Chapter IV: Appendix

A. Chronological Table of the Services of the Second, or Queen's
Royal Regiment.

B. General Orders relative to the Campaign in Egypt in 1801.

C. General Orders relative to the Battle of Corunna in January, 1809.

D. General Orders relative to the Battle of Talavera in July, 1809.

E. Memorandum on the subject of Regimental Colours, 1835.

F. Memoir of Major-General Sir Henry Torrens, K.C.B., late
Adjutant-General of the Forces, and Colonel of the Queen's Royal.

A.

Chronological Table

OF

THE SERVICES OF THE SECOND, OR QUEEN'S ROYAL REGIMENT OF FOOT; THE SUCCESSION OF ITS COLONELS; &c.

FROM THE PERIOD OF ITS FORMATION IN 1661 TO 1833.

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| STATIONS, | COLONELS, |
Year. | Battles, Sieges, | and | Dates of
| &c. &c. on which | Dates of Appointment. | Removal, &c.
| employed. | |
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| | |
1661 |Raised for service |{Henry Mordaunt, }|
| at Tangier, on the |{ _second_ Earl of }|Resigned in
| northern coast of |{ Peterborough. }| April, 1663.
| Africa. |{ 30th Sept., 1661. }|
| | |
1662--Jan. |Embarked for Tangier | |
| | |
| |{Andrew Rutherford, }|Killed at
1663 |At Tangier |{ Earl of Teviot. }| Tangier, 4th
| |{ 9th April, 1663. }| May, 1664.
| | |
1664 |At Tangier |{Henry Norwood. }|Died at
| |{ 10th June, 1664. }| Tangier, 1668.
to | | |
| |{John, Earl of }|Died at
1668 |At Tangier |{ Middleton. }| Tangier,
| |{ 15th May, 1668. }| 25th Jan.1675.
to | | |
| |{William O'Brien, }|
1675 |At Tangier |{ Earl of Inchiquin. }|Resigned, 1680.
| |{ 5th March, 1675. }|
| | |
to | | {|Died of wounds
| | {| at Tangier,
| |{Sir Palmes {| 27th Oct.
1680 |At Tangier |{ Fairborne, Kt. {| 1680, 14 days
| |{ 10th Nov., 1680. {| before the
| | {| date of his
| | {| appointment.
| | |
1681 } | | |
1682 } |At Tangier | |
1683 } | | |
| | |
1684--April |Evacuated Tangier, |} |
| and arrived in |} |
| England |} |
| |} |
| |} |
1685--July 5|England; in the |} |
| battle of Sedgmoor,|} |
| and assisted in |} |
| suppressing the |} |
| rebellion of the |} |
| Duke of Monmouth |} |
| |} |
| |} |
1686 } |England |} |
1687 } | |} |
| |} |
1688--Dec. |England; was marched |} |
| to Wallingford, |} |
| Berks, on the |} |
| arrival of King |} |
| William III. in |} |
| London; and on the |} |
| abdication of King |} |
| James II. it |} |
| adhered to the |} |
| Protestant |} |
| King William |} |
| |} |
1689 |Embarked for Ireland,|}Piercy Kirke, removed}|
| with 9th & 11th |} from the 2nd }|Died at Breda,
| regiments, and |} Tangier Regiment, }| Oct. 1691.
| assisted at the |} now the 4th Foot. }|
| raising of the |} 19th April, 1682. }|
| siege of London- |} |
| derry |} |
| |} |
| |} |
1690 | Ireland |} |
| |} |
-- July 1 |Battle of the Boyne; |} |
| Siege of Limerick; |} |
| Relief of Birr; |} |
| Skirmish of |} |
| Lanesborough |} |
| |} |
1691--Feb. |At the Action of the |} |
| Moat of Grenogue; |} |
| Capture of Cairn |} |
| Castle; Capture of |} |
| Conway Castle; |} |
| Skirmish at Wyand's|} |
-- May | Town |} |
| |} |
-- June |At the Siege of |} |
| Athlone |} |
| |} |
-- July 12 |At the battle of |} |
| Aghrim |} |
| |} |
-- Aug. |At the siege of |} |
| Limerick |} |
| | |
1692 |Embarked for |} |
| Flanders |} |
| |} |
-- |Returned to England |} |
| |} |
-- Aug. |Re-embarked for |} |
| Flanders |} |
| |} |
1693--July29|Battle of Landen |} |
| |} |
1694 |In Flanders |} |
| |} |
1695--July |Siege of Namur; |}William Selwyn, {|Removed to the
| returned to England|} promoted from the {| 22nd Regiment,
| |} Coldstream Foot {| 29th June,
| |} Guards. {| 1701, in exch-
1696 |In England |} 18th Dec., 1691 {| ange with Sir
| |} {| Hen. Bellasis.
1697 |Proceeded to |} |
| Flanders; Arrived in|} |
| England after the |} |
| Peace of Ryswick |} |
1698 } | |} |
1699 } |England |} |
1700 } | |} |
| | |
| | {|Dismissed in
1701 |In England |}Sir Henry Bellasis, {| Feb. 1702, by
| |} exchanged from the {| sentence of a
1702 |Embarked for Cadiz |} 22nd Foot. {| Court-Martial,
| |} 28th June, 1701. {| for embezzle-
-- Oct. |Returned to England |} {| ment of money,
| | {| &c. at Port
| | {| Saint Mary's.
| | |
1703 |Embarked for Holland |} |
| |} |
-- May |Distinguished at the |} |
| defence of Tongres |} |
| |} |
1704 |Embarked from Holland|} |
| for Portugal |} |
| |} |
1705 |Siege of Valentia de |} |
| Alcantara |} |
|------ Albuquerque |}David Colyear, Earl }|Allowed to
|------ Badajoz |} of Portmore. }| sell in 1710.
1706 |------ Alcantara |} 27th Feb., 1703. }|
|------ Ciudad Rodrigo|} |
|Advanced to Madrid |} |
| |} |
1707--Apr.25|At the battle of |} |
| Almanza |} |
1708 } | |} |
1709 } |In England |} |
1710 } | |} |
| | |
1711 |Embarked on an |} |
| expedition for |} |
| Canada |} |
| |} |
