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War Services of the General Officers 24
present in the engagement at Punta Obligada in the river Parana on the 20th Nov. 1845, for
which he received the Brevet rank of Major. Commanded the Brigade of Royal Marines
serving with the army in the Crimea, including the battle of Balaklava, siege and fall of Se-
bastopol in 1854-55 ; commanded the 2ad Brigade of the Army at the surrender of Kinbourn
(Medal and Clasps, CB., Aide-de-Camp to the Queen, Officer of the Legion of Honor, Sar¬
dinian and Turkish Medals, and 3rd Class of the Medjidie).
57 Major General Lowth when Brigadier commanding at Kurrachee disarmed the 21st
Kegt. Bombay N.I. on the night of the 13th Sept. 1857. Served with the Central India field
force in 1858 in command of the 86th Regt. and was present at the siege storm and capture of
the strong hill fort of Chundairee, battle of the Betwa, siege storm and capture of the town
and fortress of Jhansi, action of Koonch, operations before Calpee from IGth to 21st May,
battle of Gowlowlie, capture of the town and fort of Calpee, battle of Morar, battle of and
capture of the town and fortress of Gwalior (several times mentioned in despatches, Brevet of
Colonel, distinguished service pension, CB., Medal and Clasp).
58 Major General Blachford served with the 24th in the Punjaub campaign of 1848-9
(Medal), including the passage of the Chenab and battles of Sadoolapore, ChUlianwallah (suc¬
ceeded to the command of the Regt), and Goojerat (Medal and Clasps).
61 Major General Robert B. Wood served as Aide de Camp and Military Secretary to
Lord Hardinge throughout the Sutlej campaign of 1845-46, including the battles of Mood-
kee, Ferozeshah (severely wounded), and Sobraon (Medal and two Clasps, and CB.).
62 Major General Lewis served with the Grenadier Guards at the siege and fall of Sebasto-
pol from 13th Aug. 1855 (Medal and Clasp, Turkish Medal, and 5th Class of the Medjidie).
63 Major General VVillougliby served in command of the Artillery with a field detachment
in the Mahee Kanta in 1822-23, and was present at the taking of the Bheel Village of Zea-
leore. Served with the field force in 1824 and was present at the storming of Godra, forced an
entry into the fort of Champaneca by blowing open Ihe gate with a C-pounder gun> and was
present at the subsequent reduction of the Hill Fort of Powanghur. Commanded the Bombay
Foot Artillery at the siege and surrender of Kittore in 1824. Was in command of the Artillery
in the operations in Kattiawar in 1825. Commanded t!ie Artillery with the force under Brigadier
Bayly in the Red Sea in 1839, and was present at the bombardment and capture of Aden.
Commanded a Battery at the battle of Hyderabad in Scind in 3843 (Medal, and CB.).
64 Major General Bedford served with the 60th Rifles in the Kaffir war of 1851-63 (.Medal
and Brevetof Lt.Colonel).
65 Major General F. W. Hamilton served with the Grenadier Guards throughout the
Eastern campaign of 1854-5, including the battles of Alma, Balaklava, and Inkerman
(slightly wounded and horse shot), sortie of 26th October, and siege of Sebastopol, during the
latter period of which he commanded Divisions of the Army in the Trenches, and was in
temporary command of the Grenadier Guards after Inkerman {CB., Medal with four
Clasps, Officer of the Legion of Honor, 3rd Class of the Medjidie, and Turkish Medal).
73 Major General Edward Trevor served the campaign of 1814 in Holland; and that of
1815 in Flanders and France, and was present at the battle of Waterloo and captures of
Cambray and Paris.
74 Major General Bainbrigge served with the 20th in the Peninsula, in 1808 and 9, and
again in 1812 and 13, and was present at the battles of Vimiera, Corunna, Vittoria, and the
Pyrenees (where he was twice v/ounded and lost an arm), for which he has received the War
Medal with four Clasps. Served also in the Walcheren expedition.
76 Major General Le Mesurier served in the 24th at the capture of the Cape of Good Hope
in 1806. In 1811, he joined the 2nd Battalion in the Peninsula, where he served until the end
of that war in 1814, and was present at the sieges of Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajoz, battles of Sala¬
manca, Vittoria, Pyrenees,Echalar, Nivelle, and Orthes (severely contused); and in the several
affiiirs on the banks of the Dourdogne in front of Bordeaux, being on continual advance guard
when that part of the army was moving forward on Angouleme. He has received the War
Medal, with four Clasps.
77 Major General Ross served with the 92nd Highlanders the campaigns of 1811,12, 13, and
14, including the actions of Arroyo de Molino, taking of Almaraz, in the affairs with the covering
army during last siege of Badajoz, advance to and retreat from Madrid, defence of Alba de
Toi'mes, battle of Vittoria, affairs in the valley of Bastan, affair at the pass of Maya, battles
of the Pyrenees, wounded in the left leg by a musket-ball ; as Aide-de-Camp to Sir John
Buohan at the battles of the Nivelle and the Nive, taking the Heights of La Costa, battle
of Orthes, action at Aire, battles of Toulouse, served the campaign of 1815 with the 92nd
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.
He 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 Mahratta country in 1844 (including the storm of the For¬
tress of Punellaj, and that in the Concan in 1845: ho commanded the storming party at the
Western Heights of Punella (wounded). Served also in the campaign of 1860 in China {CB.).
79 Major General During served in the Peninsula during the Corunria 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, for 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