The Sun.
London, England, 1852-08-21 00:00:00

ROYAL ARTILLERY.

WOOLWICH, AUG. 20.—8 y a general order, dated
August 19, 1852, the following appointments have
been made :
Lieutenant-General Sir Hew Dalrymple Ross,
K.C.8., to be Colonel Commandant of the Royal
Horse Artillery, vice Lieutenant- General Sir Thomas
Downman, deceased.
Colonel E. C. Whinyates, C. 8., Royal
Horse Artillery, to be Commandant of the Garrison,
in the room of the late Sir Thomas Downman.
Colonel William Cator to be Director-General of
Artillery, vice Whinyates.
Lieutenant-Colonel John Alexander Wilson to be
Director of the Laboratory, vice Cator.
It is worthy of remark that all the above appoint-
ments have been conferred by the Master-General on
officers who have seen considerable service, Lieute-
nant-General Sir Hew D. Ross having served in the
Peninsula and France from June 9, 1809, to Fe-
bruary, 1814, including the action of the Coa, battle
of Busaco, actions of Pombal, Redinha (where he was
wounded in the shoulder), Casal Nova, Foz d' Arouce
(where he was wounded in the leg), and Sabugal, battle
of Fuentes d'Onor, action of Aldea de Ponte, sieges
of Ciudad Rodrigo and Badajoz (where he was dan-
gerously wounded in the head), action at Castrajon,
capture of forts at and battle of Salamanca, capture
of Madrid and the Retiro, affairs of San Munoz and
San Milan, battles of Vittoria and the Pyrenees, pas-
sage of the Bidassoa, Nivelle, and Nive, and Battle
near Bayonne. He also served in the campaign of
1815, and was present at the battle of Waterloo. Sir
Hew D. Ross has received the gold cross and two
clasps, and the silver war medal with three clasps.
Colonel Whinyates served in the expedition to the
Helder and the campaign in North Holland in 1799,
the expedition to Madeira in 1801, and to Copen-
hagen in 1807, Peninsular campaigns from 1810 to
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m and
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san cavalry at Munoz ;
Ribero. and many other affairs. He served also in
1813, including the battles of Bussaco and Albuera ;
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the campaign of 1815, and was severely wounded in
the left arm at Waterloo, The gallant officer received
the silver war medal and two clasps.
Colonel Cator served in the campaign of Walcheren
and at the siege of Flushing; in the Peninsula and
south of France from the end of 1809 to the termina-
tion of the war in 1814, including the defence of
Cadiz, lines at Torres Vedras, and at Santarem, battle
of Barossa (where he was wounded), affair at Oama,
battle of Vittorio, affair at Tolosa, passage of the Bi-
dassoa, and at the attack of Bidassoa by the French,
battles of Nivelle and Nive, and four days' engage-
ments in front of Bayonne. He has received the sil-
ver war medal with four clasps.
Lieutenant-Colonel J. A. Wilson served in the
campaign of 1815, including the battle of Waterloo
and capture of Paris. The gallant officer has been in
command of the Royal Artillery at Ceylon since
October, 1850.

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