Chapter VII: Part 7

In the memorable advance of the Marquis of Wellington into Spain, in May 1813, and the passage of the Ebro, the brigade was in the advanced guard of the left column of the army under Lieut.-General Sir Thomas Graham, afterwards Lord Lynedoch. It was in the battle of Vittoria, fought on the 21st of June 1813, and again in the advance of Lieut.-General Sir Thomas Graham’s corps, in the pursuit of the French to the Bidassoa. Shortly afterwards, Major-General Pack, to which rank he was advanced on the 4th of June 1813, was appointed to the _Highland_ brigade in the sixth division; the division at this time for a short period was also under his command, and after a forced march he arrived in time to share in the victory gained by the Marquis of Wellington over the French under Marshal Soult near Pampeluna, on the 30th of July 1813, in which action Major-General Pack was severely wounded in the head. He commanded the Highland brigade in the passage of the Bidassoa, and advance of the British into France; in the overthrow of the enemy in his fortified lines before Bayonne; the advance to and passage of the Nive; the repulse of the enemy’s attack on the British position before St. Jean de Luz; and, though not actually engaged, he was present at the signal defeat of the enemy’s desperate attack on Lieut.-General Sir Rowland Hill’s corps on the 13th of December 1813. Major-General Pack was also in the passage of the Bidassoa, the Gave D’Oleron, and the Pau; at the battle of Orthes on the 27th of February 1814; in the passage of the Adour at St. Seur, and at the battle of Toulouse on the 10th of April following, in which his brigade had nearly two-thirds of the officers and upwards of half the privates killed and wounded. Louis XVIII. was shortly afterwards restored to the throne of France, Napoleon retired to the island of Elba, and the Peninsular war terminated.

In 1813 Major-General Pack had been appointed a Knight Commander of the Portuguese Order of the Tower and Sword, and on the 2d of January 1815 was nominated a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath. He received a cross and seven clasps for the following actions, at all of which he commanded troops, and was personally engaged: Roleia, Vimiera, Corunna, Busaco, siege of Ciudad Rodrigo, Salamanca, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Nive, Orthes, and Toulouse. Sir Denis Pack had received eight wounds, six of them rather severe ones; had been frequently struck by shot, and had several horses killed and wounded under him.

In March 1815 Europe was astounded by the return of Napoleon to Paris. The allied powers, however, refused to recognize his sovereignty, and determined on his dethronement. A large army proceeded to Flanders under Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington, and Major-General Sir Denis Pack was placed in command of a brigade. The campaign was as brief as it was glorious. On the 16th of June, Napoleon, after having made one of his rapid movements, attacked the Anglo-Belgian troops at Quatre Bras, in which the fifth division under Lieut.-General Sir Thomas Picton, of which Major-General Sir Denis Pack’s brigade formed part, was engaged. Then followed the movement on the 17th to Waterloo, where, on the 18th of June, was fought that memorable battle in which the sun of Napoleon set for ever, and the result of which gave to Europe a lengthened period of tranquillity. These arduous conflicts afforded Major-General Sir Denis Pack several opportunities for distinguishing himself, and adding to his former honors.

Sir Denis Pack had the honor to receive the thanks of both Houses of Parliament on six different occasions; namely, for his conduct in the battles of Roleia and Vimiera; for the siege of Ciudad Rodrigo; and for the battles of Salamanca, Vittoria, Orthes, and Waterloo.

On the 8th of January 1816 Major-General Sir Denis Pack was appointed colonel of the York chasseurs, which corps was subsequently disbanded. On the 12th of August 1819 he was appointed lieut.-governor of Plymouth, and to the command of the troops in the western district, and on the 9th of September 1822 he was appointed colonel of the eighty-fourth regiment. The decease of Major-General Sir Denis Pack occurred on the 24th of July 1823, at which period he held the command of the troops in the western district of Great Britain, and the lieut.-governorship of Plymouth.

The following letter to Brigadier-General Sir Samuel Auchmuty contains a full and satisfactory explanation of the motives by which Lieut.-Colonel Pack was actuated in effecting his escape, as alluded to in the foregoing memoir.

“Monte Video, 27th February 1807.

“SIR,

“Anxious to be immediately employed in the service of my country,
I take the liberty of stating the circumstances which led me
to make my escape from the enemy, trusting my conduct on the
occasion will meet with your sanction, and that you will be
pleased to take my wishes into consideration.

