Note 10 — REGIMENTAL LISTS.
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Entered the medical dept. 1804, but saw some of his earliest service afloat under Lord Nelson in 1805. Present at the capture of St. Thomas, St. Croix, and St. John in 1807. Subsequently served at Fort Dessaix, Martinique, and Guadaloupe. Proceeded to the Pa. in 1813 and America 1814–15. Present at the attack on New Orleans and Fort Bowyer. Joined the army in the Netherlands in May, 1815. Present at Waterloo and capture of Paris. H. p. 1816. Retd. in Jan., 1833. D. in London 24th Dec., 1852. Left issue a son, Lt.-Col. Robt. C.D. Bruce, h. p. 8th Foot, to whom there is a tablet in Ripon Minster.