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ANNUAL REGISTER, 1812. 



the attack of the castle, and for 

 that in wliich he supported the at- 

 tack, and estabh'shed his troops in 

 that important post. 



Marshal Sir William Beresford 

 assistedmein conducting thedetails 

 of this siege, and I am much in- 

 debted to him for the cordial assist- 

 ance which 1 received from him, 

 as well during its progress, as in 

 the last operation, which brought 

 it to a termination. 



Lieut.-General Leith's arrange- 

 ments for the false attack upon the 

 Pardeleras, and tiiat under Major- 

 General Walker, were likewise 

 most judicious ; and he availed 

 himself of the circumstances of the 

 moment, to push forward and sup- 

 port the attack under Major-Gen. 

 Walker, in a manner highly cre- 

 ditable to him. The gallantry and 

 conduct of Major-Gen. Walker, 

 who was also wounded, and that 

 of the officers and troops under his 

 command, were highly conspicu- 

 ous. 



The arrangements made by Ma- 

 jor-General Colville for the attack 

 by the 4th division, were very 

 judicious, and he led them to the 

 attack in the most gallant manner. 

 In consequence of the absence, 

 on account of sickness, of Maj.-gen. 

 Vandeleur and Colonel Beckwith, 

 Lieut.-Col. Barnard commanded 

 the light division in the assault, 

 and distinguished himself not less 

 by the manner in which he made 

 the arrangements for that opera- 

 tion, than by his personal gallantry 

 in its execution. 



I have also to mention Major- 

 General Harvey, of the Portuguese 

 service, commanding a brigade in 

 the ith division, and Brigadier- 

 Gen. Champlemond, commanding 

 the Portuguese brigade in the 3rd 



division, as highly distinguished. 

 Brigadier-Gen. Harvey was wound- 

 ed in the storm. 



Your lordship will see, in the 

 list of killed and wounded, a list 

 of the commanding officers of regi- 

 ments. In Lieut.-Col. M'Leod, 

 of the 43rd regiment, who was 

 killed in the breach, his Majesty 

 has sustained the loss of an officer 

 who was an ornament to his pro- 

 fession and was capable of render- 

 ing the most important services to 

 his country. I must likewise men- 

 tion Lieut.-Colonel Gibbs of the 

 52nd regiment, who was wounded, 

 and Major O'Hara of the 95th, 

 unfortunately killed in the breach ; 

 Lieut.-Colonel Elder of the 3rd, 

 and Major Algeo of the 1st Ca^a- 

 dores. Lieut.-Colonel Harcourt, 

 of the 40th, likewise wounded, 

 was highly distinguished, and 

 Lieut.-Col. Blakeney of the royal 

 fusileers, Knight of the 27th, 

 Erskine of the 48th, and Captain 

 Leaky, who commanded the 23rd 

 regiment, Lieut.-Col. Ellis having 

 been v.'ounded during the previous 

 operations of the siege. 



In the 5th division I must men- 

 tion Major Hill, of the 8th Ca^a- 

 dores, who directed the false attack 

 upon the fort Pardeleras. It was 

 impossible for any men to behave 

 better than these did. I must like- 

 wise mention Lieut.-Col. Brook of 

 the 4th regiment, the Hon. Lieut.- 

 Colonel Carlton of the 44th, and 

 Lieut.-Colonel Grey, of the 30th, 

 who was unfortunately killed. The 

 2nd battalion of the 38th, under 

 Lieut.-Colonel Nugent, and the 

 15th Portuguese regiment under 

 Colonel De Regoa, likewise per- 

 formed their part in a very exem- 

 plary manner. 



The officers and troops in the 



3rd 



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