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Notes to the General Officers.
31 Lieut.-General Gosselin served in the expedition against Genoa under Lord Wm.
Bentinck, and subsequently in the American war.
32 Lieut.-General Dillon served in Ireland during the rebellion in 1798.
33 Lieut.-General Darroch’s services:—Rebellion in Ireland, 1798. Expedition to
Hanover, 1805. Expedition to South America, 1807. Peninsular campaigns of 1808, 9,10,
and 11, including the affair near Carvalhos, passage of the Douro, and attack of Soult’s
rear-guard at Salamonde.
31 Sir Thomas Molyneux served at the taking of Martinique, St. Lucia, and Guadaloupe
in 1794.
35 Lieut.-General Benj. Gordon served in Indiafor twenty years, between 1788 and 1811,
and was present in most of the battles, sieges, and assaults which took place, including the
storming of Seringapatam.
36 Sir Wm. Hutchinson was actively employed in the West Indies in 1793 and 4, including
the taking of Jeronomie, Cape St. Nichola Mole, Cape Tiberoun, and storming of Fort
L’Acul, at which last he was wounded. Served in the expedition to the Helder in 1799,
and was severely wounded at the battle of Egmont-op-Zee. Accompanied the expedition
to Copenhagen, under Lord Nelson, 1801. Served a short period on the staff in the Penin¬
sula in 1812.
37 Sir Alexander Halkett’s services:—Capture of Martinique, St. Lucia, and Guadaloupe,
1794. Ostend, under Sir Eyre Coote, where he was taken prisoner. Expedition to the
Helder in 1799, where he was twice wounded. Capture of the Cape of Good Hope in 1806.
38 Lieut.-Gen. Buller served the campaigns of 1793 and 94 in Flanders, and subsequently
in the West Indies, including the siege of St. Lucia, and reduction of Grenada.
39 General Clay was at the taking of Martinique and St. Lucia in 1794, including the
storming of Morne de Pierre (led the forlorn hope), siege and reduction of Forts Louis and
Bourbon. Accompanied the expedition under Sir James Pulteney to Belle Isle, Ferrol, and
Vigo Bay. Served in Egypt in 1801, and was present in the actions of the 13th and 21st
March, the siege of Alexandria, and other affairs of less importance. Medal for services in
Egypt.
40 Lieut.-General T. L’Estrange served in the first American war.
41 Lieut.-General Glegg served at the taking of Martinique, St. Lucia, and Guadaloupe
in 1794.
42 Sir Charles Phillips was at the taking of Martinique, St. Lucia, and Guadaloupe in
1794, including the siege of Fort Bourbon. Served in Egypt in 1801, and has received the
Egyptian medal.
4.3 Lieut.-General Reynardson served in Egypt in 1801, and at Walcheren in 1809.
Medal for services in Egypt.
44 Lord Carysfort’s services : Campaign of 1796 in Germany under the Archduke Charles,
including the siege of Kehl. Rebellion in Ireland, 1798. Employed afterwards on the
Continent, and was present with the Russian army at the battle of Zurich. Campaign in
Egypt, as Aide-de-camp to Sir Ralph Abercromby and Lord Hutchinson. Expedition to
Sweden, and afterwards to Spain under Sir John Moore, including the battle of Corunna.
Embarked for Walcheren July 1809, and served in the reserve in South Beveland. Accom¬
panied the Guards to Spain in 1811, and served there until 1813, including the defence of
Tarifa. Campaign of 1814, in Holland, including the attack on Bergen-op-Zoom, on which
occasion he commanded a brigade of Guards.
45 Lieut.-General Hon. T. E. Capel served the campaigns in Flanders under the Duke of
York. Employed on the staff at Cadiz in 1811.
46 Lieut.-General Mundy served in Ireland during the rebellion in 1798.
46* Sir Henry Edw. Bunbury served in Holland in 1799, including the battles of the
19th Sept., 2d and 6th October. Served also in the expedition to Naples and Calabria in
1805 and 6, and was present at the battle of Maida, for which he has received a medal.
47 General M‘Nair served on the coast of France and in the Mediterranean in 1795;
capture of Malta, 1798; expedition to Cadiz, 1800; Egyptian campaign, 1801 (medal);
capture of Martinique in 1809, for which he has also received a medal.
48 Lieut.-General Mawby served at Toulon in 1793, and at Corsica in 1794, including
the siege of Calvi, and storming of the Mozelle Fort.
49 Lieut.-General Mainwaring served at the reduction of Martinique in 1794. Accom¬
panied the 51st regiment to Corunna in 1808. Expedition to Walcheren, 1809, where he
took two eight-pounders, and many prisoners. Served in the Peninsula in 1811, and was
present at the battle of Fuentes d’Onor and the second siege of Badajoz.
50 Lieut.-General Hon. John Meade served in Holland under the Duke of York. Ac¬
companied the expeditions to the Ferrol and to Portugal, 1800. Served also in the Peninsula,
and commanded the 45th regiment at the battle of Busaco, for which he has received a
medal.
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