Chapter IX (1)

List of Battles Fought by Land between 1704 and 1882,
showing date when each was Fought, the Number we Lost, the
supposed Number of the Enemy's Loss; the Regiments that
Fought them, and a few Remarks upon some of them--First
Action of the 15th Hussars--A Gallant Regiment of
Tailors--Singular Description of a Deserter, from _London
Gazette_, 1689--An Account of the Rise of the late Duke of
Wellington--Loss of each Regiment on the Field of
Waterloo--Some of the Duke's Letters about the Field of
Waterloo--Napoleon and the French Press--The British Amazon.

The following is a list of all the battles of importance that have been fought on land by the British Army since 1704, with the Regiments that fought them, the dates on which they were fought, and the number of Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers, and men that fell dead or wounded in each. The information contained in these tables cannot, I believe, be found in any other work--I have been at no little trouble in collecting it from various sources, and trust it will prove of more than passing interest to the general as well as the military reader:--

+-----------+----------+---------+---------+---------------------------+
| | | | | |
| | | No. of | | |
| | |Officers | No. of | |
| Names of |Date when |Non-Coms.| Officers| |
| Battles or| fought. | and men |and men | Regiments that fought |
| Campaigns.| |who fell | of the | the Battles. |
| | | on our | Enemy | |
| | | side. | who fell| |
+-----------+----------+---------+---------+---------------------------+
| | | | | |
| Abyssinia | 9.4.1868 | 21 | 1,249 |3rd Dragoon Guards, 4th, |
| | | | | 26th, 33rd, 45th, and a |
| | | | | number of Native Infantry |
| | | | | Regiments from India. |
| | | | | |
|Afghanistan|1839-40-41| 3,457 | 10,670 |4th Hussars (Queen's), 16th|
| | | | | Lancers, 2nd, 13th, 17th, |
| | | | | and 101st, and a number of|
| | | | | Regiments from India. |
| | | | | (Native Infantry). |
| | | | | |
|Afghanistan| 1879-80 | 1,840 | 14,700 |6th Dragoon Guards, 8th, |
| | | | | 10th, 15th Hussars, 9th |
| | | | | Lancers, 5th, 7th, 8th, |
| | | | | 9th, 11th, 12th, 14th, |
| | | | | 15th, 17th, 18th, 25th, |
| | | | | 30th, 31st, 37th, 47th, |
| | | | | 49th, 51st, 53rd, 60th, |
| | | | | 63rd, 72nd, 92nd, Rifle |
| | | | | Brigade and a number of |
| | | | | our best Native Regiments,|
| | | | | both Horse and Foot, who |
| | | | |fought well. |
| | | | | |
| Albuera | 16.5.1811| 7,254 | 8,370 |3rd Dragoon Guards, 4th |
| | | | | Hussars, 3rd, 7th, 23rd, |
| | | | | 28th, 29th, 31st, 34th, |
| | | | | 39th, 48th, 57th, 60th, |
| | | | | and 66th, Portuguese and |
| | | | | Spaniards. It was at this |
| | | | | Battle that the 7th and |
| | | | | 23rd charged the whole |
| | | | | French Army off the field.|
| | | | | At the close of this |
| | | | | Battle our Artillery had |
| | | | | to gallop across the field|
| | | | | over wounded, both friend |
| | | | | and foe. |
| | | | | |
| Alma | 20.9.1854| 3,679 | 6,240 |4th, 8th, 11th, and 13th |
| | | | | Hussars, 17th Lancers, |
| | | | | Grenadier Guards, |
| | | | | Coldstream Guards, Scots |
| | | | | Fusilier Guards, 1st, 4th,|
| | | | | 7th, 19th, 20th, 21st, |
| | | | | 23rd, 28th, 30th, 33rd, |
| | | | | 38th, 41st, 42nd, 44th, |
| | | | | 47th, 49th, 50th, 55th, |
| | | | | 63rd, 68th, 77th, 79th, |
| | | | | 88th, 93rd, 93rd, 95th, |
| | | | | and Rifle Brigade (1st and|
| | | | | 2nd Battalions), and |
| | | | | 25,000 French. |
| | | | | |
| | | | | |
| Aliwal |28.1.1846 | 682 | 2,645 |16th Lancers, 31st, 50th, |
| | | | | 53rd, and a number of |
| | | | | Native Regiments, |
| | | | | principally Cavalry. At |
| | | | | this Battle our Cavalry |
| | | | | broke up the enemy's |
| | | | | squares, and routed them. |
| | | | | The 16th led the way, |
| | | | | commanded by Col. Smyth. |
| | | | | |
| Assaye |28.10.1803| 1,240 | 6,324 |19th Hussars, 74th, 78th, |
| | | | | and a number of Native |
