The History of the 2nd Dragoons: "Royal Scots Greys"Almack, Edward
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The History of the 2nd Dragoons: "Royal Scots Greys"
Almack, Edward
Great Britain. Army. Dragoons, 2nd (Royal Scots Greys)
_20th._--The regiment entrained at Rosmead for Tarkastad.
_22nd to 26th._--Tarkastad; 24th got 120 more horses.
_27th._--The regiment marched from Tarkastad to Maraisburg.
_28th to 31st._--Maraisburg.
_June 1st._--Telegram from C.S.O. to General French:--
"+Peace Signed Last Night.+"
CASUALTIES IN HORSES +from 1st Jan. to
31st May, 1902+.
_How disposed of._ | _Received._
|
Destroyed 45 | Remount depot 1285
Killed 21 | Captured 3
Died 47 |
Captured 2 |
S. H. Depots 416 |
_Remount Depot_: Elandsfontein 382 |
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913 | 1288
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CASUALTIES IN MEN AND OFFICERS.
Officers. N.C.O.'s and Men.
Killed in action 1 2
Died of wounds 2 1
Died of disease -- 5
Wounded -- 9
Captured -- --
TOTAL CASUALTIES DURING THE CAMPAIGN.
Officers. N.C.O.'s and Men.
Died at sea -- 1
Killed in action 2 20
Died of wounds 4 11
Died of disease 1 35
Wounded 4 82
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11 149
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The Regiment marched from Rosmead on 17/6/02 via Middelburg, Graffe
Reinet, and Aberdeen to Beaufort West, arriving 3/7/02.
Lieut.-Col. W. H. Hippisley proceeded to England on 16/6/02 on
relinquishing command of the Regiment.
The Reservists serving with the Regiment proceeded to England for
demobilisation on the 1/8/02.
Col. H. J. Scobell gazetted to command of the Regiment from 2/8/02.
The Regiment marched from Beaufort West on 8/8/02 to Victoria West,
arriving on the 12/8/02.
The Regiment marched from Victoria West on 10/9/02 via Beaufort West,
Matjesfontein, Worcester, and Paarl, to Stellenbosch (Remount Loop),
arriving 6/10/02.
UNIFORM AND ARMS.
In February, 1683, General Dalzell, "finding that he cannot be provided
in this kingdom with as much cloth of one colour as will be clothes to
the regiment of dragoons," obtained from the Privy Council of Scotland
a licence permitting the cloth manufacturing company at Newmills "to
import 2,536 ells of stone-grey cloth from England, for clothing the
said regiment of dragoons."
The men wore iron helmets and very high boots.
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