History of the Royal Sappers and Miners, Volume 1 (of 2): From the Formation of the Corps in March 1712 to the date when its designation was changed to that of Royal Engineers — John Shaqi
History of the Royal Sappers and Miners, Volume 1 (of 2): From the Formation of the Corps in March 1712 to the date when its designation was changed to that of Royal EngineersConnolly, T. W. J. (Thomas William John)
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History of the Royal Sappers and Miners, Volume 1 (of 2): From the Formation of the Corps in March 1712 to the date when its designation was changed to that of Royal Engineers
Connolly, T. W. J. (Thomas William John)
Great Britain. Army. Royal Sappers and Miners
Augmentation—Reinforcement to Bermuda—Companies for Rideau 271
Canal—Reinforcement to the Cape—Monument to the memory of
General Wolfe—Increase to the survey
companies—Supernumerary promotions—Measurement of Lough
Foyle base—Suggestion of sergeant Sim for measuring across
the river Roe—Survey companies inspected by Major-General
Sir James C. Smith; opinion of their services by Sir Henry
Hardinge—Sergeant-major Townsend—Demolition of the
Glacière Bastion at Quebec—Banquet to fifth company by
Lord Dalhousie—Service of the sappers at the citadel of
Quebec—Notice of sergeants Dunnett and John Smith—Works to
be executed by contract—Trial of pontoons, and exertions
of corporal James Forbes—Epidemic at Gibraltar—Island of
Ascension; corporal Beal—Forage-caps—Company withdrawn
from Nova Scotia—Party to Sandhurst College, and
usefulness of corporal Forbes
1830-1832.
The chaco—Brigade-Major Rice Jones—Island of 281
Ascension—Notice of corporal Beal—Detachment to the Tower
of London—Chatham during the Reform agitation—Staff
appointments—Sergeant McLaren the first medallist in the
corps—Terrific hurricane at Barbadoes; distinguished
conduct of colour-sergeant Harris and corporal
Muir—Subaqueous destruction of the ‘Arethusa’ at
Barbadoes—Return of a detachment to the Tower of
London—Rideau canal; services of the sappers in its
construction; casualties; and disbandment of the
companies—Costume—First detachment to the Mauritius—Notice
of corporal Reed—Pendennis Castle
1833-1836.
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