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If you are not located in the United States, you'll have -to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this ebook. - -Title: Historical Record of the Seventh, or the Queen's Own Regiment of Hussars: From Its Formation in 1690 to 1842 - -Author: Richard Cannon - -Release Date: January 6, 2017 [EBook #53900] - -Language: English - -Character set encoding: UTF-8 - -*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE SEVENTH *** - - - - -Produced by Brian Coe, John Campbell and the Online -Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This -file was produced from images generously made available -by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) - - - - - - - - - - TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE - - Italic text is denoted by _underscores_. - - Obvious typographical errors and punctuation errors have been - corrected after careful comparison with other occurrences within - the text and consultation of external sources. - - More detail can be found at the end of the book. - - - - - HISTORICAL RECORDS - - OF - - THE BRITISH ARMY. - - - - -GENERAL ORDERS. - - - _HORSE-GUARDS_, - _1st January, 1836._ - -His Majesty has been pleased to command, that, with a view of doing -the fullest justice to Regiments, as well as to Individuals who -have distinguished themselves by their Bravery in Action with the -Enemy, an Account of the Services of every Regiment in the British -Army shall be published under the superintendence and direction -of the Adjutant-General; and that this Account shall contain the -following particulars, viz. - - ---- The Period and Circumstances of the Original Formation of - the Regiment; The Stations at which it has been from time to time - employed; The Battles, Sieges, and other Military Operations, - in which it has been engaged, particularly specifying any - Achievement it may have performed, and the Colours, Trophies, - &c., it may have captured from the Enemy. - - ---- The Names of the Officers and the number of Non-Commissioned - Officers and Privates, Killed or Wounded by the Enemy, specifying - the Place and Date of the Action. - - ---- 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 Marks of Distinction, have been granted. - - By Command of the Right Honourable - GENERAL LORD HILL, - _Commanding-in-Chief_. - - JOHN MACDONALD, - _Adjutant-General_. - - - - -PREFACE. - - -The character and credit of the British Army must chiefly depend -upon the zeal and ardour, by which all who enter into its service -are animated, and consequently it is of the highest importance that -any measure calculated to excite the spirit of emulation, by which -alone great and gallant actions are achieved, should be adopted. - -Nothing can more fully tend to the accomplishment of this desirable -object, than a full display of the noble deeds with which the -Military History of our country abounds. To hold forth these bright -examples to the imitation of the youthful 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 are, indeed, announced in the -"London Gazette," from whence they are transferred into the public -prints: the achievements of our armies are thus made known at the -time of their occurrence, and receive the tribute of praise and -admiration to which they are entitled. On extraordinary occasions, -the Houses of Parliament have been in the habit of conferring on -the Commanders, and the Officers and Troops acting under their -orders, expressions of approbation and of thanks for their skill -and bravery, and these testimonials, confirmed by the high honour -of their Sovereign's Approbation, constitute the reward which the -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 Regiments to keep regular records of their services -and achievements. Hence some difficulty has been experienced in -obtaining, particularly from the old Regiments, an authentic -account of their origin and subsequent services. - -This defect will now be remedied, in consequence of His Majesty -having been pleased to command, that every Regiment shall in future -keep a full and ample record of its services at home and abroad. - -From the materials thus collected, the country will henceforth -derive information as to the difficulties and privations which -chequer the career of those who embrace the military profession. In -Great Britain, where so large a number of persons are devoted to -the active concerns of agriculture, manufactures, and commerce, and -where these pursuits have, for so long a period, been undisturbed -by the _presence of war_, which few other countries have escaped, -comparatively little is known of the vicissitudes of active -service, and of the casualties of climate, to which, even during -peace, the British Troops are exposed in every part of the globe, -with little or no interval of repose. - -In their tranquil enjoyment of the blessings which the country -derives from the industry and the enterprise of the agriculturist -and the trader, its happy inhabitants may be supposed not often to -reflect on the perilous duties of the 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 conspicuously under great and trying difficulties; and -their character has been established in Continental warfare by the -irresistible spirit with which they have effected debarkations in -spite of the most formidable opposition, and by the gallantry and -steadiness with which they have maintained their advantages against -superior numbers. - -In the official Reports made by the respective Commanders, ample -justice has generally been done to the gallant exertions of the -Corps employed; but the details of their services, and of acts of -individual bravery, can only be fully given in the Annals of the -various Regiments. - -These Records are now preparing for publication, under His -Majesty's special authority, by Mr. RICHARD CANNON, Principal Clerk -of the Adjutant-General's Office; and while the perusal of them -cannot fail to be useful and interesting to military men of every -rank, it is considered that they will also afford entertainment and -information to the general reader, particularly to those who may -have served in the Army, or who have relatives in the Service. - -There exists in the breasts of most of those who have served, -or are serving, in the Army, an _Esprit de Corps_--an attachment -to every thing belonging to their Regiment; to such persons a -narrative of the services of their own Corps cannot fail to prove -interesting. Authentic accounts of the actions of the great,--the -valiant,--the loyal, have always been of paramount interest with -a brave and civilized people. Great Britain has produced a race -of heroes who, in moments of danger and terror, have stood, "firm -as the rocks of their native shore;" and when half the World has -been arrayed against them, they have fought the battles of their -Country with unshaken fortitude. It is presumed that a record of -achievements in war,--victories so complete and surprising, gained -by our countrymen,--our brothers,--our fellow-citizens in arms,--a -record which revives the memory of the brave, and brings their -gallant deeds before us, will certainly prove acceptable to the -public. - -Biographical memoirs of the Colonels and other distinguished -Officers, will be introduced in the Records of their respective -Regiments, and the Honorary Distinctions which have, from time to -time, been conferred upon each Regiment, as testifying the value -and importance of its services, will be faithfully set forth. - -As a convenient mode of Publication, the Record of each Regiment -will be printed in a distinct number, so that when the whole shall -be completed, the Parts may be bound up in numerical succession. - - - - - HISTORICAL RECORD - - OF - - THE SEVENTH, - - OR - - THE QUEEN'S OWN REGIMENT OF - - HUSSARS: - - CONTAINING AN ACCOUNT OF - - THE ORIGIN OF THE REGIMENT IN 1690, - - AND OF ITS SUBSEQUENT SERVICES TO 1842. - - - _ILLUSTRATED WITH A PLATE OF THE UNIFORM._ - - - LONDON: - JOHN W. PARKER, WEST STRAND. - - M.DCCC.XLII. - - - - - LONDON: - HARRISON AND CO., PRINTERS, - ST. MARTIN'S LANE - - - - -[Illustration: Seventh (or Queen's Own) Hussars. - - To face Title-page.] - - - - - THE SEVENTH, - - OR - - THE QUEEN'S OWN HUSSARS, - - BEAR ON THEIR APPOINTMENTS THE WORDS - - "PENINSULA," AND "WATERLOO," - - TO COMMEMORATE - THEIR GALLANTRY IN SPAIN AND THE SOUTH OF FRANCE, - IN 1813 AND 1814, - - AND AT THE MEMORABLE BATTLE OF WATERLOO, - IN 1815. - - - - -CONTENTS. - - - Year Page - - 1689 Several Independent Troops of Horse and Dragoons - raised in Scotland 10 - - ---- Battle of Killicrankie 11 - - 1690 The Independent Troops formed into two regiments - of Cavalry 12 - - ---- Their Services during the Campaign of 1690 -- - - ---- The two Regiments incorporated, and constituted a - regiment of Dragoons, now SEVENTH HUSSARS 13 - - 1694 Proceeds to the Netherlands 14 - - 1695 Action at Moorsleede 16 - - ---- Covering the Siege of Namur 16 - - 1696 Serves under the Prince of Vaudemont 18 - - 1697 ---------------- Elector of Bavaria -- - - ---- Embarks for England 19 - - 1698 Marches to Scotland -- - - 1711 Embarks for Holland 21 - - ---- Serves under the Duke of Marlborough -- - - 1712 ---------------- Duke of Ormond -- - - 1713 Proceeds to Ireland 23 - - 1714 Reduced after the Peace of Utrecht -- - - 1715 Re-Established -- - - ---- Styled _Her Royal Highness the Princess of - Wales's Own Royal Regiment of Dragoons_ 26 - - ---- Battle of Dumblain 27 - - 1716 Marches to England 28 - - 1721 Returns to Scotland 29 - - 1722 Proceeds to England -- - - 1727 Styled the _Queen's Own Regiment of Dragoons_ 30 - - 1733 Marches to Scotland 31 - - 1735 Returns to England -- - - 1740 Encamped near Newbury 31 - - 1741 Proceeds to Scotland 32 - - 1742 Returns to England--Embarks for Flanders -- - - 1743 Battle of Dettingen 33 - - 1745 --------- Fontenoy 35 - - 1746 --------- Roucoux 36 - - 1747 --------- Val 37 - - 1749 Returns to England 38 - - 1751 Description of the Clothing and Standards 39 - - 1754 Proceeds to Scotland 41 - - 1755 A Light Troop added to the Establishment -- - - 1758 Expedition to St. Maloes 42 - - ---- Capture of Cherbourg 43 - - 1760 Proceeds to Germany -- - - ---- Battle of Warbourg 44 - - 1761 --------- Kirch-Denkern 46 - - ---- Skirmishes at Eimbeck and Foorwohle -- - - 1762 Battle of Groebenstein 47 - - 1763 Returns to England--Light Troop Disbanded 48 - - 1766 Drummers replaced by Trumpeters 49 - - 1768 Proceeds to Scotland -- - - 1769 Returns to England -- - - 1773 Proceeds to Scotland -- - - 1774 Returns to England -- - - 1778 Encamped near Bury St. Edmunds 50 - - 1779 Proceeds to Scotland -- - - 1781 Returns to England -- - - 1783 _Constituted a Corps of Light Dragoons_ 51 - - 1784 _Blue_ Clothing adopted 51 - - 1786 _Blue_ Cloaks ---- 53 - - 1793 Embarks for Flanders 54 - - ---- Attack on Lannoy 55 - - 1794 Action at Prémont 56 - - ---- Battle of Cateau -- - - ---- --------- Tournay 57 - - ---- Actions at Roubaix and Mouvaux 58 - - ---- Second Battle of Tournay 62 - - ---- Skirmish near Breda -- - - 1794 Skirmish near Nimeguen 63 - - 1795 Retreats through Holland to Germany -- - - ---- Embarks for England 64 - - 1799 ----------- Holland -- - - ---- Battle of Bergen 65 - - ---- --------- Egmont-op-Zee -- - - ---- Actions at Beverwyck and Wyck-op-Zee 66 - - ---- Embarks for England 67 - - 1807 Equipped as a _Regiment of Hussars_ 68 - - 1808 Embarks for Spain -- - - ---- Action at Sahagun 70 - - ---- ------ near Carrion -- - - ---- ------ Benevente 71 - - 1809 Retreats to Corunna--Embarks for England 73 - - 1810 Proceeds to Ireland 74 - - 1813 Returns to England -- - - ---- Embarks for Spain -- - - ---- Passage of the Bidassoa 75 - - 1814 Battle of Orthes 76 - - ---- --------- Toulouse 77 - - ---- Returns to England 78 - - 1815 Embarks for Flanders -- - - ---- Battle of Quatre-Bras 79 - - ---- Action at Genappe 79 - - ---- Battle of Waterloo 80 - - ---- Capture of Cambray 82 - - ---- Advances to Paris -- - - 1816 Forms part of the Army of Occupation -- - - 1818 Returns to England 83 - - 1819 Marches to Scotland -- - - 1820 Embarks for Ireland -- - - 1823 Returns to England 84 - - 1826 Proceeds to Scotland -- - - 1828 Embarks for Ireland 85 - - 1830 _Scarlet Pelisses_ adopted -- - - 1831 Returns to England -- - - 1833 Proceeds to Scotland -- - - 1834 Returns to England 86 - - 1837 Embarks for Ireland 86 - - 1838 Four service troops embark for Canada -- - - ---- Employed against the Insurgents in Lower Canada -- - - 1841 Resumes wearing _Blue Pelisses_ -- - - 1842 The Conclusion 87 - - - - -SUCCESSION OF COLONELS. - - 1690 Robert Cunningham 89 - - 1696 William, Lord Jedburgh 90 - - 1707 Patrick, Lord Polwarth 91 - - 1709 Honorable William Kerr -- - - 1741 John Cope 92 - - 1760 John Mostyn 93 - - 1763 Sir George Howard, K.B. 94 - - 1779 Sir Henry Clinton, K.B. -- - - 1795 David Dundas 96 - - 1801 Marquis of Anglesey, K.G., G.C.B., K.St.P., - G.C.H. 99 - - - SUCCESSION OF LIEUTENANT-COLONELS 101 - - - SUCCESSION OF MAJORS 102 - - -The Plate of the Uniform in 1842, to follow the Title-Page. - - - - - HISTORICAL RECORD - - OF - - THE SEVENTH, - - OR, - - THE QUEEN'S OWN REGIMENT - OF - HUSSARS. - - -[Sidenote: 1688] - -THE QUEEN'S OWN REGIMENT OF HUSSARS was originally a corps of -heavy cavalry, and was formed of independent troops of horse and -dragoons, raised in Scotland during the commotions which followed -the Revolution of 1688, when a number of patriotic Scots arrayed -themselves, under the banners of William and Mary, and fought -against the adherents of King James II., who sought to establish -papacy and arbitrary government. - -[Sidenote: 1689] - -After King James's flight to France, England became comparatively -tranquil, and the establishment of the Prince and Princess of -Orange on the throne, in February, 1689, was hailed with public -rejoicings. In Scotland, the Catholic clans, and other partisans of -King James were numerous; and, while the chivalrous Viscount Dundee -aroused the Highlanders to arms, the Duke of Gordon held the castle -of Edinburgh, of which he was governor, in the interest of the -Stuart dynasty. - -King William sent Major-General Mackay, an experienced officer, -who had served in the armies of France and Holland, to take the -command of the forces in Scotland; and, while Viscount Dundee was -organising a plan of co-operation among the clans, additional corps -were embodied by the government. - -The Earl of Annandale, who was one of the first of the Scottish -noblemen to advocate the principles of the Revolution, raised -a troop of horse; a second was raised by the Lord Belhaven, a -nobleman distinguished for his steady opposition to the tyrannical -measures of King Charles II., and King James II.; and a third -troop was raised by William, Laird of Blair: independent troops of -dragoons were also embodied by several gentlemen who were zealous -for the interests and welfare of their country; also several -regiments and independent companies of foot. - -While these corps were being embodied, Viscount Dundee descended -from the mountains with several bands of Highlanders, seized -on the town of Perth, and took the Laird of Blair, and his -lieutenant, the Laird of Pollock, prisoners. These gentlemen were -carried about like felons, in an ungenerous triumph, for six weeks, -and afterwards sent to the Isle of Mul, where the Laird of Blair -died, in consequence of the barbarous treatment he received. - -The Earl of Annandale's and Lord Belhaven's troops of horse, having -been completed and equipped, took the field, and formed part of the -force under Major-General Mackay, which engaged the Highlanders and -Irish, under Viscount Dundee, at the pass of _Killicrankie_, on -the 27th of July, 1689, and were the only cavalry corps with the -army on that occasion[1]. For a short time after the commencement -of the action, the advantage was on the side of Major-General -Mackay. When the infantry began to give way before the superior -numbers of the clans, the two troops of horse were ordered -forward,--one on the right, and the other on the left,--to attack -the flanks of the opposing army; but, being untrained men, instead -of dashing, sword in hand, upon the adverse ranks, they halted at -a short distance, and commenced a straggling fire with carbines -and pistols. This mode of attacking a body of men on foot of very -superior numbers, could not fail to prove disastrous; and the two -troops were speedily driven from the field with loss. The army -was defeated; but the ability evinced by Major-General Mackay, in -conducting the retreat, and in assembling another army, with the -loss of the Jacobite commander, Viscount Dundee, who was killed at -the commencement of the action, occasioned the result to be less -disastrous than was anticipated, and the Highlanders were forced to -take refuge in their mountain fastnesses. - -[Sidenote: 1690] - -In the beginning of 1690 the newly-raised horse were formed into -a regiment, of only three troops, of which the Earl of Eglintoun -was appointed colonel,--the Honorable William Forbes (eldest -son of Lord Forbes), lieut.-colonel,--and Sir George Gordon, of -Edinglassie, major; the dragoons were also formed into a regiment -of three troops, under the command of Lord Cardross,--Jackson, -lieut.-colonel, and--Guthrie, major; at the same time three of the -newly-raised regiments of foot were incorporated into one, which -were placed under the orders of Colonel Cunningham. - -During the subsequent contest the two cavalry corps performed -much harassing and faithful service; they took part in several -skirmishes, and evinced intrepidity and valour; the clans were -repulsed and driven back to the mountains; garrisons were placed -in the heart of the Highland districts, and the adherents of King -James lost all hope of success. - -In the following winter the Scots army was remodelled; several -corps of infantry were disbanded; and the two regiments of cavalry, -of three troops each, were incorporated and constituted a regiment -of dragoons, of six troops of fifty men each, of which ROBERT -CUNNINGHAM was appointed colonel by commission dated the 30th -of December, 1690; William Forbes was appointed lieut.