Return of the Names of the Officers in the Army : Naval & Military Press : 9781474538916 : 1474538916 : 06 Sep 2023 : Informative list of army pensions in the 40 years between the Battle of Bunker Hill and Waterloo. Drawn up on the orders of Lord Palmerston, it is a remarkable insight into the class and rank privileges of the period. This gem was printed on 14th May 1818 by order of the House of Commons under the authority of the then Secretary-at-War, Lord Palmerston. The names are arranged by regiments in order of precedence beginning with the cavalry, the Royal Horse Guards leading the way (no Life Guards pensions), followed by the Foot Guards and then the infantry of the line, listed by Foot number (1st Foot, 2nd Foot etc). The earliest recorded engagement is Bunker Hill (1775) and the latest Waterloo (1815), a spread of forty years. It reads like a history of the British Army and it is an eye-opener to be faced with the number of battles and engagements in which British arms were