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)
+Alfred C. E. Welby.+
On the eastern wall of the north transept of Norwich Cathedral is a
memorial tablet as follows:--
To the memory of
+Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Thomas Pate Hankin, Kt.+,
who died at Norwich
October 26th, 1825,
in the 60th year of his age.
This tablet is placed here as a tribute of respect
by the
Officers of the Royal Scots Greys,
in which regiment he had passed the greater part of his life, and
commanded it
at the time of his death.
* * * * *
Extract from letter by the Honourable Charles Hamilton to his brother,
George Baillie, during the Westphalian campaign. The original letter
belongs to Lord Binning, who allowed his cousin, Captain Lindsay,
to have this extract carefully made for him by the Honourable Hen.
Dalrymple, brother of the Earl of Stair.
_Buna Camp, Aug. 28th, 1760._
The Army stays where it was at Warburg. The Duke changed his
quarters to Bunay a few days ago, it is about eight miles from
Warburg. We are to march this day. The French marched from ground
some time ago towards Cassel. The Hereditary Prince attacked their
rearguard, the Grays & Inniskillings attacked some Cavalry, they
were the only British Cavalry with the Prince, & tore them like
pork & made dogs of them. In the persuit they were saluted with a
fire from some infantry that killed several & wounded a good many.
Col. Preston had his horse killed upon a bridge both he and his
horse fell over, he was a good deal bruised.
NOTES ON CREICHTOUN'S MEMOIRS
(_Kindly supplied by J. B. Dalzell, Esq._)
Creichtoun says:--
1. _He_ commanded at Ayrsmoss. (Bruce of Earlshall did.) "The Royalists
killed about sixty and took fourteen prisoners." (Nine only were killed
and five taken prisoners.)
2. The "rebels" at Drumclog were "eight or nine thousand strong."
(There were only 250 in all.)
3. Sir Robert Hamilton, who commanded at Drumclog was "a profligate who
had spent all his patrimony." (The evidence of the historian, Bishop
Barnet, and of other reputable authorities, is all the other way.)
4. The number of the "rebels" at Bothwell Bridge was 14,000, and the
bridge was "guarded with three thousand of the rebels." (Three thousand
is nearer the mark, with only two or three hundred guarding the bridge.)
5. The "rebels had set up a very large gallows in the middle of their
camp, and prepared a cartful of new ropes at the foot of it in order to
hang the king's soldiers." (This gallows was simply the usual permanent
gallows of the Sheriff Court of Lanarkshire Netherward.)
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