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1807 at the capture of the Danish islands of Santa Cruz, St. Thomas, 

 and St. John; and in 1809 at the siege of Fort Bourbon and the 

 capture of Martinique, where he was wounded. He was senior 

 engineer in charge of Cadiz and its environs, in the operations con- 

 nected with the battle of Barrosa in 1811, and commanding engineer 

 at Cadiz prior to, and at the raising of, the siege in the following 

 year. He was subsequently present at the combat of Osma, the 

 battle of Vittoria, the actions of Yilla Franca and Tolosa, and at 

 the siege of St. Sebastian, in the earlier part of which he acted as 

 commanding engineer. He was afterwards present at the capitu- 

 lation of Paris, and remained there for some time with the army of 

 occupation. 



Sir Felix became a LieutenantrGeneral in November, 1851, and 

 Colonel-Commandant of the Eoyal Engineers in 1856. He re- 

 ceived a medal and one clasp for his services at Yittoria and at St. 

 Sebastian. In 1814 he was nominated a Knight of the Order of 

 Charles III. for his skill in the gallant defence of Tarifa in 1811. 

 He was Commander of the British military force in Syria, and 

 was severely wounded at St. Jean d'Acre, for which last services he 

 received in 1841 the thanks of both Houses of Parliament. 



Sir Belford Hinton Wilson, who was bom in 1804, entered the 

 military service of the republic of Columbia in 1822, and attained 

 the rank of Colonel; served as aide-de-camp to General Bolivar 

 from 1822 to December, 1830; became British Consul-General in 

 Peru, April, 1832; Charge d' Affaires in Peru and in Bolivia, 

 November, 1837; and was Charge d' Affaires to Venezuela from 

 November, 1842, to November, 1852. He received the Order of 

 the Bath for his diplomatic services. 



Major Henry Seymour Montagu, a school-fellow and brother- 

 officer of our respected associate Lieut.-General Sir George Pollock, 

 went to India in 1801, and served in the same regiment as the late 

 Sir William Nott. He was afterwards appointed aide-de-camp to 

 the Earl of Minto, and held several high appointments in India. 

 Having returned to England, he travelled extensively on the con- 

 tinent, and was much attached to geographical pursuits. He was 

 also a warm promoter of various charitable societies. 



Major-General Sir William Eeid, k.c.b. — This highly distin- 

 guished officer of Engineers was a man of so observant a mind, and 

 was so possessed of sound sense united with a calm but resolute 

 temperament, that he was by nature destined to succeed in any em- 

 ployment he undertook. 



