Hart's Annual Army List, Militia List, and Imperial Yeomanry List

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J. Murray., 1842 - Civil service
 

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Page 6 - Approbation of the distinguished gallantry of the Brigade of Foot Guards in the Victory of Waterloo, has been pleased, in the name and on the behalf of His Majesty...
Page 155 - June 1814,.ineluding the battle of Vittoria, siege of San Sebastian, passage of the Nivelle, and Nive, and investment of Bayonne. Served also the campaign of 1815, including the battle of Waterloo.
Page 155 - Nive, and four days' engagements near Bayonne; passage of the A dour, investment of Bayonne, affairs at Vic Bigorre, and Tarbcs, passage of the Garonne, and subsequent operations to the battle of Toulouse where he was slightly wounded. Served also the campaign of 1815, including the battles of Quatre Bras and Waterloo, and capture of Paris. He has the Silver War Medal with five Clasps.
Page 156 - June 1814, including the battle of Vittoria, siege of San Sebastian, crossing the Bidassoa, and battles of the Nivelle, Nive, Orthes, and Toulouse. Served also the campaign of 1815, including the battle of Waterloo.
Page 165 - Bourbon and capture of Martinique (wounded), in 1809. Senior engineer in charge of Cadiz and its environs in the operations connected with the battle of Barrosa, in 1811. Commanding engineer ill tbe defence of Tarifa, and in the field operations which led to that event.
Page 175 - Santa Theresa and Mutine in a successful attack on the town of Finale, and relief of the Austrian garrison. Storming the Prima Galley (on the night of the 20th May) chained to the mole...
Page 165 - Essequibo, Berbice, and Surinam, at which latter he was severely wounded in successfully leading the storming party against the Redoubt Frederick and Fort Leyden. Was several times handsomely mentioned in the public dispatches for his conduct at Surinam ; and was on that occasion presented by the Committee of the Patriotic Fund with a sword of the value of one hundred pounds. He has since served several years in Bermuda and North America. 14 Sir Wm. Gösset served on the expedition to Holland...
Page 193 - Sept. 1811, and again from March 1813 to the end of the war in 1814, including the battle...
Page 175 - Joseph, from the Bay of Arosa, where he landed and made prisoner the Spanish Commodore, who delivered to him his sword. Commanded the Marines at the capture of Fort Guardia. Slightly wounded cutting out the French corvette, La Moselle, from under a battery in Basque Roads. Taking of Fort Camarinus and gun-boats from under its protection. Repeatedly engaged in severe boat-actions, and against batteries. Right arm amputated. Received a sword of honour from the Patriotic Fund. Commanded the Royal Marine...
Page 176 - Resistance, carried a battery of four guns ; and assisted in the capture and blowing up of a French man-of-war schooner, and destroyed her convoy, laden with supplies for the French army, 10th March, 1809 ; was subsequently at the siege of Cadiz ; and in 1832 in the castles of Naupoli de Romania, with an allied garrison during an attack on that city. 24 Capt. Bunce served at the blockade of Brest, &e. during 1803, 4, 5, and 6.

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