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War Services cf the General Officers.
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Crimea at the conclusion of peace, including the battles of Alma and Inkerman, capture of Balaklava, sortie on 26th
October, siege and fall of Sebastopol. Commanded the 47th Regiment at the battle of Inkerman, and uninterruptedly
during the siege of Sebastopol (the Trenches) from 5th Nov. 1854 to 8th Nov. 1855, including the attacks of the 18th
June and 8th September; at Inkerman he was the Senior Officer of the 2nd Brigade 2nd Division coming out of
action—mentioned in despatches (Medal with three Clasps, Brevet of Lt.Colonel, C2?., Officer of the Legion of Honor,
Sardinian and Turkish Medals, and 4th Class of the Medjidie).
60 Major General Grant served with the 49th Regt. throughout the operations in China (Medal), commencing with
the first taking of Chusan, and terminating with the demonstration before Nankin, including the storm and capture
of tne heights above Canton, attack and capture of Amoy, second capture of Chusan, attack and capture of the
heights of Chinhae, occupation of Ningpo, and repulse of the night attack attack and capture of the enemy’s en¬
trenched camp on the heights of Segoan, attack and capture of Chapoo, Woosung, and Chin Kiang Foo (wounded).
Served throughout the Eastern campaign of 1854-55 (in command of the 49th from the battle of Inkerman), includ¬
ing the battles of Alma and Inkerman, siege and fall of Sebastopol, sortie on 26th Oct., and assaults of the Redan
on the 18th June and 8th Sept.; commanded the working party, 600 strong, from the Light and 2nd Divisions that
had to turn the enemy’s work after the Quarries were carried, and was engaged during the night in working and re¬
pelling the three attempts made by the Russians to retake the position (Medal with three Clasps, Cl?., Officer of the
Legion of Honor, Sardinian and Turkish Medals, and 4th Class of the Medjidie).
68 Major General Hill commanded the 2nd Batt. Rifle Brigade in the Crimea, subsequent to the fall of Sebastopol,
from 14'th Oct. 1855 until the end of the Russian war in 1856. Also commanded the Battalion throughout the whole of
its services in the suppression of the Indian mutiny, including the capture of Lucknow and numerous affairs during
Die Oude and Trans Gogra campaigns, including the affairs of Baree and Sirsee, and capture of the Fort of Majidia.
Commanded the Force at the affair of Hyderghur, and held a detached command which captured 15 guns at Sitka
Ghat. Was frequently mentioned in despatches, and especially in Sir Hope Grant’s of the action of Nawabgunge for
repulsing the enemy’s rear attack; also in Lord Clyde’s of the operations on the Raptee on the 31st December 1858
(CB., Medal with Clasp).
69 Sir Edward Harris Greathed served with the 8th Regt. at the siege ofDelhi in 1857 (in command from 30th June to
the end of the siege), present at the repulse of sorties on the 9th 14th and iSth July, and commanded the 3rd Brigade
during the repulse of the enemy’s attack on 23rd July ; commanded the Column sent to occupy the Khoodsiabagh
and Ludlow Castle on 7th Sept., by which operation the batteries were advanced to within 180 yards of the walls; led
the Regt. to the assault and served with it in the city; on the 24th Sept, left Delhi in comman d of a Movable Column
and defeated the enemy at Bolundshur, Allyghur, and Agra; commanded the 3rd Brigade of the Army under Lord Clyde
from 10th Nov. 1857 to" 9th Jan. 1858 a<nd present at the action of Dilkoosha in Lucknow during the operations resulting
in the relief of the garrison ; commanded advanced pickets at Cawnpore from 30th Nov. to 7th Dec., including the
affair of the second action of the 6th Dec., also present in the action of Khudagunj and occupation of Futtehgurh
(CB., Medal with two Clasps, and promoted Colonel for distinguished service in the field).
Sir John Jones served the campaign of 1857-58 against the mutineers in India ; commanded the 1st Batt. 60th
Rifles at the actions on the Hindun of 30th and 31st May, battle of Budlee ke Serai and forcing the Heights before
Delhi on 8th June, throughout the siege operations before Delhi, action of the 19th June, attack on the SubzeeMundi
on 18th July (commanded Column of attack), and covering the assaulting Columns at the storming of the city on the
14th September. Commanded the attacking Column within the city from 15th to 20th Sept., forced through the
city, blew open the gates and took possession of the Palace on 20th Sept. 1857. Commanded as Brigadier General
the Roorkee Field Force throughout the operations in Rohilcund from 17th April to 20th June 1858, including the
actions of Bugawalla and Nugena, relief of Moradabad, action on the Dojura, assault and capture of Bareilly,
attack and bombardment of Shahjehanpore defeat of the rebels and relief of the garrison, capture of the Fort of
Bunnai, pursuit of the enemy to the left bank of the Goomtee, and destruction of the Fort of Mahomdee, commanded
the Battalion at the action of Pusgaon. Received the thanks of General Wilson, of Lord Clyde, and of the Governor
General in Council (CB., Colonel for distinguished service in the field, Good Service Pension, KCB., and Medal with
Clasp).