| | | | | Infantry Regiments and |
| | | | | Cavalry. This is one of |
| | | | | Wellington's crushing |
| | | | | victories. |
| | | | | |
| Ava | | | | |
| Campaign | 1824-25 | 3,954 | 18,460 |1st, 13th, 38th, 41st, |
| | | | | 44th, 45th, 47th, 54th, |
| | | | | 87th, 89th, 102nd, and a |
| | | | | number of Regiments, both |
| | | | | Horse and Foot, from India|
| | | | | (Natives). |
| | | | | |
| Ashantee | 1874 | 524 | 3,870 |23rd, 42nd, and Rifle |
| Campaign | | | | Brigade, and West India |
| | | | | Regiments. |
| | | | | |
| Badajoz | 6.4.1812 | 5,750 | 3,240 |4th, 5th, 7th, 23rd, 27th, |
| | | | | 30th, 38th, 40th, 43rd, |
| | | | | 44th, 45th, 48th, 52nd, |
| | | | | 60th, 74th, 77th, 83rd, |
| | | | | 88th, old 95th, and a |
| | | | | number of Spaniards and |
| | | | | Portuguese. |
| | | | | |
| Balaclava |25.10.1854| 642 | 1,620 |4th and 5th Dragoon Guards,|
| | | | | 1st, 2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th, |
| | | | | 11th, and 13th Hussars, |
| | | | | 17th Lancers, 93rd Foot. |
| | | | | 1st and 4th Divisions |
| | | | | marched into the field, |
| | | | | but not engaged. |
| | | | | |
| Barrosa | 5.3.1811 | 1,210 | 2,640 |Grenadier Guards, |
| | | | | Coldstream Guards, Scots |
| | | | | Fusilier Guards, 28th, |
| | | | | 67th, *87th, old 95th, and|
| | | | | Spaniards. |
| | | | | *This Regiment charged a |
| | | | | whole French Division off |
| | | | | the field, and took an |
| | | | | eagle from them. The late |
| | | | | General Lord Gough |
| | | | | commanded the 87th. |
| | | | | |
| Bhurtpore | 1826 | 2,280 | 3,546 |11th Hussars, 16th Lancers,|
| Siege | | | | 14th, 59th, 101st, and a |
| | | | | good number of Native |
| | | | | Infantry Regiments, who |
| | | | | behaved splendidly. |
| | | | | |
|Bladensburg| 24.7.1814| 246 | 870 |4th, 21st, 44th, and 85th |
| | | | | Foot. |
| | | | | |
| Blenheim | 13.7.1704| 12,000 | 35,000 |1st, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th |
| | | | | Dragoon Guards, 2nd Scots |
| | | | | Greys, 5th Dragoons, |
| | | | | Grenadier Guards, 1st, |
| | | | | 3rd, 26th, 8th, 10th, |
| | | | | 15th, 16th, 18th, 21st, |
| | | | | 23rd, 24th, 37th, united |
| | | | | with Germans. |
| | | | | |
| Burgas | 1812 | 2,850 |not known|A defeat for us; lost |
| Siege | | | | nearly all our guns. |
| | | | | |
| Busaco | 27.9.1810| 1,396 | 5,325 |1st, 5th, 9th, 38th, 43rd, |
| | | | | 45th, 52nd, 74th, 83rd, |
| | | | | old 95th, Spaniards and |
| | | | | Portuguese. Our people |
| | | | | defended the Heights and |
| | | | | routed the enemy. |
| | | | | |
| Cabul | 1842 | 620 | 3,240 |3rd Hussars, 9th, 13th, |
| | | | | 31st, 40th, 41st, and |
| | | | | Native Infantry and |
| | | | | Cavalry Regiments. |
| | | | | |
|Cape of | 1851-2 | 1,342 | 3,894 |24th, 59th, 71st, 72nd, |
| Good Hope | | | | 83rd, 93rd, and Cape |
| | | | | Mounted Rifles. |
| | | | | |
|Chillian- |2.12.1848 | 2,746 | 3,890 |3rd Hussars, 9th Lancers, |
| wala| | | | 14th Light Dragoons, 24th |
| | | | | (this Regiment lost nearly|
| | | | | all its officers), 29th, |
| | | | | 61st, 101st, and a number |
| | | | | of Native Infantry |
| | | | | Regiments. This was a |
| | | | | close shave, we were |
| | | | | beaten, but the enemy did |
| | | | | not know it. |
| | | | | |
| China | 1841 | 1,004 | 5,325 |18th, 26th, 49th, 55th, |
| | | | | 98th, and a number of |
| | | | | Native Infantry Regiments |
| | | | | from India. |
| | | | | |
| Central | 1857-8 | 3,475 | 20,780 |8th and 14th Hussars, 12th |
| India | | | | and 17th Lancers, 71st, |
| | | | | 72nd, 80th, 83rd, 86th, |
| | | | | 88th, 95th, 108th, and |
| | | | | 109th, and a number of |
| | | | | Loyal Native Regiments. |
| | | | | |
| Ciudad |19.1.1812 | 2,292 | 1,742 |5th, 43rd, 45th, 52nd, |
| Rodrigo, | | | | 60th, 74th, 77th, 83rd, |
| Siege of | | | | 88th, old 95th, and a |
| | | | | number of Spaniards and |
| | | | | Portuguese. It was at this|
| | | | | place, at the foot of the |
