Lady Amelia Sophia Stanley, daughter of the seventh Earl of Derby,
was born in 1660. On the enrolment in 1681 of General Thomas
Dalyell's regiment of horse, now the Scots Greys, Lord Charles
Murray was appointed its first lieutenant-colonel. He was also
master of horse to Princess Anne. After the death of Dalyell he,
on 6 Nov., 1685, obtained the colonelcy of the regiment, and was
also about the same time appointed master of the horse to Mary of
Modena, queen consort of James II. During 1684 he was engaged in
the campaign in Flanders, and was present at the siege of Luxemburg.
On 6 Aug., 1686, he was created by James II. Earl of Dunmore,
Viscount Fincastle, and Lord Murray of Clair, Moulie, and Tillemot;
at the Revolution he was deprived of all his offices.
After the accession of Queen Anne, Dunmore was sworn a privy
councillor 4 Feb., 1703, and in the parliament of 21 May his patent
was read and ordered to be recorded, whereupon he took his seat.
In 1704 Dunmore was appointed one of a committee of parliament
for examining the public accounts, and in September, 1705, his
services were rewarded by a gratuity. He gave constant support
to the Union with England. In 1707 he was appointed governor of
Blackness Castle. He died in 1710. By his wife Catherine, daughter
of Richard Watts, of Hereford, Dunmore had six sons and three
daughters:--James, viscount of Fincastle, who died unmarried in
1706; John, third earl of Dunmore; William, third earl; Robert,
brigadier-general; Thomas, lieutenant-general; Charles; Henriet,
married to Patrick, third Lord Kinnaird; Anne, to John, fourth earl
of Dundonald; and Catherine, to her cousin John, third Lord Nairn.
The second son, John, second earl of Dunmore, who had a somewhat
distinguished career as a soldier, and fought at Blenheim as
ensign, 13 Aug., 1704, and as lieutenant-general under the Earl of
Stair at Dettingen, in June, 1743; was on 22 June, 1745, appointed
governor of Plymouth, and raised to the rank of full general.
William, the third son, who became third earl of Dunmore on the
death of his brother in 1752, had been concerned in the rebellion
of 1745, and sent a prisoner to London, but pleading guilty,
received a pardon.
THE HONOURABLE CHARLES MURRAY.
Cornet, 3 October, 1798. Lieutenant, 3 April, 1801.
THE HONOURABLE GEORGE AUGUSTUS FREDERICK JOHN MURRAY.
Cornet by purchase, 21 November, 1834. Lieutenant by purchase, 30
December, 1837. Retired 6 November, 1840.
JAMES MURRAY.
In 1681 Lieutenant under Major Sir James Turner. Appointed 30
March, 1685. Lieutenant of Major John Wedderburne's troop. 23
August, 1688, commission to be Captain of the troop lately Captain
Strachan's.
JAMES MURRAY.
7 November, 1685, appointed Cornet of John Wedderburne's troop. 23
August, 1688, commission to be Lieutenant of Lieutenant-Colonel
George Rattray's own troop.
JOHN MURRAY.
Cornet 1688.
[Illustration:
+H.I.M. the Emperor of Russia+,
+COLONEL-IN-CHIEF OF THE SCOTS GREYS+.]
WILLIAM MURRAY.
Lieutenant, April 1, 1692, to 21 March, 1693. Captain-Lieutenant
22 March, 1692, to ye last, December, 1693. Captain, 1 January,
1693-4, to 12 March, 1697-8.
WILLIAM NAPIER.
Cornet, 2 February, 1746-7. Lieutenant, 21 June, 1749;
Captain-Lieutenant, 25 December, 1755. Captain, 9 March, 1757. "23
February, 1760, Captain the Honourable William Napier, with the
regiment in Germany." Promoted Major and Captain, 14 November,
1770. From the muster ending 24 December, 1772, David Home appears
as a Major, and Napier (then Lord Napier) also is entered.
Resigned, 3 November, 1774.
MICHAEL NELSON.
Quartermaster from Ensign, 45th Foot, 25 December, 1835. Retired on
half-pay, 16 August, 1850.
JAMES NESBIT.
Chirurgeon, 1702, to 31 May, 1715.
HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY NICHOLAS II.
