Gough, Lt. Colonel Hugh, 59, 66–67, 250, 289
Graham, Lt. General Sir Thomas, 30, 36–37, 40, 120–121, 138, 140, 157, 160, 164–65, 167–168, 170, 174, 176, 178, 199, 201, 208, 212–213, 224, 240, 262, 264, 269, 332n15
Grant, Colonel Colquhoun, 196
Grattan, Lt. William, 14, 50, 55, 84, 206, 209, 212, 256
Graves, Donald E. (historian), 290
Green, Private John, 9, 228, 230
Greville, Colonel Hon. Charles, 116
Guadiana Valley, 4, 27, 92, 218, 237
Guard, Lt. Colonel William, 188
Guernsey, 67, 73, 165
Gundogs, 266
Half-pay, 15, 73
Hamilton, Lt. Colonel Alexander, 164, 290
Hampton Roads, attack on, 64, 166, 293
Hanoverian Army, 40, 157, 181, 203–204
Harcourt, Lt. Colonel Charles, 69
Harris, Lt. Colonel William, 44–45, 81–82, 290
Harris, Lt. General George, 180
Harris, Private Benjamin, 65, 228–230
Hawker, Major General Samuel, 164
Hay, Captain James, 112
Hay, Lt. William, 61, 266
Hay, Major General Andrew, 71–72
Heavy cavalry, 18, 261, 269, 273, 276, 278–279, 301. See also individual units by name
Helder Campaign (1799), 5, 86, 180–181, 334n2
Henegan, Assistant Commissary Richard, 262–63
Highland Regiments, 47–48, 55–59, 186, 207, 258, 297–298, 314n8, 315n47, 315n51. See also individual units by name
Hill, Lt. General Rowland, Baron, 30, 49, 187–189, 191–192, 201–202, 206
Hinüber, Major General Heinrich von, 203
Hoghton, Major General Daniel, 66–67, 120, 144, 192, 251, 327n45
Holtzermann, Captain Philip, 157
Honourable East India Company, 20, 21, 43, 181
Hope, Lt. General Sir John, 37, 116, 183, 185, 201
Horsefall, Private (7th Fusiliers), 290
Horse Guards (Army Headquarters), 4, 19, 22, 45, 71, 74, 87, 119, 121, 125, 132, 143, 148–149, 151, 165, 167, 169, 175–176, 178, 182, 185, 202, 240
Horses, 19, 260–85, 332n15
Hospitals, 8, 131, 135, 218, 228–230, 236–237, 241, 243–244, 292, 306
Household Cavalry, 18, 107–109, 144, 258, 276, 286, 318n42. See also individual units by name
Howard, Dr. Michael (medical historian), 220
Howard, Major General Kenneth, 192, 201, 208
Hunger. See Malnutrition
Hussars, 18, 59, 107, 261, 273. See also individual units by name
India, 14, 20, 21, 32, 41, 43, 50, 73, 82, 96, 112, 135–136, 158–159, 180–181, 200, 220, 299
Indiscipline, 31, 44, 54–55, 60, 68
Inglis, Lt. Colonel William, 46, 63–64, 69, 80, 189
Inspections of units, 7, 9–10, 61, 66–67, 73–76, 79, 81, 83, 86, 96, 120, 138–139, 149, 156–157, 161, 164, 167–168, 230, 251, 268, 272, 280
Iremonger, Lt. Colonel William, 73–74, 77–78
Irish Militia, 16, 57, 96, 252
Irish Rebellion (1798), 18, 169
Irish Wagon Train, 20
Italian Levy, 17
Jersey, 164, 173–174, 230
John, Major Henry, 166
Johnston, Sergeant Archibald, 56
Jones, Private Thomas, 247–248, 253
Kelly, Major Dawson, 44–45, 81, 291
Kemmis, Colonel James, 65, 258
Kempt, Major General Sir James, 212
Kennedy, Captain Arthur, 285
KGL Garrison Company, 117, 251
Kielmansegge, Major General Graf von, 203
Kincaid, Second Lt. John, 206, 289
Kingsbury, Major John, 75, 77–78, 316n101