| | | | | breach, that Sir T. Picton|
| | | | | called for one more cheer,|
| | | | | and in our people went. |
| | | | | |
| Corunna |16.1.1809 | 1,070 | 2,676 |Grenadier Guards, 1st, 2nd,|
| | | | | 4th, 5th, 6th, 9th, 14th, |
| | | | | 20th, 23rd, 26th, 28th, |
| | | | | 32nd, 36th, 38th, 42nd, |
| | | | | 43rd, 50th, 51st, 52nd, |
| | | | | 59th, 71st, 81st, 91st, |
| | | | | 92nd, old 95th, and a few |
| | | | | Spanish troops. Sir J. |
| | | | | Moore fell here. |
| | | | | |
| Delhi, | 1857 | 2,890 | 10,985 |9th Lancers, 6th |
| | | | | Carabiniers, 8th, 52nd, |
| | | | | 60th, 61st, 75th, 101st, |
| | | | | 104th, and a number of |
| | | | | Loyal Native Troops. |
| | | | | |
| Dettingen | 1743 | 2,460 | 6,000 |1st and 2nd Life Guards, |
| | | | | Royal Horse Guards, 1st |
| | | | | and 6th Dragoon Guards, |
| | | | | 2nd Scots Greys, 3rd, 4th,|
| | | | | 6th, 7th Dragoons, 1st |
| | | | | Hussars, Grenadier Guards,|
| | | | | Coldstream Guards, Scots |
| | | | | Fusilier Guards, 3rd, 8th,|
| | | | | 11th, 12th, 13th, 20th, |
| | | | | 21st, 23rd, 31st, 32nd, |
| | | | | 33rd, 37th, and Germans. |
| | | | | |
|Douro, the |12.5.1809 | 282 | 1,374 |14th Hussars, 3rd, 48th, |
|crossing of| | | | 66th, and some Portuguese |
| | | | | and Spaniards. |
| | | | | |
|Egmont-op- | 1806 | 472 | 1,472 |15th Hussars, 1st, 20th, |
| Zee| | | | 25th, 49th, 63rd, 79th, |
| | | | | 92nd, and German Legion. |
| | | | | |
| Egyptian | 1801 | 4,756 | 10,845 |11th Hussars, 12th Lancers,|
| Campaign | | | | Coldstream Guards, Scots |
| | | | | Fusilier Guards, 1st, 2nd,|
| | | | | 8th, 10th, 13th, 18th, |
| | | | | 20th, 23rd, 24th, 25th, |
| | | | | 26th, 27th, 28th, 30th, |
| | | | | 40th, 42nd, 44th, 50th, |
| | | | | 54th, 58th, 61st, 79th, |
| | | | | 80th, 86th, 88th, 89th, |
| | | | | 90th, 92nd, and German |
| | | | | Legion. |
| | | | | |
| Egypt | 1882 | 480 | 2,740 |1st and 2nd Life Guards, |
| | | | | Royal Horse Guards, 4th |
| | | | | and 7th Dragoon Guards, |
| | | | | 19th Hussars, Grenadier |
| | | | | Guards, Coldstream Guards,|
| | | | | Scots Fusilier Guards, |
| | | | | 18th, 32nd, 35th, 38th, |
| | | | | 42nd, 45th, 49th, 50th, |
| | | | | 53rd, 60th, 63rd, 65th, |
| | | | | 71st, 72nd, 79th, 89th, |
| | | | | 92nd, and Native Troops |
| | | | | from India. |
| | | | | |
| Emsdorf |16.7.1760 | 302 | 2,659 |15th Hussars. This was the |
| | | | | only British Regiment |
| | | | | engaged; they were one too|
| | | | | many for the French. |
| | | | | |
|Ferozeshah | 21 & 22} | 2,765 | 4,590 |3rd Hussars, 9th, 29th, |
| | 12.1845} | | | 31st, 50th, 62nd, 80th, |
| | | | | 101st, and a number of |
| | | | | Native Infantry Regiments.|
| | | | | |
| Fuentes |3&5.5.1811| 3,892 | 5,850 |14th Hussars, 16th Lancers,|
| d'Onore | | | | 24th, 42nd, 43rd, 45th, |
| | | | | 52nd, 60th, 71st, 76th, |
| | | | | 79th, 83rd, 86th, 88th, |
| | | | | 92nd, old 95th, and a |
| | | | | number of Spaniards and |
| | | | | Portuguese. |
| | | | | |
| Ghuznee | 1841 | 1,272 | 2,890 |4th Hussars, 16th Lancers, |
| Siege | | | | 2nd, 13th, 17th, 40th, |
| | | | | 41st, 101st, and Native |
| | | | | Troops. |
| | | | | |
| Gibraltar,| 1781 | 1,895 | 8,672 |12th, 39th, 56th, 58th, old|
| Defence | | | | 73rd, Royal Marines, and |
| | | | | some German Regiments. A |
| | | | | number of the Enemy's |
| | | | | Ships were sunk and all |
| | | | | were lost. |
| | | | | |
| Goojerat |21.1.1849 | 1,892 | 5,754 | 3rd and 14th Hussars, 9th |
| | | | | Lancers, 10th, 14th, 29th,|
| | | | | 32nd, 53rd, 60th, 61st, |
| | | | | 103rd, 104th, and a great |
| | | | | number of Native Troops. |
| | | | | |
|Guadaloupe,|17.3.1794 | 223 | 1,020 |15th, 63rd, 70th, 90th, and|
|Storming of| | | | 1st West India Regiment. |
| | | | | |
| Hindostan |1780-1808 |[E]6,898 |[E]25,670|8th Hussars, 17th, 36th, |
| | | | | 57th, 71st, 72nd, and |
| | | | | 76th. These Regiments did |
| | | | | good service in India, and|
| | | | | fought a number of small |
