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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 Fourteenth or The King's, Regiment of Light Dragoon: An Account of Its Formation and of its Subsequent Services - -Author: Richard Cannon - -Release Date: June 20, 2017 [EBook #54939] - -Language: English - -Character set encoding: UTF-8 - -*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK HISTORICAL RECORD--14TH REGIMENT *** - - - - -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_. - - A superscript is denoted by ^x, for example und^r or iv^s. - - Some minor changes are noted at the end of the book. - - - - - HISTORICAL RECORD - - OF THE - - FOURTEENTH, OR THE KING'S, REGIMENT - - OF - - LIGHT DRAGOONS: - - CONTAINING - - AN ACCOUNT OF THE FORMATION OF THE REGIMENT - - AND OF ITS SUBSEQUENT SERVICES - - - COMPILED BY - RICHARD CANNON, ESQ., - ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE, HORSE GUARDS. - - - ILLUSTRATED WITH PLATES. - - - LONDON: - PARKER, FURNIVALL, & PARKER, - 30, CHARING CROSS. - - M DCCC XLVII. - - - LONDON: Printed by W. CLOWES and SONS, Stamford Street, - For Her Majesty's Stationery Office. - - - - -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 everything 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. - - - - -INTRODUCTION. - - -The ancient Armies of England were composed of Horse and Foot; but -the feudal troops established by William the Conqueror in 1086, -consisted almost entirely of Horse. Under the feudal system, every -holder of land amounting to what was termed a "knight's fee," was -required to provide a charger, a coat of mail, a helmet, a shield, -and a lance, and to serve the Crown a period of forty days in -each year at his own expense; and the great landholders had to -provide armed men in proportion to the extent of their estates; -consequently the ranks of the feudal Cavalry were completed with -men of property, and the vassals and tenants of the great barons, -who led their dependents to the field in person. - -In the succeeding reigns the Cavalry of the Army was composed -of Knights (or men at arms) and Hobiliers (or horsemen of -inferior degree); and the Infantry of spears and battle-axe men, -cross-bowmen, and archers. The Knights wore armour on every part -of the body, and their weapons were a lance, a sword, and a small -dagger. The Hobiliers were accoutred and armed for the light and -less important services of war, and were not considered qualified -for a charge in line. Mounted Archers[1] were also introduced, and -the English nation eventually became pre-eminent in the use of the -bow. - -About the time of Queen Mary the appellation of "_Men at Arms_" -was changed to that of "_Spears_ and _Launces_." The introduction -of fire-arms ultimately occasioned the lance to fall into disuse, -and the title of the Horsemen of the first degree was changed to -"_Cuirassiers_." The Cuirassiers were armed _cap-à-pié_, and their -weapons were a sword with a straight narrow blade and sharp point, -and a pair of large pistols, called petronels; and the Hobiliers -carried carbines. The Infantry carried pikes, matchlocks, and -swords. The introduction of fire-arms occasioned the formation of -Regiments armed and equipped as infantry, but mounted on small -horses for the sake of expedition of movement, and these were -styled "_Dragoons_;" a small portion of the military force of the -kingdom, however, consisted of this description of troops. - -The formation of the present Army commenced after the Restoration -in 1660, with the establishment of regular corps of Horse and Foot; -the Horsemen were cuirassiers, but only wore armour on the head and -body; and the Foot were pike-men and musketeers. The arms which -each description of force carried, are described in the following -extract from the "Regulations of King Charles II.," dated 5th May, -1663:-- - - "Each Horseman to have for his defensive armes, back, breast, and - pot; and for his offensive armes, a sword, and a case of pistolls, - the barrels whereof are not to be und^r. foorteen inches in - length; and each Trooper of Our Guards to have a carbine besides - the aforesaid armes. And the Foote to have each souldier a sword, - and each pikeman a pike of 16 foote long and not und^r.; and each - musqueteer a musquet with a collar of bandaliers, the barrell of - which musquet to be about foor foote long and to conteine a bullet, - foorteen of which shall weigh a pound weight[2]." - -The ranks of the Troops of Horse were at this period composed of -men of some property--generally the sons of substantial yeomen: -the young men received as recruits provided their own horses, -and they were placed on a rate of pay sufficient to give them a -respectable station in society. - -On the breaking out of the war with Holland in the spring of 1672, -a Regiment of Dragoons was raised[3]; the Dragoons were placed on -a lower rate of pay than the Horse, and the Regiment was armed -similar to the Infantry, excepting that a limited number of the -men carried halberds instead of pikes, and the others muskets and -bayonets; and a few men in each troop had pistols; as appears by a -warrant dated the 2nd of April, 1672, of which the following is an -extract:-- - - "CHARLES R. - - "Our will and pleasure is, that a Regiment of Dragoones which - we have established and ordered to be raised, in twelve Troopes - of fourscore in each beside officers, who are to be under the - command of Our most deare and most intirely beloved Cousin Prince - Rupert, shall be armed out of Our stoares remaining within Our - office of the Ordinance, as followeth; that is to say, three - corporalls, two serjeants, the gentlemen at armes, and twelve - souldiers of each of the said twelve Troopes, are to have and - carry each of them one halbard, and one case of pistolls with - holsters; and the rest of the souldiers of the several Troopes - aforesaid, are to have and to carry each of them one matchlocke - musquet, with a collar of bandaliers, and also to have and to - carry one bayonet[4], or great knive. That each lieutenant have - and carry one partizan; and that two drums be delivered out for - each Troope of the said Regiment[5]." - -Several regiments of Horse and Dragoons were raised in the first -year of the reign of King James II.; and the horsemen carried a -short carbine[6] in addition to the sword and pair of pistols: and -in a Regulation dated the 21st of February, 1687, the arms of the -Dragoons at that period were commanded to be as follows:-- - - "The Dragoons to have snaphanse musquets, strapt, with bright - barrels of three foote eight inches long, cartouch-boxes, - bayonetts, granado pouches, buckets, and hammer-hatchetts." - -After several years' experience, little advantage was found to -accrue from having Cavalry Regiments formed almost exclusively for -engaging the enemy on foot; and, the Horse having laid aside their -armour, the arms and equipment of Horse and Dragoons were so nearly -assimilated, that there remained little distinction besides the -name and rate of pay. The introduction of improvements into the -mounting, arming, and equipment of Dragoons rendered them competent -to the performance of every description of service required of -Cavalry; and, while the long musket and bayonet were retained, to -enable them to act as Infantry, if necessary, they were found to be -equally efficient, and of equal value to the nation, as Cavalry, -with the Regiments of Horse. - -In the several augmentations made to the regular Army after the -early part of the reign of Queen Anne, no new Regiments of Horse -were raised for permanent service; and in 1746 King George II. -reduced three of the old Regiments of Horse to the quality and pay -of Dragoons; at the same time, His Majesty gave them the title of -First, Second, and Third Regiments of _Dragoon Guards_: and in -1788 the same alteration was made in the remaining four Regiments -of Horse, which then became the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh -Regiments of _Dragoon Guards_. - -At present there are only three Regiments which are styled _Horse_ -in the British Army, namely, the two Regiments of Life Guards, and -the Royal Regiment of Horse Guards, to whom cuirasses have recently -been restored. The other Cavalry Regiments consist of Dragoon -Guards Heavy and Light Dragoons, Hussars, and Lancers; and although -the long musket and bayonet have been laid aside by the whole -of the Cavalry, and the Regiments are armed and equipped on the -principle of the old Horse (excepting the cuirass), they continue -to be styled Dragoons. - -The old Regiments of Horse formed a highly respectable and -efficient portion of the Army, and it is found, on perusing the -histories of the various campaigns in which they have been engaged, -that they have, on all occasions, maintained a high character for -steadiness and discipline as well as for bravery in action. They -were formerly mounted on horses of superior weight and physical -power, and few troops could withstand a well-directed charge of -the celebrated British Horse. The records of these corps embrace a -period of 150 years--a period eventful in history, and abounding in -instances of heroism displayed by the British troops when danger -has threatened the nation,--a period in which these Regiments have -numbered in their ranks men of loyalty, valour, and good conduct, -worthy of imitation. - -Since the Regiments of Horse were formed into Dragoon Guards, -additional improvements have been introduced into the constitution -of the several corps; and the superior description of horses now -bred in the United Kingdom, enables the commanding officers to -remount their regiments with such excellent horses, that, whilst -sufficient weight has been retained for a powerful charge in line, -a lightness has been acquired, which renders them available for -every description of service incident to modern warfare. - -The orderly conduct of these Regiments in quarters has gained the -confidence and esteem of the respectable inhabitants of the various -parts of the United Kingdom in which they have been stationed; -their promptitude and alacrity in attending to the requisitions of -the magistrates in periods of excitement, and the temper, patience, -and forbearance which they have evinced when subjected to great -provocation, insult, and violence from the misguided populace, -prove the value of these troops to the Crown, and to the Government -of the country, and justify the reliance which is reposed in them. - - - - -ON THE INSTITUTION - -OF - -LIGHT CAVALRY - -IN - -THE BRITISH ARMY. - - -The records of the military events of the remote ages speak of -heavy-armed horsemen being accompanied by others mounted and -equipped for light services. The Barons and Knights, who rode -the powerful horses celebrated by historians, and took the field -completely cased in steel, had a few light-armed attendants; the -feudal horsemen were variously armed; and the practice of employing -Light, as well as Heavy Cavalry, was adopted, to a limited extent, -by several commanders of antiquity. Armour, proof against arrow, -lance, and sword, and men and horses of colossal appearance, in -whom the greatest amount of weight and physical power, consistent -with a moderate share of activity, could be combined, were however -held in the highest estimation; but eventually the great advantage -of having a portion of Cavalry in which lightness, activity, and -celerity of movement, might form the principal characteristics, -was discovered. The introduction of fire-arms occasioned armour -to be gradually laid aside, or limited to a few heavy horsemen; -superiority of weight was no longer thought so necessary; and in -the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries the use of Light Cavalry -became more general than formerly. - -During the seventy years' war between Spain and the United -Provinces of the Netherlands, Prince Maurice of Nassau (afterwards -Prince of Orange) selected a few English and Dutch heavy-armed -Lancers, and constituted them _Carabineers_, for skirmishing, and -other services of a similar character. The Emperor of Germany -formed regiments of Hungarian _Hussars_, who were light men on -small horses. The Carabineers were of an intermediate class, -being much heavier than the Hussars, and lighter than the English -Lancers and Cuirassiers, who rode powerful horses, and wore armour -on the head, body, and limbs. The French monarchs adopted the -practice of having a few Carabineers in each troop of Horse; and, -in 1690, Louis XIV. added a troop of Carabineers to each Regiment -of Cavalry. During the campaign of 1691, these troops formed a -Carabineer brigade; but their motley appearance, and the defects -of the plan, occasioned them to be constituted a regiment of -Carabineers, and clothed in blue. In 1693 the French King added a -regiment of Hussars to the Cavalry of his army.[7] - -In England the same principle was partially carried out; the -heavy horse laid aside their armour, excepting cuirasses; they -were mounted on horses of less weight than formerly, and they were -supplied with carbines by King Charles II. In 1685, King James II. -raised several independent troops of _Light Horse_, and one of -them (Sir Thomas Burton's) was retained in his service until the -Revolution in 1688, when it was disbanded. In 1691-2 King William -III. constituted the Seventh Regiment of Horse, now Sixth Dragoon -Guards, a corps of Carabineers, as an honorary distinction, and -for the performance of services for which the other regiments of -Horse, being Cuirassiers, were not well adapted. The object was -to combine with strength and power a greater degree of activity -and speed than was to be found in the Cavalry at that period; and -His Majesty appears to have contemplated having several corps of -this description in his service, as he designated this _the First -Regiment of Carabineers_; but no second regiment was formed.[8] In -1694 a troop of foreign Hussars formed part of the Army commanded -by King William in Flanders.[9] - -During the wars of Queen Anne the Regiment of Carabineers was again -supplied with cuirasses, and was mounted on the same description -of horses as the other regiments; retaining, however, the title -of Carabineers. The activity, size, weight, and strength of the -horses ridden by the British Cuirassiers and Heavy Dragoons, with -the bravery and muscular powers of the men, established their -superiority in continental warfare over the Cavalry of other -nations; they acquired great celebrity in the valley of the Danube -and on the plains of the Netherlands, in the early part of the -eighteenth century, under the renowned John Duke of Marlborough; -and after the peace of Utrecht, in 1713, the reputation of the -British Horse and Dragoons was so high that no alteration was -thought necessary, and many years elapsed without any attempt being -made to revive the practice of having either Carabineers, or Light -Horse, in the British Army. - -The great utility of the Light Cavalry of the continental armies -had, in the mean time, become apparent. Improvements in military -tactics, and in the arming and equipment of corps, were taking -place in various countries; and a spirit of emulation extending -itself to Great Britain, on the breaking out of the rebellion in -1745, his Grace the Duke of Montague evinced his loyalty and public -spirit by raising a Regiment of _Carabineers_ for the service of -King George II.; at the same time, his Grace the Duke of Kingston, -with equal zeal and generosity, raised, at his own expense, a -Regiment of _Light Horse_. The latter regiment approximated, in the -lightness of the men, horses, and equipment, to the Hussars of the -continental armies; the Duke of Montague's Carabineers were of a -heavier description of Cavalry. - -At this period the old Cavalry Regiments rode black horses -(excepting the Scots Greys) with docked tails; but the Duke of -Kingston's Regiment was mounted on light horses of various colours, -with swish or nag tails. The accoutrements were as light as -possible: the men carried short carbines slung to their sides by a -moveable swivel, pistols, and light swords inclined to a curve. - -The usefulness of the Duke of Kingston's Regiment of Light Horse -was proved in Scotland, where it served under His Royal Highness -the Duke of Cumberland, and was found qualified for every -description of service; the light horses traversing hilly grounds -with facility. It distinguished itself on several occasions, -particularly at the battle of Culloden, on the 16th of April, 1746, -when it charged the clans with signal gallantry, and evinced great -spirit and activity in the pursuit of the rebel army upwards of -three miles from the field of battle. The Duke of Cumberland was -highly pleased with its behaviour during the period it was under -his command; and the conduct of the Light Horse throughout the -contest reflected credit on the noble peer who had raised them. - -The rebellion being suppressed, the regiment was, in consequence -of the conditions on which the men had enlisted, directed to be -disbanded; but the Duke of Cumberland so highly approved of its -conduct that he obtained permission to embody as many of the men as -would re-enlist, as his own Regiment of Light Dragoons. - -His Majesty's thanks and particular satisfaction were communicated -to His Grace the Duke of Kingston, for his zeal and affection for -His Majesty's person and Government; and His Grace was desired -to convey to the officers and soldiers His Majesty's high sense -of their loyalty, activity, and gallant behaviour, at a period -of national danger. The regiment was afterwards disbanded at -Nottingham, and nearly every man engaged in the Regiment of Light -Dragoons, of which, as a signal mark of honour and distinction, His -Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland was appointed Colonel. - -The Duke of Cumberland's Light Dragoons were mounted on active -nag-tailed horses, from fourteen and a-half to fifteen hands -high. The men were from five feet eight to five feet nine inches -in height; and their equipment was upon a new and light plan, -but retaining the cocked hat of the Heavy Dragoon pattern. This -regiment served in the Netherlands, with the Army commanded by His -Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland: its general usefulness was -fully established, and it distinguished itself at the battle of -Val, in 1747. The treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle having put an end to -the war, it returned to England, and was disbanded in 1749. - -From this period the value of light horsemen was more appreciated -in England than formerly; the general utility of this arm, on -home and foreign service, had been fully proved; and at the -commencement of hostilities with France, in 1755, King George II. -resolved to possess the advantage of a body of Light Cavalry in the -approaching contest. His Majesty accordingly commanded _a troop -of Light Dragoons_ to be added to the First, Second, and Third -Regiments of Dragoon Guards, and First, Second, Third, Fourth, -Sixth, Seventh, Tenth, and Eleventh Regiments of Dragoons. The -First, Second, Third, and Fourth Irish Horse (now Fourth, Fifth, -Sixth, and Seventh Dragoon Guards), and the Fifth, Eighth, Ninth, -Twelfth, Thirteenth, and Fourteenth Dragoons, being on the Irish -establishment, did not receive the same addition. - -These troops of Light Dragoons were mounted, armed, equipped, and -trained, according to specific instructions, calculated to render -them available for the services for which they were designed. -Several of them were reviewed in Hyde Park by His Majesty; and -their neat appearance, celerity of movement, and the spirited and -exact manner in which they performed their evolutions, were much -admired. - -Nine of these troops were formed into a brigade in 1758, under -the command of one of the King's aides-de-camp, Colonel George -Augustus Eliott, of the Horse Grenadier Guards; and they were -employed in the expeditions to the coast of France under Charles -Duke of Marlborough and Lieut.