“The following, I believe, will be found a correct statement of
the transaction.

“Immediately after the surrender of the fort of Buenos Ayres,
on the 12th of August last, I understood from Brigadier-General
Beresford that the conditions verbally agreed to between him
and Colonel Liniers were, that the British troops were to be
considered as prisoners of war, but to be immediately embarked
for England or the Cape and to be exchanged for those Spanish
prisoners made on the British possessing themselves of Buenos
Ayres. On the 13th, in the morning, Colonel Liniers despatched a
Spanish officer to Sir Home Popham, with a letter from General
Beresford, to send the British transports back for the purpose
of immediately carrying the treaty into execution, and a few
days afterwards I was present when Colonel Liniers unequivocally
affixed his name to the capitulation containing the above
condition.

“After the return of the transports, various delays took
place; and, I believe, it was on the 26th that Colonel Liniers
informed General Beresford, in presence of Major Tolly of the
SEVENTY-FIRST regiment and Captain Arbuthnot, the general’s
aide-de-camp, (from all of whom I learned it,) that he regretted
to inform him of its having been resolved, in spite of his
efforts, not to embark the British troops, and at the same time,
declaring _his_ (_Colonel Liniers’_) abhorrence of such a breach
of faith, and offering to second General Beresford’s remonstrance
on the occasion. On the 27th, in the evening, I heard that
Colonel Liniers’ aide-de-camp had waited on General Beresford,
stating it to be the colonel’s intention to carry the treaty into
execution by privately embarking the men, and requesting the
general would, for that purpose, order the British transports to
a particular place.

“However, on the 31st of August or the 1st of September, it was
finally announced to General Beresford, in a letter printed and
made public, that our surrender was at discretion, and that it
was the determination of the then government of Buenos Ayres
that the British troops should be sent to the interior, and the
officers, on their parole, to Europe.

“General Beresford, for obvious reasons, at first declined our
passing a parole; but being given to understand that without it
our persons were insecure, and it being determined to separate
the officers from the men, he (with the concurrence of the
majority of the seniors) finally acceded to it.

“Notwithstanding this, on the appearance of a British force in
the river, they were suddenly compelled to march, under an armed
escort, several miles into the interior, and about two months
afterwards orders were given to separate and remove them still
farther, and which, (notwithstanding the remonstrances of the
brigadier-general) were carried into effect. In his communication
at that time with Colonel Liniers, he fully explained that we did
not consider ourselves on parole, nor did we think it binding,
after our removal in the first instance, and their refusing to
fulfil the conditions under which we had been prevailed upon to
give it.

“About this time the unfortunate murder of Captain Ogilvie of
the Royal Artillery and a private soldier of the SEVENTY-FIRST
regiment took place, when guards were placed at some of
the quarters of the officers, professedly for the purpose
of protection, but positively with strict injunctions most
narrowly to watch us, and to take care (as the government said
in their instructions to the alcalde on the same subject) that
we did not desert. I mention this circumstance to prove there
could be no misunderstanding on the subject; for though such
language must be considered unhandsome and illiberal under any
circumstances, it surely never could have been held to officers
on their parole. On the arrival of the news of the capture
of Monte Video by our forces, the chief magistrate of Buenos
Ayres repaired to General Beresford’s quarters, accompanied by
Lieut.-Col. Garcias, acquainting him with the necessity there
was of possessing himself with the papers of the several British
officers, prisoners, which he proceeded to do, _placing sentry
over them individually_ until he effected his purpose; and in
a conversation which General Beresford had with Lieut.-Colonel
Garcias, he expressly told him that we were not on our parole,
recapitulating the explanation made to Colonel Liniers upon the
subject.

“Shortly after this the necessity of moving nine hundred miles
farther into the interior was communicated to us, and we were on
our journey with an armed escort, when an opportunity offered,
of which I most gladly availed myself, to make my escape. I will
not further trespass on your time by commenting on the many
circumstances I conceive so evidently conclusive, but submit
the bare facts to your better judgment. However, I cannot debar
myself the satisfaction of acknowledging here the obligation I am
under to many individuals, and the kind and generous treatment
which I myself, as well as the British officers in general,
received from the inhabitants of the town and country of Buenos
Ayres.

