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74enter <strong>the</strong> French <strong>ca</strong>pital, having been one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>escort sent with <strong>the</strong> flag <strong>of</strong> truce.The <strong>91st</strong> removed on <strong>the</strong> 5th <strong>of</strong> July fromAutel-de-Dieu to St. Denis, and two days latermarched to and en<strong>ca</strong>mpedin <strong>the</strong> Bois deBoulogne near <strong>the</strong> town <strong>of</strong> Neuilly.Here <strong>the</strong>yremained until <strong>the</strong> 31st <strong>of</strong> October, when <strong>the</strong> regimentmarched for Aspalzon, and arrived <strong>the</strong>re on<strong>the</strong> 2nd <strong>of</strong> November, and went into <strong>ca</strong>ntonments.On <strong>the</strong> 20th <strong>of</strong> November a general order wasissued from Field Marshal <strong>the</strong> Duke <strong>of</strong> Wellington,returning thanks to <strong>the</strong> general <strong>of</strong>ficers andtroops, on his breaking up <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> army he hadhad <strong>the</strong> honour to command, and referring to <strong>the</strong>uniform good conduct <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> troops. On <strong>the</strong> 30th<strong>of</strong> November <strong>the</strong> regiment was placedin <strong>the</strong>third brigade <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> second division under Major-General Sir H. Clinton. On <strong>the</strong> 1 1th <strong>of</strong> December<strong>the</strong> <strong>91st</strong> marched to Sevres and Meudon, arriving<strong>the</strong>re on <strong>the</strong> 15th, and marching again on <strong>the</strong>27th for Gorveau and adjacent villages, where<strong>the</strong>y arrived on <strong>the</strong> 28th, and went into <strong>ca</strong>nton-1816. ments. On <strong>the</strong> 23rd <strong>of</strong> January, 1816, <strong>the</strong>regiment marched for St. Pol, and in February<strong>the</strong> head-quarters were fixed at that place, whiledetachments were sent out to occupy thirty-nine

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