-General Bligh. They landed in France -twice; skirmished with the French Cavalry; and throughout these -enterprises they evinced activity, spirit, and general usefulness. -After their return to England, they were augmented to 125 men per -troop. - -At this period, the war on the Continent had involved most of the -European states; and the extended and active operations which were -taking place in Germany rendered it necessary for a British force -to join the Allied Army under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick. This -gave rise to a further augmentation of the Army; and the increased -estimation in which Light Cavalry was held induced the King to give -directions for the raising of _entire Regiments of Light Dragoons_, -in addition to the five Regiments of Horse, three of Dragoon -Guards, and fourteen of Dragoons, already on the British and Irish -establishments. The following corps were accordingly embodied:-- - - -LIGHT DRAGOONS. - -_Incorporated in 1759._ - -FIFTEENTH, in England, by Colonel George A. Eliott;--now the -Fifteenth, or the King's Hussars. - -SIXTEENTH, in England, by Lieut.-Colonel John Burgoyne;--now the -Sixteenth, or the Queen's Lancers. - -SEVENTEENTH, in Scotland, by Captain Lord Aberdour;--disbanded in -1763. - -EIGHTEENTH, in England, by Lieut.-Colonel John Hale;--now the -Seventeenth Lancers. - -NINETEENTH, in Ireland, by Lieut.-Colonel Lord Drogheda;--numbered -the Eighteenth in 1763; constituted Hussars in 1807; and after -performing much valuable service at home and abroad, it was -disbanded at Newbridge, in Ireland, in 1821. - - -_Incorporated in 1760._ - -TWENTIETH, in Ireland, by Captain Sir James Caldwell;--disbanded in -1763. - -TWENTY-FIRST, or Royal Foresters, in England by Lieut.-General the -Marquis of Granby, and Colonel Lord Robert Sutton;--disbanded in -1763. - -After the peace of Fontainebleau, three of these corps were -disbanded, and the other four continued in the service. The light -troops attached to the heavy regiments were also disbanded, but a -few men of each troop were afterwards equipped as Light Dragoons. - -A more perfect knowledge of the efficiency and capabilities of -Light Cavalry, acquired during the campaigns in Germany and -Portugal, had advanced the estimation in which that arm was held; -and, in 1768, the TWELFTH Dragoons (one of the heavy regiments -raised by King George I. in 1715), underwent a change of equipment -and clothing, and was constituted a corps of _Light Dragoons_, by -General Carpenter, in Ireland. - -This alteration served as a precedent for subsequent changes; and -further experience, during the American war, from 1775 to 1783, -confirming the value of Light Cavalry, the SEVENTH, EIGHTH, NINTH, -TENTH, ELEVENTH, THIRTEENTH, and FOURTEENTH Regiments of Dragoons -were changed from _heavy_ to _light_. The Light Dragoons attached to -the heavy regiments were incorporated into newly-raised corps, and -the following regiments of - - -LIGHT DRAGOONS - -_Were embodied in 1779._ - -NINETEENTH,--by Major-General Russell Manners;--disbanded in 1783. - -TWENTIETH,--by Major-General Richard Burton Phillipson;--disbanded -in 1783. - -TWENTY-FIRST,--by Major-General John Douglas;--disbanded in 1783. - -TWENTY-SECOND,--by Lieut.-Colonel John Lord Sheffield;--disbanded -in 1783. - - -_Embodied in 1781._ - -TWENTY-THIRD,--by Lieut.-General Sir John Burgoyne, Baronet, for -service in India, and was numbered the NINETEENTH after the peace -in 1783. This regiment signalized itself on numerous occasions in -India, and was rewarded with the honour of bearing on its guidons -and appointments the _Elephant_, with the words _Assaye_ and -_Seringapatam_. The word _Niagara_ was also added in commemoration -of the gallantry of two troops, in the year 1813, in North America. -In 1817 it was constituted a corps of LANCERS. It was disbanded in -Ireland in 1821. - -Thus a few years had produced a great change in the British Army. -Twenty-five years previously to the termination of the American war -there was not a single Light Dragoon Regiment in the Service, and -in 1783 there were seventeen; four of them were disbanded at that -period, and thirteen retained in the Service. - -Soon after the termination of the American war, the French monarch -having, by aiding the rebellious British provincials, taught his -own subjects a lesson of insubordination, was deprived of the reins -of government; and the violent conduct of the French revolutionists -in the West Indies occasioned the TWENTIETH or JAMAICA REGIMENT OF -LIGHT DRAGOONS to be raised in 1791 by Colonel Henry F. Gardner, -for service in that island. Besides its services in Jamaica, -detachments of this regiment served at Malta; Sicily; at the taking -of the Cape of Good Hope, in 1806; at the capture of Alexandria, in -1807; at the attack on Monte Video; in Portugal; at Genoa; and on -the eastern coast of Spain; and acquired the honour of bearing the -word _Peninsula_ on its guidons and appointments. It was disbanded -in Ireland in 1818. - -War with France commenced in 1793, and was followed by -augmentations to the Army. It was not found necessary to add a -single Heavy Cavalry Regiment; but the following Regiments of - - -LIGHT DRAGOONS - -_Were incorporated in 1794._ - -TWENTY-FIRST,--by Lieut.-Colonel Thomas R. Beaumont. This regiment -served at the Cape of Good Hope and in India thirteen years; -a detachment was sent to do duty at St. Helena, when Napoleon -Buonaparte was removed thither. This regiment was disbanded at -Chatham in 1820. - -TWENTY-SECOND,--by Major-General William Viscount Fielding;--served -in Great Britain and Ireland;--disbanded in 1802. - -TWENTY-THIRD,--by Colonel William Fullerton;--served in Great -Britain and Ireland;--disbanded in 1802. - -TWENTY-FOURTH,--by Colonel William Loftus;--served in Great Britain -and Ireland;--disbanded in 1802. - -TWENTY-FIFTH,--by Major-General Francis Edward Gwyn. This regiment -was numbered the TWENTY-SECOND after the Treaty of Amiens in 1802. -It served with reputation in India; was employed at the reduction -of Java; signalized itself on several occasions; and was rewarded -with the royal authority to bear the word _Seringapatam_ on its -guidons and appointments. It was disbanded in England in 1820. - - -_Raised in 1795._ - -TWENTY-SIXTH,--by Lieut.-General R. Manners;--numbered the -TWENTY-THIRD in 1803. This regiment served in Egypt, Portugal, -Spain, Flanders, and France; and its distinguished conduct -was rewarded with the honour of bearing on its guidons and -appointments, the _Sphinx_, with the words _Egypt_, _Peninsula_, -and _Waterloo_. In 1816 it was constituted a corps of LANCERS. It -was disbanded in England in 1817. - -TWENTY-SEVENTH,--by Major-General Wynter Blathwayte;--numbered the -TWENTY-FOURTH in 1804. This regiment served in India, distinguished -itself at the battles of Ghur and Delhi, and was permitted to bear -the _Elephant_, with the word _Hindoostan_, on its guidons and -appointments. It was disbanded in England, on its arrival from -Bengal, in 1819. - -TWENTY-EIGHTH,--by Major-General Robert Lawrie;--served in Great -Britain, Ireland, and at the Cape of Good Hope;--disbanded in -Ireland in 1802. - -TWENTY-NINTH,--by Major-General Francis Augustus Lord -Heathfield;--numbered the TWENTY-FIFTH in 1804. This regiment -served in India, and was at the reduction of the Isle of France. It -was disbanded at Chatham, on its arrival from India, in 1819. - - -_Raised in 1794._ - -THIRTIETH,--by Lieut.-Colonel J. C. Carden;--disbanded in 1796. - -THIRTY-FIRST,--by Lieut.-Colonel William St. Ledger;--disbanded in -1796. - -THIRTY-SECOND,--by Lieut.-Colonel H. J. Blake;--disbanded in 1796. - -THIRTY-THIRD,--by Lieut.-Colonel J. Blackwood;--disbanded in 1796. - - -Soon after the re-commencement of hostilities with France in 1803, -the SEVENTH, TENTH, FIFTEENTH, and EIGHTEENTH Light Dragoons were -equipped as HUSSARS. Since the termination of the war in 1815, the -THIRD and FOURTH Dragoons have been changed from _heavy to light_; -the NINTH, TWELFTH, SIXTEENTH, and SEVENTEENTH Light Dragoons -have been constituted LANCERS; and the EIGHTH and ELEVENTH Light -Dragoons have also been equipped as HUSSARS. - -At this period (1847), the Cavalry of the British Army consists of -twenty-six regiments--thirteen Heavy and thirteen Light; and is -composed of three regiments of Cuirassiers, ten of Heavy Dragoons, -four of Light Dragoons, five of Hussars, and four of Lancers. - - -THE FOURTEENTH, - -OR - -THE KING'S, REGIMENT - -OF - -LIGHT DRAGOONS, - -BEARS ON ITS APPOINTMENTS - -THE KING'S CREST, - -AND THE WORDS, - -"TALAVERA"--"FUENTES -D'ONOR"--"SALAMANCA"--"VITTORIA"--"ORTHES"--"PENINSULA." - -THE WHITE HORSE AND THE PRUSSIAN EAGLE, - -_As shown in Plate opposite to Page 62_, - -WERE BORNE ON THE REGIMENTAL GUIDON UNTIL THE YEAR 1834, WHEN THE -GUIDONS OF THE REGIMENTS OF LIGHT DRAGOONS, HUSSARS, AND LANCERS, -WERE DIRECTED TO BE DISCONTINUED. - - -FOOTNOTES: - -[1] In the 14th year of the reign of Edward IV. a small force was -established in Ireland by Parliament, consisting of 120 Archers on -horseback, 40 Horsemen, and 40 Pages. - -[2] Military Papers, State Paper Office. - -[3] This Regiment was disbanded after the Peace of 1674. - -[4] This appears to be the first introduction of _bayonets_ into -the English Army. - -[5] State Paper Office. - -[6] The first issue of carbines to the regular Horse appears -to have taken place in 1684; the Life Guards, however, carried -carbines from their formation in 1660.--_Vide_ the 'Historical -Record of the Life Guards.' - -[7] _Histoire de la Milice Françoise_, par le PÈRE DANIEL. - -[8] National Records. - -[9] The equipment of Hussars at this period is described by -D'AUVERGNE, in his _History of the Campaign of 1694_, pp. 22, 23. - - - - -CONTENTS. - - - Year Page - - 1715 Formation of the Regiment 1 - ---- Raised in South Britain by Brigadier-General James Dormer 1 - ---- Numbered Fourteenth Dragoons 1 - ---- Names of the Officers 2 - ---- Engaged with the rebels at Preston in Lancashire 2 - 1716 Proceeded into Lincolnshire 3 - 1717 Embarked for Ireland 3 - 1742 Returned to Great Britain 4 - 1745 Advanced to Edinburgh 5 - ---- Engaged with the Rebels at Prestonpans 6 - 1746 Returned to Scotland 7 - ---- Victory of Culloden 8 - ---- Rebellion suppressed 8 - 1747 Returned to Ireland 8 - 1751 Clothing, Appointments, and Guidons regulated - by Royal Warrant of King George II. 9 - 1768 Ditto--ditto--by Royal Warrant of King George III. 10 - 1776 Constituted a Corps of Light Dragoons 12 - 1784 Uniform changed from Scarlet to Dark-blue 13 - 1794 Two troops embarked for Flanders 15 - 1795 Embarked for the West Indies 16 - 1797 Returned to England 17 - 1798 Permitted to be styled the Fourteenth, or the Duchess of - York's Own, Light Dragoons; to bear the Prussian Eagle; - and to change the Facings from lemon-yellow to orange 18 - 1808 Embarked for Portugal 19 - 1809 Engaged at Oporto 20 - ---- Engaged at Talavera de la Reyna 22 - 1810 Advanced to Almeida 24 - ---- Engaged at Villa de Puerco 25 - ---- Engaged at Frexadas 28 - ---- Battle of Busaco and Retreat to Torres Vedras 29 - ---- Affair at Rio Mandevilla 30 - ---- Posted on the Cartaxo road 30 - 1811 Pursuit of the French from Santarem 31 - ---- Skirmishes at Pombal; at Redinha; at Casal - Nova; and at Foz d'Aronce 31 - ---- Action at Sabugal 31 - ---- Engaged at Gallegos 32 - ---- Engaged at Fuentes d'Onor 32 - ---- Repulse of the French from Portugal 33 - ---- Siege of, and retreat from before Badajoz 34 - ---- Action at Nave d'Aver, and at Carpio 35 - 1812 Capture of Ciudad Rodrigo 36 - ---- Siege and Capture of Badajoz 36 - ---- Skirmish near Villa Franca 36 - ---- Affair at Llerena 36 - ---- Skirmish at Alaejos 38 - ---- Action at Castrillos 38 - ---- Battle of Salamanca 39 - ---- Pursuit of the French, and engagement at Penerada 40 - ---- Affair at Blasco Sancho 40 - ---- March to Madrid 40 - ---- Retreat from Madrid to Alba de Tormes 41 - ---- Repulse of French Lancers at Matilla 41 - ---- Reconnoitring parties on retreat from Salamanca to - Ciudad Rodrigo 41 - 1813 Advance to Salamanca 42 - ---- Passage of the Carion and Pisuerga 42 - 1813 Capture of Burgos 43 - ---- Skirmish at Huarte 43 - ---- Battle of Vittoria 43 - ---- Pursuit of the French to Pampeluna 44 - ---- -------------------- to the Pyrenees 44 - ---- Capture of a party at Ostiz 44 - ---- ------------------ at Roncesvalles 45 - ---- Skirmish at Almandoz 45 - ---- -------- at the pass of Maya 45 - ---- Engagement at the valley of Bastan 46 - ---- Passage of the Nivelle 46 - ---- Affair at the ford near Cambo 46 - ---- Passage of the Nive 46 - ---- Affair in front of Mendionda 47 - ---- Engagement at Hasparren 47 - 1814 Active operations resumed 47 - ---- Actions at Hellette, Garris, and Sauveterre 47 - ---- Battle of Orthes 48 - ---- Engagement at Aire 48 - ---- Defeat of the enemy's designs at Pau 48 - ---- Skirmish at Castel Paget 49 - ---- Affair at Tarbes 50 - ---- Battle of Toulouse 50 - ---- Termination of the Peninsular War 50 - ---- Marched to Bourdeaux 51 - ---- Returned to England 51 - ---- Reviewed at Hounslow 51 - ---- Embarked for America 52 - ---- Proceeded on an Expedition to New Orleans 52 - 1815 Hostilities with America ceased 53 - ---- Returned to England 53 - ---- Authorised to bear the word "Peninsula" 53 - ---- Proceeded to Hounslow 53 - 1816 Embarked for Ireland 54 - 1819 Returned to England 54 - 1822 Reviewed at Hounslow 55 - 1825 Re-embarked for Ireland 55 - 1828 Returned to England 56 - 1830 Proceeded to London 57 - ---- Reviewed by King William IV. 57 - ---- Authorised to bear the title of the Fourteenth, or the - King's, Light Dragoons 57 - ---- The Facings changed from Orange to Scarlet 57 - 1831 Marched to Birmingham, Coventry, and Gloucester 58 - ---- Engaged in repressing Riots at Bristol 59 - 1832 Removed to Hounslow 60 - ---- Authorised to bear the King's Crest on the appointments; - and the Prussian Eagle on the second and third corners - of the regimental guidon 60 - 1833 Embarked at Bristol for Ireland 60 - 1834 Standards discontinued 60 - 1835 Embarked at Belfast for Scotland 60 - 1838 Returned to England from Scotland 60 - 1841 Embarked for Bombay 61 - 1846 Proceeded to the Bengal Presidency 62 - ---- The Conclusion 63 - - - SUCCESSION OF COLONELS. - - Year Page - - 1715 James Dormer 65 - 1720 Clement Neville 66 - 1737 Archibald Hamilton 67 - 1749 James Lord Tyrawley 67 - 1752 Louis Dejean 68 - 1757 John Campbell, afterwards Marquis of Lorne 69 - 1765 Charles Fitroy, afterwards Lord Southampton 70 - 1772 Daniel Webb 70 - 1773 George Warde 71 - 1778 Sir Robert Sloper, K.B. 72 - 1797 John William Egerton, afterwards Earl of Bridgewater 73 - 1823 Sir John Ormsby Vandeleur, G.C.B. 74 - 1830 Sir Edward Kerrison, Bart., K.C.B, and G.C.H. 74 - - - LIEUTENANT-COLONELS. - - Succession of Lieutenant-Colonels from the year 1800 75 - - - MAJORS. - - Succession of Majors from the year 1799 78 - - List of the Battles, Sieges, &c. which took place in - the Peninsula from 1808 to 1814 81 - - - PLATES. - - Costume of the Regiment _to face_ 1 - Guidon of the Regiment in 1798 " 18 - Guidon of the Regiment in 1832 " 60 - - -[Illustration: FOURTEENTH, OR THE KING'S OWN LIGHT DRAGOONS. - - [_to face page 1._ -] - - - - -HISTORICAL RECORD - -OF THE - -FOURTEENTH (THE KING'S) REGIMENT - -OF - -LIGHT DRAGOONS. - - -[Sidenote: 1715] - -The accession of the house of Hanover to the throne of Great -Britain and Ireland, was the commencement of a dynasty under which -this kingdom has attained a splendid elevation of naval, military, -commercial, and political importance; has extended its possessions -in remote countries;--and its armies have fought and conquered in -every quarter of the globe. The first year of His Majesty's reign -had, however, not expired, when it was found necessary to augment -the regular army, and the FOURTEENTH, (THE KING'S) REGIMENT OF -LIGHT DRAGOONS, is one of the corps incorporated on that occasion. -It was raised in South Britain, by Brigadier-General JAMES -DORMER, who had acquired a reputation in the war of the Spanish -succession; and the following officers were appointed to the -regiment, by commissions dated the 22nd July, 1715. - - _Captains._ _Lieutenants._ _Cornets._ - - James Dormer (col). Jas. Stevens (cap.