| | | | | engagements. |
| | | | | |
| India |1760-1857 |[E]18,490|[E]58,754|12th, 14th, 65th, 67th, |
| | | | | 69th, 75th, 84th, and |
| | | | | 86th. These Regiments have|
| | | | | seen more service in India|
| | | | | than any other Regiment in|
| | | | | our service, except the |
| | | | | late Company's Regiments. |
| | | | | |
| Inkermann |5.11.1854 | 3,434 | 19,058 |4th, 8th, 11th, and 13th |
| | | | | Hussars, 17th Lancers, |
| | | | | Grenadier Guards, |
| | | | | Coldstream Guards, Scots |
| | | | | Fusilier Guards, 1st, 4th,|
| | | | | 7th, 19th, 20th, 21st, |
| | | | | 23rd, 28th, 30th, 33rd, |
| | | | | 38th, 41st, 44th, 47th, |
| | | | | 49th, 50th, 55th, 57th, |
| | | | | 63rd, 68th, 77th, 88th, |
| | | | | 95th, 1st and 2nd Rifle |
| | | | | Brigade, and 6,000 French.|
| | | | | |
| Java | 4.7.1811 | 890 | 2,670 |14th, 59th, 69th, 78th, |
| | | | | 89th, and a number of |
| | | | | Native Regiments from |
| | | | | India. |
| | | | | |
| Louisburg | 1758 | 1,670 | 1,340 |1st, 15th, 17th, 28th, |
| Seige | | | | 35th, 40th, 45th, 47th, |
| | | | | 48th, 60th. |
| | | | | |
| Lucknow, | 1857 | 692 | 8,640 |32nd, and a part of the |
| Defense | | | | 84th, and a few Loyal |
| | | | | Natives, and |
| | | | | non-combatants, who were |
| | | | | determined to sell their |
| | | | | lives as dearly as |
| | | | | possible, and did so. |
| | | | | |
|*Lucknow, }| {1857* }| 5,680 | 26,754 |2nd Dragoon Guards, 7th |
|Havelock's}| {1858 }| | | Hussars, 9th Lancers, |
| & Sir C. }| | | | *5th, 8th, 10th, 20th, |
|Campbell's}| | | | 23rd, 34th,38th, 42nd, |
| reliefs | | | | 53rd, *64th,75th, *78th, |
| | | | | 79th, 82nd, 84th, *90th, |
| | | | | 93rd, 97th, 101st, 102nd, |
| | | | | Rifle Brigade, and some |
| | | | | 5,000 Loyal Natives, |
| | | | | including Ghoorkas. |
| | | | | |
| Maida | 4.7.1807 | 387 | 1,785 |20th, 27th, 35th, 58th, |
| | | | | 61st, 78th, 81st. This was|
| | | | | a Battle of bayonets, and |
| | | | | it proved to the boasting |
| | | | | French who were the best |
| | | | | hands at using them. |
| | | | | |
| Malplaquet|12.9.1709 | 11,500 | 30,000 |1st, 5th, 6th, 7th Dragoon |
| | | | | Guards, 2nd Scots Greys, |
| | | | | 5th Hussars, Grenadier |
| | | | | Guards, Coldstream Guards,|
| | | | | 1st, 3rd, 8th, 10th, |
| | | | | 13th, 15th, 16th, 18th, |
| | | | | 19th, 21st, 23rd, 24th, |
| | | | | 25th, 26th, combined with |
| | | | | Germans. |
| | | | | |
|Martinique,| 17.3.1794| 982 | 2,040 |7th, 8th, 13th, 15th, 23rd,|
|Storming of| | | | 25th, 60th, 63rd, 90th, |
| | | | | 1st Native Infantry |
| | | | | Regiments. Her Most |
| | | | | Gracious Majesty's father |
| | | | | led them, and was then |
| | | | | Colonel of the 7th |
| | | | | Fusiliers. |
| | | | | |
| Minden | 1.8.1759 | 2,482 | 5,340 |12th, 20th, 23rd, 25th, |
| | | | | 37th, 51st, and German |
| | | | | Legion. This was a |
| | | | | desperately contended |
| | | | | action. |
| | | | | |
| Moodkee |18.12.1845| 1,495 | 3,690 |3rd Hussars, 9th, 31st, |
| | | | | 50th, 80th, and a number |
| | | | | of Native Regiments, both |
| | | | | Horse and Foot. It was the|
| | | | | first action against the |
| | | | | Sikhs, and they fought |
| | | | | well. |
| | | | | |
| Mooltan | 1848 | 2,340 | 6,890 |10th, 32nd, 60th, 103rd, |
| Siege | | | | and a number of Native |
| | | | | Regiments. A large |
| | | | | magazine was blown up, and|
| | | | | destroyed a great number |
| | | | | of the enemy; the most |
| | | | | valuable diamond in Her |
| | | | | Majesty's Crown was taken |
| | | | | here. |
| | | | | |
| Niagara |25.7.1814 | 890 | 2,002 |1st, 6th, 8th, 41st, 82nd, |
| | | | | 89th, 100th, and Canadian |
| | | | | Rifles. |
| | | | | |
| | | | | |
| Nive |{9 to 13.}| 7,682 | 12,425 |16th Lancers, 1st, 3rd, |
| |{12.1813 }| | | 4th, 9th, 11th, 28th, |
| | | | | 31st, 32nd, 34th, 36th, |
| | | | | 38th, 39th, 42nd, 43rd, |
| | | | | 50th, 52nd, 57th. 59th, |
| | | | | 60th, 61st, 62nd, 66th, |
