| Return of Officers of the Eighty-Eighth,or Connaught Rangers, who died of Wounds, Fatigue, &c., from 1807 to 1814. | ||
| Rank and Name. | Place and Date of Decease. | |
| Major Vandeleur | Died at | Campo Mayor in 1809. |
| Captain Brown | ” | Pinhel in 1810. |
| Lieut. Shaw } | ” | sea when returning from South America in 1807. |
| ” Lawson } | ||
| ” Smith | ” | Salamanca in 1812. |
| ” Rutledge | ” | Lesan in 1813. |
| Ensign Jackson | ” | sea, proceeding to South America, in 1807. |
| ” Hall | ” | Madeira in 1808. |
| ” Fawcett | ” | near Salamanca in 1812. |
| Asst.-Surgeon Cunningham | ” | at Lisbon in 1811. |
| Paymaster Rogers | ” | Belem in 1812. |
| Captain Adair | After lingering upwards of two years, died in consequence of a severe wound received at Salamanca. | |
| Lieut. Stewart | Died immediately after his return from South America. | |
| Ensign M‘Gregor | ” | at Portsmouth, after landing from Cadiz. |
| ” Hacket | ” | Berry-head soon after his return from Portugal. |
| ABSTRACT. | —Killed, 28 —Died Abroad, 11 —Died in England, 4. —Total, 43. | |
| Return of the Officers who, in consideration of their gallantservices and meritorious conduct in engagements with the Enemy, have been distinguished with Titles, Medals, or other marks of His Majesty’s gracious favour. | ||
| Rank and Names. | The nature of the gallant services or meritorious conduct of the Officers. | The Titles, Medals, or other marks of His Majesty’s gracious favour. |
| Lt.-Col. Beresford | For their services in the Indian army which crossed the Desert to Egypt in 1801. | A Medal from the Grand Seignor. |
| ” Duff | ||
| Major Houghton | ||
| Captain Vandeleur | ||
| ” Silver | ||
| ” Beresford | ||
| ” Trotter | ||
| ” M‘Gregor | ||
| Lieut. Blake | ||
| ” Murphy | ||
| ” Browne | ||
| ” Canilac | ||
| ” Oates | ||
| ” Atkinson | ||
| ” Irwin | ||
| ” Adair | ||
| ” M‘Dougall | ||
| Ensign Rogers | ||
| Adjt. Thompson | ||
| Surgeon M‘Gregor | ||
| Asst.-Surg. Taunry | ||
| Lieut.-Gen. Viscount Beresford | For his distinguished conduct at Corunna, Busaco, Albuera, Badajoz, Salamanca, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Nive, Orthes, and Toulouse. | A Cross and Seven Clasps, and appointed G.C.B, K.G., Cross of the Royal Hanoverian Guelphic Order, Grand Cross, Tower & Sword, St. Ferdinand, and of Merit, and of St. Hernunegeld and St. Fernando. |
| Lt.-Gn. J. A. Wallace | In command of the regiment at the actions of Busaco, Fuentes d’Onor, and Salamanca. | A Medal and two Clasps, and appointed C.B. |
| Lieut.-Gen. Sir John Taylor | In command of the regiment at the actions of Nivelle, Orthes, and Toulouse. | A Medal and two Clasps, and appointed C.B. |
| Col. James Fergusson | In command of the advance of the light division at Badajoz, when Captain in the 43rd regiment. | A Medal. |
| Col. Geo. O’Malley | For services as a Subaltern in the 13th regiment with the army in Egypt in 1801. | A Medal from the Grand Seignor. |
