Toulouse, April 10, 1814.
This, the closing action of the Peninsular War, was fought after the abdication of Napoleon, and was the final act of the campaign which Sir Arthur Wellesley opened at the combat of Roleia on August 17, 1808. There are ten regiments which bear on their colours the names of the earliest and the last engagements, Roleia and Toulouse. Of these, only five suffered any loss in both engagements. The King's Royal Rifles, Highland Light Infantry, and Rifle Brigade take pride of place, each having fifteen Peninsular battle honours on their appointments. Those to whom the battle honour "Toulouse" has been awarded are the
5th Dragoon Guards.
3rd Hussars.
4th Hussars.
13th Hussars.
Queen's.
Buffs.
Northumberland Fusiliers.
Royal Fusiliers.
Devons.
Lancashire Fusiliers.
Royal Welsh Fusiliers.
Inniskilling Fusiliers.
Gloucesters.
Worcesters.
South Lancashire.
Royal Highlanders.
Oxford Light Infantry.
Sherwood Foresters.
Northamptons.
Shropshire Light Infantry.
King's Royal Rifles.
Highland Light Infantry.
Cameron Highlanders.
Royal Irish Rifles.
Connaught Rangers.
Argyll Highlanders.
Rifle Brigade.
Casualties at the Battle of Toulouse, April 10, 1814.
| Regiments. | Officers. | Men. | ||
| K. | W. | K. | W. | |
| General Staff | - | 3 | - | - |
| 5th Drag. Gds. | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3rd Hussars | - | 1 | - | 5 |
| 4th Hussars | - | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 10th Hussars | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 15th Hussars | - | - | - | 4 |
| Royal Artillery | - | - | 7 | 31 |
| Queen's (four companies) | - | - | - | 12 |
| N'umberland F. | - | - | - | 3 |
| Royal Fusiliers | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| Devon | 1 | 4 | 14 | 121 |
| Lancs Fusiliers | - | - | 2 | 9 |
| Roy. Welsh F. | - | - | 1 | 7 |
| 27th Inniskilling Fusiliers | 2 | 5 | 23 | 76 |
| 28th Gloucesters | - | 3 | 3 | 25 |
| 34th Border R. | - | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 36th Worcester | 1 | 9 | 38 | 104 |
| 39th Dorsets | - | 1 | - | 4 |
| 40th S. Lancs | - | 8 | 7 | 71 |
| 42nd B. Watch | 4 | 22 | 50 | 337 |
| 45th Sherwood Foresters | 1 | 8 | 7 | 72 |
| 48th N'ampton | - | 4 | 5 | 39 |
| 50th W. Kent | - | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 52nd Oxford L.I. | - | - | - | 5 |
| 53rd Shropshire L.I. (two cos.) | - | 5 | 2 | 14 |
| 60th K.R.R. | - | 3 | 11 | 48 |
| 61st Gloucesters | 1 | 18 | 16 | 140 |
| 71st Highland L.I. | - | - | 3 | 13 |
| 74th Highland L.I. | - | 7 | 32 | 72 |
| 79th Cameron H. | 3 | 15 | 26 | 179 |
| 83rd Roy. Irish Rifles | - | - | - | 1 |
| 87th Roy. Irish Fusiliers | 1 | 2 | 7 | 17 |
| 88th Connaught Rangers | 1 | 2 | 7 | 76 |
| 91st Argyll Highlanders | - | 6 | 18 | 98 |
| 94th Connaught Rangers | - | - | 1 | 5 |
| 95th Rifle Brig. | - | 1 | 10 | 75 |
In this fight the 42nd (Royal Highlanders) was wellnigh annihilated.
Peninsula, 1808-1814.
The following regiments bear this battle honour:
1st Life Guards.
2nd Life Guards.
Royal Horse Guards.
3rd Dragoon Guards.
4th Dragoon Guards.
5th Dragoon Guards.
1st Royal Dragoons.
3rd Hussars.
4th Hussars.
7th Hussars.
9th Lancers.
10th Hussars.
11th Hussars.
12th Lancers.
13th Hussars.
14th Hussars.
15th Hussars.
16th Lancers.
18th Hussars.
20th Hussars.
Grenadier Guards.
Coldstream Guards.
Scots Guards.
Royal Scots.
Queen's (Royal West Surrey).
Buffs.
K.O. (Royal Lancaster).
Northumberland Fusiliers.
Royal Warwicks.
Royal Fusiliers.
Norfolk.
Lincoln.
Devons.
Lancashire Fusiliers.
Royal Welsh Fusiliers.
South Wales Borderers.
Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.
Gloucester.
Worcester.
East Lancashire.
East Surrey.
Cornwall Light Infantry.
West Riding.
Border.
South Staffordshire.
Hampshire.
Dorset.
South Lancashire.
Black Watch.
Oxford Light Infantry.
Essex.
Sherwood Foresters.
Loyal North Lancashire.
Northampton.
Royal Berkshire.
Royal West Kent.
K.O. (Yorkshire L.I.).
King's (Shropshire L.I.).
Middlesex.
King's Royal Rifles.
Wiltshire.
Manchester.
York and Lancaster.
Durham L.I.
Highland L.I.
Gordon Highlanders.
Cameron Highlanders.
Royal Irish Rifles.
Royal Irish Fusiliers.
Connaught Rangers.
Argyll Highlanders.
Rifle Brigade.