-lt.) Edward Stroude. - H. Killegrew (lt.-col.) Henry Lasale. Thomas Ellis. - Sol. Rapin. (major) Peter Davenport. Thomas Delahaye. - Henry Pelham. Jonathan Pirke. William Hamilton. - William Boyle. Cuthbert Smith. Rigley Molyneux. - Beverly Newcommin. James Flemming. Andrew Forrester. - -His Majesty's protestant subjects arrayed themselves under the -royal standard with great cheerfulness, but before the regiment -was complete in men and horses, the arrangements of the Jacobites -were in such a state of forwardness, that the Pretender's standard -was raised in Scotland by the Earl of Mar, who was soon at the -head of ten thousand men. A body of rebels having penetrated into -Lancashire, DORMER'S dragoons were among the corps directed to -advance, under Major-General Wills, and fight the insurgent bands: -the regiment was formed in brigade with Pitt's horse, now second -dragoon guards, under its Colonel, Brigadier-General Dormer. -Arriving at _Preston_, about three o'clock in the afternoon of -the 12th of November, the rebels were found in force in the town, -with the avenues barricaded and defended by cannon. The FOURTEENTH -dragoons were directed to dismount and form as infantry, to take -part in storming the avenue leading to Lancaster, in which they -were assisted by Wynne's (ninth), and a squadron of Stanhope's -dragoons (afterwards disbanded) under Brigadier-Generals Dormer -and Munden; Pitt's horse, Munden's (thirteenth), and a squadron -of Stanhope's dragoons forming in support. The first barrier was -carried with great gallantry; but the inner barricade could not -be forced for want of cannon. The houses were afterwards set on -fire, and measures adopted to prevent the escape of the rebels, -who were eventually forced to surrender at discretion. The -regiment had three men and sixteen horses killed on this occasion, -Brigadier-General Dormer, and four private soldiers wounded. - -The regiment escorted a number of the captured insurgents to -Lancaster gaol, and was afterwards quartered in that town, and in -the early part of 1716 the rebellion was suppressed by the troops -under the Duke of Argyle. - -[Sidenote: 1716] - -In May 1716, the regiment marched from Lancaster, into cantonments -at Lincoln and the neighbouring towns. - -[Sidenote: 1717] - -A reduction of the army took place in the spring of 1717, and in -May, DORMER'S dragoons marched to Bristol and embarked for Ireland, -to replace a regiment ordered to be disbanded in that country. - -[Sidenote: 1720] - -The regiment remained in Ireland during the succeeding twenty-five -years. In 1720, Brigadier-General Dormer was removed to the -sixth regiment of foot, and was succeeded in the colonelcy of -the FOURTEENTH dragoons, by Colonel Clement Neville, from the -lieut.-colonelcy of the thirteenth dragoons. - -[Sidenote: 1721] - -[Sidenote: 1737] - -Colonel Neville commanded the regiment seventeen years, and was -removed in 1737, to the eighth dragoons, and the colonelcy of the -FOURTEENTH was conferred on Colonel Archibald Hamilton from the -27th foot. - -[Sidenote: 1740] - -[Sidenote: 1741] - -[Sidenote: 1742] - -Charles VI. Emperor of Germany, died in 1740; the succession of -the Archduchess Maria-Theresa, as Queen of Hungary and Bohemia, -was disputed by the Elector of Bavaria, who was supported by a -French army; and, in 1742, King George II. sent a British force -to Flanders to aid the house of Austria; at the same time the -FOURTEENTH dragoons were withdrawn from Ireland, to replace the -cavalry regiments which had proceeded on foreign service from -England. - -[Sidenote: 1743] - -[Sidenote: 1744] - -[Sidenote: 1745] - -The regiment was stationed in Great Britain during the years 1743 -and 1744; and in 1745, when Charles Edward, eldest son of the -Pretender, raised his father's standard in Scotland, it was ordered -to Stirling. After Lieut.-General Sir John Cope had marched from -Stirling with the infantry and some artillery, the FOURTEENTH -dragoons proceeded to Leith, where they were stationed when the -rebel army advanced towards Edinburgh. They were suddenly ordered -to join Colonel Gardiner, who was retiring before the rebel army, -with the thirteenth dragoons; they rode through Edinburgh at a -brisk pace during public worship on Sunday, the 15th of September, -when the congregations rushed out of the churches and chapels and -filled the streets, and four hundred volunteers, with a thousand -men of the trained bands, appeared in arms. The FOURTEENTH dragoons -joined Colonel Gardiner at Carstorphin, from whence they fell -back to Coltsbridge, where they were joined by the city guard and -Edinburgh regiment. On a report of the approach of the rebel bands, -the Edinburgh regiment and city guard withdrew within the walls, -and the dragoons moved towards Haddington, the citizens refusing to -admit them into the place; and while a tumultuary council was being -held to decide about the mode of defending the city, the insurgents -gained possession of one of the gates: thus Edinburgh fell into the -hands of the young Pretender. - -The FOURTEENTH dragoons were afterwards ordered to join -Lieut.-General Sir John Cope, who had arrived at Dunbar with a -small body of infantry, and he advanced towards Edinburgh, when the -rebel army was put in motion to meet him. On the 20th of September -the King's troops confronted the insurgents near _Prestonpans_ -and the night was passed in the field: the FOURTEENTH dragoons, -commanded by Lieut.-Colonel William Wright, furnished videttes -and patrols on the flanks of the army. Before day-break, on the -following morning, a chosen band of Highlanders advanced through -the thick atmosphere, and attacked the right of the King's troops; -their sudden advance in the dark, their superior numbers, and -peculiar mode of fighting, struck with consternation the few men -who guarded the artillery, and who faced about and fled. The -dragoons advanced to charge the Highlanders; but seeing the very -superior numbers of their opponents, and being discouraged by the -loss of their artillery, they made only a feeble effort to stem -the torrent of battle, and afterwards retired from the field. -Several officers, and a few private soldiers, however, behaved with -great gallantry, and among others, Major RICHARD BOWLES, of the -FOURTEENTH dragoons, particularly distinguished himself; the few -troopers, who rallied round him, had been cut down, and his own -horse killed; but he continued to fight on foot; he was surrounded, -and had received eleven wounds, when a rebel leader interposed and -saved his life. When once troops are put into confusion, and are -afterwards closely pressed by the enemy, no reserves being at hand -for them to rally upon, the difficulty of restoring order becomes -particularly great, and, in this instance, the loss of the battle -was the result. The FOURTEENTH dragoons withdrew from the field, -and afterwards marched to Berwick. - -The regiment subsequently joined the army assembled under -Field-Marshal Wade at Newcastle; when the rebels penetrated into -Derbyshire, it was employed in covering Yorkshire; and when the -young Pretender made a precipitate retreat to Scotland, the -FOURTEENTH dragoons marched to Edinburgh, where a few regiments -were assembled under Lieut.-General Hawley. - -[Sidenote: 1746] - -On their return to Scotland, the rebels besieged Stirling Castle; -and Lieut.-General Hawley put the King's troops in motion to raise -the siege. The FOURTEENTH dragoons left Edinburgh on the 13th of -January, 1746; they took part in driving a body of rebels out of -Linlithgow, and were subsequently encamped near _Falkirk_. - -On the 17th of January, as the soldiers were at dinner in the camp, -the approach of the rebel army was descried, and the troops moved -towards some high grounds on Falkirk-moor, where the insurgent -bands were formed. The action was commenced by a charge of the -cavalry; the enemy's first line was broken, and some execution -done; but the second line of insurgents repulsed the dragoons. The -infantry was, soon afterwards, brought into the fight; but a heavy -storm of wind and rain beat so violently in the soldiers' faces, as -nearly to blind them, and the wet prevented their muskets giving -fire. Several regiments retired in some disorder; others maintained -their ground and repulsed the Highlanders, and after dark the whole -withdrew to Linlithgow and afterwards to Edinburgh. - -The Duke of Cumberland subsequently took the command of the troops -in Scotland, and advanced towards Stirling; when the rebels made a -precipitate retreat. His Royal Highness pursued; but the FOURTEENTH -dragoons were left behind, and were directed to patrol along the -roads leading westward from Edinburgh, to prevent the rebels -obtaining intelligence. At length the Highlanders were overpowered -in the field of Culloden, and the rebellion was suppressed. - -[Sidenote: 1747] - -In 1747 the regiment returned to Ireland, and was stationed in that -country during the succeeding forty-eight years. - -[Sidenote: 1749] - -Lieut.-General Hamilton died on the 8th of July, 1749, and King -George II. conferred the colonelcy of the FOURTEENTH dragoons on -Lieut.-General James, Lord Tyrawley, from the tenth regiment of -Foot. - -[Sidenote: 1751] - -The following description of the clothing and guidons of the -regiment is taken from the Royal Warrant, dated the 1st of July, -1751. - -COATS,--scarlet; double-breasted, without lappels; lined with -_lemon colour_; slit sleeves turned up with lemon colour; the -button-holes worked with narrow white lace; the buttons 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,--lemon colour. - -HATS,--bound with silver lace, and ornamented with a white loop and -a black cockade. Red forage cap turned up with lemon colour, and -XIV. D. on the flap. - -BOOTS,--of jacked leather, reaching to the knee. - -CLOAKS,--Scarlet, with a lemon-coloured cape; the buttons set on -three and three, upon white frogs or loops, with a red and green -stripe down the centre. - -HORSE FURNITURE,--of lemon-coloured cloth; the holster caps and -housings having a border of white lace, with a red and green stripe -down the centre; XIV. D. embroidered upon a red ground, within a -wreath of roses and thistles, on the housing; and upon the holster -caps G.R., with the crown over it, and XIV. D. underneath. - -OFFICERS,--distinguished by silver lace and embroidery; 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 aiguillettes; and green, red, and white -worsted sashes tied round their waists. - -DRUMMERS AND HAUTBOYS,--clothed in lemon-coloured coats, lined and -faced with scarlet, and ornamented with white lace, having a red -and green stripe down the centre: red waistcoats and breeches. - -GUIDONS,--the first, or King's guidon, to be of crimson silk, -with a silver and red fringe; 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 XIV. D., in silver characters, on a -lemon ground, in a compartment in the second and third corners: -the second and third guidons to be of lemon-coloured silk; in -the centre XIV. D. on a red ground within a wreath of roses and -thistles on the same stalk; the white horse, on a red ground, -in the first and fourth compartments; and the rose and thistle -conjoined, on a red ground, in the second and third compartments; -the third colour to have a figure 3, on a circular red ground, -under the wreath. - -[Sidenote: 1752] - -Lieut.-General Lord Tyrawley commanded the regiment two years, -and was removed, in July, 1752, to the third dragoons, and was -succeeded by Colonel Lewis Dejean, whose regiment of foot had been -disbanded at the peace of Aix-la-Chapelle, in 1748-9. - -[Sidenote: 1756] - -[Sidenote: 1757] - -Colonel Dejean was promoted to the rank of major-general in 1756, -and in 1757 he was removed to the third Irish Horse, now sixth -dragoon guards; and His Majesty conferred the colonelcy of the -FOURTEENTH dragoons on Colonel John Campbell, from the fifty-fourth -regiment. - -[Sidenote: 1759] - -[Sidenote: 1761] - -[Sidenote: 1765] - -The rank of major-general was conferred on Colonel Campbell in -1759; in 1761 his uncle, Archibald, third Duke of Argyle, died, -when his father, General John Campbell of the Scots Greys, -succeeded to that title, and Major-General Campbell of the -FOURTEENTH Dragoons obtained the designation of MARQUIS OF LORNE: -he was removed to the first, the royal regiment of foot, in 1765, -and was succeeded in the command of the FOURTEENTH dragoons, by -Colonel Charles Fitzroy, (afterwards Lord Southampton) whose -regiment of foot had been disbanded at the peace of Fontainbleau in -1763. - -[Sidenote: 1768] - -On the 19th December, 1768, a warrant was issued, by authority of -King George III., for regulating the standards, guidons, clothing, -&c., of the regiments of cavalry, in which it was directed, -that the uniform of the FOURTEENTH dragoons should be red, with -_lemon-coloured_ facings, without lappels, with silver lace; the -uniform, &c., being the same as prescribed by the Royal Warrant of -the 1st July, 1751. - -[Sidenote: 1772] - -Colonel Fitzroy was promoted to the rank of major-general -and removed to the third dragoons, in 1772, when King George -III. conferred the colonelcy of the FOURTEENTH dragoons on -Lieut.-General Daniel Webb, from the eighth foot. - -[Sidenote: 1773] - -Lieut.-General Webb died in 1773, and was succeeded by Colonel -George Warde, from the lieut.-colonelcy of the fourth dragoons. - -[Sidenote: 1775] - -[Sidenote: 1776] - -[Sidenote: 1777] - -Hostilities between Great Britain and her North American Colonies -commenced in 1775, and the rugged valleys and trackless forests -which became the theatre of this war, were not adapted for the -operations of heavy dragoons. The necessity of having a greater -proportion of light cavalry had become apparent, and in 1776, the -FOURTEENTH, which were then in Ireland, were constituted a corps of -LIGHT DRAGOONS. The standard height for men and horses was reduced; -the cocked hats were replaced by helmets; arms and appointments of -a lighter description were adopted, and in the annual army list for -1777, the regiment was designated, "THE FOURTEENTH LIGHT DRAGOONS." - -[Sidenote: 1778] - -In 1778, Major-General Warde was removed to the first Irish horse, -now fourth dragoon guards, and was succeeded in the colonelcy of -the FOURTEENTH light dragoons, by Major-General Robert Sloper. - -[Sidenote: 1784] - -In 1784 the clothing of the light dragoon regiments was changed -from scarlet to _dark blue_; and the following orders were issued -on this subject, dated-- - - _Adjutant General's Office, - Dublin, 18th May, 1784._ - - 'His Majesty's pleasure having been signified to the Lord - Lieutenant, that the clothing of the light dragoon regiments shall - hereafter be made in conformity to the following regulations, it - is the Commander-in-Chief's order that the said regulations be - observed accordingly.' - - _Regulations for the Clothing of the Light Dragoons._ - - The clothing of a private light dragoon is to consist of a jacket, - 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, edged with white cord, and to be lined with white, the 11th - and 13th 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 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 regulations of the 19th 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 made of _silver_, the 13th regiment excepted, which is to - be of _gold_. - - _Serjeants._--The serjeants of the light dragoons to be - distinguished by gold or silver looping. - - _Corporals._--The corporals of the light dragoons to be - distinguished by a gold or silver cord, round the collar and cuffs. - - _Trumpeters._--The trumpeters to have a jacket and shell, the - colour and facing of the regiment, with lace, instead of looping, - in front and down the seams. - - N.B. A pattern suit may be seen at the Commander-in-Chiefs office - at the Royal Hospital. - - (Signed) H. PIGOT, - _Adjutant General_. - -The foregoing orders were sent to the officers commanding the 8th, -12th, 13th, 14th, 17th, and 18th light dragoons; to the Earl of -Drogheda; to the major of brigade for the general officers; and to -the agents, Messrs. Montgomery, Wybrants, and Cane. - -[Sidenote: 1791] - -[Sidenote: 1793] - -The regiment remained in Ireland performing the usual duties of a -cavalry corps on home service, until the events attendant on the -French revolution occasioned it to be employed in continental and -colonial warfare. When this revolution assumed its wild and violent -character, the spirit of republicanism soon extended to the French -West India Islands. The resolution to grant the immediate freedom -of the slaves, for which they were unprepared, was followed, in -1791, by acts of outrage and spoliation committed by the blacks -against the properties of their owners. In 1793 the planters of St. -Domingo obtained British aid; and the revolutionists afterwards -received assistance from France. - -[Sidenote: 1794] - -[Sidenote: 1795] - -In the same year, a British army appeared in Flanders under the -Duke of York, to arrest the progress of the French aggressions on -the continent; and in 1794, two troops of the FOURTEENTH light -dragoons were withdrawn from Ireland to engage in the contest. On -their arrival in Flanders, the two troops of the regiment were -attached to the eighth light dragoons; and they formed part of the -van of the forces under Lieut.-General the Earl of Moira, on the -march from Ostend to join the army under His Royal Highness the -Duke of York. The squadron of the FOURTEENTH also shared in the -toils and hardships of the winter campaign in Holland; it took part -in several skirmishes with the enemy, and after enduring great -privation and suffering from an unusually severe season, which -occasioned the loss of several men and horses, it arrived in the -early part of 1795, in Germany, where it was incorporated in the -eighth regiment of light dragoons. - -The contest in the West Indies had, in the meantime, been carried -on with varied success, and the seven troops of the FOURTEENTH -light dragoons in Ireland were ordered to give up their horses to -the twenty-fourth light dragoons at Clonmel, and to embark for -the West Indies dismounted. This transfer took place under the -direction of Major-General Egerton, who bore testimony to the -alacrity with which the officers and men prepared for embarkation. - -The regiment embarked on the 25th of February, 1795, under the -command of Lieut.