King’s German Legion, 11, 17, 18, 34, 39–40, 42, 157, 181, 186, 191, 203, 224–225, 255, 261, 294, 308, 337n1; artillery, 157, 274; cavalry, 18, 19, 202, 274–285; depot, 157; infantry, 48, 54, 133, 140–141, 182–83, 189, 191, 193, 296. See also individual units by name
Lake, Lt. Colonel Hon. Gerard, 94
Lambert, Major General John, 177, 196
Lawrence, Sergeant William, 65, 91, 250, 258
Le Brun, Private Philippe, 165
Lecor, Marechal de Campo Carlos, 191
Le Couteur, Lt. John, 51, 55
Leipzig, Battle of, 36, 157
Leith, Lt. Colonel Alexander, 145
Leith, Lt. General Sir James, 190, 208, 212, 290, 328n90
Le Marchant, Major General John Gaspard, 196, 278
L’Estrange, Lt. Colonel Guy, 145
L’Estrange, Lt. George, 146, 207, 242
Lightburne, Stafford, 190, 327n59
Light dragoons, 18, 46, 59, 261. See also individual units by name
Light infantry regiments, 48, 55–57, 326n21. See also individual units by name
Lines of Torres Vedras, 28, 121, 237, 242, 283
Lisbon, Portugal, 7, 9, 25, 28, 99, 102–103, 112–113, 115, 117, 119–122, 131, 186, 195, 243, 251, 271, 317n110
Liverpool, Robert, Earl of, 5, 128, 145, 147, 252–253, 255, 300
Leveson-Gower, Lord Granville, 5
Long, Major General Robert Ballard, 230–231
Looting. See Plundering
Löw, Major General Sigismund von, 140
Lundy’s Lane, Battle of, 38, 83
Macara, Lt. Colonel Robert, 57
MacDonald, Captain Alexander, 193
Macdonald, Lt. Colonel Duncan, 80–81
Mackenzie, Major General John Randoll, 188, 190
Mackenzie, Major General Kenneth, 81, 116
Mackenzie Fraser, Lt. General Alexander, 134, 183
Mackinnon, Lt. Colonel Henry, 236
Maida, Battle of, 21, 86, 181
Maine, operations in, 38, 96
Mainwaring, Lt. Colonel John Montague, 63, 81
Maitland, Lt. General Frederick, 34, 269
Malnutrition, 226–227, 235, 238–239
Manners, Lt. Colonel Lord Robert, 75–79
Manningham, Major General Coote, 66, 86
Marmont, Marshal Auguste, 29–31
Masséna, Marshal André, 27–28, 119, 121, 198, 288
Master General of the Ordnance, post of, 6
Mauritius (Isle de France), 42, 158
McGrath, Bugler Bryan, 251
McGrigor, Sir James (Inspector of Hospitals), 219–220, 222, 224, 226, 231–244, 292, 329n19
McKeen, Private William, 260, 281
Medals, 51, 301
Mediterranean Theatre, 21, 26, 29, 34, 38, 41, 106, 136, 143, 156, 220, 254
Memoirs, 49, 60, 62, 190
Messing, arrangements for, 9, 239
Military Secretary, post of, 5
Militia, 12–13, 16–17, 21, 57–59, 74, 86, 103, 124, 127, 158, 168–169, 227, 286–287, 291, 295, 298. See also Brigades: Brigade of Provisional Militia; Irish Militia
Monthly returns, 4, 7, 8, 9, 53, 147, 161, 173–174, 220, 232, 234–235, 243–44, 251, 264, 303, 308, 309n8
Moore, Lt. General Sir John, 22–26, 55–56, 66, 91, 94, 133, 137, 180, 182–184, 186, 188, 224, 226–227, 276, 303, 309n2, 330n41
Morris, Private Thomas, 44
Morrison, Lt. Colonel Joseph, 83, 290
Muir, Rory (historian), 151, 320n2
Mules, 19, 242, 260, 262–264, 266, 281, 332n2
Mulgrave, General Henry, Earl of, 6
Mundy, Lt. Colonel Godfrey, 77
Munro, Lt. Thomas, 130
Murray, Captain George, 110, 112
Murray, Lt. General Sir John, 34, 189
Murray-Pulteney, General Sir James, 5
