Historical Records of the Fifty-seventh, Or, West Middlesex Regiment of FootW. Mitchell and Company, 1878 - 304 páginas |
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57th Regiment Aden Adjutant Ahmednuggur Albuhera appointed approbation April arms arrived Assistant-Surgeon attack August Barracks Battalion Battle of Albuhera Brevet Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Brevet-Major camp Cannanore Captain Colonel Goldie Colonel Warre Colours command of Major Companies conduct Corfu Corps Crimea detachment discipline disembarked Division Drummers Duke embarked on board encamped enemy England Enniskillen Ensign February Fifty-seventh Regiment fire following Officers force French gallant Garrison George H. J. Warre Hassard honour Infantry inspected by Major-General January joined Head-quarters July June killed Kinburn landed Lieut Lieutenant Lieutenant-Colonel Lieutenant-General Lieutenant-General Sir Lord Moira Madras Major Butler Major-General Major-General Sir Malta Maories ment musketeers Non-Commissioned Officers November October Ostend Paymaster Plymouth Portalegre Poutoko Privates proceeded Quartermaster quarters rank and file rebel natives received Redoubt Regiment remained Regiment was inspected REGIMENTAL ORDERS retired returned right wing River Royal Highness sailed Sebastopol September Sergeants Shadforth ship Shortt soldiers Surgeon Tagus Taranaki troops Wanganui William wounded Zealand
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Página 22 - ... armed with pikes from fourteen to eighteen feet long, and swords. In the early part of the seventeenth century Gustavus Adolphus, King of Sweden, reduced the strength of regiments to 1000 men. He caused the gunpowder, which had heretofore been carried in flasks, or in small wooden bandoliers, each containing a charge, to be made up into cartridges, and carried in pouches; and he formed each regiment into two wings of musketeers, and a centre division of pikemen. He also adopted the practice of...
Página 1 - FOR HER MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OrFicic. GENERAL ORDERS. HORSE-GUARDS, 1st January, 1836. His MAJESTY has been pleased to command that, with a view of doing the fullest justice to 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,...
Página 25 - War, see the Historical Record of the Third Foot, or Buffs. abundant proof that the Britons of the present age are not inferior to their ancestors in the qualities which constitute good soldiers. Witness the deeds of the brave men, of whom there are many now surviving, who fought in Egypt in 1801, under the brave Abercromby, and compelled the French army, which had been vainly styled Invincible, to evacuate that country ; also the services of the gallant troops during the arduous campaigns in the...
Página 112 - His royal highness the Prince Regent has been pleased, in the name and on the behalf of his Majesty, to confirm the finding of the court, on the 1st, 3d, 4th, and 5th charges.
Página 2 - ... 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 Marks of Distinction, have...
Página 19 - Csesar'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 sharp pieces of iron resembling scythe-blades, and infantry in long chariots resembling waggons, who alighted and fought on foot, and for change of ground, pursuit, or retreat, sprang into the chariot and drove off with the speed of cavalry. These inventions were, however, unavailing against Caesar's legions : in the course of...
Página 26 - ... obedience to his superiors. 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...
Página 25 - In the wars of Queen Anne, the fame of the British army under the great 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)...
Página 19 - History contains so many proofs of extraordinary acts of bravery, that no doubts can be raised upon the facts which are recorded. It must therefore be admitted, that the distinguishing feature of the British soldier is INTREPIDITY. This quality was evinced by the inhabitants of England when their country was invaded by Julius 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...