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CHAPTER

I.--REACTION 1

II.--THE NECESSITY, BIRTH, AND PROGRESS OF THE
ROYAL HORSE ARTILLERY 30

III.--WITH THE DUKE OF YORK IN FLANDERS 54

IV.--1796 TO 1799 70

V.--THE CHRISTENING OF THE CHESTNUT TROOP 88

VI.--EGYPT 104

VII.--TO 1803 134

VIII.--THE EIGHTH BATTALION 138

IX.--THE NINTH BATTALION 150

X.--THE SIEGE OF COPENHAGEN 158

XI.--MONTE VIDEO AND BUENOS AYRES 168

XII.--THE OLD TENTH BATTALION 185

XIII.--PENINSULAR WAR: ROLIÇA, VIMIERA, CORUNNA 195

XIV.--WALCHEREN 223

XV.--PASSAGE OF THE DOURO, TALAVERA 242

XVI.-BUSACO AND TORRES VEDRAS 262

XVII.--BAROSSA, BADAJOZ, ALBUERA 280

XVIII.--CIUDAD RODRIGO AND BADAJOZ 307

XIX.--SALAMANCA AND BURGOS 321

XX.--VITTORIA AND SAN SEBASTIAN 338

XXI.--CONCLUSION OF THE PENINSULAR WAR 373

XXII.--THE SECOND AMERICAN WAR 392

XXIII.--WATERLOO 412

APPENDIX A.--THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON, AND THE ARTILLERY
AT WATERLOO 444

” B.--THE ROYAL ARTILLERY, AND THE MAGNETIC
SURVEY OF 1840-8 465

” C.--TABULAR STATEMENT, SHOWING DATE OF FORMATION
AND FORMER DESIGNATION OF EVERY
BATTERY OF THE REGIMENT NOW IN THE
SERVICE 470

INDEX TO VOL. I. 479

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