Myers, Lt. Colonel Sir William, 188
Napier, Lt. Colonel George, 81–82
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 24, 28, 31–32, 36–37, 40, 42, 158, 160, 169, 174, 257, 293
Native American forces, 32, 35
Neglect by officers: asserted by Wellington, 31; historiography regarding, 225, 329n10
Netherlands Army, 40, 202
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sp; Netherlands Campaign (1813–1814), 16, 36–37, 42, 44, 89, 127, 156–157, 160–164, 169–175, 178, 223–224, 240, 246, 261–262, 269
New Orleans, Campaign and Battle of, 39, 220, 256
New South Wales, 20, 96, 118
New South Wales Veteran Company, 118
Niagara Campaign (1814), 38, 96, 220
Nichols, Alistair (historian), 192
Nicknames: divisional, 204–206, 328n78; regimental, 46, 49, 69, 296, 314n19
Nicol, Lt. Colonel Charles, 145
Nive, Battle of the, 37
Nivelle, Battle of the, 37, 50
Northern Italy, operations in (1814), 34
Oakes, Brigadier General Hildebrand, 180
Oman, Sir Charles (historian), 87, 108, 139, 151–152, 184, 318n42, 322n63, 328n78
Ompteda, Colonel Christian von, 203
Oporto, Portugal, 129; Campaign and Second Battle of, 26, 95, 107, 122, 130, 133, 182, 187–189, 218, 235–236
Orange, Lt. General William, Prince of, 202
Orthez, Battle of, 37, 149
Oswald, Major General John, 212
Overstretch, 22, 26, 36–37, 42–43, 99, 127, 156, 300
Oxen, draught, 262–264
Pack, Major General Dennis, 82, 200, 317n118
Paget, Lt. General Hon. Sir Edward, 184, 187–189
Paget, Lt. General Lord Henry, 24, 185, 326n23
Pakenham, Major General Sir Edward, 39, 46, 195, 200
Palmerston, Henry, Viscount, 5
Pardoning of offenders, 53, 248, 281
Patriotism, 47, 298–299
Payne, Lt. General William, 187, 189, 194, 200
Peacocke, Lt. Colonel Sir Nathanial, 79–82, 317n110, 317n118
Peacocke, Major General Warren, 7, 112–113, 115–117, 120, 317n110
Pearson, Lt. Colonel Thomas, 290
Picton, Lt. General Sir Thomas, 46, 64, 134, 190, 201, 205, 208–10, 214, 289
Plattsburg, Battle of, 38–39
Plundering, 80, 210, 240–41, 330n58
Ponsonby, Brigadier General William, 282
Ponsonby, Lt. Colonel Hon. Frederick, 62
Portuguese Army, 25, 27–30, 33, 35, 112, 181, 188–190, 192, 203–204, 250, 252, 271, 295–296, 298, 327n27. See also Divisions: Portuguese Division (Peninsula)
Portuguese Campaign (1808), 16, 22, 107, 182, 270. See also Roliça, Battle of; Vimeiro, Battle of
Portuguese Campaign (1810–1811), 27–28, 119, 121, 237–238. See also Busaço, Battle of; Lines of Torres Vedras
Prévost, Lt. General Sir George, 38–39
Prince Regent, 62, 77
Provisional Battalions, 77, 94, 100, 144–156, 172, 175, 299; First (unnumbered prior to December 1812), 95–96, 144–147, 149; Second, 77, 147–149; Third, 147–149; Fourth, 147, 149, 156; Fifth (proposed), 94, 149; under Graham in 1814, 164
Prussian Army, 36, 286
Pyrenees, 33, 35, 37, 242; battles of, 33, 204–205, 213, 273
Quartermaster General, post of, 5
Quatre Bras, Battle of, 40, 46, 50, 300
Queenston Heights, Battle of, 32
Quentin, Lt. Colonel George, 62, 72
Ramsay, Lt. Colonel Hon. James, 73–74, 78
