBIOO. In the month of January, 1812, the regiment 1812. ^J^g employed in the siege and capture of Ciudad Bodrigo; and on the 19th of that month, when that fortress was taken by storm, the Light Company of the Sdrd, under the Hon. Captain Fowys, led the right attack, and escaladed the outwork in front of the castle. The remainder of the battalion lined the trenches and covered the advance of the storming parties of the Srd Division in their assault on the great breach. The loss of the regiment in the siege amounted to 4 men killed, and 2 lieutenants (Yereker and Mathews) and 12 men wounded; and the word " Ciudad Kodrigo " has been inscribed by the royal authority on its colours and appointments for its services on this occasion.* Badajoz. At Badajoz, in April, the same year, the regi- 1812. ments of the Srd division were again called upon to display the burning irresistible courage of British soldiers, and the capture of that fortress by storm on the 6th April was mainly attributed to the impetuous valour with which they escaladed and took the castle. On this, as on former occasions, the 83rd highly dis- tinguished itself, and its services on the 25th March were most conspicuous. On the 25th March, fire was first opened on Badajoz, and it was determined to storm the outwork. La Ficurina, after nightfall on that day. For this purpose. General Kempt, with 600 men from the 3rd Division, was ordered * The regiment, and especially the Light Company, were wannly thanked by General Picton for their conduct. ' € 1] MEMOIRS OF THE 88RD REGIMENT. u to carry it by assaolt. These he divided into three divi- Bions, the centre of which, composed of 100 men from the 83rd, under the Hon. Captain Powys, was held in reserve. The flank divisions rushed impetuously to the attack, but the strength of the work, and the destructive musketry of the French, having rendered their courageous efforts fruitless, Powys and his reserve were also sent headlong against it. Running vehemently forward, the men of the 83rd soon cleared the intervening space, and in spite of a most galling fire escaladed the work, at a salient angle, and mounted the rampart. Here a des- perate struggle ensued. Powys, first and foremost of his men, fell dangerously wounded, but Sergeant Hazlust of his regiment, defending him stoutly with his halberd, kept the French at bay, and held his ground, till the remainder of the men, clambering up thickly and reso- lutely, came to his aid, and driving the enemy before them, cleared the ramparts, and enabled the flank divisions to enter also. For this gallant service. Captain Powys received the rank of brevet major, but did not sur- vive to enjoy the fruits of his bravery. With his dying breath, however, the gallant fellow recommended Sergeant Hazlust to the notice of his superiors, and that vaHant soldier, for his conduct on this occasion, was almost immediately promoted to be sergeant-major of the battalion. On the 6th April, also, the memorable night of the storm of Badajoz, the 83rd most successfully and nobly availed itself of the glorious opportunity of distinction afforded it. The distinguished honour of leading the 8rd Division in the assault on the castle was assigned to it, and, rapidly and resolutely filing over the narrow bridge of the little river Bivillas, 2;he regiment rushed impetuously to the wall, and under a most galling and murderous discharge of shells and combustibles, planted 16 MEMOmS OF THE 83RD REGIMENT. I 111 the ladders against them. Four out of the seven ladders were broken and destroyed, but officers and men, mount- ing the remainderi made the most determined efforts to force themselves in, repeatedly driven back and throTvn down, crushed and bruised, from the parapets of the ramparts. The 83rd still persevered, and at length Major Carr, Captain Hext, Lieutenant Broomfield, Adju- tant Swinburne, with others, followed closely by their men, effected an entrance at the right angle of the work, and established themselves on the rampart. At about the same time, the remainder of the division scaling the wall at another angle, the French tumad and made in full flight for the gate. The officers and men of the 83rd rapidly pursued, and closing the gate, and block- ading it with stones, wood, and other materials, secured the castle from recapture by the French, who, crowding from the breaches, and pouring volley after volley through it, endeavoured in vain to retake it. The castle thus being won, the French abandoned the remaining de- fences, and surrendered the fortress to the British. The regiment's loss in this siege and assault was neces- sarily very severe, amounting to one-third of its number engaged. Three officers — Captains Powys, Fry, and En- sign Hacket — with 1 sergeant, and 86 rank and file, were killed ; and 6 officers — Lieutenants Broomfield, O'Neill, Bowles, Lane, Vavasour, and Baldwin — and 81 rank and file, wounded. Major Carr received a clasp, and the rank of Ueutenant-colonel, and Captain Hext that of brevet major, for their own and their regiment's highly dis- tinguished conduct in this assault, and his Majesty has been pleased to permit the 83rd to bear the word *' Badajoz " on its colours and appointments, in com- memoration of the important and successful service it there rendered. MEMOIRS OP THE 83RD REGIMENT. 17 n- it Campaion of Salamanca. The fall of Ciudad Kodrigo and Badajoz having 1812. opened the way mto Spain, the British army was enabled to commence its march into that country, and the 2nd battalion 83rd, serving throughout the glorious campaign of 1812, had its full share of danger and honour, in the memorable victory of Salamanca, when the French army, under Marshal Marmont, was signally defeated on the 22nd July, 1812. On that glorious day, the Srd division^ commanded by Major-General the Hon. Edward Pakenham (General Picton being absent on account of ill-health) was posted in a wood, behind Aldea Tejada, completely concealed from the enemy, and securing the main road to Ciudad Bodrigo. About 2 p.m. the French, endeavouring to turn the British right and gain the road to Ciudad Bodrigo, extended their left in the direction of that fortress, thereby weakening their centre, and affording Lord Wellington the favourable opportunity he had so long desired of attacking them. He immediately took advan- tage of it, and assailing in front, with the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th divisions, order<^d the Srd division to attack the French columns, which were moving down on the Ciudad Bodrigo road, and nobly and gallantly did General Pakenham launch the battalions of the ^* Fighting Divi- sion** againat the enemy; forming line by regiments, t^rey rushed impetuously forward, and bearing on with resistless force, carried everything before them. The 83rd Begiment, with Colville's brigade, was in the full brunt of this decisive and successful attack. At one time charging gallantly forward, it overthrew the enemy whenever he stood to meet it ; at another, halting, and wheeling by divisions, to allow the British cavalry to 18 MEMOIRS OF THE 83RD REGIMENT. !• 11 1 If' '■ ! pass through, it re-formed, and followed hotly on, encou- raging and cheering the pursuing troopers. Three thousand prisoners werj taken by the division this day, and special mention of its commander and it was made by Lord Welliiigton in his despatch. Colonel Campbell, also, who commanded Colville's brigade (in the absence of that officer commanding the 4tli division), received Lis lordship's thanks for its services on the occasion. The casualties of the battalion in this battle amounted to 13 rank and file killed, and 1 lieutenant (Lieutenant Gascoyne) and 32 rank and file wounded; and it had, moreover, the great misfortune to lose, though not in its own ranks, its gallant lieutenant-colonel (Lieutenant- Colonel Collins), who, commanding a Portuguese brigade, had previously, at the sanguinary battle of Albuera, lost a leg, and now, in this great action again distinguishing himself, received a mortal wound. Lieutenant-Colonel Carr had one horse, and Adjutant Swinburne two horses, shot under them, and in comme- moration of the distinguished services of the battaUon of the 83rd in this action, his Majesty has been graciously pleased to sanction the word " Salamanca " being in- scribed on its colours and appointments. The battalion was next employed in the investment of the *' Betiro," a fortified building at Madrid ; at which two men of the battalion were wounded. It subsequently retired with the 3rd division, when the whole of the army retreated from before Burgos. Campaign of Vittoria. The next service which the battalion had the good fortune to be engaged in, was the triumphant Battle of Vittoria, on the 21st June, 1813, 1813. MEMOIRS OP THE 83BD REGIMENT. 19 y when the 83rd bore a prominent part and highly dis- tinguished itself. On that occasion, Golville's brigade being in front, the 83rd had the honour of leading the 8rd division in its passage across the river Zadara ; and the advance of the brigade against the enemy drew forth the especial approbation of Lord Wellington, who men- tioned it in his despatch in the following terms : — "Major-General the Hon. C. Colville's brigade, of the 3rd division, was seriously attacked in its advance by a very superior force, which it drove in, supported by General Inglis's brigade of the 7th division, under Colonel Grant, of the 82nd ; these officers and the troops under their command distinguished themselves." Maxwell, an historian of the great duke's life, also, in his description of this memorable victory, thus vividly recounts the advance of Colville's brigade : — ** The subsequent advance of the allied columns against the enemy's right centre was beautifully executed, as in echelon of regiments, it crossed the hallowed ground on which tradition placed the chivalry of England when the Black Prince dehvered battle to Henry the Bastard, and by a decisive victory replaced Don Pedro on the throne. As if animated by some glorious impulse, the battalions advanced, not to combat but to conquer; ColviUe's brigade of the. * Fighting Third'* led the attack, and the first enemy's corps that confronted ii was gallantly defeated. Pressing on with characteristic impetuosity, and without halting to correct the irregu- larity a recent and successful struggle had occasioned, the brigade encountered on the brow of the hill two lines of French infantry, regularly drawn up, and pre- pared to receive the assailants. For a moment the result was regarded with considerable jipprehension, and • The 88rd led. 2—2 20 MEMOIRS OP THE 83RD REGIMENT. means were adopted by Lord Wellington for sQstaining the brigade, when (as that event seemed inevitable) it should be repulsed by the enemy ; but valour overcame every disadvantage, and the perfect formation of the French could not withstand the dashing onset of the assailants; their rush was irresistible. On went these daring soldiers, sweeping before them the formidable array which, circumstanced as they were, appeared calcu- lated to produce annihilation." The 83rd, moreover, had this day the good fortune to obtain particular commendation from General Colville himself; with the 94th it attacked and captured a battery of guns, and in an assault on a Ti^'age, led by General Colville in person, the men of the 83rd rendered them- selves so conspicuous by their daring valour, that he directed Adjutant Swinburne (who, with Lieutenants Hingston, Barry, C. O'Neil, and Volunteer Nugent, were also distinguishing themselves at that particular point) to take the names of a large number of them, to whom, after the action, he awarded a guinea a-piece. The casualties of the 83rd in this glorious victory were severe : 3 officers (Major Widrington, Lieutenants Lindsey and Bloxham), 4 sergeants, and 28 rank and file, were killed ; and 4 officers (Captain Venables, Lieu- tenants J. Smith, Baldwin, and Barry), with 6 sergeants and 68 rank and file, were wounded. Its gallant conduct in the battle was acknowledged by medals being awarded to its commanding officer, Colonel Carr, and to Major Hext. Volunteer Nugent also was appointed to an ensigncy in the battalion, and his Majesty was graciously pleased to permit the word ** Vittoria " being inscribed on the colours and appointments of the 83rd, in com- memoration of the distinguished service it rendered in that battle. After this crowning victory, Lord Wellington under- MEMOIRS OF THE 83RD REGIMENT. 