-colonel; -and Patrick Hume, major. The corps thus formed now bears the -distinguished title of the SEVENTH, OR QUEEN'S OWN, REGIMENT OF -HUSSARS, and its services form the subject of the following pages. -Until the reign of King George II., it was distinguished by the -name of its colonel. - -[Sidenote: 1691] - -[Sidenote: 1692] - -Being constituted of men of approved fidelity and devotion to the -principles of the Revolution, CUNNINGHAM'S regiment was held in -estimation by the government; it was quartered near the confines -of the Highlands, to hold in check the disaffected clans; and was -afterwards removed to the vicinity of Edinburgh. In August, 1691, -a proclamation was published, proffering indemnity and pardon to -all persons who would submit to the government and take the oath -of allegiance to King William and Queen Mary. Before the end of -January, 1692, the heads of clans had ratified their submission, -and hostilities ceased in Scotland. - -[Sidenote: 1693] - -The British monarch had, in the mean time, engaged in a war with -Louis XIV., and on His Majesty's return to England, after the -termination of the campaign of 1693, the two Scots regiments of -dragoons (Livingstone's, now Second, or the Scots' Greys, and -CUNNINGHAM'S, now SEVENTH HUSSARS) were selected to proceed on -foreign service. - -[Sidenote: 1694] - -CUNNINGHAM'S dragoons commenced their march from Scotland in -February, 1694, and on arriving at Berwick they were placed on the -English establishment; at the same time exertions were made to -complete an augmentation of two troops, and of ten additional men -and horses to each of the six old troops. The augmentation troops -left Scotland in the spring, and the six old troops continued their -march southward until they arrived at London, where the eight -troops were united in May, and the whole embarked at Greenwich for -the Netherlands. - -The regiment, commanded by its colonel, Robert Cunningham, landed -at Williamstadt, in North Brabant, on the 31st of May; advanced up -the country to the vicinity of Arschot, and was reviewed by King -William on the 16th of June, together with Livingstone's regiment: -and the hardy and warlike appearance of the Scots troopers -elicited the commendations of His Majesty, and of the British and -foreign general officers present at the review. - -After several marches the regiment was encamped at Mont St. -André, where an army of eighty-eight thousand men of several -nations was assembled under the command of the British monarch, -and CUNNINGHAM'S dragoons were formed in brigade with Eppinger's -(foreign), Essex's (now fourth), and Wynne's (late fifth), -regiments of dragoons, under the orders of Brigadier-General -Wynne. No general engagement occurred; and after taking part in -the operations of a toilsome campaign, the regiment went into -cantonments for the winter among the Flemish peasantry, in the -villages between Ghent and Sas van Ghent. - -[Sidenote: 1695] - -From its winter quarters, the regiment marched in April, 1695, to -Dixmude, in West Flanders; it joined the army in May, at the camp -at Arseele, and was formed in brigade with Dopf's (Dutch) dragoons -under Brigadier-General Wynne. - -In the beginning of June, the army advanced to Becelaer. On the -14th of that month five hundred dragoons (among whom was a large -detachment from CUNNINGHAM'S regiment) under the command of the -Earl of Portland and Brigadier-General Wynne, left the camp with -the view of intercepting a numerous French force, which was -moving quietly across the country to attack the bread-waggons of -the confederate army, on their way from Bruges to the camp. On -arriving at _Moorsleede_, the French detachment was found in the -village, with the streets barricaded with waggons and implements -of husbandry. The dragoons instantly dismounted and attacked the -barricades with signal gallantry, CUNNINGHAM'S men evincing true -Scottish heroism; and in a few moments the French gave way and -fled, leaving a number of killed and wounded behind them, and one -captain and thirty men prisoners. Count de Soissons, brother of -Prince Eugene of Savoy, served as a volunteer on this occasion, and -expressed, in the strongest terms, his admiration of the valour -of the dragoons. Lieutenant Webb, and several men were killed; -Captains Collins and Holgate were wounded. Brigadier-General Wynne, -who commanded the brigade of which CUNNINGHAM'S dragoons formed -part, received a severe wound of which he afterwards died. - -When King William undertook the siege of the important fortress -of _Namur_, the regiment formed part of the covering army under -Charles Henry of Lorraine, Prince of Vaudemont, and on the evening -of the 14th of July, it was formed in order of battle, while the -immense columns of the enemy, commanded by Marshal Villeroy, were -seen in the open grounds in front. The two armies confronted -each other during the night, and the French commander, having -an immense superiority of numbers, detached a division to turn -the right flank of the confederate army. The Prince ordered a -retreat, which he masked with judgment; the cavalry advancing to -the front--the dragoons dismounting and forming on foot at extended -files, while the artillery, and infantry, with their pikes trailed -and colours furled, quietly withdrew. The enemy prepared for the -attack, and sent forward a cloud of light musketeers to commence -the action; but the dragoons retired a few paces and mounted their -horses, and when the enemy thought to have commenced the battle, -the skeleton squadrons withdrew; presenting to the astonished -French what appeared to be the magic spectacle of an army vanishing -out of sight. The enemy's horsemen galloped forward in pursuit; -but the allies effected their retreat in good order to Ghent, from -whence CUNNINGHAM'S dragoons were detached, with Rosse's troopers, -and twelve battalions of infantry under Lieut.-General Sir Henry -Bellasis, to cover Nieuport, a place celebrated for the victory -gained by the English and Dutch, over the Spaniards under Archduke -Albert, on the 2nd of July, 1600[2]. - -The regiment was stationed between Bruges and Nieuport, until -Marshal Villeroy advanced towards Namur with the view of raising -the siege, when it proceeded to Brussels, which city the French -had, a short time previously, bombarded. The enemy's designs -were frustrated; Namur was captured; the regiment left Brussels, -and, after encamping a short time on the Bruges canal, went into -cantonments in the villages on the banks of the canal of Ostend, in -the Pays du Nord. - -[Sidenote: 1696] - -When the army took the field to serve the campaign of 1696, the -excellent condition of this corps excited admiration; it mustered -four strong squadrons, and when King William saw the regiment, -he promoted its colonel, ROBERT CUNNINGHAM, to the rank of -brigadier-general. - -During the summer of this year the regiment served with the army of -Flanders under the Prince of Vaudemont, and was brigaded with the -regiments of Eppinger and Miremont, commanded by its colonel. It -was employed in defensive operations for the preservation of Ghent, -Bruges, and the maritime towns of Flanders. It passed the winter in -the villages behind the Bruges canal. - -On the 1st of October, 1696, Brigadier-General Cunningham was -succeeded in the colonelcy by WILLIAM, LORD JEDBURGH, eldest son of -the Marquis of Lothian. - -[Sidenote: 1697] - -The regiment, bearing the title of JEDBURGH'S dragoons, served the -campaign of 1697 in Flanders with the army commanded by the Elector -of Bavaria, and was formed in brigade with the regiments of -Nassau-Sarbruck, and Opdam, under the orders of Brigadier-General -Pyper. It took part in several operations; and in May joined King -William's army in Brabant, but, subsequently, returned to Flanders. -In September tranquillity was restored in Europe by the treaty of -Ryswick. - -During the winter JEDBURGH'S dragoons embarked from Flanders, and -after landing at Harwich in December, proceeded to London, where -they occupied quarters for several weeks; at the same time their -numbers were reduced to a peace establishment. - -[Sidenote: 1698] - -The regiment left its cantonments in Southwark, in February, 1698, -on route for Scotland, where it arrived towards the end of March. - -[Sidenote: 1702] - -[Sidenote: 1703] - -[Sidenote: 1704] - -[Sidenote: 1705] - -[Sidenote: 1706] - -The accession of Queen Anne, in 1702, was followed by another -war on the continent; but the exertions made by the friends of -the Pretender to effect his elevation to the throne, rendered it -necessary to detain an efficient force at home, and Jedburgh's -was one of the corps selected to remain in Scotland, where it -was stationed, while the army under the renowned Marlborough was -gaining laurels in Germany and the Netherlands[3], the fields of -Blenheim, Ramilies, &c., giving dreadful proof of British valour. - -[Sidenote: 1707] - -In April, 1707, Patrick Lord Polwarth was appointed colonel of the -regiment, in succession to the Marquis of Lothian, who was removed -to the colonelcy of the Scots foot guards. - -[Sidenote: 1708] - -The king of France having fitted out a fleet and embarked troops -in the early part of 1708, for the invasion of Britain by the -Pretender, Lord Polwarth's regiment was held in readiness to take -the field at a moment's notice, and the establishment was augmented -to fifty-four men per troop; but the French fleet was driven from -the Scottish coast, and the country was preserved from the horrors -of civil war. - -[Sidenote: 1709] - -In October, 1709, Lord Polwarth was succeeded in the colonelcy by -William Kerr, brother of the duke of Roxburgh. - -[Sidenote: 1710] - -[Sidenote: 1711] - -The gallant achievements of the forces under the great duke of -Marlborough had, in the mean time, removed the theatre of war from -the frontiers of Holland to the confines of France; Louis XIV. -assembled an immense army to preserve the interior of his kingdom -from the power of his opponents; and Queen Anne sent additional -corps to the scene of contest. KERR'S dragoons were selected to -proceed to the Netherlands; their establishment was augmented, in -March, 1711, to sixty men per troop; and in the same month they -embarked at Leith, but were driven back to the Frith and detained -by contrary winds until the end of April, when they sailed for -Holland. - -Having been detained by the weather, the regiment did not arrive -until the army had taken the field, and the men and horses had -suffered by being so long on board of ship; they consequently -remained in Holland for a short time in quarters of refreshment, -and afterwards commenced their march for the frontiers; but when -passing through Brabant, they were ordered to halt at Brussels. The -regiment appears to have remained in reserve during the campaign of -this year. - -[Sidenote: 1712] - -Taking the field in the spring of 1712, the regiment formed part of -the army commanded by his grace the duke of Ormond, which advanced -to the confines of France, and was ready to carry the war into -Picardy; but the French monarch, finding his generals overmatched, -and his armies beaten and dispirited, agreed to the conditions of -a treaty of peace. A suspension of hostilities was proclaimed, and -the army retired to Ghent, and after encamping a short period went -into quarters. - -[Sidenote: 1713] - -In the summer of 1713 the regiment was ordered to embark at Dunkirk -for Ireland. The royal dragoons had, in the mean time, returned -from Spain dismounted[4], and the government, contemplating the -disbanding of KERR'S regiment, directed its horses to be embarked -for Dover and delivered to the royal dragoons. The following order -was received on this subject:-- - - "ANNE R. - - "OUR will and pleasure is, that upon the embarkation of our - regiment of dragoons under your command, for our kingdom - of Ireland, you cause all the horses belonging to the - non-commissioned officers and private dragoons thereof to be - delivered over to such person or persons as shall be appointed to - receive the same; your said regiment being to continue unmounted - until further orders. - - "Given at our court at Kensington, this 6th day of June, 1713, in - the twelfth year of our reign. - - "By Her Majesty's command, - "WILLIAM WYNDHAM." - - _To our trusty and well-beloved Colonel William Kerr, - commanding one of our regiments of dragoons, - Flanders._ - -The regiment arrived at Dunkirk on the 15th of August, and having -delivered up its horses, embarked for Ireland on the 21st of that -month. - -[Sidenote: 1714] - -After the conclusion of the treaty of Utrecht, the strength of -the army was reduced, and Colonel KERR'S regiment of dragoons was -disembodied in Ireland in the spring of 1714. - -[Sidenote: 1715] - -At the time this regiment was reduced, the royal dragoons and Scots -greys were augmented, and many men from Kerr's dragoons entered -these two veteran corps. Few months, however, elapsed after the -decease of Queen Anne, (1st August, 1714,) and the accession of -King George I., when a change took place in the circumstances of -the British court. His Majesty arrived from Hanover on the 17th -of September. The result of the measures pursued by the ministry -of Queen Anne, during the last three years of her reign, was soon -manifested in the prevalence of Jacobin principles, and the king -found it necessary to augment the army. One of the first acts -of His Majesty on this occasion, was the restoration of KERR'S -regiment of dragoons, now the SEVENTH, OR QUEEN'S OWN HUSSARS, by a -warrant under the sign manual, of which the following is a copy:-- - - "GEORGE R. - - "WHEREAS we have thought fit that a regiment of dragoons be - immediately formed to be under your command, to consist of - one colonel, one lieut.-colonel, one major, one chaplain, one - adjutant, one chirurgeon, and six troops, each consisting of one - captain, one lieutenant, one cornet, one quarter-master, one - serjeant, two corporals, one drummer, one hautboy, and thirty - private dragoons, (including two for widows.) And, WHEREAS we - have directed our right trusty and right well-beloved cousin - Thomas, Earl of Strafford, to deliver over unto you the two - youngest captains, two youngest lieutenants, two youngest - cornets, and the two youngest quarter-masters, together with the - non-commissioned officers and private men of the two youngest - troops of our royal regiment of dragoons under his command, - with the horses, arms, clothing, and accoutrements; and also - our right trusty and right well-beloved cousin David, Earl of - Portmore, to deliver unto you the three youngest captains, three - youngest lieutenants, three youngest cornets, and three youngest - quarter-masters, together with the non-commissioned officers - and private men of the three youngest troops of our regiment of - dragoons under his command, with their horses, arms, clothes, - and accoutrements; our will and pleasure is, that you receive - from the said Earl of Strafford, and the said Earl of Portmore, - the commissioned and non-commissioned officers and private men - directed to be delivered over unto you as aforesaid, towards - forming the said regiment of dragoons. And we do hereby authorize - you, by the beat of drum, or otherwise, to raise so many - volunteers as shall be wanting to complete and fill up the said - regiment to six troops, each consisting of the numbers aforesaid. - And all magistrates, justices of the peace, constables, and - other of our officers, whom it may concern, are required to be - assisting unto you, in providing quarters, impressing carriages, - and otherwise, as there shall be occasion. - - "Given at our court at St. James', this 3rd day of February, - 1714-15, in the first year of our reign. - - "By His Majesty's Command, - "WILLIAM PULTENEY." - - _To our trusty and well-beloved - Colonel William Kerr._ - -In compliance with this order, Captains Lewis Dollon's and Peter -Renourds' troops from the royal dragoons, and Captains William -Crawford's, George Dunbar's and James Levingtone's troops from -the greys, (being augmentation troops raised when KERR'S regiment -was disembodied,) with a sixth troop raised near London, were -constituted a regiment, which now bears the designation of SEVENTH, -OR QUEEN'S OWN HUSSARS; but was then styled "KERR'S DRAGOONS." - -Soon after its second formation, the regiment marched into quarters -in Yorkshire, Lancashire, and the county of Durham; and in July His -Majesty was pleased to confer upon it the distinguished title of -"HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCESS OF WALES' OWN ROYAL REGIMENT OF -DRAGOONS"[5] in honour of Wilhelmina Carolina, consort of his Royal -Highness the Prince of Wales. - -The augmentation of the army, and other measures adopted by -the government for the preservation of tranquillity, did not -sufficiently intimidate the disaffected so as to prevent an appeal -to arms. In the early part of September the Earl of Mar raised -the standard of the Pretender in the Highlands, and summoned the -friends of the Stuart dynasty to his aid. At the same time, the -PRINCESS OF WALES'S dragoons were ordered to march to Scotland and -join the troops commanded by Major-General Whetham, encamped at -Stirling. - -At this camp the regiment remained several weeks; additional forces -arrived; the establishment was augmented, and the Duke of Argyle -took the command of the army. The rebel forces, ten thousand -strong, advancing with the view of penetrating southward, the -King's troops, not four thousand men, proceeded to the vicinity of -_Dumblain_, to oppose the progress of the clans. On the morning -of Sunday, the 13th of November, the two armies confronted each -other on Sheriff-muir, and the PRINCESS OF WALES', with Carpenter's -(third), and a squadron of the Inniskilling (sixth) dragoons -were on the left of the line, under Major-General Sabine and -Brigadier-General Newton. The action commenced on the right, where -the royal forces overthrew their opponents and chased them from -the field. On the left the fortune of the day was in favour of -the rebels; six hundred