[264] Autobiography of Sergeant William Lawrence, pp. 48, 49.
[265] Rough Notes, by Sir George Bell, i. p. 120.
[266] Probably the case of a private of the 34th who had struck his captain, in a rage. This flogging (1813) was the only one of such severity which occurred in the regiment while Bell was serving with it in 1812–1814.
[267] See footnote to p. xxv. of Selected General Orders.
[268] These can be found in Fitzclarence on Outpost Duty, mentioned above, in which they were printed at full length. It is still easy to procure.
[269] Donaldson of the 94th, pp. 179–181.
[270] General Order, May 23, 1809.
[271] See reproofs in 1811 and 1812 in Collected General Orders, p. 20.
[272] “Under the orders of Sir John Moore a horse or mule was allowed to each captain of a company of infantry, and a horse or mule in common among the subalterns. And under the orders of Sir John Cradock, which have been the rule for this army, the subalterns were allowed a horse or mule between them” (General Orders, p. 122).
[273] I find, e.g., in diaries, that 2nd Lieut. Hough, R.A., got “two domestics, a country horse, and a mule” immediately on landing. Geo. Simmons and Harry Smith of the 95th were certainly habitually riding when only lieutenants. So was Grattan of the 88th. Bell of the 34th being impecunious had “only half a burro along with another lad.” Bunbury of the Buffs had half a horse and half a mule in conjunction with another subaltern. Hay of the 52nd was just in the regulation with one mule to himself, on his first campaign, but bought a Portuguese mare before he had been a year in the field.