21 ^n took the sieges of San Sebastian and Pampeluna, and the 3rd division was employed in the investment of the latter place; but being shortly after relieved by the 7th division, it was formed in right support of the remainder of the army, which were so disposed as to cover the operations against these strong and important fortresses. On the 25th and 26th of July, the French under Marshal Soult having, after a desperate struggle, forced the Boncesvalles and Maya passes, General Picton moved his division up in support, and, forming in order of battle on the right of the 4th division, in front of Huarte, and extending to the hills beyond Olaz, there awaited the further advance of the French. In the ensuing hard-fought battles, on the 27th and 28th of July, the brunt of the fight fell to the good fortune of the 4th division, and the 3rd was but sUghtly engaged. Its picquets and light infantry, however, skirmished with the enemy's tirailleurs, and the division itself advancing on the right of the victorious 4th, turned the enemy's left, and completed his signal repulse. In this affair the battalion had only 8 men wounded. The French having been thus driven back, the siege of San Sebastian was prosecuted with redoubled vigour; and at last, after a second most sanguinary assault, the city was carried by storm. Pampeluna also having been reduced, the British general led his victorious troops from their lofty positions, and, descending from the snow- clad summits of the Pyrenees, launched them on the fair and fertile provinces of France. On the 10th of November, 1813, 90,000 men descended to the fight, and, rushing simultaneously from various points on the entrenched and strongly fortified lines of the enemy, commenced the battle of Nivelle ; and here again the " Fighting Third Division " signally mmmmmm mmmm m 22 MEMOIRS OF THE SSRD REGIMENT. availed itself of the glorions opportunity for distinction afforded it. Led by General Charles Colville (in the absence of Fieton in England), the division attacked the left centre of the enemy's position, and, carrying eveiy- thing before it, won the bridge of Amotz, and seizing the heights between that structure and the fortified redoubt called Louis XTV., estabUshed itself firmly on them. It then attacked the enemy in flank, while he was assailed in front by the 4th and 7th divisions, stormed the redoubt, hurled the enemy headlong out of it, and, afterwards crossing the Nivelle, attacked him on the heights on that side of the river also, and gained triumphant and secure possession of them. Li this battle, as on former occasions, the 83rd was in the heat of the engagement, and proved itself worthy of the noble division to which it belonged. Its casualties amounted to 10 rank and file killed, and 6 officers (Lieutenants Watson, Bany, and Wyatt, Ensigns Burgess and )*, and 28 rank and file wounded : and the royal authority has been received for the regiment to bear the word *' Nivelle " on its colours and appointments, to conmiemorate its gallantry in that action. The next service the regiment was employed in was the passage of the Gare d'Oleron, when the 3rd division, under General Hcton himself, attacked the ford above the bridge head at Sanvetterre ; the regiment, with the left brigade commanded by Colonel Keane, was in this encounter warmly engaged, and sustained a loss of 5 rank and file killed, find 12 rank and file wounded, and lost some prisoners from the Light Infantry, which had crossed the river. At Orthes, on the 27th February, 1814, the 3rd divi- * Name not in records. 51 MEMOIRS OF THE 88RD REGIMENT. 28 don was again in the very heat and brant of battle, and highly distinguished itself, attacking the heights, on which the left and centre of the enemy were strongly posted. It, after severe fighting, gained possession of them, and with the simultaneous assaults of the 62nd Begiment on the left, dislodged the enemy from his position and secured the victory. The loss of the 83rd in this action was severe, amount- ing to 1 sergeant and 10 rank and file killed, 9 ofiGicers (Lieutenant-Oolonel Oarr, Major Blaquiere, Captains Yenables and Elliott; Lieutenants Baldwin, Watson, and Lane; Ensign Nugent and Adjutant Swinburne), with 1 sergeant, 1 drummer, and 28 rank and file wounded : and its conduct was so meritorious that Colonel Eeane, in brigade orders, returned it and the 87th his thanks for their gallant behaviour, declaring that in this battle they had added to their already high reputation. On this occasion Captain Elliott, of the Light Company, was promoted to be brevet major, and received a medal, and his Majesty was graciously pleased to permit the word ''Orthes" to be inscribed on the colours and appointments of the 88rd, to commemorate the service it performed in that battle. In the month of March following, Picton's division again encountered the enemy, and falling upon him at Vic Bigorre, drove him from his position, and compelled him to continue his retreat. In this affair the 88rd Begiment was vigorously en- gaged, and lost 1 sergeant and 6 men killed, and 2 Ueu- tenants (Hingstone and Lane) and 16 men wounded. 1814. Toulouse. On the 10th of April, the British army fought and won the crowning battle of Toulouse, and 9mm " 24 MEMOIRS OF THE 83RD REGIMENT. I Ficton again led his division into the middle of the fight. The 83rd Begiment, with the left brigade, was bat par- tially engaged and suffered a slight loss, and it has received the royal commission to bear the word '* Tou- lonse " on its colours and appointments, for its services in that victory. The war was at this period brought to a conclusion ; the illustrious Emperor of the French, Napoleon Bona- parte, being compelled to abdicate. His able lieutenant. Marshal Soult, gave in his adhesion to the new govern- ment, and hostilities accordingly ceased. The 83rd was quartered at La Mos, where Major Blaquiere, having recovered &om his wounds, rejoined and assumed the command. It was afterwards resioved to Blanque Fort Camp, near Bordeaux, where 1 captain, 2 lieutenants, 1 assistant-surgeon, and 15 rank and file joined from prisoners of war. The whole army was there reviewed by the Duke of Wellington; and on the 1st of June the battalion embarked from Bordeaux for England. As a reward for their own and their regiment's service during this memorable war, his Majesty was pleased to appoint Lieutenant-Colonel H. W. Carr a Knight Com- mander, and Major George Hext a Companion, of the Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath ; and the word " Peninsula," inscribed by the royal authority on the colours and appointments of the 83rd, commemorates the valiant achievements of the 2nd battalion through- out the whole of the Peninsular campaigns. • \ MEMOIRS OF THE SSbD BEQIMENT. 25 >)1 PABT m. i SERVICES OF THE REGIMENT IN CEYLON FROM 1814-1829. On the 4tli of July, 1814, the 2iid battalion em- °^*' barked on board transports for Ireland ; and on the 24th following, disembarked at Monkstown, county Cork, and marched into the Fort of Einsale. On the 10th of September the battalion marched to Clonmel, and on the 30th of October to Kilkenny, when most of the companies were detached to do duty in the adjacent villages. On the 9th of November the depot joined from Maldon in Essex, consisting of 1 major, 7 Ueutenants, 5 ensigns, 10 sergeants, 4 drummers, and 192 rank and file, under Major Sullivan, who assumed the command of the battaUon. On the 26th January, 1815, the regiment 1815. marched for Dublin, from which place all the officers belonging to the 1st battahon, then doing duty with the 2nd, were ordered to join it at the Cape of Good Hope. In the month of March, 1816, the battalion 1816. marched for Armagh, and was detached in that and the neighbouring counties. At this place Lieutenant-Colonel Cother, C.B., from the half-pay of the 71st, assumed the command. The 2nd battahon was inspected by Major-Gen. ^®^'^' Bamet on the 24th of April, 1817, and disbanded the same day, having previously selected all the service- '■ 26 MEMOIRS OF THE 88RD REGIMENT. / I able non-commissioned officers and men (consisting of 8 sergeants, 4 drummers, and 381 rank and file), to be held in readiness to join the 1st battalion, supposed to be in the island of Ceylon, for which station it had been a considerable time under orders. The major-general expressed his perfect approbation of the battalion during its stay at Armagh, in a district order, wishing the officers every success in future. There were 15 sergeants, 7 drummers, and 164 rank and file (chiefly wounded men), discharged in con- sequence of the reduction of the 2nd battaUon. The route for the march of the detachment was received on the 22nd May, 1817, for Fermoy in two divisions, where it arrived on the 11th and 12th of June. The detachment and depot received a further route for Cork, on the 26th June, from whence the former pro- ceeded in steamboats to Cove, and embarked on board the transports Adamant and Eliza, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Cother, C.B. The detachment sailed from the Cove on the 7th July, 1817, and arrived in Simon's Bay, Cape of Good Hope, on the 22nd September following, and joined the head- quarters of the regiment, under the command of Lieu- tenant-Colonel Brunt, in Simon's Town. During the services of the 1st battalion at the Cape of Good Hope, five companies of the regiment, under the command of Brevet Major Summerfield, were ordered to proceed to the frontiers of Africa, in con- sequence of a revolt of a great number of Boors and Hottentots, joined with the Cafifres. This detachment landed at Algoa Bay, and on its disembarkation, pro- ceeded to Graafif Beinet, on the banks of Sunday's Biver, being a march of 350 miles, through a barren country. This revolt having been amicably settled, the detachment returned to Algoa Bay in October, 1816, I ,i / MEMOIRS OF THE 8dBD REGIMENT. 97 1817. where it remained until September of the following year. The head-quarters, &c., embarked, and the regiment sailed from Simon's Bay on the 1st October, and arrived at Colombo, island of Ceylon, on the 16th November, and 8rd December, 1817. The insurrection in the *< Eandyan "* provinces of Ceylon having commenced a few weeks pre- vious to the arrival of the regiment in that colony, nearly the whole of the battalion, then consisting of 4 field- officers, 10 captains, 32 subalterns, 48 sergeants, 22 drum- mers, and 969 rank and file, was marched into the interior, and was actively employed in the suppression of the rebellion. During this service the regiment suffered much from climate and privation of every description ; the loss in killed and wounded only amounted to 12, but the regiment sustained a loss of 3 officers,! 