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War Services of the General Officers. 31
168 Major-General Aitchison served in 1807 at the siege and capture of Copenhagen. Embarked
in 1808 for the Peninsula, and in 1809 was present at the passage of the Douro, capture of Oporto, and
subsequent pursuit of Soult’s army to Salamonde. He was wounded in the arm at the battle of Tala-
vera, while carrying the King’s colour, which was also shot through. He served the campaigns of
1810, 12, 13, and 14, and was present at the battle of Busaco, and retreat to the lines of Torres
Vedras ; battle of Salamanca, capture of Madrid, siege of Burgos, and retreat from thence into Portu¬
gal ; affair at Osma, battle of Vittoria, affair at Tolosa, siege of San Sebastian, battles of the Nivelle
and the Nive, passage of the Adour, investment of Bayonne, siege of the citadel, and repulse of the
sortie. He was Lieut.-Colonel of the Scots Fusilier Guards when promoted to Major-General, and
had commanded that regiment upwards of four years.
168 Major-General Aitchison served in 1807 at the siege and capture of Copenhagen. Embarked
in 1808 for the Peninsula, and in 1809 was present at the passage of the Douro, capture of Oporto, and
subsequent pursuit of Soult’s army to Salamonde. He was wounded in the arm at the battle of Tala-
vera, while carrying the King’s colour, which was also shot through. He served the campaigns of
1810, 12, 13, and 14, and was present at the battle of Busaco, and retreat to the lines of Torres
Vedras ; battle of Salamanca, capture of Madrid, siege of Burgos, and retreat from thence into Portu¬
gal ; affair at Osma, battle of Vittoria, affair at Tolosa, siege of San Sebastian, battles of the Nivelle
and the Nive, passage of the Adour, investment of Bayonne, siege of the citadel, and repulse of the
sortie. He was Lieut.-Colonel of the Scots Fusilier Guards when promoted to Major-General, and
had commanded that regiment upwards of four years.
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| Description | London : John Murray, 1840-1853. [Volume 1] (1840)-Volume 14 (1853). |
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| Description | Unofficial lists of Officers of the British Army and, from 1862, the Indian Army, that were published annually between 1840 and 1915. There are also quarterly issues for 1839, 1842 and 1854. The lists are contained in 75 volumes and appear under various titles. They were initially created by Lieutenant-General George Hart (1808-1878). |
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