Part 16

“Sir John Moore from his youth embraced the profession with the feelings and sentiments of a soldier; he felt that a perfect knowledge and an exact performance of the humble but important duties of a subaltern officer are the best foundations for subsequent military fame, and his ardent mind, while it looked forward to those brilliant achievements for which it was formed, applied itself with energy and exemplary assiduity to the duties of that station.

“In the school of regimental duty he obtained that correct knowledge of his profession so essential to the proper direction of the gallant spirit of the soldier, and he was enabled to establish a characteristic order and regularity of conduct, because the troops found in their leader a striking example of the discipline which he enforced on others.

“Having risen to command, he signalised his name in the West Indies, in Holland, and in Egypt. The unremitting attention with which he devoted himself to the duties of every branch of his profession obtained him the confidence of Sir Ralph Abercromby, and he became the companion in arms of that illustrious officer, who fell at the head of his victorious troops in an action which maintained our national superiority over the arms of France.

“Thus Sir John Moore at an early period obtained, with general approbation, that conspicuous station in which he gloriously terminated his useful and honorable life.

“In a military character obtained amidst the dangers of climate, the privations incident to service, and the sufferings of repeated wounds, it is difficult to select any one point as a preferable subject for praise; it exhibits, however, one feature so particularly characteristic of the man, and so important to the best interests of the service, that the Commander-in-Chief is pleased to mark it with his peculiar approbation--

“THE LIFE OF SIR JOHN MOORE WAS SPENT AMONG THE TROOPS.

“During the season of repose his time was devoted to the care and instruction of the officer and soldier; in war he courted service in every quarter of the globe. Regardless of personal consideration, he esteemed that to which his country called him _the post of honor_, and by his undaunted spirit and unconquerable perseverance he pointed the way to victory.

“His country, the object of his latest solicitude, will rear a monument to his lamented memory, and the Commander-in-Chief feels he is paying the best tribute to his fame by thus holding him forth as an EXAMPLE to the ARMY.

“By order of His Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief,

“HARRY CALVERT, _Adjutant-General_.”

The following regiments composed the army under Lieut.-General Sir John Moore at Corunna on the 16th of January 1809:--

_Corps._ _Commanding Officers._

7th Light Dragoons Lieut.-Colonel Vivian. 10th ” ” Leigh. 15th ” ” Grant. 18th ” ” Jones. 3d ” (King’s Germ. Leg.) Major Burgwesel. Artillery Colonel Harding. Engineers Major Fletcher. Waggon Train Detachment Lieut.-Colonel Langley. 1st Foot Guards, 1st Battalion ” Cocks. ” 3d ” ” Wheatley. 1st Foot 3d ” Major Muller. 2d ” 1st ” Lieut.-Colonel Iremonger. 4th ” 1st ” ” Wynch. 5th ” 1st ” ” Mackenzie. 6th ” 1st ” Major Gordon. 9th ” 1st ” Lieut.-Colonel Cameron. 14th ” 2d ” ” Nicolls. 20th ” ” Ross. 23d ” 2d ” ” Wyatt. 26th ” 1st ” ” Maxwell. 28th ” 1st ” ” Belson. 32d ” 1st ” ” Hinde. 36th ” 1st ” ” Burn. 38th ” 1st ” ” Hon. Charles Greville. 42d ” 1st ” ” Stirling. 43d ” 1st ” ” Gifford. 43d ” 2d ” ” Hull. 50th ” 1st ” Major Charles Napier. 51st ” Lieut.-Colonel Darling. 52d ” 1st ” ” Barclay. 52d ” 2d ” ” John Ross. 59th ” 2d ” ” Fane. 60th ” 2d ” ” Codd. 60th ” 5th ” Major Davy. 71st ” 1st ” Lieut.-Colonel Pack. 76th ” 1st ” ” Symes. 79th ” 1st ” ” Cameron. 81st ” 2d ” Major Williams. 82d ” ” M‘Donald. 91st ” 1st ” ” Douglas. 92d ” 1st ” Lieut.-Colonel Alexander Napier. 95th (Rifle Reg.) 1st ” ” Beckwith. 2d ” ” Wade. Staff Corps Detachment ” Nicolay. 1st Light Batt. King’s German Legion ” Leonhart. 2d ” ” ” Halkett.

BRITISH AND HANOVERIAN ARMY AT WATERLOO

_as formed in Divisions and Brigades on the 18th of June 1815._

CAVALRY.

Commanded by Lieut.-General the EARL of UXBRIDGE, G.C.B.

_1st Brigade._--Commanded by Major-General LORD EDWARD SOMERSET, K.C.B.

