FOOTNOTES:
[6] List of troops under Major-General Mackay, at the battle of Killicrankie, 27th July, 1689:—
| Cavalry. | ||
| Annandale’s troop of horse | } | Afterwards incorporated in a regiment, now |
| Belhaven’s ” ” | } | the Seventh Hussars. |
| Infantry. | ||
| Hastings’ Foot, now Thirteenth. | ||
| Leven’s Foot, now Twenty-fifth. | ||
| Kenmare’s Foot, afterwards disbanded. | ||
| Mackay’s | } | Scots’ Brigade in the Dutch Service, afterwards Ninety-fourth |
| Balfour’s | } | Regiment in the British line; disbanded in December, |
| Ramsay’s | } | 1818. |
One hundred of Hastings’ and two hundred of Leven’s, were detached at Inverness, and were consequently not at the battle of Killicrankie.
[7] The bayonet, at this period, was fixed by forcing the handle into the muzzle of the musket; the troops, therefore, could not fire with fixed bayonets.
[8] ‘There was no regiment or troop with me but behaved like the vilest cowards in nature, except Hastings’ (Thirteenth), and Lord Leven’s (Twenty-fifth), whom I most praise at such a degree, as I cannot but blame others.’—Mackay’s Despatch to the Duke of Hamilton.
‘I could learn of no commanding officer that misbehaved, though I confess that my Lord Leven, Colonel Hastings, and their officers have distinguished themselves in this occasion above all others.’—Mackay’s Official Narrative of the Battle.
‘My Lord,—Your son has behaved himself with all his officers and soldiers extraordinarily well, as did also Colonel Hastings with his.’—Mackay’s letter to Lord Melville.
[9] When the Moors invaded Spain, about the year 711, they took possession of this rock, as a suitable place for the reception of supplies from the opposite coast, and they called it, in honour of a leader named Tarif, Gib-el-tarif, or Tarif’s Mountain; hence the name of Gibraltar is derived.
[10] Lieut.-General Beckwith’s despatch.
[11] ‘Aux Etats de l’île de Jersey. L’an mil huit cent dix-sept, le vingtième jour d’Août.—Sensibles aux soins que le Lieutenant-Colonel Messire William Williams, et tous les autres officiers du treizième régiment d’infanterie de Sa Majesté, ont apporté durant leur séjour dans ce pays à ce concilier l’estime des habitans, et à y entretenier une heureuse harmonie, et pleinement satisfaits du haut dégré de discipline dans lequel ils ont constamment gardé et maintenu le dit régiment, et leur attention à prevenir tout, sujets de plaintes et de disputes, à faire observer l’ordre et respecter les lois, du zèle avec lequel ils se sont toujours prêtés à soutenir et à appuyer les autorités constituées, Les Etats saisissent cette occasion de leur première séance depuis que le dit régiment a été rapellé hors du service de cette île, où il a été en quartier pendant deux ans, pour leur rendre par ce présente acte, le témoignage de leur approbation et leur exprimer leur vive reconnaissance. Et les Etats prient le Lieutenant-Colonel Messire William Williams, Chevalier commandeur de l’honorable ordre du Bain, le Lieutenant-Colonel Weller, et le Lieutenant-Colonel Hancock, qui ont chacun d’eux, l’un après l’autre, eu le commandement du dit régiment, et tous les autres officiers de ce corps, d’en accepter leurs sincères et unanimes remercîments. Les Etats ont requis Son Excellence Monsieur le lieutenant-gouverneur de vouloir bien transmettre, de leur part, le présent acte, au lieutenant-colonel Messire William Williams, lequel est prié de le communiquer à Lieutenant-Colonel Weller, au Lieutenant-Colonel Hancock, et à tous les autres officiers du treizième régiment, auquel effet le greffier est chargé de le transcrire sur parchemin, afin qu’il soit mis sous le sçeau de l’île et de le remettre à Son Excellence.’
Frs. Godfray, Greffier.
[12] ‘A very spirited and successful attack was made on the other side of the stockade, by the advance companies of the Thirteenth and thirty-eighth regiments, under the command of Major Sale, who, by assisting each other up the face of the stockade, at least ten feet high, entered about the same time as the party by the breach, putting every man to death who opposed their entrance: and it affords me pleasure to state, that the first man who appeared on the top of the work was, I believe, Major Sale of His Majesty’s Thirteenth Light Infantry.’—Major-General Sir A. Campbell’s Despatch.
[13] ‘Nothing could have been more brilliant and successful. He (Brigadier-General M‘Bean) took by assault seven stockades with most rapid succession, throwing the enemy into the utmost consternation.’ ... The brigadier-general assures me the ardour of his column was irresistible, and speaks highly of the able aid he received from Brigadier-General M‘Creagh; he also reports favourably upon the judicious and gallant style in which Majors Sale and Frith, of the Thirteenth and thirty-eighth regiments, led the troops under their respective command.’—Major-General Sir A. Campbell’s Despatch.
[14] ‘I never witnessed a more dashing charge than was made on this occasion by His Majesty’s Thirteenth Light Infantry; while the eighteenth native infantry followed their example with a spirit that did them honour, carrying all opposition before them. They burst through the entrenchments, carrying dismay and terror into the enemy’s ranks, great numbers of whom were slain, and the party returned loaded with arms, standards, and other trophies.’—Major-General Sir A. Campbell’s Despatch.