select Highlanders surprised the infantry -in the act of forming, and put them into confusion. The gallant -Colonel KERR led his regiment of dragoons (the SEVENTH) to the -charge with signal intrepidity; his horse was killed under him; -but he speedily mounted another, and his brave troopers, with some -gentlemen volunteers and Carpenter's squadrons, drove the rebel -horsemen before them, capturing a standard. Colonel KERR had a -second horse killed under him, and a rebel trooper fired a pistol -at his breast, which did him no harm, although his coat was torn. -The royal infantry on the left were unable to recover from the -disorder into which they had fallen; they retired before the clans; -their communication with the remainder of the army was cut off; and -mingling with the cavalry, both became confused, and fell back a -short distance to gain an opportunity of re-forming their ranks. -They retired beyond Dumblain, and took possession of the passes, -to prevent the clans penetrating to Stirling. Meanwhile, the right -wing of the king's army had returned from the pursuit of the left -wing of the rebel forces: the Earl of Mar withdrew with the clans -during the night, and the Duke of Argyle returned with the royal -forces to Stirling. - -Colonel KERR lost three horses on this occasion; the regiment had -also two troop horses killed, and one man and four horses wounded. - -[Sidenote: 1716] - -In January, 1716, the royal army, having been augmented, advanced -against the rebels, who fled in every direction. The Pretender and -his principal officers escaped to the continent; the common men -dispersed; and the rebellion being suppressed, the regiment went -into quarters in Fife. - -In the following spring, the PRINCESS OF WALES' dragoons returned -to England, and occupied quarters in Yorkshire; but proceeded -southward during the summer; and in December one troop was ordered -to attend His Majesty on his landing from Hanover. - -[Sidenote: 1717] - -[Sidenote: 1718] - -The regiment occupied quarters in Lincolnshire in the summer of -1717; passed the following winter in Yorkshire; and in July, 1718, -was reviewed by Major-General Macartney, at Leicester. - -[Sidenote: 1719] - -[Sidenote: 1720] - -In July, 1719, one troop was employed in suppressing riots at -Halifax. In December, 1720, the regiment was occupying quarters -in Lancashire, and received orders not to permit any person to land -from the Isle of Man, in consequence of a report that the plague -was in that island. - -[Sidenote: 1721] - -[Sidenote: 1722] - -[Sidenote: 1723] - -[Sidenote: 1724] - -The regiment marched to Scotland in April, 1721; it returned to -England in April, 1722; and after encamping several months near -Manchester, went into quarters in the town. It encamped near -York in June, 1723, from whence it marched, in the autumn, into -Berkshire; and in January, 1724, detachments were employed on -revenue duty on the Hampshire and Dorsetshire coast; in April -following, the remainder marched into Yorkshire and Durham. - -[Sidenote: 1725] - -[Sidenote: 1726] - -Lieut.-General Carpenter reviewed the regiment at York, in -September, 1725; and Lieut.-General Sir Charles Wills, in April, -1726. - -[Sidenote: 1727] - -On the prospect of war between Holland and the Emperor of Germany, -the regiment was augmented, in February, 1727, to nine troops, -and four regiments of cavalry and eight of infantry were held in -readiness to assist the Dutch; but no embarkation took place. - -King George I. died in June of this year, on his journey to -Hanover; and his son, George, Prince of Wales, succeeded to the -throne: the Princess of Wales became Queen, and this regiment was -honoured with the title of "THE QUEEN'S OWN REGIMENT OF DRAGOONS." -It marched to the vicinity of Hounslow in October, and was reviewed -on the heath, on the 28th of that month, by King George II., who -was pleased to express his high approbation of its appearance -and discipline. After the review it marched into cantonments in -Dorsetshire and Somersetshire, with a detachment on revenue duty on -the Sussex coast. - -[Sidenote: 1728] - -A detachment attended the Princess Amelia at Bath, in May, 1728; -in July the regiment was reviewed at Salisbury; and in the autumn -another detachment was ordered to attend the Princess Amelia at -Bath. - -[Sidenote: 1729] - -[Sidenote: 1730] - -[Sidenote: 1731] - -In 1729 the establishment was reduced from nine to six troops. -In 1730 the regiment occupied cantonments in Dorsetshire, -Somersetshire, and Wiltshire; and was reviewed on Hounslow-heath, -on the 15th of May, 1731, by King George II., attended by several -noblemen and general officers; its warlike appearance, the -condition of the horses, and the discipline of the regiment, were -commended. - -[Sidenote: 1732] - -[Sidenote: 1733] - -[Sidenote: 1734] - -After the review, the QUEEN'S OWN DRAGOONS returned to their -former quarters; in 1732 they were removed to Gloucestershire and -Herefordshire; and in April, 1733, they commenced their march for -Scotland, where they remained during the following year. - -[Sidenote: 1735] - -[Sidenote: 1736] - -[Sidenote: 1737] - -[Sidenote: 1738] - -[Sidenote: 1739] - -Returning to England in April, 1735, the QUEEN'S OWN dragoons -proceeded into quarters in Leicestershire and Staffordshire, with -detachments on revenue duty on the coasts of Lincolnshire and -Norfolk, in which duties they were employed during the remainder -of that and in the two succeeding years; and in 1738 they marched -into quarters in Herefordshire and Gloucestershire. In 1739 they -furnished detachments on coast duty in Sussex; at the same, war -having been declared against Spain, the establishment was augmented -to four hundred and thirty-five men. - -[Sidenote: 1740] - -[Sidenote: 1741] - -During the summer of 1740, the QUEEN'S OWN dragoons were encamped, -with four other regiments of cavalry and four of infantry, near -Newbury, under the orders of Lieut.-General Wade; and subsequently -near Kingsclear; in October the regiment marched from the camp to -cantonments in Gloucestershire and Monmouthshire. In 1741 they -marched into Scotland. - -The Honourable William Kerr, after commanding the regiment upwards -of thirty years with reputation to himself, and advantage to the -service, was succeeded in the colonelcy by Major-General Sir John -Cope, K.B., by commission, dated the 12th of August, 1741. - -In the mean time, the death of Charles VI., Emperor of Germany, had -been followed by war on the continent; and the Elector of Bavaria, -aided by the French monarch, was endeavouring to deprive the -Archduchess, Maria Theresa, of the kingdoms of Hungary and Bohemia. - -[Sidenote: 1742] - -The QUEEN'S OWN dragoons left Scotland in April, 1742: and soon -after their arrival in England, they were selected to form part -of an army of sixteen thousand men, sent to the Netherlands -under the command of Field-Marshal the Earl of Stair, to support -the interests of the Queen of Hungary and Bohemia. The regiment -embarked in the early part of August; and after landing at Ostend, -marched a few stages up the country, where it halted until the -beginning of the following year. - -[Sidenote: 1743] - -In February, 1743, the regiment commenced its march for Germany; -and after taking part in several manœuvres, it was encamped at -Aschaffenburg, where King George II. and the Duke of Cumberland -joined the army. On the 26th of June, as the troops were marching -along the bank of the river Maine, a French force was discovered -in position near _Dettingen_, a village in the Bavarian States, -in the circle of the Lower Rhine; and King George II. commanded -the British, Austrians, and Hanoverians to form line opposite the -enemy. After a severe cannonade of several hours' duration, the -French advanced from their formidable position, and a series of -charges of cavalry, with a heavy fire of musketry, commenced on -the left of the allied army, and extended along the front. During -the heat of the engagement, the regiment which forms the subject -of this memoir, had an opportunity of displaying its intrepidity -and prowess in close combat with the cavalry of the opposing army, -and obtained the approbation of its sovereign. The British dragoons -encountered the French _gens d'armes_ and household cavalry, and, -though without armour, they fought their steel-clad opponents with -signal gallantry. Twice the British horsemen were forced back; -but, rallying and returning to the charge, at the third onset -they overthrew the opposing squadrons, and chased them from the -field with great slaughter, and with the loss of several standards -and kettle drums. The infantry of the allied army evinced great -bravery, and a complete victory was gained over the enemy. - -The QUEEN'S OWN regiment of dragoons had Lieutenant Falconer, -Cornet Hobey, one serjeant, ten rank and file, and twenty-two -horses killed; Lieutenant Frazer, Cornet St. Leger, one -quarter-master, two serjeants, thirteen rank and file, and thirteen -horses wounded: Cornet St. Leger afterwards died of his wounds. - -After passing the night in the open grounds near the field of -battle, the regiment marched on the following day to Hanau, and -was subsequently encamped with the army on the banks of the -Kinzig. In the early part of August the king proceeded towards the -Rhine, passed that river beyond Mentz, and advanced to Worms. The -QUEEN'S OWN dragoons were employed in West Germany, but nothing of -importance occurred; and in the autumn they re-passed the Rhine, -and marched back to Brabant and Flanders, where they remained -during the winter. - -[Sidenote: 1744] - -The regiment served the campaign of 1744 under Field-Marshal Wade, -and was employed in several movements, but no general engagement -occurred, and in the autumn it marched into winter quarters at -Bruges. - -[Sidenote: 1745] - -The establishment having been augmented, the regiment was joined -in the spring of 1745, by a number of men and horses from England. -Soon afterwards it took the field, and advanced with the troops -commanded by His Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland, to the -relief of _Tournay_, which fortress was besieged by an immense -French army. On the 10th of May, two troops of the QUEEN'S OWN -dragoons were employed in driving back the enemy's out-guards and -piquets; and on the following day, they were engaged in supporting -the attack of the infantry on the formidable position, occupied -by the French, near the village of _Fontenoy_. The centre of the -position was twice forced by the British regiments; but the Dutch -having failed in their point of attack, a retreat was ordered. -Towards the close of the action, several squadrons of cavalry -charged with signal intrepidity, but were unable to retrieve the -fortune of the day, and the army withdrew to Aeth. - -The regiment lost, on this occasion, ten men, and forty-six -horses killed; Lieut.-Colonel Erskine, Captain-Lieutenant -Ogilvy, Lieutenant Forbes, Cornet Maitland, Quartermaster Smith, -thirty-five men, and forty-seven horses wounded; one man and two -horses missing. - -After the capture of Tournay, the French army advanced with such -overwhelming numbers, that the allies were unable to prevent the -loss of several important towns. The QUEEN'S OWN dragoons were -employed in defensive operations, and were encamped a short time -before Brussels. - -[Sidenote: 1746] - -Meanwhile, a rebellion had broken out in Scotland, and Charles -Edward, eldest son of the Pretender, was at the head of the -insurgent clans. Several corps were ordered to return to England; -and in February, 1746, the QUEEN'S OWN dragoons proceeded to -Williamstadt and embarked; but some delay was occasioned by severe -weather, and one transport was stranded. The regiment disembarked -to wait for more favourable weather; in the mean time, the prospect -of a speedy termination to the rebellion occasioned the order for -its return to be countermanded. - -The war on the continent was continued; the regiment, having -received a remount of one hundred and two men, and one hundred -and fifty-six horses, took the field in the summer of 1746, and -served on the Dutch frontiers, under the command of General Sir -John Ligonier, and afterwards under Prince Charles of Lorraine. -On the 11th of October, the regiment was formed in line, with the -Greys and Inniskilling dragoons, with its right behind _Roucoux_, -a village near the city of Liege, while the infantry occupied the -houses and streets of several hamlets along the front. An immense -French force, commanded by Marshal Saxe, advanced and attacked the -left of the allied army; and by superior numbers, succeeded in -carrying the villages, and a retreat was ordered. As the enemy's -infantry emerged from among the houses, the Greys, Inniskilling, -and QUEEN'S OWN dragoons, dashed forward, broke their ranks, and -chased them back in gallant style. The army afterwards withdrew -to the vicinity of Maestricht; and the regiment passed the severe -winter months in cantonments in the country along the Lower Maese. - -[Sidenote: 1747] - -In the spring of 1747, the regiment encamped a short period -near the banks of the Scheldt, and was subsequently employed in -operations on the Great Nethe and the Demer, during which period a -remount of fifty men and one hundred and twenty horses, joined from -England. On the 1st of July, it confronted the French army in one -of the valleys in the province of Liege, and passed the night in a -state of constant readiness for action. - -The French infantry descended from the hills on the following -morning, and made a furious attack on the troops stationed in the -village of _Val_. After much severe fighting, the enemy, by means -of a great superiority of numbers, forced the centre of the Allied -army. The cavalry of the left wing was ordered forward, and the -QUEEN'S OWN dragoons had another opportunity of distinguishing -themselves. Having broken the enemy's first line, the British -dragoons continued their victorious career, and overthrew a second -line with terrific violence; then, mixing with the French horsemen -and musketeers, used their broad swords with dreadful execution. -While pursuing their opponents, they received a volley from -some French infantry posted in a hollow, and behind hedges, and -several men and horses fell mortally wounded. The survivors rushed -furiously upon the infantry, drove them from behind the hedges, and -pursued them across the fields with great slaughter. This brilliant -success enabled the Duke of Cumberland to make arrangements for a -retreat; and the army withdrew to Maestricht, where it arrived on -the same evening. - -The regiment lost several men and horses on this occasion; and had -Cornet Bulmere, five men, and ten horses captured by the enemy. It -was subsequently stationed a short time in the province of Limburg, -and was employed in various operations until the winter. - -[Sidenote: 1748] - -In the spring of 1748, the army again confronted the enemy in the -province of Limburg. Preliminary articles for a treaty of peace -were agreed upon; a suspension of hostilities took place, and the -British troops went into cantonments among the Dutch peasantry. - -[Sidenote: 1749] - -During the following winter, the treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle was -concluded. The British troops left Holland; and the QUEEN'S OWN -dragoons, after landing at Purfleet in January, 1749, were reduced -to a peace establishment, and quartered at Norwich and Yarmouth, -with detachments on coast duty. - -[Sidenote: 1750] - -The regiment was inspected by Lieutenant-General Campbell at Wells, -in April, 1750, and at Gloucester in October following; and by -Lieutenant-General Onslow at Gloucester in April, 1751. - -[Sidenote: 1751] - -On the 1st of July, 1751, King George II. issued a warrant relative -to the colours, standards, and clothing of the several regiments, -from which the following particulars have been extracted respecting -the SEVENTH, OR QUEEN'S OWN REGIMENT OF DRAGOONS. - -COATS,--scarlet, double-breasted, without lapels, lined with white; -slit sleeves turned up with white; the button-holes ornamented with -narrow white lace; the buttons flat, of white metal, set on three -and three; a long slash pocket in each skirt; and a white worsted -aiguillette on the right shoulder. - -WAISTCOATS AND BREECHES,--white. - -HATS,--bound with silver lace, and ornamented with a white metal -loop and a black cockade. - -BOOTS,--of jacked leather, reaching to the knee. - -CLOAKS,--of scarlet cloth, with a white collar, and lined with -white shalloon; the buttons set on three and three upon yellow -frogs, or loops, with a blue stripe down the centre. - -HORSE FURNITURE,--of white cloth; the holster-caps and housings -having a border of royal lace, with a blue stripe down the centre; -the Queen's cipher within the garter, embroidered on each corner of -the housing; and on the holster-caps, the King's cipher and crown, -with VII. D. underneath. - -OFFICERS,--distinguished by silver lace; their coats and waistcoats -bound with silver embroidery; the button-holes worked with silver; -and a crimson silk sash worn across the left shoulder. - -QUARTER-MASTERS,--to wear a crimson sash round their waists. - -SERJEANTS,--to have narrow silver lace on the cuffs, pockets, and -shoulder-straps; silver shoulder-knots, or aiguillettes, and blue -and white worsted sashes tied round their waists. - -DRUMMERS and HAUTBOYS,--clothed in scarlet coats lined with blue, -and ornamented with royal lace with a blue stripe down the centre; -their waistcoats and breeches of white cloth. - -GUIDONS,--The first or King's guidon to be of crimson silk, -embroidered and fringed with gold and silver; in the centre the -rose and thistle conjoined and crown over them, with the motto -_Dieu et mon Droit_ underneath: the white horse in a compartment in -the first and fourth corners, and VII. D., in gold characters, on -a blue ground, in a compartment in the second and third corners. -The second and third guidons to be of white silk, in the centre the -Queen's cipher within the garter on a crimson ground: the white -horse on a scarlet