-Colonel Arthur Carter; on arriving at _St. -Domingo_, it was furnished with such horses as could be procured, -and it was soon engaged in active operations against the bands of -armed negroes and mulattoes who had enrolled themselves under the -banners of the French republic. - -[Sidenote: 1796] - -[Sidenote: 1797] - -During the years 1796 and 1797, numerous actions occurred; but -against a hundred thousand trained blacks who had been instructed -in European discipline, the few British troops on the island -were unable to do more than exhibit many brilliant examples of -discipline and valour. In an enterprise against the post of -_Mirebalais_ in the beginning of June, 1797, a detachment of -the FOURTEENTH, Eighteenth, and Twenty-first light dragoons, -commanded by Lieut.-Colonel Carter of the FOURTEENTH, distinguished -themselves. They drove twelve hundred of the enemy with three -pieces of cannon from a strong position, captured two guns, and -chased a number of opponents into the river Artibonite, capturing -their ammunition, mules, &c. The conduct of Lieut.-Colonel Carter, -and of the dragoons under his orders, was commended in the public -despatches. The climate of St. Domingo was, however, so very -injurious to the health of European soldiers, that the regiment -was soon reduced to a skeleton. The few surviving men who were fit -for service, were permitted to volunteer into other corps, and the -remainder, twenty-five in number, embarked for England, where they -arrived in the month of October, and were stationed at Chelmsford. - -On the 1st of June, 1797, General Sir Robert Sloper. K.B., was -removed to the fourth dragoons, and the colonelcy of the FOURTEENTH -was conferred on Major-General John William Egerton, afterwards -Earl of Bridgewater, from first lieut.-colonel of the seventh -light dragoons. This officer being on the staff when the few men -of the regiment arrived from St. Domingo, he was employed in -superintending the recruiting and remounting of his corps, and in -a short time he had the satisfaction of seeing it a fine body of -light cavalry mustering six hundred mounted men, who were divided -into eight troops. - -[Sidenote: 1798] - -In August, 1798, King George III. was graciously pleased to approve -of the regiment being styled "the FOURTEENTH, or the DUCHESS OF -YORK'S OWN Regiment of Light Dragoons," in honour of Frederica -Charlotte Ulrica Catherina, Princess Royal of Prussia, who was -married to His Royal Highness the Duke of York in 1791; at the same -time the Royal authority was given for the FOURTEENTH to assume -the "PRUSSIAN EAGLE" as a regimental badge, and the colour of the -facing of the regiment was changed from lemon-yellow to _orange_. - -[Sidenote: 1800] - -[Sidenote: 1802] - -The establishment was augmented to ten troops, of ninety rank -and file each, in 1800; but at the peace of Amiens, in 1802, a -reduction of two troops took place. - -[Illustration: GUIDON OF THE FOURTEENTH, OR THE DUCHESS OF YORK'S -OWN LIGHT DRAGOONS, M DCC XCVIII. - - [_To face page 18._ -] - -[Sidenote: 1803] - -[Sidenote: 1804] - -[Sidenote: 1807] - -Hostilities were resumed in 1803, and in 1804 the regiment was -again augmented to ten troops of ninety rank and file each, for -which a supply of new carbines and pistols was received in 1807, -from the ordnance stores. - -[Sidenote: 1808] - -The French Emperor, Napoleon Buonaparte, having attempted to reduce -Spain and Portugal to subjection to his power, a British army -proceeded to Portugal to aid the inhabitants in their struggles -for freedom. Portugal had been delivered, and the army under -Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore was advancing into Spain, when -the FOURTEENTH (the DUCHESS OF YORK'S OWN) regiment of light -dragoons, was ordered to embark for the Peninsula. The regiment -marched to Falmouth, where it was put on board of transports, and -arrived at Lisbon on the 23rd of December under the command of -Colonel Samuel Hawker. - -[Sidenote: 1809] - -The return to England of the troops which had served under -Lieut.-General Sir John Moore, whose career of honour was -terminated at the battle of Corunna, left only a small British -force in the Peninsula, and these troops were quartered near -Lisbon, from whence the FOURTEENTH light dragoons advanced in -the early part of 1809, to Bucellas, an out-post of the army. -In April the regiment formed the advance-guard on the march of -the army to Coimbra, and in the beginning of May it was united -in brigade with the sixteenth and twentieth light dragoons under -Major-General Cotton, and was reviewed on the plains of Coimbra by -Lieutenant-General Sir Arthur Wellesley. The French troops under -Marshals Soult and Victor had, in the meantime, invaded Portugal, -and Marshal Soult had captured Oporto. - -To expel the French from _Oporto_, was the first service undertaken -by the British commander; on this occasion two squadrons of the -FOURTEENTH, under Lieut.-Colonel Neil Talbot, were detached -with the Portuguese troops under Marshal Beresford to intercept -the French, if they should attempt to retreat by Amarante; the -remaining three squadrons under Colonel Hawker advanced direct -upon Oporto, and being employed, with the other cavalry on the -advance-piquets, they took part in the rencounters with the enemy -on the 10th and 11th of May. Arriving on the 12th of May, on the -banks of the Douro near Oporto, unperceived by the French, the -English general resolved to pass the river, when two squadrons -of the FOURTEENTH were detached, with the German brigade and two -guns under Major-General John Murray, three miles up the river, -to Barca de Avintas, where they effected a passage in boats. In -the meantime a portion of the army had passed nearer the city, and -was engaged in a fierce action with the enemy, when the FOURTEENTH -light dragoons and the Germans were seen advancing down the -right bank of the river. The French made a precipitate retreat. -The leading squadron of the FOURTEENTH, commanded by Major F. -B. Hervey, and gallantly supported by the second squadron under -Major the Honourable Charles Butler, dashed sword in hand upon the -enemy's rear-guard and overthrew it, as it was pushing through a -narrow road to gain an open space beyond the defile. Some execution -was done, the French General, Laborde, was unhorsed, and General -Foy was wounded; but no other troops advancing to support the -FOURTEENTH, the gallant dragoons had to fight their way back, and -had several men and horses killed and wounded. Major F. B. Hervey -lost his right arm; Captain Peter Hawker, Lieutenants Robert Knipe, -and Evelyn P. Dormer, were wounded. - -The conduct of the FOURTEENTH was commended in Sir Arthur -Wellesley's public despatch, and also in general orders. They had -marched eighty miles in four days over the most difficult country, -and they were employed in pursuing, along a mountainous region, the -discomfited French troops, whose line of retreat could be traced by -the smoke of burning houses. Having followed the enemy as far as -Ginjo, the FOURTEENTH light dragoons halted, and afterwards moved -towards Abrantes, where the army was concentrated for operations on -the Tagus. - -From Abrantes the army advanced into Spain, and a body of French -troops under Marshal Victor retreated from Talavera de la Reyna. -The Spaniards under General Cuesta pursued with avidity; but the -French were reinforced, and they drove the Spaniards back upon -_Talavera_, where the allied army formed in order of battle; -the FOURTEENTH light dragoons being posted in the rear of -Brigadier-General Alexander Campbell's division. - -When the army went into position, Major-General Mackenzie was -left with a division of infantry and a brigade of cavalry, as an -advanced post, in the wood on the right of the Alberche, which -covered the left flank. The French attacked this post between two -and three o'clock on the 27th of July, when the FOURTEENTH light -dragoons were ordered forward, and they crossed the Alberche -river, and sent out a line of skirmishers to cover the retrograde -movements of the infantry. The regiment was employed in skirmishing -until night, and had nine horses killed; Lieutenant Theophilus -Thomas Ellis, and one private soldier wounded. - -The FOURTEENTH light dragoons resumed their post in the position -occupied by the allied army, and supported the infantry during the -severe contest on the 28th of July. The left of the British line -was attacked at day-break, and when the enemy was repulsed at -this point, a long pause ensued. An attack on the centre was made -soon after two o'clock, and the French were again driven back; -they also failed in another attack on the left. A strong body of -the enemy advanced against Major-General Sherbrooke's division; -this attack was repulsed by a charge of the whole division with -bayonets; but the brigade of foot guards pursued so far as to be in -danger of being annihilated; when the forty-eighth regiment, and -the FOURTEENTH and sixteenth light dragoons were brought forward, -and the foot guards rallied and again advanced. This was a moment -of great peril to the allied army; but the steady valour of the -British troops prevailed, and the French fell back. - -The FOURTEENTH light dragoons had three men and twenty-one horses -killed; Colonel Samuel Hawker, Captains John Chapman, and Peter -Hawker, Lieutenants William Wainman and Thomas Smith, six rank and -file, and three horses wounded; thirteen horses missing; Lieutenant -Evelyn P. Dormer taken prisoner. Lieutenant-Colonel Neil Talbot, -and Major Baker had each a horse killed under him. - -Colonel Hawker was rewarded with a gold medal, and the regiment was -subsequently authorised to bear on its guidons and appointments the -word "TALAVERA", in commemoration of its distinguished services in -this action.[10] - -After this battle the enemy brought forward such very superior -numbers, that the British General was forced to act on the -defensive, and while the army was encamped on the banks of the -Guadiana, a malignant fever proved fatal to numbers of officers and -soldiers. The FOURTEENTH dragoons were removed to Villa Vicosa, -a fortified town in the Alemtejo, from whence they marched, in -December, to Santarem, a town very pleasantly situated on the right -bank of the Tagus, where they were formed in brigade with the royal -dragoons under Major-General Slade. - -[Sidenote: 1810] - -In February, 1810, Badajoz and Ciudad Rodrigo were both menaced -by the enemy, and in March the regiment returned to the Alemtejo, -and took the advanced posts of Lieut.-General Rowland Hill's -corps at Arronches, a town situate at the conflux of the Caya -and the Algrette, near the Spanish frontiers. A concentration of -French troops near Ciudad Rodrigo afterwards relieved the other -provinces. Ciudad Rodrigo was eventually beseiged by Marshal Ney, -and the British commander, hoping the enemy, by detaching troops, -would furnish an opportunity for relieving this fortress, withdrew -the FOURTEENTH light dragoons from the Alemtejo. The regiment -advanced to Almeida in June; it was attached to the light division -under Brigadier-General Craufurd, who was behind the Agueda -river, watching the enemy's motions; and with the sixteenth light -dragoons, and first hussars King's German Legion, took the out-post -duty on this frontier. - -No opportunity to relieve Ciudad Rodrigo occurred; but during -the siege marauding parties of French soldiers entered the -villages of Barquillo and _Villa de Puerco_ on three successive -nights. Brigadier-General Craufurd, thinking to cut off the next -party, formed two ambuscades, one near Villa de Puerco, with six -squadrons, another of three squadrons near Barquillo, and he -also placed his artillery, five companies of the ninety-fifth, -(Rifle-brigade) and the third Portuguese Caçadores in reserve; the -FOURTEENTH light dragoons were employed in these ambuscades. On the -morning of the 11th of July, a little after day-break, a party of -French infantry was observed near Villa de Puerco, and a small body -of cavalry at Barquillo; and the open country on the right would -have enabled the six squadrons to place themselves between the -infantry and their point of retreat; but this was circuitous, and -Brigadier-General Craufurd preferred passing along a narrow defile -between two stone walls. This proved difficult; in threading the -defile in a long line the dragoons were separated, and the French -infantry, two hundred strong, had time to form square, being hidden -in high standing corn. The French dragoons coming out of Barquillo, -were charged by the German hussars and a squadron of the sixteenth, -and two officers and twenty-nine men were made prisoners. In the -meantime the FOURTEENTH light dragoons had threaded the defile, -and mounting the hill, rode with distinguished gallantry against -the square; but the French infantry remained perfectly steady, and -opened such a fire, that Lieut.-Colonel Talbot and eight men fell -dead close to the bayonets, and twenty-three men were wounded.[11] -The survivors withdrew a short distance to reform their ranks, and -the French square commenced its retreat with singular steadiness -and good order. The FOURTEENTH dragoons seeing this, prepared to -launch against it another squadron, which was already in speed for -the purpose, when Colonel Arentschildt of the hussars, observing -cavalry approaching in front and flank, checked the movement. It -was afterwards regretted that he took this step, as the horsemen, -who alarmed him, proved to be the German hussars and sixteenth -returning from the pursuit of the French dragoons, the whole of -whom they had captured. - -On the death of Lieut.-Colonel Talbot the command of the regiment -devolved on Lieut.-Colonel F. B. Hervey, under whose directions -the FOURTEENTH became celebrated as an efficient corps of light -cavalry, remarkable for the excellent manner in which they -performed the out-post duty. - -Meanwhile Ciudad Rodrigo had surrendered; the FOURTEENTH remained -in the villages near Fort La Conception until the 21st of July, -when the enemy's masses approaching, they fell back to _Almeida_, -where Brigadier-General Craufurd halted the few troops under his -orders, and, with astonishing hardihood, confronted the whole -French army. During the night of the 23rd of July, the videttes and -patrols of the regiment were exposed to a heavy storm of wind and -rain, and as daylight appeared, they discovered the approach of -numerous legions of the enemy: a few shots were fired; the cavalry -reserves and guns moved forward, and a skirmish ensued in which -the FOURTEENTH had one serjeant killed; Lieutenant John Blachford, -one private soldier, and four horses wounded. After opposing the -superior numbers of the enemy for some time, the British withdrew -beyond the river Coa; and Brigadier-General Craufurd stated in -his despatch,--'The retreat of the FOURTEENTH light dragoons from -Val-de-la-Mula to Almeida, was conducted in the most regular and -soldier-like manner, though opposed to a superior force of French -cavalry.' - -A squadron of the regiment and a squadron of the royal dragoons, -on duty at _Frexadas_, were sharply engaged with a superior force -of the enemy on the 28th of August, and highly distinguished -themselves. - -Marshal Massena invaded Portugal with such an immense superiority -of numbers, that the British commander was under the necessity of -withdrawing from the frontiers, and the FOURTEENTH and sixteenth -light dragoons, with the first German hussars, had the honour -of covering the retrograde movements. On the 24th of September -the enemy skirmished with the piquets in front of _Mortagao_, -from whence a squadron of the FOURTEENTH under Captain Thomas W. -Brotherton, with one of the sixteenth and first hussars, covered -the retreat of the light division four miles to some strong -ground. The three squadrons repulsed four of French hussars; some -of the enemy's dragoons approaching too close, were charged by -the squadron of the FOURTEENTH, and overthrown with the loss of -about thirty men. On the following morning the cavalry skirmishers -exchanged a few shots, and the FOURTEENTH were employed in covering -the retreat of the light division to the position of Busaco. During -this retreat Captain the Hon. Henry Percy was taken prisoner while -reconnoitring the flank movement of the enemy. - -The FOURTEENTH were in reserve during the battle of _Busaco_ on -the 27th of September; and they were subsequently employed in -covering the retreat of the army to the strong lines of Torres -Vedras. - -On the 1st of October, the out-posts were attacked and driven -from the hills bounding the plain of _Coimbra_ to the north, when -three troops of the FOURTEENTH, under Major the Honourable Charles -Butler, proceeded through the town, and formed the rear-guard on -the main road from Coimbra to Pombal. The remainder of the regiment -was formed on the plain, with the other cavalry corps, and withdrew -before a superior force of the enemy, crossing the Mondego at a -ford below the town, and skirmishing to prevent the passage of the -river by the enemy. - -The French army continuing to press forward, its advance-guard -skirmished with the rear of the allies almost every day, and the -FOURTEENTH light dragoons had frequent opportunities of exhibiting -brilliant instances of the innate valour of British soldiers. At -_Rio Mandevilla_ the FOURTEENTH and sixteenth light dragoons, -first German hussars, royal dragoons, and Captain Bull's troop of -artillery, repulsed a very superior force of the enemy, on which -occasion the first French hussars were nearly annihilated. The -FOURTEENTH had six men and six horses killed; eight men and twelve -horses wounded. - -The French legions continued to press forward as to an assured -victory; but the lines