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Entered the Service as Volunteer 17 Dec. 8 Nov? 1813
Ensign 17 Foot..
Lient:
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67 July 1874.
12 April 1819
1822
Exchanged to 14 Foot. _ April 1800
Removed & 37th Buffson application = 16 March 1826
Captain
41 Foot
Go Dear 1827 Exchanges 41 Foot _ October 1834
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Major by Brevet _ 9 November 1841
Major unattached – November 1844
(True copy)
Colonial Secretary
(Copy)
597
Burhampore 31st May, 1822
My dear Colonel
This has for its object the introduction, to your favourable notice of Lieut. W. Caine, lately exchanged from the 17th to the 14th Foot. During the time I have commanded the Regiment, I have found him a most intelligent, and zealous officer. He has been in the Light Company for three years, and has always proved an active & meritorious officer: indeed he has generally commanded the Company and finding him so useful in that charge, I have not taken his command away from him, when his tour came to command a Battery Company, but left him as his right, the command of the Right Centre and the general management of his own Company, the Captain of which being sick (and of course drew the command allowance). Consequently all the labour and responsibility fell therefore to Lieutenant Caine and I think he merits it. I have never had the honour of being on Service with the 17th, but the old officers tell me that Caine, as a Volunteer in the Nipal War, at the attack at Jutghur on the 30th of January 1816, distinguished himself, by bringing off all the...
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Entered the Service as Volunteer 17 : Doot. 8: Nov? 1813
Ensign 17 Boot..
Sient:
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67 July 1874.
12 April 1819
1822
Exchanged to 14 Foot . _ April 1800
Removed & 370 Buffson application = 16 March 1826
Captain
41 Fost
Go Dear 1827 Exchanges at Foot _ October 1834
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Major by Brevet _ 9 - November 1841
Major unattached – November 1844
(Frue copy)
Colonial Secretary
(Copy)
597
Burhampor 318 May, 1822
My dear Colonel
This has for its object the
introduction, to your favorable notice of Lieut. W. Caine, lately exchanged
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from the 17th to the 14th Foot - During the time I have commanded the myth
him a most intelligent.
I have found
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and zealous officer. Hee has been in the Light Company for Three years, and has
always proved
an active & mark officer:
indeed he has generally commanded the
Company and finding him so
finding him so useful in
that charge: I have not taken his ~
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him as his right the payment. of the Right Centre and the Command and general management of his own Company the Captain of which being sick : the with the Regiment of
course drew the command allowance).
Consequently all the labor and.
a responsibility to Lieutenant Caine and ~
fell there fore
ate the merit. I have never
had the honor of being on Service with
the 17th but the old officers tell me? that Caine
as a Volunteer in the -
Nipal War, at the attack at Jutguh
on the sod of January 1876, distingerished himself, by bringing off all the
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