Author : Henry George Hart
Release : 2013-09
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Hart's Annual Army List, Special Reserve List, and Territorial Force List - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Hart's Annual Army List, Special Reserve List, and Territorial Force List write by Henry George Hart. This book was released on 2013-09. Hart's Annual Army List, Special Reserve List, and Territorial Force List available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1842 edition. Excerpt: ... was presented with a reward from the Patriotic Fund. Has been repeatedly engaged in battery and boat actions. 36 Major Mends commanded the detachment of Marines on board H.M. Ship Franchise, and was one who boarded and assisted in cutting out the Spanish National Brig Reposa of 16 guns and 90 men, protected bya formidable battery and gun boats in the Bay Of Campeachy, 6th Jan. 1806. For this action, where he was slightly wounded, he was presented with a valuable sword of honour by the Patriotic Fund. He served in the West Indies 1805, 6, and 7, and was frequently employed in boat and other service. He was in action with, and destruction of, the French squadron in the inner roads of Aix in 1809; then in the Unicorn frigate. He was at Corunna. in the same ship during Sir John Moore's action, and assisted in getting the troops on board; likewise off Holland blocl;ad-ing the Texel fleet; and during the Counter revolution in 1813; then off Norway to the end of 1814. 37 Captain Robert Ford served in s. battalion under the command of Col. Geo. Lewis in 1808; took possession of Figueira on the River Mondego for the landing of the army under the Duke of Wellington. Expedition to Walcheren. Commanded the Marines at the taking of Moos Island. Bombardment of Stoney Town, near New London; at the capture Of Washington; succeeded to the command of a battalion of Marines in the action in front of Baltimore. In the action before New Orleans. Served with the Indians in the Floridas under the command of Lieut.Colonel Edw. Nicolls, and various affairs of boats on the coast of America, and West Indies. 38 Captain Willes's services: Sir Richard Strachz-m's action, 4 Nov. 1805; West Indies, 1808 to 1812, including the capture of the city of...