of Torres Vedras arrested their progress, -and while they remained in front of these extensive works, the -FOURTEENTH light dragoons took the line of out-posts from the -Sobral road. The French army withdrew during the night of the 14th -of November; the morning of the 15th was foggy, and it was some -hours after day-break when the British General discovered the void -space in his front. The FOURTEENTH were ordered forward along the -Cartaxo road, and their patrols took a number of French stragglers -prisoners. Marshal Massena took up a position at Santarem; the head -quarters of the allied army were established at Cartaxo, and the -FOURTEENTH light dragoons furnished the out-posts, extending from -the causeway and bridge over the river. - -[Sidenote: 1811] - -After wasting his army by privation and sickness, the French -marshal retreated; and at day-light on the 6th of March, 1811, -Lord Wellington discovered the empty camps at Santarem, and moved -his own army forward in pursuit. On the 8th of March, a squadron -of the FOURTEENTH commanded by Captain Babington, and supported -by the other squadrons of the regiment under Colonel Hervey, -made a successful charge on four squadrons of the eleventh and -twenty-sixth French dragoons at _Venta de Serra_, and captured -fourteen men and fourteen horses; with the loss of two men and two -horses. - -Continuing to press upon the rear of the French army, the regiment -was present at the skirmish at _Pombal_ on the 10th of March, at -_Redinha_ on the 12th, at _Casal Nova_ on the 14th, and at _Foz -d'Aronce_ on the 15th. The FOURTEENTH were also present at the -action near _Sabugal_, on the 3rd April, but did not sustain any -loss. - -The French Commander continued his retreat to Salamanca, and the -British General stood victorious on the confines of Portugal; the -FOURTEENTH light dragoons furnished the out-posts on the left bank -of the Agueda at Villa del Egua, where a peasant arrived from -Ledesma, with intelligence that the French army was reinforced -and re-organized, and was advancing. A squadron under Captain -Brotherton was sent to Santa Espirita, and it fell back behind the -Agueda as the French army advanced. - -Almeida being blockaded by the allied army, Marshal Massena -advanced to its relief; the FOURTEENTH withdrew gradually as the -enemy approached, and on the 3rd of May they were engaged behind -_Gallegos_; when Lieutenant John Townsend retired with the piquets -under a heavy cannonade towards Fuentes d'Onor, and a squadron, -under Captain Brotherton, had a sharp affair near Pozo Velho. - -At the battle of _Fuentes d'Onor_, on the 5th of May, the -FOURTEENTH and first royal dragoons covered the movement of -the right of the army from Nave d'Aver, retiring by alternate -squadrons, under a heavy cannonade; one squadron of the regiment -charged with signal gallantry some French artillery, but was -repulsed, and Captain Robert Knipe commanding the squadron -was mortally wounded: he was succeeded in the command of the -squadron by Lieutenant (afterwards Lieut.-Colonel) John Townsend: -Lieut.-Colonel Hervey had his horse killed under him, and received -a severe contusion. - -An attack was made on the position in the rear of the village. 'The -French with one shock drove in all the cavalry out-guards, and -cutting off Captain Ramsay's battery, came sweeping in upon the -reserves of horse and upon the seventh division. But their leading -squadrons approaching in a disorderly manner, were partially -checked by the British, and, at the same time, a great commotion -was observed in their main body. Men and horses there closed -with confusion and tumult towards one point, a thick dust arose, -and loud cries, and the sparkling of blades, and the flashing of -pistols, indicated some extraordinary occurrence. Suddenly the -multitude became violently agitated, an English shout pealed high -and clear, the mass was rent asunder, and Norman Ramsay burst -forth at the head of his battery, his horses, breathing fire, -stretched like greyhounds along the plain, the guns bounding behind -them as things of no weight, and the mounted gunners followed in -full career. Captain Brotherton of the FOURTEENTH dragoons, seeing -this, rode forth with a squadron and overturned the head of the -pursuing troops, and General Charles Stewart joining in the charge, -took the French General Lamotte, fighting hand to hand.'[12] The -French were repulsed in their attempt to relieve Almeida, and they -withdrew from Portugal. - -The FOURTEENTH light dragoons had Captain Robert Knipe and three -private soldiers killed; Captain Thomas Potter Milles, Lieutenants -John Townsend, John Gwynne, Lovell B. Badcock, Theophilus Thomas -Ellis, six serjeants, and twenty-one rank and file wounded; three -private soldiers missing. Lieut.-Colonel Hervey was rewarded with a -gold medal, and the royal authority was subsequently given for the -regiment to bear on its guidons and appointments the words "FUENTES -D'ONOR," as a special mark of His Majesty's approbation of its -conduct on this occasion. - -Viscount Wellington subsequently proceeded to Estremadura, where -the strong fortress of Badajoz was besieged by the allies, and the -FOURTEENTH dragoons formed part of the force left on the Agueda. -Marshal Marmont advanced with a numerous French army, and having -introduced a convoy into Ciudad Rodrigo, he drove back the British -posts. On the morning of the 6th of June, two French columns -appeared, when the light division was directed to retire from -Gallegos upon _Nave d'Aver_ and subsequently upon Alfayetes, and -the royal dragoons, with a squadron of the FOURTEENTH, covered the -retreat. Two thousand French cavalry, six thousand infantry, and -ten guns, bore down upon the British squadrons and menaced their -destruction; but the French horsemen were attacked and defeated -twice, and the retreat was effected with little loss. - -Marshal Marmont afterwards marched to Spanish Estremadura, and -the British General withdrew from before Badajoz. The allied army -subsequently proceeded to the vicinity of Ciudad Rodrigo, and -eventually blockaded that fortress, the FOURTEENTH taking part -in the out-post duty as usual. When the French army advanced to -relieve the blockade, the regiment was stationed at Espejo, on -the lower Azava, with advanced-posts at _Carpio_ and Marialva. -Having thrown a supply into Ciudad Rodrigo, the French Marshal -marched against the allied army, and on the morning of the 25th -of September, fourteen squadrons of the imperial guards drove -the out-posts from Carpio, across the Azava; the lancers of Berg -crossed the river in pursuit, but were charged and driven back by a -squadron of the FOURTEENTH and two squadrons of the sixteenth light -dragoons, and Carpio was again occupied by the British. Another -body of the enemy attacked the troops at El Bodon, and when the -British had withdrawn from this post, the FOURTEENTH fell back from -Carpio, and a succession of retrograde movements followed, until -the allied army took up a position behind Soita, when the French -withdrew into Spain. - -In the action at Carpio, and in the subsequent movements, the -regiment had Lieutenant Hall and several private soldiers wounded; -and the conduct of its commanding officer, Lieut.-Colonel Hervey, -was commended in the public despatches; the excellent behaviour of -Captain Brotherton was also particularly mentioned. - -During the winter the strength of the regiment on foreign service -was reduced two troops. - -[Sidenote: 1812] - -Ciudad Rodrigo was captured in January, 1812; the regiment -subsequently proceeded to Spanish Estremadura, and was stationed -near _Badajoz_ when the siege of that fortress was undertaken. -The FOURTEENTH subsequently joined that portion of the covering -army which was under Lieut.-General Sir Thomas Graham, and when -the French army under Marshal Soult advanced, the British fell -back upon Albuhera; the FOURTEENTH were employed in covering -the retrograde movement, and they skirmished with the enemy's -advanced-guard near _Villa Franca_. Badajoz having been captured -by storm during the night of the 5th of April, the French army -marching to its relief fell back. - -In a few days after the capture of Badajoz, the FOURTEENTH were -engaged in an enterprise against several regiments of French -cavalry. The Regiment moved, on the night of the 10th of April, -from Villa Franca upon Usagre, and afterwards along the Road to -_Llerena_; the light brigade skirmished with the French, until -the heavy brigade turned their flank; the enemy was then charged, -overthrown, pursued, and many prisoners taken. On the following -night a party of the FOURTEENTH, under Lieutenant Edward Pellew, -took a piquet of twenty-two French dragoons prisoners. The regiment -had upwards of twenty men and several horses wounded; and the -conduct of Lieut.-Colonel Hervey was commended in Lieut.-General -Sir Stapleton Cotton's despatch. - -From Estremadura, the regiment marched towards the Agueda, and it -formed the advanced guard of Sir Thomas Graham's column in the -march towards _Salamanca_, near which city it skirmished with a -body of the enemy on the 16th of June, and had one serjeant and one -trumpeter killed; four private soldiers and five horses wounded. - -The enemy retired behind the Douro, and the allies followed to -the banks of that river, where the FOURTEENTH were formed in -brigade with the first German hussars, and took the out-posts at -Tordesillas. In the middle of July, Marshal Marmont commenced -offensive operations and passed the Douro at several points, when -Lord Wellington united his centre and left behind the Guarena -stream, and the FOURTEENTH and German hussars covered the retreat -from Rueda. The right wing of the allied army and a brigade of -cavalry were at Castrejon on the Trabancas, and to cover the -retrograde of this force, the FOURTEENTH and German hussars moved, -on the 17th of July, to Alaejos. On the 18th some sharp skirmishing -occurred, and the troops at Castrejon fell back behind the Guarena; -the FOURTEENTH retired from the plain near Alaejos under a heavy -fire, and took post behind the Guarena at _Castrillos_. The French -army advanced to the opposite side of the river, and General -Clausel, sent a brigade of cavalry across under Brigadier-General -Carier, supporting it with a column of infantry, and manifesting -an intention to press the British left. Major-General Victor -_Baron_ Alten led the FOURTEENTH and first German hussars against -the French cavalry, and some sharp fighting occurred, during which -General Carier was made prisoner. While the British and French -horsemen were warmly engaged, the twenty-seventh and fortieth -regiments, supported by a Portuguese brigade, came rushing down -the hill and broke the French infantry with an impetuous bayonet -charge; the FOURTEENTH and German hussars had, in the meantime, -driven back the French cavalry, and the two regiments charged -the broken infantry, and sabred some, and made others prisoners. -The regiment had eighteen men and twenty horses killed; Captain -Brotherton, Lieutenants John Gwynne, Francis Fowke, thirty-four -rank and file, and eighteen horses wounded. - -The regiment was actively employed in the operations of the -succeeding three days, and occasionally skirmished between the -opposing armies. - -On the 22nd of July the memorable battle of _Salamanca_ was -fought; the FOURTEENTH skirmished with the enemy's advanced posts -at day-break, and afterwards took their station in the line. By -several changes of position, the French Marshal endeavoured to -turn the right of the allied army and gain the road to Ciudad -Rodrigo; Lord Wellington detected a false movement in the opposing -army, and instantly ordering his divisions forward, commenced the -battle. The FOURTEENTH light dragoons participated with the third -division in its attack upon, and complete discomfiture of, the -enemy's left; two squadrons under Lieut.-Colonel Hervey reinforced -Brigadier-General D'Urban's Portuguese brigade, which turned the -enemy's flank, and the regiment shared in the glorious struggle by -which the French army was overthrown and driven from the field with -a severe loss. - -The regiment had several men and horses killed and wounded; Captain -Brotherton, though still suffering from his wound received on the -18th of July, mounted his charger during the fight, and was again -wounded; and the gallant bearing of the regiment was afterwards -rewarded with the royal authority to display the word "SALAMANCA" -on its guidons and appointments; its commanding officer, -Lieut.-Colonel Hervey, was presented with a gold medal as a mark of -royal favour and approbation. - -On the following day the regiment pursued the rear of the French -army, and two squadrons were sharply engaged and took several -prisoners near _Penerada_. On the 26th, a patrol of three dragoons -of the FOURTEENTH, and four of the German hussars, under Corporal -William Hanley of the former corps, detached to _Blasco Sancho_, -captured a party of the enemy, consisting of two officers, one -serjeant, one corporal, and twenty-seven mounted dragoons, with -one private servant and two mules, for which they received the -expressions of the approbation of the Commander of the Forces. The -French horses were given to the FOURTEENTH and German hussars, to -complete deficiencies; the amount was divided among the patrol, and -a further pecuniary donation was afterwards made to the men engaged -in this gallant exploit. - -After driving the enemy across the Douro and taking possession of -Valladolid, the army marched to Madrid, and the FOURTEENTH light -dragoons passed Segovia and bivouacked near Escurial, a place -celebrated for its magnificent palace, built by Philip II. and used -as a monastery. The head quarters of the regiment were established -at Getafe, and it took the out-post duty. Lieutenant Cust commanded -a post of observation at Consingia, in La Mancha, and Lieutenant -Ward a post of communication between that station and Madrid. - -When the Marquis of Wellington left Madrid to undertake the siege -of Burgos, the FOURTEENTH were left in the vicinity of the capital -of Spain; and when a concentration of the French forces rendered -a retrograde movement necessary, the regiment assembled, with -the first German hussars, at Guadalaxara, and fell back upon -Madrid. From Madrid the regiment formed part of the rear-guard of -Lieut.-General Sir Rowland Hill's corps, to Alba de Tormes, and -for several days it was almost constantly engaged in manœuvring -and skirmishing to retard the advance of the enemy. On the 16th -of November the regiment repulsed the charge of a body of French -lancers of superior numbers, at _Matilla_, and had several men -killed and wounded. Colonel Hervey again signalized himself, and -narrowly escaped being made prisoner. - -In the retreat from Salamanca to Ciudad Rodrigo, the regiment took -part in the piquets and other duties of the rear-guard, which it -continued to perform until the army went into cantonments behind -the Agueda; and Captain Badcock was detached with a reconnoitring -party to the Sierra de Francia and river Alagon. - -[Sidenote: 1813] - -After passing the winter in cantonments among the Portuguese -peasantry, the regiment crossed the confines of that kingdom, and -formed part of the centre column of the allied army in the advance -in May 1813. Arriving at _Salamanca_ on the 26th of that month, -the bridge and streets were found barricaded, and a division of -French infantry, three squadrons of cavalry, and some artillery, -under General Villattes, were formed on the heights above the ford -of Santa Marta. A British brigade passed the river at the ford, -and the FOURTEENTH light dragoons and first German hussars removed -the barricades and pushed through the town, when the enemy fell -back, but was overtaken, and lost about two hundred men killed and -wounded, and two hundred prisoners. - -The line of the Tormes was thus gained; that of the Douro was soon -afterwards won; and the allied army, proudly confident in its -distinguished commander, advanced with a firmness which the enemy -could not withstand, and the Carion and the Pisuerga were speedily -passed: the FOURTEENTH light dragoons forming, as usual, part of -the advance of the allied army, were engaged, on the 12th of June, -in forcing a division of the enemy from a position near _Burgos_, -when one squadron, under Captain Milles, charged and took some -prisoners and a gun. The loss of the regiment was limited to one -man and one horse killed; and one man and five horses wounded. - -Unable to withstand the combinations of the British general, the -French destroyed Burgos castle, and fell back with tumult and -confusion behind the Ebro; the British urged their march towards -the sources of that river, and traversing a wild but beautiful -region, turned the enemy's position: the FOURTEENTH being in -advance, crossed the Ebro at the bridge of Frias on the 15th of -June, and a patrol fell in with a body of the enemy near Pancorba. - -The enemy concentrated in front of Vittoria; the Marquis of -Wellington examined their position on the 20th of June, and the -FOURTEENTH skirmished with the French near the village of _Huarte_. - -On the 21st of June, the long-expected battle was fought near -_Vittoria_, and the FOURTEENTH light dragoons had the honour -of sharing in a conflict in which the French army sustained a -decisive overthrow. The regiment was attached to the troops under -Lieut.