| For commanding Second Battalion 44th regiment in the battle of Waterloo in 1815. | A Medal, and appointed C.B. | |
| Lt.-Col. Rt. Barclay Macpherson | In command of the regiment at Vittoria and Orthes. | A Medal and one Clasp, and appointed C.B. and K.H. |
| Major W. C. Seton | In command of the regiment at Badajoz and Salamanca | A Medal and one Clasp, and appointed C.B. |
| Lt.-Col. C. Tryon | Assistant-Adjutant-General with the army in the Pyrenees. | A Medal. |
| Major B. Murphy | For his distinguished services at Buenos Ayres in 1807, on the staff of the army. | Received the Brevet rank of Major in the army. |
| ” G. H. Dansey | For his conduct in the action at Busaco, 27th Sept., 1810. | Ditto. |
| ” R. N. Nickle | In command of the light battalion of the third division at Nivelle. | The Brevet rank of Major, a Medal, and appointed K.H. |
| ” John Stewart | For his distinguished services at Fuentes d’Onor, on the 3rd and 5th May, 1811. | Received the Brevet rank of Major in the Army. |
| ” Oates | For services in the Field. | Received the Brevet rank of Major in the army, and appointed to the third class of the Royal Hanoverian Order. |
| ” Mackie | For services in the Field. | Appointed to the third class of the Royal Hanoverian Order. |
| Lt. & Adj. D. Souter | As Lieutenant in the 71st Light Infantry at Waterloo. | A Medal. |
| Paym. P. V. Robinson | As Paymaster in the Second Battalion 69th regiment at Waterloo. | A Medal. |
| Return of the Non-Commissioned Officers, Drummers, and Privates of theEighty-Eighth Regiment, or Connaught Rangers, who received Medalsunder the sanction of His Royal Highness the Duke of York, per Adjutant-General’sLetter, dated the 20th day of June, 1818, for their Services during thePeninsular War from the year 1809 to the year 1814. | |||||||
| FIRST CLASS.—For Twelve General Actions. | |||||||
| Rank and Names. | Rank and Names. | Rank and Names. | Rank and Names. | ||||
| Serjeants. | Corporals. | Privates. | Privates. | ||||
| 1 | James Birds | John Phair | Fras. Connolly | Wm. Milton | |||
| Pat. Brazell | 6 | Law. Redmond | Pat. Curren | Alex. Mancur | |||
| James Bowmer | 10 | Pat. Doras | Pat. Muldoon | ||||
| Pat. Carmody | Drummers. | Bryan Farrell | 30 | Jas. O’Flanagan | |||
| 5 | Pat. Cawly | 1 | Jas. Baxter | Edwd. Freill | Wm. Oldershaw | ||
| Alex Coleman | Mat. Durinan | Bern. Faris | Pat. Philbin | ||||
| Martin Conway | Pat. Fox | Thos. Heffron | Hugh Rogers | ||||
| Benj. Corbett | Pat. Leonard | 15 | Alex. Hogg | Owen Reilly | |||
| Edw. Irwin | Jas. Mackenzie | Thos. Hodges | 35 | Thos. Shea | |||
| 10 | John Husband | 6 | Fras. White | Henry Joyce | Wm. Salisbury | ||
| Mich. O’Neill | Timy. Kelly | Geo. Taplin | |||||
| Sj-M Spellacy | Privates. | Edwd. King | Patt. Tumond | ||||
| 13 | Barth. Flanagan | 1 | Law. Barclay | 20 | Dan. Leonard | Wm. Walker | |
| Darby Burns | Law. Leonard | 40 | John Webb | ||||
| Corporals. | Chas. Boyle | Dan. Logan | Bryan M‘Cullen | ||||