ground in the first and fourth compartments, and -VII. D. within a wreath of roses and thistles upon a scarlet ground -in the second and third compartments. - -[Sidenote: 1752] - -[Sidenote: 1753] - -[Sidenote: 1754] - -The regiment was inspected at Birmingham, in October, 1751, by -Lieutenant-General Sir Philip Honeywood; at Lichfield, in April, -1752, by Lieutenant-General Campbell; and at Manchester in April, -1753, by Major-General Cholmondeley. In October following it -commenced its march to Scotland, and remained in that part of the -kingdom upwards of four years, during which period the undetermined -limits of the British territory in North America had given rise to -another war with France. - -[Sidenote: 1755] - -[Sidenote: 1756] - -[Sidenote: 1757] - -Hostilities commenced in 1755, and the establishment of the QUEEN'S -OWN dragoons was augmented to three hundred and forty-seven -officers and men. A seventh troop was also added, of which -Captain-Lieutenant William Erskine was appointed captain by -commission dated the 25th of December, 1755, and the officers and -men of this troop were mounted on small horses and equipped as -_light dragoons_. The establishment of the light troop was fixed, -by a royal warrant dated the 29th of January, 1756, at three -officers, one quarter-master, two serjeants, two drummers, and -sixty-three rank and file; but it was subsequently augmented to -upwards of one hundred officers and men. - -[Sidenote: 1758] - -In the spring of 1758 the SEVENTH dragoons quitted Scotland, and -were stationed in Yorkshire, the head-quarters being at York; from -whence the light troop was detached to Portsmouth to take part in -an expedition against the French coast, under the orders of Charles -Duke of Marlborough. A brigade was formed of the light troops of -nine regiments of dragoons, under the orders of Colonel Eliott, of -the horse grenadier guards; and when a landing had been effected -(6th June) on the coast of Brittany, the light horsemen gave signal -proof of their activity and usefulness on several occasions. They -took a distinguished part in the capture of the suburbs of _St. -Maloes_, and in the destruction, by fire, of the privateers and -other vessels, amounting to upwards of one hundred sail, in the -harbour; also in the destruction of extensive magazines of maritime -stores. The light cavalry subsequently advanced several miles up -the country, and evinced zeal and activity in skirmishing with the -French troops. The expedition not being of sufficient strength -to undertake the siege of St. Maloes, the troops re-embarked and -returned to England. The light cavalry subsequently took part in -a second enterprise against the French coast, under the orders -of Lieutenant-General Bligh, when CHERBOURG was captured, and the -works, with the shipping in the harbour and iron ordnance were -destroyed, and the brass ordnance sent as trophies to London. A -second landing was also effected near St. Maloes; but no advantage -resulted, and considerable loss was sustained on re-embarking. - -[Sidenote: 1759] - -After landing at Portsmouth in September, the light troop of the -QUEEN'S OWN proceeded to Hackney, and afterwards to Romford; -the remainder of the regiment occupying cantonments in Essex -and Middlesex, from whence it marched, in November, 1759, to -Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, and Hertfordshire. - -[Sidenote: 1760] - -In the mean time Hanover and the adjoining states had become the -theatre of war, and a British force, commanded by the gallant -Marquis of Granby, was serving with the troops of Hanover, -Hesse, and Brunswick, the whole commanded by Prince Ferdinand of -Brunswick; and in March, 1760, the six heavy troops of the SEVENTH -dragoons received orders to proceed to Germany. - -The QUEEN'S OWN dragoons, commanded by Lieut.-Colonel George Lawson -Hall, embarked on the river Thames, and sailed for Germany in the -beginning of April: having a quick passage, they arrived in the -river Weser, landed above Bremen, the capital of a duchy of the -same name in Lower Saxony, and joined the allied army commanded -by Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick, at the camp on the heights of -Fritzlar, in the principality of Lower Hesse, on the 21st of April. -They were formed in brigade with the dragoons of Price-schenik, -under the orders of Colonel Bremar. - -Being opposed by a French army of very superior numbers, the -allies were restricted to defensive operations, and the SEVENTH -took part in several toilsome marches and skirmishes. At length -thirty thousand French troops crossed the river Dymel to cut off -the communication of the allies with Westphalia, and a favourable -opportunity occurring to attack this detached force, the QUEEN'S -OWN dragoons, with several other corps, under the Hereditary -Prince of Brunswick, advanced to Liebenau, where they passed the -Dymel, and making a detour of many miles, gained the left flank of -the enemy's position at _Warbourg_, on the 31st of July. Prince -Ferdinand was advancing with the main body against the enemy's -front; but before his arrival, the enemy had been attacked in flank -and rear, and were retiring. The cavalry under the Marquis of -Granby and Lieut.-General Mostyn arrived at a favourable moment; a -gallant charge of the British squadrons decided the fortune of the -day, and the French made a precipitate retreat across the Dymel. -The SEVENTH dragoons supported the infantry in the attack of the -enemy's flank, and by a spirited charge towards the close of the -action, contributed to the success of the day. The conduct of the -British cavalry was commended by the Marquis of Granby, in his -public despatch, and Prince Ferdinand declared in general orders, -that "_all the British cavalry performed prodigies of valour_." -The regiment being eager in the pursuit, had four men and horses -captured by the enemy; three of the men, however, escaped and -rejoined the regiment. - -Lieut.-General Sir John Cope, K.B., died on the 28th of July, 1760; -and King George II. conferred the colonelcy on Lieut.-General -Mostyn, from the fifth, royal Irish, regiment of dragoons. - -The SEVENTH dragoons were encamped near the banks of the Dymel, -until winter, when the soldiers were directed to build huts -to protect themselves and horses from severe weather. They -subsequently went into cantonments in the villages in that part of -the bishopric of Paderborn. - -[Sidenote: 1761] - -The army was suddenly called from its winter quarters in February, -1761, and penetrating, during a heavy snow, into the enemy's -cantonments, captured several towns and extensive magazines of -forage and provision; but afterwards returned to its former -quarters, and the SEVENTH were again quartered in villages in the -bishopric of Paderborn. - -On taking the field in the beginning of May, 1761, the SEVENTH -were formed in brigade with the Scots greys and Ancram's (eleventh) -dragoons, commanded by Colonel Harvey. After much manœuvring, some -skirmishing, and many long and toilsome marches, they were encamped -on the heights of Denkernberg, between the rivers Asse and Lippe, -and formed part of the Marquis Granby's corps, which had its right -in front of the village of _Kirch-Denkern_. This post was attacked -on the 15th, and again on the 16th of July; the SEVENTH were formed -in column behind the centre of this part of the position, and -supported the infantry; the enemy was repulsed; the cavalry dashed -forward, but were prevented charging by the nature of the ground. - -The regiment was subsequently employed in operations which brought -on slight skirmishes; but no general engagement occurred. In August -it was employed on the Dymel. In the early part of November it -was engaged in dislodging a French corps from a strong camp near -_Escherhausen_, in the duchy of Brunswick; and afterwards marched -to _Eimbeck_, where another skirmish occurred. These movements -were designed to surprise the French army in dispersed quarters; -but the enemy having gained time to assemble his forces, this -regiment, with several other corps, marched during the night of -the 7th of November, through a heavy snow to _Foorwohle_, where -another skirmish occurred, and the British dragoons evinced -signal gallantry. The SEVENTH were encamped in the snow until the -following morning, when the British had another skirmish with their -opponents; and they subsequently marched to the heights between -Mackensen and Lithorst. When the army went into winter quarters, -the regiment was cantoned in East Friesland. - -[Sidenote: 1762] - -The season for military operations having arrived, the QUEEN'S OWN -dragoons again took the field, and were encamped at Brackel, and -subsequently on the heights of Tissel: they were formed in brigade -with the Eleventh dragoons, under Lieut.-Colonel George Lawson -Hall, of the SEVENTH. They left their camp before day-break on the -morning of the 24th of June, 1762, and having crossed the Dymel, -advanced against the French camp at _Groebenstein_. The enemy was -surprised, and made a precipitate retreat upon Cassel, with the -loss of their tents and baggage; and one division being surrounded -in the woods of Wilhelmsthal, surrendered. The SEVENTH pursued the -French in the direction of Cassel, and took several prisoners; they -subsequently encamped near Holtzhausen. - -During the remainder of the campaign, the regiment continued -actively employed, and was frequently engaged in detached services; -the enemy was forced to abandon several important positions, -and Cassel was captured by the allies. Preliminary articles -for a treaty of peace having been agreed upon, a suspension of -hostilities took place, and the QUEEN'S OWN dragoons, and other -British cavalry, went into quarters in the bishopric of Munster. - -[Sidenote: 1763] - -Peace having been concluded, the thanks of Parliament were -communicated to the army, and in February, 1763, the SEVENTH -commenced their march from Germany, through Holland, to -Williamstadt, where they embarked for England. After landing -at Harwich they were stationed at Chelmsford, Springfield, and -Colchester. The light troop, which had not been on foreign service -with the other troops of the regiment, was disbanded; and the -establishment was reduced to six troops of three officers, one -quarter-master, two serjeants, two corporals, one drummer, and -twenty-eight private men each; eight men per troop were equipped as -light dragoons, and the remainder as heavy dragoons. - -In May, 1763, Lieut.-General Mostyn was removed to the First -dragoon guards; and Major-General Sir George Howard, K.B., was -appointed colonel of the SEVENTH dragoons, from the third foot, or -buffs. - -[Sidenote: 1764] - -In January, 1764, a squadron was employed on revenue duty on -the Suffolk coast. On the 9th of April following, King George -III. reviewed the regiment in Hyde Park, and expressed his high -approbation of its appearance and discipline. In the same year, -orders were received for the regiment to be mounted on long-tailed -horses;--for epaulettes to be worn on the left shoulder instead -of aiguillettes, and for the men's boots to be of a lighter -description than formerly. - -[Sidenote: 1765] - -[Sidenote: 1766] - -The regiment occupied quarters in Sussex, in 1765, and was removed -to Northampton and Leicestershire in 1766; at the same time, the -DRUMMERS on the establishment were directed to be replaced by -TRUMPETERS. - -[Sidenote: 1767] - -[Sidenote: 1768] - -[Sidenote: 1769] - -From Leicestershire, &c., the regiment was removed to York in -May, 1767, and to Scotland in the spring of 1768, but returned -to England in the early part of 1769, and was quartered in -Warwickshire. - -[Sidenote: 1770] - -[Sidenote: 1771] - -[Sidenote: 1772] - -[Sidenote: 1773] - -In April, 1770, the regiment marched into Dorsetshire and -Somersetshire; in June, 1771, it was removed to Canterbury, and -employed on coast duty until April, 1772, when it marched into -Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, and Lincolnshire. In the spring -of 1773 it commenced its march for Scotland, where it was stationed -during the succeeding twelve months. - -[Sidenote: 1774] - -[Sidenote: 1775] - -[Sidenote: 1776] - -[Sidenote: 1777] - -Returning to England in the summer of 1774, the regiment was -stationed in Lancashire; in 1775 it was removed into Worcestershire -and Staffordshire; in 1776 it was employed on revenue duty on the -Sussex coast; and in 1777 it was engaged in similar duties on the -coasts of Norfolk and Suffolk. - -[Sidenote: 1778] - -In the summer of 1778 the QUEEN'S OWN dragoons were encamped near -Bury St. Edmunds, together with three other regiments of dragoons -and two battalions of militia, under the command of Major-General -Warde. - -[Sidenote: 1779] - -Lieut.-General Sir George Howard, C.B., was removed in April, 1779, -to the first dragoon guards, and King George III. conferred the -command of the QUEEN'S OWN dragoons on Major-general Sir Henry -Clinton, K.B. - -An augmentation had, in the mean time, been made to the strength -of the regiment, in consequence of the American war; and in April, -1779, the men, equipped as light dragoons, were incorporated, with -detachments from the second, third, fifteenth, and sixteenth, into -a regiment, which was numbered the twenty-first light dragoons. - -[Sidenote: 1780] - -[Sidenote: 1781] - -[Sidenote: 1782] - -[Sidenote: 1783] - -Soon after this event the SEVENTH dragoons marched to Scotland, -where they remained two years, and on their arrival in England, in -May, 1781, they were quartered at Durham. In the summer of 1782 -they were removed to Salisbury, and in 1783 to Newbury. - -The great usefulness of light cavalry had been fully proved during -the reign of King George II., and also during the American war; and -after the conclusion of a treaty of peace in 1783, the QUEEN'S -OWN dragoons underwent a change of clothing and equipment;--the -cocked hats were replaced by helmets; boots, saddles, belts, and -other articles of equipment, of a light construction, were adopted; -carbines of a smaller size than those before used, were received; -the standard height for men and horses was reduced; and the -regiment was constituted a corps of LIGHT DRAGOONS. - -[Sidenote: 1784] - -The change of equipment having taken place, the regiment was -employed in the travelling escort duty for the royal family; it was -quartered at Hounslow, and other villages, on the road from London -to Windsor; and during the summer of 1784 it was reviewed, on -Hounslow heath, by His Majesty, when its appearance and discipline -procured the expression of his royal approbation. - - -REGULATIONS FOR THE CLOTHING OF THE LIGHT DRAGOONS.--_April, 1784._ - -The clothing of a private light dragoon to consist of a jacket and -shell, under-waistcoat, and leather breeches. - -The jacket and shell to be of _blue_ cloth, the collars and cuffs -of the royal regiments to be red, and those of the other regiments -to be of the colour of the facing of the regiment, looped upon the -breast, and edged with white _thread_ cord, and to be lined with -white, the Eleventh and Thirteenth regiments excepted, which are to -be lined with buff. - -The under-waistcoat to be of flannel, with sleeves, and made so as -to be buttoned within the waistband of the breeches. - -The breeches to be of buckskin. - -N.B.--The make of the dress, and method of placing the cord upon -the breast of the jacket, to be exactly conformable to the pattern -approved of by His Majesty. - -OFFICERS AND QUARTER-MASTERS,--The dress uniform of the officers -and quarter-masters of the light dragoons to be made according to -the King's regulation of the 19th of December, 1768, excepting -that the coats are to be blue, and faced with the same colour as -the private men, and that the royal regiments are to be faced with -scarlet. - -FIELD UNIFORM OF THE OFFICERS AND QUARTER-MASTERS,--The jacket -and shell to be made up in the same manner as those of the men, -excepting that the shell is to have sleeves, and that the looping -is to be of silver, the Thirteenth regiment excepted, which is to -be of gold. - -SERJEANTS,--To be distinguished by gold or silver looping. - -CORPORALS,--To be distinguished by a gold or silver cord round the -collar and cuff. - -TRUMPETERS,--To have a jacket and shell the colour of the facing of -the regiment, with lace instead of looping in front and down the -seams. - -N.B.