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)
_1st Division_ to march on Thursday Next, Lieut Col. Homes
troop to Haistens Battle & Winchelay--Capt Telfers troop
Hythe New Rumley & Rye.
_2nd Division_ to march on Friday, Lord Panmure's troop to Lewis
New Haven & Eastborne. Col Douglas's troop to Do.
_3rd Division_ The third division to march on Saterday, Capt
Herons troop to Shoreham and Brighthelmston, Capt Ramsays
Arundel.
+East Bourne, 24 July 1778.+ Orders from Hastings for the Royal
North British Dragoons Patroling the Coast from Dover to
Seaford Inclusive. Every Morning at Day brake a Serjeant
or Corporal from each station is to go to the Nearest
High Ground where he has a View of the Sea and if He or
the Patrole on his tour shall discover the appearance of
anything extraordinary or an unusual Number of Shipes upon
the coast--they are immediatly to make a report of it to the
Officer or Non Commissioned Officer Commanding the Port to
which he belongs, or where the Patrole is going to, which
Officer is to see himself and carefully to examine as much
as he possebly can whatever it may happen to be before He
forwards his own Report to the nixt post to be sent to the
Head Quarters at Hastings--and all Reports are to be made
in Writing in which must be specified all that the Officer
has seen himself or has been Reported to him by the others.
When any Discovery is made from which there is reason to
belive the Enemy is on the Coast A Patrole to be sent both
ways along the Coast with all Expedition with a Report and
to be Communicated from Seaford to the Party of the King's
Light Dragoones at Newhaven to be forwarded to the Officer
commanding that Regiment.
A patrole of a Dragoon Mounted to set out every Morning soon
after Sun Rise from Dover and Seaford to the next Post on the
Road to Hastings--they are to have a sealed card on which is
written the time the patrole left each Station. The Patrole
will on his arrival put up his Horse in the place of the
Patrole going out--will carry and give his Horse a feed and
set out to Return his Quarters in two Hours. The patrole to
have his side armes and Pistols Loaded.
+Canterbury, 26th January 1779.+ As the Adjutant is raither in
Confusion, the Clerks of Troops are Directed to Assemble at
Canterbury to morrow the 28th Instant they are to bring an
exact state of their troops with them--Both of men and Horse
and the No of Grays--& Bays--and any other transfers &c.,
&c., that may have happned.
By Order of Colonel Home,
Signed +William Crawford+, Sergt.
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