+-----------------------------+-----------+-----------+ | |_Officers._| _Men._ | | _Regiments._ +-----+-----+-----+-----+ | | K. | W. | K. | W. | +-----------------------------+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |Royal Artillery | 1 | - | 11 | 16 | |Grenadier Gds. | - | - | 2 | 19 | |5th Fusiliers | - | - | 4 | 18 | |13th Somerset L.I. | - | - | 7 | 26 | |14th W. Yorks | - | - | 6 | 22 | |18th Roy. Irish | - | - | 8 | 17 | |20th Lanc. Fus. | 1 | - | 8 | 12 | |25th K.O. Scottish Borderers | 1 | - | 3 | 13 | |26th Cameronians | - | - | 6 | 28 | |29th Worcesters | - | - | 2 | 11 | |30th E. Lancs | - | - | 8 | 14 | |34th Border Reg. | - | - | 2 | 16 | |39th Dorsets | 1 | - | 6 | 13 | +-----------------------------+-----+-----+-----+-----+ GIBRALTAR, 1779-1783. (With Castle and Key and motto, "Montis Insignia Calpe.") The regiments permitted to bear these distinctions are the Suffolk. Dorset. Northampton. Essex. Highland Light Infantry. In the month of June, 1779, Spain declared war against England, France having done so in the preceding year. There was no doubt as to the object of the Spaniards--the recapture of Minorca, Gibraltar, and the American Colonies lost to us in the preceding wars. Fortunately, we had in Gibraltar a soldier who knew his work. Though the name of Eliott will ever be associated with the Rock, soldiers may also like to know that the gallant defender of Gibraltar raised and trained that distinguished regiment the 15th Hussars. From the moment that he took over the command in 1777 Eliott set to work to strengthen the defences. On the declaration of war he had but 5,382 of all ranks in his garrison, including 458 gunners. His chief danger was starvation, for on the land side he was completely hemmed in, whilst on the sea the Spaniards instituted a close blockade, and brought pressure to bear on His Shereefian Majesty to forbid the exportation of fresh meat and vegetables to the garrison from Morocco. In November of that year Rodney defeated the blockading fleet, and threw in the 71st (Highland Light Infantry), a welcome reinforcement, and also stores sufficient to maintain the garrison for a year. The Spaniards now drew closer the blockade, and commenced to throw up elaborate siege-works; but it was not until April, 1781, that the blockade was converted into a siege in earnest, and it is said that between then and November upwards of 100,000 shot and shell were poured into the place. Our casualties were by no means heavy, nor did the fortifications suffer much, though the town itself was utterly destroyed. On the 27th of that month (November) Eliott attacked the