On July 1 a heavy bombardment commenced, the fleet standing in to aid. In this the _Dragon_, _Cambridge_, and _Marlborough_ suffered severely. For a time the fire of the defence slackened, only to be renewed with increased vigour in a couple of days. On the 21st the garrison made a gallant sortie, which was repelled with equal gallantry by the 90th Light Infantry, under Colonel Stuart. From this date the defence gradually slackened, and on July 30 the General determined to assault the Moro, which was the key of the situation. The storming-party, which was under the command of Colonel Stuart, of the 90th, was composed as follows: 1st Royal Scots 6 officers, 107 N.C.O.'s and men. 90th Light Infantry 8 " 53 " Marksmen 8 " 29 " the 35th Regiment in support. The assault was admirably planned, and carried out with dashing gallantry. CASUALTIES DURING THE EXPEDITION TO HAVANA, FROM DATE OF LANDING TO CAPITULATION ON AUGUST 13, 1762. +------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+ | | _Officers._ | _N.C.O.'s and Men._ | | +-------+--------+--------+-------+--------+--------+ | _Regiments._ | | |Died of | | |Died of | | |Killed.|Wounded.|Disease.|Killed.|Wounded.|Disease.| +------------------+-------+--------+--------+-------+--------+--------+ |Royal Artillery | 2 | - | 2 | 25 | 49 | 25 | |Engineers | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | |1st Royal Scots | 2 | 3 | - | 34 | 78 | 12 | |4th (K.O. Lancs.) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | |9th Foot (Norfolk)| 1 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 31 | 28 | |15th Foot | | | | | | | | (E. Yorks) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 10 | |17th Foot (Leics.)| 1 | 2 | - | 3 | 2 | 26 | |22nd Foot | | | | | | | | (Cheshire | | | | | | | | Regiment) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 28 | |27th Foot (1st | | | | | | | | Inniskilling | | | | | | | | Fusiliers) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 23 | 13 | |28th Foot (1st | | | | | | | | Gloucester | | | | | | | | Regt.) | - | - | - | 11 | 17 | 7 | |34th Foot (1st | | | | | | | | Border Regiment) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 70 | 85 | |35th Foot (1st | | | | | | | | Roy.