Memorials of four old families

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6. , married to John, son of Malcolm Macpherson of Phoness.
7. , married to Robert Innes of Mid-Keith.
No. XXI. — Lachlan of Ralia, only son of Evan of Ralia, married
Grace, eldest daughter of Andrew Macpherson of Banchor, by whom he had
5 sons and 6 daughters, viz.: —
Sons —
1. Evan, Major H.E.I.CS., afterwards of Glentruim, of whom after-
wards.
2. Andrew, Ensign H.E.I.C S., died unmarried.
3. Duncan, Major H.M.'s service : he served for some years in the 69th
Regiment, and was present with it during the capture of Java in 181 1:
severely wounded in the head at the assault of Fort Cornelis, near Batavia,
and got a pension on that account of £70 a year, which was increased in
1823 to £100 a year. He got his company nth August, 1815, and was
gazetted Brev. Major 10th January, 1837. He went on half pay nth Foot
and was serving at Gibraltar in 1817 ; later on half pay 97th Foot, and
afterwards exchanged into the 42nd, from which he sold out 15th April,
1842. He was for many years Collector of Customs in Inverness, and was
a Deputy Lieutenant for Inverness-shire.
4. James, Lieut.-Colonel H.M.'s service : served many years in " The
Fighting Forty-fifth," in which he got his commission as Ensign 1st March,
1808, joining the 1st Battalion at Almeida in September of that year : pro-
ceeded in Sir Alan Cameron's Brigade to join the army under Sir John
Moore : in the retreat to Lisbon : campaign of 1809 at Battle of Talavera :
of 1810, Battle of Busaco : of 181 1, in the pursuit of Massena, and com-
manded 100 picked men of corps as sharpshooters, action at Sabugal, Battle
of Fuentez d'Onor, 2nd siege of Badajoz : of 1812, siege and storm of
Ciudad Rodrigo, where he received a contusion in the assault ; 3rd siege
and storm of Badajoz, and severely wounded in the breast on mounting the
escalade ; he was the first to enter the tower of the castle, though previously
wounded, climbed the flagstaff and captured the French colours, which he
was desired by Sir Thomas Picton to present to the Duke of Wellington,
and received the thanks of both those Generals : at the Battle of Salamanca
and capture of Madrid : of 1813, at Battle of Vittoria, blockade of Pampe-
luna, actions in the Pyrenees, passage of the Bidassoa and storming of the
enemy's entrenchments, Battle of Nivelle: of 1814, Battle of Orthes, where
he was again very severely wounded both in the right arm and through the
body : besides being present at many minor engagements in the Peninsula,
1808-1814 : at the end of the latter year he was still a subaltern. In 181 5
received a severe bayonet wound in quelling a riot of the Hanoverian troops
at Ostend : served also in the 13th Light Infantry throughout the first
Burmese War, including many attacks on stockades and entrenchments
near Rangoon and the capture of that city : was in command of the esca-
lading party in storming the stockade of Kokien, when he was again
severely wounded in the breast, but was the first to enter with a few men,
who recaptured 14 row boats laden with stores and ammunition. He sub-
sequently commanded the Ceylon Rifles.
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