--A pattern suit of clothing, made up according to these -regulations, will be deposited at the Army-Comptroller's Office, -Horse Guards. - -[Sidenote: 1785] - -The SEVENTH Light Dragoons marched, in the summer of 1785, into -quarters in Sussex, where the following order, dated Horse Guards, -February 6, 1786, was received:-- - - SIR,--His Majesty has been pleased to order, that the colonels - commanding regiments of Light Dragoons shall, for the future, - supply them with _blue_ cloaks, instead of red, in proportion as - the red ones, now in use, wear out, and that new cloaks shall - become necessary. - - I have, &c., - (Signed) WILLIAM FAWCETT, - _Adjutant-General_. - -[Sidenote: 1786] - -[Sidenote: 1787] - -[Sidenote: 1788] - -[Sidenote: 1789] - -In May, 1786, the SEVENTH dragoons were removed to Guildford, -and in July to Maidstone; in 1787 they marched to Canterbury; -and afterwards to Greenwich and adjacent villages, from whence -they proceeded to Norwich; they passed the summer of 1788 in -Nottinghamshire; in the following winter they proceeded to the -vicinity of London, and after occupying cantonments at Staines a -few months, resumed their former quarters at Hounslow, &c., in -April, 1789, and took part in the escort duty for the royal family. - -[Sidenote: 1790] - -[Sidenote: 1791] - -[Sidenote: 1792] - -Having been relieved from escort duty, the regiment marched, in -June, 1790, into cantonments in Sussex, the head-quarters being -established at Lewes, from whence they were removed, in April, -1791, to Brighton, and in June of the same year to Canterbury. In -the summer of 1792 the regiment marched to Nottingham. - -[Sidenote: 1793] - -A revolution had in the mean time taken place in France, and the -tyrannical and barbarous proceedings of the republicans, who had -seized on the powers of the government in that kingdom, filled -Europe with wonder and with abhorrence of the ruthless perpetrators -of the numerous tragedies which took place; their crimes were -increased by the execution of their sovereign Louis XVI.; the -British ambassador consequently received instructions to quit -Paris, and active preparations were made for war. Two troops were -added to the QUEEN'S OWN light dragoons, and in the spring of 1793 -four troops, under the command of Major Osborne, embarked for the -Netherlands, to form part of the army under His Royal Highness the -duke of York, designed to co-operate with the allies in repelling -the aggressions of the French republic on Holland and the Austrian -Netherlands. The depôt troops were stationed at Manchester. - -Having joined the forces commanded by the duke of York, the two -squadrons of the SEVENTH took part in the operations of the army. -After retiring from before Dunkirk, the troops re-assembled at -Furnes and Dixmude, and were stationed for some time on the -frontier of West Flanders. His royal highness having resolved to -make every possible effort for the protection of the Austrian -Netherlands, determined to re-capture Menin, and, as a diversion to -favour this design, Major-General Abercromby was directed to attack -_Lannoy_ with a body of troops, of which a squadron of the SEVENTH -formed a part. The attack was made on the 28th of October: the -French having been driven from the town by the artillery, the light -dragoons galloped forward in pursuit with distinguished gallantry, -overtook their opponents, cut down one hundred with their sabres, -took fifty-nine prisoners, and captured five pieces of artillery, -besides tumbrils and baggage waggons, for which they were honoured -with the approbation of Major-General Abercromby and of His Royal -Highness the duke of York. The only loss sustained by the SEVENTH, -on this occasion, was two men wounded. - -The regiment performed much hard service on out-post duty during -the following winter. - -[Sidenote: 1794] - -On the 16th of April, 1794, the regiment advanced to the heights -above Cateau, where it was reviewed by the emperor of Germany, and -on the succeeding day, supported the attack of the infantry and -artillery on _Prémont_, _Vaux_, &c. - -When the siege of _Landrécies_ was undertaken, the QUEEN'S -OWN formed part of the covering army encamped at _Cateau_. At -day-break, on the 26th of April, while a thick fog covered the -fields and villages near the British camp, a few pistol-shots in -front gave indication that the advance-posts were engaged, and soon -afterwards the piquets were seen retiring before crowds of French, -whose movements were partly concealed by the fog. The SEVENTH -were speedily mounted and formed in front of their camp-ground; -the cannonade became louder and louder, and the fog clearing, the -duke of York detached the cavalry of the right wing to turn the -enemy's left flank, while the SEVENTH and Eleventh light dragoons' -and two squadrons of Archduke Ferdinand's hussars, supported by -several other corps, moved forward to reconnoitre the French column -advancing from Prémont and Marets. Encountering their opponents in -the plain of St. Celian, the SEVENTH and Eleventh light dragoons -raised a loud shout and dashed furiously against the adverse ranks -of war, while the German hussars joined gallantly in the charge, -and the enemy was overthrown and pursued with dreadful carnage. The -SEVENTH were distinguished for their heroic ardour and contempt of -danger, and Lieutenant O'Laughlin eminently signalized himself. -Twelve hundred Frenchmen fell in the charge and pursuit, and ten -pieces of cannon, with eleven tumbrils filled with ammunition, -were captured, exclusive of those taken by the remainder of the -army. A writer who was present at this engagement (Robert Brown of -the Coldstream guards), states in his Journal, published in 1795, -"_the_ SEVENTH _and Eleventh light dragoons performed prodigies of -valour on our left_." The Duke of York observed in general orders, -after complimenting several other corps, "_Nor is the determined -gallantry with which the_ SEVENTH _and Eleventh light dragoons -attacked the enemy on the left (notwithstanding their numbers), -less worthy of every commendation_." The loss of the regiment on -this occasion was one man and seven horses killed, nineteen men and -six horses wounded. - -After the fall of Landrécies, the regiment proceeded by forced -marches to the vicinity of _Tournay_; and on the 10th of May, when -the French attacked the British position with thirty thousand -men, it had another opportunity of signalizing itself. The enemy -having failed in his attempt to turn the British left, directed his -efforts against the centre. A favourable opportunity presenting -itself, sixteen British and two Austrian squadrons were detached, -under Lieut.-General Harcourt, against the enemy's right, and by a -determined charge broke the French columns. A second charge proved -decisive; the French were defeated, and the British troops were -thanked in general orders for their excellent conduct. The SEVENTH -had six horses killed; four men and four horses wounded; and two -horses missing. - -A general attack having been resolved upon, with the view of -compelling the French to evacuate Flanders, the QUEEN'S OWN light -dragoons were selected to take part in this enterprise, and were -attached to one of the columns, under His Royal Highness the Duke -of York, which advanced at an early hour on the morning of the 17th -of May, to the vicinity of Lannoy, where the troops halted a short -period, until a thick fog cleared off, when they resumed their -march. Arriving at _Roubaix_, the place was gallantly captured, -and the troops reposed a few hours in the town. As the sun was -declining in the western horizon, and the shades of evening were -gathering over the provinces of Flanders, Lieut.-General Abercromby -received orders to attack a village two miles distant, called -_Mouvaux_, which was situated on a rising ground, surrounded by -palisades and entrenchments, protected by flanking redoubts, and -defended by a strong body of republican troops. This enterprise -was undertaken with cheerful alacrity; the flank battalion of the -foot guards stormed the works, and the SEVENTH light dragoons, led -by Lieut.-Colonel William Osborne, (a most gallant officer, who -had been twenty years in the regiment[6]), made a detour round -the village, followed by the Fifteenth light dragoons, under -Lieut.-Colonel Churchill. As the French soldiers began to give -way before the furious onset of the foot guards, and issuing from -among the houses, attempted to escape by the rear of the village, -they were charged by the two cavalry regiments with the most -distinguished bravery. The SEVENTH were in front on this occasion; -arriving at a _chevaux-de-frise_, a few men of the regiment -dismounted, and, though exposed to a sharp fire of musketry, -cleared a space for the troops to pass, when the two regiments -rushed with terrific violence upon the French infantry, broke their -ranks, and cut them down with a dreadful slaughter, capturing -three guns. When the two regiments returned from the pursuit, the -evening was far advanced, and they passed the night in the village. - -The Austrians having failed in several of their points of attack, -the enemy was enabled to bring nearly his whole force against the -daring Britons who had thus attacked his position; and the morning -of the 18th of May was ushered in by a tremendous cannonade. -Multitudes of French cavalry, infantry, and artillery, appeared -advancing in every direction; and by nine o'clock, Lieut.-General -Abercromby found the few men he had with him nearly surrounded -by crowds of opponents; at the same time he received orders from -the Duke of York to retire to the heights behind Roubaix. He fell -back fighting; and as he passed through the town, his rear was -pressed by hosts of enemies, who followed, shouting and assailing -the British with grape and musketry. From Roubaix the division -proceeded towards Lannoy; being beset by superior numbers, the -soldiers had to dispute every foot of ground, and to keep up a -running fight. The SEVENTH and Fifteenth light dragoons were -constantly engaged on the flanks and in the rear. _Lannoy_ being -found occupied by the French, the British division took to the -fields, passing over hedges and ditches, constantly fighting crowds -of opponents, the light cavalry evincing the most noble ardour and -intrepidity; and the SEVENTH thus exhibiting, under accumulated -disasters and difficulties, the innate bravery of Britons, and -the great value of light cavalry. One of the foot guards who was -present (Browne), observes in his Journal, "Our British light -cavalry which were with us (the Seventh, Fifteenth, and Sixteenth) -performed wonders of valour, charging the enemy with unexampled -courage whenever they approached; it was no uncommon thing to -see _one_ of them attack _three_ of the French dragoons at once, -in order to rescue the prisoners they were carrying off. It was -owing to their bravery that so few prisoners were taken; they also -retook numbers from the enemy. As soon as we reached the village -of Templeuve, we halted and formed; and from thence marched to our -former position, behind the village of Blandin. Our loss proved to -be very inconsiderable to what might have been expected, for it was -rather to be wondered at that one of us escaped." The loss of the -SEVENTH was, four horses killed; six men and ten horses wounded; -and fifteen men and thirty-two horses prisoners of war and missing. -The conduct of the British on this trying occasion was highly -commended by the Emperor of Germany; and the Duke of York expressed -his approbation of the valour and firmness of the corps engaged. - -The troops returned to their former position in front of -_Tournay_, where the British were attacked on the 22nd of May; -they repulsed their opponents, who were forced to retire with the -loss of seven pieces of artillery. The loss of the SEVENTH on this -occasion was limited to one troop horse. - -The immense numbers which the enemy was enabled to bring forward, -at length forced the allies to retreat from the Austrian -Netherlands to the United Provinces; and during this retrograde -movement the SEVENTH were frequently engaged in out-post duty, -in covering the retiring army, and in numerous rencounters with -detachments of French cavalry. - -Tn August the army was encamped near _Breda_, on a large plain -bestrewed with the vestiges of war, to give the Dutch an -opportunity of putting the fortress in a state of defence. While -at this camp, a piquet of the SEVENTH and Sixteenth light dragoons -surprised one of the enemy's out-guards. The French dragoons fled -at the first onset; and many of them forsook their horses to escape -across walls and other fences where mounted troopers could not -pursue them; seven men were, however, made prisoners, and forty -horses were captured. - -One hundred thousand French advanced to attack thirty-five thousand -British, and the Duke of York made a further retrograde movement. -In October the army defended the passage of the Waal from the -island of Bommel until it communicated with the Austrians on the -left. The enemy constructed batteries before _Nimeguen_; a sortie -was made on the 4th of November, in order to destroy the French -works, and the QUEEN'S OWN light dragoons formed part of the force -employed on this service. The infantry led on by Major-General -De Burgh (afterwards Earl of Clanricarde), stormed the enemy's -entrenchments in gallant style, when a dreadful carnage ensued, -the French fighting with resolution, but the British proved -irresistible with the bayonet: as the enemy fled from their works, -the SEVENTH and other cavalry charged them in the rear and cut them -down with great slaughter. "Here" (Captain Jones states in the -Historical Journal) "the British performed prodigies of valour": a -thousand opponents lay weltering on the plain and among the works; -the troops were thanked in general orders for their services on -this occasion. - -[Sidenote: 1795] - -At length a severe frost enabled the enemy to advance in the -beginning of 1795, across the rivers on the ice, and the British, -being no longer capable of resisting the very superior numbers -of their opponents, retired through Holland to Germany. During -this retreat the troops endured very great hardship and privation -from severe weather, and from the hostile spirit manifested by -the Dutch, who had imbibed principles favourable to the French -interest. The SEVENTH light dragoons were employed in covering -the retrograde movements, and had occasional skirmishes with -the enemy's leading corps. After their arrival in Germany, they -occupied quarters of refreshment for several weeks; during the -summer they were encamped on one of the plains of Westphalia; and -in November returned to England. - -On the decease of General Sir Henry Clinton, K.B., his Majesty -conferred the colonelcy of the regiment on Major-General David -Dundas, by commission dated the 26th of December, 1795. - -[Sidenote: 1796] - -[Sidenote: 1797] - -[Sidenote: 1798] - -[Sidenote: 1799] - -The QUEEN'S OWN light dragoons occupied various quarters in England -until the summer of 1799, when they were encamped near Windsor, -and were reviewed by the King, who was pleased to express, in -very gracious terms, his royal approbation of their appearance -and field movements. In the mean time the British government had -resolved to make, in connection with the Russians, an attempt to -deliver Holland from the power of the French republic; and the -SEVENTH embarked for this service at Ramsgate, in the beginning of -September, under the command of Lieut.-Colonel HENRY LORD PAGET, -who was appointed to the command of the cavalry employed in this -expedition, consisting of the SEVENTH, Eleventh, Fifteenth, and -part of the Eighteenth light dragoons; the whole being under the -orders of His Royal Highness the Duke of York. - -On the advance of the army on the 19th of September, the SEVENTH -were attached to the column under Lieut.-General de Hermann, which -attacked the enemy at half-past three in the morning, and by -eight gained possession of _Bergen_, a large village surrounded -by extensive woods; but the Russians, overlooking the formidable -resistance they were to meet with, had not preserved the necessary -order, and they were driven back with the loss of many men, and -Lieut.-Generals de Hermann and Tchertchekoff taken prisoners. - -In the attack of the enemy's position on the 2nd of October, the -SEVENTH formed part of the cavalry attached to the column commanded -by Lieut.-General Sir Ralph Abercromby, which advanced along the -beach to within a mile of _Egmont-op-Zee_, where a corps of French -infantry was posted among the sand-hills, with a numerous body of -cavalry and artillery on the beach. A sanguinary contest ensued, -in which the heroic perseverance of the British was conspicuous. -Late in the evening the enemy's cavalry made an attempt on the -British horse artillery on the beach: but were charged with -signal intrepidity by the light dragoons under Colonel LORD -PAGET, and driven with considerable loss nearly to the town. The -British established themselves among the sand-hills, where they -passed the night, and on the following day gained possession of -Egmont-op-Zee[7]. The SEVENTH had two men and four horses killed on -this occasion, and eleven men and twenty-five horses wounded. - -Part of the regiment was engaged on the 6th of October, in driving -the enemy from his position between _Beverwyck_ and _Wyck-op-Zee_, -which proved a sanguinary service; but the SEVENTH did not sustain -any loss. - -These gallant efforts were not seconded by the Dutch, and severe -weather, with other causes, having rendered a retreat necessary, -the SEVENTH under LORD PAGET, covered the movement. Some -skirmishing took place, and several pieces of cannon fell into the -hands of the enemy, when his lordship led one squadron on to the -charge with signal gallantry, and breaking in upon and repulsing a -force six times more numerous than his own, retook the cannon and -with them several pieces belonging to the enemy. - -Circumstances having occurred to induce the Duke of York to vacate -Holland, the regiment returned to England in December, and was -stationed at Canterbury. - -[Sidenote: 1800] - -[Sidenote: 1801] - -In the year 1800 the QUEEN'S OWN light dragoons were stationed at -Windsor and Hounslow, to perform the escort duty for the royal -family; in 1801 they were quartered at Reading, with detached -troops in Sussex, from whence they were removed to Oxfordshire and -Wiltshire. - -Lieut.-General Sir David Dundas was removed to the Scots Greys in -May, 1801, and the lieut.-colonel of the SEVENTH, Colonel HENRY -W. LORD PAGET (now MARQUIS OF ANGLESEY), was advanced by King -George III. to the colonelcy of the regiment, as a special mark -of royal favour and approbation for his personal merit, and for -the excellent state of discipline and efficiency manifested on all -occasions by the corps under his orders. - -[Sidenote: 1802] - -[Sidenote: 1803] - -Peace having been concluded with the French republic, in 1802, -the establishment of the regiment was reduced; but in 1803, the -treacherous conduct of Napoleon Bonaparte gave rise to another war, -and the establishment was again augmented. When Bonaparte made his -ostentatious, but vain, preparations for the invasion of Great -Britain, the SEVENTH were stationed at Ipswich and Norwich, and -were held in readiness to repel the invaders, should they venture -to approach the shores of Britain. - -[Sidenote: 1804] - -In 1804 the establishment was augmented to ten troops. - -[Sidenote: 1805] - -[Sidenote: 1807] - -In 1805 directions were received for the light dragoon appointments -and clothing to be changed for those of HUSSARS; the alteration -took place on the 25th of December, 1807; and the regiment -subsequently obtained the designation of "SEVENTH, OR QUEEN'S OWN, -REGIMENT OF HUSSARS." - -[Sidenote: 1808] - -After passing six years at Ipswich and Norwich, the SEVENTH HUSSARS -proceeded to Guildford in July, 1808; and when on their march -they were reviewed by His Royal Highness the Duke of York, on -Hounslow-heath. Important events had, in the mean time, transpired -on the continent and in the peninsula, and Portugal and Spain had -become subject to the tyrannical sway of Bonaparte, who had nearly -attained the zenith of his power. Portugal was delivered during the -summer of 1808, by British skill and valour; and a powerful effort -in aid of the Spaniards, who were endeavouring to free themselves -of the French yoke, having been resolved upon by the British -government, the SEVENTH HUSSARS were selected to take part in this -enterprise. - -Eight troops, commanded by Lieut.