this work from its commencement, and to those in particular who have assisted and encouraged the Editor to persevere in this enlarged edition, his thanks are most sincerely offered: he assures them that their support has induced him to sacrifice personal convenience to what they have been pleased to consider as greatly advantageous to the whole Army; and from that consideration the personal labor of collating the numerous and various statements this Edition contains, has been rendered a source of gratification. In placing on record, and at one view, the achievements of the most distinguished Officers of the Army, together with the progress of promotion of all the General and Field Officers, the Editor might, in point of accuracy, boldly challenge a comparison with any work of a similar description; although in the present undertaking he could not obtain assistance by a reference to other publications. The Editor has finally to observe with the greatest satisfaction, and the circumstance reflects the highest credit on the Army, that out of so numerous a body of Officers as this undertaking embraces, scarcely an Officer has shown a disinclination that the public should be acquainted with what duty he has executed for the rank he holds, the honors and rewards he may have received. Whilst, on the contrary, Officers of long or active service have expressed the greatest desire that a statement of what they actually have performed, of the rewards they have received, and of the hardships they have endured, in the course of their service, should fairly and without comment appear before the British nation, and be preserved as a public record. Military Library, Whitehall. GENERAL INDEX TO SOME PRINCIPAL EVENTS. Albuhera, battle of, official account, vol. 2. p. 240. Barrosa, battle of, official account, vol. 2. p. 154; and Vide Gen. Buonaparte Napoleon, his escape from Elba, vol. 4. p. 220. Cape of Good Hope, narrative of operations against in 1795, vol. Chateauguay, action of, America, official account, vol. 4. p. 432. Commissions, origin of the purchase and sale of, vol. 3. p. 309. Courts Martial, Vide vol. 2. p. 21; vol. 3. p 362; vol. 4. p. 51; Ciudad Rodrigo, (assault and capture of in 1812) official account, Desertion, Vide M.-Gen. Sir F. Robinson's memoir, vol. 3. p. 211. vol. 1. p. 124, and 162, to Alexander Davison, Esq., on the German Legion, bravery during the last war, and orders on its Guadaloupe, (attack and capture of in 1810) official account, vol. Helder, expedition to in 1799, Vide Duke of York's Memoir, vol. Java (attack and capture of in 1811) official account, vol. 2. p. 275. Manœuvres, Military (Sir D. Dundas) vol. 1. p. 292, 297, 298, 323, Martinique, (attack and capture of in 1809) official account, vol. 2. Moore, L.-Gen. Sir John, account of his death, vol. 4. p. 126. Nive, battle of, official account, vol. 1. p. 239. Parliamentary votes and thanks, Duke of York, vol. 1. p. 38, 39, Perinbancum, Sanguinary battle of, Sept. 1780, vol. 2. p. 68. Recruiting Service, Vide M.-Gen. Sir F. Robinson's Memoir, Vol. 3. p. 211. Roleia, battle of, official account, vol. 1. p. 164. Sahagun, Benevente, &c., actions of, cavalry, official account, vol. 2. St. Sebastian, (assault and capture of) official account, vol. 2. p. Salamanca, battle of, official account, vol. 1. p. 209. Scotch Brigade, history of, vol. 3. p. 73. Spain and Portugal, campaigns of, Vide Duke of Wellington's Me- Talavera de la Reyna, battle of, official account, vol. 1. p. 173. Villers en Couché, action of, details and attestations respecting, Vimiera, battle of, official account, vol. 1. p. 169. Vittoria, battle of, official account, vol. 1. p. 217. Walcheren expedition, Vide Lord Chatham's Memoir, vol. 1. p. Waterloo, battle of, Vide Duke of Wellington's Memoir, vol. 1. ERRATA. p. p. Vol. iii. p. 319. for M.-Gen. Taylor, read M.-Gen. Sir Herbert Taylor, M.P. Vol.iv. p. 319. for Lt.-Col. John Grane, read Lt.-Col. John Grant. donell. |