3 sergeants, 8 drummers, and 112 rank and file by disease, and previous to the effects of this campaign being eradicated a further loss of 1 officer,]: 4 sergeants, and 86 rank and file, making a total of 209 deaths within two years after the lauding of the regiment in Ceylon. On the 9th July, 1819, the regiment, com- manded by Lieutenant-Colonel Cother, was in- spected by General Sir Eobert Brownrigg, Bart., G.C.B., Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the forces in Ceylon, by whom the regiment was very highly com- plimented. On the 23rd September, 1819, the following detach- 1819. m * During the Kandian War, Captain Trydell, in command of the Light Company of the 8drd, attacked a formidable body of rebels posted within the lofty walls of a temple, five miles from Ballengadde, drove them out, and defeated them with considerable loss. f Lieut. Cautwell, Lieut. Smith, Ensign Macnac. X Lieut. Cox. mmammi T 28 MEMOIRS OB' THE 8dRD REGIMENT. ri 1 1 ment, under the command of Captain Campbell, joined the regiment from the depot, viz., 89 rank ^®2^' and tile, and on the 7th Januaiy, 1820, a fur- ther detachment of 20 rank and file, under the command of Lieutenant Mce, vid New South Wales and Calcutta. On the 25th December, 1818, the establishment of the regiment was reduced in conformity with the instructions, dated War-Office, 23rd November, 1818, to the following numbers, viz. : — 1 colonel, 1 lieutenant-colonel, 2 majors, 10 captains, 20 su]>altems, 5 staff, 35 sergeants, 22 drum- mers, and 050 rank and file. On the 12th March, 1821, the regiment* was 1821. inspected by Major- General Sir Edward Barnes, E.C.B., commanding the forces, who issued a very com- plimentary order on the occasion. The 73rd Regiment having received orders in June, 1820, to return to England, the men of that corps were allowed to transfer their services to other regiments in Ceylon, when 140 non-commissioned officers and rank and file volunteered to the 83rd Regiment. On the 5tli September, 1821, the regiment was again inspected by Major-General Sir Edward Barnes, K.C.B., and the regiment, still commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Cother, was again highly complimented. On the 25th February, 1822, the regiment was 1822. reduced to the following numbers, viz. : — 1 colonel, 1 lieutenant-colonel, 2 majors, 8 captains, IG subalterns, 5 staff, 29 sergeants, 12 rlrummers, and 576 rank and file. Agreeably to general orders issued by Major- 1823. General James Campbell, C.B., the head-quarters of the regiment, consisting of 1 field officer, 4 captains, 3 staff, 12 sergeants, 14 drummers, and 303 rank and file, embarked on the 22nd January, 1823, under the * Under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Cother. U 1 MEMOIRS OF THE 8dRD REGIMENT. 29 ^! command of Major Summerfielrl, for Trincomalee, and arrived at that station on the 8th of the following month. On the 20th March, 1823, Lieutenant- General John Hodgson succeeded to the colonelcy of the regiment, vice General James Balfour, deceased. The head-quarters, &c., of the regiment em- 18**' barked at Trincomalee, on board several vessels, between the 26th March and 31st October, 1824, and were all landed and collected at Colombo on the 6th November following to* A few months previous to the regiment leaving Trinco- malee, the Governor, Lieutenant-General Sir Edward Barnes, received orders for its return to England, but the Burmese War having broken out, the battalion was detained, and ordered to proceed to Kandy, to reUeve the 45th Eegiment, which corps had been a considerable time under orders for India. On the 26th September, 1825, the establish- 1825. ment of the regiment was increased to 10 com- panies, consisting of the following numbers : — 6 service companies — 2 field ofl&cers, 6 captains, 12 subalterns, 5 staff, 30 sergeants, 10 drummers, and 516 rank and file; 4 depot companies — 1 field officer, 4 captains, 8 subalterns, 1 staff, 12 sergeants, 4 drummers, and 224 rank and file. The regiment was stationed in Kandy, from January, 1825, to October, 1825, when it received the route for Colombo, preparatory to embarkation for England, on board the transports Amity and Arab ; the former vessel, with the head-quarter division, under Lieutenant-Colonel Cother, C.B., sailed on the 4th December, and the latter, under Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Kelly, with the re- mainder of the regiment, in a few days afterwards. - During the services of the regiment in Ceylon (a period of eleven years), it sustained a loss by deaths MEMOIRS OF THE 83RD REGIMENT. of 17 officers and 491 non-commissioned officers and rank and file. Upon the embarkation of the regiment at Colombo, his Excellency Lieut.-Gen. Sir Edward Barnes, E.O.B., was pleased to issue a most complimentary order to the regiment on its departure from Ceylon for England. Lieutenant- Colonel Cother, the commanding officer, was particularly complimented by the lieutenant-general, and Lieutenant- Colonel Kelly was especially mentioned for his talents and exertions during the Kandyan rebellion. After a passage of about five months, the regi- 1829. ment arrived in England, on the 16th April, and on the 18th May, 1829, landed at Gosport, and was quartered at Forton barracks, where it remained till the 27th August following, from which place it embarked on board the transports HopCy Amphitrite, and William Harris, for Scotland, and landed at Leith a few days afterwards and marched to Glasgow. ' II MEMOIRS OF THE 83RD REOIMENT. 81 PART IV. SERVICES OF THE REGIMENT FROM 1829-1848. On the 8rd December, 1829, Major the Hon. Henry Dundas, M.P., succeeded to the lieutenant-colonelcy, vice Cother, who retired. The regiment was stationed at Glasgow until ^^^- the 16th August, 1830, when it embarked on board steam-vessels for Belfast, in Ireland, and on landing marched to Enniskillen. During the stay of the regiment at Enniskillen, it furnished detachments to Omagh, Lififord, Sligo, and Ballyshannon, and on the 1st November, 1881, proceeded to Gastlebar. The regiment was quartered at Castlebar until 1832. tjjg 23rd October, 1832, when it received a route for Limerick, at which place the head-quarters arrived on the 29th of the same month. During the stay of the regiment at Castlebar, it fur- nished detachments to Drunnore, Westport, Foxford, Ballinrobe, and Tuam. The cholera having made its appearance in the corps,* on the 26th June, 1832, the whole of the men at head- quarters, consisting of 5 companies, and 8ta£f, were ordered into camp at Ballinew, about a mile distant from the town, and remained encamped until the 5th of September, when instructions were received to reoccupy the barracks. The regiment lost 10 men by this disease * Died : Assistant-Surgeon G. R. Watson, Lieut. H. S. G. Bowles. mmmmm wm l! 82 ^CEMOIRS OP THE 83RD REGIMENT. at OastleLar, and 2 officers fell victims to this malady at Ballinrobe. The regiment removed to Limerick in 1832, when it furnished detachments to Newcastle, Bniflf, Galbally, Eilfinnan, Tipperary, and Killaloe. The officers named in the margin * died at this station. On the 11th August, 1833, the regiment received a route for Dubhn, where it arrived on the 19th of that month. On the 22nd of February, 1834, the regiment 1834- received a letter of readiness to proceed to Cork for embarkation to Halifax, Nova Scotia, and on the 6th of April the 1st division embarked on board the Innisfaile steamer, and landed at Cork on the next day ; the head-quarters division following a few days afto?- wards. The separation of the service and depot companies took place on the 1st of April, and the latter, under Major Trydell, proceeded to Mullingar. During the stay of the regiment at DubUn, the officer named in the margin f died. The service companies, consisting of 2 field officers, 6 captains, 18 subalterns, 6 staff, 30 sergeants, 10 drummers, and 479 rank and file, embarked at Cork, on board the freight ships, Brunswick and Bickers, on the 21st April and 15th May, 1834, and landed at Hahfax, Nova Scotia, on the 26th May and 20th June following. Cholera having made its appearance in the town of Halifax, the three companies at head-quarters were ordered into camp at Windmill Hill, a short distance from the barracks, on the 8th September, and remained i* * Major T. Summerfield, Lieut. Hon. B. Clifford. f Lieutenant B. Coglilan. MEMOIRS OF THE 88RD REGIMENT. 33 me of jre ice 1836. 1837. encamped until the 1st October. The regiment only lost one man by this disease. On the 30th September of this year, Major-General Hastings Frazer, C.B., succeeded to the colonelcy of the regiment, vice Lieutenant-General Hodgson, removed to the 4th Foot. The companies which had been stationed at Cape Breton, Prince Edward's Island, &c., since the arrival of the regiment at Halifax, returned to the head-quarters on the 17th, 18th, and 20th July of this year. During this year the regiment remained sta- tionary at Halifax, Nova Scotia. The regiment remained in Nova Scotia until the 29th June, 1837, when, in consequence of the unsettled state of Lower Canada, orders vere received for its embarkation for Quebec on board her Majesty's frigate Vestal and Champion sloop of war. The head- quarters landed on the 12th, and the remaining com- panies on the 13th July, occupying the citadel barracks. During the services of the regiment at Nova Scotia, a period of about three years, it sustained a loss by deaths of 23 rank and file. Upon the embarkation of the regiment, Major-General Sir Colin Campbell, E.C.B., was pleased to issue a compBmentary order, Lieut. -Colonel Hon. H. Dundas at this time commanding. On the 3rd August, 1 sergeant and 20 rank and file proceeded to Gross Isle, and returned to the head- quarters on the 19th October. On the 1st November, Major Trydell, with two companies, embarked for Throe Bivers, and having remained at that post about ten days, received instructions to proceed to Montreal. On the 8th December the head-quarters and remaining four companies received orders to embark the following 3 34 MEMOIRS OF THE 83RD REGIMENT. II 11 day for Montreal, and landed at that station on the 11th, ^ occupying part of the Quebec Gate barrack. On the 13th December the regiment formed part of the brigade under Lieut.-Gen. Sir J. Oolboume, E.C.B., which proceeded to attack St. Eustache, and were actively engaged in that day's operations. The following morning the brigade proceeded to St. Benoit, and returned to Montreal on the 17th December. In January of this year, two companies proceeded *°^' on sleighs to the Upper Provinces, and after remaining some days at St. Thomas, distant about 600 miles froL I'^^ontreal, one of them, under the command of Lieutenant ij Jl, proceeded to Amherstburg. The briganus having come over from the American shore, and taken possession of Fighting Island, this company, with one of the 3?nd, proceeded on the 25th February to disperse them, which service -they e£fectually performed ; the brigands leaving behind them a small piece of cannon, with ammunition, muskets, &c. On the 3rd March, this company was again actively employed against the brigands at Peel Island, in con- junction with a part of the 32nd Begiment, and finally rejoined the head-quarters with the other company on the 17th June. The head-quarters remained at Montreal until the 6th May, when it proceeded via the St. Lawrence to, Kingston. On the 11th November, Lieutenant Johnson, with 44 men of the regiment and a party of marines, embarked on board her Majesty's steamboat Experiment, with a view to cut off two American schooners, laden with some hundreds of brigands, and whom it was reported they intended to land in the neighbourhood of Prescott. On their arrival, it was discovered that these marauders had effected a landing about a mile and a half below the INi MEMOIRS OF THE 83ED REGIMENT. 