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War Services of the General Officers. 31
of the brigade devolved on him. Sir Henry has received the Egyptian medal, and a medal
for the battle of Vittoria.
liJO SirEd«-ard Gibbs commanded the .52nd at Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajoz, and Vittoria,
and has received a medal and two clasps.
121 Sir George Napier accompanied the expedition to Sweden, and from thence to Por¬
tugal, in 1808, when he became aid-de-camp to Sir John Moore, in which capacity he
served the Corunna campaign, and was at the battle of Corunna and the actions which
preceded it. Served afterwards with the 52nd in the campaigns of 1809, 10, and 11, when
he was made Brevet-Major—he and his brother, Major-Gen. Wm. Napier, being two out of
eleven chosen by Lord Wellington for promotion on tbe occasion of Massena's retreat. He
gained the brevet of Lieut.-Colonel for leading tbe storming party at the smaller breach of
Ciudad Rodngo, where be lost his right arm, having had the same arm broken at the action
of Casal Nova, and had it wounded again during the siege of Ciudad Rodrigo, two days
before he lost it in the breach. He was also wounded at the battle of Busaco, while in the
act of striking with bis sword at a French grenadier at the head of the enemy's attacking
column. In 1813, he rejoined the 52nd and was present at the battle of Orthes, the action
of Tarbes, and battle of Toulouse. Aledal for Ciudad Rodrigo.
122 Sir Charles Broke Vere served at the Helder, in 1799 ; with the expedition to Han¬
over, in 1805 ; to South America, in 1807, including the attack on Buenos Ayres. Subse¬
quently in the Peninsula, and has received a cross and five clasps for Aibuhera, Badajoz,
Salamanca, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Nive, Orthes, and Toulouse. Served also the cam¬
paign of 1815, including the battle of Waterloo.
123 The Honourable Sir Hercules Pakenham served in the Peninsula as an Assistant-
Adjutant-General, and has received a cross for Busaco, Fuentes d'Onor, Ciudad Rodrigo,
and Badajoz.
123* Sir John Harvey served in Holland, in 1794 and 95 ; at the capture of the Cape of
Good Hope, in 1796 ; in Egypt, in 1801 ; the campaigns in India under Lord Lake, includ¬
ing the siege of Bhurtpore, and the subsequent operations against the Mahratta chief Holkar.
Served in the American war during the campaigns of 1813 and 14, and was wounded before
Fort Frie, 6th Aug. 1814. Medal for Chrystler's Farm.
124 Sir Leonard Gi-eenwell accompanied the expedition to South America, and was pre¬
sent at the attack on Buenos Ayres, where he was severely wounded. Landed in Portugal,
Aug. 1808, and served throughout the Peninsular war, except on two occasions when absent
in consequence of wounds, including the battle of Fuentes d'Onor, storm and capture of
Badajoz, battles of Salamanca and Orthes. Sir Leonard has been shot through the neck,
the body, both arms, and wounded in one leg. Medal and two clasps.
125 Sir George Scovell served in the Peninsula as an Assistant-Quarter-Master-General,
and from 1813 in command of the Staff corps of Cavalry. Served also the campaign of
1815, and was present at the battle of Waterloo. Sir George has received a cross and one
clasp, for the battles of Vittoria, the Pyrenees, Nivelle, Nive, and Toulouse.
126 Lord Downes served throuobout the Peninsular war, as an aid-de-camp to Sir John
Cradock, and afterwards to the Duke of Wellington. His lordship has received a cross and
a clasp for the battles of Vittoria, the Pyrenees, Nivelle, Nive, and Toulouse; and was
wounded at Talavera.
127 Sir Robert Henry Dick commanded the 42nd Highlanders in the battles of Busaco,
Fuentes d'Onor, and Salamanca, for which he has received a medal and two clasps. Served
also the campaign of 1815, and was severely wounded at Quatre Bras.
128 Sir Neil Douglas served at the siege of Copenhagen, in 1807 ; with the expedition to
Sweden, in 1808 ; and subsequently to Portugal and Si)ain, including the battle of Coruuna.
Expedition to Walcheren, and siege of Flushing, in 1809; tbe Peninsular campaigns from
Dec. 1809 to Jan. 1811, and again from April, 1813, to the end of that war in 1814, in-
eluding the defence of Cadiz, and battle of Busaco—wounded through the left shoulder-joint
by a ball, and by another in the left arm ; battles of the Pyrenees, Nivelle, Nive, and Toulouse.
Served also the campaign of 18l5, and was severely wounded through the knee by a ball,
and contused from a ball hitting a button, at Quatre Bras. Sir Neil has received a cross for
the battles of the Pyrenees, Nivelle, Nive, and Toulouse.
129 Lord Tweeddale served in the Peninsula as an Assistant-Quarter-Master-General,
and has received a medal for the battle of Vittoria, and was slightly wounded at Busaco.
Served also in the American war, and was wounded.
130 Sir Fred. Wm. Trench served at Walcheren, in 1809; in the Peninsula, in 18:; 1 ;
and in Holland, in 1814.
131 Lord Saltoun served in Sicily, in 1806 and 7 ; Sir John Moore's campaign, including
the battle of Corunna ; and the expedition to Walcheren. Went to Cadiz in 1811 ; remained
with the army until the end of that war in 1814, and was present at the passage of the Bidas-
soa, battles of the Nivelle and Nive, blockade of Bayonne and repulse of the sortie. Served
also the campaign of 1815, including the battles of Quatre Bras and Waterloo, and the
storming of Peronne.
. 132 Major-General Wyndham served the Peninsular campaigns of 1808, 9, 11, and 13,

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