Historical Record of the First, or Royal Regiment of Foot: Containing an Account of the Origin of the Regiment in the Reign of King James VI. of Scotland, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1846Cannon, Richard
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Historical Record of the First, or Royal Regiment of Foot: Containing an Account of the Origin of the Regiment in the Reign of King James VI. of Scotland, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1846
Cannon, Richard
Great Britain. Army -- History; Great Britain. Army. Regiment of Foot, 1st (Royal Scots)
A monument was erected to his memory in the cemetery of the church of
Etienne, Bayonne, with the following inscription:--
This tomb is placed here
By the officers of the 3rd battalion, 1st, or Royal Scots
Regiment of Foot,
As a testimony of respect to the memory of
The late
MAJOR-GENERAL ANDREW HAY,
Commanding the First Brigade of the Fifth Division of the British
Army in France,
Who gallantly fell on the morning of the 14th of
April, 1814,
In defence of the ground in which
His body is deposited,
Aged 52 years.
Near the north door of St. Paul's Cathedral, London, a monument
has also been erected to the memory of this gallant veteran. He is
represented falling into the arms of Valour, with a soldier standing,
lamenting the loss of his commander.
[125] "The 3rd battalion of the Royal Scots _distinguished itself in a
particular manner_. Being removed from the centre of the 5th division,
it charged and routed a column of the enemy. It was then formed in a
square, to receive the cavalry, and though repeated attacks were made,
not the slightest impression was produced. Wherever the lancers and
cuirassiers presented themselves, they found a stern and undismayed
front, which they vainly endeavoured to penetrate."--_Mudford's
Historical Account of the Campaign in the Netherlands in 1815._
[126] "Though charged six or seven times by an infinite superiority of
numbers, the French cavalry never for an instant made the slightest
impression upon the square of the Royal Scots."--_Narrative by an
Officer who was an eye-witness._
[127]
"Whitehall, 13th December, 1815.
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