| | | | | 71st, 76th, 79th, 84th, |
| | | | | 85th, 91st, 92nd, old |
| | | | | 95th, and a number of |
| | | | | Spaniards and Portuguese. |
| | | | | |
|New Zealand|1875-76-77| 1,560 | 4,890 |12th, 14th, 18th, 40th, |
| | | | | 43rd, 50th, 57th, 58th, |
| | | | | 65th, 68th, 70th, 96th, |
| | | | | and 99th. |
| | | | | |
| Nivelle | 9.10.11 | 6,390 | 9,370 |2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 11th, |
| | | | | 23rd, 24th, 27th, 28th, |
| | | | | 31st, 32nd, 34th, 36th, |
| | | | | 39th, 40th, 42nd, 43rd, |
| | | | | 45th, 48th, 51st, 52nd, |
| | | | | 53rd, 57th, 58th, 60th, |
| | | | | 61st, 66th, 68th, 74th, |
| | | | | 79th, 82nd, 85th, 87th, |
| | | | | 88th, 91st, old 95th, |
| | | | | three Battalions, with |
| | | | | some 30,000 Spaniards and |
| | | | | Portuguese. |
| | | | | |
| Orthes |27.2.1814 | 4,756 | 14,540 |14th Hussars, 5th, 6th, |
| | | | | 7th, 11th, 20th, 23rd, |
| | | | | 24th, 27th, 28th, 31st, |
| | | | | 32nd, 34th, 36th, 39th, |
| | | | | 40th, 42nd, 45th, 48th, |
| | | | | 50th, 51st, 52nd, 58th, |
| | | | | 60th, 61st, 66th, 68th, |
| | | | | 71st, 74th, 82nd, 83rd, |
| | | | | 87th, 88th, 91st, 92nd, |
| | | | | old 95th, and some 35,000 |
| | | | | Spaniards and Portuguese. |
| | | | | 10,000 prisoners were |
| | | | | taken, and Wellington said|
| | | | | if his cavalry had been |
| | | | | up, it would have been |
| | | | | another Vittoria. |
| | | | | |
| Oudenarde |11.7.1707 | 12,000 | 17,800 |1st, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th |
| | | | | Dragoon Guards, 2nd Scots |
| | | | | Greys, 5th Dragoons, |
| | | | | Grenadier Guards, |
| | | | | Coldstream Guards, 1st, |
| | | | | 3rd, 8th, 10th, 15th, |
| | | | | 16th, 18th, 21st, 23rd, |
| | | | | 24th, 26th, 37th, with |
| | | | | German Troops. |
| | | | | |
| Pegu |21.11.1852| 1,760 | 6,986 |18th, 51st, 80th, 101st, |
| | | | | 102nd, 104th, and a good |
| | | | | number of Native |
| | | | | Regiments, both Horse and |
| | | | | Foot. |
| | | | | |
| Persia | 1856 | 370 | 2,005 |14th Hussars, 64th, 78th, |
| | | | | 106th, and Native Troops |
| | | | | from India. |
| | | | | |
| Plassey |23.6.1757 | 220 | 2,900 |39th, 101st, 102nd, 103rd, |
| | | | | and a number of Native |
| | | | | Troops. This Victory was |
| | | | | the foundation of the |
| | | | | British dominions in |
| | | | | India, and consequently |
| | | | | one of the most remarkable|
| | | | | on record; the 39th have |
| | | | | on their colours _Primus |
| | | | | in Indis_. |
| | | | | |
| Peninsula | 1808 to | 14,960 | 26,540 |1st and 2nd Life Guards, |
| | 1814 | | | Royal Horse Guards, 3rd, |
| | | | | 4th, and 5th Dragoon |
| | | | | Guards, 1st, 3rd, 4th, |
| | | | | 7th, 9th, 10th, 11th, |
| | | | | 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, |
| | | | | 16th, 20th Hussars, |
| | | | | Grenadier Guards, |
| | | | | Coldstream Guards, Scots |
| | | | | Fusilier Guards, 1st, 2nd,|
| | | | | 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, |
| | | | | 9th, 10th, 11th, 20th, |
| | | | | 23rd, 24th, 27th, 28th, |
| | | | | 29th, 30th, 31st, 32nd, |
| | | | | 34th, 36th, 37th, 38th, |
| | | | | 39th, 40th, 42nd, 43rd, |
| | | | | 44th, 45th, 47th, 48th, |
| | | | | 50th, 51st, 52nd, 53rd, |
| | | | | 57th, 58th, 59th, 60th, |
| | | | | 61st, 62nd, 66th, 67th, |
| | | | | 68th, 71st, 74th, 76th, |
| | | | | 77th, 79th, 81st, 82nd, |
| | | | | 83rd, 84th, 87th, 88th, |
| | | | | 91st, 92nd, old 95th, Four|
| | | | | Battalions, German Legion,|
| | | | | Spaniards and Portuguese, |
| | | | | about 80,000. |
| | | | | |
| Punjab | 1848-9 |[F]4,790 |[F]12,985| 3rd and 14th Hussars, 9th |
| | | | | and 16th Lancers, 10th, |
| | | | | 24th, 29th, 32nd, 53rd, |
| | | | | 60th, 61st, 98th, 103rd, |
| | | | | 104th, and a great number |
| | | | | of Native Regiments. |
| | | | | |
| Pyrenees | 28.7 to | 11,450 | 18,998 |2nd, 3rd, 6th, 7th, 11th, |
| | 3.8.1813 | | | 20th, 23rd, 24th, 27th, |
