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were I to attempt to give detailed accounts of the glorious deeds of 
Royal Artillerymen of this period and shall merely note the names of 
the more distinguished of them and call attention to services that seem 
likely to be forgotten or somewhat lost in the shade of more brilliant 
deeds.— 
Robert Lawson (No. 369) commanded the Royal Artillery in Egypt 
under Abercrombie in 1801 ; (Sir) Thomas Blomefield (No. 334) com¬ 
manded the Royal Artillery at Copenhagen in 1807 and under him ser¬ 
ved (Sir) William Congreve (No. 260); (Sir) John Macleod (No. 456) 
commanded the Royal Artillery in the Walcheren Expedition 1809 and 
with the intermission of this service was Deputy-Adjutant-General, 
Royal Artillery from the commencement of that office in 1795 down to 
1827; George Cookson (No. 566) served in Egypt, Copenhagen, 
Corunna and Walcheren ; (Sir) William Robe (No. 654) and (Sir) Tho¬ 
mas Downman (No. 742) continued in the Peninsula that good start 
they made in Flanders. 
Among thers who rose to greatness in this period were (Stds George 
A. Wood (No. 644), (Sir) Augustus S. Frazer (No. 765) and (Sir) 
Alexander Dickson (No. 844). Of the last named it may be said that 
his strong individuality, varied war services, great knowledge of the 
world in general and the art of artillery in particular, combined to make 
him exercise an influence over the Royal Artillery in this century similar 
to that exercised by Borgard in earlier days. The Royal Artillery Mess, 
Woolwich, possesses a life-size portrait in oils and the Royal Artillery 
Institution; a charming minature portrait of Sir Alexander while, through 
the kindness of his son (Sir) Collingwood Dickson (No. 1874) the Royal 
Artillery Institution has charge of all' the professional manuscripts, 
diaries and notes made by Sir Alexander from an early date in his ser¬ 
vice down to within a few days of his death. 
To resume the list of Peninsula heroes—Robert Bull (No. 845), (Sir) 
Tohn May (No. 883), (Sir) Hew D. Ross (No. 890), (Sir) Robert W. 
Gardiner (No. 979), (Sir) Edward C. Whinyates (No. 1002) all saw much 
service. 
Nearly all these officers were also present at Waterloo on which glori¬ 
ous field died three officers whose names will ever be associated with the 
fame of the Royal Horse Artillery; they were Norman Ramsay (No. 
1019), Robert M. Cairnes (No. 1106) and William Livingstone Robe 
(No. 1390). Ramsay was regarded throughout the Regiment as the 
beau-ideal of a Horse Artilleryman; his treatment by the Duke of 
Wellington at and after the Battle of Vittoria aroused the sympathy not 
only of his brother officers but of all those of the Army generally who 
knew the circumstances of the case; this is well described in Vol. II. 
of Duncan’s “ History of the Royal Artillery ” ; Napier’s account of 
Ramsay’s dash with two guns of Bull’s Troop through the French Cav¬ 
alry at Fuentes d’Onoro has made that action a favourite subject for the 
artist’s brush ; another reference should be made to Vol. II. of Duncan’s 
History for the account of Ramsay’s death at Waterloo and the loss 
caused to the Regiment thereby. 
In the Royal Artillery Mess, Woolwich, there is a life-size bust por¬ 
trait in oils of Ramsay which shows us a man of fresh complexion and 
charming expression, beneath the picture hangs a photograph of the 
