[[3]] Military Lectures delivered to the Officers of the 95th (Rifle) Regiment at Shorncliff Barracks, Kent. Reprinted recently, as well as Manningham's Regulations, by John Bale and Sons, 87 Great Titchfield Street, London, W.
[[4]] Napier's History of the War in the Peninsula, vol. ii. p. 407.
[[5]] George Simmons' second brother in 34th Regiment.—Ed.
[[6]] Napier also gives these figures, but Simmons in his letter to his parents has a somewhat different version. See p. 31.—Ed.
[[7]] Peter O'Hare joined the Rifle Corps (from the 69th Foot) on its first formation in 1800, and fought with it at Monte Video, Buenos Ayres (severely wounded), Roliça, Vimeiro, Coruña, The Coa, Busaco, Fuentes de Oñoro, and the Storming of Ciudad Rodrigo. He was slain at the Storming of Badajoz when leading the Forlorn Hope.—Ed.
[[8]] William Napier, 43rd Light Infantry, the author of History of the War in the Peninsula.—Ed.
[[9]] Colonel Arentschildt, of the 1st German Hussars, was very kind to me and put me upon a horse, sending two Hussars to accompany me. He thought I was dying. The tears trickled down the veteran's face. God bless his memory.—G. S.
[[10]] This soldier belonged to the 43rd Light Infantry. I was on the ground, and very ill from loss of blood; he had been placed on a paillasse of straw and was dying, but his noble nature would not allow him to die in peace when he saw an officer so humbled as to be laid near him on the bare stones. I have experienced many such kindnesses from soldiers, and indeed if I had not, I should not be alive to tell the tale.—G. S.
[[11]] This night I was so reckless of life, thinking the artery injured, that some fool gave me a bottle of strong wine, which I drank off at a draught. It was very wicked of me.—G. S.
[[12]] Lieutenant-Colonel Beckwith and the Battalion were particularly thanked in Lord Wellington's despatches for their gallant conduct on this trying day, and indeed nothing could exceed the devoted gallantry displayed by every one. The Light Division lost in killed and wounded on this day 27 officers and 336 men; 53 Rifle Men were made prisoner; many of these were also wounded. The French loss must have been very considerable from the immense numbers in the field.—G. S.