71 Major General Custance served in the Crimean campaign from 14th Aug. 1855, including the battle of Tchernaya,
siege and fall of Sebastopol (Medal with Clasp, Order of the Medjidie, 5th Class, and Turkish Medal). Commanded
the Carabineers at the outbreak of the mutiny at Meerut on loth May 1857, also in the subsequent campaign of that
year, including the battles of the Hindun, the 30th and 31st May (horse killed); battle of Budlekaserai (horse
wounded), affair of 9th June, and siege of Delhi. Commanded the whole of the Irregular Cavalry under Sir Hope
Grant, at the storming of the city on the 14th September. Commanded the Cavalry of Brigadier Showers’ Column
during the subsequent operations. In command of the Carabineers and Hodson’s Horse captured the fortress of
Kanound with 22 guns and 7J4 lacs of treasure. Also in command of the Carabineers and 2nd Bengal Fusiliers, sur¬
prised the city of Furruck Nuggur, taking the Nawab. Commanded a Wing of the Carabineers in the action of Bun-
kagaon on nth Oct. 1858, also three squadrons during the subsequent campaign in Oude, including the actions of
Mahoudipore, Russoolpore, advance on and capture of the fortress Mitoudee, the actions of Allygung and Bishwa,
joined the Agra Field Force by forced marches, and commanded aWing of the Carabineers in pursuit of TantiaTopeo
for three months through Rajpootana and Central India, during which frequently commanded detached Columns
(thanked by the Governor General in Council, and frequently mentioned in despatches, Medal with Clasp, Brevet of
Colonel, and CB.).
72 Major General Bentinck served with the 7th Dragoon Guards in the Kaffir war in 1847 (Medal).
78 Sir Richard Denis Kelly served with the 34th Regt. at the siege of Sebastopol in 1855; commanded the Guard
in the Trenches on the 22nd March, when he was wounded and taken prisoner in a sortie of the Russians (Medal with
Clasp, Brevet of Lt.Colonel, Knight of the Legion of Honor, 5th Class of the Medjidie, and Turkish Medal). Served
in the Indian campaigns of 1857-59; commanded the 34th Regt. in the actions at Cawnpore on 26th, 27th (wounded),
and 28th Nov. 1857, capture of Meeangunge, siege and capture of Lucknow, and relief of Azimghur; commanded
the Azimghur Column in the operations in Oude in the winter of 1858-59; commanded a Field Force from Feb. to
May 1859, engaged in the operations on the Nepaul Frontier, and defeated the rebels under Bala Rao near Bootwul
(horse shot), capturing six guns and much baggage (thanked by the Governor General and the Copimander in Chief,
frequently mentioned in despatches, CB., Medal with Clasp, KCB., and distinguished service pension).
74 Major General Stuart served in the 1st Battalion 21st Fusihers in the Crimean War of 1854 and latter part of 1855,
including the battles of Alma, Balaklava, and Inkerman, siege and fall of Sebastopol—succeeded to the command of
the Regiment at the battle of Inkerman (twice mentioned in despatches, Brevet of Lt.Colonel, CB., Medal with four
Clasps, 5th Class of the Medjidie, and Turkish Medal).
75 Major General the Hon. Robert Rollo was one of two officers sent from Malta on a special mission to Tripoli in 1846,
and received the thanks of the Secretaries for Foreign Affairs and Colonies, conveyed through the Commander in Chief,
for his services upon that occasion. He embarked with the 42nd Highlanders for the East, and served with the Regt.
in the campaign of 1854-55 ; was Brigade Major from the battle of Balaklava and throughout the winter until he took
command of his Regt.; commanded it upon the expedition to Kertch and surrender of Yenikali, and afterwards at
the siege of Sebastopol and assault on the outworks on the 18th June (Medal with Clasps, Brevet Lt.Colonel, Knight
of the Legion of Honor, 5th Class of the Medjidie, and Turkish Medal). Served as Assistant Adjutant General in
Canada at the head of that Department from Nov. 1855 to Jan. i860, and from the latter date as Military Secretary
to Lieut.General Sir Fenwick Williams till that officer’s retirement from the command in British North America in
June 1865.
76 Major General Warre, while employed on the Staff in Canada in 1845-46, examined and reported upon the river
communications (2,300 miles) between Montreal and Red River Settlement, with a viewto the transport of troops; also
in surveying and reporting upon the various settlements in the Oregon Territory and on various Islands on the
coast of the Pacific. Served in the Crimean campaign from March 1855, including the siege and fall of Sebasto¬
pol; after Colonel Shadforth was killed he commanded the 57th Regt., and was present at the assaults of the
Redan on the 18th June and 8th Sept.; also at the bombardment and surrender of Kinbourn (Medal with Clasp, CB.9
5th Class of the Medjidie, and Turkish Medal). Commanded the 57th on the line of posts on the Taptee River in co¬
operation with the Central India Field Force in 1858. Also in the war of 1861 in New Zealand, and at the assault on
the rebel Maori positions on the Kaitikara River on the 4th June 1863. Afterwards, as Colonel on the Staff, com¬
manded the Troops in the province of Taranaki—under martial law—during the whole of the operations on the West
Coast in 1863-66, was present and in command of the Troops in the action at Poutoko 2nd Oct. 1863, at the