"He deeply deplores the death of the many gallant officers and men who have fallen in the final struggle of this long and memorable siege.
"Their loss will be severely felt, and their names long remembered in this army and by the British nation.
"General Simpson avails himself of this opportunity to congratulate and convey his warmest thanks to the general officers, officers and soldiers of the several divisions, to the Royal Engineers and Artillery, for their cheerful endurance of almost unparalleled hardships and sufferings, and for the unflinching courage and determination which on so many trying occasions they have evinced.
"It is with equal satisfaction that the Commander of the Forces thanks the officers and men of the Naval Brigade for the long and uniform course of valuable service rendered by them from the commencement of the siege.
"By order,
H. W. Barnard, Chief of the Staff."
STATE OF ARMY, MARCH, 1855.