Emperor of Russia, K.G. Colonel-in-Chief, 8 December, 1894.
CLEMENT OCTAVIUS NICHOLSON.
Second Lieutenant, 26th March, 1902.
DAVID NICHOLSON.
Cornet, 1 May, 1794. Lieutenant, 27 May, 1795. Appointed Captain,
28th (or 20th) Light Dragoons, 5 March, 1796.
SIR JOHN NISBET.
Appointed Cornet in Major Douglas's troop, 3 March, 1764. Promoted
Lieutenant in Captain Law's troop, 12 January, 1770. Resigned, 22
February, 1775.
JOHN NISBET.
Cornet. Lieutenant, 3 November, 1774, in Captain Ramsay's
troop. 22 May, 1776, transferred to Captain Heron's troop.
Captain-Lieutenant, 3 March, 1780.
CHARLES NORMAN.
Cornet by purchase, 12 February, 1824. Lieutenant by purchase, 12
December, 1826. Exchanged to half-pay, West Indian Regiment, 10
July, 1828.
THE HONOURABLE FRANCIS NORTH.
Fourth Earl of Guilford, born 25 December, 1761. Succeeded to the
Earldom, 20 April, 1802. Died at Pisa on 11 January, 1817. He
was a patron of the stage, and author of a dramatic piece, "The
Kentish Baron," produced with success at the Haymarket in June,
1791. Cornet in Captain Ramsay's troop, 24 December, 1777. Promoted
Lieutenant in 2nd Dragoon Guards, May, 1779. Lieutenant-Colonel in
1794.
ANDREW NUGENT.
Cornet by purchase, 17 December, 1852. Lieutenant without purchase,
8 December, 1854. Captain by purchase, 8 February, 1856. Major
without purchase, 31 March, 1866. Lieutenant-Colonel by purchase, 3
February, 1869. Colonel in the Army, 3 February, 1867. To half-pay,
21 June, 1880.
ANDREW NUGENT.
(Hon. Lieutenant-General, retired list.) Crimean campaign, 1854-5.
Battles of Balaklava, Inkerman, and Tchernaya, siege and fall of
Sevastopol. Medal with 3 clasps; Turkish medal.
EDWARD O'BRIEN.
Cornet, 2 May, 1816.
HORACE STAFFORD O'BRIEN.
Cornet by purchase, 30 January, 1863. Lieutenant by purchase, 13
March, 1866. Retired, 9 October, 1869.
SIR JOHN OGILVY.
Cornet, 17 March, 1743-4. Lieutenant, 10 March, 1751. Resigns 26
February, 1755.
"Sir John Ogilvy, of Inverquharity, a zealous Royalist, created a
Baronet of Nova Scotia, 29 September, 1626; married Anne, daughter
of Sir Alexander Irvine, of Drum. His great-great-grandson was Sir
John Ogilvy, 5th Baronet, who married in 1754, Charlotte, eldest
daughter of Dr. Walter Tullieph of Tullieph Hall, Forfarshire. Sir
John died on 15 March, 1802."
[Illustration: +General Nugent.+]
WALTER OGILVIE.
Cornet, 15 December, 1774. Lieutenant, 26 December, 1779. Resigned
(muster ending 24 June, 1780).
WILLIAM OGILVIE.
Cornet, 12 September, 1695, to 12 March, 1697-8.
WILLIAM HENRY ORAM.
Cornet by purchase, 19 January, 1817. Lieutenant by purchase, 4
April, 1822. Captain by purchase, 10 June, 1826. Exchanged to
half-pay, unattached, 17 December, 1829.
HUGH OWEN.
Chaplain. Chaplain in muster ending 24 December, 1785. Retired, 24
December, 1796.
WILLIAM, EARL OF PANMURE.
Colonel, 10 November, 1770.
William Maule, of Kellie. Born in 1700. In June, 1734, succeeded
his father, an ardent Jacobite. He became M.P. for Forfar, and
remained so for 47 years. On 6 April, 1743, he was created an Irish
Peer, as Viscount Maule of Whitechurch, and Earl of Panmure of
Forth. He died unmarried, at Edinburgh, 4 January, 1782.
RICHARD PARK.
Quartermaster, 11 May, 1774, in Lieutenant-Colonel Douglas's troop.
Resigned, 8 March, 1775.
