The History of the Rifle Brigade (the Prince Consort's Own) Formerly the 95thCope, William Henry
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The History of the Rifle Brigade (the Prince Consort's Own) Formerly the 95th
Cope, William Henry
Great Britain. Army. Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own)
At the end of November, a new arrangement of brigades was made, under
which the 1st Battalion, then consisting of six companies and 577
men, was placed in Sir John Lambert’s brigade of Sir Lowry Cole’s
division. The 2nd Battalion, then consisting of 534 men, was placed
in Sir Manley Power’s brigade of Sir Charles Colville’s division.
And the 3rd Battalion (480 men) was ordered to return to England. It
quitted Paris on December 3, and halted that night at St. Denis. From
thence passing through Beaumont, Noailles and Beauvais, it arrived
at Abbeville on the 11th. It reached Montreuil-sur-Mer on the 14th,
and embarked at Calais on the 20th, landed at Dover on the 22nd, and
marched on the next day to Shorncliffe.
On January 16, 1816, the 1st Battalion marched from Paris, and
having halted some days at Louvres, proceeded to the neighbourhood
of Cambrai, having its Head-quarters at Bourlon, with detachments
at Inchy-en-Artois, Proville, Baralle, Buissy Baralle, and
Sains-lez-Marquion. Its strength was 30 officers and 503 men of all
ranks.[173]
On December 26, 1815 the 2nd Battalion marched from St. Leu to
Gonesse, the next day to Claye, and the day following to Crecy,
where they remained until January 23, on which day they marched
by Compiègne, Noyon, Ham, St. Quentin, Le Catelet and Cambrai, to
villages near Valenciennes, in which they were billeted on January
31, and on February 1 moved into cantonments, with Head-quarters at
Lecelle, and detachments at Rumegies and Rosult. Its strength was 29
officers and 553 men.[174]
By an order dated Horse Guards February 16, 1816, the 95th was
removed from the regiments of the line, and styled THE RIFLE BRIGADE.
On July 15 the 1st Battalion was at Bapaume,[175] but soon marched
and encamped on a common at Bourlon; and on the 24th the 2nd
Battalion marched to and encamped on a common near St. Amand.
On October 24 the 2nd Battalion marched from camp and resumed its
cantonments at Lecelle, Sameon, Rumegies, and Rosult.
Early in 1817 this Battalion was removed from Sir Manley Power’s to
the 3rd Brigade under the command of Sir Thomas Brisbane; and marched
to join that brigade through Auberchicourt, Gavrelle, Aubigny to St.
Pol; where it was cantoned with detachments in fourteen surrounding
villages.
On July 4 it marched from these cantonments, and encamped at Helfaut
near St. Omer, where it remained till August 31, when it marched
to Valenciennes, and encamped on the glacis of that place; but
on October 4 went into barracks at Valenciennes for half-yearly
inspection. On the 8th it moved to camp at Denain, which however
broke up on the 16th when the Battalion marched to St. Pol, where
it arrived on the 20th and resumed its quarters there and in the
neighbourhood.
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