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25g War Services of the General Officers.
1G9 Major-General Hughes served in the 80th Regt. with the army in Burmah in 1852-53;
was present at the capture and occupation of Prome, and at the night attack of the enemy on
t!ie camp at Promp, 8 Dec, 1852. Commar.dsd the expedition sent into the Poungdey district
in Fob. and March 1853 ; suecoedtd iu capturing arms and ammunition, and in bricging to
Prome a large quantity of grain (Medal).
170 Major-General Cole has received the Medal for the Kaifir war of 1851-53, daring which
he commanded the Royal Engineers in South Africa.
171 Major-General W. Yoi-kc iMoore served as a Captain in the 39th Regt. throughout the
campaign against the Rajah of Coorg in April 1834.
172 Major-General Matson served in the Peninsula from Nov. 1812 to the end of the war,
including the affair of San Milan, advance of the army and crossing the Ebro, battle of Vittoria,
blockade of Pampeluna, sieges and storm of San Sebastian, passage of the Bidissoa, battle of
the Nivelle, blockade of Biyonne and repulse of tlie sortie. In 1815 on the Expedition to
America; and with the army in the Netherlands from June 1815 to Nov. 1818. He has
received the Silver War Medal with three Clasps.
173 Major-General Booth's services:—Siege of Callinger (wounded at the assault). Nepaul
war in 1814, including the sieges of Kolunga, Nahu, and Jetuck. Mahratta war in 1817-18,
including the sieges of Singhur, Latarak, Pourunder, and Wursetta. Burmese war in 1824-5,
wounded at the storming of Martaban.
174 Major-General Greaves served with the 7th Fusiliers in America, in the campaign of
1814, aiir} was also present in the attack on New Orleans, on the 8th Jan. 1815.
175 Major-General Alves served the whole of the campaigns in Spain, Portugal, and
France, of 1810, 11, 12, 13, and 14, with the 74th in Pioton's division, without having ever
been absent from it for a single day, including the battle of Busaco, retreat to the lints of
Torres Vedras, occupation of them, and subsequent advance in pursuit of Maasena, actions
at Pombal, Redinha, Fez d'Arouee, Guarda, and Sabugal, battle of Fuentes d'Onoi-, siege of
Badajoz in June 1811, acuons at El Bodon and Aldea do Ponte, siege and storm of Ciudad
Rodrigo, sieg.;, storm, and escalade of the Castle of Bidajoz in March and April 1812, battle
of Salamanca, capture of Madrid and the Retire, affairs on the retreat from Madrid t;>
Salamanca and Portugal in Nov. 1812, subsequent advance and passage of the Ebro, battle
of Vittoria, blockade of Pampeluna, the battles in the Pyrenees on the 27th, 28th, and 30th
July, battles of the Nivelle, the Nive, and Orthes, actions of Vic Bigorre and Tarbes, and
battle of Toulouse. He has received the War Medal with eleven Clasps for Busaco, Fuentes
d'Onor, Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajoz, Salamanca, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Nive, Orthes, and
Toulouse.
176 Majvjr-Gcneral Alex. M. Eraser was employed in the expedition against Sambas in the
Island of Borneo.
177 Major-General Elliott embarked with the regiment for Lisbon, 26th Jan. 1811, and was
present at the battle of Fuentes d'Onor, covering the siege of Ciudad Rodrigo, second siege of
Badajoz, affair near Val Moresco, battle of Salamanca, capture of Madrid and the Retiro,
covering the siege of Burgos, retreat into Portugal, during which operation he served as Aide-
de-Camp to Colonel Mitchell, 51st Regiment, commanding the Brigade, and received a contu¬
sion on the shoulder when in tlie act of delivering an order to an officer in advance. In June
1813, he was appointed an Aide-dt-Camp to Major-General Inglis, and was present at the
battles of the Pyrenees, 30th and 31st July—received a flesh wound, and had a horse killed;
action at Lesaca, passage of the Adour, battle of Nivelle, attack of the heights of St. Pe, and
battle of Orthes. Appointed Major of Brigade to the 1st Brigade, 7th Division, and served as
such until the end of that war. He has received the War Medal and five Clasps. Served
also the campaign of 1815, including the battle of Waterloo, capture of Cambray. and capitu¬
lation of Paris. Served in command of the Madras Brigade throughout the Burmese war
of 1852-53; was on board the steam frigate Ferooz during the Naval action and destruction
of the enemy's stockades on the Rangoon River, and served as Brigadier commanding the
Madras Force during the succeeding three days' operations in the vicinity, and at the storm
and capture of Rangoon.
178 Major-General Hawkins commanded the Royal Marines, about 200 strong, at the
attack an(i destruction of Malloodoo, in Borneo.
179 Major-General James Clarke served in the attack on the Russian gun-boats and bat¬
teries on Percola Point in 1809. At the capture of Guadaloupe in 1810, and at the battle of
Algiers. War Medal with two Clasps.
180 Msijor-General Tothilt landed iu command of a detachment of Royal Marines on 24th
Anril 1813 at St. Cataldo, and by a resolute advance with the bayonet dislodged a body of troops
from a strong position, and captured the vessel from which they had debarked. Was at the
attack and surrender of the Island of Augusta. Landed on 1st Feb. 1813 with 50 Royal
Marines and 160 other troops at Port BufFulo, and carried tho eminence. Was at the attack