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
Royal Scots.
Northumberland Fusiliers.
Royal Fusiliers.
Norfolks.
South Wales Borderers.
Gloucesters.
Royal Highlanders.
South Staffords.
Oxford Light Infantry.
Sherwood Foresters.
King's Royal Rifles.
Highland Light Infantry.
Cameron Highlanders.
Connaught Rangers.
Royal Irish Rifles.
Rifle Brigade.
Our losses are tabulated below. Those of the French amounted to
4,400 killed and wounded, including 5 General Officers.
CASUALTIES AT THE BATTLE OF BUSACO, SEPTEMBER 27, 1810.
+-------------------------+-----------+-----------+
| |_Officers._| _Men._ |
| _Regiments._ +-----+-----+-----+-----+
| | K. | W. | K. | W. |
+-------------------------+-----+-----+-----+-----+
|Royal Artillery | - | - | 1 | 7 |
|14th Hussars | - | - | - | 3 |
|16th Lancers | - | 1 | - | - |
|1st Royal Scots | - | - | - | 2 |
|5th Northumberland Fus. | - | - | 1 | 7 |
|7th Royal Fus. | - | 1 | 1 | 22 |
|9th Norfolk | - | 1 | 5 | 18 |
|24th S. Wales Borderers | - | 1 | - | - |
|38th S. Stafford | - | 1 | 5 | 17 |
|42nd Black Watch | - | - | - | 7 |
|43rd Oxf. L.I. | - | - | - | 7 |
|45th Sherwood Foresters | 3 | 4 | 25 | 109 |
|50th Royal W. Kent | - | 1 | - | - |
|52nd Oxf. L.I. | - | 2 | 3 | 10 |
|60th K.R.R. | - | 5 | 3 | 16 |
|74th Highl. L.I. | 1 | 1 | 6 | 21 |
|79th Cameron Highlanders | 1 | 2 | 11 | 41 |
|83rd Royal Irish Rifles | - | 1 | - | 4 |
|88th Connaught Rangers | 1 | 7 | 29 | 95 |
|95th Rifle Brig. | - | - | 9 | 22 |
+-------------------------+-----+-----+-----+-----+
Wellington had once more shown his men that they were more than
a match for the French in the field, but he still clung to his
old plan of campaign, and, retiring behind the lines of Torres
Vedras, prepared to wear the enemy down. The winter was passed
with the English secure within their formidable entrenchments at
Torres Vedras, the French starving outside. We held the command
of the sea, and, with the Tagus in his rear, Wellington was able
to feed his men without difficulty, to replenish supplies, and to
continue the reorganization and training of the Portuguese army.
In the South of Spain the French were showing renewed activity
and Wellington detached a division under General Graham to afford
support to the garrison of Cadiz. This the stout old Scotsman did
most effectually by attacking Victor at Barrosa.
BARROSA, MARCH 4, 1811.
This distinction is borne on the colours of the
Grenadier Guards.
Coldstream Guards.
Scots Guards.
Gloucesters.
Hampshires.
Royal Irish Fusiliers
Rifle Brigade.
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