35 town, and taken possession of a large stone mill and adjacent houses. On the morning of the 13th, an attack on the brigands was decided on, and Lieutenant Johnson and a party, with the marines under Lieutenant Parker, reinforced by a number of volunteers, proceeded to attack them. The men advanced under a galUng fire from the walls at some distance from the mill, and, speedily expelling them from this position, compelled them to seek refuge in the mill and houses. Lieutenant Johnson then attempted to storm one of the houses filled with brigands, and in the act of doing so was killed, and 4 rank and file wounded. Being destitute of artillery to batter the houses, the party was ordered to retire. In this affair the brigands sustained a loss of about 40 killed and 28 prisoners. On the 16th of this month, Colonel Dundas and four companies of the regiment, with some heavy artillery, landed at Prescott, and at once took up position about 500 yards from the mill. The guns were brought to bear on the houses with great effect, and it being now late, and daylight wearing away, the lieutenant-colonel ordered the regiment to advance, when a smart fire was opened by the brigands from one of the houses, and as quickly repUed to. The buildings on the left of the mill being by this time gained, were set fire to, and the enemy seeing no prospect of escape, threw out a " white flag," and about 130 of them surrendered uncon- ditionally. Their killed in this affair amounted to about 30. The only loss sustained by the regiment on this occasion was one private killed. The four companies returned tu Kingston the day following. During this year the regiment remained station- 1839. a^jy at Kingston. 3—2 wmmHm m 86 MEMOIRS OP THE 83RD REGIMENT. I 1841. On the 19th May, 1840, the officer named in ^^^' the margin* died at this station, and he was suc- ceeded first by Lieutenant B. H. Browne, and on his pro- motion Ensign Wilham Nott was appointed adjutant. Ensign Nott was promoted from the ranks, and performed the duties of adjutant most efficiently for eleven years, when he became captain by seniority in 1851, at Kurrachee. The regiment remained at Kingston, N.S., until the 20th and 21st May, 1840, when it embarked in steam- boats for London and St. Thomas, N.S., and marched into quarters at these stations on the 29th and 30th of the same month. On the 14th May, 1841, Lieutenant Wynniatt was accidentally drowned while endeavouring to ford the river Thomas on horseback. On the 4th October, 1841, Captain Colquhoun died at London (England) while on leave of absence. The 1st division of the regiment, under the ^^** command of Brevet Major Swinburne, marched en route to Toronto on the 7th July, 1842 ; and the 2nd division, or head-quarters, under the command of Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Trydell, on the following day. The former arrived at Toronto on the 14th, the latter on the 15th July, 1842. On the 2nd August, 1842, Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel B. Trydell succeeded to the lieutenant-colonelcy of the regiment, vice the Hon. H. Dundas, placed on half-pay. The 1st division of the regiment proceeded on 1843. tiie 22nd May, 1843, to Three Eivers, under the command of Major Swinburne. The 2nd division and head- quarters proceeded to Quebec on the 23rd, and arrived there on the 27th May. No. 4 company joined head-quarters at Quebec on the 30th May, leaving No. 1 and the Lieutenant and Adjutant J. Stubbs. h MEMOIRS OP THE 83RD REGIMENT. 87 Light Company at Three Kivers. Light Company and No. 1 joined the head-quarters at Quebec on the 11th June, 1843, from Three Rivers.* The regiment embarked for England at Quebec, Canada, on the 16th June, 1843. The 1st division and head-quarters, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Trydell, on board the Countess^ London freight ship, con- sisting of 3 captains, 5 subalterns, 3 staff, 28 sergeants, 8 drummers, and 502 rank and file, 54 women and 110 children ; and the 2nd division, under the command of Major Swinburne, on board the Jamaica freight ship, consisting of 1 captain, 4 subalterns, 1 staff, 10 sergeants, 2 drummers, 184 rank and file, 16 women and 20 children; sailed together on the 17th June, 1843, and both ships anchored at Spithead on the 10th July, 1843. The 2nd division, under the command of Major Swin- burne, landed at Gosport on the 11th; and the 1st division and head-quarters, under the command of Lieu- tenant Colonel Trydell, on the 12th July, 1843. The regiment was quartered in Forton Barracks, Gos- port, until the 17th July, when the 1st division proceeded by railroad, through London, to Weedon, and the head- quarter division on the following day, at which place they occupied barracks until the 4th August, 1843, when the head-quarters, with two companies, proceeded to North- ampton, and the remainder of the regiment was distributed in detachments at Birmingham, Wolverhamp- ton, Burslem, Coventry, Hanley, and Newcastle-under- Lyne. On the 17th October, 1843, the regiment received the new percussion muskets. • Tho regiment, on its route from Toronto to Quebec, passed down the Lachine Rapids, in the river St. Lawrence ; tho 1st division on the 23rd, and the 2nd division on the 24th May, 1843. r 88 MEMOIRS OF THE 83RD REGIMENT. In April, 1844, the regiment was again collected ^°"* at Weedon, where it remained till October, 1844, when the head-quarters and three companies proceeded to Leeds, and the remainder furnished detachments to York, Bradford, Sheffield, Keighley, Huddersfield, Halifax, and Scarborough Castle. In June, 1845, the regiment was assembled at 1845. Manchester, where it remained till 22nd July, when it proceeded by rail to Liverpool, and embarked for Dublin, where it arrived the following morning, and proceeded en route to Limerick, Oahir, and Tipperary. The head-quarters of the regiment were established at Limerick, and furnished detachments also to Eilrush, the forts on the Shannon, Bath Eeal, Newcastle, Castle Connel, Croom, Ennis, and Clare Castle. In September, 1846, the regiment proceeded by 1846. ^YJgions to Dublin, and was assembled there in October. It occupied Bichmond Barracks, and subse- quently detached companies to Aldboro' House and Island Bridge Barracks. During the stay of the regiment at Dublin, Captain T. J. St. Aubyn, died while on leave of absence in Surrey. In May, 1847, the head-quarters proceeded to 1847. Kilkenny, and during its stay there furnished detachments to Carlow, Castlecomer, Carrick on Suir, Bagnalstown, Thomas Town, Wexford, Enniscarthy, New Boss, Callan, and Graignenemagh. Lieutenant T. Lane died at Castlecomer on 1848. 26th June, 1848. On the 1st September, 1848, Major-General Sir Frederick Stovin, K.C.B. and K.C.M.G., succeeded General Frazer in the colonelcy of the regiment. In September, 1848, the regiment was removed to Fermoy, whence it furnished detachments to Fethard, Lismore, and Clogheen. ■■■« m MEMOIRS OF THE 83RD REGIMENT. 89 PART V. SERVICES OF THE REGIMENT IN INDIA, 1849-1857. On the 1st December, 1848, the regiment was ordered to be augmented to the establishment as per margin,* and received instructions to prepare for service in the East Indies, and on the 9th January, 1849, two companies, with head-quarters, proceeded to Cork, and embarked on the 11th, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Trydell, in the freight ship Bombay, for Bombay, and sailed for its destmation on the 17th of the same month. The remamder of the regiment followed in the 1849. succeeding months of February and March, as follows, viz. : — In the China, under Major Townsend. In the Mermaid, under Brevet Major Ainslie. In the Marion, under Lieutenant-Colonel Law. In the Ursula, under Captain Lloyd. In the Zion's Hope, under Major Swinburne. On the 8th May, 1849, the head-quarters arrived in Bombay, and on the 10th disembarked and proceeded to Poona, and arrived at that station on the 18th of the same month. The whole of the regiment, however, was not assembled at Poona till the 14th July, 1849, where it remained till November, 1850. During the stay of the regiment at Poona, it lost by disease two ofl&cers (Captain the Hon. W. Gage and * Officers, 52 ; non-commissioned officers and rank and file, 1,079 : total, 1,181. '^ 40 MEMOIRS OF THE 8dRD REGIMENT. { Surgeon Ledingham), 5 sergeants, 1 drummer, and 69 rank and file. In November, 1850, the regiment marched in ^®^* four divisions on the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 11th of the month for Panwell and Bombay, and embarked in steamers for Eurrachee, where the head-quarters arrived and disembarked on the 14th of the same month, but the last division did not join the regiment till the 1st December following. In January, 1851, Lieutenant-Colonel Trydell 1851. ^ag appointed to the command of the Poena brigade, and Lieutenant-Colonel W. H. Law assumed command of the regiment. From November, 1860, to 31st December, 1852, the regiment was stationed at Eurrachee, and lost through disease during that period 5 officers — viz.. Major Townsend, Lieutenant and Adjutant W. HaU,'" Ensign Graham, Quartermaster Colbum (at Poena when on leave), and Assistant- Surgeon Boyce — and 6 sergeants, 3 drummers, and 135 rank and file, chiefly cases of cholera, fever and dysentery. On two occasions — viz. in May and June, 1851, and again in September and October, 1852 — the regiment was visited with cholera, fever, and dysentery, and suffered greatly, and on the last occasion, it was considered necessary to remove the regiment from the barracks and encamp the men on Ghizree Heights, near the sea.* It, however, soon recovered from these fell 1852. diseases, and numbered upwards of 950 efficient * Lieutenant W. Hall became adjutant in April, but died very soon afterwards. He had been promoted from the ranks. He was succeeded as adjutant by Lieutenant E. M. H. Mainwaring. f The 64th Regiment were quartered with the 88rd during the time they were in Eurrachee ; and the two regiments were on the most friendly terms from being so much together. ■• • \\ MEMOIRS OF THE 83RD REGIMENT. 41 1853. soldiers, men strong and stalwart in form, perfect in discipline, and influenced in no ordinary degree by an ardent esprit de corps, the prestige of the honourable name and high reputation won by the 83rd wherever it has served. On the 8th February, the right wing of the regiment (448 strength), under the command of Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Swinburne, proceeded in river steamers by the Indus Biver to Hydrabad, there to be stationed. On the 15th March, 1853, the establishment of the regiment was altered by Horse Guards' letter, dated 24th March, 1853, to 12 captains, 20 heutenauts, 4 ensigns, and 1 adjutant. Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Joseph Swinburne, after a long and distinguished service of 44 years in the 83rd Kegiment, retired from the service on the full pay of his rank of major. He served throughout the whole of the Peninsular campaign (the greater part of the time as adjutant), and received a medal and ten clasps for Talavera, Busaco, Fuentes d'Onor, Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajoz, Salamanca, Vittoria, Nivelle, Orthes, Toulouse. He was engaged with the regiment in the Eandyan rebelhon, and in Canada, and, embarking with the regi- ment for India, left it on the 22nd May, 1853, with the esteem and veneration of every individual in it. He was succeeded in the majority by Captain Henry Lloyd. The head-quarters, consisting of 5 subalterns, 4 staff", 19 sergeants, 6 drummers, and 353 rank and file, embarked at Kurrachee on board the Hon. E. I. C. steam frigate Semiramis, for Gogo, en route for Deesa, landed at Gogo on the 22nd December, where they were halted and encamped awaiting further orders. On the departure of head-quarters from Scinde, Major- HEMOIRS OF THE 88RD REGIMENT. 