|68th Durham L.I. | 1 | 3 | 8 | 41 | |71st Highland L.I. | 2 | 7 | 28 | 181 | |74th Highland L.I. | 1 | 4 | 6 | 38 | |79th Cameron H. | - | 1 | 5 | 47 | |82nd S. Lancs | 4 | 6 | 17 | 146 | |91st H'landers | - | 7 | 13 | 100 | |92nd Gordon Highlanders | - | 26 | 55 | 363 | |95th Rifle Brig. | - | 2 | 7 | 28 | +-------------------------+-----+-----+-----+-----+ SAN SEBASTIAN, AUGUST, 1813. On July 18, 1817, the following regiments were permitted to assume the battle honour for their services at the siege and capture of this fortress: Royal Scots. King's Own (Lancaster). Norfolks. East Lancashire. South Staffords. North Lancashire. Immediately after the Battle of Vittoria, Lord Wellington detached two divisions to besiege this fortress, the possession of which was a necessary prelude to his further pursuit of the French. Unfortunately, our army was ill-provided with material for a siege, and two months were spent before the place was taken. Our losses during the siege and in the two assaults were very severe, as the accompanying casualty returns prove: CASUALTIES AT THE SIEGE AND ASSAULT OF SAN SEBASTIAN, JULY AND AUGUST, 1813. +---------------------------------+-----------+-----------+ | |_Officers._| _Men._ | | _Regiments._ +-----+-----+-----+-----+ | | K. | W. | K. | W. | +---------------------------------+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |Royal Artillery | 4 | 7 | 4 | 20 | |Roy. Engineers | 3 | 3 | 14 | 111 | |Coldstream Gds. | - | 1 | 3 | 20 | |Scots Guards | - | - | 1 | 24 | |Royal Scots | 8 | 15 | 118 | 310 | |2nd Queen's | - | - | 1 | 1 | |4th K.O. Lancs. | 5 | 6 | 117 | 170 | |7th Royal Fus. | - | - | - | 6 | |9th Norfolks | 6 | 12 | 62 | 177 | |20th Lancashire Fusiliers | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |23rd Roy. Welsh Fusiliers | - | 1 | 4 | 4 | |27th Roy. Inniskilling Fusiliers | 1 | - | 5 | 2 | |38th South Staffords | 5 | 12 | 33 | 174 | |40th South Lancashires | - | 1 | 3 | 8 | |43rd Oxford L.I. | 1 | - | 2 | 10 | |47th Loy. North Lancs | 7 | 6 | 106 | 130 | |48th N. Staffs | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | |52nd Oxford L.I. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |53rd Shropshire L.I. | - | - | 2 | 1 | |59th E. Lancs | 8 | 12 | 109 | 208 | |95th Rifle Brig. | - | 2 | 7 | 1 | +---------------------------------+-----+-----+-----+-----+ NIVELLE, NOVEMBER 10, 1813.
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