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ANNUAL REGISTER, 1812. 



deprived for some time of his as- 

 sistance. Major-General Vande- 

 leurwas likewise wounded in the 

 same manner, but not so severely, 

 and he was able to continue in the 

 field. I have to add to this list, 

 Lieutenant- Colonel Colborne, of 

 the 53d regiment, and Major- 

 Geo. Napier, who led the storm- 

 ing party of the light division, and 

 was wounded on the top of the 

 breach. 



I have great pleasure in report- 

 ing to your lordship the uniform 

 good conduct, spirit of enterprize, 

 and patience and perseverance in 

 the performance of great labour, 

 by which the general officers, of- 

 ficers, and troops of the 1st, 3d, 

 4th, and light divisions, and Bri- 

 gadier-General Pack's brigade, by 

 ■whom the siege was carried on, 

 have been distinguished during the 

 late operations. Lieutenant-Gene- 

 ral Graham assisted me in super- 

 intending the conduct of the de- 

 tails of the siege, besides perform- 

 ing the duties of the general officer 

 commanding tlie first division; and 

 I am much indebted to the sug- 

 gestions and assistance I received 

 from him for the success of this en- 

 terprize. 



The conduct of all parts of the 

 third division, in the operations 

 which they performed with so 

 much gallantry and exactness on 

 the evening of the 19th, in the 

 dark, afford the strongest proof of 

 the abilities of Lieutenant-General 

 Pictonand Maji r-General M'Kin- 

 non, by whom they were directed 

 and led ; but I Leg pr.rticularly to 

 draw your lord.iiip's attention to 

 the conduct of Lieutenant-Colonel 

 O'Toole of the Jd Capadores, of 

 Major Ridge of the 2d battahon 

 5th foot, of Lieutenant-Colonel 



Campbell of the 94th regiment, 

 of Major Manners of the 74th, 

 and of Major Grey of the 2d bat- 

 talion 5th foot, who has been twice 

 wounded during this siege. 



It is but justice also to the 3d 

 division to report, that the men 

 who performed the sap belonged 

 to the 45th, 74th, and 88th regi- 

 ments, under the command of 

 Captain M'Leod of the royal en- 

 gineers, and Captain Thompson of 

 the 74th, Lieutenant Beresford of 

 the 88th, and Lieutenant Metcalf 

 of the 45th, and they distinguish- 

 ed themselves not less in the storm 

 of the place, than they had in the 

 performance of their laborious duty 

 during the siege. 



I have already reported in my 

 letter of the 9th instant, my sense 

 of the conduct of Major General 

 Craufurd, and of Lieutenant-Colo- 

 nel Colborne, and of the troops of 

 the light division, in the storm of 

 tlie redoubt of St. Francisco, on 

 the evening of the 8th instant. 

 The conduct of these troops was 

 equally distinguished throughout 

 the siege, and in the storm nothing 

 could exceed the gallantry with 

 which these brave officers and 

 troops advanced and accomplished 

 the difficult operation allotted to 

 them, notwithstanding that all 

 their leaders had fallen. 



I particularly request your lord- 

 ship's attention to the conduct of 

 Major-General Craufurd, Major- 

 General Vandeleur, Lieut.-Colonel 

 Barnard of the 95th, Lieut.-Col. 

 Colborne, Major Gibbs, and Ma- 

 jor Napier of the 52d, and Lieu- 

 tenant-Colonel M'Leod of the 43d. 

 The conduct of Captain Duffy of 

 the 43d, and that of Lieutenant 

 Gurwood of the 52d regiment, 

 who was wounded, have likewise 



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