-Colonel R. H. Vivian, and -consisting of two lieut.-colonels (Vivian and Kerrison), two -majors (Hon. Berkeley Paget and Hon. G. H. C. Cavendish), eight -captains, six lieutenants, four cornets, four staff-officers, -six quarter-masters, 717 non-commissioned officers, trumpeters, -and privates, and 677 troop-horses, embarked at Portsmouth in -October; on arriving at Corunna, in November, the horses were slung -overboard, and they swam to the shore. The regiment marched by -squadrons to Astorga, from whence it proceeded, with the Tenth and -Fifteenth hussars, towards Salamanca, to join the troops advancing -from Portugal under Lieut.-General Sir John Moore, K.B. The British -commander had been promised that his advance should be covered -by a powerful and victorious Spanish army, and that numerous and -enthusiastic legions of patriots were ready to co-operate with -him; but not a Spanish soldier was in his front;--the enemy was at -hand;--those armies with which he had been ordered to co-operate -had been routed and dispersed, and Bonaparte was approaching the -capital of Spain in triumph. Twenty-three thousand Britons were -not able to cope with three hundred thousand French; but Sir John -Moore resolved to push boldly forward, and menace the French lines, -that he might thus draw Bonaparte with a powerful army from the -capital, which would give time for the southern provinces of Spain -to organize their means of resistance, and for the discomfited -Spanish armies to re-assemble. The boldness and ability with which -this resolution was executed, surprised Napoleon, and deserve the -commendation of posterity. The SEVENTH HUSSARS were employed in -this enterprise, and a piquet of the regiment was engaged on the -21st of December, with the Tenth and Fifteenth hussars, commanded -by Lieut.-General LORD PAGET, in driving a body of French dragoons -from _Sahagun_, when about twenty of the enemy were killed, -and thirteen officers and one hundred and fifty-four men taken -prisoners, in a sharp sword-fight which lasted about twenty minutes. - -The approach of Bonaparte with an immense army rendered it -necessary for the British to withdraw, and the heavy baggage, with -several brigades of infantry, commenced retiring; at the same -time the cavalry patroles advanced up to the French lines and -skirmished, to conceal the retrograde movement. On the morning of -the 25th of December a squadron of the SEVENTH HUSSARS, commanded -by Lieut.-Colonel Kerrison, advanced towards _Carrion_, and -encountering a French detachment of about equal numbers, made -them all prisoners except the officer, who wounded Lieut.-Colonel -Kerrison in the arm, and escaped. - -The regiment commenced its retreat a few hours after this affair; -and the army rested two days at _Benevente_, a rich open town -situate in a plain extending from the Gallician mountains to the -neighbourhood of Burgos. The infantry afterwards continued the -retreat, while the cavalry remained in the town, and had parties -watching the fords of the little river Esla. Soon after day-break -on the 29th of December, six hundred cavalry of the French imperial -guard crossed the stream and advanced into the plain; the British -detachments retired fighting, and a piquet of the SEVENTH HUSSARS, -under Lieutenant Lowther, was sharply engaged. Being joined by -part of the Third German hussars, the piquets charged the French -leading squadrons with signal gallantry, the ground was obstinately -disputed, and a particularly animating scene presented itself. -Baggage mules and followers of the army were scattered over the -plain, the town was filled with tumult, the distant piquets and -videts were galloping in from right and left; the French were -pressing forward, and every appearance indicated that the enemy's -whole army was come up and passing the river. Suddenly LORD PAGET -led the Tenth hussars at speed into the plain; the piquets that -were engaged united, and the whole charged. In an instant the scene -changed, the French were seen galloping back, with the British -at their heels; they plunged into the stream without breaking -their ranks, and having gained the opposite heights, they wheeled -round and appeared inclined to come forward a second time; but -the British horse artillery opening upon them, they retired. -Fifty-five killed and wounded Frenchmen lay on the plain, their -general, Lefebre Desnouettes, and several other officers, were -taken prisoners, and many of those who escaped across the river, -were wounded. The piquet of the SEVENTH HUSSARS suffered severely, -nearly every man being either killed or wounded. - -[Sidenote: 1809] - -[Sidenote: 1810] - -The enemy planted heavy cannon on the bank of the river, and made a -show of re-crossing; but LORD PAGET guarded the fords all the day, -and at night withdrew with the cavalry. The SEVENTH were constantly -in the rear of the army, with the other hussar regiments, during -the remainder of the retreat; they, however, suffered little from -the swords of the enemy; but the effects of frost, snow, and of a -deficiency in the supplies of provision and forage, were severely -felt. The want of horse-shoes was a serious evil, which was owing -to the impracticability of the forge carts accompanying the -regiment. When the army withdrew from the position at Lugo, during -the night of the 8th of January, 1809, the SEVENTH HUSSARS were -left behind to keep up the bivouac fires, and to cover the retreat, -and they were in the rear of the army until it arrived within -three leagues of Corunna. - -On arriving at Corunna, the regiment mounted two hundred and fifty -horses only, out of six hundred and eighty which had marched -from that port about two months before, and many of those which -remained, were destroyed for the want of transport, which could -be obtained only for the officers' horses and for about ninety -troop-horses. - -The French were defeated in a general action fought on the 16th -of January, when SIR JOHN MOORE fell mortally wounded. The army -afterwards embarked and returned to England. Thus the British had -intercepted the blow which was descending to crush Spain; time had -been given to enable the patriots to re-organize their armies; -and Bonaparte being recalled to France, by the news that Austria -and Russia were arming to oppose him, the war was protracted in -Spain. On the passage to England the Despatch transport, having -on board Major the Hon. G. C. Cavendish, Captain G. Dukinfield, -and Lieutenant the Hon. Edward Waldegrave, with one hundred and -thirteen men, and forty-four horses, was wrecked near the Lizard, -on the coast of Cornwall, and only seven men escaped. - -After its arrival from Spain, the regiment was quartered at -Guildford, from whence it proceeded to Weymouth; in May, 1810, it -embarked at Liverpool for Ireland, and was stationed at Dublin, -with detached troops at Athy and Carlow. - -[Sidenote: 1811] - -[Sidenote: 1812] - -[Sidenote: 1813] - -In 1811 the head-quarters were removed to Dundalk, where they -remained during the year 1812; and in 1813 the regiment embarked at -Dublin for England. - -Having landed at Liverpool, the regiment proceeded to London; it -was stationed at Hyde Park barracks, Hampton Court, and Hounslow, -and performed the king's duty during the absence of the household -cavalry on foreign service. - -The glorious victories gained by the allied army under Field -Marshal the Marquis of Wellington had, in the mean time, -accomplished the deliverance of Portugal, and of nearly all Spain, -from the despotic sway of Bonaparte, and the SEVENTH HUSSARS were -selected to take part in completing the overthrow of the tyrannical -power of Napoleon. Eight troops, commanded by Lieut.-Colonel R. -Hussey Vivian, embarked at Portsmouth on the 15th of August, and -landed at Bilboa, the capital of Biscay, in Spain, on the 1st -of September; and two additional troops joined from England in -October. The regiment was formed in brigade with the Tenth and -Fifteenth hussars, commanded by Major-General Lord Edward Somerset. - -After the surrender of the castle of St. Sebastian the regiment -advanced, and having joined the army, supported the infantry at -the passage of the _Bidassoa_, and advanced as far as Vera on the -borders of France. The SEVENTH HUSSARS subsequently retired through -the Pyrenean mountains to the vicinity of Pampeluna, which fortress -surrendered on the 31st of October. - -Colonel Richard Hussey Vivian having been appointed to the command -of a brigade of cavalry, the command of the regiment devolved on -Lieut.-Colonel Edward Kerrison. - -[Sidenote: 1814] - -After occupying village cantonments near Pampeluna for several -weeks, the SEVENTH HUSSARS marched through the Pyrenees and -joined the army in France. On the 18th of December they took the -out-post duty at Cambo, a town eight miles from Bayonne, where -the French army, under Marshal Soult, lay in a fortified camp. On -the 31st of December, the regiment took the out-post duty on the -road leading to St. Jean Pied de Port, where a French division -was stationed. The weather becoming very severe, the regiment -went into cantonments in the beginning of 1814, near Hasparan, in -Gascony, thirteen miles from Bayonne: in these quarters forage was -particularly scarce, and the horses suffered in condition from -being fed on chopped gorse and about three pounds of oats a day. -The foraging parties sent towards the French lines, had frequent -skirmishes, and on one of these occasions, Captain Peter Augustus -Heyliger was wounded. - -The weather having become more clear, the army advanced in the -middle of February, and on the 24th the hussar brigade proceeded to -the bank of the Gave d'Oléron, in the expectation of being engaged. -Captain Fraser and twelve men of the SEVENTH passed the river under -a heavy fire, and were followed by Captain Verner's squadron, for -the purpose of supporting a body of infantry which had crossed the -stream and were seriously engaged; but the enemy being in force, -and the ground such that cavalry could not act, the squadron was -re-called. The enemy abandoning his position, the regiment crossed -the river in pursuit, and halted at the village of Boren. - -Marshal Soult concentrated his forces behind the Pau at _Orthes_; -the allies advanced to attack him; and the SEVENTH HUSSARS, having -crossed the river, were engaged in driving the enemy from his -position on the 27th of February. About 10 o'clock the regiment -was ordered to cover the sixth division and the guns; and when -the French gave way, it dashed forward in pursuit, and by a -brilliant charge it overthrew a body of opponents, and took sixty -prisoners: this occurred about 3 o'clock. Shortly afterwards -the regiment was again ordered to charge, and being led forward -by Colonel Kerrison with signal gallantry, it was once more -successful, and sixteen officers, with about seven hundred men, -were made prisoners. The Marquis of Wellington observed in his -public despatch: "Lieutenant-General Sir Stapleton Cotton took -advantage of the only opportunity which occurred, to charge with -Major-General Lord Edward Somerset's brigade in the neighbourhood -of _Sault de Navailles_, where the enemy had been driven from the -high road by Lieutenant-General Sir Rowland Hill. _The_ SEVENTH -HUSSARS _distinguished themselves upon this occasion, and made many -prisoners_." - -The regiment had four men and five horses killed; Major William -Thornhill, Captain P. A. Heyliger, Lieutenant Robert Douglas, nine -men, and eleven horses wounded. - -After the battle of Orthes the SEVENTH HUSSARS were employed a -short time at Villeneuve de Marsan, in the department of the -Landes; also at Roquefort and Captieux, in protecting the rear -of the army from the depredations of parties of brigands. From -these quarters the regiment advanced, and rejoining the army near -_Toulouse_, supported the infantry in the action at that place on -the 10th of April. - -When the French withdrew from Toulouse, the regiment moved forward -and was employed in the out-post duty. - -At length hostilities were terminated by the abdication of -Bonaparte and the restoration of the Bourbon dynasty. Thus a war -of unprincipled aggression, begun in acts of fraud and perfidy, -and carried on with treachery, cruelty, and rapine, ended with the -downfall of its author, and the humiliation and dispersion of his -boasted invincible legions. - -After the termination of hostilities, the regiment reposed a month -in village cantonments; and on the 1st of June commenced its march -for Boulogne, where it embarked for England, and, after landing, -it marched to Romford, and in September to Brighton. Its services -were subsequently rewarded with the honour of bearing the word -"PENINSULA" upon its appointments. - -[Sidenote: 1815] - -Riots having occurred in London towards the end of February and in -the beginning of March, 1815, in consequence of the introduction -into Parliament of a bill to regulate the importation of grain, -the SEVENTH HUSSARS were suddenly ordered to proceed thither from -Brighton. - -The return of Bonaparte to France, the sudden defection of the -forces of Louis XVIII., and the elevation of the usurper to the -throne, filled Europe with astonishment. War was resolved upon, and -on the 25th of March three squadrons of the QUEEN'S OWN HUSSARS, -commanded by Col. Sir Edward Kerrison, marched from London for -foreign service; they embarked at Dover, landed at Ostend, and, -after marching a few stages up the country, went into cantonments, -and were formed in brigade with the Fifteenth hussars, and -Second hussars of the King's German legion, under the orders of -Major-General Sir Colquhoun Grant, K.C.B. On the 29th of May they -were reviewed, with other brigades of the cavalry, by Field-Marshal -his Grace the Duke of Wellington, accompanied by Marshal Von -Blucher, the commander of the Prussian army. - -Bonaparte, endeavouring, by one of those rapid movements for -which he had been so famous, to interpose between the British and -Prussian armies, and beat them in detail, suddenly attacked and -drove in the out-posts, and early on the morning of the 16th of -June the SEVENTH HUSSARS advanced to support the troops engaged -at _Quatre Bras_. After a march of many miles, they arrived at -the scene of conflict; the French were repulsed, and the troops -bivouacked in the fields. - -The Prussians having been defeated and forced to retreat, the Duke -of Wellington made a corresponding movement on the 17th of June, to -preserve his communication with them, and the SEVENTH HUSSARS were -engaged, with other corps, in covering this retrograde movement. -On passing through the village of _Genappe_, the French lancers -began to press upon the rear of the retiring army, and the SEVENTH -were directed by their colonel, Lieutenant-General the Earl of -Uxbridge, to charge. This order was executed with signal bravery; -but the lancers, being sustained by a great mass of cavalry, and -having their flanks secure, presented an almost impenetrable row -of pikes, through which the hussars were unable to break. The -regiment rallied and charged a second time; but the lancers, being -well supported and advantageously posted, were enabled to maintain -their ground. Some impression had, however, been made, and two -squadrons of the first regiment of life guards coming up at speed, -the weight and power of their charge broke the lancers, who were -pursued through the village with great slaughter. The retreat -was afterwards continued with skirmishing and cannonading to the -position in front of the village of _Waterloo_, where the army -passed the night exposed to a heavy rain. - -On the following day the hard contested and sanguinary battle -of _Waterloo_ was fought,--a battle memorable in the annals of -Europe,--where the fate of empires was decided by the sword, and -the British troops acquired immortal honour! During the early -part of the action the SEVENTH HUSSARS supported the infantry, -and towards the evening they were ordered forward. Moving from -Hugomont, they acted nearly on the reverse of the enemy, and by -a series of brilliant charges, most nobly executed, contributed -to the final overthrow of the French army. On this occasion -the officers and men proved their resolution to support the -high character which the regiment had so long borne; and their -conduct was publicly noticed and attested in the strongest -and most unequivocal terms by the commander of the cavalry, -Lieutenant-General the Earl of Uxbridge, who, after having gone -through this arduous day, received a wound at the close of the -action by which he lost his right leg. - -The loss of the regiment on the 17th and 18th of June was, one -serjeant, fifty-five rank and file, and eighty-four horses killed; -Captains J. W. Robins, W. Vernor, and P. A. Heyliger; Lieutenants -R. Douglas, E. Peters, and R. Beattie; with nine serjeants, one -trumpeter, eighty-three rank and file, and one hundred and sixteen -horses wounded. - -The gallant conduct of the regiment on this occasion, was -subsequently rewarded with the honour of bearing the word -"WATERLOO" on its appointments; the officers and men received each -a silver medal; and the privilege of reckoning two years' service -for that day, was conferred on the subaltern officers, and also on -the non-commissioned officers and private men. - -On the 19th of June, the regiment advanced in pursuit of the -French, who fled in dismay towards Paris; on the evening of -the 24th, it was at the capture of _Cambray_ by escalade, by -Lieut.