THOMAS PHILIP PARR.
Cornet by purchase, 30 March, 1855. Lieutenant by purchase, 19
June, 1852. Captain by purchase, 28 April, 1863. Retired, 19 July,
1864.
RICHARD PARRY.
Cornet by purchase, 21 September, 1852. Retired, 6 May, 1853.
WALTER PATERSON.
Chaplain, 8 July, 1752.
GEORGE PAULET.
Lieutenant, by exchange, from 8th Dragoons, 22 April, 1859. 30
January, 1863, went to the 2nd Life Guards. On 6 July, 1867,
exchanged back to the Greys.
EDWARD PAYNE.
Cornet, 17 March, 1807. Lieutenant, 13 October, 1808. Captain by
purchase, 5 April, 1815. Retired, 1815.
JOHN PEASTON.
Promoted from Sergeant to Quartermaster, May, 1805. Placed on the
retired allowance, 25 August, 1810.
GAVIN PEDEN.
Quartermaster, 10 January, 1804.
SIR HENRY CARSTAIRS PELLY, +Baronet+.
Cornet, from Royal Military College, by purchase, 2 September,
1862. Lieutenant, by purchase, 26 May, 1865. Exchanged to 2nd Life
Guards, 6 July, 1867.
Third Baronet, son of Sir John Henry, second Baronet, high sheriff
of Cambridge and Hunts, and his first wife--Johanna Jane, daughter
and co-heir of John Carstairs, Esqre. Sir Henry was born 23 April,
1844. He was M.P. for Hunts, 1874 to 1877, the date of his death.
He married 22 November, 1872, the Honourable Lilian Harriet
Charteris, daughter of Lord Elcho (Earl Wemyss).
ABRAHAM PEMBERTON.
Quartermaster, 3 May, 1793. Retired, 2 June, 1796.
G. W. PERROT.
Cornet, 22 December, 1803. Lieutenant, 12 September, 1805. Promoted
Captain in 60th Regiment, June, 1807.
WILLIAM PERRY.
From Troop Sergeant-Major to Quartermaster, 7 December, 1826.
Retired on half-pay, 25 December, 1835.
JOHN GODFREY PETERS.
From the King's German Legion. Appointed Lieutenant, April, 1805.
ALEXANDER PETTIGREW.
Quartermaster, 21 June, 1786.
WILLIAM PETTIGREW, +Senr.+
Quartermaster in Major Napier's troop, in Muster ending 24 June,
1772. Retired, 20 November, 1792.
WILLIAM PETTIGREW, +Junr.+
Quartermaster, 29 November, 1792. Deputy Adjutant in Muster Roll,
ending 24 December, 1795.
FRANCIS MAITLAND PHILIPS.
Sub-Lieutenant, 24 February, 1872. Lieutenant, 10 March, .
Captain, 28 June, 1879.
FREDERICK PHILLIPS.
Cornet by purchase, 11 May, 1839; also appointed Riding Master.
Lieutenant by purchase, 29 December, 1843. Captain without
purchase, 17 February, 1854. Retired, 25 May, 1855.
FRANCIS LAMB PHILP.
Cornet by purchase, 17 July 1857. Lieutenant by purchase, 24
December, 1858. Instructor of Musick, 22 July, 1863. Captain by
purchase, 14 February, 1865. In the 1866-67 Army List a line has
been ruled through both the office and the holder of it. F. L. P.
continued to hold his Captaincy. Retired, 24 June, 1876.
GEORGE EDWARD GRAHAM FOSTER PIGOTT.
Lieutenant, 31 March, 1863, by exchange from 60th Foot. Captain by
purchase, 16 October, 1866. Retired, 31 May, 1871.
HENRY THOMAS COWARD SMYTH PIGOTT.
Cornet by purchase, 28 December, 1841. Lieutenant by purchase, 5
April, 1844. Captain by purchase, 6 November, 1846. Retired, 24
September, 1847.
CHARLES PILGRIM.
Cornet, by purchase, 2 April, 1841. Retired, 29 March, 1844.
CHARLTON POLLOCK.
Cornet, 5 October, 1795. Lieutenant, 28 December, 1797. En second
in Muster ending 24 March, 1799. Captain in 1805, and perhaps
earlier. Resigned in December, 1808.
