Feb. 1st, Mar. 1st, Aug. 1st, 1854 ” ” Colonel. 1 1 1 Lt.-Colonel. 1 1 1 Majors. 2 2 2 Captains. 16 16 20 Lieutenants. 20 20 24 Ensigns. 12 12 16 Adjutants. 2 2 2 Qr.-Masters. 2 2 2 Surgn.-Major. 1 1 1 Surgeon. 1 1 1 Assist.-Surgns. 2 3 4 Solicitor. 1 1 1 Sergeants. 72 88 118 Drummers. 37 37 46 Rank and File. 1280 1600 2200 2 Battns. 2 Battns. 2 Battns. . 16 Cos. 16 Cos. 20 Cos. Of the twenty companies, twelve were at home and eight at the seat of war, but the latter were strong companies on paper, and the former weak; it was further ordered that the service Battalion was not to bear upon its strength less Officers than were required for 10 companies, the Adjutant not included.[253] Hence the two mounted Officers who, before the receipt of this order, were posted to companies in the field, were placed upon the 1st Battalion establishment, and nominally belonged to companies at home. ----- Footnote 253: _Brigade Order_ , London, Sept. 5, 1854. ----- During the first few days of the operations against Sevastopol there were several casualties among the Officers of the Grenadier Guards. On the 16th, Captain Rowley was killed, and, two days later, the same fate overtook Colonel Hood, the gallant Commanding Officer who had greatly distinguished himself by his coolness and intrepidity at the Alma. The losses of the Coldstream at this moment were happily less. It was not till the 20th, that the first man was wounded in the trenches; but next day, Lord Dunkellin was unfortunately captured. Commanding a working party without arms—for at that time the men told off to dig were sent to the front unarmed,—he lost his way in the darkness, and, stumbling upon a piquet which he thought was English, he went forward by himself to ask where he was. As it happened, he found himself within the enemy’s lines, and was taken; his men, however, luckily escaped under cover of the night.[254] ----- Footnote 254: