Historical record of the Ninety-second Regiment, originally termed "The Gordon Highlanders" and numbered the Hundredth Regiment : $b Containing an account of the formation of the Regiment in 1794, and of its subsequent services to 1850Cannon, Richard
History
Historical record of the Ninety-second Regiment, originally termed "The Gordon Highlanders" and numbered the Hundredth Regiment : $b Containing an account of the formation of the Regiment in 1794, and of its subsequent services to 1850
Cannon, Richard
Great Britain. Army. Gordon Highlanders
Information having been received that the enemy was making a movement
to his left, and attempting to throw himself upon the right flank
of the British, a corresponding move was made by the Marquis of
Wellington, and the NINETY-SECOND marched from Aire on the 13th of
March, by the road to Pau, and halted in a position near Garlin, the
French being posted behind the river Gros Lees. On the 18th, the
battalion marched to Conchez, the enemy retiring towards Lembege on
the approach of the allies.
The NINETY-SECOND moved upon Lembege on the 19th of March, where a
skirmish took place, the enemy falling back to Vic Bigorre; here he
seemed determined to make a stand, but the third division, which
moved by a road to the British left, drove him in excellent style
from his position, and he retired across the Adour. The battalion
halted for the night in front of Vic Bigorre.
On the 20th of March, the left of the army crossed the Adour, and
moved upon the enemy’s right near Rabastens, while the right marched
upon Tarbes, the French having retired from it, as the allied columns
were forming for their attack.
The NINETY-SECOND continued in pursuit of the enemy on the main road
from Tarbes to Toulouse, by St. Gaudens, Mariemont, and St. Julien,
and halted on the 26th of March at Muret: there had been constant
rain for several days previous, which impeded operations; on the
27th, the troops under Lieut.-General Sir Rowland Hill were withdrawn
to St. Roque.
On the 31st of March, 1814, the division crossed the Garonne by a
pontoon bridge, and proceeded to Miremont; on the 1st of April to
Cintegabelle, and crossed the Arriege. No road for artillery could
be discovered from this place to Toulouse, and the NINETY-SECOND
recrossed the Garonne at St. Roque, the pontoons being removed
towards Grenade.
The NINETY-SECOND marched on the 5th of April to cantonments at
St. Simon. At this period the river Garonne had swollen, and this
circumstance made it necessary to remove the pontoons by which part
of the allied army had crossed; they were however replaced, and on
the evening of the 9th of April the main body of the British army was
on the right of the Garonne.
On the 10th of April, the NINETY-SECOND advanced by the Muret road to
the vicinity of _Toulouse_, and drove Marshal Soult’s outposts into
his entrenchments on that side. The services of the battalion were
not again required during this day; it however witnessed the gallant
conduct of its comrades on the opposite bank of the river, driving
the enemy from his redoubts above the town, and gaining a complete
victory.
During the 11th of April nothing particular occurred beyond a
skirmish, and confining the enemy to the suburbs. The French
evacuated Toulouse during the night, and the white flag was hoisted.
On the 12th of April the Marquis of Wellington entered the city
amidst the acclamations of the inhabitants. The NINETY-SECOND
followed the enemy on the Villa Franche road, and encamped in advance
of that town.
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