|Returned to England |} |
| |}Lieut.-Col. Piercy }|
1712 } | |} Kirke, _promoted by}|Died Jan. 1,
to } |In England |} purchase_. }| 1741.
1729 } | |} 19th Sept., 1710. }|
| |} |
1730--June |Embarked for |} |
| Gibraltar |} |
| |} |
1731 } | |} |
to } |Gibraltar |} |
1740 } | |} |
| | |
1741 } | |} |
to } |At Gibraltar |}Thomas Fowke, from {|Removed to the
1748 } | |} the 43rd (formerly {| 14th Regiment
| |} the 54th) Regiment.{| of Foot, on
1749 |Embarked for Ireland |} 12th August, 1741. {| the 11th Nov.
| |} {| 1755.
1750 } | |} |
to } |Ireland |} |
1755 } | |} |
| | |
| | {|Removed to 2nd
to | |{Hon. John Fitz- {| Irish Horse,
1760 |Ireland |{ William. {| now 5th Drag.
| |{ 12th Nov., 1755. {| Guards, 27th
| | {| Nov. 1760.
| | |
1764 |Ireland |} |
| |} |
1765 } | |} |
to } |Isle of Man |} |
1768 } | |} |
| |} |
1769 |Returned to Ireland, |}Sir Charles Montague,}|
| and embarked |} K.B. from the 59th }|Died 1st
| for Gibraltar |} Regiment. }| August, 1777.
| |} 27th Nov., 1760. }|
1770 } | |} |
to } |Gibraltar |} |
1774 } | |} |
| |} |
1775--Dec. |Returned to England |} |
| |} |
1776 |England |} |
| | |
1777 } | |} |
to } |England |} |
1783 } | |} |
| |} |
-- Oct. |Embarked for |} |
| Gibraltar |} |
| |} |
1784 } | |}Daniel Jones, }|
to } |Gibraltar |} promoted from the }|Died 20th
1791 } | |} 3rd Foot Guards. }| Nov. 1793.
| |} 7th August, 1777. }|
1792--April |Arrived in England |} |
| |} |
1793--Aug. |England; embarked as |} |
| marines in the |} |
| fleet under Admiral|} |
| Earl Howe |} |
| | |
1794--June 1|Engaged as marines in| |
| the victory over |{Alexander Stewart, }|
| the French fleet |{ promoted from the }|Died Dec.
| |{ 3rd Foot. }| 1794.
-- Nov. |Relanded from the |{ 20th Nov., 1793. }|
| fleet | |
| | |
-- Dec. 25 |Embarked for the |} |
| West Indies |} |
| |} |
1795 |In the West Indies |} |
| |} |
|Two companies at |} |
| Guernsey |} |
| |} |
1796 |In the West Indies |} |
| |} |
1797--March |Returned to England |} |
| |} |
1798--June |Embarked for Ireland |} |
| |} |
1799--July |Embarked for England |} |
| |} |
-- Aug. |Embarked for Holland,|} |
| and engaged at the |} |
| Helder |} |
| |} |
-- Oct. 2 |Engaged at the battle|} |
| of Egmont-op-Zee |} |
| |} |
-- Oct. 6 |Engaged at Alkmaar |}James Coates. }|[_See next
| |} 20th Dec., 1794. }| page._]
-- Oct. |Returned to England |} |
| |} |
1800--May |Embarked on an |} |
| expedition to the |} |
| coast of France |} |
| |} |
-- June |Proceeded to Minorca,|} |
| Gibraltar, and |} |
| Malta |} |
| |} |
1801--March |Proceeded to Egypt, |} |
| and landed at |} |
| Aboukir Bay |} |
| |} |
-- Mar. 21 |At the battle of |} |
| Alexandria |} |
| |} |
-- Dec. |Embarked for |} |
| Gibraltar |} |
| |} |
1802 } | |} |
1803 } |At Gibraltar |} |
1804 } | |} |
| | |
| | |
1805--Nov. |Embarked for England |} |
| |} |
1806 |In England |} |
| |} |
1807--June |Embarked for Guernsey|} |
| |} |
1808--June |Returned to England |} |
| |} |
-- July |Embarked for Portugal|} |
| |} |
-- Aug. 21 |At the battle of |} |
| Vimiera |} |
| |} |
1809--Jan.16|At the battle of |} |
| Corunna, and |} |
| returned to England|} |
| |} |
| |} |
-- July |Embarked in the |} |
| expedition to |} |
| Walcheren |} |
| |} |
-- Dec. |Returned to England |} |
| |} |
1810 |In England |} |
| |} |
1811--Jan. |Embarked for Portugal|} |
| |} |
1812 |Advanced into Spain |} |
| |}James Coates. }|Died 22nd
| |} [_Continued from }| July, 1822.
-- July 22 |At the battle of |} preceding page._] }|
| Salamanca |} |
| |} |
1813--May 21|At the battle of |} |
| Vittoria |} |
| |} |
-- July |Engaged in the |} |
| Pyrenees |} |
| |} |
-- Nov. 10 |At the battle on the |} |
| Nivelle |} |
| |} |
1814--April |At the battle of |} |
8 | Toulouse |} |
| |} |
-- June |Embarked at Barsac, |} |
| and landed in |} |
| Ireland |} |
| |} |
-- July |Embarked for England |} |
| |} |
1815 |In England |} |
| |} |
1816--April |Embarked for the |} |
| West Indies. |} |
| |} |
1817 } | |} |
to } |West Indies |} |
1820 } | |} |
| |} |
1821--Aug. |Returned to England |} |
| |} |
1822--June |Embarked for Ireland |} |
| | |
1823 |In Ireland |} |
| |} |
1824--May |Embarked for England |}Maj.-Gen. Sir H. }|
| |} Torrens, K.C.B. }|Died 22d Aug.
1825--Feb. |Embarked for Bombay |} _Adjutant-General }| 1828.
| |} to the Forces._ }|
1826 } |Bombay |} 26th July, 1822. }|
1827 } |Poonah |} |
| | |
1828 } | |}Gen. _Right Hon._ Sir}|
to } |Bombay Presidency |} W. Keppel, G.C.B. }|Died 11th Dec.
1834 } | |} from the 67th }| 1834.
| |} Regiment. }|
| |} 25th August, 1828. }|
| | |
| |}Lt.-Gen. _Rt. Hon._ }|
| |} Sir James Kempt, }|
1835 |Bombay ditto |} G.C.B. from the }|
| |} 40th Regiment. }|
| |} 23rd Dec., 1834. }|
| | |
1836 |Bombay ditto | |
| | |
1837 |Bombay do. | |
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B.

