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--- uphill_william_1782 [2021/02/10 19:41] – tielmess
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+[[http://www.theartofrandomology.co.uk/genealogy/media/William_Uphill_1782-1825.pdf|View abridged page]] in downloadable PDF format.\\
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 William UPHILL was born 28 Apr 1782 and baptised 26 May 1782, [[https://www.sjp.org.uk/buildinghistorya.html|St James' (Piccadilly), Westminster]], Middlesex.
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-He was stationed at [[wp>Berry_Head|Berry Head]] ([[http://brixhamlife.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/berry-head-napoleonic-fort.html|Berry Head Napoleonic Fort]]) at the time of his first son's birth, and Reading for the birth of his second son.\\
+He was stationed at [[wp>Berry_Head|Berry Head]] ([[https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1017322|Berry Head Napoleonic Fort]]) at the time of his first son's birth, and Reading for the birth of his second son.\\
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 I have been unable to determine if William participated in any of the 1st Battalion's expeditions during early stages of the [[wp>Peninsular_War|Peninsular War (1807 to 1814)]], although he was certainly an avid admirer of Arthur Wellesley ([[wp>Arthur_Wellesley,_1st_Duke_of_Wellington|1st Duke of Wellington]]), naming 2 of his sons after the revered man.\\
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-The regiment encamped in the mountains in the Roncesvalles' pass for several months. In the early part of November the army prepared for a forward movement; but heavy rains near the coast, and snow in the mountains, delayed the operation until the 10th of November, when the whole, having entered France, advanced to dislodge the enemy from a line of works on the river //Nivelle//. The BUFFS, having issued from the mountains, formed part of the right division of the army under Lieut.-General Sir Rowland Hill, which attacked the heights of Ainhoe; and having forded the river, distinguished themselves by a gallant assault on the entrenchments and a redoubts on the enemy's left, which were carried after a sharp resistance. The French were driven from their position, and they lost fifty pieces of cannon, with ammunition, stores, and a number of men killed, wounded, and taken prisoners. In this action the BUFFS earned the honour of bearing the word "NIVELLE" on their colours; their loss was three men killed, and Captain Charles Cameron, one serjeant, and seven men wounded.\\
+The regiment encamped in the mountains in the Roncesvalles' pass for several months. In the early part of November the army prepared for a forward movement; but heavy rains near the coast, and snow in the mountains, delayed the operation until the 10th of November, when the whole, having entered France, advanced to dislodge the enemy from a line of works on the river //Nivelle//. The BUFFS, having issued from the mountains, formed part of the right division of the army under Lieut.-General Sir Rowland Hill, which attacked the heights of Ainhoe; and having forded the river, distinguished themselves by a gallant assault on the entrenchments and a redoubts on the enemy's left, which were carried after a sharp resistance. The French were driven from their position, and they lost fifty pieces of cannon, with ammunition, stores, and a number of men killed, wounded, and taken prisoners. In this action the BUFFS earned the honour of bearing the word "NIVELLE" on their colours; their loss was three men killed, and Captain Charles Cameron, one sergeant, and seven men wounded.\\
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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 "Nive" on their colours.\\