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Guernesej," now in the possession of Miss E. F. Carer, the 



total number in 1798 was nearly 6,000, viz. : — 



General Staff 57 



Infantry 5,050 



Invalids 530 



Engineers and Artillery 530 



Totiil 5,903 



These with 2,7:^^9 officers and men of the Militia made a 

 grand total of 8,^d32 officers and men available for the defence 

 of the island. 



According to Duncan in 1805 the garrison consisted of 

 4,0U0 Infantry and one company of Artillery.* In 1809 

 another foreign contingent, the famous '' Sable Jagers," or 

 Black Brunswickers, were quartered over here at De Lancey 

 Hill barracks for several months. They were under the 

 command of the Duke of Brunswick, who remained some time 

 in the island. t 



The feeding of such a large body of men was a matter of 

 some magnitude. According to Robert's " History of Lyme 

 Regis," a large proportion of the cattle required for the garri- 

 sons of Guernsey and Jersey were supplied by a contractor 

 from that town, who em])loyed a small fleet of vessels of about 

 75 tons carrying guns to beat off the enemy's privateers. 

 The voyage during winter was perilous, many of the vessels 

 were taken bv the enemy and others wrecked and entirely 

 lost.J 



Shortly after the ])roclamation of peace after the defeat 

 of Xapoleon at Waterloo, the garrison was reduced to about 

 its present number, and the bulk of the temporary barracks 

 disused or sold. 



' Duncan, Hist. Guernsey, p. 176, t Do., p. 179. 



t Robert's History of Lyme Regis, p. 173. 



