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
GUNS GUNS GUNS
_Scipio_ 74 _Illustrious_ 74 _Minden_ 74
_Lion_ 64 _Akbar_ 44 _Nisus_ 38
_Présidente_ 38 _Hussar_ 38 _Phæton_ 38
_Leda_ 38 _Caroline_ 36 _Modeste_ 36
_Phœbe_ 36 _Bucephalus_ 36 _Doris_ 36
_Cornelia_ 32 _Psyche_ 32 _Drake_ 32
_Procris_ 18 _Barracouta_ 18 _Hesper_ 18
_Harpy_ 18 _Hecate_ 18 _Dasher_ 18
_Samarang_ 12
HONOURABLE EAST INDIA COMPANY'S CRUISERS.
_Malabar._ _Aurora._ _Mornington._
_Nautilus._ _Vestal._ _Ariel._
_Thetis._ _Psyche._
and fifty-seven transports carrying troops.
The total strength of the expeditionary force amounted to
5,344 British and 5,770 native troops. On August 4 the troops
disembarked at a place called Chillingcherry, some ten miles east
of the capital, meeting with no opposition; but on the 10th the
advanced brigade, under Gillespie, a most dashing officer, who
had distinguished himself greatly in the West Indies, had a sharp
encounter with the French, who were driven back, our casualties
amounting to 90 killed and wounded. On the 20th the siege of Fort
Cornelis was commenced, the Admiral landing a naval brigade and
some heavy guns to aid in the operations. On the 26th the fort
was carried by assault, Gillespie again distinguishing himself,
pursuing the beaten enemy with the 22nd Light Dragoons for a
distance of thirty-five miles, capturing 2 general, 30 field, and
214 other officers; 280 guns and 6,000 prisoners fell into our
hands as a consequence of this bold attack, and the operations
were brought to a conclusion by the unconditional surrender of
the island. Gillespie, who was left in command on the departure
of the Governor-General, experienced some difficulty in inducing
the natives to learn submission, and a number of expeditions
were necessary ere peace was fully restored. On the institution
of the Land General Service Medal in 1847, the survivors of the
expedition received that medal with a clasp inscribed "Java." The
Governor-General, on his own initiative, at the conclusion of the
operations, bestowed gold medals on field officers and silver
medals on all other ranks; but the privilege of wearing these was
confined to officers and men in the service of the East India
Company.
CASUALTIES IN THE EXPEDITION TO JAVA, 1811.
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