Historical Record of the Fifty-Third, Or the Shropshire Regiment of Foot: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1755 and of Its Subsequent Services to 1848Parker, Furnivall and Parker, 1849 - 69 sivua |
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Adjutant afterwards April arrived artillery assault attack battalion battle Battle of Sobraon battle of Talavera Berhampore bravery breach brigade British troops Callinger Captain capture Cawnpore Colonel Martindell Colonel Mawby colonelcy colours column command Commander-in-Chief commenced its march conduct corps December detachment died distinguished Duke of York employed enemy enemy's England Ensign February Fehrszen field FIFTY-THIRD marched FIFTY-THIRD regi FIFTY-THIRD regiment file killed file wounded fire flank companies force fortress fourteenth France French army gallant gallantry garrison George grenadiers Hilsea hundred India Ireland island January joined Lieut Lieut.-Colonel Bingham Lieut.-Colonel Mansel Lieutenant Lord Hill Lord Wellington Lucia Madras Majesty's Major-General Major-General Fox Major-General Sir Meerut ment mountains native infantry numbers occasion October officers and soldiers private soldiers Punjaub Pyrenees rank and file regiment marched regiment of foot regiment proceeded retired retreat Salamanca second battalion serjeant siege Sikhs Sir Harry Smith Sobraon storming party Sutlej Talavera Thomas Brisbane Tournay Vittoria
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Sivu iii - PREFACE. THE character and credit of the British Army must chiefly depend upon the zeal and ardour, by which all who enter into its service are animated, and consequently it is of the highest importance that any measure calculated to excite the spirit of emulation, by which alone great and gallant actions are achieved, should be adopted. Nothing can more fully tend to the accomplishment of this desirable object, than a full display of the noble deeds with which the Military History of our country...
Sivu xviii - These qualities, — united with an excellent system of order and discipline to regulate and give a skilful direction to the energies and adventurous spirit of the hero, and a wise selection of officers of superior talent to command, whose presence inspires confidence, — have been the leading causes of the splendid victories gained by the British arms.* The fame of the deeds of the past and present generations in the various battle-fields where the robust sons of Albion have fought and conquered,...
Sivu xiv - Admiral's regiment in the second Foot Guards, and raised two Marine regiments for sea-service. During the war in this reign, each company of infantry (excepting the fusiliers and grenadiers) consisted of 14 pikemen and 46 musketeers ; the captains carried pikes ; lieutenants, partisans ; ensigns, half-pikes ; and serjeants, halberds. After the peace in 1697 the Marine regiments were disbanded, but were again formed on the breaking out of the war in 1702.* During the reign of Queen Anne the pikes...
Sivu ii - The names of those Officers, who, in consideration of their Gallant Services and Meritorious Conduct in Engagements with the Enemy, have been distinguished with Titles, Medals, or other Marks of His Majesty's gracious favour.
Sivu xvi - MARLBOROUGH was spread throughout the world ; and if we glance at the achievements performed within the memory of persons now living, there is abundant proof that the Britons of the present age are not inferior to their ancestors in the qualities * The brave Sir Roger Williams, in his Discourse on War, printed in 1590, observes : — " I persuade myself ten thousand of our nation would beat thirty thousand of theirs (the Spaniards) out of the field, let them be chosen where they list.
Sivu 31 - Lane's troop of horse artillery, moved to the attack in admirable order. The infantry and guns aided each other correlatively. The former marched steadily on in line, which they halted only to correct when necessary. The latter took up successive positions at the gallop, until at length they were within 300 yards of the heavy batteries of the Sikhs; but, notwithstanding the regularity and coolness...
Sivu ix - Caesar with a Roman army, on which occasion the undaunted Britons rushed into the sea to attack the Roman soldiers as they descended from their ships; and, although their discipline and arms were inferior to those of their adversaries, yet their fierce and dauntless bearing intimidated the flower of the Roman troops, including Caesar's favourite tenth legion. Their arms consisted of spears, short swords, and other weapons of rude construction. They had chariots, to the axles of which were fastened...
Sivu xvi - King of Bohemia, the King of Majorca, and many princes and nobles were slain, and the French army was routed and cut to pieces. Ten years afterwards, Edward Prince of Wales, who was designated the Black Prince, defeated, at Poictiers, with 14,000 men, a French army of 60,000 horse, besides infantry, and took John I., King of France, and his son Philip, prisoners. On the 25th of October, 1415, King Henry V., with an army of about 13,000 men, although greatly exhausted by marches, privations, and sickness,...
Sivu xiv - ... war in 1702.* During the reign of Queen Anne the pikes were laid aside, and every infantry soldier was armed with a musket, bayonet, and sword; the grenadiers ceased, about the same period, to carry hand grenades ; and the regiments were directed to lay aside their third colour : the corps of Royal Artillery was first added to the Army in this reign. About the year 1745, the men of the battalion companies of infantry ceased to carry swords ; during...