Sergeant-Major Mayne was in charge of the 43rd Foot from the half-battalion commanded by the Earl of Edrington during the royalist invasion of France in an attempt to retake France from Napoleon. The Regiment provided cover fire while French royalist forces retreated from revolutionary forces. Midshipmen Bracegirdle and Hornblower were detached from HMS Indefatigable, to provide support during the re-invasion.
Sergeant-Major Mayne was in charge of the 43rd Foot from the half-battalion commanded by the Earl of Edrington during the royalist invasion of France in an attempt to retake France from Napoleon. The Regiment provided cover fire while French royalist forces retreated from revolutionary forces. Midshipmen Bracegirdle and Hornblower were detached from HMS Indefatigable, to provide support during the re-invasion.