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War Services of the General Officers.
was on the staff, except at Waterloo. Subsequently to his services in Sir John Moore’s cam¬
paign and Lord Chatham’s expedition, he was, in the course of about four years (from 5th
March 1811 to 18th June 1815), in seventeen engagements, six of them general actions—exclu¬
sive of sieges; and for his conduct in the field he was twice promoted, viz., to the brevet rank
of Major at the battles of the Pyrenees, and of Lieut.-Colonel at the battle of Waterloo, on
which occasion he commanded the left wing of the 52nd regt. He has received the War Medal
with eight Clasps.
89 Major-General Parker served at Walcheren in 1809, and was employed in the operations
previous to, and at the siege of, Plushing. Embarked for Lisbon in Feb. 1812, and remained
with the Duke of Wellington’s army till the conclusion of the war in 1814; was present at the
battle of Vittoria, both the sieges of San Sebastian, battle of Orthes, action at Tarbes, and
battle of Toulouse. Served also the campaign of 1815, and lost his left leg at the battle of
Waterloo. He has received the gold Medal lor the battle of Vittoria, where he commanded a
brigade of artillery; and the silver War Medal with three Clasps for St. Sebastian, Orthes, and
Toulouse.
90 Major-General Beckwith served in Hanover in 1805-6; at Copenhagen in 1807, including
the action at Kioge. On the expedition to Sweden in 1808; and that to Portugal in 1808-9,
including the action at Calcavellas on the retreat, and battle of Corunna. Proceeded to Wal¬
cheren in 1809; subsequently to the Peninsula, and was present in the actions of Pombal,
Bedinha, Condeixa, Foz d’Arouce, and Sabugal, battle of Puentes d’Onor, sieges of Ciudad
Rodrigo and Badajoz, battle of Salamanca, siege of Burgos, action at San Milan, battles of
Vittoria, the Pyrenees, Vera, Nivelle, near Bayonne, Orthes, and Toulouse. Served also the
campaign of 1815, including the battles of Quatre Bras and Waterloo. During the great
fiortion of the above service he was employed on the Staff. Medal for Toulouse, and lost left
eg at Waterloo.
92 Major-General Bourchier served under Sir Ralph Abercromby in the expedition against
Cadiz in 1800, and also in the campaign in Egypt in 1801, and was present at the battles of the
13th and 21st Munch, and at Rhamania on the Oth May. He served afterwards the campaigns
of 1811, 12, and 15, including the siege of Badajoz, battle of Salamanca, cavalry affairs at
Callada de Camino and Venta de Peso, battles of Quatre Bras and Waterloo, and capture of
Paris. He has received the War Medal with one Clasp for Salamanca.
93 Major-General Grant served five years in India with the 25th—afterwards the 22nd—
Dragoons, and was present at the battle of Mallavelly, siege of Seringapatam, action with Doon-
dia, storming the fort of Turnioul, where he volunteered and led the assault with 50 dismounted
Dragoons; engaged also in the reduction of various fortresses. Served with the 21st Fusiliers
in Sicily in 1806; with the 17th Light Dragoons in India from 1807 to 1811: and with the 18ih
Hussars in the campaigns of 1813, 14, and 15, including the action at the bridge of Croix
d’Orade, battle of Toulouse, covering the retiring army on the 17th of June 1815, and battle of
Waterloo. He has received the War Medal with one Clasp for Toulouse.
94 Major-General Taylor served as Assistant-Adjutant-General to the force under Sir
James Craig, in the Mediterranean, during 1805 and 6. Employed on the staff at the attack
and capture of Java in 1811, including the attack of the outpost near Weltevreden, and the
storming of the lines of Cornelis. Served also the campaign of 1815, with the 10th Hussars, and
was present at the battle of Waterloo. He has received the War Medal with one Clasp for
Java.
95 Major-General Arguimbau served in the Peninsula with the 3rd battalion of the Royals,
and lost an arm at San Sebastian. Served also the campaign of 1815, and was slightly wounded
at Quatre Bras, and also at Waterloo.
96 Major-General Calvert served with the 52nd on the expedition to Sweden in 1808 ; in
the Peninsula in 1808-9, including the retreat to Corunna; and on the Walcheren expedition.
Appointed Aide-de-camp to Lord Lynedoch in April 1810, and joined him at Cadiz, then be¬
sieged by the French ; present at the battles of Barrosa and Vittoria ; also at both the attacks
and capture of San Sebastian. Accompanied the 29th to America in 1814, and was present
at the taking of Castine, and the different American settlements in the Bay of Fundy.
Served also the campaign of 1815 with the 32nd, including the battles of Quatre Bras and
Waterloo, and capture of Paris. He has received the War Medal with three Clasps for
Barrosa, Vittoria, and St. Sebastian.
97 Major-General Staveley joined the army under the Duke of Wellington at Oporto in May
1809, and was present at the battle of Talavera, actions at Pombal, Redinha, Foz d’Arouce,
and Sierra de Moita ; battle of Fuentes d’Onor, storming and capture of Ciudad Rodrigo and
Badajoz. Deputy-Assistant-Quarter-Master-General at the actions of Osma and Morillas,
battle of Vittoria, passage of the Bidassoa, storming the Heights of Vera, action at Sarre,
battle of the Nivelle, battles of the 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th Dec. 1813 near Bayonne, passage
of the Adour, storming St. Etienne and investment of the citadel of Bayonne, aclions at Vic
Bigorre and Tarbes, and battle of Toulouse. Served also the campaign of 1815, including the
battle of Waterloo and capture of Paris. He has received the War Medal with eight Clasps.
98 Sir De Lacy Evans served in India, in 1807, 8, 9, and 10. Portugal, Spain, and France,
in 1812, 13, and 14. America part of 1814-15. Belgium and France in 1815, 16, 17, and 18.