Historical record of the Seventh Regiment, or the Royal Fusiliers: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1685, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1846.Cannon, Richard
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Historical record of the Seventh Regiment, or the Royal Fusiliers: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1685, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1846.
Cannon, Richard
Great Britain. Army -- History; Great Britain. Army. Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)
Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Blakeney, wounded.
Major James Singer, killed.
Captain Wm. F. Cholwick, killed.
" George King.
" A. C. Wylly.
" John Mair, wounded.
" W. M. Hamerton.
" [21]Robt. Cuthbert, killed.
Lieutenant Paul St. Paul, killed.
" T. Moses, wounded.
" A. Baldwin, wounded.
" James Anderson.
" H. F. Devey, wounded.
" G. Henry, wounded.
" Pitt Hannam.
" W. A. Pyke, killed.
" Charles Barrington, wounded.
" T. F. Wray, killed.
" T. Hartley, wounded.
" R. F. Fowler, killed.
" H. R. Wallace.
" T. Y. Lester, wounded.
" R. Knowles, wounded.
" Honourable F. Russel, wounded.
" John George, wounded.
Adjutant James Hay.
Quarter-Master John Hogan.
Surgeon Wm. Armstrong.
Assistant-Surgeon Martin Mahony.
" William Williams.
Officers. Serjeants. Drummers. Rank & File. Total.
Killed 7 2 .. 57 66
Wounded 11 12 .. 143 166
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Total 18 14 .. 200 232
From Estremadura the ROYAL FUSILIERS retraced their steps to the
Agueda, and the army, advancing into Spain in June, drove the
French from Salamanca. The inhabitants of this city illuminated
their houses, shouted, sang, and wept for joy as the British troops
took up a position on the mountain of St. Christoval, about five
miles in advance; at the same time the forts (fortified convents)
at Salamanca were besieged.
The French general, Marmont, advanced with a powerful army, and
a series of manœuvres followed; but he was unable to relieve the
forts, and they fell into the hands of the allies towards the
end of June, when he withdrew beyond the Douro, followed by Lord
Wellington.
On the night of the 16th of July the ROYAL FUSILIERS marched to
_Castrejon_, to which place the fourth and light division and a
brigade of cavalry proceeded, preparatory to the assembling of
the army on the Guarena; but the French commander, having been
reinforced, passed the Douro, and attacked the troops at Castrejon
on the morning of the 18th of July. Some sharp skirmishing
occurred, and the ROYAL FUSILIERS had two men killed and fourteen
wounded; but this small body of British, being opposed to the whole
French army, withdrew behind the Guarena. A series of manœuvres
brought the allied army back to the position of St. Christoval, in
front of _Salamanca_, in the vicinity of which city the two armies
confronted each other on the 22nd of July.
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