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 17, 1703, to “Charles La Boulecy, of Carlow, gent.”
II. La Meloniere’s Foot.
The colonel of this regiment was Major-General de la Melonière. His regiment served in all the Irish campaigns. Captains Barbeau and De Sorman, and Lieut. De Millery were unable to proceed to Ireland. Its most celebrated officer was Captain St. Sauveur, of the grenadier company. In 1689 Colonel Russel, with some cavalry, Colonel Lloyd, with the Enniskilleners, and the refugee captain, were in Sligo. The two former drew off on the approach of General Sarsfield; but St. Sauveur carried some provisions into a fort, and held out. The nights being dark, he dipped some fir deals in tar, and by the light these gave when set on fire, he perceived the enemy advancing towards the fort with an engine called by the Irish a sow. This engine was rendered proof against musket-balls by a fourfold covering of hides and sheepskins; it consisted of strong timbers bound together with iron hoops, enclosing a hollow space. The back part was left open for besiegers to go in; the machine was fixed on an iron axle-tree, and was forced under the wall; then the men within opened a door in front. Captain St. Sauveur, by killing the engineer and one or two more, obliged the rest to retreat, and then he burned the sow. At break of day he forced the Irish to quit a small field- piece which they had planted in the street, and immediately afterwards sallied out and killed many of them. But his provisions were consumed, and there was no water in the fort. He therefore surrendered on honourable terms. As the intrepid Huguenots marched over the bridge, Sarsfield stood with a purse of gold in his hand, and offered every man of them who would engage in King James’ service five guineas, with a horse and arms. They all, however, except one, replied that they would never fight for Papists; and that one, deserting next day, with his gold, his arms, and his horse, got safely to Schomberg’s head-quarters. Captain St. Sauveur died of fever in Lisburn.
At the taking of Athlone, one of its captains, the Sieur de Blachon, was killed. From 1692 to 1698 the regiment was in active service abroad; (see my Memoir of the Duke of Leinster, third Duke of Schomberg). I pass on to the muster of the regiment in 1698.
Staff and Standing Officers.
Major-General La Melonière, colonel.
Lieutenant-Colonels. — Vimar (Colonel in the army). St. Auban.
Major. — La Balme.
Chaplain . — Bonnevall.
Adjutant. — Papot.
Surgeon. — Darquier.
Captains. — La Bastide, Brasselay, Vignoles, La Court, Moncant, Deperay, Desbrosses, Montigny, Rosset, Secqueville.
Lieutenants. — Bordenave, Fraisinet, Massilos, Coulon, Brunvilla [Brunville?], Beraud, Béderatt, Portall, La Motte Grindor, Bigos, Vignaud, Font Ronce (or Fonronce), Longchamp, Ferrand.
Ensigns. — Valada, jun.; Brizac, sen.; Guy de St. Auban, Baucours, Daugilbaud, Glatigny, Delpy, Guarapuy, Dufaux, sen.; Molie, La Melonière, sen.; La Claretiere.
Reformed Officers.
Old Captains. — Danteuill, Cresserau, St. Phillibert, Marechall, D’Lanus, St. Memin, La Motte Belleau, St. Hypolitte, La Commerie, La Sauvagie, La Rize, Ste. Jeme, Labatt.
Lieutenants. — La Coste, Dufaux, jun.; Puichenin, Castelverdun, Mercier, Pelat, Laporte, Papin, Valada, sen.; Daubon, Duglas, Villeneuve, La Lauze, Masse.
Ensigns. — Lafitte, Lafond, Brizac, jun.; Lamecourt, Motie, jun.; Dalbinque, Dapilly.
Officers from the Rhine.
Brigadier De Loches. Colonel La Valette. Lieutenant-Colonel Rintor. Major Dalbon.
Captains. — Bragars, Ruinat, Dussand, Alisieux, Dumeny, Beaulieu, Gassand, Laussan, De Lauze.
Lieutenants. — Bonnabel. Bafignac, Dupuy, Dassas, La Rivaliere.
Ensigns. — Duvivas, Descrs, Desamblards.
Officers recommended for promotion upon their retirement.
To be standing Captains. — Messrs. St. Philibert, La Commerie, La Rize, Fontronce.
To be reformed Captains. — Messrs. Bordenave, Fraisinet, Massilos, Coulon, Laporte, Mercier.
