I. ROYAL HORSE ARTILLERY

The following Troops were serving in the Peninsula in 1811:—

Troop.Under the command of.Arrived in Peninsula.Designation in 1911.
ACaptain H. D. RossJuly 1809‘A’ Battery, R.H.A.
DCaptain G. LefebureMarch 1810‘V’ Battery, R.H.A.[800]
ECaptain R. MacdonaldAugust 1811‘E’ Battery, R.H.A.
ICaptain R. BullAugust 1809‘I’ Battery, R.H.A.

‘A’ and ‘I’ Troops served with Wellington’s Army during Masséna’s retreat in the spring of 1811, and in the campaign of Fuentes de Oñoro.

In that battle ‘A’ Troop was with the left wing, and did not come into action, but ‘I’ Troop was hotly engaged, and it was whilst in charge of two guns of the Troop that 2nd Captain W. Norman Ramsay performed his celebrated exploit.

‘D’ Troop was with Beresford’s Army and present at Albuera, May 16.

‘E’ Troop did not arrive from England until the autumn, and was then attached to the 7th Division of the Army.

II. ROYAL (FOOT) ARTILLERY

The 14 companies shown in the following tables were serving in the Peninsula in 1811.

Note.—In 1811 there were 10 battalions of Royal (Foot) Artillery, the companies of which were always designated by the names of the commanding officer, whether he was actually present with his company or not.