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THE BROME-WALTON FAMILY. 
Lieut.-General Joseph Walton. 
1781. —Minorca, until December, 1782. 
1782. —Promoted Major, in January. 
Defence of Minorca against the 
Drench,throughout the whole siege; 
and in command of the Artillery of 
the garrison at the commencement. 
Was retained by the Drench as 
hostage ; and superintended all de¬ 
tails of the evacuation. Promoted 
Lieut.-Colonel, 1st December. 
1783. —Appointed Colonel Commandant 
of the newly raised Invalid Bat¬ 
talion It. A. 
1786.—Married the Dowager Lady 
Strachan—widow of Sir John 
Straclian, Bart. (Capt. E.N., Ox¬ 
ford , 70 guns)—who died in 1883 
at Upper Seymour Street, Portman 
Square. 
1793.—Promoted Colonel in the Army 
(October). Promoted Eegimental 
Colonel E.A. (December). 
1795. —Promoted Major-General. 
1796. —Appointed Master-Gunner of 
England. 
1802.—Promoted Lieut.-General. 
1808 (24th March).—Died at Woolwich • 
and was buried in St. Nicholas 
Churchyard, Plumstead, close to 
his still more extraordinary father, 
Lieut.-General Joseph Brome—not 
leaving any autobiography, and 
being yet unrepresented upon the 
walls of the E.A. Mess. 
Lieut.-General Thomas Davies. 
1777.—Sent to command at Port Knip- 
chausen alias Port Washington. 
1780.—Eeturned to England. A. de C. 
to Lord Amherst, with pav, until 
1782. 
1782.—Brevet-Major (June), Eegimen¬ 
tal Major (December). Eemained 
A. de C. until promoted Lieut.-Col. 
in November, 1783. 
1783.—Commanded the Dield Train for 
the Camp at Coxheath, and also the 
Artillery on the posts and batteries 
of Kent County. Embarked in 
command of the Artillery for Gib¬ 
raltar. 
1785-6.—England. 
1786.—Sent in command of the Artil¬ 
lery to the West Indies : thence to 
Canada. Commanded the Gar¬ 
rison of Canada. 
1788-9.—Commanded the Garrison of 
Quebec. 
1790-2.—England. 
1793-6.—Plymouth, in command of 
E.A. as Lieut.-Colonel and Colonel. 
1794.—Promoted Colonel in the Army 
(March). Promoted Eegimental 
Colonel (August). 
1796.—Promoted Major-General. 
179 9.—Appointed Colonel Commandant 
E.A. 
1803.—Promoted Lieut.-General. 
Observations on the foregoing. 
Lieut.-General Davies flatters himself 
that all the above stated services are 
entitled to some merit, if not to some 
recompense and attention ; are not 
small; and that he has on all occasions 
executed them with steadiness, fidelity, 
