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| //([[Uphill Thomas|Thomas]])// | //([[Uphill Thomas|Thomas]])// | ||
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| William UPHILL was born 28 Apr 1782 and baptised 26 May 1782, [[https:// | William UPHILL was born 28 Apr 1782 and baptised 26 May 1782, [[https:// | ||
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| - | He enlisted as a private (Drummer) in the [[http:// | + | He enlisted as a private (Drummer) in the [[http:// |
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| - | He was stationed at [[wp> | + | He was stationed at [[wp> |
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| - | I have been unable to determine if William participated in any of the 1st Battalion' | + | I have been unable to determine if William participated in any of the 1st Battalion' |
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| It does, however, seem that he served with the 1st Battalion from the end of 1813 (probably joining a bit too late for the [[wp> | It does, however, seem that he served with the 1st Battalion from the end of 1813 (probably joining a bit too late for the [[wp> | ||
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| ===== Military Service ===== | ===== Military Service ===== | ||
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| === Stations and Combats – 1st/2nd Battalions === | === Stations and Combats – 1st/2nd Battalions === | ||
| 2nd Batt. 1803: 21 July – formed at Portsmouth\\ | 2nd Batt. 1803: 21 July – formed at Portsmouth\\ | ||
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| ===== Historical Notes: ===== | ===== Historical Notes: ===== | ||
| ==== The Buffs ==== | ==== The Buffs ==== | ||
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| Cannon, Richard **" | Cannon, Richard **" | ||
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| - | The regiment encamped in the mountains in the Roncesvalles' | + | The regiment encamped in the mountains in the Roncesvalles' |
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| After this brilliant exploit the army went into cantonments between the Nivelle and the sea, and the BUFFS were quartered at Cambo, a town situate behind the river Nive. Further operations were retarded for a short time by the snow and rain; but the weather having improved, the army crossed the //Nive// on the 9th of December, and drove the French into an entrenched camp in front of Bayonne. The enemy, however, issued from this post on the three succeeding days, and attacked various parts of the position occupied by the allies; on the last day the BUFFS particularly distinguished themselves, - having, together with the other regiments of the brigade, carried, in superior style, a hill on the French left which covered their manoeuvres, and captured two guns; and this height was successfully maintained against all the efforts of the enemy to retake it. The loss of the regiment was three men killed, with Captains Thorn, Cameron, and Hamilton, Lieutenants Wright, Fielding, Houghton, Gillman, Woods, Home, Twigg, Murphy, and Blake, and Ensign Everdern, four serjeants, and sixty-nine private men wounded; and the excellent conduct of the officers and men was rewarded with the royal permission to bear the word " | After this brilliant exploit the army went into cantonments between the Nivelle and the sea, and the BUFFS were quartered at Cambo, a town situate behind the river Nive. Further operations were retarded for a short time by the snow and rain; but the weather having improved, the army crossed the //Nive// on the 9th of December, and drove the French into an entrenched camp in front of Bayonne. The enemy, however, issued from this post on the three succeeding days, and attacked various parts of the position occupied by the allies; on the last day the BUFFS particularly distinguished themselves, - having, together with the other regiments of the brigade, carried, in superior style, a hill on the French left which covered their manoeuvres, and captured two guns; and this height was successfully maintained against all the efforts of the enemy to retake it. The loss of the regiment was three men killed, with Captains Thorn, Cameron, and Hamilton, Lieutenants Wright, Fielding, Houghton, Gillman, Woods, Home, Twigg, Murphy, and Blake, and Ensign Everdern, four serjeants, and sixty-nine private men wounded; and the excellent conduct of the officers and men was rewarded with the royal permission to bear the word " | ||
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| The first battalion of the BUFFS was soon afterwards ordered to a new scene of conflict. During the progress of the war in which this battalion had taken so splendid a part, Bonaparte attempted to ruin the commerce of Great Britain by prohibiting the reception of British goods by neutral nations; this gave rise to an order in council, which was issued by the British government to counteract the decrees of Bonaparte; the United States of America were afterwards induced, by French interest, to resist this order in council, and ultimately to declare war against Great Britain; and, after hostilities had ceased on the continent of Europe, the BUFFS, with several other corps, were ordered to proceed to America. The regiment accordingly marched to the coat, and having embarked at Pouillac, near Bourdeaux, on the 31st of May, arrived, after a passage of two months, in the river St. Lawrence, and landed about a hundred miles above Quebec, in Lower Canada; being formed in brigade with the fifth, twenty-seventh, | The first battalion of the BUFFS was soon afterwards ordered to a new scene of conflict. During the progress of the war in which this battalion had taken so splendid a part, Bonaparte attempted to ruin the commerce of Great Britain by prohibiting the reception of British goods by neutral nations; this gave rise to an order in council, which was issued by the British government to counteract the decrees of Bonaparte; the United States of America were afterwards induced, by French interest, to resist this order in council, and ultimately to declare war against Great Britain; and, after hostilities had ceased on the continent of Europe, the BUFFS, with several other corps, were ordered to proceed to America. The regiment accordingly marched to the coat, and having embarked at Pouillac, near Bourdeaux, on the 31st of May, arrived, after a passage of two months, in the river St. Lawrence, and landed about a hundred miles above Quebec, in Lower Canada; being formed in brigade with the fifth, twenty-seventh, | ||
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