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ANNUAL REGISTER, 1813. 



cers, have reported their sense of 

 the conduct of the generals and 

 troops under their command, re- 

 spectively; and I particularly re- 

 quest your lordship's attention 

 to the conduct of major-general 

 Byng, and of major-general Lam- 

 bert, who conducted the attack of 

 the 6th division. 1 likewise par- 

 ticularly observed the gallant con- 

 duct of the 51st and 68th regi- 

 ments, under the command of 

 major Rice and lieutenant-colonel 

 Hawkins, in major-general Inglis's 

 brigade, in the attack of the heights 

 above St. Pe, in the afternoon of 

 the 10th. The 8th Portuguese 

 brigade, in the 3rd division, under 

 major-general Power, likewise 

 distinguished themselves in the at- 

 tack of the left of the enemy's 

 centre, and major-general An- 

 son's brigade, of the -ith division, 

 in the village of Sarre, and the 

 centre of the heights. 



Although the most brilliant part 

 of this service did not fall to the 

 lot of lieutenant-general the hon. 

 sir J. Hope, and lieutenant-ge- 

 neral Don M. Frere, I have every 

 reason to be satisfied with the 

 mode in which these general offi- 

 cers conducted the service of which 

 they had the direction. 

 . Our loss, although severe, has 

 not been so great as might have 

 been expected, considering the 

 strength of the position attacked, 

 and the length of time (from day- 

 light till dark) during which the 

 troops were engaged; but I am 

 concerned to add, that colonel 

 Barnard, of the 95th, has been 

 severely, though I hope not dan- 

 gerously, wounded; and that 

 we have lost in lieutenant-co- 

 Jonel Lloyd, of the 9itii, an offi- 



cer who had frequentl)' distinguish- 

 ed himself, and was of great pro- 

 mise. 



I received the greatest assistance 

 in forming the plan for this at- 

 tack, and throughout the opera- 

 tions, from the quarter-master- 

 general sir George Murray, and 

 the adjutant-general the hon. 

 sir Edward Pakenham, and from 

 lieutenant-colonel lord Fitzroy 

 Somerset, lieut.-colonel Camp- 

 bell, and all the officers of my per- 

 sonal staff, and his serene high- 

 ness the prince of Orange. 



The artillery which was in the 

 field was of great use to us ; and I 

 cannot sufficiently acknowledge 

 the intelligence and activity with 

 which it was brought to the point 

 of attack, under the direction of 

 colonel Dickson, over the bad 

 roads through the mountains, at 

 this season of the year. 



I send this dispatch by my aide- 

 de-camp, lieutenant marquis of 

 Worcester, whom 1 beg leave to 

 recommend to your lordship. 

 I have, &c. 

 (Signed) Wellington. 



P. S. I enclose a return of killed 

 and wounded. 



Since the return? of the enemy's 

 loss was received, we have taken 

 one hundred more prisoners, and 

 four hundred wounded. 



General Total — (British and Por- 

 tuguese hilled and wounded.) 

 Two general staff; 6 lieute- 

 nant-colonels, ^ majors, 44 cap- 

 tains, SO lieutenants, 42 ensigns, 

 6 staff", 161 Serjeants, 29 drum- 

 mers, 2,320 rank and file, 4i 

 horses. 



