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War Services of the Colonels.
Spain in 1835, 36, and 37. Present during the operations against Ameer Khan and the Pindarries,
capture of the Mauritius, part of the retreat from Burgos, action on the Hormaza (wounded), battle of
Vittoria, investment of Pampeluna, battle of the Pyrenees, investment of Bayonne (horse shot), actions
pf Vic Bigorre and Tarbes, battle of Toulouse (horse shot), battle of Bladensburg (two horses shot),
capture of Washington, attack on Baltimore, operations before New Orleans, (boarding and capture of
American Flotilla,—action 25th Dec, wounded severely,—unsuccessful assault Jan. wounded severely),
battle of Quatre Bras, retreat of 17th of June, Waterloo (horse shot, and one sabred), investment and
capitulation of Paris. Continued on Staff of allied Army-of-Occupation in France. Accepted under
an allied power (1835) command of an auxiliary British and Spanish Corps-of-Army, by sanction and
desire of the English Government, and by order of the King-in-council. Acted, while so employed, in
conjunction with the British forces (under Lord J. Hay), and through mediation of British authorities :
—raising investments of San Sebastian and Bilbao, action of Arlaban, capture of port and castle of
Passages. Defeated the enemy in general actions on the 5th of May,—6th of June,—1st. of Oct.
(wounded) 1836; also 10th and 15th of March 1837. Attacked near Hernani, 16th March, by the
elite of the Carlist army—16,000 strong (about double the allied force), and obliged to retreat about
one mile, but with a less loss in killed and wounded (600) than that of the enemy. Resumed the
offensive the following month—capture of Hernani by escalade, 14th May,—of Oyarzun 16th May,—
of Yrun by storm 17th May,—of Fontarabia by capitulation 18th May. These and other minor affairs
were for lire most part severely contested, and cost (including those of the enemy) above ten thousand
killed and wounded. Excepting occasionally two or three stragglers, generally without arms, the
Legion never lost (under his command) prisoners, artillery, or equipage, though utterly contrary state¬
ments repeatedly appeared at the time,—while he took from the enemy 100 officers, 1000 men, thirty
pieces of cannon, several entrenched positions, fortified towns and posts, with an extensive and most
important strategical tract of the insurgent territory, including their main line of retreat, communication,
and supply. Thenceforth “ The frontier was effectually closed against the entrance of resources to the
Carlists, except by the small mountain passes, which are only accessible to foot passengers or mules
lightly laden.” (British Commissioners’ Despatch, Parliamentary Paper),—and thus was the success¬
ful termination of the war materially contributed to. Holds the rank of Lieut.-General in the national
army of Spain, by license of a British royal warrant,—also honoured by her Majesty for these services
with the Cross of Commander of the Bath, and by the government of Spain with the grand crosses of
St. Ferdinand and Charles III.
63 Colonel the Honourable Leicester Stanhope was employed in South America, in 1807, and was
present at the attack on Buenos Ayres. Served also in the Mahratta war of 1817 and 18, including
the battle of Alaihedpore, and storming of Talnier.
64 Colonel Alexander Higginson served the campaign of 1808-9, including the battle of Corunna;
with the expedition to Walcheren, in 1809 ; and the Peninsular campaigns of 1812, 13, and 14.
65 Sir Thomas Reade served the campaign of 1799, in Holland, with the 27th, including the
actions of the 19th Sept., 2d and 6th October. Present at the operations before Ferrol, in 1800 ; in
the Egyptian campaign of 1801 ; and on the Expedilion to Naples under Sir James Craig. In
May 1808 appointed to command a Flotilla in the Mediterranean for the defence of Sicily ; employed
at the capture of the Islands of Ischia and Procida ; and at the same time took and destroyed in com¬
pany with H.A1. S. Cyane, a flotilla of thirty-four gun-boats. On the 10th June 1810, captured a
Flotilla of twenty-six gun-boats in the Bay of Ragusa. He was afterwards constantly employed
against Murat’s armament on the coast of Calabria during his projected invasion of Sicily, in which
service fifty of the enemy’s vessels, with a considerable proportion of field artillery, and other military
stores, and many prisoners, were captured by the Flotilla under his command. Served on the Eastern
Coast of Spain with the Forces under Lord Wm. Bentinck and Sir Wm. Clinton. At the conclusion
of that war in 1814, he embarked with his regiment for America, where he served until the termination
of hostilities with that country.
66 Sir John Morillyon Wilson was six years in the navy, in which service he received three wounds.
He was in the expedition to the Helder, in 1799 ; and Egypt in 1801, where he received a medal and
the thanks of the Captain Pasha for saving the crew of a Turkish man-of-war’s boat. He accompanied
the expedition to Walcheren, and was twice wounded during the siege of Flushing. From the latter
end of 1309 to 1812, he was present with his regiment at the battles of Busaco, Fuentes d’Onor, and
the various actions fought in the Peninsula within those periods. In the winter of 1812 he joined the
1st battalion Royal Scots in Canada, and was in the different attacks made on Sackett’s Harbour,
Great Sodus—where he received a severe bayonet wound during a night attack ; Black Rock, Buffaloe,
and the battle of Chippewa, where he received seven wounds and was left for dead on the field of battle
and fell into the hands of the enemy. The army medical board, in its official report to the Secretary at
War in 1825, states that “ few cases of more aggravated distress from severe wounds have come before
us; and we have no doubt the life of this officer will be shortened by their results, and we see not the
least prospect of permanent recovery.” Sir John has received thirteen wounds, and has two musket-
balls still lodged in his body. He received the brevet-rank of Major and also that of Lieutenant-
Colonel, for his conduct before the enemy.
67 Sir Thomas Wiltshire served with the 38th in the West Indies from August 1797 to Aug. 1800;
the campaign of 1808-9, including the battles of Roleia and Yimiera, retreat to and battle of Corunna.
Accompanied the expedition to Walcheren, in 1809. Served afterwards in the Peninsula, from June
1812 to the end of that war in 1814; commanded the light company at the battle of Salamanca (twice