Historical Record of the Thirty-sixth, or the Herefordshire Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1701, and of its subsequent services to 1852Cannon, Richard
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Historical Record of the Thirty-sixth, or the Herefordshire Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1701, and of its subsequent services to 1852
Cannon, Richard
Great Britain. Army. Herefordshire Light Infantry -- History; Great Britain. Army. Regiment of Foot, 36th -- History
The battalion reached _Vittoria_ on the 22d of June, the day
following the victory gained there by the Marquis of Wellington,
and halted at that place during the 23d and 24th, still observing
General Clausel. On the 26th the battalion marched to Mondragoa,
and afterwards retrograded to Montinca, whence Clausel was pursued
to the bridge of Lagosa, where the battalion arrived on the 30th
of June; and, marching again on the 1st of July, it encamped near
_Pampeluna_ on the 5th of that month.
There the battalion halted until the 13th of July, and on the
following day it marched to Lanz, where it remained until the
22d; and on the 23d it crossed the Low Pyrenees to the valley of
San Estevan; on the 27th the battalion re-crossed the Pyrenees to
Torrossa.
On the 28th of July the battalion was in position near _Pampeluna_,
and was warmly engaged, the light company under Captain William
Campbell being detached in smart skirmishing. On the following day
both armies remained quiet; but on the 30th of July the battalion
was again engaged early in the morning, the light company being, as
before, detached, under Captain Campbell, to expel the enemy from
the village of _Sorauren_. About eight o’clock Major Martin Leggatt
arrived, and assumed the command, when Brevet Lieut.-Colonel Ward
immediately proceeded to join the light company in Sorauren.
Marshal Soult was however foiled, and about two o’clock in the
afternoon the enemy was in general retreat, being pursued by the
whole army.
In approbation of the conduct of Major Leggatt, Brevet
Lieut.-Colonel Ward and Captain Campbell on the three
last-mentioned days, His Royal Highness the Prince Regent, in the
name and behalf of His Majesty, was graciously pleased to present
each of them with a medal for the battles of the Pyrenees, and to
promote Captain Campbell to the brevet rank of Major.
The THIRTY-SIXTH subsequently received the Royal Authority to bear
on the regimental colour and appointments the word “PYRENEES,” in
commemoration of the services of the first battalion in the actions
which occurred there, and which have been designated the “_Battles
of the Pyrenees_.”
On the 1st of August the battalion reached Bargetta, and halted
there until the 3d; on the following day it pursued the enemy to
the valley of Alduides; and on the 5th and 6th the battalion was in
position;--on the 7th it marched and encamped in the valley near
Maya, and on the 8th moved to the camp at the Pass of Maya, where
the battalion remained until the 9th of September.
Major William Cross arrived at the camp of Maya on the 10th of
September, and resumed the command of the battalion.
The battalion was present in the affair of _Urdax_ on the 7th of
October, and had forty-six rank and file killed and wounded.
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