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
NOTE.--In following up the retreating French the army had been
sharply engaged on February 14, 17, 23, and 26, and subsequently
to Orthes. A general action was fought at Tarbes on March 20,
1814, the brunt of the work falling on the Rifle Brigade.
TOULOUSE, APRIL 10, 1814.
This, the closing action of the Peninsular War, was fought after
the abdication of Napoleon, and was the final act of the campaign
which Sir Arthur Wellesley opened at the combat of Roleia on
August 17, 1808. There are ten regiments which bear on their
colours the names of the earliest and the last engagements, Roleia
and Toulouse. Of these, only five suffered any loss in both
engagements. The King's Royal Rifles, Highland Light Infantry, and
Rifle Brigade take pride of place, each having fifteen Peninsular
battle honours on their appointments. Those to whom the battle
honour "Toulouse" has been awarded are the
5th Dragoon Guards.
3rd Hussars.
4th Hussars.
13th Hussars.
Queen's.
Buffs.
Northumberland Fusiliers.
Royal Fusiliers.
Devons.
Lancashire Fusiliers.
Royal Welsh Fusiliers.
Inniskilling Fusiliers.
Gloucesters.
Worcesters.
South Lancashire.
Royal Highlanders.
Oxford Light Infantry.
Sherwood Foresters.
Northamptons.
Shropshire Light Infantry.
King's Royal Rifles.
Highland Light Infantry.
Cameron Highlanders.
Royal Irish Rifles.
Connaught Rangers.
Argyll Highlanders.
Rifle Brigade.
CASUALTIES AT THE BATTLE OF TOULOUSE, APRIL 10, 1814.
+--------------------------------+-----------+-----------+
| |_Officers._| _Men._ |
| _Regiments._ +-----------+-----------+
| | K. | W. | K. | W. |
+--------------------------------+-----+-----+-----+-----+
|General Staff | - | 3 | - | - |
|5th Drag. Gds. | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
|3rd Hussars | - | 1 | - | 5 |
|4th Hussars | - | 1 | 2 | 5 |
|10th Hussars | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
|15th Hussars | - | - | - | 4 |
|Royal Artillery | - | - | 7 | 31 |
|Queen's (four companies) | - | - | - | 12 |
|N'umberland F. | - | - | - | 3 |
|Royal Fusiliers | - | - | 1 | 3 |
|Devon | 1 | 4 | 14 | 121 |
|Lancs Fusiliers | - | - | 2 | 9 |
|Roy. Welsh F. | - | - | 1 | 7 |
|27th Inniskilling Fusiliers | 2 | 5 | 23 | 76 |
|28th Gloucesters | - | 3 | 3 | 25 |
|34th Border R. | - | 1 | 2 | 11 |
|36th Worcester | 1 | 9 | 38 | 104 |
|39th Dorsets | - | 1 | - | 4 |
|40th S. Lancs | - | 8 | 7 | 71 |
|42nd B.
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