The Sun.
London, England, 1862-11-21 00:00:00

THE NEW FIELD-MARSHALS.

The following is a recapitulation of the services of the
recently gazetted Field-Marshals :—His Royal Highness
the Duke of Cambridge entered the army in 1837, with the
nominal rank of colonel, and did duty with the 12th and
17th Dragoons and 33d Foot, and subsequently commanded
the Dublin district. In 1852 he became colonel of the
Scots Fusilier Guards. At the outbreak ~f the Russian war
he proceeded with the Guards to Scutari, and subsequently
commanded the first division of the army. He was in the
thickest of the fight at the battles of Alma and Inkernsan,
and in the latter his horse was killed under him. He was
also present at Balaklava and during a groat portion of the
siege of Sebastopol. On the death of Lord Hardinge his
Royal Highness was appointed Commander-in-Chief—a
post which he has filled wild the hearty approbation of the
army and the entire satisfaction of the public. Viscount
Gough commenced his military career in 1794, and served
at the Cape of Good Hope against the Dutch in that year.
Next year he was again fighting in the West Indies. In
the Peninsular war he commanded the 87th Regiment at
Talavera (where he was wounded), at Barrosa, Nivelle
(wounded a second time), at Vittoria, and at the defence of
Cadiz, where he was once more wounded. The 87th was
fortunate enough to capture an eagle at Barrosa, and the
baton of Marshal Jourdain at Vittoria. After a long period
of comparative inaction, he was appointed to command
the forces in China in 1842, and at the termination of hos-
tilities he was made a baronet and G.C.B. From 1843 to
1846 he was actively engaged against the Mahrattas and
Sikhs; and the battles of Moodkee, Ferozeshah, Sobraon,
and Goojerat will always be identified with his name. It
was after the last-named battle that this gallant officer was
created a peer. He was appointed to the colonelcy of the
Royal Horse Guards in 1855, and specially proceeded to
Sebastopol to distribute the honours so hardly won by the
army. S r Edward Blakeney also entered the army in 1794
as cornet, -but he speedily changed into the infantry, and
commenced an active career in 1796 in the West Indies. In
1807 he was present at the capture of the Danish fleet and
surrender of Copenhagen, and in 1809 he served at the cap-
ture of Martinique. In 1811 he commanded the 7th Foot,
and was presentat thebattles efßusaco, Albuera (in thelatter
of which he was severely wounded), sieges of Ciudad Rodrigo
and Badajoz (wounded a second time) ; and he was atso
Vittoria, Pampeluna, the Pyrenees and Nivelle.
Ina 1814 at
14he served at New Orleans, and next year joined the
Duke of Wellington's army in Belgium. He was com-
mander of the forces in Ireland for some time, and on being
made Lieutenant-Governor of the Royal Hospital at Chel-
sea, was succeeded by' Lord Seaton. Sir Edward was ap-
pointed to the colonelcy of the Ist Foot in 1854. Lord
Clyde commenced his military career in 1808, and with the
9th Foot was engaged at Vimiera and Corunna, Vittoria,
St. Sebastian, passage of the Bidassoa, and was three times
severely wounded. In 1814 he served in America with the
60th Rifles. In 1842 he served under Lord Gough in
China, commanding the 98th Regiment. In 1848 he com-
manded armyon at Chillianwallah ; he
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was also present at Goojerat. In 1851 and 1852 he was
actively employed against the hill tribes, and returned to
England only to proceed once more on active service in
command of the Highland Brigade, with which he remained
during the Crimean war,
He had not been long at home
before the Indian Mutiny broke out, and Lord Panmure,
then Secretory of State for War, decided upon placing the
appointment of Commander-in-Chief in India in his hands.
The gallant old soldier made his decision at once. We be-
lieve the offer was made and accepted one afternoon in the
private walk which leads from the office in Pall-mall to the
Mall iu St. James's-Park, and that Sir Colin 'Campbell was
on his way to India before 24 hours had expired. His dis-
tinguished services during the mutiny, for which he was
raised to the peerage, need not be enlarged upon. Lord
Clyde was appointed to the colonelcy of the Coldstream'
Guards in 1860.

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