[13] Sir Ralph Abercromby entertained a high opinion of the Fourteenth; in the West Indies he always landed with the flank companies, and the regiment furnished a corporal's guard at his quarters. When he was appointed to the command of the troops in the Mediterranean, with whom he proceeded to Egypt, he wrote to Captain Graves, stating, "I regret extremely that I cannot take you with me, as I intended, having found all my staff appointed when I got to London." He afterwards added, with great pleasantry, "I also greatly regret that the Fourteenth are not on the expedition, as I do not think any service can go on well without them."
[14] "It is peculiarly incumbent upon the Lieutenant-General to notice the vigorous attack made by the second battalion of the Fourteenth Regiment, under Lieut.-Colonel Nicolls, which drove the enemy out of the village on the left, of which he had possessed himself."—General Orders.
[15] "The gallant Fourteenth proceeded to scour the ramparts, and the capture of the Sultan rendered the victory complete."—London Gazette.
[16] Colonel John M'Combe died at Calcutta on the 12th October, 1828.
[17] A brigantine, having on board the head-quarters of the regiment, with six officers, one hundred and eight soldiers, and thirty women, under Lieut.-Colonel Everard, C.B., K.H., was wrecked on the rocks off Guadaloupe, before daylight on Christmas day; but the inhabitants came to their aid in boats, and no lives were lost.
SUCCESSION OF COLONELS
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THE FOURTEENTH,