Historical Record of the Tenth, or the North Lincolnshire, Regiment of Foot,: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1685, and of its Subsequent Services to 1847Cannon, Richard
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Historical Record of the Tenth, or the North Lincolnshire, Regiment of Foot,: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1685, and of its Subsequent Services to 1847
Cannon, Richard
Great Britain. Army -- History; Great Britain. Army. North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot
On the 2nd of July, after a long march through a difficult country,
the British approached the fortified post of _Schellenberg_, a
commanding height on the left bank of the Danube, where a body
of French and Bavarians were stationed under the Count d'Arco,
and about six in the evening, a detachment from each British
regiment, with the foot guards, royals, and twenty-third, under
Brigadier-General Fergusson, and a Dutch force under General Goor,
advanced to attack the entrenchments. A very spirited resistance
was made by the enemy, and, eventually, the TENTH were led up the
contested height to join in the attack. Firmly and steadily the
soldiers of the TENTH moved up the steep ascent, which was strewed
with killed and wounded; arriving within range of the enemy's fire,
an iron tempest smote the ranks, and the firm order of the regiment
was shaken: a short pause ensued. At that moment the British
cavalry approached to support the infantry, and the Germans under
the Margrave of Baden arrived to prolong the attack and assail the
enemy in the rear. Encouraged by these circumstances, the British
and Dutch infantry raised a loud shout, and, breaking with terrific
violence into the entrenchments, overpowered all resistance. The
Duke of Marlborough led the British cavalry forward, and completed
the overthrow of the enemy.
The TENTH had Captain Crow and fifteen rank and file killed; three
serjeants, and thirty-six rank and file wounded.
Crossing the Danube, and advancing into Bavaria, the regiment was
engaged in various operations; it proceeded to the vicinity of the
enemy's fortified camp at Augsburg, and afterwards returned to the
Danube at Donawerth: in the meantime a numerous body of French
troops had traversed the Black Forest and joined the enemy.
About ten o'clock on the night of the 11th of August, the army
under the Duke of Marlborough joined the imperialists commanded by
Prince Eugene of Savoy, at the village of Munster, near the bank of
the Danube. On the following day the regiment was ordered forward
to support the piquets, which were attacked by the enemy's hussars.
At daybreak, on the morning of the memorable 13th of August, the
regiment was under arms, to engage in a battle which appeared
to involve the fate of the Christian world: it formed, on this
occasion, part of the brigade under Brigadier-General Row.
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