JAMES POOLE.
Lieutenant, 16 March, 1797. Appointed Captain, 25 May, 1803.
Lieutenant-Colonel, 4 December, 1815. Retired, 1816.
DAVID SCOTT PORTEOUS.
Sub-Lieutenant, 28 February, 1874.
SIR DAVID COLYEAR, +Baronet+. Created 13 April, 1703, Earl of Portmore.
He served in the army of the Prince of Orange; commanded a Scotch
regiment in the service of Holland; served under William III.
in Ireland. Colonel and Captain of the Greys, 31 May, 1715. In
1717, succeeded by James Campbell. He was in 1710 appointed
Commander-in-Chief of the Forces in Scotland. In 1713, Governor of
Gibraltar. K.T., 17 January, 1713. He married in 1696, Catherine,
_suo jure_, Countess of Dorchester.
LENOX PRENDERGAST.
Cornet by purchase, 11 March, 1853. Lieutenant (not in anyone's
place, but as an augmentation), 8 December, 1854. Wounded severely
(see "Gazette," 12 November, 1854). Captain, 13 June, 1856. Placed
on half-pay, 9 October, 1857. On the same date appointed Captain
under the augmentation arrangement. Major by purchase, 3 February,
1869. Retired on half-pay, 30 June, 1869.
WILLIAM TAYLOR PRENTIS.
Cornet by purchase, 16 August, 1850. Lieutenant by purchase, 11
November, 1853. Captain by purchase, 25 May, 1855. Retired, 24
December, 1858.
CHARLES PRESTON.
Captain, 24 August, 1706.
GEORGE PRESTON.
(In some cases entered as John.)
The son of William Preston of Gorton. A Major in the army,
who died in 1733. Cornet, 16 July, 1739. Made Lieutenant, 23
April, 1742. Captain, 11 April, 1745. Major, 29 November, 1750.
Lieutenant-Colonel, 9 March, 1757. Also in 24 June, 1760,
Muster Roll. Promoted and transferred, 14 November, 1770.
Lieutenant-General on 18 April, 1782, succeeded William, Earl of
Panmure, as Colonel. Died, 31 January, 1785.
GEORGE PRESTON.
Captain, 8 September, 1692, to 31 March, 1694. Major and Captain, 1
April, 1694, to 15 March, 1697-8. Lieutenant-Colonel, 1702.
GEORGE PRESTON.
Cornet, 5 May, 1800. Lieutenant, 2 September, 1801. Appointed
Captain in the 40th Foot, 12 January, 1805.
ROBERT PRESTON.
Captain-Lieutenant in Muster ending 24 December, 1785. Retired, 6
February, 1787.
ROBERT PRESTON.
Lieutenant, 1 April, 1692, to last February, 1693 (of one of
the two additional troops). Captain, 1 January, 1693-4, to 30
September, 1694.
PRESTON.
Lieutenant, 1702.
WILLIAM PRESTON.
Ensign in the 25th Foot, made a Cornet, 26 February, 1755. Resigns,
26 July, 1756.
GEORGE BARRINGTON PRICE.
Captain, 9 October, 1857, appointed from half-pay unattached, to an
augmentation Captaincy. Retired, 14 June, 1864.
ALEXANDER PRINGLE.
Cornet, 28 April, 1697, to 15 March, 1697-8.
HENRY P. PULLEINE.
Cornet, 3 June, 1791. Lieutenant, 22 February, 1793. Captain, 14
April, 1794. In Muster Roll ending 24 December, 1795, Brigade-Major
to Major-General Dundas. Major in 21st Light Dragoons, 16 August,
1799.
JOHN PURVIS.
Quartermaster, 1796. Appointed Lieutenant in Royal Wagon Corps, 30
September, 1799.
BALCARRES WARDLAW RAMSAY.
Cornet by purchase, 15 December, 1840. Lieutenant by purchase, 5
August, 1842. Transferred to 14th Light Dragoons, 22 March, 1844.
GEORGE RAMSAY--_see_ +George Balfour+.
JAMES RAMSAY.
Chaplain, 4 May, 1714.
GEORGE RATCLIFFE.
Cornet, 21 April, 1803. Resigned, 6 June, 1805.
GEORGE RATTRAY.
