The Cumberland Pacquet 05 May 1812 05 May 1812 Earl of Wellington's Letter

05 May 1812 Earl of Wellington's Letter

(Copy of a letter from the Earl of Wellington, dated Camp at Badajoz, April 8.)        My Lord, - It gives me great pleasure to inform your Lordship that our numerous wounded Officers and Soldiers are doing well.        I have had great reason to be satisfied with the attention paid to them by Mr. M'GREGOR, the Inspector General of Hospitals, and the medical gentlemen under his direction, and I trust that the loss to the service on this occasion, will not eventually be great.                                   I have the honour to be &c.                                               WELLINGTON The Earl of Liverpool &c., &c. _____ Return of Killed, Wounded and Missing British Loss during the Seige - 60 Officers, 45 Sergeants, 715 Rank and File, killed; 251 Officers, 178 Sergeants, 14 Drummers, 2,564 Rank and File, wounded; 1 Sergeant, 32 rank and file, missing. Portuguese Loss during the Seige - 12 Officers, 6 sergeants, 2 Drummers, 195 Rank and File, killed; 55 Officers, 38 Sergeants, 3 Drummers, 684 Rank and File, wounded; 30 rank and file missing. Grand Total from March 18 to April 7, inclusive - 72 Officers, 51 Sergeants, 2 Drummers, 910 Rank and File, killed; 306 Officers, 216 Sergeants, 17 Drummers, 3,248 rank and file, wounded; 1 Sergeant, 62 rank and file missing. Return of Ordnance, Ammunition, &c. Taken.        172 Spanish brass guns, of different calibre, 5,431 Muskets, with bayonets, 163,000 musket cartridges, 10 tons of loose musket balls, 12,000 pounds of gunpowder, 86,578 cannon balls, of different sizes, and 600 shells.

 

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