288 MASTER-GENERAL OF THE ORDNANCE IN IRELAND. 
followed the example of the right and had bolted. Sankey’s brigade 
being far in advance were isolated and cut off from the other British 
regiments, and being surrounded by Bay’s cavalry had to surrender 
as prisoners of war.! Montandre retreated in square, and though ex- 
posed to the enemy’s fire on both flanks as well as in front, he made 
such bold stands and charges that the whole of the Portuguese in- 
fantry, who had never come to the front at all, were able to secure 
their retreat to Arronches. Montandre lost only 150 men and in- 
flicted a heavy loss on the Spaniards. 
The Monthly Mercwry for May, 1709, gives a glowing description of 
the bravery shown by Montandre’s little band in their retreat— 
“ exhibiting one of the most noble spectacles of war.” Galway had 
a horse shot under him and barely escaped capture. The allies 
encamped that night at Arronches and next day reached Hlvas, where 
they took up a strong position which Bay was wise enough not to try 
and force. So ended the spring campaign—the last in which Mon- 
tandre took a part. On September 29th, 1709, he arrived in London 
to give the Queen a report of affairs in Portugal and, for reasons which 
are not specified, Montandre relinquished his command. 
On April 21st, 1710, Montandre was married at St. James’, West- 
minster, to Mary Anne, daughter, and only surviving child, of Ezekiel 
Baron Spanheim, Prussian Ambassador at the Court of St. James.’ 
On the 9th May following he was promoted a Lieut.-General in Her 
Majesty’s service. At the close of this year, or early in 1711, the 
shattered remnants of Montandre’s English regiment, which had been 
taken prisoners in the spring of 1707 by the Spaniards, arrived at 
Portsmouth, where it was recruited. Not only had the Marquis 
gained no advantage by the Colonelcy of this regiment, but he was a 
considerable loser thereby. ‘The regiment had to be re-clothed and 
the Colonel, whose business it was to provide the money for this, out 
of his own allowances, had not received the ‘‘ wherewithal” from the 
Government. “ Out of sight out of mind” is a true saying, and Mon- 
tandre’s, late Dungannon’s, regiment having been three and a half 
years imprisoned, had not received much notice from;the authorities 
at home. Hence there were great arrears due to both officers and 
men when they arrived in England. There are several letters aud 
petitions from Montandre regarding his regiment and the arrears due 
him and his officers, among the Treasury! papers. In 1718 this 
unlucky regiment was disbanded and there was an end to it. But 
the arrears were not settled and petitions to the Lord High Treasury 
of England setting forth the grievances of the Colonel, and his late 
regiment, went on for some time after until much jimportunity partly 
1 General Sankey, Brigadiers Pearce and Lord Barrymore, and Colonel Meredith of Stanwix’s 
regiment were among the prisoners. 
2 Post-Man, April 22nd, 1710.—“ Yesterday the Marquis de Montandre of the family of the 
Duke de Rochefoucauld and chief of one of the branches thereof and Major General in Her 
Majesty’s service was married to Mademoiselle de Spanheim, only daughter to His Excellency, the 
Baron de Spanheim, Ambassador Extraordinary of His Majesty the King of Prussia.’’ 
3 The Daily Courant, April 22nd, 1713.—<‘‘ Letters from Dublin of the 13th advise that four 
regiments on the Irish Establishment are to be broke on the Ist May, Pearce’s, Morison’s 
Dragoons, Deloraine’s and Montandre’s Foot.” 