22 March, 1687, commission to be Lieutenant-Colonel.
GEORGE RATTRAY.
23 August, 1688, commission to be Cornet of P. Blair's troop.
ROBERT RAUFIELD.
Cornet, 1 January, 1693-4, to 14 February, 1695-6.
HENRY RAWLINS.
Surgeon, 3 May, 1780. Resigned, 25 January, 1785.
GEORGE REID.
From Sergeant-Major, to have the rank of Cornet, 10 August, 1838;
also made Adjutant. Promoted to Lieutenant, 21 July, 1842. Captain,
29 March, 1840.
HENRY REID.
Surgeon, 16 January, 1816, exchanged from 89th Foot. Retired,
apparently on half-pay, in 1817.
THOMAS REIGNOLDS.
Cornet, 23 November, 1797. Lieutenant, . Appointed Captain,
11 April, 1805. September, 1805, a Major of Brigade, on the Staff
of Great Britain. Major in the Army, 4 June, 1814. Killed, 18 June,
1815.
ALEXANDER L. RENTON.
2nd Lieutenant, 22 August, 1888. Lieutenant, 4 December, 1889.
MARK RENTON.
Cornet, 13 May, 1735. Made Captain in "Clayton's," 25 April, 1741.
ARTHUR WILLIAM MORDAUNT RICHARDS.
2nd Lieutenant, from 7th Dragoon Guards, 23 June, 1880. Lieutenant,
22 December, 1880. Captain, 5 July, 1886. Acting Paymaster,
January, 1889.
JAMES RICHMOND.
Quartermaster, 13 June, 1786. Cornet, 30 April, 1794. Lieutenant,
8 October, 1794. Adjutant, 19 February, 1796. Captain, 16 August,
1799. Resigned, 7 March, 1800. On the printed form Muster of the
Greys, ending 24 April, 1804, Captain James Richmond is noted as "a
Major of Brigade on the Staff of Great Britain." 5 September, 1805,
promoted Major. Placed on the Retired List, 25 May, 1811.
ST. VINCENT WILLIAM RICKETTS.
Cornet by purchase, 13 July, 1826. Lieutenant by purchase, 5 April,
1831. Adjutant, 18 May, 1832. Captain by purchase, 6 November,
1835. Major by purchase, 7 April, 1843. Lieutenant-Colonel by
purchase, 6 November, 1846. Exchanged half-pay, unattached, 27
August, 1852.
GEORGE JAMES RIDDLE.
Cornet, 6 October, 1778. In Muster Roll ending 24 June, 1782, noted
as promoted Lieutenant in 2nd troop of Grenadiers.
JOHN ROACHEARD.
(Later written Rochied.)
Cornet, in Muster Roll ending 26 December, 1768. In Muster Roll
ending 24 December, 1769, spelt John Rocheid. Lieutenant, 3
November, 1774. Captain-Lieutenant, 5 May, 1775. Promoted Captain,
25 December, 1779. Resigned, 3 March, 1780.
ANDREW ROBERTSON.
From 7th Dragoon Guards. Lieutenant without purchase, 22 March,
1844. Captain by purchase, 7 August, 1846. Exchanged, 24 December,
1852, to the 87th Foot.
CHARLES GRAY ROBERTSON.
From the 87th Foot. Sub-Lieutenant, 31 October, 1877.
PATRICK ROBERTSON.
Cornet, 1691. Adjutant, 27 May, 1692. Lieutenant, 7 June 1693-4,
to 9 March, 1697-8. Captain-Lieutenant, May, 1705. Captain, 10
January, 1706-7.
ROBINSON.
Lieutenant, 1702. Major, 12 June, 1717.
WILLIAM ROBINSON.
Quartermaster, 8 March, 1775, in Lieutenant-Colonel Douglas's
troop. Died, 23 February, 1778.
GEORGE CAMPBELL ROSS.
Cornet by purchase, 19 June, 1857. Lieutenant by purchase, 30 July,
1858. Exchanged to 8th Dragoons, 22 April, 1859.
HUGH ROSS.
Cornet, 24 December, 1726. Died, and succeeded by George Preston,
16 July, 1739.
JAMES ROSS.
Cornet, March, 1718. Captain, 21 March, 1722.
JAMES CLARKE ROSS.
