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22 War Services of the General Officers.
57 Major-General Thomas Keed served the campaign of 1815, and was present at the battle
of Waterloo. In 1846 he commaaded a Brigade of the Army of the Sutlf-j, and was wounded
and had a horse killed under him at the battle of Ferozeshah (Medal). Commanded the force
besieging Delhi in June and July 1857.
58 Lord Melville commauded the 8;5rd during the suppression of the insurrection in Lower
Canada in 1837; and also in repelling the attacks of the American Brigands who landed near
Prescott, Upper Canada, iu 1838. Commanded the Bombay column of the army throughout the
Punjaub campaign of 1848-9, including the siege and storm of the town and capture of thecitadel
of Mooltan, battle of Goojerat, and subsequent operations.
59 Major-General Clarke Kennedy served in the Peninsula with the Royal Dragoons from
Sept. 1809 to Oct. 1813, including the battle of Busaco, covering the retreat to Torres Vedras,
affair at Quinta de Torre, battle of Fuentes d'Onor (horse struck down by a shell),
blockade of Almeida, actions at Nave d'Aver, Fuente Guinaldo, and Aldea de Ponte (appointed
Brigade-Major to General Slade) ; covering the Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo, selected to com¬
mand a party of Cavalry advanced to watch and report the enemy's movements during the
siege of Badajoz, for which he was thanked by Lord Lynedoch ; engaged with a body of French
Infantry under General Clausel, near Salamanca, battle of Vittoria, blockade of Pampeluna,
besides various skirmishes and affairs of outposts. Campaign of 1815,—covering the retreat
on the 17 th June and battle of Waterloo (received two wounds and had two horses killed under
him). Whilst leading his squadron in a successful charge against Count D'Erlon's corps at
Waterloo, perceiving an Eagle to the left, he changed the direction of his squadron, ran the
officer through the body who carried it, and captured the Eagle, which belonged to the 105th
French Regiment of Infantry, and is now deposited in Chelsea Hospital. Has received the
War Medal with two Clasps.
60 Majpr-General Broke accompanied the 52nd on the expedition to Copenhagen in 1807; and
tlie following year on that to Portugal, and was present at the battle of Vimiera, the advance into
Spain and retreat under Sir John Moore. In 1809 he served en the Walcheren expedition. In
1811 lie joined the Light Division on the retreat of Massena from the lines of Lisbon, and served
in Spain till the end of the war. In 1812 he joined Sir Henry Clinton, as Aide-de-camp, at the
siege of Burgos, and was shot through the lungs while serving with him at the battle of
Orthes. He served with the Army of Occupation in France from 1815 to 1818 as Aide-de-camp
to Sir Henry Clinton. He has received the War Medal with four Clasps for Vimiera, Salamanca,
Nive, and Orthes.
61 Major-General Craigie served with the 2nd Battalion 52ad Light Infantry the campaign of
1813-14 in Holland under Lord Lynedoch, including both attacks on the fortified village of
Merxem—in the latter of which he led the advance party of Major Gen. Sir Herbert Taylor's
Brigade, In May 1841 he embarked at Calcutta in command of the 55th Regiment for China
(Medal), and served with the Expeditionary Force under Lord Gough till the end of the War,
and was senior Field Officer serving with the force in the field and consequently second in
com mand from the period of its sailing from Hong Kong in August and during the whole of
the act ive operations which took place during the following five months. He commanded a
Brigadeor Column of attack at the assault and capture of the fortified cities of Amoy, Chusau
(2nd capture)—on which occasion it happened that the whole of the engagement devolved
upon his Brigade —and Chinhae. Subsequently, when the Head Quarters of the force pro¬
ceeded to the Yeang-tze-Keang, he was appointed by Lord Gough to the responsible com¬
mand of the Island of Chusan, which he held for eight months until the return of the Force
after the treaty of peace had been signed at Nankin. For his conduct on the above occasions
(as stated in Lord Gough's despatches) he was promoted to the rank of Colonel and appointed
an Aide-de-Camp to the Queen and a Companion of the Bath.
62 Major-General Morris served in the American war with the 49th, and was present at the
various operations at Fort George, and at the actions of Stoney Creek and Plattsburg. Accom¬
panied tliu regiment on the China expedition (Medal), and commanded a brigade at the storming
and capture of the heights above Canton, for which service he was made a CB. Commanded a
brigade at the attack and capture of the city of Amoy, and at the second capture of Chusan.
Commanded the centre column of attack at the capture of the heights of Chinhae. Commanded
the force at Ningpo, and repulsed the enemy with great slaughter in their attack on that city.
Commanded a brigade at the attack and capture of the enemy's entrenched camp on the heights
of Segoan, at the attack and capture of the city of Chapoo, and at the attack and capture of
the enemy's position at Woosung.
63 Major-General Bouverie served in the Peninsula from October, 1812, to the end of that
war in 1814, and has received the War Medal with two Clasps for the battles of Vittoria
and Toulouse. He served also the campaign of 1815, and was wounded at the battle of
Waterloo.
64 Major-General Hon. T. Ashbumham commanded a brigade of the Army of the Sutlej «t
the battles of Ferozeshah and Subraon, for which he has received a Medal with one Ciasp.
65 Major-General White was in the field in 1809, on the banks of the Sutlej; served at tlie
capture of Hatras in 1817, and during the Mahratta campaign of 1817-18 ; was present at the
siege and capture of Bhurtpore in 1825-6 (Medal and one Clasp). Commanded the cavalry