[15] ‘All their artillery, stores, and reserve depôts, which had cost them so much labour to get up, with a great quantity of small arms, gilt chattahs, standards, and other trophies fell into our hands. Never was victory more complete or decided, and never was a triumph of discipline and valour, over the disjointed efforts of irregular courage and infinitely superior numbers, more conspicuous. Majors Dennie and Thornhill, of the Thirteenth Light Infantry were distinguished by the steadiness with which they led their men.’—Major-General Sir A. Campbell’s Despatch.
[16] ‘In the list of wounded will be seen with regret the name of Major Sale of His Majesty’s Thirteenth Light Infantry, an officer whose gallantry has been most conspicuous on every occasion since our arrival at Rangoon. I am happy to say that his wound, though severe, is not dangerous, and I trust his valuable services will not long remain unavailable.’—Major-General Sir A. Campbell’s Despatch.
[17] Now Lieut.-General Sir Willoughby Cotton, Commanding the Forces at Bombay.
[18] ‘The conduct of His Majesty’s Thirteenth and thirty-eighth regiments, during the advance, and their gallantry in the storm, far exceed all that I can write in their praise.’—Major-General Sir A. Campbell’s Despatch.
[19] Names of the officers of the Thirteenth Light Infantry, who served in the campaign in Affghanistan in 1839.
Lieut.-Colonels. R. H. Sale, (col.) commanding a brigade.
” W. H. Dennie ”
Major. E. F. Tronson, commanding the regiment.
Captains. G. Fothergill, W. Sutherland, J. Kershaw, R. Pattisson,
J. G. D. Taylor, H. N. Vigors.
Lieutenants. A. P. S. Wilkinson, J. H. Fenwick, J. Foulstone, P. R.
Jennings, P. D. O. V. Streng, A. E. F. Holcombe, G. King, R. G. Burslem,
F. Holder, W. A. Sinclair, Hon. E. J. W. Forester, T. Oxley, D. Rattray.
Ensigns. E. King, G. Mein, R. E. Frere.
Paymaster. H. Carew, Adjutant H. C. Wade.
Assistant Surgeons. J. Robertson, G. W. Barnes.
Captains. T. C. Squire, major of brigade, H. Havelock, aide-de-camp
to Major-General Sir Willoughby Cotton, commanding the right division
of the army of the Indus.
Lieutenant. J. S. Wood, aide-de-camp to Brigadier-General Sale.
Ensign. G. Wade, aide-de-camp to Brigadier-General Dennie.
[20] Captain H. C. Wade accompanied the force as Head of the Staff, and Captain H. Havelock, who had been appointed Persian Interpreter to the Major-General commanding in Affghanistan, volunteered his services as aide-de-camp to Sir Robert Sale, who expressed his satisfaction of their conduct in his public despatch.
[21] It is gratifying to be able to state, that Colonel Dennie’s appointment as aide-de-camp to the Queen was known at the regiment about a week previous to his lamented fall.
[22] The following interesting circumstance was related by Lord Fitzgerald and Vesey in the House of Lords, in his speech on the 20th February, 1843, regarding the vote of thanks for the operations in Affghanistan. The Adjutant General of the Army in India, acting by the command of Lord Ellenborough, transmitted to the aged mother of Colonel Dennie that medal which her son would have worn, had he happily survived. In replying to the letter which accompanied this token Mrs. Dennie beautifully said, that she accepted it with pleasure and with pride, for she had a right to feel a ‘pride in her son’s life, and in his death.’ Lord Fitzgerald added, that it was impossible to read that passage without honoring the lady, and even more deeply lamenting the fate of the son of whom she had so justly and truly written.
[23] Sir Robert Peel, on moving the vote of thanks to the army employed in Affghanistan, on the 20th February, 1843, alluded in the following terms to Lieutenant Mein’s conduct, while serving with the army on its retreat from Cabool:—“I have said that, in the course of this campaign, instances of the most generous devotion, of friendly sympathy, and of desperate fidelity, were displayed, which deserve at least a passing notice. Lieutenant Eyre says: ‘Lieutenant Sturt (son-in-law to Sir Robert and Lady Sale) had nearly cleared the defile, when he received his wound, and would have been left on the ground to be hacked to pieces by the Ghazees, who followed in the rear to complete the work of slaughter, but for the generous intrepidity of Lieutenant Mein of Her Majesty’s Thirteenth Light Infantry, who, on learning what had befallen him, went back to his succour, and stood by him for several minutes, at the imminent risk of his own life, vainly entreating aid from the passers by. He was at length, joined by Serjeant Deane, of the Sappers, with whose assistance he dragged his friend, on a quilt, through the remainder of the Pass, when he succeeded in mounting him on a miserable pony, and conducted him in safety to the camp, where the unfortunate officer lingered till the following morning, and was the only man of the whole force who received Christian burial. Lieutenant Mein was himself at this very time suffering from a dangerous wound in the head received in the previous October, and his heroic disregard of self, and fidelity to his friend in the hour of danger, are well deserving of a record in the annals of British valour and virtue; I think, Sir, it is but just that the name of Lieutenant Mein should be mentioned with honour in the House of Commons, and I do not regret having noticed this circumstance, as it has called forth so generous and general an expression of sympathy and approval.’”
[24] The regiment lost by death a very promising young officer, Lieutenant Scott, this night; and Lieutenant Frere also fell a victim to the fatigues and vicissitudes of the campaign on the 18th November, 1842.