Historical Record of the Ninth, Or the East Norfolk Regiment of Foot: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1685, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1847Parker, Furnivall, & Parker, 1848 - 135 Seiten |
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... field , a pro- portion of men appeared on foot , and , although these were of inferior degree , they proved stout- hearted Britons of stanch fidelity . When stipen- diary troops were employed , infantry always con- stituted a ...
... field , a pro- portion of men appeared on foot , and , although these were of inferior degree , they proved stout- hearted Britons of stanch fidelity . When stipen- diary troops were employed , infantry always con- stituted a ...
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... field , let them be chosen where they list . " Yet at this time the Spanish infantry was allowed to be the best disciplined in Europe . For instances of valour displayed by the British Infantry during the Seventy Years ' War , see the ...
... field , let them be chosen where they list . " Yet at this time the Spanish infantry was allowed to be the best disciplined in Europe . For instances of valour displayed by the British Infantry during the Seventy Years ' War , see the ...
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... fields where the robust sons of Albion have fought and conquered , surrounds the British arms with a halo of glory ; these achievements will live in the page of history to the end of time . The records of the several regiments will be ...
... fields where the robust sons of Albion have fought and conquered , surrounds the British arms with a halo of glory ; these achievements will live in the page of history to the end of time . The records of the several regiments will be ...
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... field , the rebel army was overthrown at Sedge- moor , and the Duke of Monmouth was captured and executed . The rebellion was thus suppressed ; but the King being a Roman Catholic , and having secret designs against the laws and ...
... field , the rebel army was overthrown at Sedge- moor , and the Duke of Monmouth was captured and executed . The rebellion was thus suppressed ; but the King being a Roman Catholic , and having secret designs against the laws and ...
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... field with severe loss . The regiment had Major Cornwall , one ensign , and sixteen private soldiers killed ; one captain , one en- sign , and forty - three soldiers wounded . Continuing its advance , the army appeared before 1691 ...
... field with severe loss . The regiment had Major Cornwall , one ensign , and sixteen private soldiers killed ; one captain , one en- sign , and forty - three soldiers wounded . Continuing its advance , the army appeared before 1691 ...
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afterwards April arms arrived artillery attack August Battalion embarked battle bayonet brigade Brigadier-General British troops Busaco Cabool Captain captured cavalry Ciudad Rodrigo colonelcy colours command Cornwall corps December ditto dragoons Duke encamped enemy enemy's Ensign file killed file wounded fire flank foot guards force fortress French army gallant gallantry Gibraltar guns heights hills HONORABLE hundred Ireland island January John Cameron joined July June Khyber Pass King George King George II King William Lieut Lieut.-Colonel Taylor Lieutenant Majesty's NINTH foot Major Major-General Marshal Marshal Soult McCaskill ment Minorca Moodkee musketeers native infantry NINTH foot NINTH regiment numbers occasion October ordered Portugal Portuguese prisoners proceeded promoted quarters rank and file rank of major-general regi regiment marched regiment of foot repulsed retreat returned to England river Robert Brownrigg royal sailed Salamanca second battalion September serjeants siege Sikhs Sir John Sir John Moore stationed Stewart superior numbers Sutlej took Umballa
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Seite 49 - Not a drum was heard, not a funeral note, As his corse to the rampart we hurried ; Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero we buried. We buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with our bayonets turning ; By the struggling moonbeam's misty light And the lantern dimly burning.
Seite 50 - ... misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Not in sheet nor in shroud we wound him; But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him. Few and short were the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow ; But we steadfastly gazed on the face of the dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow.
Seite 50 - Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame fresh and gory; We carved not a line, and we raised not a stone, But we left him alone with his glory.
Seite 50 - Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him, — But little he'll reck if they let him sleep on In the grave where a Briton has laid him.
Seite 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...
Seite xviii - Under the blessing of Divine Providence, His Majesty ascribes the successes which have attended the exertions of his troops in Egypt to that determined bravery which is inherent in Britons ; but His Majesty desires it may be most solemnly and forcibly impressed on the consideration of every part of the army, that it has been a strict observance of order, discipline, and military system, which has given the full energy to the native valour of the troops, and has enabled them proudly to assert the...
Seite 23 - Union in the upper canton, and in the centre of the colour the rank of the regiment in gold Roman characters within a wreath of roses and thistles on the same stalk. The costume of the regiment at this period was most picturesque.
Seite 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...
Seite 105 - Dispositions were now made for a united attack on the enemy's entrenched camp. We found it to be a parallelogram, of about a mile in length, and half a mile in breadth, including within its area the strong village of Ferozeshah ; the shorter sides looking towards the Sutlej and Moodkee, and the longer towards Ferozepore and the open country. We moved against the last-named face, the ground in front of which was like the Sikh position in Moodkee, covered with low jungle.