“I have the honor to be,
“Sir,
“&c. &c. &c.
“(Signed) D. PACK,
“_Lt.-Col. 71st Regiment._

“_To Brigadier-General Sir Samuel Auchmuty_,
“_Commanding His Britannic Majesty’s Forces_,
“_Monte Video._”

“GENERAL ORDERS.

“_His Majesty’s Ship, “Audacious,_”
“_18th January_ 1809.

“The irreparable loss that has been sustained by the fall of the
Commander of the Forces (Lieut.-General Sir John Moore), and the
severe wound which has removed Lieut.-General Sir David Baird
from his station, render it the duty of Lieut.-General Hope to
congratulate the army upon the successful result of the action of
the 16th instant.

“On no occasion has the undaunted valour of British troops ever
been more manifest. At the termination of a severe and harassing
march, rendered necessary by the superiority which the enemy had
acquired, and which had materially impaired the efficiency of the
troops, many disadvantages were to be encountered.

“These have all been surmounted by the conduct of the troops
themselves; and the enemy has been taught, that whatever
advantages of position or of numbers he may employ, there is
inherent in the British officers and soldiers a bravery that
knows not how to yield, that no circumstances can appal, and that
will ensure victory when it is to be obtained by the exertion of
any human means.

“The Lieut.-General has the greatest satisfaction in
distinguishing such meritorious services as came within his
observation, or have been brought to his knowledge.

“His acknowledgments are, in a peculiar manner, due to
Lieut.-General Lord William Bentinck, and the brigade under his
command, consisting of the fourth, forty-second, and fiftieth
regiments, and which sustained the weight of the attack.

“Major-General Manningham, with his brigade, consisting of
the Royals, the twenty-sixth and eighty-first regiments, and
Major-General Warde, with the brigade of Guards, will also be
pleased to accept his best thanks for their steady and gallant
conduct during the action.

“To Major-General Paget, who, by a judicious movement of the
reserve, effectually contributed to check the progress of
the enemy on the right; and to the first battalion of the
fifty-second and ninety-fifth regiments, which were thereby
engaged, the greatest praise is justly due.

“That part of Major General Leith’s brigade which was engaged,
consisting of the fifty-ninth regiment, under the conduct of the
Major-General, also claims marked approbation.

“The enemy not having rendered the attack on the left a serious
one, did not afford to the troops stationed in that quarter an
opportunity of displaying that gallantry which must have made him
repent the attempt.

“The piquets and advanced posts, however, of the brigades under
the command of Major-Generals Hill and Leith, and Colonel Catlin
Craufurd, conducted themselves with determined resolution, and
were ably supported by the officers commanding these brigades,
and by the troops of which they were composed.

“It is peculiarly incumbent upon the Lieut.-General to notice the
vigorous attack made by the second battalion of the fourteenth
regiment under Lieut.-Colonel Nicolls, which drove the enemy out
of the village, of the left of which he had possessed himself.

“The exertions of Lieut.-Colonel Murray, Quartermaster-General,
and of the other officers of the General Staff, during the
action, were unremitted, and deserve every degree of approbation.

“The illness of Brigadier-General Clinton, Adjutant-General,
unfortunately deprived the army of the benefit of his services.

“The Lieut.-General hopes the loss in point of numbers is not so
considerable as might have been expected; he laments, however,
the fall of the gallant soldiers and valuable officers who have
suffered.

“The Lieut.-General knows that it is impossible, in any language
he can use, to enhance the esteem, or diminish the regret, that
the army feels with him for its late Commander. His career has
been unfortunately too limited for his country, but has been
sufficient for his own fame. Beloved by the army, honored by his
Sovereign, and respected by his country, he has terminated a life
devoted to her service by a glorious death,--leaving his name as
a memorial, an example, and an incitement to those who shall
follow him in the path of honor, and it is from his country alone
that his memory can receive the tribute which is its due.

(Signed) “JOHN HOPE, Lieut.-General.”

“GENERAL ORDERS.

“_Horse Guards, 1st February 1809._

“The benefits derived to an army from the example of a
distinguished Commander do not terminate at his death; his
virtues live in the recollection of his associates, and his fame
remains the strongest incentive to great and glorious actions.

“In this view the Commander-in-Chief, amidst the deep and
universal regret which the death of Lieut.-General Sir John Moore
has occasioned, recals to the troops the military career of that
illustrious officer for their instruction and imitation.

