416 THE BROME-WALTON FAMILY. 
talions ordered to the Austrian Netherlands, consisting of :— 
Lieut.-Colonel (Pattison) ... 
1 
Captain 
1 
Captain-Lieutenant... 
1 
1st Lieutenant 
1 
2nd Lieutenant 
1 
Lieutenant-Eireworkers 
3 
Sergeants .... ... ... 
... 
6 
Corporals ... 
6 
Bombardiers 
6 
Gunners 
64 
Matrosses ... 
... 
140 
Pioneers 
20 
Drummers ... 
4 
Adjutant (Brome) ... 
1 
Quartermaster 
... 
1 
Chaplain 
1 
Paymaster ... 
2 
Commissary of Horses and Wagons 
1 
Surgeons 
... 
2 
Provost-Marshal 
1 
Commissary of Stores 
... 
... 
1 
Clerk ,, (Mercator) ... 
1 
Conductors „ 
... 
9 
Artificers 
12 
It is, therefore, correct to say that 3-prs. were provided : but, ob¬ 
viously, such extensive personnel could not have been designed merely 
for 30 battalion guns, embarked in May, 1742 ; and this excited the 
surprise of the historian of the Royal Artillery (see <f History of the 
Royal Artillery,” Yol. I., p. 124). Recent search has unearthed a 
subsequent Warrant which solves the mystery. By Royal Warrant of 
17th August, 1742, was further enacted that, in addition to the battalion 
guns, and detail aforesaid, a Train of Artillery consisting of “ brass 
ordnance, howitzers, mortars, &c.,” together with engineers and pon¬ 
toon equipment be “ immediately provided and transported thither, 
according to proportions fixed on 3rd idem ”—pay being provided for 
additional personnel consisting of 
Colonel and Comptroller 1 ... ... ... ... 1 
Major .1 
Captain ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 
Lieutenants ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 
Lieutenant-Bireworker ... ... ... ... 1 
Bombardiers... ... ... ... ... ... 3 
Kettle Drummer ... ... ... ... ... 1 
His Driver ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 
Pontoon details ... ... ... ... ... 9 
Clerk (Store Officer) ... ... ... ... 1 
Conductors „ ... ... ... ... ... 3 
Artificers ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 
Engineers ... ... ... ... ... ... 4 
1 Colonel Thomas Pattison (already in Flanders), in addition to his functions of commanding 
the Koyal Artillery. 
