History of Xx Regiment: 1688-1888Simkin, Marshall, & Company, 1889 - 427 pages |
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1st Battalion 2nd Battalion 4th Division action Adjutant appointed April army arrived artillery attack August Balaklava battery battle battle of Maida battle of Orthes battle of Vittoria bayonet Berkeley Brevet-Major brigade Brigadier Evelegh British camp campaign captured cavalry Colonel Colonel Ross colours column command Cormick corps Crimea December depôt despatch detachment Duke eight embarked on board encamped enemy enemy's England February fire flank force French garrison George Cathcart Grenadiers guns half pay headquarters honour hundred India infantry Inkerman January joined the XX July June killed Lieutenant-Colonel Lieutenant-General London Gazette Lord Lucknow Major-General marched medal miles morning night non-commissioned officers November October officers Peninsular War Private proceeded promoted Captain promoted Lieutenant Pyrenees quarters Radcliffe rebels retired retreat September sergeants served siege of Lucknow siege of Sebastopol soldiers Steevens town troops UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA village wing Wolfe wounded XX as Ensign XX Regiment
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Page 95 - A free passage to be granted to the army under Lieutenant-General Burgoyne to Great Britain, on condition of not serving again in North America during the present contest : and the port of Boston is assigned for the entry of transports to receive the troops .whenever General Howe shall so order.
Page 329 - Thereupon the general rejoined: "Go, one of you, my lads, to Colonel Burton — ; tell him to march Webb's regiment with all speed down to Charles River, to cut off the retreat of the fugitives from the bridge.
Page 58 - God he attributes the glory of the day to the intrepidity aud extraordinary good behaviour of these troops, which he assures them he shall retain the strongest sense of as long as he lives ; and if ever, upon any...
Page 329 - Fiction," says one who was sharer in it, " could not have been conducted with more address to lead an audience from despondency to sudden exultation, than Accident had here prepared to excite the passions of a whole People. They despaired ; they triumphed ; and they wept, — for Wolfe had fallen in the hour of victory ! Joy, grief, curiosity, astonishment, were painted in every countenance : the more they inquired, the higher their admiration rose.
Page 351 - I have made my will, and have remembered my servants. - Colborne has my will, - and all my papers.
Page 339 - General leaser's funeral), readily undertook to accompany her; and with one female servant, and the major's valet de chambre who had a ball, which he had received in the late action, then in his shoulder), she rowed down the river to meet the enemy.
Page 338 - The assistance I was enabled to give was small indeed ; I had not even a cup of wine to offer her ; -but I was told she had found, from some kind and fortunate hand, a little rum and dirty water. All I could furnish to her was an open boat, and a few lines written upon dirty and wet paper, to General Gates, recommending her to his protection.
Page 338 - ... fall into, appeared an effort above human nature. The assistance I was enabled to give...
Page 56 - I have seen what I never thought to be possible, — a single line of infantry break through three lines of cavalry ranked in order of battle, and tumble them to ruin!
Page 58 - His serene highness orders his greatest thanks to be given to the whole army, for their bravery and good behaviour yesterday, particularly to the English infantry, and the two battalions of Hanoverian guards...