Notwithstanding the difficulty of the ground, the allied troops continued to advance in admirable order. Other movements took place, the result of which terminated in a complete victory. King Joseph, whose carriage and court equipage were seized, had barely time to escape on horseback. The defeat was the most complete that the French had sustained in the Peninsula. The Marquis of Wellington, in his despatch, stated that “Major-General the Honorable Charles Colville’s brigade of the third division was seriously attacked in its advance by a very superior force well formed, which it drove in, supported by General Inglis’s brigade of the seventh division, commanded by Colonel Grant, of the Eighty-second. _These officers and the troops under their command distinguished themselves._” In this conflict the EIGHTY-SEVENTH, under Lieut.-Colonel Gough, had the honor of taking the bâton of Marshal Jourdan. The circumstance was thus alluded to upon the Marquis of Wellington being appointed a Field Marshal. In a most flattering letter, the Prince Regent, in the name and behalf of His Majesty, thus conferred the honor:—“You have sent me among the trophies of your unrivalled fame the staff of a French Marshal, and I send you in return that of England.” The EIGHTY-SEVENTH had one ensign, four serjeants, and eighty-three rank and file killed; three captains, four lieutenants, two ensigns, seven serjeants, two drummers, and one hundred and forty-eight rank and file wounded, making a total of two hundred and fifty-four. The strength of the battalion in the field was six hundred and thirty-seven. _Killed._ _Ensign_—Walter O’Grady. _Wounded._ _Captain_—Frederick Vandeleur, } ” James O’Brien, } _died of their wounds_. ” James King. _Lieutenant_—Philip Higginson. ” William Mountgarrett. ” Thomas Dowling. ” Wright Knox. _Ensign_—John Stafford. ” Hilliard. The royal authority was subsequently granted for the word “VITTORIA” to be borne on the regimental colour and appointments of the EIGHTY-SEVENTH, in commemoration of the gallantry of the second battalion in this battle. Volunteer O’Grady, and Serjeant-Major Wallace, were promoted for their good conduct; and Lieutenant and Adjutant Moore had two horses shot under him in this battle.