1 March, 1864. Paymaster, 14 August, 1877. In the Army Honorary
Captain, 1 March, 1869.
ANDREW ROSSE OF NEWARK.
Appointed Quartermaster, 11 May, 1683, and also similar commission
from King James on 30 March, 1685.
JOHN HENRY RAYMOND ROWE.
Cornet by purchase, 11 January, 1867. Lieutenant by purchase, 28
May, 1870.
WILLIAM ROWLEY.
Cornet, 17 November, 1808. Appointed Lieutenant in the 4th
Dragoons, 4 October, 1809.
JOHN RUSSELL.
(On later lists John Ross.)
Quartermaster, 3 May, 1793.
[Illustration: +Colonel Sanderson.+]
JAMES ST. CLEAR.
Quartermaster in Captain Patrick Smith's troop, in Muster ending 24
June, 1784.
HENRY SALWEY.
Lieutenant-Colonel, 6 November, 1846, from half-pay, unattached.
Retired apparently same year.
PATRICK SANDERSON.
Cornet by purchase, 17 November, 1863. Lieutenant by purchase, 16
April, 1866. Captain by purchase, 31 May, 1871. Major, 1 July,
1881. Lieutenant-Colonel, 5 July, 1882.
WILLIAM ROBERT WILLS SANDFORD.
Cornet by purchase, 8 July, 1862. Lieutenant by purchase, 14
February, 1865. Captain by purchase, 22 June, 1870. Retired, 10
May, 1871.
ALEXANDER SANDILANDS, +The Honourable+.
Was second son of the 8th Lord Torphichen. Cornet, 26 October,
1779, in David Home's troop. Appointed Lieutenant to Ramsay's
troop, 7 April, 1784. Retired, 6 February, 1787. Died, unmarried,
20 November, 1806.
ARTHUR W. M., LORD SANDYS.
From the 7th Dragoon Guards. Colonel, 26 August, 1858. Died, 16
July, 1860.
Arthur Moyses William (Hill), Baron Sandys of Ombersley, born, 10
January, 1793. Entered the Army, 1810, serving in the Peninsular
War, as also in France and in Flanders, and becoming finally, 1854,
Lieutenant-General. He was M.P. for County Down, 1817 to 1836. He
died at Ombersley Court, 16 July, 1860.
GEORGE SANFORD.
25 April, 1779, as Captain from the 7th Dragoons. Appointed Major
in the 20th Dragoons, 19 January, 1792.
WALTER SAWYER.
(In later lists spelt Swayer.)
Quartermaster, 2 May, 1793. Retired, 24 June, 1796.
JAMES SCHOULS.
Quartermaster, 4 August, 1778. Died, 31 August, 1783.
HENRY JENNER SCOBELL.
Born, 2 January, 1859. 2nd Lieutenant from 20th Hussars.
Lieutenant, 10 November, 1880. Captain, 27 January, 1886.
Major, 5 July, 1896. Adjutant to Yeomanry Cavalry, 9 October,
1888-8 October, 1894. Brevet Lieut.-Colonel, 29 November, 1900.
Lieut.-Colonel, 27 July, 1901. Colonel, 5 September, 1901. Served
in the South African War, 1899-1902, in command of the first
Regiment of Brabant's Horse. Mentioned in despatches. Queen's medal
with 6 clasps, and King's medal with 2 clasps. Brigadier-General
commanding first Cavalry Brigade, first Army Corps, Aldershot, 1
April to 30 September, 1903. Major-General, 1 October, 1903. C.B.,
24 June, 1904. Inspector of Cavalry, 7 May, 1907.
HENRY SALES SCOBELL.
Cornet by purchase, 7 April, 1843. Lieutenant by purchase, 16 May,
1845. Captain by purchase, 27 August, 1852. Retired, 11 November,
1853.
CHARLES SCOTT.
Cornet in Muster, ending 24 June, 1760. Resigned, 1762.
CAROLUS FREDERICK SCOTT.
Cornet, 24 December, 1726. Made Captain in "Guize's," and succeeded
by Alexander Hepburn, 18 September, 1741.
FREDERICK W. A. SCOTT.
2nd Lieutenant, 2 July, 1892. Lieutenant, 24 January, 1894.
GEORGE THOMAS SCOTT.