1 1854. General Sir Henry Somerset, K.C.B., issued a very complimentary order to the regiment. Lieutenant-Colonel W. H. Law was then commanding, and Lieutenant E. H. M. Mainwaring was adjutant. On the 9th January, 1854, Major Henry Lloyd joined from England, and assumed command of the head-quarter division at Gogo, Guzerat. On the 22nd January, 1854, the head-quarter division, under Major Lloyd, marched from Gogo, and arrived at Deesa on the 13th February. On the 23rd April, Major Henry Lloyd made over command of the head-quarter division to Captain E. W. Bray, the senior officer, and left Deesa for Kurrachee, there to assume command of the right wing. On the 6th May, Major Henry Lloyd died at Cambay, of " Asiatic cholera," while proceeding by that route to Kurrachee, to assume command of the companies there stationed. On the 14th October, the half-yearly inspection of tho head-quarter division of the regiment took place at Camp Deesa, under Brigadier-General Forster Stalker, C.B., commanding northern division of the army. Captain E. W. Bray at that time commanded, and Lieutenant E. M. H. Mainwaring was adjutant. On the 4th January, Colonel W. H. Law joined 1865. £j.Qjjj Kurrachee, and assumed command of the head-quarter division of the regiment stationed at Deesa. On the 29th March, the half-yearly inspection of the head-quarter division of the regiment took place at Camp Deesa, under Major-General F. Stalker, C.B., command- ing northern division of the army. On the 2nd April, the right wing, consisting of seven companies, under the command of Captain C. W. Austen, arrived at Bombay from Kurrachee, and was quartered in the barracks of Colaba. f\ MEMOIRS OF THE 8dRD REGIMENT. 48 During its service in Scinde the regiment lost through disease, 5 officers, 6 sergeants, 4 drummers, 142 rank and file. On the 9th March, a draft, consisting of 1 sergeant, 2 corporals, and 85 privates, under the command of Ensign G. Mylne, joined the head-quarters of the regi- ment at Deesa, from England. On the 29th October, the half-yearly inspection of the head- quarter division of the regiment took place under Major-General F. Stalker, C.B., commanding northern division of the army. On the morning of the 22nd December the right wing of the regiment, consisting of seven companies (strength — 1 field officer, 2 captains, 4 subalterns, 20 sergeants, 8 drummers, 477 rank and file), under the command of Major Eelsall, embarked at Bombay on board of the Ajdaha for Domus, where it disembarked on the follow- ing day, and on the 25th commenced its march upon Deesa, vid Surat, Baroda, and Ahmedabad, and finally reached its destination on the 25th of January, 1856, after having been separated from head-quarters for a period of three years. On the 21st January an order was received to ^®""* hold a wing of the regiment in readiness to proceed on field service. On the dOth of the same month 42 recruits, under the command of Lieutenant Cooper, joined the regiment from England. On the 27th March the half-yearly inspection of the regiment took place, under Brigadier N. Wilson, K.H., commanding Deesa Field Brigade. On 16th May, Colonel W. H. Law retired on full pay from the service, with the rank of major-general; he served in the Peninsular war, and was present at the battles of Nivelle and Nive, for which '• received the itmm ■■■■ 44 MEMOIRS OF THE 88RD REGIMENT. war medal and two clasps. Colonel Trydell being briga- dier at Poona, the command of the regiment devolvod on Lieutenant-Colonel Kelsall, the second lieutenant-colonel. On the 1st August, Lieutenant and Adjutant E. H. M. Mainwaring died at Poona. On the 27th October the half-yearly inspection of the regiment took place, under Brigadier N. Wilson, K.H., commanding Deesa Field Brigade. On the 23rd March a detachment, in strength ^°^** 3 sergeants, 4 drummers, 91 rank and file, 6 women, and 15 children, proceeded, under the command of Lieutenant Dickenson (and in medical charge of Assistant- Surgeon Miles) , to Mount Aboo. During the month of May, 1857, the regiment was held in readiness for field service, in consequence of the mutinies of the Bengal native army; and on the 26th of that month the left wing, composed of Nos. 5, 6, 7, and the Light Company (strength — 1 field ofi&cer, 2 cap- tains, 6 subalterns, 2 staff, 18 sergeants, 6 drummers, 250 rank and file), under the command of Major Steele, proceeded on active service and marched on Nusseerabad, where it arrived on the 12th June, having performed a march of 237 miles in seventeen days duiing the hottest time of the year without a single casualty. On the 13th June No. 7 Company was detached from the left wing to garrison the fort and arsenal of Ajmere. The left wing was reinforced by Nos. 1, 2, and 3 Companies (strength — 1 captain, 2 subalterns, 7 sergeants, 8 drummers, 200 rank and file), which left the head- quarters at Deesa on the 17th June, and arrived at Nusseerabad on the 10th July. On the 9th July two companies, under the command of Captain Bead, were detached from Nusseerabad to Neemuch, 143 miles distant, where they arrived on the 18th of the mon':h. MEMOIRS OF THE 83RD REGIMENT. 46 On the 14th July the Grenadier Company, under the command of Captain Jones, left head-quarters for Ahmed- abad, the native troops in garrison there having dis- played symptoms of disaffection. On the 10th August the left wing at Nusseerabad disarmed a detachment of the 12th Begiment N.I., which had exhibited evident symptoms of a mutinous spirit; and on the night of the 12th of the same month, the detachment at Neemuch, under Captain S. Bead, was called out to suppress a mutiny of a squadron of the 2nd Bombay Light Cavalry ; the night was exceedingly dark, but the detachment succeeded in making several prisoners, and sustained a loss of one man killed (Piivate Chambers) and two wounded. On the 21st August the detachment of the 50 invalids at Mount Aboo was attacked by about 150 mutineers of the Joudpoor Legion, who were repulsed with some loss in killed and wounded, without the detachment having sustained any loss. On receipt of this intelligence at Nusseerabad, a wing of the Joudpoor Legion, there sta- tioned, was disarmed by the 83rd Begiment. On the 30th of August a detachment of 3 officers and 119 rank and nle, under the command of Brevet Major Heatly, proceeded from Nusseerabad for the purpose of preserving the peace of the city of Ajmere during a Mahommedan festival. This detachment was joined on the Ist September by a detail of 1 sergeant and 30 rank and file from the company stationed in the fort of Ajmere. The detachment then proceeded on active service to Beawar, where it was reinforced by 1 captain, 2 sergeants, 1 drummer, and 50 rank and file, from Nusseerabad; the detachment then, with four guns of the Bombay Horse Artillery and some native troops, proceeded by the mountain pass of Burr, on a reconnaissance to Awah, which they found to be a strongly entrenched if-m 46 MEMOIRS OF THE 83RD REGIMENT. village, garrisoned by about 3,000 armed men, well pro- vided with artillery. On the 18th September an unsuc- cessftd attack was made on the village, in which three men, 83rd Eegiment, were womided, two of our four guns were disabled, and one artilleryman was killed and two wounded, and some casualties occurred amongst our native troops ; the whole force then returned to Ajmere, where it arrived on the 28th September. On the night of the 18th September the detachment stationed at Neemuch, under the command of Captain Bead, together with two guns supported by a detail of native troops, marched from Neemuch to take the walled village of Nimbharia, sixteen miles distant, which was occupied by mutineers and rebels with three guns ; during the following day the force took up a position near the village, and opened fire with the view of effecting a breach; the fire was kept up till dark, when further operations were suspenJeu till next day. During the night of the 19th the enemy, leaving their guns, ammu- nition, &c., hastily evacuated the village, which was taken possession of by the force on the morning of the 20th. During the action of the 19th Assistant-Surgeon Miles was wounded in the leg, and Lance-Corporal Thomas Young was killed. On this occasion each man of the detachment received 8 rupees (16s.) prize-money. On the night of the 20th September the force returned to Neemuch, leaving 1 sergeant, 1 drummer, and 30 rank and file, under Ensign Chamley, to occupy the village, which detach- ment rejoined the following day.* A considerable body of the Mundisore insurgents having occupied the fort and village of Jeerun, about ten miles from Neemuch, on the morning of the 23rd * On the 4th October, 1857, Captain B. G. Jones died at Ahmedabad. if; MEMOIRS OF THE 83rD REGIMENT. 47. October a detachment of 50 of the 83rd, commanded by Oaptam Eead, together -with a company of the 12th Bombay N.I., some native cavahy, and two gnns, moved against them from Neemuch. A very determined resistance was offered by the enemy, and Captain Read was killed by one of their first musket shots, while lead- ing on his small detachment. Capt. Tucker commanding the cavalry was killed, and the officer commanding the native infantry detachment was severely wounded about the same time. The enemy advanomg in great force, the infantry retired to a fresh position, and the enemy having suffered severely from their fire, withdrew into the fort of Jeerun, which was occupied and blown up on the following morning, the enemy havmg evacuated it in the night. In addition to the death of Captain Eead, two privates were wounded in this affkir. On the 9th November, the small fortified position at Neemuch, which was garrisoned by a detachment of the 83rd Regiment, under Ensign Chamley, and some native troops, the whole under command of Major Simpson, 2nd Light Cavalry, was attacked by a very large insurgent force, which invested the fortification for 15 days; their several attempts at assault by e dade were repulsed with heavy loss, and on the 23rd of the month they broke up and retired on the advance of a force fi an Mhow to the reUef of the garrison, which had sustained a losb of about 20 in wounded during the siege. The head-quarters of the regiment which had remained at Deesa up to this time, received orders to advance into Rajpootana, and marched for Mount Aboo on the 26th October, under command of Colonel Trydell ; thence it proceeded to Nusseerabad, where it arrived on che 28th November. The detachment at Neemuch was now reHeved by two companies commanded by Major Austen. 48 MEMOIRS OF THE 88RD REGIMENT. ' 1 I' .■■/ PART VI. SERVICES OP THE REGIMENT, 1858-1868. An expedition was organized for the reduction 1858. Qf j.]^Q fortress of Awab, and two companies of the regiment having joined it, about 1,000 men of all arms, with some siege guns, arrived before Awah on the 19th January. Batteries were constructed, and their fire was warmly replied to -by the enemy ; an assault was arranged for the morning of the 24th January, but, favoured by a night of intense darlmess and a heavy thunder-storm, the enemy evacuated the fortress during the night of the 23rd, about 50 of their number being killed, or taken by the picquets. Thirteen guns were taken in the* place. The defences and fortified palace were mined and destroyed. The detachment had two men wounded. Colonel Trydell and Lieutenant-Colonel Kelsall having proceeded to England, the command of the regiment devolved on Major Steele on the 24th February, 1858. On the 8th March the regiment was joined by a draft of 152 men from England, commanded by Captain- Wright. Siege and Capture op Kotah. The strongly fortified city of Kotah on the river Chumbul had been for many months held by a formid- able insurgent force. Major-General Roberts, of the Honourable East India Company's Ai-my, commanding MEMOIRS OP THE 83RD REGIMENT. 