Rations, 129, 235, 238, 240. See also Messing
Recruiting, 9, 13, 14, 45, 57–60, 74, 78, 85–86, 89, 94–96, 102–103, 142, 164, 174, 291
Regimental colonels, 3, 12, 51, 58, 316n79
Regimental histories, 297
Regiment de Dillon, 17
Regiment de Meuron, 17, 165
Regiment de Roll, 17
Regiment de Watteville, 17, 165
Rider, Private George, 53
Roliça, Battle of, 23, 91, 94–95, 182–184, 232
Ross, Captain Hew, 19
Ross, Major General Robert, 39, 86–87
Rosslyn, Lt. General James, Earl of, 185
Rottenburg, Major General Francis, Baron de, 48
Royal Artillery, 19, 262–263, 269. See also Royal Horse Artillery
Royal Artillery Drivers, 19
Royal Engineers, 19, 283
Royal Horse Artillery, 19, 50; 2nd Rocket Troop, 157; A Troop, 19; E Troop, 193
Royal Horse Guards (Blues), 18, 108
Royal Navy, 30, 39, 119, 286–287
Royal Sappers and Miners, 19
Royal Staff Corps, 19
Royal Veteran Battalions, 11, 117–118, 161, 224, 229. See also individual units by name
Royal Wagon Train, 20, 39, 264, 268, 274
Saint Pierre, Battle of, 79–80
Salamanca, Spain, 29, 31; Campaign and Battle of, 31, 69, 77–78, 121, 198, 205–206, 231
San Sebastián, siege and storm of, 33, 212–214
Schafer, Private (1st KGL Hussars), 281
Schaumann, Deputy Assistant Commissary-General August, 234, 263, 275, 279–280, 283–284
Scovell, Lt. Colonel Sir George, 290
Second-in-Command, post of, 182–185, 187, 208
Secretary at War, post of, 5, 8
Secretary of State for War and the Colonies, post of, 3, 5–6, 8, 33, 95, 114, 121, 128, 146, 148, 161, 175
Sehestedt, Battle of, 157
Seven Years’ War, 12, 256, 298–299
Sewell, Lt. Colonel William, 82–83
Sherbrooke, Lt. General Sir John, 38, 74, 78, 96, 187–189, 200
Sherer, Captain Moyle, 14, 60, 84, 95, 217–218
Sicily, 17, 20, 21, 34, 100, 107, 154, 181
Sickness, 4, 8, 25, 27, 29, 30, 78, 90–92, 102, 114, 122, 131–132, 135, 141–142, 144, 147, 162, 217–244, 247, 254, 282, 290, 306. See also Epidemics; Hospitals; Walcheren Fever
Silveira, Marechal de Campo Francisco, Conde de Amarante, 191
Simmons, Lt. George, 237
Skerrett, Colonel John Byne, 121, 192
Sleigh, Lt. Colonel James, 62
Smith, Captain Harry, 211, 289
Soult, Marshal Jean-de-Dieu, 26, 28–30, 37, 235
South Africa, 20, 100, 181
South American Campaign (1806–1807), 22, 23, 91, 102, 181, 234
Spanish Army, 23, 25, 27, 33–35, 37, 295–296
Spencer, Lt. General Sir Brent, 22, 23, 182–183, 188, 200–201, 208, 234
Squadrons, organization of, 18, 106–107
Staff Corps of Cavalry, 19
Stanhope, Captain Hon. James, 124
Stavely, General Miles, 51
Steuart, Lt. General Sir James, 271–272
Stewart, Brigadier General Richard, 181
Stewart, Lt. General Hon. Sir William, 66, 120, 201, 209, 227, 262, 327n67
Stewart, Major General Sir Charles, 24, 130–131
St. George, Lt. Stepney, 146
St. Patrick’s Fund, 51–52
Straggling, 31, 74, 218, 250, 259, 291
Stuart, Lt. General James, 180
Stuart, Lt. General Sir John, 21
Subsidies, 27, 33, 287, 302
Suchet, Marshal Louis, 34, 37
Supply problems, 27, 235, 238–241
Swabey, Lt. William, 50
Tagus, 26, 28, 92, 188
