Let's play a game!

I'm going to give you two officers, and your job is to guess which assignment TFSmith gave them in his timeline. Ready? Off you go.


Officer 1: Lieutenant Colonel Henry Hope Crealock. War record: 'landed with the 90th Light Infantry at Balaklava on 5th December 1854, and served at the siege and fall of Sebastopol; commanded a party of the Regt. at the storming of the Quarries, and assisted in holding that work against the attacks of the Russians during Russians during the following day ; present at the attacks of the Redan on the 18th June and 8th Sept. (mentioned in despatches); appointed D.A.Q.M.Gen. at Head Quarters on 17th Sept. and at Constantinople in Dec. 1856 (Brevet of Major, Medal and Clasp, 5th Class of the Medjidie, and Turkish Medal). Served as D.A.Q.M.Gen. to the China Expeditionary Force, and was present at the whole of the operations at Canton in Dec. 1857 and Jan. 1858, the advanced storming of Canton, and capture of Yeh (Brevet of Lt.Colonel). Served in the Indian campaign of 1858-59  on the Staff of Sir Wm. Mansfield, and was present in the Rohilchund campaign, including the actions of Bareilly and Shahjehanpore (mentioned in despatches), campaigns of the Byswarra and Trans-Gogra—(mentioned in despatches, Medal).' Also, in 1860, military secretary to Lord Elgin during his time as emissary to China; joined the headquarters of Sir James Hope Grant's expedition and was present at the landing at Sinho, the capture of the Taku Forts, the engagement at Pao-li-Chau, and the capture of Pekin (medal, two clasps).
Officer 2: Captain and Lieutenant Colonel Augustus H. Lane Fox. War record: D.A.Q.M.Gen for the 2nd Division, April-October 1854 (Brevet of Major, Medal, 5th Class of the Medjidie, and Turkish medal); present at the Alma (mentioned in despatches).

Job A: Assistant Adjutant-General to the 1st Division, Army of New Brunswick; eventually responsible for planning the assault against Maine, though he spends most of his time plotting to loot art from the locals.
Job B: Sent to Prescott to command one company of the Royal Canadian Rifles and a volunteer foot battery; captured within a week of the war breaking out.

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