The Royal Military Calendar, or Army Service and Commission Book Volume 4; Containing the Services and Progress of Promotion of the Generals, Lieutenant-Generals, Major-Generals, Colonels, Lieutenant-Colonels, and Majors of the Army, According to Seniorit (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1820 Excerpt: ... Nivelle, Orthes, and Toulouse; for which events he has the honor of wearing a cross and one clasp; and is a Knight Commander of the Bath. 752. Colon Ul Nathaniel Blackwell, C.B. This officer entered the army as an Ens. in the 94th foot, and obtained his' Lieutenancy in the same corps. He served in those ranks at Gibraltar, the Cape of Good Hope, in the East Indies, at the Mysore war, and at the storming of Seringapatam. He returned to England in bad health, and the llth of Dec., 1800, was appointed to a company in the 3rd battalion of the 60th foot, from which he was removed to the 41st foot the 7th of Aug., 1801. He joined the latter, and served with it in Upper Canada four years; he then returned to England, and was appointed Aid-de-Camp to Major-Gen. the Earl of Banbury. Then he obtained a Majority in the 1st West India Regiment, with which he served at Dominica, Barbadoes, and Antigua, and was present at the capture of the Danish Islands of St. Thomas and Santa Cruz. The 4th of April, 1808, he was appointed Lieut.-Col. in the 4th West India Regiment. He commanded the troops sent from Barbadoes to Marie Galante, when that island was attacked by the French; and was present at the reduction of Martinique and Guadaloupe. The 13th of June, 181 1, he was appointed Lieut.-Col. in the 62nd foot; and the 4th of June, 1814, obtained the brevet of Col. in the army. In Oct., 1812, he embarked with the 2nd battalion of his regiment for Spain, and joined the army on its crossing the Bidassoa, and was present at the battle of the Nive. At the latter end of June, 1815, he embarked with his regiment for France, where it remained a few months. Col. Blackwell has the honor of wearing a medal and two clasps for his conduct at Martinique, Guadaloupe, and the battle of the Ni...