49 in Bajpootana, now moved against it from NuBseerabad, with two strong brigades ; the 1st marching on the 10th March ; with this brigade were three companies of the regiment, nnder the command of Captain (Brevet Lieu- tenant-Colonel) Heatly. The 2nd brigade, commanded by Colonel Parke, of the 72nd Highlanders, to which the head-quarters of the regi- ment (strength, 11 officers and 300 men) was attached, moved &om Nusseerabad on the 11th March. The whole force comprised H.M.'s 8th Hussars, a company of Boyal Engineers, the 72nd, 83rd, and 95th Begiments, a numerous force of native cavalry and infantry, a siege- train of 18 heavy guns and mortars, also 3 troops and batteries of horse and foot artillery of the Hon. Com- pany's service, about 4,500 of all arms. The force encamped on the 22nd March before the city, on the opposite bank of the Biver Chumbul ; the regiment fur- nished the usual working parties, trench and battery guards, outlying pickets, &c., until the 25th of the month, when, the capture by the enemy of the Bajah's palace, which was held by our troops, being imminent, 200 men of the detachment of H.M.'s 83rd Begiment, with the 1st brigade, were directed to cross the river, with other troops, for its protection; this detachment sustained a loss of 3 men killed, and 5 non-commissioned officers and men wounded in the following three days, in which some vigorous assaults by the enemy were repulsed with heavy loss in killed and wounded. On the 30th, the city was taken, having been entered by three columns of assault, the centre column being led by the head- quarter division of the 83rd Begiment, under Lieutenant- Colonel Steele; the detachment of the 83rd, with the 1st brigade, commanded by Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Heatly, was in reserve, and entered the city later in the day. The regiment sustained a loss of 1 man killed and 4 V 00 MEMOIRS OF THE 83rD REGIMENT. 6 wounded. The enemy abandoned their defences, and retired towards Gwalior, having sustained a considerable loss in the siege and assault ; about 80 guns were taken in the city, with large magazines of ammunition and supplies. Haying remained encamped before Kotah till the 18th of April, the besieging force was broken up, and the regiment marched on return to Nusseerabad, arriving there on the 29th. The usual relief of detachment of one company ji the fort of Ajmere took place on the 8rd May. Enfield rifles were issued to the regiment at this time ; the waist-belt, with small pouch in front, had been supplied to the regiment in supercession of the old cross- belts about one year previously. Lieutenant-Colonel Kelsall having retired on full pay. Major Steele succeeded to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel of the regiment on the 13th of April, 1858. On the 23rd May, the two companies which had been on detachment at Neemuch, under command of Major Austen since December, rejoined the head-quarters of the regiment. About the middle of June, the decisive successes of the division of the army commanded by Major-General Sir H. Rose, having caused the rebel army to evacuate the Gwalior territory, a very numerous hostile force, estimated at 10,000 men, crossed the river Chumbul, and entered the territory of the Bajah of Jeypoor, who had always dis- played friendly feelings towards the British Government. A considerable force, about 2,500 strong, of which the head-quarters and 600 of the 83rd composed a part, was placed under orders for field service in consequence, and marched from Nusseerabad on the 28th June, under com- mand of Major-General Roberts. On the 3rd July, this force arrived within one march of the city of Jeypoor, »v MEMOIRS OP THE 83RD REGIMENT. 61 which was m immment danger from the advance of the rebel army. On the approach of General Roberts' division, the enemy, changing their direction, moved southwards and attacked the capital of the Bajah of Tonk, which was occnpied and partially plundered by them. The Bajah retired to his fortified palace, and offered all the resistance in his power to their assaults. A portion of his troops, however, proved faithless, and joined the enemy, giving up to them the guns which had been in their charge. General Roberts' advance by forced marches caused the rebels to retire from before Tonk, and a considerable portion of the British force was detached in pursuit in a south-easterly direction ; about 900 men, including the 83rd regiment, remaining under the personal command of the general. The weather was at this time extremely hot, and the exposure consequent on the urgent duties in which the force was engaged proved fatal to many of the soldiers composing it. Six men of the 83rd died from sunstroke between the 7th and 10th July. The enemy, pressed upon by the detached column, changed his line of march towards the west, and General Roberts, still moving by forced marches, suc- ceeded in coming up with them late on the evening of the 8th August. They were seen formed in great force near the village of Sanganeer — ^the number was estimated at 8,000 men, two-thirds of whom were cavalry. The regiment at once advanced to the attack under a heavy fire from the artillery of the enemy, which, however, being directed too high, did no execution, while many of the rebels were killed and wounded by the rifles of the 83rd. Darkness, however, coming on, enabled the enemy to retire, and withdraw the whole of his guns. The force had marched this day thirty miles, and bivouacked on the spot, having far outmarched their 4—2 mmmmmmtm 52 MEMOIRS OF THE SSRD REGIMENT. tents and baggage. Waiting one day to allow the colulnn which had been detached from Tonk to join him, General Roberts' force moved on the 10th of August in pursuit of the enemy. This brigade had been reinforced by the junction of one troop of Bombay Horse Artilleiy, a detachment of Boyal Engineers, a squadron of the 8th Boyal Irish Hussars, a squadron of Native Light Cavalry, 4 companies 72nd Highlanders, and a Sepoy regiment of the Bombay army, as well as by a strong body of Belooch horsemen. A very persevering pursuit now took place on the track of the rebel army, the outpost picquets of which were surprised and cut to pieces on more than one occasion. At about 7 a.m. on the 14th of August, the enemy were seen moving in heavy masses, of horse and foot, on the further bank of the Bunnass river, their Hue of movement being covered by their artillery, which was posted in a battery on the crest of a rising ground close to the village of Eottaria ; only waiting to form and load, the force at once advanced towards the river, the 83rd regi- ment leading in a double column of subdivisions from its centre. The enemy's guns opened with round and grape, and were instantly vigorously engaged by the British Horse Artillery, and the fire on both sides was for a time extremely heavy. The 83rd forming line, crossed the river, meeting but Uttle resistance, and the enemy, abandoning their guns, retired with precipitation. The cavabry charged amongst the retreating artillerymen and infantry, and the pursuit was continued for some miles, , very great numbers of the rebels falling under their sabres, while the fugitives seeking shelter in the groves and copsewood were destroyed by our infantry. In the evening the force returned and encamped near Kottaria, having sustained only the small loss of 22 killed and wounded, while fully 1,000 of the rebels were left dead MEMOIRS OF THE 88RD REGIMENT. 68 1858. oh the field, and 4 gtms, wiUi their ammunition, and many elephants and camels laden with stores, were cap- tured. The enemy's flight did not cease till they had crossed the Ohumbul, and entirely evacuated Bajpootana. The force returned northwards by easy marches, and the regiment re-occupied its former quarters in the camp at Nusseerabad on the 29th of August. On the 4th October the first half-yearly inspection of the regiment which had taken place since April, 1857, was made by Major-General Roberts, commanding Baj- pootana Field Force, who was pleased to issue a highly complimentary order to the regiment on this occasion. Lieutenant-Colonel Steele was commanding, and Lieu- tenant J. N. Oolthurst was adjutant. By order of her Majesty, published 18th August, 1858, a medal and clasp was granted to. all the troops engaged in field service in the repression of the mutinies in India, and lists of those so entitled in the regiment were forwarded on the 3rd and 4th November, 1858. By order of the Governor-General in Council, dated 29th September, 1858, a donation of six months full batta was granted, to all officers and men who had served with the Rajpootana Field Force. On October 26th, 1858, Colonel Botet Trydell was promoted to major-general, and Major C. W. Austen succeeded to the lieut. -colonelcy in the regiment. Major-General Trydell served in the 88rd for a period of 54 years. He was present with the 1st battalion at the taking of the Cape of Good Hope in 1806, including the battle of Blueberg ; and also in Ceylon through the Kandyan rebellion. Lieutenant-Colonel Steele having proceeded to England early in the month of December, 1858, the command of the regiment devolved on Lieutenant-Colonel Austen, 54 MEMOIRS OF THE 83RD REGIMENT. I I! fl !! the second lieutenant-colonel. On the 17th of this month, a field force was formed at Nnsseerabad mider the personal command of Brigadier Honner, commanding Bajpootana Field Force, consisting of the head-quarters of the 8drd Regiment, 600 strong, under command of Lieutenant-Colonel C. Austen, with a troop and a half battery of artilleiy, a considerable force of cavalry of the 8th Hussars and 1st Lancers, and the 12th Regiment N.I. The force marched to Sanganeer on the Neemuch road, arriving there on the 21st. On the 23rd the head- quarters of the 83rd, 300 strong, with the 12th Regi- ment N. I., and half a battery, were ordered back to Nnsseerabad, arriving there on the 27th. Three com- panies under Lieutenant-Colonel Heatly, consisting of 200 men, remained with the brigade under Brigadier Honner. Early in the month of January, 1859, intelli- gence having been received that the rebel force was again moving on Tonk, with the intention of reaching Jeypoor, the head-quarters of the 83rd, with 300 men, part of the 12th Regiment N. I., and half a battery of artillery, the whole under the command of Lieutenant- Colonel Holmes, proceeded on the 8th in an easterly direction to Diggee, to cover the road from Tonk to Jeypoor. Having received information that Tonk was threatened, the force marched through Tonk to Bamboor on the 11th ; here it was discovered that the rebels had passed by, and the force accordingly marched the following day (22 miles) in a north-east route to Jullai. Finding that the rebels had only left that morning, and were encamped at Chatsoo, 22 miles distant, the force marched again that night, arriving at Chatsoo before daybreak. The rebels had just left when the brigade of Brigadier Showers— chiefly cavalry — having come up, continued the pursuit. Colonel Holmes' force then 1859. MEMOIRS OF THE 88RD REGIMENT. 