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War Services of the General Officers.
16 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. Lucia and Tobago, and
Demerara and Berbice ; on the latter he was second in command. He was also present at the storming
of Morne-Fortuntie, St. Lucia, on the night of the 2nd of June, 1803.
17 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.
18 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.
Lucia, he was present in the engagements of the Vigie, Gros Islet, Cul de Sac, and Carnagie. Accom¬
panied General Baird’s army to Egypt, in 1801. Proceeded to the Peninsula in June, 1809, and
commanded the 61st at the battle of Talavera, for which he has received a medal.
19 General Goldie served in Ireland during the rebellion, in 1798 ; also in the Peninsula for a few
months, in 1812.
20 General Eden served as Assistant-Quarter-Master-General in Flanders in 1794, and in Holland
in 1795 ; also at the capture of Java in 1811, for which he has received a medal.
21 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 also in the Peninsula in 1812.
22 General Gosselin served on the expedition against Genoa, under Lord Wm. Bentinck ; and
subsequently in the American war.
23 Sir Arthur Richard Dillon served in Ireland during the rebellion, in 1798.
24 General Darroch served in Ireland during the rebellion, in 1798. On the expedition to Hanover,
in 1805; and on that to South America, in 1807. The 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.
Served afterwards in the American war.
25 General Walker was present at the siege and surrender of Fort Bourbon, and of the Island of
Martinique, in 1794. He was at Basse Terre, in Guadaloupe, on the Republican Troops regaining
possession of the Island ; and, at the defence of Fort Matilda from the 10th of October, when attacked
by the French, to nearly the time of its evacuation. In December following he proceeded to Grenada
in command of the Royal Artillery, and was there when the insurrection of the slaves took place,
assisted by the French, when the Governor and upwards of forty of the principal inhabitants were
murdered. He was Commandant of the garrison of Charlemont Fort during the Irish rebellion in 1798.
26 Sir Alexander Halkett served at the captures of Martinique, St. Lucia, and Guadaloupe, in 1794 ;
at Ostend, under Sir Eyre Coote, where he was taken prisoner ; with the expedition to the Helder, in
1799, where he was twice wounded; and at the capture of the Cape of Good Hope, in 1806.
27 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. Accom¬
panied the expedition under Sir James Pulteney to Beileisle, Ferrol, and Vigo Bay. Served also 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.
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 of August, 1776, on Long Island, capture
of Forts Lee and Washington, battles of Brandywine and Germantown, 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. Lucia,
and the battle of the Vigie. Served on board the Cornwall in the action off Grenada, between Admiral
Byron and the Comte d’Estaignes, 6th of 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 deGuichen, 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 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.
30 Lieut.-General T. L’Estrange served in the first American war, in North and South Carolina,
Staten, New York, Long, and Rhode Islands.
31 Sir Charles Phillips served at the siege of Fort Bourbon, and capture of Martinique, St. Lucia,
and Guadaloupe, in 1794. The Egyptian campaign of 1801, and has received the medal.
32 Lieut.-General Reynardson served in Egypt in 1801; and at Walcheren, in 1809. Medal for
services in Egypt.
33 Lord Carysfort served as Secretary to the mission of Coloned Crawfurd, at the head-quarters of
the Archduke Charles, and was present at all the battles of the campaign of 1796 in Germany, at the
siege of Kehl, and the affair at the beginning of 1797, on the Rhine. Served as aide-de-camp to Lord
Cornwallis in Ireland during the Rebellion ; after which he was employed in Germany, and was pre¬
sent at all the actions of that year in Switzerland, under General Hotze, and with the Russian army at
the battle of Zurich. Campaign in Egypt as aide-de-camp to Sir Ralph Abercromby, and afterwards
to Lord Hutchinson. On the Quarter-master General’s staff on the Expedition to Sweden, and after¬
wards to Spain, under Sir John Moore, including the battle of Corunna. Embarked with the Guards
for Walcheren in July 1809, and served in the reserve in South Beveland. Accompanied the Guards
to Spain in 1811, and was appointed to the command of the garrison of Cadiz. At the defence of