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THE MINDEN BATTERIES R.A. 
Became 1st Jan., 1825, No. 4 Co., 3rd. Bn., B.A. [ Stib “™ dei Ca P tain 
Sept., 1858, ,, „ ,, (Captain Mortimer Adye’s). 
Re-organisation R.A. 1st April, 1859, No. 4 Battery, 3rd Bde., R.A. (Captain 
Mortimer Adye’s.) 
,, R.O. 14, April, 1877, “No. 3 Battery, 8tli Bde.” (Major 
Shakerley’s.) 
,, R.O. 28, March, 1882, No. 8 Battery, 1st Bde., Northern 
Division, R.A. 
„ R.O. 89 of 1889, No. 6 Battery, Western Division, R.A. 
,, R.O. 76 of 1891, No. 6 Company, Western Division, R.A., 
now commanded by Major A. H. Callwell, at Aden. 
This Company is therefore entitled to he recorded as a “ Minden 33 Company . 
(2) “Captain Samuel Cleaveland's Company” has, in like manner, 
been traced, from 1st August, 1759 to 1st February , 1819 , on which 
latter date this Company was broken up, under the then designation of 
“ Captain Hy. Light's Company, 1st Battalion, B.A.” 
(For a period, 1765 to 1780, this Company was commanded by Cap¬ 
tain Forbes Macbean ; but Captain Macbean was not one of its officers 
in the Minden year). 
(3) The third “ Minden ” Company, viz., Captain Forbes Macbean’s, 
has likewise been traced through the following changes of designation : 
1st August, 1759, “ Captain Forbes Macbean’s Company,” 1st Battalion 
Became 1st July, 1762, “Captain Samuel Cleaveland’s Company,”') 
„ 1st June, 1763, “Captain C. Farrington’s Company,” > 1st Bn. 
,, 1st June, 1771, “Captain T. Simpson’s Company,” ) 
,, 1st July, 1827. “No. 2 Co., 1st Bn., R.A.” (Captain J. C. Petley’s). 
Re-organisation R.A. 1st April, 1859, “No. 2 Battery, 1st Bde., R.A.” (Capt. 
Gt! H. A. Forbes.) 
,, 1871, “B Battery, 1st Bde., R.A.” (Captain T. P. Carey.) 
„ R.O. 14, April, 1877 (unchanged) 1st Bde., R.A. (Major 
C. E. S. Scott.) 
„ R.O. 28, March, 1882 (unchanged) 1st Bde., R.A. (Major 
H. J. A. Shea.) 
„ R.O. 89 of 1889, became “ 2nd Field Battery, R.A.” and 
is now stationed at Lucknow, under command of 
Major F. M. Bannister. 
This Battery is therefore a “ Minden 33 Battery . 
(4) Thus, of the three Companies engaged in the Battle of Minden, 
one was broken up in 1819, and the two survivors are: 
No. 6 Company , Western Division , R.A., 
and 
2nd Field Battery , R.A. 
