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War Services of the General Officers. 22
capture of Luoknow, where he led the attack upon the Seounderbagh (mentioned in despatches, Victoria r.ross,
Brevet of Lt.Colonel, Medal with Clasp, and a year's service).
'" Major General J. W. Cox served in the 13th Light Infantry the campaigns of 1840, 41, and 42 in Affghamstan.anrt
was present i
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despatch) and ist Dec. 1841. and nth Mar. 24th Mar, and ist Apr. 1842 ; the general action with and deteat ot the be¬
sieging force under Akbar Khan before Jellalabad on the 7th April (mentioned in despatches for " gallant conduct
throughout the day," and as being " the first of the party which captm-ed them to seize two of the enemy's cannon' );
the storming of the JugduUuck heights, general action at Tezeen, and recapture of Cabool, for which he has a Medal,
as also another for Jellalabad. Served in the Crimea from 30th June 1855, and was at the battle of the Tchernaya,
siege and fall of Sebastopol (Medal with Clasp, 5th Class of the Medjidie, and Turkish Medal). Served in the In¬
dian campaign, and commanded the Left Wing of the 13th Light Infantry from Aug. 1857 to Oct. 1858, and was ac¬
tively employed in the Azimghur and Goixuckpore districts and southern borders of Oude, present in eight engage¬
ments, in three of which he commanded the whole force, in three others he commanded a separate Column, and in
the remaining two he acted as principal Staff Officer to the force (repeatedly mentioned in despatches. Brevet of Lt.
Colonel, CB., and Medal).
1" Major General Chapman served with the 48th Regt. in the Crimea subsequent to the fall of Sebastopol from
February until the 30th May 1S56. Commanded the 2nd Battalion iSth Royal Irish in the New Zealand war of
1863-65, and was engaged in IVaikato and Wanganiii (Medal). ^ n 1.
'=>* Major General G. "VV. A. Higginson served throughout the Eastern campaign of 1854-55, as Adjutant sra Bat¬
talion Grenadier Guards, including the baitles of Alma, Balaklava, and Inkerman (horse killed), siege ana fall of
Sebastopol; after which he served as Brigade Major of the Guards until the conclusion of the war (Medal with
four Clasps, Brevets of Major and Lt.Colonel, Knight of the Legion of Honor, 5th Class of the Medjidie, and
Turkish Medal).
1-' Major General R. Hume served the Eastern campaign of 1854, and up to the 13th Jan. 1855, and from the 29th
May to the 30th Sept. 1835, with the 55th Regt., including the battles of Alma and Inkerman (severely woundedl,
siege and fall of Sebastopol, repulse 01 the sortie of 26th October, and assaults of the Redan on the 18th June and
8th Sept.—severelj' wounded, and mentioned in despatches (Medal with three Clasps, Brevet of Major, Knight of
the Legion of Honor, 5th Class of the Medjidie, and Turkish Medal). Cummanded the 55th Regiment in the Bhoo-
tan expedition, including the attack and recapture of Dowangiri in 1865 (Medal with Clasp).
151 Major General A. Browne served the Eastern campaign of 1854 with the 44th Regiment, including the battle ot
Alma and siege of Sebastopol, and was severely wounded in the Trenches on the 20th October by a shell, occasioning
amputation of right arm and part of left hand (Medal with two Clasps, Brevets of Major and Lt.Colonel, Knight
of the Legion of Honor, 5th Class of the Medjidie, and Turkish Medal). Served also the campaign of i860 in the
north of China, and was present at the action of Siuho, taking of Tangku, and the assault and capture of the inner
Taku Fort, where he succeeded to the command of the 44th Regiment—mentioned in despatches (Medal with Clasp,
and CB.).
"2 Major General P. Peyton served in the 98th Regt. with the expedition to the north of China in 1842, and was pre¬
sent at the operations in the Yangtsekiang River, the attack and capture of Chin Kiang Foo, and at the landing
before Nankin (Modal). Punjaub campaign of 1848-49 (Medal). Served with the Plank Companies of the 98th
Begt. at the forcing of the Kohat Pass, in the force under Sir Charles Napier and Sir Colin Campbell in Feb. 1850
(mentioned in despatches. Medal with Clasp). Commanded four Companies of the 98th Regt in the Peshawur Expe¬
ditionary Force on the Euzofzie Frontier under Sir Sydney Cotton in April and May 1858, capture of Pungtar and
Chinglee, and the alfair with the Hindostanee fanatics on the Heights of Sittaua on 4th May (mentioned in
despatches). In the Peshawur Division during the Sepoy mutiny in 1858.
'^^ Major General O' Brien served in the 77th Regiment during the Crimean campaign of 1854 and up to the 26th Mar.
1855, including the affairs of Bulganac and M'Kenzie's Farm, battle of Alma, taking of Balaklava, battle of Inker-
man, and siege of Sebastopol (Brevet of Major, Medal with three Clasps, 5th Class of the Medjidie, and Turkish
Medal). Served during the Indian mutiny in 1857-58 with the 87th Fusiliers, with tlie force under Sir Sydney
Cotton (Modal). Commanded the Military Train during the operations in New Zealand from November 1863 to
October 1867 (Medal).