55 marched on Jeypoor, arriying there on the 17th, and leaving on the 18th, and after four days' severe marching through deep sand, came up with the rebel force at ** Seekur " at 4 a.m., having during the last thirty hours accomplished a march of fifty-two miles. The moon was just setting when our troops surprised the rebel camp, and owing to the darkness, and precipitation with which the rebels fled, together with our deficiency of cavalry, our troops were unable to inflict any serious loss on them. About 80 were killed, 50 taken prisoners, and many horses and camels. The force halted at Seekur for one day, having during the previous thirteen days marched a distance of 292 miles. After this, the force proceeded in combination with other columns to harass the rebels, and marched over a great part of Jeypoor and Jouhdpoor, arriving finally on 18th February at Suget on the road between Nusseerabad and Deesa. Information having been here received that the rebels had escaped through a pass in the hills, the force, after a halt of 4 days, returned to Nusseerabad, arriving there on the 1st of March. The field force, under Brigadier Honner, to which were attached 200 men of the 83rd Regiment, under Lieu- tenant-Colonel Heatly, also returned on the 1st March, having been in the field since the 14th December, during which period they traversed 995 miles of country ; and on one occasion in attempting to surprise the rebels, they marched 44 miles in 24 hours. In the pursuit of the rebels, terminating in the affair of Kosana, Brigadier Honner's force marched 130 miles, over tracts of deep heavy land, in 4 days. The 83rd detachment in this last pursuit, consisting of 9 sergeants, 4 corporals, 1 drummer, and 119 privates, under command of Lieu- tenant-Colonel Heatly, with Captain Marsh, Lieutenants Onslow and Huyshe, were mounted on camels. Their I 56 MEMOIBS OF THE 88RD BEQIMENT. I services dnring the operations terminatixig in the defeat of the rebels at '' Eoshana," are honourably mentioned in Brigadier Honner's despatch. In the summer of 1859 a letter was addressed by the Earl of Howth, Lord Lieutenant of the county of Dublin, to General Sir Frederick StoTin, G.G.B., and E.G.M.G., the colonel of the regiment, which is subjoined : — *« Howth CatOe, July 2Sth, 1869. " Sir, — ^An application has been made to me by Lientenant-Colonel Steele, of the 88rd Begiment, in my capacity of Lord Lieutenant of the county of Dublin, to give the assistance of my sanction and co-operation in forwarding an application from him as commanding officer of the 88rd Begiment, that the distinctive appellation of the " County of Dublin" Begiment may be conferred upon that corps. Lieutenant- Colonel Steele has suggested that I should communicate with you as the colonel of the 88rd on the subject of his wishes, and I accordingly beg to do so. Lieutenant-Colonel Steele accompanied his application to me by an extract from the records of the 88rd Begiment, and it most plainly appears that the regiment was raised in the county of Dublin in the year 1798, under a letter of service granted to its first lieutenant- colonel commandant, William Fitch, who was killed at the head of the regiment in the Maroon war, in the island of Jamaica, three years after- wards. It further appears from its records that the 88rd Begiment has seen much active foreign service, and has been distinguished by its discipline and valour in many parts of the world, and recently in the suppression of the mutiny in India, where it is at present serving. ** Under these circumstances, and having regard to the fact that the regiment was originally raised exclusively in the county of Dublin, I have much pleasure in expressing my concurrence in the application made by Lieutenant-Colonel Steele on the part of his regiment. I con- sider that it would be creditable to the county of Dublin that a regiment raised in it, and of whose services it may be very justly proud, should be distinguished by its name, and I give this letter to Lieutenant-Colonel Steele for conveyance to you, in the hope that it may aid in inducing his Boyal Highness the Commander-in-Chief to recommend to her Majesty that the title of the " County of Dublin " Begiment may be conferred on the 88rd. — I have the honour, &c., " (Signed) Hov.th. « To General Sir F. Stovin, G.C.B. and E.C.M.G., Colonel 88rd Begiment." MEMOIRS OF THE 88rD REGIMENT. 67 This application was brought to the notice of his Boyal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, Commander- in-Chief of the Army, by Sir F. Stovin, and the title of the ** County of Dublin " Regiment was conferred on the 8drd. The following letter from the adjutant-general reached the regiment at Nusseerabad on the 19th December, 1869, just 67 years after the regiment had been raised in the county of Dublin : — ** Horse Chtarda, 8.W., October 29th, 1869. " Sir, — ^By desire of his Boyal Highness the General Gommanding- in-Ghief, I have the honour to acquaint you that her Mt^esty has been graciously pleased to authorize the 88rd Regiment, which was raised principally from recruits obtained in Ireland in 1798, and embodied at Dublin in that year, being designated the 88rd (Gounty of Dublin) Regiment. I have the honour, &o., " (Signed) W. P. Forsteb, D.A. Oen." The regiment remained at Nusseerabad and 1860. Ajmere till the end of February, 1860, when they were ordered to proceed to Belgaum, in the southern Mahratta country ; and the head-quarter division, com- manded by Lieutenant-Colonel Austen, marched on the 17th February, reached Cambay, distant 390 miles, on the 30th March, and proceeded by sea to Vingorla, on the Malabar coast, whence they marched to Belgaum, arrimg there on the 16th April. The left wing moved on the 30th March, under command of Captain Baumgartner, and hnd a trying march in very hot weather, during which they lost an officer (Lieutenant Colebrook) and several men from cholera. They proceeded from Cambay by sea to Wagotna, and marched to Kolapore, where they re- mained on detachment, under command of Captain E. B. Cooke. ■^^^ 5d MEMOIRS OP THE 83RD REGIMENT. I I A highly complimentaiy farewell order was issned to the regiment on the occasion of its erasing to belong to the Bajpootana Field Force, by Brigadier Honner, C.B., commanding n Malwa and Bajpociana. Lieutenant- Colonel i listen was then in command of the regi- ment. The half-yearly inspection of the regiment was made by Brigadier Adams, O.B., commanding the southern Mahratta division, on the 7th November, 1860, at Belgaum. The wing of the regiment which had been on detach- ment at Eolapore since May, 1860, joined head-quarters on November 27, 1860. The medals awarded by her Majesty to the ^°"^* officers and men who had been engaged with the enemy during the Indian mutiny, were received from the Adjutant-Generui, Horse Guards, on February 2nd, 1861, and on February 11th they were presented to those entitled to them on a parade of the garrison of Bel- gaum, by Miss Straith, the daughter of the brigadier commanding. The officers of the regiment who were presented with the Indian war medal were : — Lieut.-Col. Steele, C.B. Lieut.-Col. Heatly. Captain Pigott. Captain Wright. Captain Wakefield. Captain Minheor. Lieutenant Browne. Lieutenant Wardell. Lieutenant Onslow. Lieutenant Karslako. Lieutenant Healy. Adjutant I. N. Colthurst. Lieut. -Coi. C. W. Austen. Contain Molony. Captain Memaut. Captain Baumgartner. Captain Gandy. Captain Gore. Lieutenant Coote. Lieutenant Beazley. Tiieutenant Huyshe. Lieutenant Pennefather. Lieutenant Anderson. Paymaster Swinburne. Assistant- Surgeon Touch. Assistant- Surgeon W. Sharp. Quartermaster ITaycs. Captain Sprot. !\ na MEMOIRS OF THE 8dRD REGIMENT. 69 Lientenant-Oolonel Steele, who had commanded the regiment in several engagements in the early part of the mutiny, had heen decorated by her Majesty with the insignia of a Companion of the Bath for his ser- vices. The half-yearly inspection of the regiment was made by Brigadier Adams, O.B., commanding the southern Mahratta division on April 26th, 1861. A frock of scarlet serge, and a wicker helmet covered with grey linen, with a turban round it, were ordered to be adopted by the regiments in India, in super- session of the shell jacket and chaco hitherto worn, and the regiment was provided with them accordingly about this time. Intimation was received in August that the regiment was to embark for England in the approaching cold season. On the 18th November, his Excellency, Lieu- tenant-General Sir William Mansfield, K.C.B., Com- mander-in-Chief of the Bombay presidency, having visited Belgaum on a tour of inspection, went through the barracks of the regiment, and afterwards reviewed the 83rd on a brigade field-day, at the conclusion of which he was pleased to make a speech to the regiment, in which he expressed his approbation of the state of the corps in the strongest terms; his Excellency used the words that " he never in the course of his service had seen a regiment in higher order, and that he should not fail to report accordingly to his Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief." Lnmediately afterwards the regiment was permitted by general order to give volunteers for further service in India to every regiment serving there, and a number of non-commissioned officers and men, as per margin,* * Sergeoiats, 8 ; corporals, 10 ; dranuucrs, 7 ; privates, 468. I m ^lEMOIRS OF THE 83KD REGIMENT. ft & 5' having volunteered to other regiments, were strack o£f the strength of the 83rd from the 19th of Decemher, 1861. The regiment commenced its march to the 1862. gQj^gi; Qn the 22nd of January, 1862, and reached Yingorla on the 29th of that month, where they were encamped till the 5th of Fehruary, on which day the regiment, under command of Lieutenant-Colonel Steele, C.B,, embarked in the hired transport King Lear; the ship sailed the same evening for Plymouth. During the service of the regiment in India of 12^ years, it lost by deaths 18 oflficers, 30 sergeants, 417 rank and file ; and 51 sergeants and 629 rank and file were invalided. The King Lear anchored in Table Bay, Cape of Good Hope, on the morning of the 18th of March, and having obtained supplies sailed again on the 19th for Gravesend, where the regiment disembarked on the 21st May, 1862, and proceeded to Dover on the same day by rail, and was quartered in the citadel. The regiment was soon afterwards inspected by Briga- dier-General Garvock, commanding at Dover, and by Major-General Hon. A. A. Dalzell, commanding the division. Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Steele, C.B., sold out of the regiment on the 29th July, after a service of twenty- eight years in the 83rd. He died in London on the 6th August, only eight days after he had been gazetted out. Major A. Barnard Hankey succeeded to the lieu- tenant-colonelcy of the regiment. In August, the regiment was reviewed by Lieutenant- General Viscount Melville, K.C.B., who commanded it for several years in Canada and England. Several drafts of recruits, both officers and men, joined ,3CBa MEMOIRS OP THE 83Ei> REGIMENT. 61 li«ad-qtiarters from the depot at Chatham, and hronght up the strength of the regiment, which had been reduced to a mere skeleton by thr. volunteering at Belgaum, and the discharge of many men on its arrival at Dover. In October the regiment was inspected on the Castle Hill parade ground by H.B.H. the Duke of Cambridge, Commander-in-Chief, who, in a complimentary speech, expressed his approval of its appearance, and of the rapid manner in which the regunent had been brought forward since its arrival in England. In October a large number of the men were sent up to see the Great Exhibition of 1862, by the officers. The 83rd remained quartered at Dover until the 23rd April, when it marched to the camp at Shomcliff, where it relieved the 96th Regiment, which had been sent to the Cape, and was quartered in C. lines. In May the regiment was inspected by Brigadier- General Sutton, Lieutenant-Colonel Hankey command- ing. The regiment is now at ShomcHfife, at the time that this memoir is concluded. 