THE BROME-WALTON FAMILY. 
459 
14th May to 25th') 
June, 1798 J 
18th Nov., 1798 
August, 1799 
18th April, 1801 
August, „ 
January, 1802 
1804 
November, 1805 
December, 1805 to 
February, 1806 
1807 
Expedition to Holland, to destroy the Bruges 
Canal, &c. Actions on the coast of France. 1 2 
Expedition against Minorca. 3 
Expedition to the Helder, Walcheren. 
Promoted Capt.-Lieutenant of the Thunder Bomb- 
ship. 
Expedition to Boulogne, and destruction of the 
French invasion flotilla. 
Defence of Toulon; and covering the evacuation. 
Particularly distinguished himself. Mentioned 
in despatches of Admiral Viscount Nelson :— 
<( Captain Brome did all that was possible to 
annoy the enemy.” 3 
Expedition to West Indies. Command of the 
Bombs off Port Royal, Jamaica. 
Returned to England. Rejoined at Woolwich 
for land service in R.A., and posted to 3rd 
battalion as acting Adjutant. Appointed 
Adjutant of 3rd battalion, vice A. Tulloh, 
from 1st Jan., until promotion of 13th Aug. 
Rank of “ Captain-Lieutenant ” converted into 
Second Captain ” (Captain in the Army) by 
Royal Warrant of 19th July. 
Promoted Captain R.A. In command of No. 3 
company 3rd battalion (6-pr. field brigade) at 
Canterbury (now No. 5 Company, Western 
Division, R.A.) Exeter in December. 
Returned to Woolwich. 
C Expedition for defence of Hanover, under Sir 
< A. Wellesley. In command of a light field 
(. brigade (6-pr.), as above. 
Expedition to Copenhagen, under Sir A. Wellesley 
(Major-Genl. Thos. Blomefield in command of 
R.A.). Commanded 6-pr. light brigade. In¬ 
vestment and siege of Copenhagen (“ History of 
the Royal Artillery,” Yol. II., p. 162). 
1 Capt. P. Fyers, E.A., of the Suljo7mr Bomb, who commanded all the Bombs, wrote on 25th 
June, 1798, to Colonel W. Congreve :— “ We were six times in action off the towns of La Hogue, 
Havre de Grace, Hives, and against a corvette.” Also, on 25th May, 1798 :—“In our Ostend 
Expedition we anchored in the Roads unobserved .... We were ordered to injure the 
shipping as much as possible, and we were obliged to use the mortars at 45°. From the Hecla 
212 shells and 10-inch carcasses were fired, and from the Tartarus, 292 and 100 10-inch shells, 
with nearly 10 lbs. of powder each time. The former is much shook ; but the latter is not injured— 
probably owing to her not having opened the embrasures. Prince William desires me to remem¬ 
ber him to you . . . .” 
2 The Artillery Train (land service) from Gibraltar was commanded by Colonel Wm. Cuppage, 
who took with him, as Adjutant, Lieut, (afterwards Sir Alexander) Dickson. Lieut. Dickson wrote 
in his journal, at this time, “ If the Navy be increased we expect the old Thunder Bomb to come 
out.” 
3 The reputation of the Thunder Bomb must have been very general, as about 30 years later 
(when it might reasonably have been forgotten) a new lease of its fame was established by the 
popular comic song of “ Billy Taylor,” in which the heroine was promoted— 
“ First Lieutenant 
“ Of the gallant Thunder Bomb*” 