GENERAL ORDERS.

Horse-Guards, 16th May, 1801.

The recent events which have occurred in EGYPT have induced His Majesty to lay his most gracious commands on His Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief, to convey to the troops employed in that country His Majesty's highest approbation of their conduct; and at the same time His Majesty has deemed it expedient, that these his gracious sentiments should be communicated to every part of His Army, not doubting that all ranks will thereby be inspired with an honourable spirit of emulation, and an eager desire of distinguishing themselves in their country's service.

Under the blessing of Divine Providence, His Majesty ascribes the successes that have attended the exertions of his troops in Egypt, to that determined bravery which is inherent in Britons; but his Majesty desires it may be most solemnly and most forcibly impressed on the consideration of every part of the army, that it has been a strict observance of _Order_, _Discipline_, and _Military System_, which has given its full energy to the native valour of the troops, and has enabled them proudly to assert the superiority of the national military character, in situations uncommonly arduous, and under circumstances of peculiar difficulty.

The illustrious example of their Commander cannot fail to have made an indelible impression on the gallant troops, at whose head, crowned with victory and glory, he terminated his honourable career; and His Majesty trusts that a due contemplation of the talents and virtues, which he uniformly displayed in the course of his valuable life, will for ever endear the memory of Sir RALPH ABERCROMBIE to the British Army.

His Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief having thus obeyed His Majesty's commands, cannot forbear to avail himself of this opportunity of recapitulating the leading features of a series of operations so honourable to the British Arms.

