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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III. i to I lie West Indies, 1795?Barbadoes, St Lucia, Si Vincent, 1796?Tiinidml, I'uiiu Rico, 1797? England, Gibraltar, Minorca, 1798?Expedition to Egypt, 1800? Battle of the 13th March, 1801?Battle of the 81st?Death of Sir Ralph Abercrom- liy?Capture of Rosetla?Surrender of Grand Cairo and of Alexandria?England ?Misunderstanding between the 42d and the Highland Society of London?Tim regiment reviewed by George III?Return of the 42d to Scotland?Embarks at l-ciili fur Weeley in Essex?Second battalion?Gibraltar?Portugal?Spain?Retreat to Corunna?Battle of Corunna?Death of Sir John Moore?England, 1809? Wal- cheren?Scotland, 1810?England, 1811. Government having determined to reduce the French and Dutch possessions in the West Indies, a large armament was fitted out under the command of Sir Ralph Abercromby. The land forces consisted of four hundred and sixty cavalry, and sixteen thousand four hundred and seventy-nine iufantry. The Royal Highlanders formed part of this expedition. Another expedition, destined also for the West Indies, consisting of two thousand six hundred cavalry, and five thousand six hundred and eighty foot, assembled at Cork during the embarkation of the first. Great care was taken to furnish the troops with every thing necessary for the voyage, and particular attention was paid to their ] clothing. To protect them from the damps and chills of midnight, they were supplied with flannel, and various changes were made in their clothing to guard them against the effects of the yellow fever. Among i other changes, the plain kilt and bonnet of the Highlanders were laid aside, and their place supplied by Russian duck pantaloons and a round hat; but experience showed that the Highland dress was better suited to a campaign in the West Indies during the rainy ...
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