| | | | | 28th, 31st, 32nd, 34th, |
| | | | | 36th, 39th, 40th, 42nd, |
| | | | | 45th, 48th, 50th, 51st, |
| | | | | 53rd, 57th, 58th, 60th, |
| | | | | 61st, 66th, 68th, 71st, |
| | | | | 74th, 79th, 82nd, 91st, |
| | | | | 92nd, some 30,000 |
| | | | | Spaniards and Portuguese. |
| | | | | This was mountain |
| | | | | fighting, ten Battles in |
| | | | | all. |
| | | | | |
| Quebec |12.8.1759 | 648 | 1,460 |15th, 28th, 35th, 43rd, |
| | | | | 47th, 48th, 58th, 60th, |
| | | | | and 78th. It was at this |
| | | | | Battle that the "Mad |
| | | | | General" (Wolfe) fell; |
| | | | | some of those about the |
| | | | | King wanted to make out |
| | | | | that he was mad, but the |
| | | | | King knew better. |
| | | | | |
| Ramillies |12.5.1706 | 5,700 | 13,600 |1st, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th |
| | | | | Dragoon Guards, 2nd Scots |
| | | | | Greys, 5th Hussars, |
| | | | | Grenadier Guards, 1st, |
| | | | | 3rd, 8th, 10th, 15th, |
| | | | | 16th, 18th, 21st, 23rd, |
| | | | | 24th, 26th, 28th, 29th, |
| | | | | 37th, with German Troops. |
| | | | | |
| Roliça |17.8.1808 | 675 | 1,492 |5th, 6th, 9th, 29th, 32nd, |
| | | | | 36th, 38th, 40th, 45th, |
| | | | | 60th, 71st, 82nd, 92nd, |
| | | | | old 95th, and a few |
| | | | | Spaniards. This was the |
| | | | | first action in the |
| | | | | Peninsula under |
| | | | | Wellington, and the French|
| | | | | got a good taste of what |
| | | | | they got plenty of |
| | | | | afterwards (cold steel). |
| | | | | |
|San | 1813 | 3,999 | 4,600 |1st, 4th, 9th, 38th, 47th, |
| Sebastian,| | | | 59th, Spaniards and |
| Siege of| | | | Portuguese. It was at this|
| | | | | place that our Artillery |
| | | | | swept the defenders from |
| | | | | the breach by firing just |
| | | | | over our men's heads, |
| | | | | which never was done |
| | | | | before or since. It was |
| | | | | at this place that the |
| | | | | late Lord Clyde led the |
| | | | | 9th or Norfolk Regiment; |
| | | | | they formed a portion of |
| | | | | the stormers. |
| | | | | |
| Salamanca |22.7.1812 | 6,240 | 12,570 |5th Dragoon Guards, 3rd, |
| | | | | 4th, 11th, 14th, and 16th |
| | | | | Hussars, 1st, 2nd, 4th, |
| | | | | 5th, 7th, 9th, 11th, 23rd,|
| | | | | 24th, 27th, 30th, 32nd, |
| | | | | 36th, 38th, 40th, 43rd, |
| | | | | 44th, 45th, 48th, 52nd, |
| | | | | 53rd, 58th, 60th, 61st, |
| | | | | 68th, 74th, 79th, 83rd, |
| | | | | 88th, old 95th (2nd |
| | | | | Battalion), 20,000 |
| | | | | Spaniards and Portuguese. |
| | | | | Wellington, in describing |
| | | | | this Battle, said that he |
| | | | | beat 40,000 French men in |
| | | | | forty minutes. |
| | | | | |
|Seringa- | 1799 | 2,460 | 10,750 |12th, 33rd, 73rd, 74th, |
| patam,| | | | 75th, 77th, 103rd, and a |
| Siege of| | | | number of Native Troops. |
| | | | | We took more booty from |
| | | | | this town than from any |
| | | | | fortress we ever took. |
| | | | | |
|Sebastopol,| 9.1854 | 26,625 | 95,600 |1st, 4th, 5th, and 6th |
| | 8.9.1855 | | | Dragoon Guards, 1st, 2nd, |
| | | | | 4th, and 6th Dragoons, |
| | | | | 4th, 8th, 10th, 11th, and |
| | | | | 13th Hussars, 12th and |
| | | | | 17th Lancers, Grenadier |
| | | | | Guards, Coldstream Guards,|
| | | | | Scots Fusilier Guards, |
| | | | | 1st, 3rd, 4th, 7th, 9th, |
| | | | | 13th, 14th, 17th, 18th, |
| | | | | 19th, 20th, 21st, 23rd, |
| | | | | 28th, 30th, 31st, 33rd, |
| | | | | 34th, 38th, 39th, 41st, |
| | | | | 42nd, 44th, 46th, 47th, |
| | | | | 48th, 49th, 50th, 55th, |
| | | | | 56th, 57th, 62nd, 63rd, |
| | | | | 68th, 71st, 72nd, 77th, |
| | | | | 79th, 82nd, 88th, 89th, |
| | | | | 90th, 93rd, 95th, 97th, |
| | | | | 1st and 2nd Battalions |
| | | | | Rifle Brigade, and 210,000|
| | | | | French, 40,000 Turks, and |
| | | | | 15,000 Sardinians. It cast|
| | | | | all other Sieges into the |
| | | | | shade; my readers may well|
| | | | | say what a slaughter! but |
| | | | | there is no getting at the|
| | | | | truth. I know that I am a |
