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AppendixNo. 26.

Chief , General Canrobert , who was himself on the ground and in constant communication withme, and whose cordial co-operation, on all occasions, I cannot too highly extol.

Your Grace will recollect that he was wounded at the Alma. He was again wounded on the5th, but I should hope that he will not long feel the effects of it.

I will, in a subsequent despatch, lay before your Grace the names of the officers whose serviceshave been brought to my notice. I will not detain the mail for that purpose now, but I cannotdelay to report the admirable behaviour of Lieutenant-General Sir George Brown, who wasunfortunately shot through the arm, but is doing well; of Lieutenant-General his Royal Highnessthe Duke of Cambridge, who particularly distinguished himself; and of Major-General Penne-father, in command of the Second Division, which received the first attack, and gallantly main-tained itself under the greatest difficulties throughout the protracted conflict; of Major-General Bentinck , who is severely wounded; Major-General Codrington, Brigadier-General Adams, andBrigadier-General Torrens, who are severely wounded ; and Brigadier-General Buller, who isalso wounded, but not so seriously.

I must likewise express my obligations to Lieutenant-General Sir Richard England, for theexcellent disposition he made of his division, and the assistance he rendered to the left of theLight Division, where Brigadier-General Sir John Campbell was judiciously placed, and effectivelysupported Major-General Codrington ; and I have great pleasure in stating that Brigadier-General Eyre was employed in the important duty of guarding the trenches from any assaultfrom the town.

Lieutenant-General Sir De Lacy Evans , who had been obliged by severe indisposition to go onboard ship a few days previously, left his bed as soon as he received intelligence of the attack,and was promptly at his post; and though he did not feel well enough to take the command ofthe division out of the hands of Major-General Pennefatlier, he did not fail to give him his bestadvice and assistance.

It is deeply distressing to me to have to submit to your Grace the list of the killed, wounded,and missing on this memorable occasion ; it is, indeed, heavy, and very many valuable officers andmen have been lost to Her Majesty’s service.

Among the killed your Grace will find the names of Lieutenant-General the Honoui’able SirG. Cathcart, Brigadier-General Strangways, and Brigadier-General Goldie.

Of the services of the first it is almost unnecessary to speak. They are known throughout theBritish empire, and have within a short space of time been brought conspicuously before thecountry by his achievements at the Cape of Good Hope , whence he had only just returned whenhe was ordered to this army.

By his death Her Majesty has been deprived of a most devoted servant, an officer of the highestmerit, while I personally have to deplore the loss of an attached and faithful friend.

Brigadier-General Strangways was known to have distinguished himself in early life, and inmature age throughout a long service he maintained the same character.

The mode in which he had conducted the command of the artillery,- since it was placed in hishands by the departure, through illness, of Major-General Cator, is entitled to my entire appro-bation, and was equally agreeable to those who were confided to his care.

Brigadier-General Goldie was an officer of considerable promise, and gave great satisfaction toall under whom he has served.

It is difficult to arrive at any positive conclusion as to the actual numbers brought into the fieldby the enemy. The configuration of the ground did not admit of any great development of theirforce, the attack consisting of a system of repeated assaults in heavy masses of columns ; but,judging from the numbers that were seen in the plains after they had withdrawn in retreat, I amled to suppose that they could not have been less than 60,000 men. Their loss was excessive,and it is calculated that they left on the field near 5,000 dead, and that their casualties amount inthe whole, in killed, wounded, and prisoners, to not less than 15,000.