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witli great steadiness in Holland, especially at Geldermalsen and on tlie banks of 
the Waal. The Twenty-seventh and Twenty-eighth also earned most honourable 
mention. When new colours were given to the Twenty-eighth in March 1832 by 
Sir ^Edward Paget, their Colonel, and presented to the late gallant Marquis of 
Anglesea, the latter, in enumerating the services of the corps from ths time of 
Marlborough, alluded to their conduct when in the Low Countries in 1794. “ I 
well remember,” said the Marquis, who, as Lord Paget, had commanded the light 
dragoons, “ an order of Lord Carthcart’s, upon the occasion of his detaching, for 
a particular service, the Twenty-seventh and Twenty-eighth Kegiments. It ran 
thus : ‘ Whenever danger is to be apprehended, and difficulties are to be en¬ 
countered, the Twenty-seventh and Twenty-eighth Regiments are sure to be 
called upon,’ etc., and true it is they were never called for in vain. Whatever 
were its difficulties, however it was harassed or distressed, it (the Twenty-eighth) 
always turned out stronger than any other corps.” 
THE HIGHLANDERS.—BERGEN, 1799. 
The 23rd, 55th and 92nd Highlanders, gained for themselves an imperishable 
renown at the battle of Bergen on the 2nd of October. Owing to the admirable 
behaviour of the Ninety-second, General Moore, when he was made a K.C.B., 
took a soldier of the regiment as one of the supporters on his armorial bearings, 
and a lion for the other. 
BARON MUFFLING ON THE BRITISH SOLDIER. 
Of the British infantry, Baron Muffling, writing chiefly with reference to his 
observations of the Waterloo army, said: “ There is not, perhaps, in all Europe 
an army superior to the English in the actual field of battle. That is to say, an 
armv in which military instruction is entirely directed to that point as its exclusive 
object. The English soldier is strongly formed and well fed, and nature has en¬ 
dowed him with much courage and intrepidity. He is accustomed to severe 
discipline and is very well armed. The infantry oppose with confidence the attack 
of cavalry and show more indifference than any other European army when 
attacked in the flank or rear. Such an army as the English is most precious for 
those they may act with, as the most difficult task of the modern art of war is to 
form an army for pitched battles.” 
POPULATION. 
England end of 16th century 
British Isles, 1712 .‘ 
„ „ 1780 . 
„ „ 1800 . 
„ „ 1811 . 
„ „ 1854 . 
„ „ 1896 . 
. 5,000,000. 
. 9,080,000. 
. 11 , 000 , 000 . 
. 15,000.000. 
. 17,000,000. 
.. .. 27,000,000. 
. 40,000,900. 