-General Sir Rowland Hill, and supported the attacks of -the infantry and artillery; in the afternoon it was detached to -out-flank the enemy's left, and in the evening it pursued the wreck -of the French army along the Pampeluna road, passing the whole of -the enemy's baggage, which had been abandoned. - -The gallant bearing of the FOURTEENTH on this occasion was -subsequently rewarded with the royal authority to bear the word -"VITTORIA" on their guidons and appointments; and an additional -honorary distinction was conferred on their commanding officer, -Colonel Hervey. - -On the following day the regiment went in pursuit of the remains -of the French army, and on the 24th of June, fell in with the -rear-guard at a pass about two leagues from _Pampeluna_, when two -battalions of riflemen drove the French infantry through the pass, -the horse artillery killed several men, and dismounted one of the -two pieces of cannon brought off from Vittoria; at the same time -the leading squadron of the FOURTEENTH, under Major Brotherton, -charged and captured a tumbril. - -The French withdrew into the passes of the Pyrenean mountains; the -FOURTEENTH light dragoons followed the enemy, and on the 28th of -June, a patrol of three men of the regiment, under Lieutenant Ward, -penetrating to the village of _Ostiz_, found twenty-five French -foot soldiers regularly armed and formed up at the village, who -surrendered themselves prisoners of war. - -Advancing further into the mountains, a patrol of six men of the -regiment, commanded by Lieutenant Clavering, encountered, on the -1st of July, a body of infantry of the French rear-guard, on the -road from _Roncesvalles_ to St. Jean-Pied-de-Port, dispersed them, -and took eighteen prisoners. - -A strong body of French troops occupied the fruitful valley of -_Bastan_, in the mountains, from whence they were driven by the -troops under Sir Rowland Hill. The FOURTEENTH were attached to -Lieut.-General Hill's division, and a squadron, under Major -Brotherton, was engaged, on the 4th of July, with a body of the -enemy near _Almandoz_. The allied army was established in positions -in the mountains; the FOURTEENTH took the out-post duty in front of -Maya, and also furnished posts of correspondence for several weeks. -At length, the French army having been reinforced, re-organized, -and placed under the command of Marshal Soult, advanced and -commenced offensive operations. During the action of the 26th of -July, the regiment was employed in carrying off the wounded from -the pass of Maya, and received the thanks of Sir Rowland Hill. A -squadron under Captain Milles was similarly employed on the 30th of -July, when Sir Rowland Hill's post at _Arestegui_ was attacked, and -another squadron under Major Brotherton had a rencounter with the -enemy. - -The French having been repulsed, fell back in disorder, and were -pursued to the confines of Spain. The FOURTEENTH formed the van of -Sir Rowland Hill's division, and were engaged with the enemy in the -valley of _Bastan_, on the 1st and 2nd of August: on the 5th the -regiment took the out-post duty in front of Maya. - -On the 10th of November the troops descended from the Pyrenees, -and traversed the mountain passes by moonlight, until they arrived -at the line of piquets, where they halted until the day dawned, -when they transferred the seat of war to France, and taught the -admirers of splendid but unprincipled aggressions, that the day -of retribution had arrived. The FOURTEENTH light dragoons were -attached to Sir Rowland Hill's division, and one squadron formed -the advance-guard to Marshal Beresford's corps. The enemy's -position on the _Nivelle_ was forced, and the regiment was united -at Espelette on the following day. The regimental baggage, which -was attached to the second division, fell into the hands of a party -of the enemy, in the rear of the pass of Maya, on which occasion -the regiment had one troop serjeant-major and two private soldiers -killed. - -From the 15th of November to the 9th of December the regiment -furnished the out-posts on the river Nive: it formed the -advanced-guard to Sir Rowland Hill's corps at the passage of the -_Nive_ at the fords near Cambo, and the stream being deep, two men -and two horses were drowned. On the 11th of December, a squadron, -under Major Brotherton, encountered a body of the enemy in front -of _Mendionda_, and captured a convoy of corn, wine, and salt, and -made four men and horses of the escort prisoners. On the 13th the -regiment was engaged with the French Light cavalry, under General -Pierre Soult, (brother of Marshal Soult), at _Hasparren_, when -Major Brotherton and Lieutenant Southwell were taken prisoners; -also one serjeant and one private soldier wounded, and one taken -prisoner. - -The regiment took the out-post duty in front of Urt on the 14th -of December; and was formed in brigade with the thirteenth light -dragoons, under Colonel Vivian, who was succeeded, in the beginning -of the following year, by Major-General Fane. - -[Sidenote: 1814] - -After reposing a short period in quarters during very severe -weather, the army resumed operations in the middle of February, -1814, and the FOURTEENTH light dragoons took the van in the advance -against the enemy's left, which led to the actions at _Hellette_, -_Garris_, and _Sauveterre_. - -On the 27th of February the battle of _Orthes_ was fought; the -FOURTEENTH shared in the operations of the troops under Sir Rowland -Hill, and passing the stream above Orthes, advanced towards the -great road to St. Sever, thus operating against the enemy's -left. The French were overpowered and driven from the field; the -FOURTEENTH light dragoons earned another inscription, the word -'ORTHES,' for their guidons and appointments, and Colonel Hervey -was rewarded with another honorary distinction. - -The French fell back in disorder, the FOURTEENTH followed the -enemy; crossed the Adour on the 1st of March, and, continuing the -pursuit, were engaged, on the following day, at _Aire_, from -whence the French were driven by the troops under Sir Rowland -Hill. Serjeant Vernor, and privates Craig and Rose, distinguished -themselves on this occasion. - -A party, favourable to the house of Bourbon, was known to exist in -this part of France, and Marshal Soult sent a body of troops to -_Pau_ on the night of the 7th of March, to arrest the nobles who -had assembled to welcome the arrival of the Duke D'Angouleme; but -Major-General Fane had arrived at Pau with a brigade of infantry -and two regiments of cavalry, and defeated the enemy's design. The -FOURTEENTH light dragoons, with two guns attached, made a strong -patrol to Pau on the 7th of March, and on the following day fell in -with the French detachment, and Captain Townsend and four private -soldiers were taken prisoners. - -Some offensive movements were made by the enemy on the 13th and -14th of March, and General Pierre Soult proceeded with three -regiments of cavalry to _Clarac_, on the Pau road, to intercept -the communication with that town, and to menace the right flank of -the allies. The piquet of the FOURTEENTH at Clarac, repulsed the -enemy on the morning of 14th of March, but Captain Babington was -taken prisoner. In the evening the piquet under Captain Badcock was -attacked by the whole of the fifth regiment of chasseurs and being -reinforced by a squadron under Captain Milles, kept its ground -until another squadron arrived under Captain Anderson, when the -French were repulsed with loss. Captain Milles was rewarded with -the brevet rank of Major. - -On the 16th of March the regiment repulsed an attack of the enemy -in front of _Castel Paget_. On the 18th at daylight, the army was -in movement; the French right was turned by the valley of the -Adour, and their out-posts driven back upon _Lembege_: the leading -squadron of the FOURTEENTH, under Captain Anderson, was engaged -with the French on the Lembege road, and Lieutenant Lyons was -killed. - -A squadron of the regiment, under Captain Milles, was attached to -Lieut.-General Stewart's division, and was engaged, on the 19th -of March, near _Vic Bigorre_; on the 20th the regiment took part -in the affair at _Tarbes_, and assumed the out-post duty in the -evening; and it was in advance during the march of the army towards -Toulouse on the 22nd of that month. - -The FOURTEENTH light dragoons had the honor of serving at the -battle of _Toulouse_ on the 10th of April; they were attached to -the troops under Lieut.-General Sir Rowland Hill, and took part -in the operations by which the French army was driven from its -ground. Hostilities were soon afterwards terminated; Napoleon -Buonaparte abdicated the throne of France, and the Bourbon dynasty -was restored. - -Thus terminated, with glory to the British arms, a war in which -the FOURTEENTH, the Duchess of York's Own Regiment of Light -Dragoons, had acquired a high reputation; it had become justly -celebrated for the excellent _esprit-de-corps_ which pervaded the -ranks, and especially for the superior style in which the officers -and soldiers had, during several years, performed the duties of -piquets, patrols, videttes, and other services which devolve upon a -corps employed in the out-post duty. - -At the termination of the contest, the regiment marched into -quarters at Monte Marsan, where the reputation it had acquired -occasioned it to be selected from among the other cavalry corps of -the army, to take part in the contest between Great Britain and the -United States of North America. The regiment marched to Bourdeaux -in May, and being there reviewed by Major-General Lord Dalhousie, -was complimented on its appearance and efficiency; but the order -for its embarkation for America was countermanded. - -The regiment marched from Bourdeaux to Calais, where it embarked -for England, and landing at Dover on the 17th of July, proceeded -from thence to the vicinity of London. It was reviewed on Hounslow -Heath, by His Royal Highness the Duke of York, who complimented -Colonel Hervey on the appearance and efficiency of the several -troops, adding, "They appear as if they had never been on service." -After the review the regiment joined the depôt at Weymouth. - -The non-effectives during the five years and a half the regiment -had been on foreign service, including men invalided and sent home, -and horses cast and sold, were 654 non-commissioned officers and -private soldiers, and 1564 troop horses. From the period of its -leaving Ireland in 1795, it had been recruited from the counties of -Worcester, Warwick, Salop, and Bucks, with some volunteers from the -fencible cavalry in 1800, and from the royal waggon train in 1810. - -The contest in North America, which had been recommenced in -1813, had not terminated, and in the autumn two squadrons of -the regiment, dismounted, embarked, and sailing from Plymouth, -arrived, on the 24th of November, at Jamaica, where an expedition -was assembled under Major-General (afterwards Lord) Keane, for an -attempt on _New Orleans_, situate on the river Mississippi, one -hundred and ten miles from the Gulf of Mexico. The approach to this -place was particularly difficult; and when the fleet arrived, on -the 10th of December, off the coast of Louisiana, the troops had -to be removed into light vessels, and eventually into open boats, -for the tedious navigation of Lake Bargne, and were afterwards -obliged to traverse a difficult morass. Emerging from the morass, -the soldiers were opposed by such immense bodies of Americans, with -extensively fortified lines and batteries, and armed vessels on the -river, that after extraordinary efforts, and exhibitions of valour -and perseverance, the enterprise was relinquished. - -[Sidenote: 1815] - -In the attack on the enemy's lines, on the 8th January, 1815, the -two squadrons served dismounted. Major-General the Honourable Sir -Edward Pakenham, K.C.B., was killed; Major-Generals Gibbs and Keane -were dangerously wounded; and the command devolved on Major-General -Lambert, who stated in his public despatch, 'The conduct of the -two squadrons of the FOURTEENTH light dragoons, latterly under the -command of Lieut.-Colonel Baker, previously of Major Milles, has -been the admiration of every one, by the cheerfulness with which -they have performed all descriptions of service.' - -The troops returned on board the fleet; and one boat, containing -Lieutenant Brydges, Cornet Hammond, one serjeant-major, and -thirty-nine rank and file of the regiment, was captured by the -Americans. - -Hostilities were soon afterwards terminated by a treaty of peace; -and the two squadrons arrived in England, and joined the regiment -at Hounslow in May; a third squadron which had embarked for -America, also rejoined the head-quarters. - -This year the regiment was authorized to bear the word "PENINSULA" -on its guidons and appointments, in commemoration of its services -in Portugal, Spain, and France. - -Napoleon Buonaparte having quitted Elba, and returned to France, -and having regained the throne of that kingdom, war was immediately -recommenced; three squadrons of the FOURTEENTH having sailed for -America, the regiment was prevented sharing in the contest which -followed; but Colonel Hervey and Major Percy served on the staff of -Field-Marshal the Duke of Wellington. - -[Sidenote: 1816] - -In December the regiment embarked at Bristol for Ireland, and -landed at Waterford and Cork in January, 1816: at the same time the -establishment was reduced to eight troops. - -[Sidenote: 1817] - -[Sidenote: 1818] - -A further reduction took place in the two following years; and in -1818 Captains Townsend and Badcock received the rank of major in -the army for services in the field during the Peninsular war. - -[Sidenote: 1819] - -During its stay in Ireland the regiment was several times commended -for its conduct and discipline by Major-General White, and -Major-General Sir Sydney Beckwith: and on the 27th of May, 1819, -it was formed in column and received the personal thanks of Sir -George Beckwith, commanding the forces in that part of the United -Kingdom. The regiment embarked from Dublin in June, and landed at -Liverpool on the 11th of that month. - -In the autumn of this year the FOURTEENTH light dragoons lost their -commanding officer, Colonel SIR FELTON BATHURST HERVEY, BARONET, -who died on the 24th September, 1819, and whose death was regretted -by the corps.[13] His services had been rewarded with the dignity -of a Baronet, and the following distinctions; a cross for the -battles of Fuentes d'Onor, Salamanca, Vittoria, and Orthes; a medal -for the battle of Waterloo; Companion of the Bath; Companion of -the Guelphic Order; the Russian Order of Wladimir; Maria Theresa -of Austria; St. Henry of Saxony; Tower and Sword of Portugal; -Maximilian Joseph of Bavaria; and the Prussian Order of Merit. He -was succeeded by Lieut.-Colonel Baker. - -[Sidenote: 1821] - -In 1821 the establishment was reduced to six troops. - -[Sidenote: 1822] - -On the 1st of June, 1822, the regiment was reviewed on -Hounslow-heath, with the first and second life guards, royal -horse guards, tenth and fifteenth hussars, and a brigade of -horse of artillery, by His Royal Highness the Duke of York, the -Commander-in-Chief, who was pleased to express his approbation of -the appearance and movements of the troops. - -[Sidenote: 1823] - -In the autumn of 1823 General the Earl of Bridgewater died, and was -succeeded in the colonelcy of the regiment by Lieut.-General Sir -John Ormsby Vandeleur, G.C.B., whose regiment, the nineteenth light -dragoons, had been disbanded two years previously. - -[Sidenote: 1825] - -The regiment remained in England until April, 1825, when it -embarked at Bideford for Ireland, landed at Waterford, and marched -to Cork and Fermoy. - -[Sidenote: 1826] - -[Sidenote: 1827] - -[Sidenote: 1828] - -In 1826 the FOURTEENTH marched to Dublin, where its appearance, -discipline, and interior economy, were commended by Major-General -Sir Colquhoun Grant, K.C.B., at the inspections in June and -September. From Dublin the regiment marched in January, 1827, to -Athlone, Ballinrobe, Gort, and Loughrea; it returned to Dublin -in March, 1828; was commended for its appearance, efficiency and -discipline, and also for its good conduct while in Ireland, by -Lieut.-General Sir George Murray, K.C.B., commanding the forces in -that country, at the inspection on the 22nd of March; and embarked -for Liverpool on the 26th of that month. - -[Sidenote: 1829] - -From Liverpool the regiment marched to Birmingham and Coventry, and -while in these quarters Lieut.-Colonel Baker retired,[14] and was -succeeded by Lieut.-Colonel John Townsend, by commission dated the -16th of April 1829. In May, 1829, the regiment marched to Leeds, -Burnley, and Rochdale. - -[Sidenote: 1830] - -In April, 1830, the regiment proceeded to Brighton and Chichester, -and its appearance, discipline, and interior economy, were -commended by Major-General Sir Hussey Vivian at the inspection on -the 24th of May. - -The regiment was inspected at Brighton on the 19th of June by -its colonel, Lieut.-General Sir John Ormsby Vandeleur, G.C.B. -who was pleased to express himself 'much gratified by the highly -military appearance of the regiment, the celerity and precision -of its movements in the field, and the clean and orderly state of -the barracks, as well as the fine condition of the horses, all -of which prove the zeal and ability of the commanding officer, -and the active assistance he receives from the other officers, -as well as the steady good conduct of the non-commissioned -officers and privates, which he shall not fail to report to the -Commander-in-Chief. He requests Lieut.-Colonel Townsend to accept -his thanks, and also to communicate them to the officers, and to -the regiment. He cannot omit observing the excellent management of -the school, and the great progress of the pupils.' - -In the same month Lieut.