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legion, under Colonel Thomas Ferrier, when 

 the two legions, thus united, had the glory- 

 to give the decisive turn to the action of 

 Carabobo ; in testimony of which conduct, 

 the united legions now bear the name of the 

 Regiment Carabobo, given to them by Bo- 

 livar himself on the field of battle. Colonel 

 Thomas Ferrier fell with the colours in his 

 hand at the head of his legion, leading them 

 to the charge : he was honoured by a public 

 funeral, at which General Bolivar and all the 

 distinguished officers in the camp attended. 



I cannot take leave of the Irish legion 

 without mentioning one of its most distin- 

 guished officers. Colonel Lyster, who was 

 employed in the province of Cor6, and there 

 underwent the greatest privations. In one 

 of the various actions in which he was en- 

 gaged, a patriot colonel rashly charged the 

 enemy's line of cavalry alone, and got into 

 their rear, where he would have been killed, 

 or taken prisoner, had not Colonel Lyster 



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