1st Life Guards | Lieut.-Colonel Ferrior. 2d ” | ” the Hon. E. P. Lygon. Royal Horse Guards, Blue. | ” Sir Robert Hill. 1st Dragoon Guards. | ” Fuller (Colonel).

_2d Brigade._--Major-General Sir WILLIAM PONSONBY, K.C.B.

1st or Royal Dragoons. | Lieut.-Colonel A. B. Clifton. 2d or Royal North British Dragoons | ” J. J. Hamilton. 6th or Inniskilling Dragoons. | ” J. Muter (Colonel).

_3d Brigade._--Major-General W. B. DOMBERG.

23d Light Dragoons. | Lt.-Colonel the Earl of | Portarlington (Colonel). 1st ” King’s German Legion. | ” J. Bulow. 2d ” ” | ” C. de Jonquiera.

_4th Brigade._--Major-General Sir JOHN O. VANDELEUR, K.C.B.

11th Light Dragoons. | Lieut.-Colonel J. W. Sleigh. 12th ” | ” the Hon. F. C. | Ponsonby (Colonel). 16th ” | ” J. Hay.

_5th Brigade._--Major-General Sir COLQUHOUN GRANT, K.C.B.

7th Hussars. | Colonel Sir Edward Kerrison. 15th ” | Lieut.-Colonel L. C. Dalrymple. 2d ” King’s German Legion | ” Linsingen.

_6th Brigade._--Major-General Sir HUSSEY VIVIAN, K.C.B.

10th Royal Hussars. | Lt.-Colonel Quentin (Colonel). 18th Hussars. | ” Hon. H. Murray. 1st ” King’s German Legion | ” A. Wissell.

_7th Brigade._--Colonel Sir FREDERICK ARENSCHILDT, K.C.B.

13th Light Dragoons. | Lieut.-Colonel Doherty. 3d Hussars, King’s German Legion. | ” Meyer.

Colonel ESTORFF.

Prince Regent’s Hussars. | Lieut.-Colonel Kielmansegge. Bremen and Verden Hussars. | Colonel Busche.

INFANTRY.

FIRST DIVISION.--Major-General G. COOKE.

_1st Brigade._--Major-General P. MAITLAND.

1st Foot Guards, 2d Battalion. | Major H. Askew (Colonel). ” 3d ” | ” the Hon. W. Stewart (Col.)

_2d Brigade._--Major-General J. BYNG.

Coldstream Guard, 2d Battalion. | Major A. G. Woodford (Colonel). 3d Foot Guards. | ” F. Hepburn (Colonel).

SECOND DIVISION.--Lieut.-General Sir H. CLINTON, G.C.B.

_3d Brigade._--Major-General FREDERICK ADAM.

52d Foot, 1st Battalion. | Lieut.-Colonel Sir Jno. Colborne, | K.C.B. (Colonel). 71st ” ” | ” T. Reynell (Col.) 95th ” 2d ” } Rifles | Major J. Ross (Lieut.-Colonel). six companies. } | 95th ” 3d ” } | Major A. G. Norcott (Lieut.-Col.) two companies. } ” |

_1st Brigade._--_King’s German Legion._--Colonel DU PLAT.

1st Line Battalion, King’s German Legion. | Major W. Robertson. 2d ” ” | ” G. Muller. 3d ” ” | Lieut.-Colonel F. de Wissell. 4th ” ” | Major F. Reh.

_3d Hanoverian Brigade._--Colonel HUGH HALKETT.

Militia Battalion, Bremervorde. | Lieut.-Colonel Schulenberg. Duke of York’s 2d Battalion. | Major Count Munster. ” 3d ” | ” Baron Hunefeld. Militia Battalion, Salzgitter. | ” Hammerstein.

THIRD DIVISION.--Lieut.-General Baron ALTEN.

_5th Brigade._--Major-General Sir COLIN HALKETT, K.C.B.

30th Foot, 2d Battalion. | Major W. Bailey (Lieut.-Col.) 33d ” | Lieut.-Col. W. K. Elphinstone. 69th ” 2d Battalion. | ” C. Morice (Col.) 73d ” 2d Battalion. | ” W. G. Harris (Col.)

_2d Brigade._--_King’s German Legion._--Colonel Baron OMPTEDA.

1st Light Battalion, K.G.L. | Lieut.-Colonel L. Bussche. 2d ” ” | Major G. Baring. 5th Line ” ” | Lieut.-Colonel W. B. Linsengen. 8th ” ” ” | Major Schroeder (Lieut.-Col.)

_1st Hanoverian Brigade._--Major-General Count KIELMANSEGGE.

Duke of York’s 1st Battalion. | Major Bulow. Field Battalion, Grubenhagen. | Lieut.-Colonel Wurmb. ” Bremen. | ” Langrehr. ” Luneburg. | ” Kleucke. ” Verden. | Major De Senkopp.

