The History of the Rifle Brigade (the Prince Consort's Own) Formerly the 95th

by William Henry Cope

Plate II.

THE 95^TH

FOOTNOTES:

[65] This return will show the actual numbers:

Return of 95th, May 10, 1809.

	Effective April 1, previous to Militia volunt­eering	Volunteers from Militia		Remain­ing in Portugal	Total	Left in Spain	Grand total
		English	Irish
1st Battalion	799	641	None	8	1448	88	1536
2nd Battalion	863	641	None	37	1541	38	1579

Thus leaving an excess of more than eleven hundred men, after completing the two Battalions to a thousand men each. This excess formed the 3rd Battalion.

[66] For twenty years and upwards after the end of the war, every officer of the Regiment was required to learn and to know these standing orders.