The Sun.
London, England, 1815-07-10 00:00:00

Gonasse, July 2, 1 S 5.
Lorin--I have the hbuour to inclose the
Report of Lieutenant-General Sir Cha. Colville,
upon - bis attack of Can►brav,- which affords a
,Stmeig proof of the gallantry ;Ind exortions of our
troops.-1 have the honour to be, &c.

(Signed)

WELLINGTON,

Gui),.tuae et.;, 1815.
111.7 Lor,n—Licht.-onlonel . Sir N. Campbell
(Major of the .51th regiment) having asked my
leave to go to ticad-qtrarters
,to request
your
Grace's permission to return to England, I beg
!rave to take the opportunity 'Of mentioning, that
I feel mod] obliged to him for conduct in
closing, in the town of Cambrai, with the light
companies of 211. General Johnson's brigade, and
in leading one of the columns of attack.
The one hid.) he e,iimanded ese. ltailyd, At the
angle formed (on our right side) by the Valea-
ciennes gateway;nl4.the -canine of the body of
the pkce.
A second. commanded by COlonel Sir William
Douglas, of the Dist regiment, and directed by
Lieut. Gilbert, limp° Eugineers, took advantage
of the rednci-d height in that part of the escarpe
(which, on au average, is on that' side about 55
feet), by placing their Ladders on a covered coal.
no.nication from this place, to a large ravelin
near the Amirns road *.
The Valcncienecs gate was broken open by Sir
N. Campbell, and draw-bride;cs let down in about
half anhonr ; when on entering the town, Ifonnd
that the attack made by Colonel Mitchell's bri-
gade, on the side of the L'aris gate had also sue-
' creded; the one directed by Capt. Sharpe, Royal
Engineers, forced the outer gates of the Corre
Pot t in the born-work and, passed both ditches,
by means of the rails of the draw bridges,..which
they scrambled overlq the side, not being able to
force vile main gate they escaladed by the breach
(the state of which your 'Grace had ob,erved) in
the morning, and before which,although the ditch
was said to have twelve feet water, a footing on
dry ground was found, by wading through a nar-
row port in the angle of the gate, Within the ram-
part. I have every reason to be satisfied with the
light infantry of the division, who, by their fire,
covered the attacks of the parties, of GO men each,
xvhich preceded the column.

'The three brigades of artillery of Liehtenant-
Colonel IVebher Smith, and Majors Knott and
Browne,- under the direction. of Lieutenant-Co-
lonel Hawker, made particularly good practice,
and immediately silenced the file of the 'enemy's
artillery, except from two guns on each flank of
the citadel, which could not be 'got at, and two
field pieces on the ramparts of the toWn, above
the Valenciennes gate, and which played upon the
troops as they debottehed from the cover they had
been posted in. Twenty prisoners' were made at
the horn-work of the Paris gate, -and about. 130
altogether in the town. Their fire was very
slack, and cveu that, I foresaw, they were forced
to, by-the garrison of the citadel. I left the 23d
and 91st regiments in town, with two guns and a
troop of Etisdorff hussars, and ani witch indebted
to Sir Wm. Douglas and Cal. Dahner for their
assistance in preserving order.
Some depredat inns were committed, but of - no
consequence, when the circumstances we entered
by arc considered.

Front the division as well as my personal Staff,
I received e►•ery assistance in the course of the

thrue days operations.-1 am, &c.

tigued)

cki.utLES. cOLVILLE.

Gonaqse, July SI, 1315.
• MY LOnD-1 have the honour to enclose the re-
turns of the killed and wounded in the assault and
taking of the towns of Carnbray and Piironue.-1
am, &C. Ste.

(Sig.ned)

Return of Kiiled, Wounded, and Missing of the :Wird Army
under the Cortimand of reeld-Mart,hal his Grace the Duke
of tVellingtoti, K.G. and r. B. in the itisanit and taking
of Cnathray, on the 24th .Itior, 1815.
14th Foot, 3d 13attalion-1 ensign, 1 ser:,:ant, 4 rank and file,
wounded.

