APPENDIX TO CHRONICLE. 



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troops of the third and right divi- 

 sions, and of Brigadier-general 

 Pack's brigade. The two light 

 columns, conducted by Lieute- 

 nant-colonel O'Toole, of the 2d 

 Cajadores, and Major Ridge, of 

 the 5th regiment, were destined 

 to protect the advance of Major- 

 General M'Kinnon's brigade, form- 

 ing the third, to the top of the 

 breach in the Fausse Braye wall; 

 and all these, being composed of 

 troops of the third division, were 

 under the direction of Lieutenant- 

 General Picton. 



The fourth column, consisting 

 of the 43d and 52d regiments, and 

 part of the 95th regiment, being of 

 the light division under the direc- 

 tion of Major-General Craufurd, 

 attacked the breaches on the left, 

 in front of the suburb of St. Fran- 

 cisco, and covered the left of the 

 attack of the principal breach by 

 the troops of the third division ; 

 and Brigadier-General Pack was 

 destined with his brigade, forming 

 the fifth column, to make a false 

 attack upon the southern face of 

 the fort. Besides these five co- 

 lumns, the 91th regiment, belong- 

 ing to the third division, descended 

 into the ditch in two columns on 

 the right of Major-Gen. M'Kin- 

 non's brigade, with a view to pro- 

 tect the descent of that body into 

 the ditch, and its attack of the 

 breach in the Fausse Braye, against 

 the obstacles which it was supposed 

 the enemy would construct to op- 

 pose their progress. 



All these attacks succeeded; and 

 Brigadier-General Pack even sur- 

 passed my expectations, having con- 

 verted his false attack into a real 

 one, and his advanced guard, un- 

 der the command of Major Lynch, 

 having followed the enemy's troops 



from the advanced works into the 

 Fausse Braye, where they made 

 prisoners of all opposed to them. 



Major Ridge, of the 2d battalion 

 of the 5th regiment, having es- 

 caladed the Fausse Braye wall, 

 stormed the principal breach in the 

 body of the place, together with 

 the 94'th regiment, commar«led by 

 Lieut. Colonel Campbell, which 

 had moved along the ditch at the 

 same time, and stormed the breach 

 in the Fausse Braye, both in front 

 of Major-General M'Kinnon's bri- 

 gade. Thus these regiments not 

 only effectually covered the ad- 

 vance from the trenches of Major- 

 General M'Kinnon's brigade by 

 their first movements and opera- 

 tions, but they preceded them in 

 the attack. 



Major-Gen. Craufurd, and Ma- 

 jor-Gen. Vandeleur, and the troops 

 of the light division on the left, 

 were likewise very forward on that 

 side ; and in less than half an hour 

 from the time the attack com- 

 menced, our troops were in pos- 

 session of, and formed on the ram- 

 parts of the place, each bodj- con- 

 tiguous to the other. The enemy 

 then submitted, having sustained a 

 considerable loss in the contest. 



Our loss was also, I am concern- 

 ed to add, severe, particularly in 

 ofScers of high rank and estima- 

 tion in this army. Major-General 

 M'Kinnon was unfortunately blown 

 up by the accidental explosion of 

 one of the enemy's expense maga- 

 zines, close to the breach, after ha 

 had gallantly and successfully led 

 the troops under his command to 

 the attack. Major-General Crau- 

 furd likewise received a severe 

 wound while he was leading on 

 the light division to the storm, and 

 I aui apprehensive that I shall be 



deprived 



