APPENDIX III.
Reading edition
ACTIONS AND CASUALTIES OF THE REGIMENT.
Colonel Leach, in concluding his ‘Brief Sketch of the Field Services of the Rifle Brigade,’ observes:—‘I regret exceedingly that I am not in possession of returns of losses sustained by my old Corps in its numerous actions with the enemy, and by sickness. Such a document would have, perhaps, but few (if any) parallels in the Service; and it would be seen, moreover, that the Peninsular army had other formidable enemies to contend with besides the sword, in the form of pestilential fevers, ague, &c.’
No means, I believe, exist of giving any account of the losses of the Regiment by climate or disease; but I will endeavour to give an approximate return of the losses in the field, and at the same time I shall be able to enumerate the various actions in which the Regiment has been engaged.
DateActionOfficersOther ranks
KilledWoundedKilledWounded
August 25, 1800Ferrol1
August 26, 1800Ferrol38
April 2, 1801Copenhagen126
January 16, 1807Maldonado11
January 20, 1807Suburbs of Monte Video525
February 3, 1807Monte Video121019
July 2, 1807Passo Chico1322
June 7, 1807San Pedro227
July 4, 1807Suburbs of Buenos Ayres224
July 5, 1807Buenos Ayres1990129
August 17, 1807Near Copenhagen12
August 29, 1807KiogeA few.
August 15, 1808Obidos1216
August 17, 1808Roleia31730
August 21, 1808Vimiera43743
Carried forward430169321
DateActionOfficersOther ranks
KilledWoundedKilledWounded
Brought over430169321
January 3, 1809Cacabelos1119
January 4, 1809Between Villa FrancaA few.
January 5, 1809Constantino1
January 10, 1809Near Betanzos1
January 12, 1809El Burgo
January 16, 1809Corunna111
Returned to England33
July 31, 1809Near Flushing110
August 9-15, 1809Flushing21121
March 19, 1810Barba del Puerco1310
July 4, 1810Bridge of Marialva
July 24, 1810The Coa391155
August 23-24, 1810Celorico to Busaco
August 25, 1810Mala Morta
August 26, 1810Sula
August 27, 1810Busaco
September 10, 1810Alemquer to Arruda
September 18, 1810Alcalá de Gazules
October 14, 1810Sobral2Several
November 19, 1810ValleSlightloss.
December 20, 1810Tarifa216
December 31, 1810Tarifa11
March 5, 1811Barrosa151976
March 8, 1811Paialvo
March 9, 1811
March 11, 1811Pombal1
March 12, 1811Redinha249[345]
March 14, 1811Casal Nova2[345]
March 15, 1811Foz d’Aronce2[345]
March 18, 1811Ponte da Murcella
March 28, 1811Freixadas1[345]
April 3, 1811Sabugal12214
April 12, 1811San Pedro1
April 23, 1811Bridge of Marialva
May 2, 1811Fuentes d’Onor19
May 5, 1811Fuentes d’Onor1313
May 12, 1811Near Espeja
September 27, 1811Near Aldea de Ponte
January 8, 1812San Francisco117
January 19, 1812Ciudad Rodrigo15947
March 19, 1812Before Badajos1
March 26, 1812La Picurina
April 6, 1812Badajos91457225
June 17, 1812Rueda
July 17, 1812Castrejon
July 19, 1812On the march1
July 22, 1812Salamanca324
Carried forward2778329891
DateActionOfficersOther ranks
KilledWoundedKilledWounded
Brought over2778329891
July 23, 1812Near the Tormes
August 24, 1812San Lucar
August 26, 1812Seville
October 29, 1812Aranjuez138
Nov. 15-19, 1812Retreat to Portugal311
June 12, 1813Near the Hormuza
June 18, 1813San Millan1413
June 21, 1813Vittoria161161
June 23, 1813Echarri-Aranaz
June 24, 1813On the Araquil
July 15, 1813Sta. Barbara
August 1, 1813Bridge of Yanci1A few.