Cornet by purchase, 30 March, 1866. Lieutenant by purchase, 9
October, 1869. Captain, 30 June, 1875. Retired, 24 February, 1877.
JAMES SCOTT.
Adjutant, 11 May, 1705. Lieutenant, 24 February, 1707-8.
[Illustration: +Colonel H. J. Scobell.+]
ROBERT SCOTT.
Adjutant, 1702. do., 31 May, 1715. Captain-Lieutenant, 7 June, 1720.
SAMUEL SEGGIE.
Cornet, from Sergeant-Major, without purchase, 19 February, 1855.
Lieutenant, by augmentation, without purchase, 17 November, 1857.
Exchanged to the 1st Foot, 29 March, 1861.
HENRY SELWYN.
16 September, 1705, Ensign in the Guards. 10 October, 1710, Captain
of Foot. 31 May, 1715, Captain in the Greys.
ALEXANDER SETON, VISCOUNT KINGSTOUN.
Born about 1621, 3rd son of George, 3rd Earl of Winton. On the
visit of Charles the First to Seton Palace in 1633, he as a boy
of twelve, welcomed Charles in a formal Latin oration. In 1636 he
went to study at La Flèche, in France, and afterwards made a tour
in France, Italy, and Spain. In 1640 he came back to Scotland, but
to avoid taking the covenant, he went to Holland in 1643. Venturing
to return, and still declining to subscribe, he was excommunicated
in Tranent Church, 8 October, 1644. He went to France and was
for some while in attendance on the young Prince Charles. After
the Coronation of Charles II. at Scone, he was created Viscount
Kingston and Lord Craigiehall. He died, 21 October, 1691.
ARCHIBALD GEORGE SEYMOUR.
Born, 21 September, 1875. 2nd Lieutenant, 25 March, 1896.
WILLIAM R. SHAPTER.
Surgeon, 9 July, 1788. Appointed Apothecary to the General
Hospital, 8 April, 1794.
JOHN WINGFIELD SHAWE.
Cornet by purchase, 10 October, 1816. Lieutenant by purchase, 16
March, 1820. Exchanged, 27 July, 1820, to half-pay, 18th Light
Dragoons.
EDWARD R. C. SHELDON.
Cornet, 14 February, 1805.
SAMUEL SHULDHAM.
Cornet by purchase, 19 January, 1815. Killed at Waterloo.
JAMES SHUTTLEWORTH.
Cornet, 1800, in the Lieutenant-Colonel's troop.
CHARLES DE LAET WALDO SIBTHORPE.
Born, 14 February, 1783. Cornet, 24 September, 1803. Lieutenant, 9
January, 1806. Afterwards he went to the 4th Dragoon Guards, and
served through the Peninsular War. In 1822, on the death of his
eldest brother, he succeeded to the family estates, and in 1826
was elected M.P. for Lincoln, a borough which four members of his
family had represented before him. He became Colonel of the South
Lincoln Militia, and a Deputy-Lieutenant. He died at his London
house in Eaton Square, 14 December, 1855.
FRANCIS BLAKE SIMPSON.
Born, 10 April, 1859. Lieutenant, 10 October, 1883. Captain, 19
August, 1891. Dep. Asst. Com. Gen. Ord. Store Dept., 5 March, 1888,
to 31 March, 1896. Ord. Off. 4th Cl., 1 April, 1896.
ARCHIBALD J. M. ST. CLAIR, +The Honourable+.
Master of Sinclair. 2nd Lieutenant, 9 December, 1896.
WILLIAM SINCLAIR.
(Spelt St. Clair in the next Roll.)
Cornet in Captain Basil Heron's troop, in Muster ending 24 June,
1772. Resigned, 15 December, 1774.
CHARLES SKEEN.
Lieutenant, 10 January, 1706-7. do., 31.5.15. do., 1730.
DAVID SKENE.
Cornet, 30 January, 1800.
GEORGE SKEEN.
Lieutenant, 1702. Captain, 16 January, 1706-7.
CHARLES SERGISON SMITH.
Cornet by purchase, 11 October, 1821.
PATRICK SMITH.
(Or Peter Smith.)
Appointed Cornet, 1 May, 1762, in the Colonel's troop. 24 May,
1763, transferred to Captain Napier's troop. In the Muster ending
24 June, 1765, this is written as Patrick Smith, and then altered
to Peter. 16 March, 1770, promoted (as Patrick) Lieutenant.
