In the early part of this day about five hundred French gained possession of a village in front of the fourth division, and Captain JOHN CROWDER advanced with two companies of the ROYAL FUSILIERS to dislodge them, which service was performed with such distinguished firmness and resolution, that Lord Wellington, who witnessed the affair, requested to know the name of the officer, and Captain CROWDER was rewarded with the rank of major in the army. During the day, as the enemy attempted to gain the road leading to Ciudad Rodrigo, his left wing was separated, during a complicated manœuvre, from the remainder of his army; Lord Wellington was watching the movements of his opponents from the summit of a rock, and, detecting the fault, ordered his divisions to attack. Thus the two armies came in contact under circumstances which proved the superior abilities of the British commander; the ROYAL FUSILIERS, under Major John Walwin Beatty, were soon hotly engaged, and they steadily gained ground on the French forces opposed to them, driving their opponents from one height to another. Eventually a numerous body of French made a determined stand against the fourth division; but after a severe contest they were obliged to give way. An eminence in the centre of the enemy's position, on which he had planted thirty pieces of artillery, was carried by the FUSILIER BRIGADE with the most distinguished gallantry. Finally the French were overthrown and driven from the field with great loss; and they were indebted to the darkness of the night, the advantage of a thick wood, and other circumstances, for the safety of those who escaped the field of battle. _List of Officers of the_ ROYAL FUSILIERS _at the Battle of_ SALAMANCA. Major J. W. Beatty. " Geo. King. Captain Jno. Crowder. " Geo. Prescott, killed. " H. English. " W. M. Hamerton, wounded. Lieutenant A. Baldwin. " Jas. Anderson. " G. Henry, wounded. " P. Hannam, wounded. " Johnson, wounded. " T. Hartley, wounded. " R. Nantes, wounded. " H. R. Wallace, wounded. " J. Hutchinson, wounded. " D. Cameron. " R. Knowles, wounded. " E. W. Bell. Adjutant James Hay, wounded. Surgeon J. Williamson. Assistant Surgeon M. Mahony. " W. Williams. Officers. Serjeants. Drummers. Rank & File. Total. Killed 1 2 .. 17 20 Wounded 11 6 .. 162 179 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ Total 12 8 .. 179 199 The distinguished bravery of the regiment on this occasion was subsequently rewarded with the royal authority to bear the word "SALAMANCA" inscribed on its colours; and Major Beatty was presented with a gold medal.