August 2, 1813Echalar
August 31, 1813St. Sebastian2816[345]
” ”Bridge of Vera141853
October 7, 1813Pass of Vera3631161
November 9, 1813Nivelle1101176
November 23, 1813Arcangues16
December 10, 1813Nive1975
December 13, 1813Bussassari
January 13, 1814Before Antwerp11
February 1, 1814Donk
February 2, 1814Merxem436[345]
February 4, 1814Sortie from Antwerp
February 24, 1814Villeneuve
February 27, 1814Orthez
March 20, 1814Tarbes111675
March 27, 1814TournefeuilleAfew.
April 18, 1814Toulouse11426[345]
December 22, 1814Before New Orleans32359
December 28, 1814Before New Orleans14
January 1, 1815Before New Orleans1
January 8, 1815Lines of New Orleans161194
June 16, 1815Quatre Bras23851
June 18, 1815Waterloo33157339
December 31, 1846Near the Kei river1
January 11, 1847Near the Kei river2
February, 1847Patrol on the Fish river
August 29, 1847Boem Plaatz1268
April 29, 1852Mundell’s Krantz15
May 17, 1852Mundell’s Krantz3
May 29, 1852Ingilby’s farm4
July 8, 1852Waterkloof1
July 24, 1852Waterkloof2
September 14, 1852Waterkloof
Carried forward441725592048
DateActionOfficersOther ranks
KilledWoundedKilledWounded
Brought over441725592048
December 20, 1852Berea3
September 20, 1854The Alma11138
October 14, 1854Picquet2
October 25, 1854Balaklava1
October 26, 1854Careenage ravine5
October, 1854In the trenches11127
November 5, 1854Inkerman333058
November 20, 1854The Ovens1917
April 9, 1855Rifle pits5
June 18, 1855The Redan233389
July 3, 1855In the trenches85
September 1, 1855In the trenches1115
September 8, 1855Sebastopol2823137
November 15, 1855Explosion13Several.
1854–5In the trenches, or not otherwise accounted for175143[346]
November 26, 1857Cawnpore1
November 27, 1857Cawnpore16
November 28, 1857Cawnpore12519
November 29, 1857Cawnpore135
December 1, 1857Cawnpore
December 6, 1857Cawnpore1119
December 25, 1857Putarah
December 29, 1857Etawah3
January 1858Near Allahabad
January 1858On the Ramgunga
March 6-11, 1858Lucknow2217
March 23, 1858Koorsie
April 13, 1858Baree
May 11, 1858Nuggur1
May 22, 1858Goolowlie3
May 23, 1858Calpee3
June 13, 1858Nawabgunge115
August 20, 1858Nassreegunge
August 20-29, 1858Sultanpore
September 6, 1858Surajpore
September 8, 1858Jamo13
September 13, 1858Mandaula
September 21, 1858Fort of Birwah11327
October 20, 1858Sukreta145
October 21, 1858Khooath Khas
October 23, 1858Khurgurh
November 26, 1858Hydergurh
December 3, 1858Fort of Oomria
December 6, 1858Futtehpore
Carried forward581978972704
DateActionOfficersOther ranks
KilledWoundedKilledWounded
Brought over581978972704
December 6, 1858Byram Ghât
December 26, 1858Near Churdah
December 27, 1858Fort of Mejidia16
December 31, 1858Bankee1
February 9, 1859Sidka Ghât1
March 16, 1859Near Supree
April 12, 1859Akouna1
April 25-26, 1859Jugdespore jungles. Not otherwise accounted for to this date[347]22
October 27, 1859Mitharden
December 11, 1859Shahgurh
January 2, 1864Shubkudder
January 31, 1874Amoaful36
February 2, 1874Between Amoaful and Aggemamu
February 3, 1874Near the Ordah8
February 4, 1874Ordahsu19
Died of wounds2
Total582009022748
Note.—In instances where no casualties are entered, it does not necessarily follow that there were no killed or wounded; but that I have been unable to ascertain their number. In skirmishes (and occasionally in greater actions) aggregate returns have frequently been made, in which it was impossible to separate the losses of the Regiment. I have noted occasions only where the Riflemen have been engaged or under fire.