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Notes to the General Officers.
from Tournay to Bremen; sieges of Valenciennes and Dunkirk ; and the actions at Famars,
Gateau, Thuyl, and Geldermalsen.
14 General M'Kenzie served the campains of 1794 on the Continent, including the several
actions between the Wael and Rhine ; forcing the enemy from St. Andre ; sortie from Ni-
meguen ; and the actions at Thuyl and Geldermalsen. Served also on the eastern coast of
Spain under Sir Wm. Henry Clinton.
15 General John Michel served at the siege of Fort St. Philip, in Minorca, and was taken
prisoner on its surrender.
16 Sir Wm. Wilkinson served in South Carolina at the latter end of the first American
war. At the commencement of the French Revolution he served in the Mediterranean as a
marine officer, landed at Toulon, where he acted as Town Major. Served also in Corsica;
in the rebellion in Ireland ; in Malta ; in Egypt (under Sir Ralph Abercromby) ; and in the
East Indies.
17 General Robertson’s services :—Taking of Goree. In every action in India under Sir
Eyre Coote and Lord Cornwallis. With the storming parties at Nundy Droog, Bangalore,
and Savandroog. Siege and capture of Pondicherry in 1793. Storming of the French
lines before Cuddalore.
18 General Wood served as a Major-General on the staff in the East Indies, and was
actively employed in the Nepaul war.
19 General White served the campaigns in Flanders, including the sieges of Valenciennes
and Dunkirk ; and the action and storming of Lincelles.
20 General Dilkes’s services:—Campaigns of 1793, 4, and 5 on the Continent, including
the different actions. Rebellion in Ireland in 1798. Expedition to the Helder in 1799, in¬
cluding the different actions. Served in the Peninsula during 1810 and part of 1811, and
was second in command at the battle of Barrosa, for which he has received a medal.
21 General Bonham served upwards of 22 years in the West Indies, and acted as chief of
the Quarter-Master-General’s department on the two expeditions against St. Lucie and
Tobago, and Demerara and Berbice ; on the latter he was second in command. He was
also present at the storming of Morne Fortunee, St. Lucie, on the night of the 2nd
June, 1803.
22 Sir Thomas Saumarez served in the first American war from 1775 to its termination,
and was present in several of the principal actions, and at the sieges of Charlestown, and
Yorktown, at which last he was made prisoner.
23 General Saunders has seen a great deal of service in the West Indies, and was
actively employed against Demerara, St. Eustatia, and St. Vincent. During two years’
service in Martinique and St. Lucie he was present in the engagements of the Vigie, Gros
Islet, Cul de Sac, and Carnagie. Accompanied General Baird’s army to Egypt in 1801.
Proceeded to the Peninsula in June, 1809, and commanded the 61st regiment at the battle
of Talavera, for which he has received a medal.
24 Sir Warren M. Peacocke served during the rebellion in Ireland, and was present at the
affair at Antrim, and at the battle of Ballynahinch. Served in Egypt in 1801. Accom¬
panied the expedition to Hanover in 1805 ; and that to Copenhagen in 1807. Embarked
for the Peninsula, Dec. 1808; and in June, 1809, he was appointed by Lord Wellington to
command a brigade, and subsequently to the command of Lisbon.
25 General Goldie served during the rebellion in Ireland in 1798. Served also in the
Peninsula for a few months in 1812.
26 General Eden served in Flanders in 1794, and in Holland in 1795. Served also at the
capture of Java in 1811, for which he has received a medal.
27 Lieut-General Thornton served with the Guards in Flanders, Holland, and Ger¬
many, in 1794 and 5.
28 Lieut-General Thomas served in the first American war, and was present at the
several landings on Staten, Long, and York Islands ; the battle of the 27th Aug. 1776 on
Long Island ; capture of Forts Lee and Washington ; battles of Brandywine and German¬
town, at which last he received two balls in his head. Proceeded to the West Indies in
1778, and was present at the capture of St. Lucie, and in the battle of the Vigie. Served
on board the Cornwall in the action off Grenada, between Admiral Byron and the Comte
d’Estaignes 6th July, 1779 ; also on board the Conqueror in the action between Admiral
Parker and La Motte Picquet, in Fort Royal Bay, Martinique, 19th Dec. 1779 ; and in the
successive actions between Rear Admiral Rowley with the Comte de Guichen off Martinique,
17th April following. Present at the capture of Port-au-Prince, 4th June, 1794. Served
also in Ireland during the Rebellion in 1798.
29 Lieut.-General O’Loghlin served the campaign of 1794, in Flanders, and was wounded
at the battle near Tournay. Commanded the brigade of Life Guards in the Peninsula.
30 Lieut.-General Rebow was at the taking of Martinique, St. Lucia and Guadaloupe
in 1794, at which last he was severely wounded through both thighs. Served in the Penin¬
sula in 1812.