FOURTH DIVISION.--Lieut.-General Sir CHARLES COLVILLE, K.C.B.

_4th Brigade._--Colonel MITCHELL.

14th Foot, 3d Battalion. | Major F. S. Tidy (Lieut.-Col.) 23d ” 1st ” | Lieut.-Colonel Sir Henry | W. Ellis, K.C.B. 51st ” ” | ” H. Mitchell (Colonel).

_6th Brigade._--Major-General JOHNSTONE.

35th Foot, 2d Battalion. | Major C. M‘Alister. 54th ” | Lt.-Col. J. Earl of Waldegrave. 59th ” 2d Battalion. | ” H. Austin. 91st ” 1st ” | ” Sir W. Douglas, K.C.B. | (Colonel).

_6th Hanoverian Brigade._--Major-General LYON.

Field Battalion, Calenberg. | ---- ” Lanenberg. | Lieut.-Col. Benort. Militia Battalion, Hoya. | ” Grote. ” Nieuberg. | ---- ” Bentheim. | Major Croupp.

FIFTH DIVISION.--Lieut.-General Sir THOMAS PICTON, K.C.B.

_5th Brigade._--Major-General Sir JAMES KEMPT, K.C.B.

28th Foot, 1st Battalion. | Major R. Nixon (Lieut.-Col.). 32d ” ” | ” J. Hicks (Lieut.-Col.). 79th ” ” | Lieut.-Col. Neil Douglas. 95th Rifles ” | ” Sir A. F. Barnard, | K.C.B. (Colonel).

_9th Brigade._--Major-General Sir DENIS PACK, K.C.B.

1st Foot, 3d Battalion. | Major C. Campbell. 42d ” 1st ” | Lieut.-Col. Sir Robert Macara, | K.C.B. 44th ” 2d ” | ” J. M. Hamerton. 92d ” 1st ” | Major Donald M^cDonald.

_5th Hanoverian Brigade._--Colonel VINCKE.

Militia Battalion, Hameln. | Lieut.-Colonel Kleucke. ” Hildesheim. | Major Rheden. ” Peina. | Major Westphalen. ” Giffhorn. | Major Hammerstein.

SIXTH DIVISION.--_10th Brigade._--Major-General J. LAMBERT.

4th Foot, 1st Battalion. | Lieut.-Colonel F. Brooke. 27th ” ” | Captain Sir J. Reade (Major). 40th ” ” | Major F. Browne. 81st ” 2d ” | ” P. Waterhouse.

_4th Hanoverian Brigade._--Colonel BEST.

Militia Battalion, Luneburg. | Lieut.-Colonel De Ramdohr. ” Verden. | Major Decken. ” Osterode. | ” Baron Reden. ” Minden. | ” De Schmidt.

_7th Brigade._--Major-General M‘KENZIE.

25th Foot, 2d Battalion. | Lieut.-Colonel A. W. Light. 37th ” ” | ” S. Hart. 78th ” ” | ” M. Lindsay.

Cavalry 8,883 Infantry 29,622 Artillery 5,434 ------ Total 43,939 ------

FOOTNOTE:

[34] Lieut.-Colonel Pack’s narrative of his escape is highly interesting, and is inserted at page 158.

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TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE

Obvious typographical errors and punctuation errors have been corrected after careful comparison with other occurrences within the text and consultation of external sources.

Except for those changes noted below, all misspellings in the text, and inconsistent or archaic usage, have been retained.

Table of Contents Pg v: (1781) ‘Tripassoor ... 13’ replaced by ‘Tripassoor ... 15’. Pg vi: (1792) ‘Tippo Saib, and’ replaced by ‘Tippoo Saib, and’.

Introduction Pg xiii: ‘numercial title’ replaced by ‘numerical title’.

Main text Pg 6: ‘the fleet proceeeed’ replaced by ‘the fleet proceeded’. Pg 11: ‘Lieutenent William Gunn’ replaced by ‘Lieutenant William Gunn’. Pg 59 Footnote [20]: ‘Cabo de bonne Esperanza’ replaced by ‘Cabo da Boa Esperança’. Pg 69 Footnote [22]: ‘army to amount to’ replaced by ‘army amount to’. Pg 74 Footnote [24]: ‘Vide’ italicized. Pg 85: The Sidenote was printed as ‘1812.’ but should have been ‘1811.’ (and since this corrected date is a repeat of the ‘1811.’ Sidenote seen on an earlier page, it is omitted from the etext.) Pg 114: ‘arrived Dover’ replaced by ‘arrived at Dover’. Pg 152: ‘which befel that’ replaced by ‘which befell that’. Pg 154: ‘recovered the effects’ replaced by ‘recovered from the effects’.