| 1 | Pat. Boyle | Patt. Brennan | Sam. Langsdale | Patrick Hopkins | |||
| Pat. Cooney | 5 | Wm. Bowles | John Lloyd | Mich. Bradley | |||
| Wm. Lyons | Wm. Brearton | 25 | Pat. M‘Laughlin | John Mears | |||
| John Nutsford | Rob. Cahill[9] | Luke M‘Gann | 45 | John Croucher | |||
| SECOND CLASS.—From Seven to Eleven General Actions. | |||||||
| Rank and Names. | Rank and Names. | Rank and Names. | Rank and Names. | ||||
| Serjeants. | Privates. | Privates. | Privates. | ||||
| 1 | Irwin Beatty | Rich. Bryan | John Farragher | 90 | Rob. M‘Grath | ||
| B. Dumphy | 15 | Peter Burke | Maur.Fitzgerald | John M‘Manus | |||
| Rd. Gardner | Rob. Craige | Mich. Finen | Owen M‘Gown | ||||
| Sam. Kennedy | Miche Campbell | 55 | Thos. Flanagan | Thos. M‘Cann | |||
| 5 | John M‘Manus | Js. Cavanagh(1) | John Fallon | Wm. Maclean | |||
| Moses Martin | Dan. Crowly | John Fitzpatrick | 95 | Wm. Mawn | |||
| 7 | Thos. Moore. | 20 | Peter Caffray | Pat. Farrill | Law. Mahon | ||
| John Carroll | Jas. Gaven | Patt. Morgan | |||||
| Corporals. | Js. Cavanagh(2) | 60 | Martin Gillan | John Meolieu | |||
| 1 | Jas. Brazell | Patt. Corcoran | Bern. Gray | Philex Murphy | |||
| Jn.Cunningham | Jas. Carter | Jas. Gaffney | 100 | Mich. Maxwell | |||
| Andw. Dykes | 25 | Peter Connors | John Glancey | Owen Mulvey | |||
| Mich. Flynn | Mich. Connors | John Grady | Pat. Newell | ||||
| 5 | Thos.Hennesey | John Coyne | 65 | Pat. Hearns | Mich. O’Brien | ||
| Wm. Irwine | Martin Chasty | Andrew Holmes | John O’Connor | ||||
| Thos. Smith | Rt.Chandlehouse | John Higgins | 105 | Th. O’Laughlin | |||
| John Yates | 30 | Mich. Conroy | Hen. Hailey | Wm. Rochford | |||
| 9 | John Hannah. | John Cahill | Pat. House | Patt. Reilly | |||
| Jas. Craddock | 70 | Mich. Hussy | Hugh Rourke | ||||
| Drummers. | Mich. Dawson | Pat. Horn | Dudley Scanlon | ||||
| Jacob Cooe | Thos. Dailey | Mich. Hearne | 110 | John Shannon | |||
| Isaac Cooe | 35 | Hugh Daly | Pat. Kearns | John Scaunell | |||
| 3 | Jas. Gough. | Patt. Dignan | John Kilmartin | John Stewart | |||
| Jos. Dwyer | 75 | John Kelly | Alex. Shannon | ||||
| Privates. | John Darcy | Tim. Kelly | Mich. Suckling | ||||
| Jas. Anderson | Pat. Darcy | Jas. Kerso | 115 | Phil. Sullivan | |||
| Wm. Anderson | 40 | John Davis | Wm. Karsons | Ths. Sweeny(1) | |||
| Denis Barry | Mich. Devine | John Killerlane | Jon. Thompson | ||||
| John Burke | Jas. Devine | 80 | John Kurrijan | James Treacy | |||
| 5 | Andrew Burns | Miles Durcan | Owen Kilroy | Daniel Tighe | |||
| Wm. Barlow | John Dougherty | Owen Lynch | 120 | Thos. Wilson | |||
| Robt. Barry | 45 | Geo. Dowlan | Peter M‘Coy | Mich. Walsh(1) | |||
| Jas. Brien | John Dundon | Henry M‘Manus | Denis Wardock | ||||
| Pat. Boyle | John Donovan | 85 | Hugh M‘Guire | Robt. Will | |||
| 10 | Rob. Beatty | George Eyres | Ed. M‘Cormick | Alex. Williams | |||
| Thos. Byrne | John Farrell(1) | Thos. M‘Kenna | 125 | Thos.Wiltshire | |||
| Hen. Bell | 50 | John Farrell(2) | Hugh M‘Mahon | 126 | Francis Walsh | ||
