Roll of the Principal Actions during the Peninsular War.
| Action. | Date. | Casualties. | Honours. | ||||||
| Officers. | Men. | ||||||||
| K. | W. | K. | W. | ||||||
| Roleia | 1808 | August 17 | 4 | 20 | 65 | 315 | Medal, | clasp, | and battle honour. |
| Vimiera | " | August 21 | 4 | 37 | 185 | 497 | " | " | " |
| Sahagun | " | December 21 | - | - | 2 | 18 | " | " | " |
| Benevente | " | December 29 | - | 3 | 5 | 23 | " | " | No battle honour. |
| Corunna | 1809. | January 16 | ? | ? | ? | ? | Medal, clasp, and battle honour. | ||
| Douro | " | May 24 | - | 10 | 23 | 86 | No medal or clasp. Battle honour. | ||
| Talavera | " | July 27 | 27 | 171 | 643 | 3,295 | Medal, clasp, and battle honour. | ||
| Busaco | 1810. | Sept. 27 | 5 | 35 | 102 | 408 | " | " | " |
| Barrosa | 1811. | March 4 | 7 | 45 | 182 | 881 | " | " | " |
| Fuentes d'Onor | " | May 5 | 11 | 62 | 157 | 576 | " | " | " |
| Albuera | " | May 16 | 39 | 165 | 850 | 2,567 | " | " | " |
| Arroyos dos Molinos | " | October 28 | - | 7 | 7 | 51 | No medal or clasp. Battle honour. | ||
| Tarifa | " | December | 2 | 3 | 7 | 24 | " | " | " |
| Ciudad Rodrigo | 1812. | January | 8 | 60 | 122 | 436 | Medal, clasp, and battle honour. | ||
| Badajos | " | March, April | 60 | 269 | 751 | 2,539 | " | " | " |
| Almaraz | " | May 19 | 2 | 12 | 32 | 131 | No medal or clasp. Battle honour. | ||
| Salamanca | " | July 22 | 28 | 178 | 360 | 2,536 | Medal, clasp, and battle honour. | ||
| Vittoria | 1813. | June 21 | 22 | 173 | 490 | 2,704 | " | " | " |
| Pyrenees | " | July, August | 28 | 221 | 510 | 3,295 | " | " | " |
| San Sebastian | " | September | 35 | 70 | 535 | 1,038 | " | " | " |
| Nivelle | " | November 10 | 21 | 121 | 237 | 1,031 | " | " | " |
| Nive | " | December 9-13 | 19 | 140 | 200 | 2,055 | " | " | " |
| Orthes | 1814. | February 27 | 15 | 105 | 192 | 1,291 | " | " | " |
| Toulouse | " | April 10 | 16 | 134 | 298 | 1,661 | " | " | " |
[CHAPTER XII]
WATERLOO, AND THE ORDER OF THE BATH FOR THE NAPOLEONIC WARS
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Waterloo, June 18, 1815.
This victory, generally considered the most glorious ever gained by British troops, was commemorated in divers manner. The first regiments of Guards were allowed to assume the title of Grenadiers; all who participated were granted a medal bearing the effigy of the Prince Regent—the first medal ever given to all ranks by the British Government—and were permitted to count two years' service towards pension; and the word "Waterloo" was inscribed on the colours and appointments of the following regiments: