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English: Title:Embarkation at Woolwich, Yesterday Week, of the E Battery Fourth Brigade of Royal Field Artillery on Board the Melbourne for Canada. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 14 December 1861, page 607 of the ILN

Reinforcements for Canada, Captain Vesey's E Battery Fourth Brigade of Royal Field Artillery, embarkation on screw steam-vessel Melbourne. sailed 7th December

The Globe of Wednesday has a brief leader to the following effect:-Various statements, all more or less inaccurate, having been mode respecting the reinforcements for the proection of our interests in North America, it may be well to mention the steps actually taken for that purpose. The following troops have been ordered to Canada in the Persia, the Australasian, and the Melbourne, of which the Melbourne has sailed: -Two battalions of infantry of the Line, two batteries of Field Artillery, one company of Royal Engineers. And we understand that arrangements are being made for forwarding to British North America at once two battalions of Guards, four battalions of infantry of the Line, three batteries of Field Artillery, five batteries of Garrison Artillery, two battalions of Military Train, and two companies of Royal Engineers. The two battalions of the Guards under orders are the first battalion of the Grenadier Guards, now at the Tower, and the second battalion Scots Fusilier Guards, at Wellington Barracks. The Rifle Brigade and first battalion of the 11th are in course of embarkation, and the following battalions are held in realiness-viz., the first of the 15th, 96th, and second of the 16th Regiments.

14 December 1861

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  • Illus. in: The Illustrated London News,supplement, 1911 Dec. 14, p. 607.
  • This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.
  • Caption card tracings: Gt. Br. Army; Gt. Br. Hist 1911; Canada Hist 1911. (incorrect)
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