WeRead Powered by ReaderPub
Historical Record of the Seventy-first Regiment, Highland Light Infantry / Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1777, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1852 cover

Historical Record of the Seventy-first Regiment, Highland Light Infantry / Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1777, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1852

Chapter 10: FOOTNOTE:
Open in WeRead

About This Book

The work compiles a regiment's official history, tracing its origin and subsequent deployments, engagements, sieges, and garrison stations, and enumerating battles, captured trophies, and honors. It records casualties, lists officers distinguished for gallantry, and reproduces badges, devices, and honors granted. Administrative material and biographical memoirs of colonels and notable officers accompany detailed service narratives, official orders, and footnoted documentation intended to preserve institutional memory and to illustrate the regiment's conduct across its campaigns.

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”    }   RiflesMajorJ. Ross (Lieut.-Colonel).
six companies.}
95th   ” 3d”    }     ”MajorA. G. Norcott (Lieut.-Col.)
two companies.}
 
1st Brigade.King’s German Legion.—Colonel Du Plat.
1st Line Battalion, King’s German Legion.MajorW. Robertson.
2d G. Muller.
3d Lieut.-Colonel F. de Wissell.
4th MajorF. Reh.
 
3d Hanoverian Brigade.—Colonel Hugh Halkett.
Militia Battalion,Bremervorde.Lieut.-Colonel Schulenberg.
Duke of York’s 2d Battalion.MajorCount Munster.
3dBaron 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.-ColonelL. Bussche.
2d Major G. Baring.
5th Line       ”Lieut.-ColonelW. B. Linsengen.
8th     ” Major Schroeder (Lieut.-Col.)
 
1st Hanoverian Brigade.—Major-General Count Kielmansegge.
Duke of York’s1st Battalion.Major Bulow.
Field Battalion,Grubenhagen.Lieut.-ColonelWurmb.
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 McDonald.
 
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.-ColonelF. Brooke.
27th     ”Captain Sir J. Reade (Major).
40th     ”Major F. Browne.
81st     ”2d   ””       P. Waterhouse.
 
4th Hanoverian Brigade.—Colonel Best.
Militia Battalion, Luneburg.Lieut.-ColonelDe Ramdohr.
Verden.Major Decken.
Osterode.”   Baron Reden.
Minden.”   De Schmidt.
 
7th Brigade.—Major-General M‘Kenzie.
25th Foot,2d Battalion.Lieut.-ColonelA. W. Light.
37th     ”S. Hart.
78th     ”M. Lindsay.

Cavalry8,883
Infantry29,622
Artillery5,434
———
Total43,939
———

FOOTNOTE:

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

LONDON:
Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode,
Printers to the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty.
For Her Majesty’s Stationery Office.

TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE

Obvious typographical errors and punctuation errors have been corrected after careful comparison with other occurrences within the text and consultation of external sources.

Except for those changes noted below, all misspellings in the text, and inconsistent or archaic usage, have been retained.

Table of Contents
Pg v: (1781) ‘Tripassoor ... 13’ replaced by ‘Tripassoor ... 15’.
Pg vi: (1792) ‘Tippo Saib, and’ replaced by ‘Tippoo Saib, and’.

Introduction
Pg xiii: ‘numercial title’ replaced by ‘numerical title’.

Main text
Pg 6: ‘the fleet proceeeed’ replaced by ‘the fleet proceeded’.
Pg 11: ‘Lieutenent William Gunn’ replaced by ‘Lieutenant William Gunn’.
Pg 59 Footnote [20]: ‘Cabo de bonne Esperanza’ replaced by ‘Cabo da Boa Esperança’.
Pg 69 Footnote [22]: ‘army to amount to’ replaced by ‘army amount to’.
Pg 74 Footnote [24]: ‘Vide’ italicized.
Pg 85: The Sidenote was printed as ‘1812.’ but should have been ‘1811.’ (and since this corrected date is a repeat of the ‘1811.’ Sidenote seen on an earlier page, it is omitted from the etext.)
Pg 114: ‘arrived Dover’ replaced by ‘arrived at Dover’.
Pg 152: ‘which befel that’ replaced by ‘which befell that’.
Pg 154: ‘recovered the effects’ replaced by ‘recovered from the effects’.