Page 8. The Huguenot cavalry were conspicuous in the Prince’s army, and also 2250 foot-soldiers of the same communion. The French historian, J. Michelet, estimates the number of French officers at 736, some of them making their debut in the service of the liberator of Britain as privates. Observing that this steadfast and considerable portion of the troops is not alluded to in Lord Macaulay’s word-picture of the march from Exeter, Michelet complains rather bitterly in words like these:— “In the Homeric enumeration which that historian gives of William’s comrades, he counts (as one who would omit nothing) English, Germans, Dutch, Swedes, Swiss, yes, down to the three hundred negroes, with turbans and white plumes, in attendance on as many rich English or Dutch officers. But he has not an eye for our soldiers. Is it that our band of exiles are clad in costumes incongruous with William’s grandeur? The uniform of many of them must be that of the impoverished refugee — dusty, threadbare, torn.”
De Bostaquet, as a subaltern in De Moliens’ Company of Schomberg’s Regiment of Horse, and with the rank of captain in the army, marched from London on the 28th August. He arrived in Ireland after the taking of Carrickfergus. Having weathered out that fatal autumn, he made application at Lisburn for leave of absence to visit his family. The Duke of Schomberg was obliged to answer in the negative, condescendingly adding, “You made such efforts to be in my regiment, and now you desire to quit it; do you wish to leave me here by myself? Wait for King James’s leave, and we will go to England together.” On Christmas-eve he was attacked with a fever which raged for weeks; this circumstance obtained for him his furlough. The Marquis De Ruvigny had secured that he should retire on full pay; but he determined to serve in the campaign of 1690, when it was announced that King William was to join the army. Having served with distinction he returned to London.
Our refugee family’s final resting-place was Portarlington. There the veteran captain obtained a lease of ground, built his house and garden-wall, brought up his younger children, served as an elder in the French Church, and enjoyed his pension of 6s. 3d. per diem, till his death in 1709, at the age of 77. The following is the registration of his burial in the Register of St. Paul’s, Portarlington:— “Sepulture du lundi, 15 Aoust 1709. Le dimanche, 14° dernier à 3 heur du matin. Est mort en la foi du Seigneur et dans l’espèrance de la glorieuse resurrection Isaac Dumond, escuyer, Sieur Du Bostaquet, Capitaine à la pension de S.M.B., dont l’âme étant allée à Dieu, son corps a été enterré cejourd'hui dans le cemetière de ce lieu par Mr De Bonneval, ministre de cette Eglise.”
Page 10. Here we may give his list of officers to whom settlements were granted in Ireland with half-pay, commencing from 1st January 1692:
Officers of Cavalry. — Colonel de Romaignac. Captains De Bostaquet, Desmoulins, Questrebrune, D’Antragues, Dolon, De Passy, D’Eppe, De L’Isle, De Vivens, Fontanié, De La Boissonade, Du Vivier, Dupont-Bérault, Pascal, Ferment, Seve, L’Escours, La Boulaye, La Boulaye (brother), La Brosse-Fortin, Lantillac, Vilmisson, Mercier, De Causse and La Caterie. Cornets De Rivery, La Bastide-Barbu, Goulain, L’Amy, Lemery, and La Serre.
Officers of Infantry. — Lieut.-Colonels Du Petitbosc and Du Borda. Captains La Ramière, La Glide, Bethencour de Bure, Saint-Garmain, D’Ortoux, Champtleury, Loteron, Sainte-Maison, La Sautier, La Brousse, Barbaut, Serment, Millery, Du Parc, D’Anroche, L’Estrille, Courteil, De L’Ortle, D’Aulnix, Charrier, Tiberne, Pressac, Verdier, La Rochemonroy, Champlaurier, Harne, Prou, Liger, Verdelle, Dantilly, Ponthieu, Sally, Vignoles, Linoux, La Rochegua, Vebron, Bernardon, Revole, Chabrole and La Guarde. Lieutenants Baise, Sailly, Boyer, Pruer, De Mestre, L’Ille du Gua, Saint-Sauveur, La Maupère, Saint-Aignan, Belonn, Saint-Faste, Lungay, Mercier, Bignon, Boisbeleau, Petit, Lainé, Saure, Pegat, Bourdin, Massac, Damboy, Bellet, De Loches, La Motte, Loux, Bemecour, Vialla, Delon, Lanteau, Londe, Aldebert, Mercier (brother), Fortanier, Saint-Yorc, La Risole-Falantin, Le Brun and La Rousselière. Ensigns Lanfant, La Hauteville, Castelfranc, Saint-Paul, Laval, Saint-Etienne, Guillermin, Quinson and Champlaurier (brother) [Additional names. Bourdiquet du Rosel, Bernières.] Of these some died before him (dates not mentioned), Captains Queste-
