I think I am right in stating that the late Sir William Peel and Sir Harry Keppel were the last Post-Captains who obtained this distinction. Sir Robert Sale and Sir Harry Smith were actually Lieutenant-Colonels of the 13th Light Infantry and of the Rifle Brigade respectively when they were advanced to the dignity of Grand Crosses of the Bath, but they held the local rank of Major-General in the East Indies. The latter was almost immediately promoted to the rank of substantive General Officer; the former was killed before reaching the higher grade. The Battle of Waterloo was the first engagement for which the C.B. was granted. It is true that in the same _Gazette_ a number of officers received the decoration for their services in the Peninsular War, and of these not a few also appeared in the Waterloo _Gazette_ with a star against their names, intimating that they had received the decoration for previous services. The list of officers granted the dignity of K.C.B. was published in the _Gazette_ of January 2, 1815; but the C.B.'s, both for the Peninsula and for Waterloo, appeared in the _Gazette_ of September 4, 1815. The following list gives the number of decorations conferred regimentally. It will be noticed that a number of regiments do not figure in the list at all. On the other hand, a number of regiments which participated in these honours have long since ceased to exist, amongst them the well-known King's German Legion and the little-known Greek Light Infantry. Of these I have not given the details. THE FIRST REGIMENTAL RECIPIENTS OF THE BATH.