Historical Record of the Sixty-seventh, Or the South Hampshire Regiment: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1758, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1849Parker, Furnivall & Parker, 1849 - 52 sivua |
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Sivu xi
... fire - arms , but British archers continued formidable adversaries ; and , owing to the inconvenient construction and im- perfect bore of the fire - arms when first introduced , a body of men , well trained in the use of the bow from ...
... fire - arms , but British archers continued formidable adversaries ; and , owing to the inconvenient construction and im- perfect bore of the fire - arms when first introduced , a body of men , well trained in the use of the bow from ...
Sivu xii
... fire - arms , and , it having been found impossible to make armour proof against the muskets then in use ( which carried a very heavy ball ) without its being too weighty for the soldier , armour was gradually laid aside by the infantry ...
... fire - arms , and , it having been found impossible to make armour proof against the muskets then in use ( which carried a very heavy ball ) without its being too weighty for the soldier , armour was gradually laid aside by the infantry ...
Sivu 13
... fire , which greatly tended to * The Concan is the territory situated between the range of hills which bounds the Deccan on the west and the sea - coast , and is now under the Bombay Government . 1818 determine the enemy to surrender ...
... fire , which greatly tended to * The Concan is the territory situated between the range of hills which bounds the Deccan on the west and the sea - coast , and is now under the Bombay Government . 1818 determine the enemy to surrender ...
Sivu 17
... , from whence an incessant fire of artillery and matchlocks was kept up ; a few ill - directed rockets were also discharged . 1819 The leading sections of the Royal Scots , which OR THE SOUTH HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT OF FOOT . 17.
... , from whence an incessant fire of artillery and matchlocks was kept up ; a few ill - directed rockets were also discharged . 1819 The leading sections of the Royal Scots , which OR THE SOUTH HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT OF FOOT . 17.
Sivu 18
... fire of matchlocks from the walls of the upper fort ( the lower fort had been taken possession of on the 30th of March , by part of Brigadier - General Sir John Malcolm's divi- sion ) , but which was too distant to prevent the execution ...
... fire of matchlocks from the walls of the upper fort ( the lower fort had been taken possession of on the 30th of March , by part of Brigadier - General Sir John Malcolm's divi- sion ) , but which was too distant to prevent the execution ...
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20th Regt 30th of November Amulneir appointed April arms Army of Reserve arrived artillery attack Barrosa battalion embarked battery Belle-Isle Bombay Brevet Brevet Lieut.-Colonel brigade Brigadier-General Brigadier-General Doveton Brigadier-General Sir John Britain British Cadiz Captain capture Colonel Huskinson colonelcy colour corps decease December depôt companies despatch detachment division enemy Ensign February fire flank companies Foot Guards force fortress of Asseerghur garrison Gibraltar grenadiers Hamilton Lambert head-quarters Honorable Ireland island James Wolfe January July June King George III Lieut.-Colonel Prevost Lieutenant Lieutenant-Colonel Lieutenant-General Lord Lord Frederick Cavendish Lord William Bentinck Lordship Majesty's SIXTY-SEVENTH regiment Major Owen Major-General Mallygaum matchlocks Minorca numbers October officers pettah promoted Quebec rank and file rank of major-general regiment marched regiment of foot regiment proceeded Royal Scots Santi Petri second battalion September serjeants SEVENTH regiment siege SIR HENRY ERSKINE Sir William Keppel six companies SIXTY SIXTY-SEVENTH regiment SOUTH HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT stationed surrendered Tarragona troops Twentieth regiment valour wounded
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Sivu xvi - French nobility and an army said to amount to 60,000 men, and gained a complete victory. During the seventy years' war between the United Provinces of the Netherlands and the Spanish monarchy, which commenced in. 1578 and terminated in 1648, the British infantry in the service of the States-General were celebrated for their unconquerable spirit and firmness;* and in the thirty years' war between the Protestant Princes and the Emperor of Germany, the British Troops in the service of Sweden and other...
Sivu 36 - Command of His Royal Highness The Prince Regent in the Name and on the behalf of His Majesty BATHURST.
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 35 - His Royal Highness the Prince Regent has been pleased, in the name and on the behalf of His Majesty, to approve and confirm the finding and sentence of the Court.
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. The Names of all such Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers and Privates as may have specially signalized themselves in Action. And, The Badges and Devices which the Regiment may have been permitted to bear, and the Causes on account of which such Badges or Devices, or any other...
Sivu 32 - A reserve formed beyond the narrow valley, across which the enemy was closely pursued, next shared the same fate, and was routed by the same means. ' Meanwhile, the right wing was not less successful. The enemy, confident of success, met General Dilkes on the ascent of the hill, and the contest was •anguinary ; but the undaunted perseverance of the brigade of Guards, of Lieut.
Sivu i - Regiments, as well as to Individuals who have distinguished themselves by their Bravery in Action with the Enemy, an Account of the Services of every Regiment in the British Army shall be published under the superintendence and direction of the Adjutant-General; and that this Account shall contain the following particulars, viz., The Period and Circumstances of the Original Formation of the Regiment; The Stations at which it has been from time to time employed; The Battles, Sieges, and other Military...
Sivu 35 - Clasps which have been prepared, is pleased to command that they shall be worn by the General Officers, suspended by a Ribbon of the colour of the Sash, with a blue edge...
Sivu 30 - ... was executed served as a favourable omen. It was however impossible, in such intricate and difficult ground, to preserve order in the columns, and there never was time to restore it entirely.