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Emb. for For. 1
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Service, 1831.
56th ( The West Essex) Regiment of Foot.
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Serving in
N.Ainerica.
" MOBO"—"GIBRALTAR"—With the Castle and Key, " Montis Insignia Caljte."
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Colonel.
Sir Hudson Lowe,' KCB and GCMG. Ens. 25 Sept. 1787; Lietit. 16
Nov. 91 ; Capt. 6 Sept. 95; Major, 5 July, 1800; Lieut.-Col. 25 June, 04 ; Col.
1 Jan. 12; Major-Gen. 4 June, 14; Lieut.-Oen. 22 July, 30; Col. 56th Regt.
23 July, 32. JLieut.-Colonel.
William Hassall Eden, Em. p31 March, 14; Lietd. p22 June, 20; Caj)f. p31
July, 23; Major, P29 Aug. 20; Lieut.-Col. p 10 Aug. 39.
Majors.—Forrester Owen Leighton, Ens. 30 Dec. 13 ; Lieut. 7 April, 25 ; Capt.
P 29 March, 27 ; Major, p 20 May, 36.
Peter Shadwell Norman, Ens. 9 July, 03 ; Lieut. 2 June, 04; Capt. 8 March,
10; Brevet-Major. 22 July, 30; Begtl.-Major, 15 July, 37.
Captains.
Nicholas Palmer ^
Rob. Shafto Vicars
Cha. O'Conor Higgins.
JoUa Wegg
Edm. Wm. Wilton Pawsey
Ralph Piggott Ince
Benjamin Walmsley
John Charlewood
Jj) William Telford ^
Henry Wm. Paget ....
Lieutenants.
Edw. Elmore Nicolls ....
Hen.Bruce Barclay, rf.^^/?*
Thos. G. B. M'Neill
Wm. Adam Conran
Edmund Fosbrooke
Thos. Johnes Smith
Rich. Walter Lacy
James Waddell,d. ad. ..
Soulden Oakeley
Eardley Norton
Lewis Charles Conran ..
Arthur Wm. Byles ....
John Sutherland
Ensigns.
Thomas Wallace Eraser..
George Wm. Paty
George Raban
Richard Anderson
Edward Fred. Hare ....
James S. Hawker Farrer
John Stratford Saunders
Wm. Geo. Margesson
Paymaster.
11 Nov. 13
10 Dec. 13
31 Dec. 06
P18 Dec. 28
8 Apr. 25
28 Sept. 15
30 May 16
P23 Apr. 29
6 Dec. 11
14 Dec. 32
7 Aug. 24
13 June 30
P 25 Jan. 31
Pll Oct. 31
P 6 Sept. 33
P 1 Aug. 34
23 Mar. 32
P 5 Feb. 36
P 28 June 36
P16 Sept. 36
P17 Mar. 37
17 Nov. 37
P17 Nov. 37
30 Aug. 30
P 6 Sept. 39
31 Jan. 40
8 Jan.
9 Jan.
2 Apr.
1 June
3 May 21
P 9 Aug. 21
14 July
10 Mar.
P30 Dec.
8 Apr.
10 Apr.
P 1 Aug.
25 Aug. 13
P1 May 35
captain.
41
41
41
41
27
34
35
12 Apr,
28 Oct.
P25 Dec.
P20 May 36
P 28 June 36
P24 Feb. 37
15 Sept. 37
2 May 38
P 6 Sept. 39
13 Dec. 39
2 Apr. 41
15 Apr. 41
P31 Jan. 40
P26 May 25
P22 Apr. 26
6 Mar. 27
P20 May 36
P23 Sept. 36
25 June 37
15 July 37
P 6 Sept. 39
2 Apr. 41
P 3 July 40
brev.-maj.
28 June 38
23 Nov. 41
23 Nov. 41
P 16 July 41
G. Burgoyne Sutherland, 19 Aug. 36; Ens. 8 Dec. 14; Lieut. 15
June, 20; Capt. 10 Oct. 26.
Adjutant.—Rich. Walter Lacy, (Lieut.) 29 Dec. 37.
Quarter-Master.—Thomas Debcnham, 17 Feb. 35.
Surgeon.—Michael Ryan, M.D. 9 Apr. 41; Assist.-Surg. 16 June, 25; Hosp.-
Assist. 10 Mar. 25.
Assistant-Surgeons.—Noil Stewart Campbell, M. D. 20 Feb. 35.
Richard Bannatine, 17 Sept. 39.
Facings Purple.—Agent, Messrs. Cox & Co.—Irish Agent, Sir E. R. Boi'ough, Bart.'
Armit & Co.
1 Sir Hudson Lowe was present at the attack of the Martello Tower, stormnig of Convention Redoubt, and
the sieges of Bastia and Calvi; served in the expedition to Egypt, and was present in the principal
occurrences of that campaign ; accompanied the expedition to the Bay of Naples, and commanded the first
line of the advance. He was present at the attack and capitulation of Ischia; and subsequently at the
attack and capitulation of Zante and Cephalonia.
2 Major Palmer served the campaign of 1814 in Holland, including the attack upon the village of
Merxem, 13th Jan., also second attack and capture 2d Feb., when his regt. captured two guns; bombard¬
ment of the French fleet in the Scheldt, from 3d to 0th Feb. Actively engaged at Fort Frederick on the
Scheldt, 22U March, in impeding the passage ot French line of battle ships to Fort Lillo, for the purpose of
throwing provisions and assistance into the garrison. Again employed on the same duty 25th March fol¬
lowing.
4 Captain Telford served in the Peninsula from March 1812 to the end of the war, including the battle of
Salamanca, retreat from Burgos, and action of Villa Murilla; affair atOsma, battle of Vittoria,carrying of the
outworks of San Sebastian 17th July, and first assault on the body of the Fortress 25th July; also second assanlt
andcapture31st Aug. 1813; battles of the Nivelle, 10th Nov., and Nive, 9th, 10th, andUtli Dec. 1813. Served
subsequently in the American war.
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