“Sir John Moore from his youth embraced the profession with the
feelings and sentiments of a soldier; he felt that a perfect
knowledge and an exact performance of the humble but important
duties of a subaltern officer are the best foundations for
subsequent military fame, and his ardent mind, while it looked
forward to those brilliant achievements for which it was formed,
applied itself with energy and exemplary assiduity to the duties
of that station.

“In the school of regimental duty he obtained that correct
knowledge of his profession so essential to the proper direction
of the gallant spirit of the soldier, and he was enabled to
establish a characteristic order and regularity of conduct,
because the troops found in their leader a striking example of
the discipline which he enforced on others.

“Having risen to command, he signalised his name in the West
Indies, in Holland, and in Egypt. The unremitting attention with
which he devoted himself to the duties of every branch of his
profession obtained him the confidence of Sir Ralph Abercromby,
and he became the companion in arms of that illustrious officer,
who fell at the head of his victorious troops in an action which
maintained our national superiority over the arms of France.

“Thus Sir John Moore at an early period obtained, with general
approbation, that conspicuous station in which he gloriously
terminated his useful and honorable life.

“In a military character obtained amidst the dangers of climate,
the privations incident to service, and the sufferings of
repeated wounds, it is difficult to select any one point as a
preferable subject for praise; it exhibits, however, one feature
so particularly characteristic of the man, and so important to
the best interests of the service, that the Commander-in-Chief is
pleased to mark it with his peculiar approbation--

“THE LIFE OF SIR JOHN MOORE WAS SPENT AMONG THE TROOPS.

“During the season of repose his time was devoted to the care
and instruction of the officer and soldier; in war he courted
service in every quarter of the globe. Regardless of personal
consideration, he esteemed that to which his country called
him _the post of honor_, and by his undaunted spirit and
unconquerable perseverance he pointed the way to victory.

“His country, the object of his latest solicitude, will rear a
monument to his lamented memory, and the Commander-in-Chief feels
he is paying the best tribute to his fame by thus holding him
forth as an EXAMPLE to the ARMY.

“By order of His Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief,

“HARRY CALVERT, _Adjutant-General_.”

The following regiments composed the army under Lieut.-General Sir John Moore at Corunna on the 16th of January 1809:--

_Corps._ _Commanding Officers._

7th Light Dragoons Lieut.-Colonel Vivian.
10th ” ” Leigh.
15th ” ” Grant.
18th ” ” Jones.
3d ” (King’s Germ. Leg.) Major Burgwesel.
Artillery Colonel Harding.
Engineers Major Fletcher.
Waggon Train Detachment Lieut.-Colonel Langley.
1st Foot Guards, 1st Battalion ” Cocks.
” 3d ” ” Wheatley.
1st Foot 3d ” Major Muller.
2d ” 1st ” Lieut.-Colonel Iremonger.
4th ” 1st ” ” Wynch.
5th ” 1st ” ” Mackenzie.
6th ” 1st ” Major Gordon.
9th ” 1st ” Lieut.-Colonel Cameron.
14th ” 2d ” ” Nicolls.
20th ” ” Ross.
23d ” 2d ” ” Wyatt.
26th ” 1st ” ” Maxwell.
28th ” 1st ” ” Belson.
32d ” 1st ” ” Hinde.
36th ” 1st ” ” Burn.
38th ” 1st ” ” Hon. Charles Greville.
42d ” 1st ” ” Stirling.
43d ” 1st ” ” Gifford.
43d ” 2d ” ” Hull.
50th ” 1st ” Major Charles Napier.
51st ” Lieut.-Colonel Darling.
52d ” 1st ” ” Barclay.
52d ” 2d ” ” John Ross.
59th ” 2d ” ” Fane.
60th ” 2d ” ” Codd.
60th ” 5th ” Major Davy.
71st ” 1st ” Lieut.-Colonel Pack.
76th ” 1st ” ” Symes.
79th ” 1st ” ” Cameron.
81st ” 2d ” Major Williams.
82d ” ” M‘Donald.
91st ” 1st ” ” Douglas.
92d ” 1st ” Lieut.-Colonel Alexander Napier.
95th (Rifle Reg.) 1st ” ” Beckwith.
2d ” ” Wade.
Staff Corps Detachment ” Nicolay.
1st Light Batt. King’s German Legion ” Leonhart.
2d ” ” ” Halkett.

