Author: Great Britain. Army. Royal Horse ArtilleryPublisher:
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Records of the Royal Horse Artillery, from Its Formation to the Present Time
Author: Great Britain. Army. Royal Horse ArtilleryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Records of the Royal Horse Artillery from It's Formation to the Present Time
Author: John Edward MichellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 279
Book Description
From Coruña to Sevastopol. The History of 'C' Battery, 'A' Brigade - Late 'C' Troop-Royal Horse Artillery, with Succession of Officers from Its Formation to the Present Time
Author: Great Britain. - Army. - Royal Artillery. - Royal Horse Artillery, 'C' Battery, 'A' BrigadePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery Vol II (1784-1815)
Author: Major Francis DuncanPublisher: Andrews UK Limited
ISBN: 1781491755
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
This two-volume history of the Royal Artillery is one of the earliest published on that subject, and covers the period from its formation in 1716 to Waterloo, a hundred years of history. This volume takes the history of the Regiment to Waterloo and the defeat of Napoleon, and in connection with performance of the Artillery in that battle the author devotes an Appendix to a letter from Wellington to Lord Mulgrave, then Master-General of the Ordnance, in which he wrote: "To tell you the truth, I was not very well pleased with the Artillery in the Battle of Waterloo" and when the French cavalry charged "they ran off the field entirely, taking with them limbers, ammunition and everything." Major Duncan angrily refutes, in detail, the accuracy of such a statement, based as it was on false reports, implying the Iron Duke was talking through his cocked hat. This makes a lively conclusion to a most entertaining account of a further thirty-two years in the history of the Gunners. Operations described include the ill-fated expedition against the French in Flanders, led by the Duke of York, but the main focus is on the Napoleonic Wars - the campaign in S America, the Walcheren campaign, a malaria-infested island where battle casualties amounted to a little over 200 while thousands died of sickness, and the Peninsular War culminating in the Battle of Waterloo. Descriptions include detailed order of battle of artillery units involved with strengths and names of all the officers in each unit. But just as impressive is the wealth of information on the continuing development of the Regiment, beginning with the raising of the Royal Horse Artillery in January 1793. We read all about equipment, dress, pay, in fact there is a statement of the Artillery Forces of Great Britain in the year 1810, according to the establishment laid down in the King's Warrant, listing every unit, with numbers in each rank and daily pay of each rank. To finish, the author provides a tabular statement showing date of formation and former designation of every battery now (1879) in the Service. There is a good index. These two volumes, telling the story of the first hundred years of the Royal Regiment of Artillery, are an invaluable source of information and essential reading for any historian, student or enthusiast.
The history of "J" battery Royal Horse Artillery (formerly A troop, Madras Horse Artillery) compiled from private and official records
Author: Guilbert E. Wyndham MaletPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Army, Indian
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
Record of the history of 'U' battery, Royal horse artillery, since its formation, and a brief account of its services in South Africa, 1899-1902
Author: Great Britain. Army. Royal Horse ArtilleryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : South African War, 1899-1902
Languages : en
Pages : 39
Book Description
Records of the Horse Brigade, from Its Formation to the Present Time
Author: John Edward MichellFrom Coruña to Sevastopol
Author: Francis Arthur WhinyatesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
History of the Royal Reg Artillery
Author: Francis DuncanPublisher:
ISBN: 9781845741754
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 522
Book Description
This volume takes the history of the Regiment to Waterloo and the defeat of Napoleon, and in connection with performance of the Artillery in that battle the author devotes an Appendix to a letter from Wellington to Lord Mulgrave, then Master-General of the Ordnance, in which he wrote: To tell you the truth, I was not very well pleased with the Artillery in the Battle of Waterloo and when the French cavalry charged they ran off the field entirely, taking with them limbers, ammunition and everything. Major Duncan angrily refutes, in detail, the accuracy of such a statement, based as it was on false reports, implying the Iron Duke was talking through his cocked hat. This makes a lively conclusion to a most entertaining account of a further thirty-two years in the history of the Gunners. Operations described include the ill-fated expedition against the French in Flanders, led by the Duke of York, but the main focus is on the Napoleonic Wars - the campaign in S America, the Walcheren campaign, a malaria-infested island where battle casualties amounted to a little over 200 while thousands died of sickness, and the Peninsular War culminating in the Battle of Waterloo. Descriptions include detailed order of battle of artillery units involved with strengths and names of all the officers in each unit. But just as impressive is the wealth of information on the continuing development of the Regiment, beginning with the raising of the Royal Horse Artillery in January 1793. We read all about equipment, dress, pay, in fact there is a statement of the Artillery Forces of Great Britain in the year 1810, according to the establishment laid down in the King s Warrant, listing every unit, with numbers in each rank and daily pay of each rank. To finish, the author provides a tabular statement showing date of formation and former designation of every battery now (1879) in the Service. There is a good index. These two volumes, telling the story of the first hundred years of the Royal Regiment of Artillery, are an invaluable source of information and essential reading for any historian, student or enthusiast.
Story of "G" Troop,Royal Horse Artillery
Author: H. M. DawsonPublisher:
ISBN: 9781845740474
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
This history of what the author proudly calls a famous troop of the Royal Horse Artillery begins with the battery s formation by Captain (later Maj.Gen.) Sir George Fisher in 1801 in time for the Napoleonic Wars. In these the Troop took a distinguished role at the Battle of Waterloo - the charge of G Troop being the subject of a painting which forms the frontispiece of this book. The unit next saw service during the Indian Mutiny in which it took part in the campaign in Oude province. After helping disperse a somewhat farcical Fenian revolt in ireland in 1867, G Troop took part in the Boer War, being present at the Battle of Magersfontein, the relief of Kimberley and the war s final campaign. This fine unit history is illustrated by plate portraits, maps of the Waterloo and South African campaigns, and is accompanied by an appendix listing the unit s officers.