1863. In concluding this memoir it is but justice to the regi- ment to state, that in later as well as in former years, it has always received the high approbation of the many general officers who have inspected it, both for its smart and soldier-like bearing and appearance in the field, and its steady and exemplary conduct in quarters. And when it again falls to the good fortune of the 83rd to be called to fields of active service, it will assuredly be found that the successors of those glorious soldiers who, under Wel- lington and Picton, won immortal honour on the victorious li m MEMOIRS OF THE 88RD REGIMENT. battle-fields of Spain and France — and again in Jamaica, AMca, Canada, and India — and who fought and con- quered in the four quarters of the globe — ^will emulate the distinguished conduct of their predecessors, and, with the loyalty and valour of British soldiers, increase the reputation of their regiment, and contribute additional lustre to the Crown and glory of Great Britain. I '3< MEMOIRS OF THE 83BD REGIMENT. 63 ica, on- late nth the nal The following is a List q/ all Officers Killed and Wounded in the Regiment since it was raised in 1793. Killed. Colonel William Fitch Maroon War. Lientenant-Colonel Gordon Talavera. M Collins Salamanca. Major Widrington Vittoria. Brevet Major Hon. Powys Talavera. Captam Lee Maroon War. » Fry Bad^'os. „ Samuel Bead Jeemn — India. Lieutenant Montgomery Talavera. „ Dahman Ditto. „ Flood Ditto. „ Ferris Fuentes d'Onore. „ Lindsay Vittoria. „ Bloxhiun Ditto. „ Johnson Canada. Ensign Hacket Peninsula. Wounded. Lieutenant-Colonel Collins Albuera. u Carr Orthes. Major Blaquiere Ditto. Captain Yenables Vittoria. „ Brunt Maroon War. „ Summerfield Talavera. „ Reynolds Ditto. „ Elliott Orthes. „ Venables Ditto. Lieutenant Abel Talavera. „ Johnstone Ditto. t, Nicholson Ditto. » Pine Ditto. „ Boggie Ditto. „ Baldwin Ditto. ,, Ferris Ditto. „ Colthurst Busaco. „ Vereker Fuentes d'Onore. „ Matthews Ciudad Rodrigo. „ Vereker Ditto. M Broomfield Bad^jos. 64 MEMOIRS OF THE 83RD REGIMENT. "WoxmDBD— -continued. Lieutenant O'Neill Badges „ Bowles Ditto. „ Lane Ditto. „ Vavasour Ditto. „ Baldwin Ditto. „ Gascoigne Salamanca. „ Smith Vittoria. „ Baldwin Ditto. „ Bany Ditto. „ Watson Nivelle. „ Barry Ditto. „ Wyatt Ditto. „ Baldwin Orthes. „ Watson Ditto. „ Lane Ditto. „ Hingstone Vic-Bigorre. „ Lane Ditto. Lieut, and Adj. Swinburne Orthes. Adjutant Brahan Talavera. Lieut, and A^. J. Swinburne Ditto. Ensign Nugent Orthes. „ Burgess Nivelle. „ A. Tulloch Talavera. „ Barry Ditto. „ Carey Ditto. „ Irwin Ditto. Assistant-Surgeon Miles Nimbbaria. Total. Killed. Lieutenant-Colonels 8 Majors 2 Captains 8 Lieutenants 7 Ensigns 1 Surgeons 16 Grand Total. Killed. Officers 16 Sergeants and rank and file 279 295 Wounded. 2 1 6 81 7 1 48 Wounded. 48 810 858 MEMOIRS OF THE 83RD REGIMENT. 65 List of Officers who have served in the SSrd Regimentf and compiled from the " Officers' Records f" preserved in the Regimental Orderly Room. Colonels. Beuabks. William Fitch 1798 : Colonel Commandant. James Balfour 1795 : Mtgor-General. John Hodgson 1828 „ Hastings Fraser, C.B 1885 „ ^ i= 'v ' Sir Fred. Stovin, G.C.B., . v> ' K.C.M.G 1848: Lientenant*General. LiEHTEMANT- Colonels . William Fitch Killed in the Maroon War. WUliam Sleigh Thomas Gihson Sir Edward Baynes William Godley John Byne Skerritt Joseph Baird William Hutchinson Alexander Gordon Killed at Talavera. Richard Collins Killed at Salamanca. Jacoh Blunt John Potter Hamilton Sir Henry William Carr Charles Cother Retured, 1829. Bunbury Hon. H. Dundas, C.B Retired on half-pay, 1842. B. Trydell Brevet colonel, promoted to major-general, 1868. W. H. Law Retired on full pay as major-general, 1856. J. Kelsall Retired fall pay, as colonel, 1858. Edward Steele, C.B Retired July, 1862 ; died in London, August .6th, 1862. Chas. W. Austen Exchanged to 14th Regiment. A. Barnard Hankey Now commanding. 5 66 MEMOIRS OP THE 83RD REGIMENT. Majors. Bemabks. T. Smnmerfield Died at Limerick, 1884. Peter Crofton Retired. Joseph Swinburne Brevet lieut.-colonel ; retired, as colonel, 1868; died 1860. Edward Townsend Died of cholera at Knrrachee, 1851. Henry F. Ainslie Retired, as lieut.-colonel, on full pay, 1855. Henry Lloyd Died of cholera at Cambay, 1854. John Heatley Brevet lieut.-col. ; exchanged to 69th Regt. James F. Murray Exchanged to 97th Regiment, 1862. Edward B. Cooke Retired, 1862. Henry De R. Pigott Exchanged to 19th Regiment, 1868. Thomas Yenables Robert Bates Captains. Henry Caulfield Removed to 58th Foot, 1888. Francis Johnston Retired, 1884. Aretas S. Young Exchanged to 68rd Regiment, 1885. John Richardson Retired, 1840. Robert Colquhonn Died in London, 1841. John Harrison Half-pay, 1889. Robert Kelly Sold out, 1839. J. H. Anstmther Sold out, 1889. George Grey Sold out, 1840 ; now Governor of New Zealand. JohnRayson Sold out, 1841. Denis';^M'C. Stubbeman Sold out, 1845. John Emslie Sold out, 1844. Edward D'Alton Half-pay. Thomas St. Aubyn Died at Putney, 1846. Benjamin H. Brown Retired, 1847. Duncan Campbell Exchanged to 90th Regiment, 1848. William Garstin Half-pay, 1849. D. R. De Rinzy Half-pay, 1849 ; died of cholera same year. Hon. William Gage Died at Poona, 1849. D. W. P. Labalmondiere Half-pay, 1850. S. A. F. Cary Exchanged to 81st Regunent, 1850. David Anderson Exchanged to 22nd Regiment, command- ing 2nd battalion. Frederick Woodgate Retired, 1848. net, )55. figt. New TVTRMOIRS t ; ) OF THE 88rd regiment. 67 Captains. Bebiarxs. Thomas Spring .... Exchanged to 85th Begiment, 1861. Samuel B. Lamb .... Exchanged to 10th Begiment, 1861. Thomas Adams .... Exchansed to 78th Beiriment. 1864. Frederick George Moore . .... Half-pay, 1865. Thomas M. Eeogh .... Betired, 1856. William Mills Molony .... Exchanged to 22nd Begiment. Samuel Bead .... Killed in action at Jeerun, 1867. Bobert Colville Jones .... Died at Ahmedabad, 1867. WilliamNott .... Died near Birmingham, 1858. Herbert Stanley Cooper . .... Died at Nusseerabad, 1858. Hon. E.G. W. Forester. .... Half-pay, 1868. Bobert H. P. Crawfurd .... Exchanged to 90th ; died in Crimea. John Sharman Molony .... Bemoved to Staff— Falkland Islands. Bichard B. WyviU .... Betired, 1860. Thomas Parker Wright .... Staff officer of pensioners. F. H. D. Marsh, .... Exchanged to 89th Beet. : since retired. 1 Henry Gandy ... Betired, 1860. Bichard T. Sweeny .... Half-pay; since retired. T. Mowbray Baumgartner. .... Transferred to Bombay Staff Corps, 1861. James Yerling Ellis .... Exchanged to Ceylon Bifles, 1862. William Minhear .... Betired, 1863. F. Pemberton Campbell. .... Exchanged to 14th Hussars, 1868. Frederick Dickenson .... Betired, 1868. Edward William Bray .... Brevet m^or, serving. John Sprot .... Serving. Edward Meurant .... Ditto. ear. md- Julian Wakefield Ditto. Chas. C. Gore Ditto. James F. Sweeney Ditto. Geo. G. Beazley Ditto. Geo. L. Huyshe Ditto. William H. Ivimy Ditto. Lawrence Mackenzie Ditto. Lieutenants. Edward De Visme Betired, 1831. Henry S. G. Bowles Died at Ballinrobe, 1832. George Blakeney Retired, 1886. John J. E. Hamilton Betired, 1883. W. S. Johnson Killed in action at Prescott, 1888. 68 MEMOIBS OF THE 8SRD REGIMENT. Lieutenants. Bemabks. Hanway Howard Retired, 1887. W. S. Duoie Retired, 1888. 0. T. Egerton Retired, 1889. Roger Coghlan Died in Dublin, 1884. William J. Nunn Half-pay. James Goodrich Retired, 1889. Hon. R. H. Olifford KiUed from his horse at Limerick, 1888. 1. Tanbman James i. Retired. Francis W. Bowles Exchanged to 94th, 1887. Wenman Wynniatt Drowned at London, Canada, 1841. James Clerk Exchanged to 9th Light Dragoons. James Foster Exchanged to 1st Dragoon Gnards. William Blackbnme To 91st Regiment. Thomas Stewart Lane Died at Castlecomer, 1848. Walter Hamilton Retired, 1845. Francis J. Hext Retired, 1845. John W. Crowe Retired, 1849. John William Wallington Exchanged to "h Light Dragoons, 1847. Sir Richard Gethin, Bart Retired, 18i< James Sadler Xaylor Exchanged to 8th Hussars, 1846. John T. Downman Retired, 1849. W. Sandford Wills Exchanged to 5th Dragoon Guards. Lord Alfred S. Churchill Retired, 1848. H. P. ViUiers ViUiers Retired, 1865. W. C. SheiUs Retired, 1862. Chas. Peregrine Teesdale Promoted to 55th Regiment, 1866. S. W. F. M. WUson Ditto. John Meade Promoted to 80th Regiment, 1856. John Norris M'Kelvey Died at Deesa, 1856. Brathwaite Chamley Exchanged to 17th Lancers, 1858. Thomas Rowland Exchanged to Ist Regiment, 1853. Usher W. Alcock Retired, 1855. Marmaduke X. Richardson Retired, 1868. William Fitzroy Promoted into 63rd Regiment, 1855. John W. Huskisson Transferred to 56th Regiment, 1855. Stephen W. Metge Died at sea, 1856. J. R. A. Colebrook Died at Mysana, 1860. G. W. H. Warden Retired, 1861 ; since dead. Guilford M. Onslow Retired. John Hcaley Exchanged to 66th Regiment, 1862. Edwin Thomas Retired, 1862. MEMOIRS OF THE SSrD REGIMENT. 8. 7. Lieutenants. Behabks. B. Eennett Gibb Exchanged to Ist West India Begt., 1868. H. G. Davies Exchanged to 96th Regiment, 1868. James B. Biymer Drowned at Hythe, 1868. WiUiam K. Bookey Betired, 1858. George Dunlevie Half-pay, 1867 ; since dead. Alfred Holt Promoted into 21st Begiment, 1865. Thomas G. Coote Serving. Peter C. Browne Ditto. Nicholas Pennefather Ditto. Frederick Earslake Ditto. W. Forbes Anderson Died at Sandgate, 1868. Hubert 0. Whitlock Serving. Michael Mvuphy Ditto. Littleton A. Powys Ditto. James Geo. Scott Ditto. Heniy Albert Fuller Ditto. Walter C. Strickland Ditto. Frederick Augustus Wright Ditto. Charles Lucius Smith Ditto. Charles Hay ToUemache Ditto. John Olphert Gage Ditto. Thos. E. B. Townsend Ditto. Ensigns. Bemabes. Geo. H. Cazalet Promoted to 18th Begiment. Bobert Portal Promoted to 41st Begiment. T. G. L. Carew Gwyn Exchanged to 6th Dragoon Guards, 1847. W. T. Biley To 52nd Begiment. William A. Biddell Betired. H. M. Scott Died at Manchester, 1882. Frederick Ford Retired, 1858. James Pringle Promoted. Thomas Graham Died at Kurrachee, 1852. Graham Mylue Promoted to 82nd Begiment. William Blathwayt Killed accidentally at Ilfracombe, 1859. Geo. E. E. Blunt Serving. Henry Geo. Wilson Ditto. A. Goring Bridgor Ditto. Henry Church Ditto. 70 AIEMOIRS OF THE 88RD BEGIMElTr. Bbmabkb. Ensiomp^ James M. Lyall Serving. Sir Keith O. Jackson, Bart. Ditto. B. 0. De Montmorency ..... Ditto. John Blarton Ditto. Anthony MoClymont Died at Deesa, 1866. Payhastebs. Richard Brough Retired, 1849. John Denis Swinbome Adjutants. John Stubbs Died at Kingston, 1840. B. H. Broome Promoted. William Nott Ditto. William Hall Died at Knrrachee, 1861. Edward H. M. Mainwaring. Died at Poena, 1866. James Nicholas Colthorst. QUABTEBMASTERS. John Rasher Retired, 1888. Robert Imray Retired, 1844. Joseph Cartmail Exchanged to Srd Regiment, 1847. William Colbum Died at Poona, 1862. Patrick Hayes Retired, as captain, 1868. T. Copehmd Surgeons. Samuel A. Piper, J^.D Removed to 80th Regiment, 1880. James Gross Half-pay, 1887. John Maitland Exdianged to R. C. Regiment, 1848. William Gardiner Exchanged to 8th Regiment, 1842. R. J. O'Flaherty Promoted, 1846. George Ledingham Died at Poona, 1860. Frederick Hobson Clark Died at sea, 1866. Charles F. Stephenson Died at Deesa, 1866. Robert Browne Exchanged to 26th Regiment, 1868. Ghas. R. Robinson h- *^**j.^**-'**f\^~-. MEMOIHR AsBIBTANT-SUBOBOm. Oeorge B. Watson OP THE 88rd regiment. 71 Bkmarxs. .„„ TiitA i^t D|^lUnrob«. 1BB2. • David Pitoaim Ezchanffed to Iffth HnHRAra. 1flR4. James Flyter James Macbeth ..... Exchanged to 4th Dragoon Guards, 1847. Removed to Staff. 1848. John H. Eer Innes To Staff. 1861. W. S. S. H. Monro John Hamilton Bews .... W. N. Boyce Edward Touch Retired, 1866. To Staff (promoted), 1866. ..... Died at Kurrachee, 1862. Prnmntfld tn Hfjiff. 1ftfi7. H. 0. MUes William Sharp Thomas Mould Promoted. Half-pay. Transferred to Royal Artillenr. 1862. Edwin Drew To Staff. 1862. 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