| | | | | long way below the loss of|
| | | | | both Russians and French, |
| | | | | as they will not |
| | | | | acknowledge the truth. The|
| | | | | French loss at the town |
| | | | | alone was about 50,000. |
| | | | | |
| Sobraon |10.2.1846 | 1,842 | 8,880 |3rd Hussars, 9th and 16th |
| | | | | Lancers, 9th, 10th, 29th, |
| | | | | 31st, 50th, 53rd, 62nd, |
| | | | | 80th, 101st, and a good |
| | | | | number of Native Regiments|
| | | | | (Sepoys). Some four or |
| | | | | five thousand jumped into |
| | | | | the river Sutlej out of |
| | | | | the way of our men's |
| | | | | bayonets, and were |
| | | | | drowned; the river is wide|
| | | | | and the current rapid. |
| | | | | |
| Talavera | 27 & 28. | 5,586 | 8,210 |3rd Dragoon Guards, 4th, |
| | 7.1809 | | | 14th, and 16th Hussars, |
| | | | | Coldstream Guards, Scots |
| | | | | Fusilier Guards, 3rd, 7th,|
| | | | | 24th, 29th, 32nd, 40th, |
| | | | | 45th, 48th, 53rd, 60th, |
| | | | | 61st, 66th, 83rd, 87th, |
| | | | | 88th, and a number of |
| | | | | Spaniards, who ran away |
| | | | | without firing a shot, and|
| | | | | spread the news that we |
| | | | | were beaten. General |
| | | | | Crawford was coming up to |
| | | | | join Wellington with the |
| | | | | 43rd, 52nd, and old 95th, |
| | | | | when these cowards came |
| | | | | into his camp; they had |
| | | | | been running all night; |
| | | | | the 43rd, 52nd, and 95th, |
| | | | | had done twenty miles that|
| | | | | morning, but they at once |
| | | | | packed up and marched |
| | | | | forty more, without |
| | | | | stopping, until they |
| | | | | reached the Field of |
| | | | | Talavera; but the Battle |
| | | | | was won, and they at once |
| | | | | took up the duty of |
| | | | | outlying picquets to ease |
| | | | | their comrades that had |
| | | | | been fighting for two |
| | | | | days. It is the longest |
| | | | | march on record. The poor |
| | | | | wounded on this field |
| | | | | (or some hundreds of them)|
| | | | | were burnt to death, and |
| | | | | could not get out of the |
| | | | | way of the long, dry, |
| | | | | burning grass. |
| | | | | |
| Taku Forts| 1860 | 560 | 2,470 |1st Dragoon Guards, 1st, |
| | | | | 2nd, 3rd, 31st, 44th, |
| | | | | 67th, and a number of |
| | | | | Native Regiments from |
| | | | | India; all fought well. We|
| | | | | were Allies with the |
| | | | | French again here; some |
| | | | | 15,000 of our neighbours |
| | | | | were with us. |
| | | | | |
| Tel-el- | 1882 | 355 | 1,846 |1st and 2nd Life Guards, |
| Kebir| | | | Royal Horse Guards, 4th |
| | | | | and 7th Dragoon Guards, |
| | | | | 19th Hussars, Grenadier |
| | | | | Guards, Coldstream Guards,|
| | | | | Scots Fusilier Guards, |
| | | | | 18th, 32nd, 47th, 60th, |
| | | | | 65th, 71st, 72nd, 79th, |
| | | | | 87th, 92nd, and Native |
| | | | | Troops from India. |
| | | | | |
|[G]Toulouse|10.4.1814 | 4,750 | 5,260 |5th Dragoon Guards, 3rd and|
| | | | | 4th Hussars, 2nd, 5th, |
| | | | | 7th, 11th, 20th, 23rd, |
| | | | | 27th, 36th, 40th, 42nd, |
| | | | | 43rd, 45th, 48th, 52nd, |
| | | | | 53rd, 60th, 61st, 74th, |
| | | | | 79th, 83rd, 87th, 88th, |
| | | | | 91st, old 95th, and a good|
| | | | | round number of Spaniards |
| | | | | and Portuguese. |
| | | | | |
| Umbeyla | 9.1863 to| 1,640 | 5,000 |7th, 51st, 71st, 93rd, |
| |24.12.1863| | | 101st, some twenty Native |
| | | | | Regiments (horse and |
| | | | | foot). The enemy's loss |
| | | | | was never exactly known. |
| | | | | |
| Vimiera | 21.8.1808| 780 | 2,649 |2nd, 5th, 6th, 9th, 20th, |
| | | | | 29th, 32nd, 36th, 38th, |
| | | | | 2nd, 5th, 6th, 9th, 20th, |
| | | | | 29th, 32nd, 36th, 38th, |
| | | | | 40th, 43rd, 45th, 50th, |
| | | | | 52nd, 60th, 71st, 82nd, |
| | | | | 90th, old 95th, and some |
| | | | | Portuguese Regiments. |
| | | | | |
|[H]Vittoria| 21.6.1813| 7,790 | 13,650 |3rd and 5th Dragoon Guards,|
| | | | | 3rd, 4th, 14th, 15th, and |
| | | | | 16th Hussars, 1st, 2nd, |