Talavera, Battle of, 16, 27, 49, 54, 56, 63, 95, 114, 122, 190, 199–200, 217, 236, 268, 276, 298
Talavera Campaign (1809), 27, 91, 95, 99, 129–130, 132–133, 187, 189–190, 195, 218, 235–236, 241, 266
Tariffa, Spain, 30, 120; siege of, 30, 59
Tarragona, attack on (1813), 34, 189
Taylor, Major General Herbert, 261–262, 264, 269
Tents, 241–242, 262
Thames, Battle of the, 35, 100
Tidy, Lt. Colonel Francis, 63
Tilson, Christopher (later Tilson-Chowne), 200–201, 249–250, 326n33, 327n68
Tomkinson, Captain William, 109, 112, 204–206, 270–271
Torrens, Major General Henry, 5, 170
Toulouse, Battle of, 37, 56, 73, 87, 90, 199, 285
Transport ships, 21, 22, 234, 270–271
Undersecretary of State for War and the Colonies, post of, 6
 
; Unit commanders, 45, 61–85, 290
Unit Rotation, 85, 87, 112–126, 143, 155
Urban, Mark (historian), 290, 298
Vandebruck, Private Henry, 253
Vigo, retreat to, 65, 250
Villamuriel, action at, 290
Vimeiro, Battle of, 23, 73, 91, 95, 182–183, 194, 232, 296
Vitoria, Campaign and Battle of, 33, 79, 92, 197, 199, 202, 241, 264, 276, 283, 285, 298
Vivian, Major General Sir Richard Hussey, 194
Volunteers, 12, 21, 286–287, 298
Wade, Lt. Colonel Hamlet, 64
Walcheren, Expedition to (1809), 7, 24–26, 28, 31, 42, 74, 86, 88–90, 92, 94, 96, 104, 127–128, 132, 134–138, 141–142, 185–186, 190, 196, 199–200, 215, 218–219, 222–223, 225–231, 236, 245–246, 251, 303
Walcheren Fever, 25, 31, 137, 185, 226–232
Wallace, Lt. Colonel Alexander, 50, 64
Wallmoden-Gimborn, Lt. General Ludwig, Graf von, 157, 337n1
War of 1812, 20, 32, 35, 37–39, 42, 98, 100, 117, 200, 220, 224, 245, 270, 300–301, 304
War of the Austrian Succession, 179
Waterloo, Campaign and Battle of, 14, 16, 40, 45, 48, 56, 63, 73, 78–79, 91, 98, 102, 106–107, 110, 161, 200–201, 203, 210, 222–223, 263, 297, 300, 304
Watson, Bruce Allen (historian), 212–13
Wellington, Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 4, 7, 16, 38, 50, 52–53, 60, 74, 77, 80–81, 104, 120, 218, 290–291, 298, 328n90; during 100 Days, 40, 117, 177, 297, 301; and desertion, 248, 252–253, 255–256; and divisional system, 178, 185–1216, 294–295; and horses, 268–274; Indian experience, 21, 25, 180–181; and manpower, 94–96, 102–103, 109, 112–119, 127–128, 132–133, 143–158, 167–176, 295–296, 299; in Peninsular War, 22–23, 25–33, 35, 37, 121, 124, 126, 128–131, 140, 182–184, 219, 223, 230, 236, 239–240, 242, 246, 263–264, 275, 279, 285, 289–293
West India Regiments, 11, 43. See also individual units by name
West Indies, 18, 20, 21, 41, 96, 135, 217, 220, 256, 294, 299
Wheeler, Private William, 58
Whitelocke, Lt. General Sir John, 23
Widdrington, Major General David, 230
Wilkins, Major George, 66–67
Wood, Lt. George, 206
Woodberry, Lt. George, 285
Wynn, Colonel Sir Watkin, 170, 324n120
York, Field Marshal HRH Prince Frederick, Duke of, 3, 5–6, 12, 23, 33, 35, 79–80, 86, 180, 182–186, 272, 289–290; and flogging, 67–71; and manpower, 127–128, 133, 151–156, 158–176, 299
York Light Infantry Volunteers, 18
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