History of Brighthelmston; or, Brighton as I View it and Others Knew It: With a Chronological Table of Local EventsErredge, John Ackerson
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History of Brighthelmston; or, Brighton as I View it and Others Knew It: With a Chronological Table of Local Events
Erredge, John Ackerson
Brighton (England) -- History
The gallant brigadiers led back
their unwilling, but not disheartened men on the left wing; then the
centre fell back, and the right, unable to stand alone, followed the
example. Lord Ranelagh’s eye instantly saw the cloud of dust which told
of the approach of horsemen. Quick as lightning there went forth the
command—“Form square to receive cavalry,” and the order was promptly
obeyed; and had there been any cavalry, they would no doubt have been
very warmly and heartily received, in obedience to orders. The division
took up a fresh position—again advanced—the Battle of Ovingdean was
fought and won, and the well-known strains of the “National Anthem” told
of the loyalty, as many courageous deeds had told of the valour, of the
Volunteers.
At the second Easter Volunteer Field Day there were 19,000 of the
following corps present:—
CAVALRY.—18th Hussars, Lieut.-Col. Knox. 1st Hants Light Horse,
Capt. Bower.
ARTILLERY.—FIELD BATTERIES.—Lieut.-Col. Ormsby, R.A., commanding
Staff: Capt. Tupper, R.A., Capt. Pitt, R.A., Capt. Ward, R.A., Capt.
Blackwell, R.A. 1st and 2nd Batteries—Major Dalbiac, 1st Sussex.
3rd Battery—Capt. Darby, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Sussex. 4th Battery—Major
Harcourt, 4th Cinque Ports.
GARRISON BRIGADE.—Lieut.-Col. Estridge, commanding; Capt. Woodhead,
3rd Middlesex Militia, Aide-de-Camp; Capt. Wolf, R.A., Major of
Brigade. 1st Battalion—Lieut.-Col. Sturdee, 1st Hants. 2nd
Battalion—Lieut.-Col. Lord Truro, 3rd Middlesex. 3rd Battalion—Major
Creed. 3rd Essex, 1 A Cinque Ports, 1st Middlesex, 2nd Middlesex,
1st Tower Hamlets.
INFANTRY.—FIRST DIVISION.—Major-General Crauford, commanding, Staff:
Capt. Smith, Grenadier Guards; Lieut. Hon. J. C. Eliot, Grenadier
Guards.
FIRST BRIGADE.—Lieut.-Col. the Duke of Wellington, K.G., commanding;
Capt. Goff, 50th Foot, Major of Brigade. 1st Battalion—Lieut.-Col.
Macleod, 1st Middlesex (Engineer), 1st Tower Hamlets (Engineer), and
two companies 16th Middlesex. 2nd Battalion—Lieut.-Col. the Hon. C.
Hugh Lindsay, 11th, 18th, and 36th Middlesex. 3rd
Battalion—Lieut.-Col. G. Warde, 1st City of London. 4th
Battalion—Major Whitehead, 1st Middlesex.
SECOND BRIGADE.—Lieut.-Col. the Marquis of Donegall, G.C.H.,
commanding; Major Mackenzie, Antrim Militia, Aide-de-Camp;
Brevet-Major Shaw, R.A., Major of Brigade. 1st Battalion—Lieut.-Col.
Jeakes, 4th and 37th Middlesex. 2nd Battalion—Major Vernon, 28th
Middlesex, and 4th Bucks. 3rd Battalion—Lieut.-Col. Lord Enfield,
29th Middlesex. 4th Battalion—Lieut.-Col. Lord Bury, 21st, 30th,
38th, 42nd, 43rd, and 44th Middlesex.
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