-General Sir John Ormsby Vandeleur was -removed to the sixteenth light dragoons, and was succeeded by -Major-General Sir Edward Kerrison, Baronet. - -In July the regiment marched to London, and was reviewed by -His Majesty, King William IV. on the 26th of that month, who -was graciously pleased to express his royal approbation of its -appearance, and to command that it should in future bear the -distinguished title of "THE FOURTEENTH, or THE KING'S, instead of -the _Duchess of York's Own_, REGIMENT OF LIGHT DRAGOONS." This -distinctive appellation occasioned the regiment to discontinue the -_orange_, and, as a Royal regiment, to assume the _scarlet_ facing. - -[Sidenote: 1831] - -From London the regiment marched to Birmingham and Coventry, where -it was stationed until July, 1831, when the head-quarters were -removed to Gloucester. - -In October, 1831, the political feelings of the lower classes of -the city of Bristol being in a highly excited state, and riotous -proceedings being anticipated, a troop of the FOURTEENTH LIGHT -DRAGOONS (with one of the third dragoon guards) was ordered to -the vicinity, for the purpose of aiding the magistracy in the -preservation of order. The arrival of the Recorder, Sir Charles -Wetherell, on Saturday the 29th October, for the purpose of holding -the sessions, was the immediate cause of the outbreak. Large -bodies of the populace assembled from every quarter, parading the -streets, throwing stones at the authorities, breaking windows, and -committing other acts of violence. This continued throughout the -day; but it was not until evening, that serious consequences began -to be apprehended. At dusk, the mob attacked and forcibly entered -the mansion house, the Riot Act was consequently proclaimed, and -the troops were called to the immediate scene of outrage. They -cleared the streets in the neighbourhood of the mansion house, -but there not being at hand a sufficient body of constables to -act in concert with the troops, the mob still retained possession -of the courts and alleys of the city, whither the dragoons were -unable to follow them. On Sunday the rioters assembled in greater -numbers, and during that day, and the following night, succeeded -in destroying the mansion house, custom house, excise office, the -bishop's palace, and a vast amount of private property. - -On the morning of the 31st October, an additional troop of the -FOURTEENTH light dragoons arrived, and Major Beckwith, who had -preceded it, (travelling post from head-quarters at Gloucester), -having concerted with the magistrates, who saw the necessity of -energetic measures, placed himself at the head of the squadron, and -proceeded against the rioters, who were engaged in plundering the -cellars of the bishop's palace, which they had destroyed on the day -before: the troops were assailed with bottles, stones, &c., but -they quickly dispersed the mob; and it having been ascertained that -in another part of the city the rioters were about commencing the -destruction of the remaining portion of Queen-square, the squadron -of the FOURTEENTH proceeded thither, and put the mob to flight; -thence it repaired to the jail, which was regained possession of, -and restored to the charge of the civil authorities. The squadron -then traversed the quays and wharfs, dispersing every riotous -assemblage with which it came in contact, and driving out and -pursuing, for some miles, a large body of colliers who had been -attracted to the scene of outrage. To this energetic conduct of the -FOURTEENTH LIGHT DRAGOONS, under Major Beckwith, may be ascribed -the restoration of tranquillity and the preservation of the -remainder of the city of Bristol. - -[Sidenote: 1832] - -In June, 1832, the regiment was removed to Hounslow, and was -employed on the King's duty, in furnishing escorts for their -Majesties and the royal family, &c. - -In 1832 the _King's Crest_ was permitted to be borne on the -Appointments; and the _Prussian Eagle_, which had been carried -as the regimental badge from the year 1798, was authorised to be -continued on the second and third corners of the Regimental Guidon. - -[Sidenote: 1833] - -In March, 1833, the regiment embarked at Bristol for Dublin, from -whence it marched in April, 1834, to Longford. - -[Sidenote: 1834] - -On the 24th May, 1834, His Majesty commanded that the use of -Guidons in regiments of Light Dragoons should be discontinued. The -Guidons in regiments of _Hussars_ and _Lancers_ had been directed -on 12th March, 1834, to be discontinued. - -[Sidenote: 1835] - -[Sidenote: 1836] - -In May, 1835, the regiment was removed to Dundalk, and in May, -1836, it embarked at Belfast for Glasgow. - -[Sidenote: 1837] - -The regiment was stationed at Glasgow until the spring of 1837, -when it marched to Edinburgh, and occupied Piershill barracks. - -[Sidenote: 1838] - -[Sidenote: 1839] - -[Sidenote: 1840] - -In the summer of 1838 the regiment left Scotland; it was stationed -at Birmingham until April, 1839, when it marched to Hounslow, from -whence it proceeded to Dorchester in May, 1840. - -[Sidenote: 1841] - -The regiment remained at Dorchester until the 30th of March, 1841, -when it was removed to Canterbury, where it arrived on the 10th of -April, preparatory to its being embarked for Bombay to relieve the -fourth light dragoons. - -[Illustration: GUIDON OF THE FOURTEENTH, OR THE KING'S LIGHT -DRAGOONS, M DCCC XXXII. - - [_To face page 60._ -] - -The regiment being augmented to the India establishment, Major -William Havelock, K.H. (from the fourth light dragoons) was -promoted to be the second Lieut.-Colonel, and Captain Edward Harvey -was promoted to be second Major, on the 30th April, 1841. - -On the 24th of May, the first division, under the command of -Lieut.-Colonel Townsend, embarked at Gravesend for India in the -freight ship "Repulse," and arrived at Bombay on the 8th of -September, from whence it proceeded to Kirkee: the second division -embarked at Gravesend on board of the freight ship "Reliance" on -the 14th of June, under the command of Major Barton, and landing -at Bombay on the 5th of October following, marched to join the -regiment at Kirkee, where it arrived on the 13th of that month. - -[Sidenote: 1842] - -[Sidenote: 1843] - -[Sidenote: 1844] - -The FOURTEENTH light dragoons during the years 1842, 1843, and -1844, continued to be stationed at Kirkee: two squadrons however -proceeded on field service to Kolapoor in October, 1844. - -[Sidenote: 1845] - -Lieut.-Colonel Townsend received leave from India, and he died at -Castle Townsend, in Ireland, on the 22nd April, 1845.[15] He was -succeeded by Brevet Lieut.-Colonel Edward Harvey, on the 23rd of -April. - -The two squadrons of the FOURTEENTH light dragoons, which had -proceeded on field service in the southern Mahratta country, -rejoined the head-quarters on the 19th of March, 1845, and in the -following December the regiment marched from Kirkee, en route to -Mhow and Agra. - -[Sidenote: 1846] - -On the 4th of March, 1846, the regiment marched from Agra to -Meerut, arriving at the latter station on the 16th of that month; -and in April, 1846, the regiment proceeded to Umballa, where it has -continued to the end of the year 1846. - - -The statement of the services of the FOURTEENTH, OR THE KING'S, -LIGHT DRAGOONS, from the period of the formation of the regiment -in 1715 to the present time, (as given in the preceding pages,) -affords abundant proofs of the value of its services abroad, as -well as at home; and its order, discipline, good conduct, and -bravery, have, on numerous occasions, been attested by the general -officers under whom the regiment has been employed. - -During the Peninsular War, from 1808 to 1814, the _Fourteenth_ -and _Sixteenth_ Light Dragoons were principally employed on the -important duties of _out-posts_, on which the safety of an army in -the field, and the success of its movements greatly depend. - -In the mode of performing these peculiar and important services, -the Fourteenth and Sixteenth Light Dragoons, under the direction -of active and intelligent officers, acquired the confidence of the -Commander of the Forces, and of the division of the army of which -they formed a portion. - -At the period of the conclusion of this Record, (1846) the regiment -is reported to be in a high state of efficiency, and in readiness -to evince its prowess whenever the public service may again require -its assistance. - - -FOOTNOTES: - -[10] See Memoir in Appendix. Page 75. - -[11] See Memoir in Appendix. Page 75. - -[12] Colonel Napier's History of the Peninsular War. - -[13] See Memoir in Appendix. Page 76. - -[14] See Memoir in Appendix. Page 76. - -[15] See Memoir in Appendix. Page 76. - - - - -SUCCESSION OF COLONELS - -OF THE - -FOURTEENTH, (THE KING'S) REGIMENT OF LIGHT DRAGOONS. - - -JAMES DORMER. - -_Appointed 22nd July, 1715._ - -JAMES DORMER obtained a commission at the augmentation of the army -in 1701, and his attention to duty, zeal for the service, and -personal bravery, evinced while serving under the celebrated John, -Duke of Marlborough, were rewarded in 1707 with the rank of colonel -in the army, and he was soon afterwards appointed colonel of a -newly-raised Irish regiment of foot, with which he embarked for -Spain in 1709. He distinguished himself at the battle of Saragossa, -and in the advance to Madrid, in 1710, but was surrounded and made -prisoner, with his regiment, in the mountains of Castile in the -following winter. He was exchanged, and on arriving in England, -he was promoted to the rank of Brigadier-General; and in 1712, he -succeeded Lord Mohun, who was killed in a duel with the Duke of -Hamilton, in the command of a regiment of foot, which was disbanded -at the peace of Utrecht. At the augmentation in the summer of -1715, he was commissioned to raise a corps of dragoons,--the -present FOURTEENTH, THE KING'S REGIMENT OF LIGHT DRAGOONS. He -commanded a brigade at the attack of the rebels at Preston, and was -wounded at the storming of the avenue leading to Lancaster. He was -removed in 1720, to the sixth foot; he was promoted to the rank -of Major-General in 1727, and to that of Lieut.-General in 1735. -In 1738, he was rewarded with the colonelcy of the first troop of -horse grenadier guards, and he retained this appointment until his -decease in 1742. - - -CLEMENT NEVILLE. - -_Appointed 9th April, 1720._ - -This Officer entered the army at the Revolution in 1688, and he -served under King William III, in the Netherlands. He also served -in the wars of Queen Anne; was promoted to the Lieut.-Colonelcy -of Munden's regiment of foot, with which he served in Spain, and -signalized himself at the battle of Saragossa in 1710; but was -made prisoner at Brihuega. He was shortly afterwards exchanged, -and at the close of the campaign of 1711, he was rewarded with -the rank of colonel in the army. At the peace of Utrecht, his -regiment was disbanded; and in the summer of 1715, he was appointed -Lieut.-Colonel of the thirteenth dragoons. In 1720 he was promoted -to the colonelcy of the FOURTEENTH dragoons, from which he was -removed to the eighth dragoons in 1737, and in 1739, he was -promoted to the rank of Major-General. In 1740, he was appointed -colonel of the sixth horse, now fifth dragoon guards; and in 1743, -he was promoted to the rank of Lieut.-General. He died in 1744. - - -ARCHIBALD HAMILTON. - -_Appointed 27th June, 1737._ - -ARCHIBALD HAMILTON entered the army in November, 1688, and at the -Revolution he adhered to the Prince of Orange, afterwards King -William III, under whose command he served in Flanders. In the -reign of Queen Anne, he served in Portugal and Spain, and his -regiment (Montjoy's foot), was nearly annihilated at the battle -of Almanza in 1707, where he was taken prisoner. This corps was -subsequently incorporated into other regiments, and the officers -sent home to recruit, and at the peace of Utrecht it was disbanded. -In the summer of 1715, he was appointed Lieut.-Colonel of the -eleventh dragoons, and in May, 1732, he was promoted to the -colonelcy of the twenty-seventh foot: from which he was removed, in -1737, to the FOURTEENTH dragoons. He died in 1749. - - -JAMES LORD TYRAWLEY. - -_Appointed 24th July, 1749._ - -THE HON. JAMES O'HARA was appointed lieutenant in the royal -regiment of fusiliers, commanded by his father, on the 15th of -March, 1703, and in 1706 he proceeded with his regiment to the -relief of Barcelona. In the following year he served on the staff -of the army in Spain, and was wounded at the battle of Almanza, -where, it is said, he was instrumental in saving the Earl of -Galway's life. He served several years at Minorca, and, in 1713, -obtained the colonelcy of the royal fusiliers in succession to his -father, at whose decease, in 1733, he succeeded to the dignity of -BARON TYRAWLEY. The rank of brigadier-general was conferred on his -lordship on the 23rd of November, 1735; that of major-general on -the 2nd of July, 1739; and in August of the latter year, he was -removed from the royal fusiliers to the fifth horse, now fourth -dragoon guards. In March, 1743, he was promoted to the rank of -lieutenant-general, and in the following month obtained the -colonelcy of the second troop of horse grenadier guards, from which -he was removed, in 1745, to the third troop of life guards, which -gave him the privilege of taking the court duty of Gold Stick. In -1746, when King George II. had resolved to disband the third and -fourth troops of life guards, his lordship was removed to the tenth -foot; he was removed, in 1749, to the FOURTEENTH dragoons; in 1752, -to the third dragoons; and in 1755, to the second, or Coldstream -regiment of foot guards. He was appointed Governor of Portsmouth -on the 1st of May, 1759, and was promoted to the rank of General -on the 7th of March, 1761. He held the appointment of Governor of -Minorca for several years, and was employed as envoy and ambassador -to the courts of Portugal and Russia. He died at Twickenham on the -13th of July, 1773. - - -LOUIS DEJEAN. - -_Appointed 27th November, 1752._ - -LOUIS DEJEAN served many years in the first troop of horse -grenadier guards, in which corps he rose to the rank of -Lieut.-Colonel, and in 1746 he was promoted to the colonelcy of a -regiment of foot, which was afterwards disbanded. In 1752, he was -appointed to the colonelcy of the FOURTEENTH dragoons; in 1756, he -was promoted to the rank of Major-General; in 1757, he was removed -to the third Irish horse, now sixth dragoon guards; and in 1759, he -was advanced to the rank of Lieut.-General. He died at Dublin, in -1764. - - -JOHN CAMPBELL. - -_Appointed 5th April, 1757._ - -JOHN CAMPBELL entered the army in the reign of King George II., -and in 1745, he was promoted to the Lieut.-Colonelcy of the -fifty-fourth regiment, now forty-third, or Monmouthshire light -infantry, with which corps he served a short period in the -Netherlands. The rebellion breaking out in Scotland, he quitted -Flanders, and in January, 1746, he joined Lieut.-General Hawley, -with a thousand Argyleshire highlanders, on the day of the -unfortunate battle of Falkirk. He subsequently joined the Duke -of Cumberland at Perth, and accompanied His Royal Highness to -the north. He was promoted to the rank of colonel, and appointed -aide-de-camp to the King in November, 1755; in the following -month he was nominated colonel of the fifty-fourth regiment, -then first embodied, from which he was removed in 1757, to the -FOURTEENTH dragoons, and in 1759, he was promoted to the rank of -Major-General, and appointed colonel of the Argyleshire fencibles; -in January 1761, he was advanced to the rank of Lieut.-General. -On the decease of his uncle, Archibald, third Duke of Argyle, -in 1761, his father, General John Campbell, of the Scots Greys, -succeeded to that title, and Lieut.-General Campbell, of the -FOURTEENTH dragoons, became MARQUIS OF LORNE. In the following year -he was appointed Commander-in-Chief in Scotland, and in 1765 he -was removed to the royal regiment of foot. He was again appointed -Commander-in-Chief in Scotland in 1767, and in 1770 he succeeded to -the title of DUKE OF ARGYLE. He was promoted to the rank of General -in 1778; removed to the third foot guards in 1782, and advanced to -the rank of Field Marshal in 1796. Being distinguished for many -social, private, and public virtues, he was highly honoured and -respected in society, and he died lamented, on the 24th day of May, -1806, in the eighty-third year of his age. - - -CHARLES FITZROY. - -_Appointed 11th September, 1765._ - -CHARLES FITZROY, brother of Augustus Henry, Duke of Grafton, -was appointed ensign in the first foot guards in 1752; in 1758, -he was promoted to the command of a company, with the rank of -Lieut.-Colonel, and in 1762 he was appointed colonel of the 119th, -or the Prince's Own regiment of foot, which was disbanded in the -following year. He was appointed to the colonelcy of the FOURTEENTH -dragoons, in 1765; was promoted to the rank of Major-General, and -removed to the third dragoons in 1772, and in 1777, he was promoted -to the rank of Lieut.-General; in 1780, he was created LORD -SOUTHAMPTON. In 1793, he was advanced to the rank of General. He -died in 1797. - - -DANIEL WEBB. - -_Appointed 20th October, 1772._ - -DANIEL WEBB was many years an officer of the eighth horse, now -seventh dragoon guards, at a period when that corps acquired a -high reputation for discipline, efficiency, and valour, and was -designated Ligonier's horse. He rose to the rank of major in the -regiment; commanded a squadron at the Battle of Dettingen in -1743, where his corps highly distinguished itself under the eye of -its sovereign; and he also commanded a squadron at the battle of -Fontenoy, in 1745. In a few days after the battle, he was promoted -to the Lieut.-Colonelcy, in succession to Lieut.-Colonel Francis -Ligonier, who was promoted to the colonelcy of the forty-eighth -foot. Lieut.-Colonel Webb performed the duties of commanding -officer of the eighth horse, until November, 1755, when he was -rewarded with the colonelcy of the forty-eighth foot: in 1759, he -was promoted to the rank of Major-General. He served in Germany -under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick, and commanded a brigade of -cavalry at the battle of Warbourg in 1760; in 1761, he was promoted -to the rank of Lieut.-General. In 1766, he was removed to the -eighth foot, and in 1772, to the FOURTEENTH dragoons, the command -of which corps he retained until his decease in the following year. - - -GEORGE WARDE. - -_Appointed 11th November, 1773._ - -This officer held a commission in the eleventh dragoons for many -years, and was appointed major of the regiment in 1756. In 1758, -he was promoted to the Lieut.-Colonelcy of the fourth dragoons, -and he brought that corps into so excellent a state of discipline -and efficiency, that he received the expression of the high -approbation of King George III., on several occasions, when His -Majesty reviewed the regiment. He was promoted to the rank of -colonel in 1772; in the following year, the King rewarded him with -the colonelcy of the FOURTEENTH dragoons, and four years afterwards -he was advanced to the rank of Major-General. In 1778, he was -removed to the first Irish horse, now fourth dragoon guards, -and he was promoted to the rank of Lieut.