History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery, Band 2J. Murray, 1879 |
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... March 1791 , two a tional companies were formed for service in the East In but they belonged to no particular Battalion . The compa which had been reduced to a minimum in 1783 , were ra to a greater establishment in 1787 , a year in ...
... March 1791 , two a tional companies were formed for service in the East In but they belonged to no particular Battalion . The compa which had been reduced to a minimum in 1783 , were ra to a greater establishment in 1787 , a year in ...
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... march , -receiving in return remuneration at the rate of 127. per company annually . The recruits of the Battalions abroad were also under his care , and he received 127. annually for each detachment of fifty men , in return for the ...
... march , -receiving in return remuneration at the rate of 127. per company annually . The recruits of the Battalions abroad were also under his care , and he received 127. annually for each detachment of fifty men , in return for the ...
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... march by with the Regi- " ment . " One of the number replied , that on account of the distance at which he lived , and the fact of his being 86 years of age , he would be unable to attend , -which he greatly regretted , as he would have ...
... march by with the Regi- " ment . " One of the number replied , that on account of the distance at which he lived , and the fact of his being 86 years of age , he would be unable to attend , -which he greatly regretted , as he would have ...
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... March , 1788 , to be as follows . Each sergeant was to receive annually 1 coat . 1 white cloth waistcoat . 1 pair of white cloth breeches . 1 frilled shirt . 1 black leather stock . 1 pair of worsted stockings . 1 gold laced hat . Black ...
... March , 1788 , to be as follows . Each sergeant was to receive annually 1 coat . 1 white cloth waistcoat . 1 pair of white cloth breeches . 1 frilled shirt . 1 black leather stock . 1 pair of worsted stockings . 1 gold laced hat . Black ...
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... . The wording of the petition was faulty , and arguments were unsound ; thus giving the Master - Gen an opportunity , of which he availed himself , to adminis 66 66 10 March , a dignified rebuke to the 24 CH Reaction .
... . The wording of the petition was faulty , and arguments were unsound ; thus giving the Master - Gen an opportunity , of which he availed himself , to adminis 66 66 10 March , a dignified rebuke to the 24 CH Reaction .
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18-pounders 24-pounders 2nd Captain 6-pounders 7th Brigade advance Allies ammunition arms arrived Artillerymen attack Badajoz Battalion Battery battle of Waterloo Board breach Brigade has become British campaign carriages Cavalry Ciudad Rodrigo Colonel Dickson column command commenced companies conduct Corps dated despatch detachment Division drivers Duke of Wellington duty Edward Sabine embarked enemy enemy's engaged England expedition Field Artillery fire force Frazer French garrison Gibraltar gunners guns head-quarters howitzers Infantry July June killed King's German letter Lieut.-Colonel Lieutenant Lord Wellington Macleod Major Dickson March Master-General ment mentioned Mercer's military mortars Napier non-commissioned officers occasion operations Ordnance Peninsula Peninsular War Portuguese Portuguese Artillery Ramsay ranks reader received Regiment retreat rocket Ross's round shot rounds Royal Artillery Royal Horse Artillery Sept shot siege Sir Edward Sir John soldiers Soult Spanish tion took troop of Horse Vittoria waggons Walcheren whole Woolwich wounded wrote
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Seite 295 - But suddenly and sternly recovering, they closed on their terrible enemies, and then was seen with what a strength and majesty the British soldier fights...
Seite 295 - Nothing could stop that astonishing infantry. No sudden burst of undisciplined valour, no nervous enthusiasm weakened the stability of their order; their flashing eyes were bent on the dark columns in their front, their measured...
Seite 320 - When the extent of the night's havoc was made known to lord Wellington, the firmness of his nature gave way for a moment, and the pride of conquest yielded to a passionate burst of grief for the loss of his gallant soldiers.
Seite 296 - ... as slowly and with a horrid carnage it was pushed by the incessant vigour of the attack to the farthest edge of the height. There, the French...
Seite 283 - No expressions of mine could do justice to the conduct of the troops throughout. Nothing less than the almost unparalleled exertions of every officer, the invincible bravery of every soldier, and the most determined devotion to the honour of his Majesty's arms in all, could have achieved this brilliant success, against such a formidable enemy so posted.