The Nineteenth and Their Times: Being an Account of the Four Cavalry Regiments in the British Army That Have Borne the Number Nineteen and of the Campaigns in Which They ServedBiddulph, J. (John)
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The Nineteenth and Their Times: Being an Account of the Four Cavalry Regiments in the British Army That Have Borne the Number Nineteen and of the Campaigns in Which They Served
Biddulph, J. (John)
Great Britain. Army. Cavalry. 19th Light Dragoons, 1786-1821; Great Britain. Army. Cavalry. 19th Regiment, 1759-1763; Great Britain. Army. Cavalry. 19th Regiment, 1779-1783; Great Britain. Army. Cavalry. 23rd Light Dragoons, 1781-1786; Great Britain. Army. Royal Hussars, 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own)
APPENDIX D.
Casualties in the Nineteenth Hussars during the Campaign near
Suakin, 1884 306
APPENDIX E.
Special Honours granted to Nineteenth Hussars for Campaign near
Suakin, 1884 307
APPENDIX F.
Addresses to Nineteenth Hussars by Major General G. Graham,
C.B., V.C., and Brigadier General H. Stewart. Trinkitat, 5th
March 1884 308
APPENDIX G.
Casualties in the Nineteenth Hussars during the Soudan Campaign
of 1885 310
APPENDIX H.
Special Honours granted to Nineteenth Hussars for Soudan
Campaign, 1885 311
APPENDIX I.
Address to Nineteenth Hussars by General Lord Wolseley, G.C.B.
Korti, 23rd March 1885 312
APPENDIX K.
Report by Colonel Barrow on the Arab horses ridden by the
Nineteenth Hussars during the Nile Campaign of 1885 313
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCESS OF WALES--
_Photogravure--From a Photograph by Miss
Alice Hughes_ _Frontispiece_
AN OLD NINETEENTH--_From an old Seal_ _On Title page_
GENERAL SIR JOHN FLOYD, BART.--_Photogravure_ _To face page_ 59
MYSORE CAMPAIGNS--_Map_ ” ” 69
AN OFFICER IN THE UNIFORM OF THE NINETEENTH LIGHT
DRAGOONS, 1792--_Coloured Plate_ ” ” 99
THE MARCH OF THE ARMY IN PURSUIT OF DHOONDIA WAO
IN JULY, AUGUST, AND SEPTEMBER 1800--_Map_ ” ” 117
BATTLE OF ASSAYE--_Map_ ” ” 139
MAJOR GENERAL R. R. GILLESPIE--_Photogravure--From
a Miniature_ ” ” 168
GUIDONS OF THE NINETEENTH LIGHT DRAGOONS--_Coloured
Plate_ ” ” 172
THE CANADIAN FRONTIER IN 1812--_Map_ ” ” 175
BATTLE OF LUNDY’S LANE, 9 P.M., 25TH JULY 1814--_Map_ ” ” 204
OFFICERS IN THE UNIFORM OF THE NINETEENTH LANCERS,
1817--_Coloured Plate_ ” ” 218
AN OFFICER IN THE UNIFORM OF THE NINETEENTH HUSSARS,
1882--_Coloured Plate_ ” ” 232
COLONEL PERCY BARROW--_From a Photograph, Half-tone_ ” ” 264
PART I
THE NINETEENTH LIGHT DRAGOONS
DROGHEDA’S HORSE
1759-1763
State of affairs in Europe in 1756--Declaration of War against
France--Increase of the Army--Early Years of the War--Invasion
expected--Orders for raising the 19th Light Dragoons--Death of
George II.--End of the Seven Years’ War--Reduction of Military
Establishments--19th Light Dragoons become the 18th--Uniform of
the Regiment.
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