BRITISH AND HANOVERIAN ARMY AT WATERLOO

_as formed in Divisions and Brigades on the 18th of June 1815._

CAVALRY.

Commanded by Lieut.-General the EARL of UXBRIDGE, G.C.B.

_1st Brigade._--Commanded by Major-General LORD EDWARD
SOMERSET, K.C.B.

1st Life Guards | Lieut.-Colonel Ferrior.
2d ” | ” the Hon. E. P. Lygon.
Royal Horse Guards, Blue. | ” Sir Robert Hill.
1st Dragoon Guards. | ” Fuller (Colonel).

_2d Brigade._--Major-General Sir WILLIAM PONSONBY, K.C.B.

1st or Royal Dragoons. | Lieut.-Colonel A. B. Clifton.
2d or Royal North British Dragoons | ” J. J. Hamilton.
6th or Inniskilling Dragoons. | ” J. Muter (Colonel).

_3d Brigade._--Major-General W. B. DOMBERG.

23d Light Dragoons. | Lt.-Colonel the Earl of
| Portarlington (Colonel).
1st ” King’s German Legion. | ” J. Bulow.
2d ” ” | ” C. de Jonquiera.

_4th Brigade._--Major-General Sir JOHN O. VANDELEUR, K.C.B.

11th Light Dragoons. | Lieut.-Colonel J. W. Sleigh.
12th ” | ” the Hon. F. C.
| Ponsonby (Colonel).
16th ” | ” J. Hay.

_5th Brigade._--Major-General Sir COLQUHOUN GRANT, K.C.B.

7th Hussars. | Colonel Sir Edward Kerrison.
15th ” | Lieut.-Colonel L. C. Dalrymple.
2d ” King’s German Legion | ” Linsingen.

_6th Brigade._--Major-General Sir HUSSEY VIVIAN, K.C.B.

10th Royal Hussars. | Lt.-Colonel Quentin (Colonel).
18th Hussars. | ” Hon. H. Murray.
1st ” King’s German Legion | ” A. Wissell.

_7th Brigade._--Colonel Sir FREDERICK ARENSCHILDT, K.C.B.

13th Light Dragoons. | Lieut.-Colonel Doherty.
3d Hussars, King’s German Legion. | ” Meyer.

Colonel ESTORFF.

Prince Regent’s Hussars. | Lieut.-Colonel Kielmansegge.
Bremen and Verden Hussars. | Colonel Busche.

INFANTRY.

FIRST DIVISION.--Major-General G. COOKE.

_1st Brigade._--Major-General P. MAITLAND.

1st Foot Guards, 2d Battalion. | Major H. Askew (Colonel).
” 3d ” | ” the Hon. W. Stewart (Col.)

_2d Brigade._--Major-General J. BYNG.

Coldstream Guard, 2d Battalion. | Major A. G. Woodford (Colonel).
3d Foot Guards. | ” F. Hepburn (Colonel).

SECOND DIVISION.--Lieut.-General Sir H. CLINTON, G.C.B.

_3d Brigade._--Major-General FREDERICK ADAM.

52d Foot, 1st Battalion. | Lieut.-Colonel Sir Jno. Colborne,
| K.C.B. (Colonel).
71st ” ” | ” T. Reynell (Col.)
95th ” 2d ” } Rifles | Major J. Ross (Lieut.-Colonel).
six companies. } |
95th ” 3d ” } | Major A. G. Norcott (Lieut.-Col.)
two companies. } ” |

_1st Brigade._--_King’s German Legion._--Colonel DU PLAT.

1st Line Battalion, King’s German
Legion. | Major W. Robertson.
2d ” ” | ” G. Muller.
3d ” ” | Lieut.-Colonel F. de Wissell.
4th ” ” | Major F. Reh.

_3d Hanoverian Brigade._--Colonel HUGH HALKETT.

Militia Battalion, Bremervorde. | Lieut.-Colonel Schulenberg.
Duke of York’s 2d Battalion. | Major Count Munster.
” 3d ” | ” Baron Hunefeld.
Militia Battalion, Salzgitter. | ” Hammerstein.

THIRD DIVISION.--Lieut.-General Baron ALTEN.

