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 were Colonel Daubussargues and Lieutenant-Colonel Verangle. Its half-pay in 1719 amounted to £2263, and in 1722 to £2294.

Some of the officers came into notice in the reign of Queen Anne, viz., the Comte De Paulin, Messieurs Montargis, La Bouchetière, &c. De Bostaquet says that Cornet Du Teron became an audit lord; probably he held a responsible post in the Exchequer or Audit Office of Ireland. Lieutenant La Boulay became a proprietor in Carlow parish of ten acres, which in parochial assessments were called Captain Labully’s fields — granted by the Trustees of Forfeited Estates on June 17th, 1703, to “Charles La Bouleey, of Carlow, gent.” The surviving half-pay officers of this and the other French registers are named in the Pamphlet entitled “Hiberniae; Notitia,” published in 1723; but the names are so incorrectly spelt, that I have not ventured to make much use of those lists.

Isaac De Monceau, Sieur De La Melonnière, was Lieutenant-Colonel of the Regiment of Anjou. He married in 1679 Anne Addée, daughter of Louis, Sieur De Petit Val et Grand Champ. As a Huguenot he was under the surveillance of the police at the period of the Revocation, and was officially reported to be “an old and meritorious officer and a handsome man, but of the pretended reformed religion, and extremely opinionative” (ancien officier de mérite et bien fait, mais de la R. P. R. et fort opinionâtre).

In attempting to emigrate he had reached the frontier, but was apprehended and made a prisoner. To avoid the galleys he professed to be ready to receive instruction. The priests who took him in hand were pleased with their veteran catechumen, and regarded him as a zealous pupil. Whether he pretended to be a convert is not known. Hapily he soon made a more successful attempt at flight. He found his way to Holland, through the help of God. William, Prince of Orange, gave him the rank of Colonel in his army, and made him his aide-de-camp. At that date he had three children — Louis Isaac, born in 1680; Susan Anne, born in 1683; Marianne, born in 1685.

Colonel De La Melonnière enrolled the Huguenot infantry, both officers and privates, who presented themselves at the Hague to join in the Prince of Orange’s descent upon England, Colonel D’Estang doing the same duty for the cavalry. In 1689 Lamellonière, or Lamellonier (such are the English forms of his name) was colonel of one of the foot regiments raised by Schomberg and Ruvigny. The former he accompanied to Ireland, and during the Irish campaigns he held the local rank of Brigadier; he was inserted as such in a list given to King William 18th June 1690; Story calls him La Millionière. On the day of the victory at the Boyne, Lamelonière was sent by King William with 1000 horse and some foot to summon the town of Drogheda. The governor, having a good store of ammunition and provisions, and a garrison of 1300, received the summons with contempt. The king, however, sent him word that if he should be forced to bring cannon before the town, no quarter would be given. The summons was then obeyed, and the garrison marched out. On the 20th September, La Melonière accompanied the Duke of Wirtemberg, with 4000 men, to reinforce the Earl of Marlborough for the siege of Cork. He had charge of some Dutch and French infantry, and arrived before Cork, Sept. 26; the town capitulated on the 28th. “Wirtemberg and Marlborough being both lieutenant-generals, a warm dispute arose between them about the chief command, each claiming it in right of his rank. Marlborough was the senior officer, and led the troops of his own nation, whereas Wirtemberg was only at the head of foreign auxiliaries. Lamelonière interposed, and persuaded Marlborough to share the command with Wirtemberg, lest the King’s service should be retarded by their disagreement. Accordingly the Earl commanded on the first day, and gave the word ‘Wirtemberg;’ and the Duke commanded the next day, and gave the word ‘Marlborough.’”

It was resolved to open the campaign of 1691 with the siege of Athlone, and the troops rendezvoused at Mullingar on May 31st. The sudden attack and storming of Athlone on the