-General in 1782. In -1792 he was appointed Commander-in-Chief in Ireland, and while in -that country he devoted much of his time in bringing his regiment -into a perfect condition for active service. He possessed sound -ideas of what cavalry ought to be; he had an aversion to slow -movements, and, although nearly seventy years of age, he exercised -his regiment five times a week,--often leading it across the -country over hedge and ditch, to the astonishment of every one. In -1796, he was promoted to the rank of General. He was celebrated -for philanthropy, and is represented by historians as a "man of -inviolable disinterested integrity, public and private; and the -bestower of benefactions scarcely less secret than extensive." He -died in March 1803. - - -SIR ROBERT SLOPER, K.B. - -_Appointed 2nd April, 1778._ - -ROBERT SLOPER was appointed by King George II., to a commission -in the tenth dragoons, and at the augmentation of the army -in December, 1755, His Majesty promoted him to the majority -of the regiment. In February, 1759, he was promoted to the -Lieut.-Colonelcy of the first dragoon guards, and he commanded that -regiment during the remainder of the seven years' war in Germany, -where he was repeatedly commended by Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick, -and other general officers under whose command he served. While -under his orders, the first dragoon guards were preserved in a high -state of discipline and efficiency. He was promoted to the rank -of Major-General in 1771, and in 1778, King George III. rewarded -him with the colonelcy of the FOURTEENTH dragoons. In 1782, he was -promoted to the rank of Lieut.-General, and to that of General -in 1796; and in the following year he was removed to the fourth -dragoons. He was further rewarded with the dignity of a Knight of -the Bath, and the government of Duncannon fort. He died in 1802. - - -JOHN WILLIAM EGERTON. - -_Appointed 1st June, 1797._ - -JOHN WILLIAM EGERTON, (eldest son of the Rev. John Egerton, -afterwards Lord Bishop of Durham), was appointed cornet in the -seventh dragoons in January 1771; he obtained the command of -a troop in 1776, and in 1779 he was promoted to the majority -of the twenty-second light dragoons, from which he was removed -to the twentieth in 1781; and in 1782, he was promoted to the -Lieut.-Colonelcy of the twenty-first light dragoons, which corps -was disbanded in the following year, in consequence of the -termination of the American war. In 1790, he was appointed to the -Lieut.-Colonelcy of the seventh light dragoons; he was promoted to -the rank of Colonel in 1793, and to that of Major-General in 1795. -He served some time on the staff in Ireland, and was removed to -the eastern district of England in 1796: in the following year His -Majesty conferred upon him the colonelcy of the FOURTEENTH light -dragoons, and promoted him in 1802, to the rank of Lieut.-General. -On the decease of his cousin, Francis, third Duke of Bridgewater, -in 1803, he succeeded to the title of EARL OF BRIDGEWATER, and in -1812, he was promoted to the rank of General. He retained the -colonelcy of the FOURTEENTH light dragoons twenty-six years, and -was particularly proud of the high reputation which his regiment -acquired during the Peninsular war. He died in 1823. - - -SIR JOHN ORMSBY VANDELEUR, G.C.B. - -_Appointed 28th October, 1823._ - -GENERAL SIR JOHN ORMSBY VANDELEUR, G.C.B., was removed to the -sixteenth lancers on the 18th of June 1830. - - -SIR EDWARD KERRISON, BART., K.C.B., G.C.H. - -_Appointed 18th June, 1830._ - - - - -APPENDIX. - - -GENERAL SIR SAMUEL HAWKER, G.C.H., entered the army as a Cornet -in the Sixteenth Light Dragoons, on the 15th May, 1779, and rose -to the rank of Major in April, 1797. On the 6th June, 1799, he -was appointed to the lieutenant-colonelcy of the Sussex Fencible -Cavalry, and was removed to the Fourteenth Light Dragoons on the -12th of June, 1800. On the 25th April, 1808, he was appointed one -of the aides-de-camp to King George III, with the rank of Colonel -in the army, as a mark of His Majesty's approval of his services, -and of the efficient state of the Fourteenth Light Dragoons. -In December, 1808, he embarked for Portugal in command of the -regiment, and was engaged in several actions with the French -army, particularly at the memorable battle of Talavera, where the -regiment distinguished itself, and was highly commended in the -official despatches:--He was promoted to the rank of Major-General -on the 4th June, 1811, and relinquished the command of the regiment -at that period: he was appointed to serve as a Major-General upon -the staff of Great Britain on the 25th November, 1811, and was -employed in the eastern district until the 24th September, 1814: he -was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-General on the 19th July, -1821; and on the 22nd July, 1829, was appointed Captain of Yarmouth -Castle in the Isle of Wight. - -On the 22nd April, 1831, he was nominated by His Majesty King -William IV., to the Colonelcy of the Third, or Prince of Wales's -Dragoon Guards; he was advanced to the rank of General on the 28th -June, 1838; and he died on the 27th December of that year, after a -faithful service of nearly sixty years. - - -LIEUTENANT-COLONEL NEIL TALBOT entered the army as an ensign in -the twenty-seventh regiment on the 25th June 1789; was promoted to -a lieutenancy on the 30th November 1791; and to a company in the -hundred and eighteenth regiment, on the 10th July 1794. On the 19th -October 1796, Captain Talbot was removed to the FOURTEENTH light -dragoons; he was promoted to a majority on the 25th June 1802, and -to a lieut.-colonelcy on the 22nd August 1805. In December 1808, he -embarked with the regiment for the Peninsula. Lieutenant-Colonel -Talbot was engaged in an affair with the enemy near Sexmiro on the -11th July 1810, when an attempt was made to cut off the French -piquets on the Agueda. On this occasion Lieutenant-Colonel Talbot -was killed. - - -COLONEL SIR FELTON BATHURST HERVEY, BART., entered the army as a -cornet in the third dragoon guards on the 6th May 1800. He was -promoted to a company of infantry on the 9th July 1803, and removed -to the FOURTEENTH light dragoons on the 28th of July of that year; -he was promoted major on the 8th May 1806. On the 2nd August -1810, he was promoted to be lieutenant-colonel of the regiment -in succession to Lieutenant-Colonel Talbot. He was appointed -aide-de-camp to the Prince Regent with the rank of colonel, on the -4th June 1814. After commanding the regiment during four years of -the Peninsular war, and obtaining several distinctions for gallant -conduct, he died on 24th September 1819, to the great regret of the -regiment, and of his numerous military and other friends. - - -LIEUTENANT-COLONEL CHARLES MASSEY BAKER, entered the army as an -ensign in the twenty-seventh regiment on the 30th March 1788; -was promoted to a lieutenancy on the 30th November 1791; and to -a troop in the twenty-second dragoons on the 31st August 1795. -He was removed to the FOURTEENTH light dragoons on the 3rd March -1804; was promoted to a majority on the 30th January 1813, and -to the lieut.-colonelcy of the regiment on the 30th September -1819 in succession to Colonel Sir Felton B. Hervey, deceased. -Lieutenant-Colonel Baker retired from the service on the 15th April -1829, and was succeeded by Lieutenant-Colonel John Townsend. - - -LIEUTENANT-COLONEL JOHN TOWNSEND, entered the army as a cornet in -the FOURTEENTH light dragoons on the 24th June 1805; was promoted -to a lieutenancy on the 27th February 1806; to be captain of -a troop on the 6th June 1811. He served in the Peninsula from -December 1808, until taken prisoner near the city of Pau in France -on the 8th March 1814, including the different affairs of the 10th -and 11th May and in crossing the Douro on the 12th May 1809; battle -of Talavera in July 1809; affair with the enemy's advanced posts on -the 11th July 1810 in front of Ciudad Rodrigo under the command of -Colonel Talbot, who was killed; passage of the Coa; skirmishes of -the rear guard from Almeida to the lines of Torres Vedras in 1810; -affairs in the enemy's retreat from Santarem to the frontiers of -Spain from 6th March to 4th April 1811; battle of Fuentes d'Onor, -where he was wounded; affair with the enemy's lancers on the 25th -September 1811; siege of Badajoz; affairs with the enemy's cavalry -at Usagre, Llerena, in front of Salamanca, and near Castrillos; -battle of Salamanca; affair with the enemy's rear guard near -Panerandos; several skirmishes from Madrid to Ciudad Rodrigo, and -from the 26th May near Salamanca to the battle of Vittoria; taking -of a gun from the enemy near Pampeluna, and several engagements -and skirmishes from the entrance of the British army into France, -until the battle of Orthes. He embarked for America in October -1814, and was present at the attack on New Orleans on the 8th of -January 1815. He was promoted to a majority on the 13th September -1821; and to the lieutenant-colonelcy of the regiment on the 16th -April 1829. He embarked in command of the regiment for India on the -24th May 1841, and was appointed aide-de-camp to the Queen, with -the rank of colonel, on the 23rd November, 1841. He returned from -India, on leave of absence, in the early part of the year 1845, and -died at Castle Townsend, in Ireland, on the 22nd April 1845. - - -LIEUTENANT-COLONEL WILLIAM HAVELOCK, entered the army as ensign -in the forty-third regiment on the 12th July 1810; was promoted -lieutenant on the 12th May 1812, and captain in the thirty-second -regiment on the 19th February 1818: he exchanged to the fourth -light dragoons on the 19th July 1821, and was promoted major on the -31st December 1830. Major Havelock was promoted from the fourth -light dragoons to be lieut.-colonel, on the augmentation of the -FOURTEENTH light dragoons to the India establishment, on the 30th -April 1841. - - -LIEUTENANT-COLONEL EDWARD HARVEY, entered the army as cornet in -the fourth light dragoons on the 24th March 1825; was promoted -lieutenant on the 4th May 1826, and captain of infantry on -the 12th October 1830; he exchanged to the FOURTEENTH light -dragoons, on the 27th December 1833, and was promoted major on -the 30th April 1841. On the 31st December 1841, he received the -rank of lieutenant-colonel by brevet, and was appointed second -lieutenant-colonel of the FOURTEENTH light dragoons, on the decease -of Lieutenant-Colonel Townsend, on the 23rd April 1845. - - -SUCCESSION OF MAJORS OF THE FOURTEENTH, OR THE KING'S LIGHT -DRAGOONS. - - +---------------------+-----------------+------------------------------+ - | NAMES. | Dates of | Dates of Removal, &c. | - | | Appointment. | | - +---------------------+-----------------+------------------------------+ - | T. O'Brien O'Loghlin| 19 Feb. 1799 | Exchanged to 1st life guards | - | | | on 14 August 1801. | - | | | | - | Hon. James Butler | 14 October 1799 | Retired from the service on | - | | | 14 October 1800. | - | | | | - | Henry Browne | 14 October 1800 | Retired from the service in | - | | | August 1804. | - | | | | - | James Gambier | 14 August 1801 | Retired 25th June 1802. | - | | | | - | Neil Talbot | 25 June 1802 | Promoted in August 1805 to | - | | | be lieut.-colonel in the | - | | | regiment. | - | | | | - | Richard Pigot | 4 August 1804 | Promoted to the | - | | | lieut.-colonelcy of the | - | | | 21st dragoons on the 1st | - | | | May 1806. | - | | | | - | Thomas Smith | 14 Nov. 1805 | Retired from the service in | - | | | July 1807. | - | | | | - | F. B. Hervey | 8 May 1806 | Promoted to be | - | | | lieut.-colonel in the | - | | | regiment on 2nd August | - | | | 1810. | - | | | | - | Hon. Charles Butler | 9 July 1807 | Retired from the service on | - | | | 30th January 1812. | - | | | | - | John Chapman | 2 August 1810 | Exchanged to the 3rd dragoon | - | | | guards with Major | - | | | Brotherton on 26th March | - | | | 1812. | - | | | | - | Charles Massey Baker| 30 January 1812 | Promoted to be | - | | | lieut.-colonel in the | - | | | regiment. | - | | | | - | Thos. W. Brotherton | 26 March 1812 | Promoted to be | - | | | lieut.-colonel by Brevet | - | | | on the 19th May 1814, and | - | | | exchanged to the half-pay | - | | | of the 22nd light | - | | | dragoons, on the 25th | - | | | September 1820. He was | - | | | nominated Aide-de-Camp to | - | | | the King, with the rank of | - | | | colonel, on the 22nd July | - | | | 1830, and appointed | - | | | Commandant of the Cavalry | - | | | Depot at Maidstone on the | - | | | 8th February 1832. He was | - | | | promoted major-general on | - | | | 23rd November 1841, and on | - | | | the 17th August 1842 was | - | | | appointed to the staff of | - | | | the Northern District and | - | | | stationed at York. On the | - | | | 1st January 1847, he was | - | | | nominated Inspecting- | - | | | General of the Cavalry | - | | | in Great Britain. | - | | | | - | T. P. Milles | 30 Sept. 1819 | Retired from the service in | - | | | February 1828. | - | | | | - | Hon. Henry Percy | 12 October 1820 | Retired from the service in | - | | | September 1824. | - | | | | - | William Beckwith | 14 Feb. 1828 | Promoted to be lieut.-colonel| - | | | unattached in 1833. | - | | | | - | Edward Lane Parry | 16 April 1829 | Retired from the service in | - | | | July 1835. | - | | | | - | J. W. Simmons Smith | 17 July 1835 | Retired in June 1838. | - | | | | - | Charles Barton | 1 June 1838 | Retired from the service in | - | | | November 1842. | - | | | | - | Edward Harvey | 30 April 1841 | Promoted to be | - | | | lieutenant-colonel on the | - | | | augmentation of the | - | | | regiment in May 1845. | - | | | | - | Francis H. Stephens | 25 Nov. 1842 | Exchanged to the 1st dragoons| - | | | on 3rd February, 1843. | - | | | | - | Charles P. Ainslie | 3 Feb. 1843 | At present serving in the | - | | | regiment. | - | | | | - | Thomas Jones | 16 May 1845 | Retired in May 1845. | - | | | | - | Wm. Henry Archer | 16 May 1845 | Exchanged to the 5th dragoon | - | | | guards in September 1846. | - | | | | - | John Wallace King | 8 Sept. 1846 | At present serving in the | - | | | regiment. | - +---------------------+-----------------+------------------------------+ - - - The following list of the principal Battles, Sieges, and Actions - which took place in the Peninsular War from 1808 to 1814, was - prepared by the special command of His late Majesty King William - the Fourth:-- - -[N.B. Honorary distinctions were granted for the nineteen actions -marked thus *.] - - -_Adjutant-General's Office, Horse Guards, 7th Nov., 1835._ - - -1808. - - Lourinha 15th August. - * Roleia 17th ditto. - * Vimiera 21st ditto. - * Sahagun, Benevente, &c. (Cavalry actions). 20th and 29th December. - - -1809. - - * Corunna. 16th January. - Passage of the Vouga 10th May. - Grigon, Heights of 11th ditto. - Passage of the Douro} - and } 12th ditto. - Capture of Oporto } - Salamonde 16th ditto. - * Talavera 27th and 28th July. - - -1810. - - Barba del Puerco 19th March. - Ciudad Rodrigo surrendered to Marshal Ney 10th July. - Almeida surrendered 24th ditto. - Affair on the Coa 24th ditto. - Taking up the Lines at Busaco 25th and 26th Sept. - * Busaco 27th ditto. - Coimbra, Capture of 8th October. - - -1811. - - * Barrosa 5th March. - Pombal, Redinha, Casal Nova, and Foz } 11th, 12th, 14th, and - d'Arronce } 15th ditto. - Campo Mayor 25th ditto. - Guarda 29th ditto. - Sabugal 3rd April. - Olivença 15th ditto. - * Fuentes d'Onor 3rd and 5th May. - Badajoz, Siege of (raised 15th May) 8th to 15th ditto. - Barba del Puerco 11th ditto. - * Albuhera 16th ditto. - Usagre (Cavalry Action) 25th ditto. - Badajoz, Second Siege (raised 11th June) 30th May to 11th June. - Affair near Campo Mayor 22nd June. - El Bodon 25th September. - Aldea de Ponte 27th ditto. - Arroyo dos Molinos 28th October. - Tarifa 31st December. - - -1812. - - * Ciudad Rodrigo, Siege of (taken 8th to 19th January. - 19th January) - * Badajoz, Third Siege of (taken 6th April) 17th March to 6th April. - Almaraz 19th May. - Llerena 11th June. - Villares, Heights of 22nd ditto. - Forts of Salamanca (taken 27th June) 18th to 27th ditto. - Castrajon 18th July. - * Salamanca 22nd ditto. - Ribera 24th ditto. - Majalahonda (Cavalry Action) 11th August. - Occupation of Madrid 12th ditto. - Fort Retiro, Madrid, capitulated 14th ditto. - Seville, Capture of 27th ditto. - Burgos, Fort St. Michael, near 19th September. - ------ Siege of (raised 20th October) 20th Sept. to 20th Oct. - Actions on the Retreat from Burgos {23rd, 25th, 27th,} Oct. - {28th, and 29th } - Puente larga, on the Xarama 30th October. - Alba de Tormes 10th and 11th Nov. - - -1813. - - Castalla 13th April. - Salamanca 26th May. - Morales (Cavalry Action) 2nd June. - Tarragona, Siege raised by Sir John Murray 13th ditto. - { Hormaza 12th ditto. - On the Ebro. { Osma 18th ditto. - { Bayas 19th ditto. - * Vittoria 21st ditto. - Villa Franca and Tolosa 24th and 25th ditto. - Bastan, Valley of 4th, 5th, and 7th July. - St. Bartholomew, near St. Sebastian 17th ditto. - Pass of Maya 25th ditto. - Roncevalles 25th ditto. - St. Sebastian, Assault of (failed) 25th July. - Attack on General Picton's Division 27th ditto. - * Pyrenees 28th July to 2nd Aug. - * St. Sebastian, Assault and Capture 31st August. - St. Marcial, Heights of 31st ditto. - Ordal, Pass of 12th and 13th Sept. - Bidassoa, Passage of 7th October. - -------- forcing Enemy's Lines 9th ditto. - * Nivelle 10th November. - * Nive 9th to 13th December. - - -1814. - - Hellette 14th February. - Garris, near St. Palais, Heights of 15th ditto. - Arrivarette ditto 17th ditto. - Passage of the Adour 23rd and 24th ditto. - * Orthes 27th ditto. - { Aire 2nd March. - { Vic Bigorre 18th ditto. - Affairs at { Tarbes 20th ditto. - { St. Gandens 22nd ditto. - Cavalry Affair near Toulouse 8th April. - * Toulouse 10th ditto. - Sortie from Bayonne 14th ditto. - - -London: Printed by W. 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