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)
H.S.H. orders his greatest thanks to be given to the whole
Army for their great bravoury and good behaviour yesterday,
particularly to the British Infantry and to the 2 Battallions
of Hanoverian Guards, to all the Cavalry of the left wing,
and General Wagenheim's Corps particularly to the regiments
of Holstein and Hessian Cavalry and to the Hannoverian
Regiment de Corps and Hammersteins; the same to all the
Brigades of Artillery. H.S.H. declares publickly that next
to god he attributes the Glory of the Day to the Intrepidity
& extraordinary good behaviour of these Troops, which he
assures them he shall retain the strongest sense of as long
as he lives, and if ever upon any occasion he shall be able
to serve these brave troops or any one of them in particular
it will give him the utmost pleasure. H S H orders his
particular thanks to be likewise given to General Spocken,
the Duke of Holstein, Lt Genl Imhoff, & Urff.--H.S.H. is
extreamly obliged to the Count de Bucksberg for all his care
& trouble in the management of the artillery which was served
with great effect--Likewise the Commanding Officers of the
Brigade of Artillery vizt Col Brown, Lt Col. Hulte, Major
Hesse, and the three English Captains Phillips, Drummond, &
Foy,--H S H thinks himself infinitely obliged to Majors Genl
Waldegrave, & Kingsley, for their great courage & the good
order in which they conducted their Brigades.--H S H further
orders it to be declared to Lt Genl Marquis of Granby that
he is persuaded that if he had had the good fortune to have
had him at the head of the Cavalry of the Right wing, his
presence would have greatly contributed to make the decision
of the day more compleat, & more brilliant, in short H.S.H.
orders that those of his suite whose behaviour he most
admired be named, as the Duke of Richmond, Col Fitzroy, Capn
Ligonier, Col Watson, Capn Wilson aid de Camp to Major Genl
Waldegrave Adjt General Estoff, Ruleau, Dirandol, The Count
Taube, and Malerly,--H S H having much reason to be satisfied
with their conduct & H S H desires & orders, the Generals of
the Army that upon all occasions when orders are brought to
them by his aid de Camp, that they be obeyed punctually and
without delay.
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