| Pat. Belton | John Farrell(3) | Philip M‘Carty | |||||
| THIRD CLASS.—From One to Six General Actions.. | |||||||
| Rank and Names. | Rank and Names. | Rank and Names. | Rank and Names. | ||||
| Serjeants. | Privates. | Privates. | Privates. | ||||
| 1 | Sj-M B. O’Neill | 1 | James Anker | John Cox | John Hughes | ||
| Qm-S W. Smith | Andrew Arrago | 40 | Pat. Crowley | Mich. Harris | |||
| M. Babington | Wm. Archer | Antony Dailey | Tim. Hand | ||||
| John Gillis | John Boyland | Jas. Doughert | 80 | Edw. Howell | |||
| 5 | John Ingham | 5 | Hen. Burke | Pat. Dalton | And. Hill | ||
| John Little | Thos. Burnett | Dav. Dunwoody | Thos. Hill | ||||
| Edw. M‘Nulty | Edw. Brennan | 45 | David Dunnon | Thos. Higgins | |||
| Thos. Mullen | Thos. Burns | Mich. Doyle | Thomas Holmes | ||||
| Peter Moran | Thomas Bowles | Pat. Devine | 85 | David Hennessy | |||
| 10 | Thos. Mills | 10 | Hugh Brady | Fergus Devine | Mau. Hunt | ||
| Pat. Minaghan | Thomas Beckitt | Wm. Daniels | Pat. Hennessy | ||||
| John Nicholson | Andw. Brady | 50 | Dan. Dowde | John Hennessy | |||
| John O’Brien | Jos. Brennan | Jas. Donovan | Mau. Hennessy | ||||
| Geo. Phair | Wm. Burke | Mich. Dunn | 90 | Denis Hartt | |||
| Thos. Power | 15 | Ridmd. Barry | Wm. Dalton | Rich. Jones | |||
| Pat. Prior | Mich. Brien | Pat. Dailey | Rob. Irwine | ||||
| Pat. Shaughnessy | Steph. Burgoy | 55 | Pat. Duffin | Wm. Kearney | |||
| Jas. Smith | John Brennan | Jas. Dunleavy | James Kelly | ||||
| 19 | Charles Lewis. | John Connolly | Wm. Elliott | 95 | Henry Kerr | ||
| 20 | John Carlton | Thos. Flynne | James Kilfoyle | ||||
| Pat. Clarke | Jas. Flynne | Bart. Kilbride | |||||
| Corporals. | Thos. Corrigan | 60 | Mich. Fahey | James Knight | |||
| 1 | James Costello | Mich. Carty | Thomas Faris | Henry Knight | |||
| John Feeney | Hen. Clarke | James Fox | 100 | Philip Lanagan | |||
| Pat. Hearne | 25 | John Compton | Hugh Fay | Christ. Loughry | |||
| Peter Higgins | Thos. Castilloe | Luke Flanaghan | Tun. Lanagan | ||||
| 5 | Ter. Kelly | Pat. Croughan | 65 | Pat. Farilly | Christ. Lee | ||
| Jas. Kelly | Steph. Cuddy | Rd. Foley | John Leeson | ||||
| Jas. Reynolds | Bern. Cumerford | Pat. Fitzgerald | 105 | Sl. Lewismoore | |||
| Pat. Shaughnessy | 30 | Barth. Cullen | Mich. Fitzgibbon | Lau. Lane | |||
| Wm. Tupper | James Chambers | Pat. Glancy | Thos. Little | ||||
| 10 | Wm. Waters. | Bernard Cuffe | 70 | Corn. Grogan | John Lyster | ||
| Pat. Connors | Peter Garrick | Wm. Lewis | |||||
| Dan. Crowly | Pat. Gallagher | 110 | Wm. Loughead | ||||
| Drummers. | 35 | Thos. Connell | Thos. Grady | W. M‘Chestny | |||
| Jas. Arkwell | Martin Connolly | Wm. Gordon | Chs. M‘Dermott | ||||
| Alex. Douglas | Farrell Cunniffe | 75 | And. Gorman | Hugh M‘Mahon | |||
| 3 | Jas. Ogilvie | Pat. Conway | Wm. Hannah | M. M‘Laughlin | |||
| 115 | Thos. M‘Cue | Denis Murphy | Wm. Pendleton | Francis Sims | |||
| Alex. M‘Kerker | Hugh Moore | Edw. Quinn | 170 | John Smith | |||
