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PFar Services of the General Officers loho are not Colonels of Jxeffujients. 19
1 General Herbert served on the Continent with the army under Lord Moira and the
Duke of York. Engaged during the Carib war in St. Vincent's ; at Purt-au-Priuce, in St.
Domingo ; and at Fort Irois during the three months' siege. Served also at the siege of
Copenhagen, 1807.
2 General Armstrong went out to Flanders with Lord Moira, in 1794 ; joined the
Duke of York at Antwerp, and was in that disastrous retreat through Holland in th« winter of
1794-95, and embarked at Bremen. Served in Ireland during the Rebellion in 1798, and was
Assist. Adj.General of the Centre District under General li. Dundas, until the peace of 1802.
3 General Gordon served at the siege of Pondicherry, battle of Argaum, sieges of Asseerghur,
Gawilghur, and various other hill forts. Served also at Walcheren in 1809.
4 Sir Edward NicoUs, with thirteen volunteers in a boat of the Blanche frigate, boarded and
captured, on the 3rd Nov. 1803, the French armed cutter Albion from under the guns of
Monte Christie, St. Domingo,—in this action he was severely wounded by a musket-ball, which
entering the abdomen, and coming out at his right side, lodged in the arm. On board the
Standard at the passage of the Dardanelles on the 19th Feb. 1807. On the 26th June 1808,
with a boat's crew, he boarded and captured the Italian gun-boat Volpe near Corfu. Present at
the reduction of the Island of Anholt in May 1809. Severely wounded at the attack on Fort
Bo?vyer loth Sept. 1814. Was frequently employed in boat and battery actions. In 180B was,
in a boat at the capture of a French brig ; in 1804 he commanded the Royal Marines during
the siege of Curagoa, and for 28 consecutive days was exposed to several attacks of the enemy.
At the passage of the Dardanelles he captured the Turkish flag, and was honourable mentioned.
In 1807 he was at the blockade of Corfu, and the expedition to Egypt. In North America he
raised and commanded a regiment of Indians, and was senior Major of all the troops engaged
in the attack on New Orleans in 1815. Was also governor of the islands of Anholt and
Ascension. During the above service he had his left leg broken, and right leg severely wounded,
was shot through the body and right arm, received a severe sabre cut in the head, was bayon-
netted in the chest, and lost the sight of an eye in his 107 th action with the enemies of his
country. He was frequently mentioned in Dispatches, and received a sword of honor from the
Patriotic Fund.
5 General Connolly served in Lord Bridport's action, 23rd June 1795. In 1796 served in
the Mediterranean, including the evacuation of Bastia, capture of Porto Ferrajo, and destruc¬
tion of Martello Tower in St. Fiorenzo Bay. On board H. M. S. Excellent in the battle off
Cape St. Vincent, 14th Feb. 1797. Capture of Admiral Perrie's squadron off Toulon in 1798,
consisting of three frigates and two brigs. On board the Hannibal, in the battle of Algesiras.
Cth July 1801, wounded and taken prisoner. On board II. M. S. Penelupe, in the action off
Flushing and Ostend, under Sir Sydney Smith, 16th May 1804. Present at the siege of Copen¬
hagen, and capture of Danish fleet in 1807, and at Nyebourgh in 1808. In 1812, on board
H.M.S. Hamadryad, when attacked by French privateers; debarked with detachments at Sehe-
veling, and took possession of the Hague in 1814. During the above periods he has been very
frequently engaged with the enemy in affairs of gun-boats and batteries, &c. &c. He has re¬
ceived a reward from the Patriotic Fund. Has received the War Medal with two Clasps.
6 General Uniacke served in Ireland throughout the rebellion of 1798-99 and during the
preceding and subsequent disturbances, part of the time as Aide-de-Camp to Sir James Duff.
7 General Vernon served the campaign of 1808-9 in the Peninsula, as a Deputy Assistant
Adjutant General. Subsequently in the same capacity with the Duke of Wellington's army
until June 1811, and was present at the battle of Talavera. Served with the 2nd battalion
66th, at the surprise of a French division at Arroyo do Molino, and other operations, until
the capture of Badajoz. With the Queen's at the reduction of the Forts and battle of
Salamanca—slightly woimded early in the day, and very severely at the close of the action, a
ball having entered his breast and lodged near the heart, after tearing along two ribs. Fol¬
lowed the army again at the expiration of three weeks, and resumed the command of his
regiment, with which he served in the various operations preceding, during, and subsequent to
the siege of Burgos. He has received the Gold Medal for Salamanca, and the Silver War Medal
with one Clasp for Talavcra.
8 General Douglas served at the capture of the Danish and Swedish West India Islands
in 1801. On the expedition to the north of Germany in 1805 and 6. Peninsular campaigns
from Feb. 1812 to March 1814, including the battles of Salamanca, Vittoria, and the Pyrenees
(27th to 31st July) ; siege of San Sebastian from 24th Aug. to the 8th Sept., and battle of
Nivelle. He has the Gold Cross for Salamanca, Vittoria, Pyrenees, and Nivelle, having com¬
manded a field battery; and tlie Silver War Medal with one Clasp for St. Sebastian.
9 Sir Adolphus John Dalrymple served as Aide-de-Camp to Sir James Craig in the Eastern
District, Malta, Naples, and Sicily, from July 1803 to May 1806, and a3 Military Secretary
to Sir Hew Dalrymple in Portugal in 1808.
10 Lieut.General Forgusson served at the capture of Rear Admiral Perree's squadron from
Egypt when in pursuit of the French and Spanish fleets in June, 1799. Blockade of Malta and cap¬
ture of Admiral Perite's squadron Le Gtncreuxl i, Ville de MurseiUes, Sec, with a rcinf'orceme nt
and supplies for the relief of tlie garrison. Was wrecked and severely injured on board H. M. S.
Queen Charlotte when liicrnt off Leghorn in 1800, ou\y four saved out ot a detachment of nearly
200 marines, including supernumeraries, in all upwards ot 700 persons perished. Served at the
siege of Genoa and Savona. Destruction of the fort of Port Espezie, and guns carried off by
H. M. S. Santa Dorothea in 1800, to which ship he then belonged. Served in Egypt under the
command of Sir Ralph Abercromby in 1801 {Medal). In 1800 at Maida. Defence of Gatea
and surrender of Tropea; took possession of the latter town with his detachment. Served again