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War Services of the General Officers. 26
Highlanders, including the battle of Quatre Bras—wounded in the left foot by a musket-ball;
and battle of "Waterloo,—wounded in the right arm by a musket-ball, and capture of Paris,
lie has received the War Medal with six Clasps.
78 Major General Jephson served with the 2nd Queen's the campaign in Affghanistan and
Beloochistan, including the storm and capture of Ghuznee (Medal) and of Khelat. He served
also the campaign in the Southern Mahiatta country in 1844 (including the storm of the For¬
tress of Punella), and that in the Concan in 1845: ho commanded the stcrming party at the
Western Heights of Punella (wounded). Served also in the campaign of 1860 in China {CB.).
70 Major General During served in the Peninsula during the Corunna campaign, and subse¬
quently from the latter part of 1812 to the end of that war in 1814, including the battles of
Corunna, Vittoria, Pyrenees, the Nivelle, the Nive, Orthes, and Toulouse, fur which he has
received the War Medal with seven Clasps.
81 Major General Trollope commanded the troops in the Island of Cephalonia in 1848,
1849, and 1850. In August, 1848, the towns of Argostoli and Lixuri were attacked by armed
Banditti, who were repulsed by the troops with loss on both sides. In 1849 the Island was
disturbed by armed Insurgents,—martial law was proclaimed, which remained in force for six
weeks, and was carried into effect by him: received the thanks of the Queen, and of the
Legislature of the Ionian Islands, and was voted a sword by the inhabitants of Cephalonia.
Served the Eastern campaign from 10th Nov. 1854,—from the 12th Nov. until July, 1855, as
Colonel on the staff, he commanded the 1st Brigade 2nd Division; on 31st July he was Gazetted
Brigadier-General, and commanded 2nd Brigade 3rd Division from that date until the army
was broken up. Commanded in the trenches as General of the Day, Right attack, on three
separate occasions when sorties were made upon them and repulsed, and was present on all
other occasions when the 2nd Division was employed, including the 8th and 18th June,—on
the former in command of the Old Guard, and on the latter in command of five Regiments; on
the 8th Sept. he was in command of 2nd Brigade in reserve with the 3rd Division (Medal and
Clasps, CB., Officer of the Legion of Honor, Sardinian and Turkish Medals, and 3rd Class of
the Medjidie).
82 Lord GeorgePaget served in the Eastern campaign of 18o4-S5;commanded the 4th Light
Dragoons at the battle of Alma, and in the Light Cavalry charge of Balaklava. Commanded
the Light Cavalry Brigade at the battles of Inkerman and Tchernaya, and on the expedition
to Eupatoria and operations thence with General D'Allonville. Commanded for a time the
Cavalry Division in 185o (Medal and Clasps, Officer of the Legion of Honor, Sardinian
and Turkish Medals, and 3rd Class of the Medjidie).
83 Major General Daveney served with the 1st Royals the Crimean campaign of 1854, in¬
cluding the battles of Alma and Balaklava, and siege of Sebastopol (Medal and three Clasps,
5th Class of the Medjidie, and Turkish Medal).
84 Major General George T. C. Napier commanded the Cape Mounted Riflemen at the
battle of the Gwanga, and throughout the Kaffir war of 1846-47, for which services he received
the Brevet rank of Lieut.-Colonel. He also commanded the Regiment throughout the Kaffir
war of 1850-52 (Medal), and commanded the Cavalry Brigade at the action of the Berea, for
which he was nominated a CB.
85 Major General E. R. Hill served in the Peninsula from Sept. 1812 to the end of that war
in 1814, including the affair of San Munos and retreat from Burgos, as a volunteer; battle of
Vittoria passage of the Bidassoa, battles of Nivelle and Toulouse: he has the War Medal with
four Clasps.
86 Major General Pole commanded the 12th Lancers in the Kaffir war of 1851-3 (Medal): in
General Somerset's expedition over the Kei in 1851 he commanded the Cavalry and Artillery:
and in 1852 he commanded several patrols and columns. Served in the Crimea from 9th May
1855, and was present at the capture of Tchorgoun, battle of Tchernaya, siege and fall of Se-
bastopol, and at Eupatoria with the Light Cavalry Brigade (Medal and Clasp, 5th Class of the
Medjidie, and Turkish Medal).
87 Major General Walsh commanded a Battalion on the China expedition of 1857-58, in¬
cluding the blockade of the Canton river, the landing before and storming of Canton (CB.
Medal and Clasp).
88 Major General M'liillop served with the R. M. Battalion in conjunction with the French
army at the bombardment and surrender of the Forts of Bomarsund in Aug. 1854 (Medal).
89 Major General Cunningham served the Gwalior campaign of 1843-44, and was
present at the battle of Punniar (bronze star). Also served the Punjaub campaign of 1848-49,
including the battles of Chillianwalla and Goojerat (Medal with two Clasps, and Brevet of
Major).
90 Sir Robert Walpole commanded a detachment of the Rifle Brigade at the Pandoo
Nuddee on the 26th Nov. 1857, a Brigade on the 27th and 28th Nov. at Cawnpore under
Major Gen. Windham, the 6th Brigade of the Army in the action of Cawnpore on the 6th Dec.
under Lord Clyde, the 3rd Division of the Army at the capture of Lucknow, and a Field Force
that entered Rohilcund including Fort Rohea and battle of AUygunge, also the troops at the
battle of Bareilly (wounded), under Lord Clyde ; commanded at the fight at Maylah Ghat on
the Saarda 15th Jan. 1859, when with 360 men, 60 only of whom were Europeans, he entirely
defeated 2500 of the enemy (CB., KCB., Medal and Clasp).
91 Major General Lawrence commanded the 2ndBatt. Rifle Brigade throughout the Eastern
campaign of 1854 up to 5th November; the 1st Brigade Light Division from 5th Nov. 1854 to
5th Feb. 1855; and the 2nd Brigade 2n(l Division from 25th Dec. 1855 till the end of the
Crimean war, and was present at the battles of the Alma (horse killed) and Inkerman, and
siege of Sebastopol (Medal with three Clasps, CB., Officer of the Legion of Honor, 3rd Class
of the Medjidie, and Turkish Medal).
92 Major General Hon. Geo. Cadogan served the Eastern campaign of 1854, including the

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