| Mich. M‘Nama | 135 | Lau. Mahony | James Quinn | John Tobin | |||
| Ow. M‘Dermott | Wm. Moffet | Thos. Rafferty | Mich. Travers | ||||
| John M‘Ilgun | John Murphy | 155 | Jn. Richardson | Wm. Travers | |||
| 120 | Jas. M‘Gowan | Benj. Mann | Edw. Rattigan | John Thomond | |||
| John M‘Cullen | Pat. Matthews | John Robinson | 175 | Nich. White | |||
| Jas. M‘Dermott | 140 | Bern. Newman | Bern. Rooney | Patt. Wynne | |||
| Thos. M‘Cale | Jas. Neale | John Reilly(1) | Peter Ward | ||||
| Jas. M‘Intosh | Wm. Neyland | 160 | Edw. Ring | Peter Wynne | |||
| 125 | Sam. M‘Connell | Mich. Newell | Thos. Ross | James Waller | |||
| Pat. M‘Conville | Dav. Needham | Thos. Regan | 180 | Denis Woods | |||
| Pat. M‘Murren | 145 | Edw. O’Brien | John Reardon | Owen White | |||
| Thos. M‘Grath | John Powell | Patt. Sheridan | Thos. Ward | ||||
| Jere. M‘Carthy | Wm. Phibbs | 165 | Mich. Swift | Mich. Walsh | |||
| 130 | Thos. M‘Keal | Jas. Price | Hugh Saint | Edw. Walsh | |||
| H. Mulholland | Mich. Pettit | John Shaw | 185 | John Young | |||
| George Mullen | 150 | Mich. Price | Denis Sweeny | ||||
| Serjts. | Corp. | Drs. | Priv. | ||||
| No. of First Class | 13 | 6 | 6 | 45 | |||
| ” Second Class | 7 | 9 | 3 | 126 | |||
| ” Third Class | 19 | 10 | 3 | 185 | |||
| — | — | — | —— | ||||
| Total number of Medals | 39 | 25 | 12 | 356 | |||
FOOTNOTES:
[1] Consisting of the first battalions of the Fifth, Thirty-Sixth, Forty-Fifth, and Eighty-Eighth Foot; five companies of the Rifle Corps, two squadrons of the Sixth Dragoon Guards, and two companies of artillery.
[2] It may not be improper, in this place, to notice and correct an erroneous report which became prevalent in England, that the troops engaged in the assault of Buenos Ayres were ordered, not only to advance unloaded, but actually to take the flints out of their muskets. The fact is, that two companies of the Eighty-Eighth only were thus deprived of every means of offence or defence except their bayonets; they had been on a piquet the night before at “White’s House,” and, consequently, joined their corps in the morning with loaded arms; the order to draw their charges occasioning some delay, General Gower, who was present, became impatient, and directed those who had not drawn to take their flints out. The consequence was, that several of these men were killed in the streets while in the act of screwing in new flints.
[3] General Reid was head of an ancient Scotch family, and served as a Lieutenant in Loudon’s Highlanders in 1745. In 1759 he was appointed Major of the Forty-Second, in which regiment he continued until 1771. In 1780 he was appointed Colonel of the Ninety-Fifth Foot, a newly-raised regiment, and continued to command it until it was disbanded in 1783. In 1794, as stated in the text, he became Colonel of the Connaught Rangers. His commissions as a General Officer were, Major-General 19th October, 1781; Lieutenant-General 12th October, 1793; and General 1st January, 1798.
[4] Colonel Napier.