Historical Record of the Royal Welch Fusiliers, Late the Twenty-third Regiment: Or, Royal Welsh Fusiliers (the Prince of Wales's Own Royal Regiment of Welsh Fuzeliers) Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1689, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1889Hatchards, 1889 - 372 oldal |
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... soldier , and thus to incite him to emulate the meritorious conduct of those who have preceded him in their honourable career , are among the motives that have given rise to the present publication . The operations of the British Troops ...
... soldier , and thus to incite him to emulate the meritorious conduct of those who have preceded him in their honourable career , are among the motives that have given rise to the present publication . The operations of the British Troops ...
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... soldier most highly prizes . It has not , however , until late years , been the practice ( which appears to have long prevailed in some of the Continental armies ) for British Regi- ments to keep regular records of their services and ...
... soldier most highly prizes . It has not , however , until late years , been the practice ( which appears to have long prevailed in some of the Continental armies ) for British Regi- ments to keep regular records of their services and ...
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... soldier and the sailor , —on their sufferings , —and on the sacrifice of valuable life , by which so many national benefits are obtained and preserved . The conduct of the British Troops , their valour , and endurance , have shone ...
... soldier and the sailor , —on their sufferings , —and on the sacrifice of valuable life , by which so many national benefits are obtained and preserved . The conduct of the British Troops , their valour , and endurance , have shone ...
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... soldier is INTREPIDITY . This quality was evinced by the inhabitants of England when their country was invaded by Julius Cæsar with a Roman army , on which occasion the undaunted Britons rushed into the sea to attack the Roman soldiers ...
... soldier is INTREPIDITY . This quality was evinced by the inhabitants of England when their country was invaded by Julius Cæsar with a Roman army , on which occasion the undaunted Britons rushed into the sea to attack the Roman soldiers ...
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... soldier . Bows and arrows gave place to various kinds of fire - arms , but British archers continued formidable adversaries ; and , owing to the inconvenient construction and im- perfect bore of the fire - arms when first introduced , a ...
... soldier . Bows and arrows gave place to various kinds of fire - arms , but British archers continued formidable adversaries ; and , owing to the inconvenient construction and im- perfect bore of the fire - arms when first introduced , a ...
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Historical Record of the Royal Welch Fusiliers, Late the Twenty-Third ... Rowland Broughton-Mainwaring Nincs elérhető előnézet - 2018 |
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1st battalion 2nd battalion 4th division afterwards allied army April arrived artillery attack August batteries battle Bhamo brigade Brigadier-General British camp Captain casualties cavalry Colonel colours column command commenced companies corps December depôt despatched detachment disembarked Duke of Marlborough Earl Cornwallis Elector of Bavaria embarked encamped enemy enemy's England file killed fire flank following day Foot force formed French army front gallant garrison George George Boscawen grenadiers Guards guns head-quarters honour Horse infantry Ingoldsby joined July June King William Lieut Lieut.-Colonel Lieut.-General Sir Lieutenant light division loss Lucknow Luke O'Connor Lysons Majesty Major Major-General mand marched Marshal Marshal Boufflers ment Militia Minorca morning non-commissioned officers November o'clock October party Prince proceeded quarters rank and file received redoubt retired returned river Royal Highness ROYAL WELCH FUSILIERS September serjeants Shwebo siege soldiers surrendered took town troops TWENTY-THIRD Regiment TWENTY-THIRD ROYAL WELCH village Vincent Brooks WELSH whilst
Népszerű szakaszok
126. oldal - In vain did Soult, by voice and gesture, animate his Frenchmen ; in vain did the hardiest veterans, extricating themselves from the crowded columns, sacrifice their lives to gain time for the mass to open out on such a fair field ; in vain did the mass itself bear up, and fiercely striving, fire indiscriminately upon friends and foes, while the horsemen hovering on the flank threatened to charge the advancing line.
122. oldal - Governor will adopt provisionally and recommend to the confirmation of his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, in the name and on behalf of His Majesty...
v. oldal - The Names of those Officers, who, in consideration of their Gallant Services and Meritorious Conduct in Engagements with the Enemy, have been distinguished with Titles, Medals, or other Marks of His Majesty's gracious favour. The Names of all such Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers and Privates as may have specially signalized themselves in Action. And, The Badges and Devices which the Regiment may have been permitted to bear, and the Causes on account of which such Badges or Devices, or any other...
126. oldal - Hawkshawe, fell wounded, and the fusilier battalions, struck by the iron tempest, reeled and staggered like sinking ships; but suddenly and sternly recovering they closed on their terrible enemies, and then was seen with what a strength and majesty the British soldier fights. In vain did Soult...
xxii. oldal - ... obedience to his superiors. These qualities, — united with an excellent system of order and discipline to regulate and give a skilful direction to the energies and adventurous spirit of the hero, and a wise selection of officers of superior talent to command, whose presence inspires confidence, — have been the leading causes of the splendid victories gained by the British arms.* The fame of the deeds of the past and present generations in the various battle-fields where the robust sons of...
366. oldal - In the school of regimental duty, he obtained that correct knowledge of his profession so essential to the proper direction of the gallant spirit of the soldier ; and he was enabled to establish a characteristic order, and regularity of conduct, because the troops found in their leader a striking example of the discipline which he enforced on others. Having risen to command, he signalized his name in the West Indies, in Holland, and in Egypt.
116. oldal - The conduct of the troops of every description has been exemplary in the highest degree ; there has been much to applaud and nothing to reprehend ; their order and regularity in the camp have been as conspicuous as their courage in the field.
367. oldal - During the season of repose, his time was devoted to the care and instruction of the officer and soldier ; in war he courted service in every quarter of the globe.
xxii. oldal - Providence, His Majesty ascribes the successes which have attended the exertions of his troops in Egypt to that determined bravery which is inherent in Britons ; but His Majesty desires it may be most solemnly and forcibly impressed on the consideration of every part of the army, that it has been a strict observance of order, discipline, and military system, which has given the full energy to the native valour of the troops, and has enabled them proudly to assert the superiority of the national military...
126. oldal - ... bent on the dark columns in their front, their measured tread shook the ground, their dreadful v.olleys swept away the head of every formation, their deafening shouts overpowered the dissonant cries that broke from all parts of the tumultuous crowd, as slowly and with a horrid carnage it was pushed by the incessant vigour of the attack to the farthest edge of the hill.