On the following morning Lieut.-General the Honorable Sir William Stewart, K.B., who commanded the division, assembled the officers in front of the battalion, and expressed to them his high satisfaction at the gallant conduct of the corps on the preceding evening; and at the same time offered to recommend to the notice of the Marquis of Wellington any officer or non-commissioned officer that Colonel the Honorable Robert William O’Callaghan might point out: upon which Captain Duncan Campbell was recommended for the brevet rank of Major, which he obtained on the 3rd of the following month. The battalion had also the proud satisfaction of being mentioned by the Marquis of Wellington, who was an eye-witness of its conduct, as having particularly distinguished itself on this occasion. In his Lordship’s despatch of the 20th of February, it was stated, “Much of the day had elapsed before the attack could be commenced, and the action lasted till after dark, the enemy having made repeated attempts to regain the position, _particularly in two attacks, which were most gallantly received and repulsed by the_ THIRTY-NINTH _regiment under the command of the Honorable Colonel O’Callaghan_, in Major-General Pringle’s brigade. The Major-General and Lieut.-Colonel Bruce, of the THIRTY-NINTH, were unfortunately wounded. We took ten officers and about two hundred prisoners.” In addition to Brevet-Lieut.-Colonel Charles Bruce, who was severely wounded, the battalion had two serjeants and eleven rank and file killed; one serjeant and twenty-eight rank and file were wounded. The battalion moved forward without interruption until its arrival in the neighbourhood of _Orthes_ on the 25th, and was present at the battle there of the 27th of February; but the division being employed in turning the enemy’s left, the THIRTY-NINTH did not suffer any loss. Brevet-Major George D’Arcy, who commanded the battalion on that day, was presented with a medal for the battle of Orthes. The royal authority was subsequently granted for the THIRTY-NINTH to bear the word “ORTHES” on the regimental colour and appointments. The battalion moved forward on the road to Toulouse, and on the 18th of March fell in with the rear-guard of the enemy, near the village of _Castillon_, which was driven in. On this occasion Lieutenant Charles Cox was wounded. The THIRTY-NINTH having arrived in the neighbourhood of Toulouse, nothing particular occurred until the battle of _Toulouse_ on the 10th of April, when the operations of the division being confined to the left bank of the Garonne, the battalion was only occupied in driving in the enemy’s outposts, and taking some field-works which had been thrown up to defend the entrance to the town. In accomplishing this, Captain Samuel Thorpe, one serjeant, and a few men were wounded.