Battle Honours of the British Army: From Tangier, 1662, to the Commencement of the Reign of King Edward VIINorman, Charles Boswell
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Battle Honours of the British Army: From Tangier, 1662, to the Commencement of the Reign of King Edward VII
Norman, Charles Boswell
Great Britain -- History, Military; Great Britain. Army -- History
+---------------------+-----------+-----------+
| |_Officers._| _Men._ |
| _Regiments._ +-----+-----+-----+-----+
| | K. | W. | K. | W. |
+---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-----+
|Royal Artillery | - | - | 1 | 2 |
|4th King's Own | - | - | - | - |
|5th North. Fus. | - | 2 | 2 | 20 |
|15th E. Yorks | - | 1 | - | 1 |
|27th Innis. Fus. | - | - | - | - |
|28th Gloucester | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
|L.I. Battalion | - | - | 6 | 48 |
|35th R. Sussex | - | 1 | - | 1 |
|40th S. Lancs | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
|46th Corn. L.I. | - | 1 | 3 | 9 |
|49th Berks | - | - | - | - |
|55th Border Regiment | - | 1 | - | 2 |
|Grenadier Batt. | - | - | 3 | 76 |
+---------------------+-----+-----+-----+-----+
NOTE.--I am indebted to the courtesy of the Army Council for the
above casualty list.
MARTINIQUE, 1794.
This distinction, awarded in 1909, is borne by the following
regiments--
Royal Warwick.
Norfolk.
East Yorkshire.
Royal Scots Fusiliers.
East Surrey.
North Stafford.
Northampton.
Dorset.
York and Lancaster.
--and commemorates the second capture of the island from the
French. Considerable care had been bestowed on the preparation of
this expedition. Its command was entrusted to capable hands, Sir
John Jervis--afterwards Lord St. Vincent--having charge of the
naval, and General Sir Charles Grey of the military forces. These
last were divided into five brigades:
First Brigade--Brigadier Sir C. Gordon: 15th (East Yorkshire),
39th (Dorset), and 43rd (Oxford Light Infantry).
Second Brigade--Brigadier Thomas Dunbar: 56th (2nd Essex), 63rd
(1st Manchester), and 64th (1st North Staffords).
Third Brigade--Brigadier J. Whyte: 6th (Royal Warwick), 58th (2nd
Northampton), and 70th (2nd East Surrey).
Fourth Brigade--Brigadier Campbell (subsequently replaced by
H.R.H. Duke of Kent): Three battalions, composed of the grenadier
companies of all regiments in Ireland and Flanders.
Fifth Brigade--Colonel Myers: Three battalions, composed of the
light companies of the same regiments.
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