Wa7' Services of the General Officers. 22
Anglo-Sicilian Squadron to assist in the defence of the island of (^apri when besieged by Gen
la Marque; at the capture of Leda from the harbour of Rovigno, 1st April 1809; at the attack
and capture of a convoy under protection of a battery at Pessaro, 23id April; on 15lh May
at the attack on the town of Rota and destruction of seven vessels; on 8th Septiraber at the
cutting out of La Pugliesse from the harbour of Barletta. On 1st June 1812, commanded a
storming party in Isle Verte, near Toulon—enemy routed and a demi-lune battsry destroyed
At the capture of the Island of Powza, 27th February 1813 ; at the cutting out of an armed
vessel from under the batteries of Orbetello, 9 th May; and 14th Oct. following, at the capture of
seventeen vessels at Marinello, after destroying a battery which protected them; at the siege
and capture of St. Maria in March, and the siege and capture of Gerona in April, 1814; com¬
manded the lloyal Marines at the storming and capture of Sidon, 26th Sept. 1840 (made Brevet-
Major), and was slightly wounded in the left arm; on 10th Oct. was in command of a super¬
numerary battalion when the city and garrison (2,000 men) of Beyrout surrendered; v/as senior
officer of Marines at the bombardment and capture of St. Jean d'Acre (Medal). lie has
received the War Medal with two Clasps.
27 Major General Bury served with the Royal Marine Battalion on the north coast of
Spain in 1836-38 (Knight 1st Class St. Fernando).
28 Major General C. C. Pratt was at the taking of Capri in the Bay of Naples, under Sir
Sidney Smith, 11th May 1806. At the cutting out of six armed vessels from under the bat¬
teries of Lamioa, in the Island of Cyprus, in January 1808. Belonged to the Battalion of Royal
Marines commanded by Sir James Malcolm, which served in Spain, the coast of America, and
Canada, for four years, and was present at all the services performed by it, including the battle
of Frampton in the Chesapeake, and the storming and taking of the enemy's fort and jiost of
Oswego on Lake Ontario. Served also in the Battalion of Royal Marines in Spain and was
present at the battles of the 16th June 1836, and Hernani 16th March following, together with
all the services performed there for nearly four years (Knight 1st Class St. Fernando).
29 Major General Gillespie was landed with a detachment of Royal Marines at Rosas on
7th Nov. 1808, and occupied the citadel. Present at the sortie on the 8th, when the British
were forced by the superior number of the enemy to retire. Served on the China expedition
(Medal), and was present at the attack and capture of the forts and works at Chueupee, and
the capture of Annunghoy and North Wantong.
30 Major General Reignolds served with the 49th on the China expedition (Medal), and
was present at the storming of the heights and forts above Canton, taking of Amoy, second
capture of Chusan, storming of the fortiiied heights of Chinhae, taking of Ningpo, attacls. and
capture of the enemy's entrenched camp on the heights of Segoan (severely wounded), capture
of Chapoo (wounded), Woosung, and Chin Kiang Foo, and landing before Nankin. Served
throughout the Burmese war of 1852-53 (Medal), nearly the entire pi;riod as a Brigadier. On
the 4th April 1852 embarked with a force of 1,400 men from Maulmein for the attack on Mar-
taban. Commanded at the attack on shore. Was on board H. M. S. Rattler during the ship's
engagement with and destruction of the stockades on the river side in front of Rangoon, 11th
April ; the following morning landed at Rangoon in command of the 18th Royal Irish. On
13th .\pril succeeded to the command of the 1st Bengal Brigade, which he commanded
throughout the war, and was present at the storm and capture of Rangoon, capture of Prome.
and repulse of the enemy on the night of 8th December 1852. Fov his services, was several
times recommended by General Godwin to the Governor-General of India in Council,
Returned from India with the 18th Royal Irish in May 1854 ; embarked December following
for the Crimea, and was at the siege of Sebastopol until April 1855 (Medal and Clasp, and
Turkish Medal).
31 Major General Yule served in Canada during the greater part of the war of 1812-1814;
was present at the affair of Street's Creek, and dismantled under fire the bridge there, by which
the advance of a superior force of the enemy was retarded ; was also in the actions of Chippewa
(horse mortally wounded) and Lundy's Lane.
32 Lieut. General Faddy, prior to entering the Royal Artillery, was a Midshipman on board
the Asia, at the capture of the Dutch Fleet in Saldanha Bay in 1795: present at the attack on
Fort Jerome, St. Domingo, and at the siege and capture of the city of Santo Domingo in 1809;
8i?rved in the Peninsula and France from July 1810 to June 1814, including the siege of San
Sebastian, passage of the Adour, investment of Bayonne and repulse of the sortie, besides
various minor ali'airs.
33 Major General Hughes served in the 80th Regt. with the army in Burmah in 1852-53;
was present at the capture and occupation of Prome, and at the night attack of the enemy on
the camp at Prome, 8 Dec. 1852. Commanded the expedition sent into the Poungdey district
in Feb. and March 1853 ; succeeded in capturing arms and ammunition, and in bringing to
Prome a large quantity of grain (Medal).
34 Major General Cole has received the Medal for the Kaffir war of 1851-53, during which
he commanded the Royal Engineers in South Africa.
35 Major General W. Yorke jNIooro served as a Captain in the 39th Regt. throughout the
campaign against the Rajah of Coorg in April 1834.
36 Major General Matson served in the Peninsula from Nov. 1812 to the end of the war,
including the affair of San Milan, advance of the army and crossing the Ebro, battle of Vittoria.
blockade of Pampeluna, sieges and storm of San Sebastian, passage of the Bidaasoa, battle cl*
the Nivelle, blockade of Bayonne and repulse of the sortie. In 1815 on the expedition to
America ; and with the army in the Netherlands from June 1815 to Nov. 1818. He has
received the Silver War Medal with three Cla.'ps.
37 Major General Hawkins commanded the Royal Maiincs, about 200 strong, at the
attack and destruction of Malloodoo, in Borneo.
38 Major General James Clarke was present at the capture of the French Ship d'Hautpuult,