-General Sir Charles Colville's division. On arriving at the -vicinity of Paris, the war was terminated, by the surrender of the -capital, and the restoration of Louis XVIII. to the throne of his -ancestors. - -After occupying village cantonments near Paris for several months, -and taking part in several grand reviews, at which the Emperors -of Russia and Austria, and the Kings of Prussia and France, were -present, the SEVENTH HUSSARS were selected to form part of the -army of occupation in France, and they proceeded to Estaples and -neighbouring villages. - -[Sidenote: 1816] - -In the summer of 1816, the SEVENTH marched to quarters between -St. Omer and Dunkirk, for the purpose of field exercise and -review, and were joined by a squadron from England. On the 22nd of -October, the Duke of Wellington reviewed the army on the plains of -St. Denain, and witnessed the troops go through the formula of a -mock engagement. The SEVENTH afterwards returned to their former -quarters. - -[Sidenote: 1817] - -In February, 1817, the regiment was again quartered near St. -Omer, for the convenience of field exercise; it was subsequently -stationed between Cambray and Valenciennes, and was again reviewed -in October, by the Duke of Wellington, together with the remainder -of British troops, and the Saxons, Danes, and Hanoverians. The -regiment was afterwards stationed at Cassel and adjacent villages. - -[Sidenote: 1818] - -Several changes of quarters took place in 1818; and the regiment -was at the grand military spectacles, when the army was seen by -their Royal Highnesses the Dukes of Kent and Cumberland, and -when the Russians, British, Saxons, Danes, and Hanoverians were -reviewed, by the Emperor of Russia, King of Prussia, Prince of -Orange, Grand Dukes Constantine and Michael, &c., &c. After these -reviews, the army of occupation quitted France: the SEVENTH HUSSARS -embarked at Calais, landed at Dover and Ramsgate, and marched to -Chertsey, &c. - -On the night of the 1st of December the regiment attended the -funeral of Her Majesty Queen Charlotte. - -[Sidenote: 1819] - -[Sidenote: 1820] - -In 1819, the regiment marched to Scotland; in August, 1820, it -embarked at Port Patrick for Ireland; and the head-quarters were -stationed twelve months at Dundalk. - -[Sidenote: 1821] - -In August, 1821, the regiment marched to Dublin, on the occasion of -the visit of His Majesty King George IV. to the capital of Ireland. -On the 18th of August, the king reviewed the SEVENTH HUSSARS, with -the other troops in garrison at Dublin, on which occasion the -regiment was commanded by its colonel, the Marquis of Anglesey. In -September the establishment was reduced from eight to six troops. - -[Sidenote: 1822] - -[Sidenote: 1823] - -Leaving Dublin in December, 1822, the regiment proceeded to -Newbridge; in June, 1823, it embarked at Waterford, and landing -at Bristol, proceeded to Richmond and other villages in the -neighbourhood of Hounslow. - -On the 15th of July the two regiments of life guards, Blues, Third -light dragoons, and SEVENTH and Fifteenth hussars, with a brigade -of horse artillery, were reviewed on Hounslow-heath by his Royal -Highness the Duke of York. - -[Sidenote: 1824] - -After the review the SEVENTH HUSSARS marched to Brighton, -Chichester, and Hastings, with detachments on revenue duty on the -coast; but returned to the vicinity of Hounslow in the spring -of 1824, the head-quarters being at Hampton Court; and on the -7th of July they were again reviewed, with the same corps as in -the preceding year, on Hounslow-heath, by the Duke of York. The -head-quarters were afterwards removed to Hounslow barracks, and the -regiment took the escort duty. - -[Sidenote: 1825] - -[Sidenote: 1826] - -[Sidenote: 1827] - -In July, 1825, the regiment proceeded to York, Beverley, and -Newcastle; in April, 1826, it marched to Scotland, and was -stationed at Edinburgh and Perth, with parties on revenue duty at -Cupar, Angus, and Forfar; and in March, 1827, it left Scotland for -the South of England. - -On the 12th of April the SEVENTH HUSSARS were reviewed on -Hounslow-heath by his Grace the Duke of Wellington, who was pleased -to express his unqualified approbation of their appearance and -discipline. After the review they continued their march to Brighton -and Chichester. - -[Sidenote: 1828] - -[Sidenote: 1829] - -[Sidenote: 1830] - -Leaving these quarters, the regiment proceeded to Liverpool in -March, 1828, and embarking for Ireland, landed at Dublin, where it -was stationed until May, 1829, when it was removed to Newbridge, -and in May, 1830, to Dundalk, Monaghan, and Belturbet. - -On the 2d of August, 1830, a general order was issued for the -whole of the cavalry, with the exception of the Royal Horse -Guards (Blues), to be dressed in _red_; the SEVENTH HUSSARS were -consequently furnished with red pelisses in the following year. - -[Sidenote: 1831] - -The regiment left Dundalk, &c., in April, 1831, for Newbridge, and -in June proceeded to Dublin and embarked for England. After landing -at Liverpool, it marched to Birmingham, with detached troops at -Coventry and Kidderminster. - -[Sidenote: 1832] - -[Sidenote: 1833] - -[Sidenote: 1834] - -In March, 1832, the regiment proceeded to Norwich, Ipswich, and one -troop to Boston. In the month of March of the following year it -proceeded to Scotland, and was stationed at Hamilton and Glasgow, -and in February, 1834, performed much extra duty in consequence -of riots among the cotton spinners and calico printers in the -neighbourhood of Glasgow. - -[Sidenote: 1835] - -On the 2d of May, 1834, the regiment left its quarters in Scotland, -and proceeding to England, was stationed at York and Newcastle; and -in April, 1835, it marched to Nottingham, Sheffield, Derby, and -Boston. - -[Sidenote: 1836] - -[Sidenote: 1837] - -In April, 1836, the regiment proceeded to Hounslow, and took the -escort duty. In June, 1837, it embarked at Bristol for Ireland, -landed at Cork, and the head-quarters were established at -Ballincollig, from whence they were removed in August to Cork, and -in September to Dublin, where they passed the winter. - -[Sidenote: 1838] - -[Sidenote: 1839] - -Orders having been received for the regiment to transfer its -services to Canada, it was divided into four service and two depôt -troops; the service troops embarked at Cork on the 1st of May, -1838; and arrived at Montreal in June. In November, 1838, they were -employed against the insurgents in Lower Canada, and one troop was -similarly employed in January, 1839. - -[Sidenote: 1840] - -[Sidenote: 1841] - -[Sidenote: 1842] - -During the years 1839, 1840, and 1841, the service troops were -stationed at Montreal and Laprairie. In the year 1841 orders were -received to resume blue pelisses. The Service Troops have continued -in Canada to the summer of 1842, the date of the conclusion of this -memoir. - - -The record of the services of the SEVENTH, or QUEEN'S OWN HUSSARS, -for a period of one hundred and fifty years, (as contained in the -preceding pages,) exhibits a proof, among the other portions of -the British army, of attachment to their officers, of loyalty and -fidelity to their sovereign, and of zeal and devotedness to their -country. On all occasions, when their services have been required -to meet a foreign enemy, they have entered upon the difficulties of -active warfare with readiness and a determination to perform the -duties allotted them; and their bravery and contempt of danger have -been strongly evinced. Their gallantry at the battle of Dettingen -in 1743; their conduct at _Warbourg_ in 1760, under the Marquis -of Granby, and on other occasions in Germany during the Seven -years' War;--their boldness and intrepid bearing in conflict with -the enemy at _Cateau_, _Roubaix_, _Tournay_, and _Mouvaux_, under -the Duke of York, in 1794, which received His Royal Highness's -strongest commendations, afford instances of the most determined -bravery. - -The proofs of true courage were further adduced by the firm -conduct of the SEVENTH HUSSARS in the advance into Spain under -Lieut.-General Sir John Moore in 1808, and in the retreat to -Corunna in January, 1809, as detailed in the Regimental Record. -The gallantry of the regiment at the battle of Waterloo, in June, -1815, gained an imperishable addition to its fame; and the deeds -of the officers and men, who fought on that glorious occasion, -are sufficient to perpetuate an emulous desire in the present and -future members of the corps to rival the exertions of their brave -predecessors. - -The smart, active, and soldier-like appearance of the regiment, -its correct and orderly conduct in quarters, and its gallantry in -the field, have acquired a high character in the estimation of the -country, and proved it to be a valuable acquisition to the crown -and to the government. - -In thus recording the commendations due to so distinguished a -regiment as the SEVENTH Hussars, the compiler of this Record, with -true respect towards the gallant officer and nobleman at the head -of the corps, ventures to associate his fame and honour with those -of his regiment, with which, for more than forty years, they have -been identified: General the Marquis of Anglesey, K.G. and G.C.B., -assumed the command of the SEVENTH Hussars as Lieutenant-Colonel on -the 6th of April, 1797; he shared with his regiment in the dangers -and honours of the conflicts in Holland in 1799; at Sahagun and -Benevente in 1808; in the retreat to Corunna in 1809; and at the -all-crowning victory of Waterloo in 1815, where he lost his leg by -a cannon shot. In future ages the gallant and heroic deeds of this -nobleman will be the admiration of every member and friend of the -British army. - - - - -SUCCESSION OF COLONELS - -OF - -THE SEVENTH, - -OR - -QUEEN'S OWN REGIMENT - -OF - -HUSSARS. - - -ROBERT CUNNINGHAM. - -_Appointed 30th December, 1690._ - -ROBERT CUNNINGHAM was an officer of reputation in the Scots brigade -in the service of Holland, and was wounded at the battle of St. -Denis, in 1678. Proceeding to Scotland, he became a warm advocate -for the principles of the Revolution of 1688, and having performed -faithful services in that cause, he was rewarded with the colonelcy -of a regiment of foot formed during the winter of 1689-90. When -the clans tendered their submission to King William's government, -Colonel Cunningham's regiment was disbanded, and he obtained the -command of a corps of dragoons, now the SEVENTH HUSSARS. He served -with his regiment, under King William, in the Netherlands, during -the campaigns of 1694, 1695, and 1696, and in the summer of the -last-mentioned year he commanded a brigade of dragoons in Flanders. -At the close of the campaign he was succeeded in the colonelcy by -Lord Jedburgh. - - -WILLIAM, LORD JEDBURGH. - -_Appointed 1st October, 1696._ - -The Honorable WILLIAM KERR, son of Robert, fourth Earl and first -Marquis of Lothian, steadily supported the principles of the -Revolution, and rose to the rank of colonel in the army on the -1st of March, 1692. He succeeded, in the same year, to the title -of LORD JEDBURGH; and on the 1st of October, 1696, King William -appointed him to the colonelcy of a regiment of dragoons, now the -SEVENTH HUSSARS. In 1702, Queen Anne promoted him to the rank -of brigadier-general. On the decease of his father, in 1703, -he succeeded to the title of MARQUIS OF LOTHIAN[8]. The rank -of major-general was conferred on his lordship in 1704; in the -succeeding year he was invested with the order of the Thistle; and -in January, 1707, he obtained the rank of lieut.-general. On the -25th of April following he obtained the colonelcy of the third foot -guards, from which he was removed in 1713, in consequence of his -political views not being in accordance with those of Queen Anne's -new ministry. After the accession of King George I., his lordship -was appointed to the staff of North Britain. He died in 1722. - - -PATRICK, LORD POLWARTH. - -_Appointed 28th April, 1707._ - -This officer was the son of Sir Patrick Hume, of Polwarth, who was -one of the most conspicuous and vigorous characters of the age in -which he lived, was a strenuous opposer of the proceedings of King -Charles II. in Scotland, and was created, by King William, Lord -Polwarth, and Earl of Marchmont. - -PATRICK HUME was educated in Holland, and the Prince of Orange gave -him a commission in the Dutch service. He accompanied His Highness -to England at the Revolution, and when his father was elevated to -the dignity of Earl of Marchmont, he was styled LORD POLWARTH. He -was appointed major of a regiment of dragoons, now SEVENTH HUSSARS, -in 1694; lieut.-colonel in 1697, and colonel in 1707. He died in -1709. - - -THE HONORABLE WILLIAM KERR. - -_Appointed 10th October, 1709._ - -The Honorable WILLIAM KERR, third son of Robert, Earl of Roxburgh, -and brother of John, first Duke of Roxburgh, served with reputation -on the continent, under the celebrated John, Duke of Marlborough. -In 1709 he was rewarded with the command of a regiment of dragoons, -now SEVENTH HUSSARS, and on the accession of King George I. he -was appointed groom of the bedchamber to the Prince of Wales. He -highly distinguished himself at the battle of Dumblain, on the 13th -of November, 1715, where, according to the accounts published at -the time, he had three horses killed under him, was wounded in -the thigh, and had his coat torn by a pistol bullet. The care and -attention which he paid to the interests of his corps, procured -him the affection and esteem of the officers and soldiers. He was -promoted to the rank of brigadier-general in 1727, to that of -major-general in 1735, and to that of lieut.-general in 1739. He -died in 1741, after commanding the regiment nearly thirty-two years. - - -JOHN COPE. - -_Appointed 12th August, 1741._ - -JOHN COPE entered the army in March, 1707, and speedily rose -to the lieut.-colonelcy in the second or Scots troop of horse -grenadier guards. He obtained the rank of colonel in the army in -1711. In 1730 he was promoted from the horse grenadier guards -to the colonelcy of the thirty-ninth foot, from which he was -removed to the fifth foot, in 1732. He was promoted to the rank -of brigadier-general in 1735; was removed to the ninth dragoons -in 1737; and advanced to the rank of major-general two years -afterwards. He served several years on the staff of Ireland, -obtained the colonelcy of the SEVENTH dragoons in 1741, and -proceeded, in the summer of 1742, to Flanders with the army -commanded by Field-Marshal the Earl of Stair. In the beginning of -the following year he was promoted to the rank of lieut.-general, -and having signalized himself, under the eye of his sovereign, at -the head of the second line of cavalry, at the battle of Dettingen, -he was constituted a knight of the Bath. - -SIR JOHN COPE was commander-in-chief in Scotland when the rebellion -of 1745 broke out in the Highlands, and a small body of troops, -under his immediate command, was defeated by the clans under the -young Pretender, at Preston Pans, which unfortunate circumstance -enabled the rebels to penetrate into England. He died in 1760. - - -JOHN MOSTYN. - -_Appointed 18th August, 1760._ - -JOHN MOSTYN served in the thirty-first foot, in which corps -he rose to the rank of captain, and in 1742 he was appointed -captain-lieutenant in the second foot guards. Having joined his -company on foreign service, he was engaged at the battle of -Fontenoy, where the foot guards highly distinguished themselves, -and he was wounded. In December, 1747, he was promoted to the -rank of colonel, and appointed aide-de-camp to King George II.; -and in 1751 he obtained the colonelcy of the seventh foot, from -which he was removed to the thirteenth dragoons in 1754. In 1757 -he was promoted to the rank of major-general; he was removed to -the fifth dragoons in 1758, and to the SEVENTH dragoons in 1760. -He commanded a brigade of infantry under the Duke of Marlborough -in the expedition to the coast of France in 1758; in 1759 he was -promoted to the rank of lieut.-general, and serving in Germany -under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick, he distinguished himself on -several occasions. At the conclusion of the war he was removed to -the first dragoon guards, and was promoted in 1772, to the rank of -general. He died in March, 1779. - - -SIR GEORGE HOWARD, K.B. - -_Appointed 13th May, 1763._ - -GEORGE HOWARD entered the army in the reign of King George I., -and after serving the crown a period of nineteen years, he -obtained the lieut.-colonelcy of the third foot on the 2nd of -April, 1744. He commanded the regiment at the battles of Fontenoy, -Falkirk, Culloden, and Val; and in 1749 he succeeded his father -in the colonelcy of the corps. He served with distinction in -Germany during the seven years' war; was promoted to the rank of -major-general in 1758, and to that of lieut.-general in 1760: and -at the conclusion of the peace in 1763, he was removed to the -SEVENTH dragoons, and advanced to the dignity of a knight of the -Bath. In 1777 he was promoted to the rank of general; in April, -1779, he was removed to the first dragoon guards; and was promoted -to the rank of field-marshal in October 1793; he was also a member -of the privy council, and governor of Jersey. He died on the 16th -of July, 1796. - - -SIR HENRY CLINTON, K.B. - -_Appointed 21st April, 1779._ - -HENRY CLINTON, grandson of Francis, sixth Earl of Lincoln, held -a commission in an independent company of foot at New York, from -which he was removed in 1751, to a lieutenancy in the second -foot guards, and in 1758 he was promoted to the rank of captain -and lieut.-colonel in the first foot guards. Having gained great -credit for his conduct during the seven years' war, in which the -foot guards had several opportunities of acquiring distinction, -he was promoted, in 1762, to the rank of colonel in the army; -and in November, 1766, King George III. rewarded him with the -colonelcy of the twelfth regiment of foot, then at Gibraltar; he -was promoted to the rank of major-general in 1772. On the breaking -out of hostilities in America, in 1775, this distinguished officer -was sent with reinforcements to General Gage, at Boston, with -the local rank of lieut.