_5th Brigade._--Major-General Sir COLIN HALKETT, K.C.B.

30th Foot, 2d Battalion. | Major W. Bailey (Lieut.-Col.)
33d ” | Lieut.-Col. W. K. Elphinstone.
69th ” 2d Battalion. | ” C. Morice (Col.)
73d ” 2d Battalion. | ” W. G. Harris (Col.)

_2d Brigade._--_King’s German Legion._--Colonel Baron OMPTEDA.

1st Light Battalion, K.G.L. | Lieut.-Colonel L. Bussche.
2d ” ” | Major G. Baring.
5th Line ” ” | Lieut.-Colonel W. B. Linsengen.
8th ” ” ” | Major Schroeder (Lieut.-Col.)

_1st Hanoverian Brigade._--Major-General Count KIELMANSEGGE.

Duke of York’s 1st Battalion. | Major Bulow.
Field Battalion, Grubenhagen. | Lieut.-Colonel Wurmb.
” Bremen. | ” Langrehr.
” Luneburg. | ” Kleucke.
” Verden. | Major De Senkopp.

FOURTH DIVISION.--Lieut.-General Sir CHARLES COLVILLE, K.C.B.

_4th Brigade._--Colonel MITCHELL.

14th Foot, 3d Battalion. | Major F. S. Tidy (Lieut.-Col.)
23d ” 1st ” | Lieut.-Colonel Sir Henry
| W. Ellis, K.C.B.
51st ” ” | ” H. Mitchell (Colonel).

_6th Brigade._--Major-General JOHNSTONE.

35th Foot, 2d Battalion. | Major C. M‘Alister.
54th ” | Lt.-Col. J. Earl of Waldegrave.
59th ” 2d Battalion. | ” H. Austin.
91st ” 1st ” | ” Sir W. Douglas, K.C.B.
| (Colonel).

_6th Hanoverian Brigade._--Major-General LYON.

Field Battalion, Calenberg. | ----
” Lanenberg. | Lieut.-Col. Benort.
Militia Battalion, Hoya. | ” Grote.
” Nieuberg. | ----
” Bentheim. | Major Croupp.

FIFTH DIVISION.--Lieut.-General Sir THOMAS PICTON, K.C.B.

_5th Brigade._--Major-General Sir JAMES KEMPT, K.C.B.

28th Foot, 1st Battalion. | Major R. Nixon (Lieut.-Col.).
32d ” ” | ” J. Hicks (Lieut.-Col.).
79th ” ” | Lieut.-Col. Neil Douglas.
95th Rifles ” | ” Sir A. F. Barnard,
| K.C.B. (Colonel).

_9th Brigade._--Major-General Sir DENIS PACK, K.C.B.

1st Foot, 3d Battalion. | Major C. Campbell.
42d ” 1st ” | Lieut.-Col. Sir Robert Macara,
| K.C.B.
44th ” 2d ” | ” J. M. Hamerton.
92d ” 1st ” | Major Donald M^cDonald.

_5th Hanoverian Brigade._--Colonel VINCKE.

Militia Battalion, Hameln. | Lieut.-Colonel Kleucke.
” Hildesheim. | Major Rheden.
” Peina. | Major Westphalen.
” Giffhorn. | Major Hammerstein.

SIXTH DIVISION.--_10th Brigade._--Major-General J. LAMBERT.

4th Foot, 1st Battalion. | Lieut.-Colonel F. Brooke.
27th ” ” | Captain Sir J. Reade (Major).
40th ” ” | Major F. Browne.
81st ” 2d ” | ” P. Waterhouse.

_4th Hanoverian Brigade._--Colonel BEST.

Militia Battalion, Luneburg. | Lieut.-Colonel De Ramdohr.
” Verden. | Major Decken.
” Osterode. | ” Baron Reden.
” Minden. | ” De Schmidt.

_7th Brigade._--Major-General M‘KENZIE.

25th Foot, 2d Battalion. | Lieut.-Colonel A. W. Light.
37th ” ” | ” S. Hart.
78th ” ” | ” M. Lindsay.

Cavalry 8,883
Infantry 29,622
Artillery 5,434
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Total 43,939
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FOOTNOTE:

[34] Lieut.-Colonel Pack’s narrative of his escape is highly interesting, and is inserted at page 158.

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