• A third cuLacu 'had Gc,u formc,l, nut found lie-
CeSsary.

itt tine talt. setjeants, 1 Arnuitiitt,
rank and file, .killed; I major, 1 captain, 2 lieutenant., 1
ensigu, I stall; 6 serjeants, rani; and tiler wounded; I
iiiniminer, 1G rank and file, tuitising.
2d cartliri, 1 cerjeant, I drmittner, 16 rank and fire,
killed; ).captain, I lieutenant, 4 serjeants, '75 rank and
Wounde'l ; 3 sTrjeant, 6 rank and file, missing.
3d Ditto-1 captain, 1 serjeabt, 16 rank and file, killed ;
tnnjor, 4 lieutenants, 2fserjeants, 1 drummer, 90 rank and
file, wounded ;31 nk and tile missing.
4th Ditto--.-1 ensign, 1 serjeant; 12 rank and file, killed ; 1
major, 1 captain, 3 lieutenants, I - ensign, 1 stair, 3 ser•
jeants, 74 rank anti file, wounded; 1 drummer, 13 rank,
and file, missing,
sth Dittii---1 captain, I staff, 1 seijeant, 35' rank and file,
killed; I captain, 2 lieutenants, 6 serjeants; 1 drummer,
40 rank and file, wounded ; 74 rank and tile missing.
Sth Ditto-2 captains, 1 lieutenant, 2 Aerjeants, 3 'drummer,
41 rank and fit.. killed; 1 captain, t lieutenant, 1 tt,ign,
1 staff, 4 serjeants, 76 rank and tile, wounded; 1 -serjeatit,
2 drunimers, 13 rank and file. missing.
Total British Loss-.-2 general staff, I colonel, 3 lieutenant-
colonels, 6 majors, 4' captains, 25 lictit,..nants,'l9 ensigns
or cornets. 5 stair, 2 troop quarter-masters, 109 serjeants,
.13 drutinners, 1536 rank. and Mt, and 1462 horses, killed;
10 general Staff, 4 colonels-, 21 lieutenant-colomis, 28 ma-
jors, 107 captains, '202 lieutenants, ei cornets or ensigns,
17 staff, 3 troop quarter-maSters, 330 serji•ani,, drum-
mers, $0::7 rank awl file, and Stt3 horses, ; 1 lieu-
tenant-colonel, 4 captains, 5 lieutenants, 2 cornets. 17 ser-
jsants, 15 di-limier', 753 rank and file, 762 hora-s, missing.
Total Hanoverian loss—i lient,colonel, 2 eapt,tins, 2 lieute-
nants, 3 cornets or ensigns, 7 serjeants, 27'i rank and file,
33 horses, killed ; 2 lient.-colonels, 10 nutj,srs-, 15 CA
26 lieutenants, 33 cornets or eisiigns 2 stall, 31 serjeants.
11 drummers, 1,014 rank, and file, 28 horses. wounded; 1
major,-1 liente!tant, 1 e ;rum ow ensign, 5 staff, 12 se ejeants,
17 drummers, 779 rod: aufl 11 horses, mis-hig..
Total l'aitish and Ilanoverians.
Killed-2 general staff, i colonel, 4 ,iettt.-colooels. 6 majcirs,
4R captain.. 2.; lieatenants, 22 eorisms orynsigns, 5 staff, 2 "
t/.sisp qua, r-masters, -107 serjeants, crutnmet 5, 1809
rank and !lie, 1495 horses,
Wounded-10 g,-neral-staff, 4 coboiet, 2:i lieutenant-colo-
nels, 3s majors, 122 captains, 2214 lieutena ;its,' 60 comets'
nr ensiL:its, 19 staff, 3-troop tioarter-u;asters, 361 s.,ritgots,
'7 drummers or trumpeters; 6161 rank and tile, 391 hams s.
Allying;-11ieoton:tot,vol,md, i major; 4 captains,'„ lieute-
nants, :t cornets or errs:gins, serjeants, drum-
Joers ur trimpeters, I rank and file, 77:3
WATEIN, Lieut.-Col. and :Is. Ad. Gent.
?item.—'rbe mints of Nikes s a.4d wounded; were
in the !sit.,:plentent to the leindon,Qaze; t() puh'sh.tird
the &I July; 1815. .
Tltie men retUrned misting had gone -to the rear, with
wouniled officers and suldieis, tend the greatest number have .
since joined. The officers are supposed-killed.
Enna;,', in the Supplement ro the London Gazette, published
ou Monday, July 3, -1315.
Omitted in the retinal ;of t)tficers- killed, Captain Newton
Chambers, Ist Foot Guards, .I.D.C. to Lieutenant-Gene-
ral Sir Thomas Victon.
Omitted in :he return 'of Officers wounded, Lieutenant Col.
Lord 'Fitzroy Somerset, Military Secretary- to the Duke of
• Wellington, seVertdy, rig lit arm amputated.