-general, and signalized himself at the -battle of Bunker's Hill. In January, 1776, he was promoted to the -local rank of general in America; he proceeded to North Carolina, -and commanded the troops which made an unsuccessful attempt on -Charlestown; and afterwards commanded a division of the army, -under General Sir William Howe, in the descent on Long Island. -In the action at Brooklyn he evinced ardour and ability; also in -the skirmish at White Plains, and in the capture of Rhode Island, -in December, the same year. In 1777, he commanded the troops at -New York, and captured forts Clinton and Montgomery, and was -rewarded with the order of the Bath. In 1778 he was appointed -commander-in-chief in North America; in May he joined the army at -Philadelphia from whence he withdrew to New York, and while on -the march he repulsed an attack of the Americans at Freehold. He -subsequently had success in several affairs of minor importance; -and while engaged in these services, he was appointed to the -colonelcy of the SEVENTH dragoons. In December, 1779, he embarked -with a large force for South Carolina, and, after overcoming -numerous difficulties, he captured Charlestown, for which he -received the thanks of parliament. He sustained the character -of a brave, zealous, and accomplished officer; but he was so -circumstanced in America, that he was unable to add much to his -reputation by the energetic and gallant efforts which he made in -that country; and after experiencing pain and mortification from -numerous causes, he returned to England in June, 1782, having been -succeeded by General Carleton, afterwards Lord Dorchester. - -The rank of general in the army was conferred on SIR HENRY CLINTON -in 1793; he held the government of Limerick; and in 1795 he was -appointed governor of Gibraltar. He was many years a member of -parliament; and was also groom of the bedchamber to the Duke of -Gloucester. His decease occurred on the 23rd of December, 1795. - - -DAVID DUNDAS. - -_Appointed 26th December, 1795._ - -DAVID DUNDAS was one of the most distinguished officers of the age -in which he lived, for his perfect knowledge of the principles of -military tactics. He commenced his military education at the age -of thirteen in the academy at Woolwich, and at fifteen he assisted -in a survey of Scotland; in 1756 obtained a commission in the -fifty-sixth regiment. In 1758 he proceeded with the expedition -to the coast of France as an assistant quarter-master-general; -and in the following year obtained the command of a troop in a -newly-raised regiment of light dragoons (Eliott's light horse), now -the fifteenth, or King's hussars. He served with his regiment in -Germany in 1760 and 1761; in the following summer he accompanied -an expedition to Cuba, as aide-de-camp to Major-General Eliott, -and was actively employed in the reduction of the Havannah. After -the peace he resumed his post in his regiment, in which he rose -to the rank of major; and, urged by an ardent desire to acquire a -perfect knowledge of every branch of his profession, he obtained -permission to proceed to the continent, to observe the practice -of the French and Austrian armies. In 1775 he procured the -lieut.-colonelcy of the twelfth light dragoons, joined the regiment -in Ireland shortly afterwards, and in 1778 obtained the appointment -of quarter-master-general in that country. In 1782 he was removed -to the lieut.-colonelcy of the second Irish horse, now the fifth -dragoon guards. In 1785 he again proceeded to the continent, -attended the exercises of the Prussian troops during three summers, -and after his return he presented His Majesty with a detailed -account of their evolutions. - -Colonel Dundas, having become a proficient tactician, produced, -in 1788, a highly useful work on the principles of military -movements, which became the basis of our army regulations for -field exercises. His abilities obtained for him the favour and -attention of King George III., who appointed him adjutant-general -in Ireland, for the purpose of introducing his system of tactics -into the army of that country. In 1790 Colonel Dundas was promoted -to the rank of major-general. In 1791 he obtained the colonelcy -of the twenty-second foot, and in the same year was placed on the -Irish staff, but he resigned that appointment in 1793 to engage in -service of actual warfare. After the commencement of hostilities -with the French republic, Major-General Dundas was employed on a -military mission to the island of Jersey, and was subsequently -sent to the continent to confer with the Duke of York respecting -the siege of Dunkirk. From Flanders he proceeded to Toulon, which -had recently been taken possession of by a British armament; and -his services there, although he was ultimately obliged to evacuate -the place, called forth the approbation of his sovereign and of -the British nation. After abandoning Toulon, he made a descent -on Corsica, which island was reduced and annexed to the British -dominions; but shortly afterwards he received directions to proceed -to Flanders, where he arrived in the spring of 1794, and commanded -a brigade of cavalry at the battle of Tournay on the 22d of May, -1794. Major-General Dundas was actively employed in the retreat -through Holland, and the corps under his immediate command gained -considerable advantage over the enemy in two successive actions -near Gelder-Malsen; he highly distinguished himself also in an -attack upon the French post at Thuyl, in December of the same year. -He continued with the British troops in Germany during the summer -of 1795, and in December was appointed colonel of the SEVENTH -Light Dragoons. After his return to England he was appointed -quarter-master-general to the army; and he composed the celebrated -regulations for the field exercises and movements for the cavalry, -which were approved by his Royal Highness the Duke of York and by -King George III., and ordered to be exclusively adopted throughout -the cavalry. - -In 1799 Lieut.-General Dundas commanded a division of the allied -army under the Duke of York, in the expedition to Holland; he -distinguished himself in several actions with the enemy, and was -highly commended by His Royal Highness in his public despatches. -In 1801 he was appointed colonel of the second, or Royal North -British dragoons, and was constituted governor of Fort George. -In 1802 he was promoted to the rank of general; and in the -following year, when the French were preparing to invade England, -he was placed in command of the troops in the southern district, -which comprised the counties of Kent and Sussex. In 1804 he was -appointed governor of the Royal Hospital at Chelsea, and created -a Knight of the Bath. On the 18th of March, 1809, His Majesty was -pleased to confer on this distinguished veteran the appointment of -commander-in-chief of the army, on the resignation of Field-Marshal -His Royal Highness the Duke of York, which appointment he -held until the 25th of May, 1811, when His Royal Highness was -re-appointed. He was also appointed colonel-in-chief of the rifle -brigade on the 31st of August, 1809. He was promoted to the -colonelcy of the King's dragoon guards on the 27th of January, -1813. He died in 1820, after a distinguished service of upwards of -sixty years. - - -HENRY W., LORD PAGET, - -NOW - -MARQUIS OF ANGLESEY, KG., GCB., K.ST.P., GCH. - -_Appointed 16th May, 1801._ - - - - -SUCCESSION OF LIEUTENANT-COLONELS - -OF THE - -SEVENTH, OR QUEEN'S OWN, REGIMENT OF HUSSARS. - - - +----------------------+----------------+--------------------------------+ - | Name. | Date of | Remarks. | - | | Appointment. | | - +----------------------+----------------+--------------------------------+ - | William Forbes | Dec. 30, 1690 | Removed in 1697. | - | | | | - | Hon. Patrick Hume, } | March 30, 1697 | { Appointed colonel of the | - | afterwards Lord } | | { regiment, April 28, 1707. | - | Polwarth } | | { | - | | | | - | Sir John Johnston | April 28, 1707 | Removed in 1711. | - | | | | - | Archibald Lord } | Oct. 30, 1711 | { Promoted to the colonelcy of | - | Wandale, } | | { the third foot, April 4, | - | afterwards Earl } | | { 1713.--Died of wounds | - | of Forfar } | | { received at the battle of | - | | | { Dumblain in 1715. | - | | | | - | James Lord Torphichen| April 4, 1713 | { Distinguished himself at the | - | Re-appointed | Jan. 31, 1715 | { battle of Dumblain.--Retired | - | | | { in 1722. | - | | | | - | | | { Promoted to the colonelcy of | - | Thomas Fowke | June 25, 1722 | { the 54th foot (afterwards | - | | | { disbanded) in 1741. | - | | | | - | William Erskine | Jan. 21, 1741 | Retired in 1751. | - | | | | - | John Guerin | March 3, 1751 | Removed in 1757. | - | | | | - | George Lawson Hall | May 14, 1757 | Retired in 1761. | - | | | | - | John Litchfield | Oct. 14, 1761 | Removed in 1765. | - | | | | - | | | { Retired from the regiment in | - | Thomas Hay | June 14, 1765 | { 1771, but retained his rank | - | | | { in the army. | - | | | | - | | | { Promoted to the colonelcy of | - | Thomas Bland | Feb. 27, 1771 | { the fifth dragoon guards in | - | | | { 1790. | - | | | | - | | | { Removed to the | - | John William Egerton | Nov. 18, 1790 | { lieut.-colonelcy dragoons | - | | | { of the fourteenth light in | - | | | { 1797. | - | | | | - | William Osborne | March 1, 1794 | { Exchanged to sixteenth light | - | | | { dragoons in 1797. | - | | | | - | Henry W. Lord } | | | - | Paget, now Marquis } | April 6, 1797 | { Promoted to the colonelcy of | - | of Anglesey, K.G., } | | { the regiment in 1801. | - | &c. } | | | - | | | | - | John G. Le Marchant | June 1, 1797 | { Removed to second dragoon | - | | | { guards in 1801. | - | | | | - | Michael Barne | July 19, 1799 | Retired in 1805. | - | | | | - | John Walhause | May 16, 1801 | { Exchanged to twenty-fifth | - | | | { light dragoons in 1804. | - | | | | - | Richard Hussey | Dec. 28, 1804 | Promoted major-general in 1814.| - | Vivian | | | - | | | | - | Edward Kerrison | April 4, 1805 | Ditto ditto 1819.| - | | | | - | William Thornhill | Aug. 12, 1819 | Retired in 1826. | - | | | | - | James John Fraser | Sept. 28, 1826 | Retired on half-pay in 1830. | - | | | | - | Edward Keane | June 15, 1830 | { Exchanged to half-pay | - | | | { unattached in 1833. | - | | | | - | Charles John Hill | April 5, 1833 | To half-pay unattached in 1837.| - | | | | - | John James Whyte | Oct. 21, 1837 | | - +----------------------+----------------+--------------------------------+ - - - - -SUCCESSION OF MAJORS - -OF THE - -SEVENTH, OR QUEEN'S OWN, REGIMENT OF HUSSARS. - - - +----------------------------+----------------+ - | | Date of | - | Name. | Appointment. | - +----------------------------+----------------+ - | George Wishart. | Dec. 30, 1690 | - | | | - | Patrick Hume, afterwards } | 1694 | - | Lord Polwarth } | | - | | | - | John Johnston | March 30, 1697 | - | | | - | George Douglas | April 28, 1707 | - | | | - | Archibald Lord Wandale | Sept. 22, 1711 | - | | | - | --------- Preston | Oct. 30, 1711 | - | | | - | James Lord Torphichen | Feb. 15, 1712 | - | | | - | James Nasmyth | April 15, 1714 | - | | | - | Matthew Stewart | Jan. 31, 1715 | - | | | - | James Agnew | April 4, 1733 | - | | | - | John Guerin | July 23, 1748 | - | | | - | Edward Harvey | March 8, 1751 | - | | | - | James Wharton | Jan. 5, 1754 | - | | | - | George Lawson Hall | April 8, 1755 | - | | | - | James Shipley | May 14, 1757 | - | | | - | John Litchfield | Feb. 10, 1758 | - | | | - | Thomas Hay | Oct. 14, 1761 | - | | | - | Thomas Bland | June 14, 1765 | - | | | - | Robert Lawrie | Feb. 27, 1771 | - | | | - | Thomas Warburton | April 26, 1779 | - | | | - | William Osborne | March 7, 1787 | - | | | - | Richard Watson | March 1, 1794 | - | | | - | Michael Barne | March 1, 1794 | - | | | - | John Walhouse | Oct. 18, 1798 | - | | | - | William Calcraft | July 19, 1799 | - | | | - | Charles Taylor | May 16, 1801 | - | | | - | Richard Hussey Vivian | March 9, 1803 | - | | | - | Edward Kerrison | May 12, 1803 | - | | | - | James Stuart | Sept. 28, 1804 | - | | | - | Hon. Berkeley Paget | April 4, 1805 | - | | | - | William Tuyll | Jan. 1, 1807 | - | | | - | Hon. G. H. C. Cavendish | June 23, 1808 | - | | | - | Charles Denshire | Feb. 23, 1809 | - | | | - | George Cholmley | April 27, 1809 | - | | | - | Edward Hodge | May 7, 1812 | - | | | - | William Thornhill | April 8, 1813 | - | | | - | William Verner | June 17, 1815 | - | | | - | Thomas William Robins | Dec. 24, 1818 | - | | | - | Edward Keane | Dec. 16, 1819 | - | | | - | James Hamlyn Williams | Oct. 24, 1821 | - | | | - | James John Fraser | Feb. 27, 1823 | - | | | - | William Shirley | June 17, 1824 | - | | | - | Hon. George Berkeley } | Sept. 28, 1826 | - | Molyneux } | | - | | | - | Charles John Hill | Dec. 31, 1827 | - | | | - | Philip Dundas | Dec. 3, 1830 | - | | | - | John James Whyte | April 5, 1833 | - | | | - | Arthur William Biggs | Oct. 21, 1837 | - | | | - | Thos. Edmund Campbell | Nov. 4, 1840 | - +----------------------------+----------------+ - - - - -FOOTNOTES: - -[1] These two troops have, by several authors, been erroneously -styled "regiments." - -[2] See the Historical Record of the Third Foot, or the Buffs, from -page 63 to 66. - -[3] The following speculative account of the regiment is extracted -from Mc Pherson's Secret History of England; edition of 1775, -vol. 2, page 7; Mr. Scott's relation, "An Account of the State of -Scotland, in July, 1706." - -"The Earl of Lothian's regiment of dragoons (as I remember) -consists of six companys, each company, including serjeants -corporals, and drummers, is thirty men. The colonel's character -is already given. The lieut.-colonel is son to Polwarth, now -called Earl of Marchmont. When the late Earl of Hume listed, this -lieut.-colonel was thought well-affected, and very much under the -influence of Hume; but what to say of him now I know not. The major -of the regiment, John Johnston of Westraw, is reported to have -loyal inclinations, being much managed that way by his very loyal -lady, whom few of any side must trust." - -[4] See the Record of the First, or Royal Regiment of Dragoons, -pages 52 and 53. - -[5] - - _Whitehall, 1st August, 1715._ - -"GENTLEMEN, - -"His Majesty having been pleased to declare the regiment of -dragoons whereof the Honorable William Kerr is colonel, to be -'HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCESS OF WALES' OWN ROYAL REGIMENT OF -DRAGOONS,' I am desired you will acquaint the Right Honorable the -Lord Townshend therewith, that a commission may be accordingly -prepared, constituting the said William Kerr, Esq. colonel of the -said regiment. - - "I am, &c., - "WILLIAM PULTENEY," - (_Secretary at War_.) - - _The Secretaries to - The Lord Townshend._ - - -[6] An instance of ardent attachment and zeal was exemplified by a -detachment of the SEVENTH light dragoons, who, having been informed -that Lieut.-Colonel Osborne had been made prisoner, rushed forward -among the enemy and rescued him. - -[7] An instance again occurred of gallantry in a detachment having -pressed forward in consequence of a report that Colonel Lord Paget -had been taken prisoner: the report proved incorrect, but the zeal -of the men of the SEVENTH and their attachment to their officers -was on this, as on other occasions, strongly manifested; and -although His Lordship felt it necessary to restrain this excess of -ardour, he could not withhold an expression of his feeling of the -good intentions of his brave corps. - -[8] Macky, in his characters of the Scottish nobility, speaking -of the Marquis of Lothian, observes--"He hath abundance of fire, -and may prove a man of business when he applies himself that way; -laughs at all revealed religion, yet sets up for a pillar of -presbytery, being very zealous, though not devout. He is brave in -his person; loves his country and his bottle; a thorough libertine; -very handsome; hair black; with a fine eye; 45 years old." - - - LONDON: - HARRISON AND CO., PRINTERS, - ST. MARTIN'S LANE. - - - - - TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE - - Italic text is denoted by _underscores_. - - Obvious typographical errors and punctuation errors have been - corrected after careful comparison with other occurrences within - the text and consultation of external sources. - - Except for those changes noted below, all misspellings in the text, - and inconsistent or archaic usage, have been retained. For example, - rencounters; devotedness; impracticability; Field-Marshal, - Field Marshal; re-called, recalled; honorable, honourable. - - Pg 29, '1720, the the regiment' replaced by '1720, the regiment'. - Pg 39, 'without lappels' replaced by 'without lapels'. - Pg 44, 'dragoons of Price-schenik' retained, but perhaps meant to be - 'dragoons of Prince Friedrich'. - Pg 44, 'was advanceing' replaced by 'was advancing'. - Pg 101, 'Lord Torpichen' replaced by 'Lord Torphichen'. - - - - - -End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Historical Record of the Seventh, or -the Queen's Own Regiment of Hussars:, by Richard Cannon - -*** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE SEVENTH *** - -***** This file should be named 53900-0.txt or 53900-0.zip ***** -This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: - http://www.gutenberg.org/5/3/9/0/53900/ - -Produced by Brian Coe, John Campbell and the Online -Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This -file was produced from images generously made available -by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) - -Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions will -be renamed. - -Creating the works from print editions not protected by U.S. copyright -law means that no one owns a United States copyright in these works, -so the Foundation (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United -States without permission and without paying copyright -royalties. 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