| | | | | 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 9th, |
| | | | | 20th, 23rd, 24th, 27th, |
| | | | | 28th, 31st, 34th, 38th, |
| | | | | 39th, 40th, 43rd, 45th, |
| | | | | 47th, 48th, 50th, 51st, |
| | | | | 52nd, 53rd, 57th, 58th, |
| | | | | 59th, 60th, 66th, 68th, |
| | | | | 71st, 74th, 82nd, 83rd, |
| | | | | 87th, 88th, 92nd, old |
| | | | | 95th, and some 30,000 |
| | | | | Spaniards and Portuguese. |
| | | | | |
|[F]Waterloo|16, 17, & | 18,950 | 33,700 |1st and 2nd Life Guards, |
| | 18.6.1815| | | Royal Horse Guards, 1st, |
| | | | | 2nd, 6th, 7th, 10th, 11th,|
| | | | | 12th, 13th, and 16th |
| | | | | Hussars, Grenadier Guards,|
| | | | | Coldstream Guards, Scots |
| | | | | Fusilier Guards, 1st, 4th,|
| | | | | 14th, 23rd, 27th, Scots |
| | | | | Fusilier Guards, 1st, 4th,|
| | | | | 14th, 23rd, 27th, 28th, |
| | | | | 30th, 32nd, 33rd, 40th, |
| | | | | 42nd, 44th, 51st, 52nd, |
| | | | | 69th, 71st, 73rd, 79th, |
| | | | | 92nd, and old 95th, King's|
| | | | | German Legion, Dutch, and |
| | | | | [I]Belgian Troops. |
| | | | | For Notes, see next page. |
| | | | | |
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| E: Fell in Minor Actions |
| |
| F: The French lost all their guns on the field, and it put the |
| finishing stroke upon Napoleon. The Sepoy General, as he used to |
| call Wellington, was one too many for him, and it was a good wind up |
| to a long war, upwards of 21 years. Waterloo is not the heaviest |
| battle on record, but it was a decisive one and brought peace to |
| Europe for nearly 40 years. It was nearly time that Napoleon was |
| taken down; he had been the cause of more bloodshed than any man |
| that ever disgraced this earth. Hanging was too good for him; as it |
| was, he was the cause of upwards of 5,000,000 of poor creatures |
| being launched into eternity, and then he was not satisfied. Had the |
| Germans got hold of him, the old Suffolk Regiment, the 12th, would |
| not have fired over his grave. For that was the Regiment that |
| carried him to his last abode in St. Helena, May, 1821. |
| |
| G: This was the last Battle in the Peninsular; all fought well. |
| Wellington had taught them, since Talavera, how to fight; all those |
| who bolted, after he took command, he shot, and the others might |
| take the hint, and fight it out. |
| |
| H: At this Battle 151 cannon were taken on the field, upwards of |
| £1,000,000 sterling was captured, King Joseph's coach and all his |
| state papers, and a number of very valuable documents being taken as |
| booty. It was reported to the Duke of Wellington that our people |
| were plundering the Treasure Chests, and his Grace said, "Let them |
| have it, they have earned it;" this is the only instance on record |
| where his Lordship winked at plundering. Our men were selling |
| Spanish silver by auction that night for gold. The French were |
| routed from the field, they never after recovered that blow during |
| the Campaign; they were off like a lot of frightened sheep, throwing |
| their arms away in order to avoid the devouring swords of our |
| cavalry. It was at this Battle that General Sir Thomas Picton went |
| into action with his night-cap on, and did not find it out until he |
| found both officers and men in the thick of the fight laughing at |
| him; and, reader, this noble old hero was not a man to be laughed |
| at. It was he, who, only a short time before, threatened to hang the |
| Commissary-General if he had not the supplies for the Divisions by a |
| certain time; the man whose duty it was to look after the needful, |
| reported Sir Thomas to Lord Wellington, and his Grace informed him |
| that Sir Thomas was a man of his word, and he, the Commissary, had |
| better look after himself, and not trouble him, as he had other fish |
| to fry. |
| |
| I: Some of the Belgian Troops behaved badly, and bolted. |
| |
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