+----------------------------+-----------+-----------+ | |_Officers._| _Men._ | | _Regiments._ +-----+-----+-----+-----+ | | K. | W. | K. | W. | +----------------------------+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |Royal Navy | - | 2 | 6 | 32 | |17th Lancers (dismt. troop) | - | - | - | 4 | |20th Light Dragoons | - | - | 1 | 3 | |21st Light Dragoons | - | - | - | 4 | |Royal Artillery | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | |38th S. Staffs | 2 | 10 | 29 | 98 | |40th S. Lancs | 4 | 5 | 18 | 76 | |47th Loyal N. Lancashires | - | - | 3 | 16 | |72nd Seaforths | - | 1 | - | - | |83rd R. Irish Rifles | - | 1 | - | - | |87th R. Irish Fusiliers | 3 | 3 | 60 | 80 | |95th Rifle Brig. | 1 | 3 | 15 | 45 | |Light Infantry Battalion | 1 | 6 | 66 | 99 | +----------------------------+-----+-----+-----+-----+ In the month of March the troops, under General Crawford, which had been destined for the Chilian coast arrived at Monte Video, and General Whitelock assumed command. An advance was now made on Buenos Ayres, which resulted in the capitulation of our force and the trial of the Commander-in-Chief. This disaster cast no reflections either on the gallantry of our troops or the skill of Auchmuty. At the same time, it is impossible to think of this battle honour without recalling the unfortunate circumstances connected with the two attacks on Buenos Ayres. NORTH AMERICA, 1812-1814. The war in North America in the early years of the nineteenth century gave rise to much hard fighting, and though at the close of the campaign in the Iberian Peninsula we were enabled to send a number of our seasoned regiments as reinforcements, the operations were by no means creditable to our arms. On the institution of the Land General Service Medal in 1847 (commonly called the Peninsular Medal), a certain number of engagements which had taken place in North America were included in the list of those for which the medal was granted, and clasps were issued for the following actions: Fort Detroit, August, 1812. Châteaugay, October 26, 1813. Christler's Farm, November 11, 1813. But in the distribution of battle honours the two last names were not authorized to be borne on the colours of the regiments engaged. In the case of Christler's Farm an application for permission to bear this honour on behalf of the 89th Regiment (now the 2nd Royal Irish Fusiliers) met with a decided refusal. On the other hand, four battle honours were granted to regiments to commemorate engagements for which the medal was not issued--namely, Queenstown, Miami, Niagara, and Bladensburg. DETROIT