The boldness of the approach to the coast of Aboukir, in defiance of a powerful and well-directed artillery,--the orderly formation upon the beach, under the heaviest fire of grape and musketry,--the reception and repulse of the enemy's cavalry and infantry,--the subsequent charge of our troops, which decided the victory, and established a footing on the shores of Egypt, are circumstances of glory never surpassed in the military annals of the world!

The advance of the army, on the 13th of March, towards Alexandria, presents the spectacle of a movement of infantry through an open country, who, being attacked upon their march, _formed_, and _repulsed_ the enemy; then advanced in line for three miles, engaged along their whole front, until they drove the enemy to seek his safety under the protection of his entrenched position. Such had been the order and regularity of the advance!

Upon the 21st of March, the united force of the French in Egypt attacked the position of the British Army.

An attack, begun an hour before daylight, could derive no advantage over the vigilance of an army ever ready to receive it. The enemy's most vigorous and repeated efforts were directed against the right and centre. Our infantry fought in the plain, greatly inferior in the number of their artillery, and unaided by cavalry.

They relied upon their discipline and their courage. The desperate attacks of a veteran cavalry, joined to those of a numerous infantry, which had vainly styled itself _Invincible_, were everywhere repulsed: and a conflict the most severe terminated in one of the most signal victories which ever adorned the annals of the British nation!

In bringing forward these details, the Commander-in-Chief does not call upon the Army merely _to admire_ but _to emulate_ such conduct. Every soldier who feels for the honour of his country, while he exults in events so splendid and important in themselves, will henceforth have fresh motives for cherishing and enforcing the practice of discipline, and by uniting, in the greatest perfection, order and precision with activity and courage, will seek to uphold, and transmit undiminished to posterity, the _Glory_ and _Honour_ of the _British Arms_.

Nor is a less useful example to be derived from the conduct of the distinguished Commander who fell in the field.

His steady observance of discipline,--his ever watchful attention to the health and wants of his troops,--the persevering and unconquerable spirit which marked his military career,--the splendour of his actions in the field, and the heroism of his death,--are worthy the imitation of all who desire, like him, a life of honour and a death of glory.

By Order of His Royal Highness
The Commander-in-Chief,

HARRY CALVERT,
Colonel and Adjutant-General.

* * * * *

The following regiments were employed in Egypt, in 1801, and
were permitted by His Majesty King George the Third to bear on
their Colours the _Sphynx_, with the word "EGYPT," as
a distinguished mark of His Majesty's Royal approbation, and as
a lasting memorial of the glory acquired to His Majesty's Arms
by the zeal, discipline, and intrepidity of his troops in that
arduous and important campaign, _viz._:--

11th Light Dragoons, 1 Troop, Captain Money.

12th Light Dragoons, Col. Archdall.

26th, afterwards 23rd Light Dragoons, Lieut.-Col. R. Gordon.

Hompesch's Hussars, Major Sir Robert T. Wilson.

Coldstream Guards, 1st battalion.

3rd Guards, 1st battalion.

Royals, 2nd battalion, Lieut.-Col. D. Campbell.

2nd, or Queen's Royal, Colonel Lord Dalhousie.

8th Foot, or King's, Col. Drummond.

*10th, Lieut.-Col. Quarrell.

13th, Lieut.-Col. Hon. C. Colville.

18th, or Royal Irish, Lieut.-Col. H. T. Montresor.

20th, Lieut.-Col. G. Smith.

23rd, or Royal Welsh Fusiliers, Lieut.-Col. J. Hall.

24th Foot, Lieut.-Col. J. R. Forster.

25th, Colonel W. Dyott.

26th, Col. Lord Elphinstone.

27th, or Inniskilling, Lieut.-Col. S. Graham.

28th, Colonel Hon. E. Paget.

30th, Lieut.-Col. W. Wilkinson.

40th, (Flank Companies) Col. B. Spencer.

42nd, or Royal Highlanders, Lieut.-Col. W. Dickson.

44th Foot, Lieut.-Col. C. Tilson.

50th, Col. P. Wauchope.

54th, Lieut.-Col. J. T. Layard.

58th, Lieut.-Col. W. Houstoun.

61st, Lieut.-Col. F. Carruthers.

79th, Col. Alan Cameron.

*80th, Lieut.-Col. J. Montresor.

*86th, Lieut.-Col. Y. P. Lloyd.

*88th, Lieut.-Col. A. Duff.

89th, Col. W. Stewart.

90th, Col. Rowland Hill.

92nd, Lieut.-Col. C. Erskine.

Ancient Irish Fencibles.

Queen's German Regiment.

De Roll's Regiment.

Dillon's Regiment.

Corsican Rangers, Major H. Lowe.

NOTE.--The 10th, 80th, 86th, and 88th Regiments proceeded from the East Indies, overland, under the orders of Major-General David Baird, to join the Army in Egypt.