1^5 Major General C. Adams served throughout the campaign in the Crimea in 1854-55-56 with the 49th Regiment,
including the battles of the Alma'and Inkerman (wounded), siege and fall of Sebastopol, sortie on 26th Oct., and
assaults of the Redan on iSth June and 8th September (Medal with three Clasps, Brevets of Major and Lt.
Colone), Knight of the Legion of Honor, 5th Class of the Medjidie, and Turkish Medal).
1'"' Major General Rich landed in the Crimea in 1855, served in the Trenches at the siege of Sobastopol, and was
present at its fall (Medal with Clasp, Brevet of Major, and Turkish Medal). Served during the campaign of 1858 in
Central India under Sir Hugh Rose, including the action at Koonch, and commanded the 71st Lt. Inf. at the actions
of Muttra and Despoora (mentioned in despatches), general action of Gowlowlee, capture of Calpee, action of Morar
(mentioned), and capture of Gwalior (Medal with Clasp, and Brevet of Lt.Colonel). Commanded a Field Force of all
arms in the Jungles of Central India from Nov. 1858 to May 1859 in pursuit of Tantia Topee, the Rao Sahib, Ferozo
Shah, and other rebel leaders, and ou the 5th Ai^ril surprised and totally routed the rebels at Nainwas—thanked by
the Governor General in Council.
1°'' Major General Thomas served with the 40th Regt. throughout the operations in Candahnr and Affghanistan in
1841-42 (Medal inscribed " Candahar, Ghuznee, Cabul"). Also in the action of Maharajpore 29th Dec. 1843—severely
woimded (Bronze Star). Commanded Detachments of the 12th and 40th Regiments at the captm-e of a stockade oc¬
cupied by insiu-gents atthe Ballarat Gold Fields in Australia on the 3rd Dec. 1854, for which he received the rank of
Major. Served with the 67th Regiment throughout the campaign of 1S60 in Nortli China, and was wounded while in
command of a Wing cmploj-ed as part of the covering and storming party at the capture ol' the Nortli Taku Fort
(mentioned in despatches, CB., Medal with two Clasps). Commanded the 67th Regiment at the second capture of
Kading from the Taejnng rebels in 1862.
1''^ Major General Wilby served with the 4th Regt. in the Crimean camp.aign from 22nd Aug. 1855, including the
siege and fall of Sebastopol (Medal with Clasp, and Turkish Medal). Comraauded a wing of the 4th Regiment in
Guzerat and Sind during the Indian mutiny. Served throughout the Abyssinian ca,mpaign as a Brigadier General,
and was present at the action of Arogoo, led his Brigade to the assault of Magdala. and was Commandant of that
fortress from the time of its capture to that of its destruction (mentioned in despatches, CB., and Medal)
'™ Major General Greer served in the New Zealand war in 1864-66; commanded tlic 68th Liglit Infantry at the
attack on the Gate Pah (mentioned in despatches), and commanded the Tauranga Field Force at the engagement of
TeRanga (mentioned, CB., and Medal).
'"' Major General Bird served in the Ceylon Rifles during the Kandian rebellion of 1848. Commanded a Detachment
of 131 men of the Gold Coast Corps in defence of Christiansborg Castle, on the Gold Coast, during the bombardment
of that and the adjacent towns of Labody aiul Tacia by H.M.S. Scourge, in Sept. and Oct. 1854—wounded
(Brevet of Major). Administered the Government of the Gold Coast during the successful expedition against the
Crobboes, 50 miles in the interior, in Sept. Oct. and Nov. 1858 (Brevet of Lt.Colonol). Commanded the expedition
against the Dounauah rebels in June and July 1859, which resulted in the capture of all the rebel chiefs.
'" Major General Robert Carey served with the 40th Regt. throughout the oi)erations in Candahar and AfTghan-
istan in 1841-42 (Medal). Served in the Crimea with the Turkish Contingent as Assistant Quarter Master General to
a Division, and afterwards in command of a Briga de, for which he received the Brevet of Major, 4th Class of the Med¬
jidie, and Turkish Medal. As Deputy Adjutant General in Australia, served with the force employed in New Zealand
under General Pratt during the Maori war of 1860-61 (CB.). Served as Deputy Adjutant General throughout the
campaign of 1863 in the Waikato lUslrict, being present at Rangiriri (promoted Colone]); also in the campaigns of
1864-65 in the Waikato, Tauranga, and Wanganui districts; present at the actions at Patorangi, To Awamutu,
Orakau, Pukehinahina, Nukumaru, and other engagements during the war; served also the campaign of 1866 in
the Taranaki and Wanganui districts, and was ]uesent at the ctinture of Otapawa and Waikoto as well as the opera¬
tions in the forest round Mount Egmont (Medal).
'"^ Major General R. \T. Lowry served the Eastern campaign of 1854-51; with the 47th Regiment, including the
battles of Alma and Balaklava, capture of Balaklava, sitge and fall of Sebastopol. Served on the Staff o? the