Transferred to Captain Heron's troop, 8 June, 1775. Transferred to
Major Home's troop, December, 1775. Promoted Captain-Lieutenant, 25
December, 1779. Promoted Captain, 3 March, 1780. Retired, 17 July,
1787.
PETER SMITH.
Quartermaster. In Roll of 24 June, 1760.
GEORGE RALPH SMYTH.
Cornet, 28 February, 1777. Resigned, 6 October, 1778.
ROBERT DUNKIN SMYTH.
Surgeon, from 87th Foot, 1 October, 1847. Retired, 21 July, 1854.
JOHN SOLSON.
(Or Sohon).
Quartermaster, 26 May, 1760.
JAMES RICHARD SOMERVILLE.
Cornet from 4th Light Dragoons, 25 February, 1825. Promoted
Lieutenant and Adjutant, 25 November, 1828. Resigned Adjutancy,
18 May, 1832. Captain, 6 December, 1833, unattached. Retired, 6
November, 1835.
CECIL SPEID SOOTE.
Lieutenant, 29 December, 1886.
WILLIAM SPICER.
Cornet in Muster Roll ending 24 December, 1785. Died, 22 December,
1788.
ALEXANDER SPITTAL.
Cornet, 11 January, 1715-16. Lieutenant, 27 March, 1721.
WILLIAM D. SPOONER.
Captain, 20 April, 1815. On half-pay in 5th Dragoons, 5 December,
1811. Major by purchase, 16 March, 1820. Retired, 25 November, 1824.
THE EARL OF STAIR.
Colonel, 24 August, 1706.
John (Dalrymple), Earl of Stair, &c., born at Edinburgh, 20 July,
1673. When but nine years old, he accidentally killed his eldest
brother, for which act, he was pardoned under the Great Seal. He
was educated at the University of Leyden, served as a volunteer
at the battle of Steinkirk, 2 August, 1692. In 1702, he served
under the Duke of Marlborough, to whom he was aide-de-camp; and
as Lieutenant-Colonel was first in the breach at the taking of
Peer: he served with the storming party at Venlo. He was Colonel
of the Cameronians (26th Foot) as well as of the Scots Greys,
in 1706, and was in command at Ramillies. In 1708 he greatly
distinguished himself at the battle of Oudenarde, and in 1709 was
at the siege of Lille and the battle of Malplaquet. In 1709-10,
he was envoy to Augustus, King of Poland. In 1710, he was at the
siege of Douay, and of Bouchain in 1711, becoming General in 1712.
He was a representative Peer for Scotland, 1707-1710, 1715-1734,
and 1744-1747. K.T., 25 March, 1710. At the accession of George
I., he was made P.C., a Lord of the Bedchamber, Colonel of the
Inniskilling Dragoons, and in February, 1719, Ambassador to Paris.
He was Vice-Admiral of Scotland, 1729-1733. He died at Queensberry
House, Edinburgh, 9 May, 1747.
[Illustration: The Rᵗ Honᵇˡᵉ John Earl of Stair
_G Kneller Eques Pinxit_ R Cooper Edr Fecit]
CHARLES ARTHUR STANILAND.
Captain, 12 January, 1887.
JOHN STANSFIELD.
Lieutenant, exchanged from the 1st Foot, 29 March, 1861. Captain by
purchase, 13 March, 1866. Retired, 24 February, 1872.
LAWRENCE STAPLES.
Lieutenant in Basil Heron's troop, in Muster ending 24 June, 1779.
Captain-Lieutenant, 6 July, 1792. Retired, 31 July, 1792.
JOHN STEELE.
In Muster ending 24 June, 1798, Quartermaster en second.
WALTER SCOTT STEELE.
Quartermaster, 27 September, 1882.
C. B. STEVENSON.
Lieutenant, 18 July, 1816. On half-pay, 25 October, 1821.
---- STEWART.
Captain, 1702.
JAMES STEWART.
Cornet, 10 July, 1706, in George Skeen's troop.
SIR JAMES STEWART, +Bart.+
Colonel, 12 January, 1815. General, 25 September, 1803. Died, 5
August, 1839.
JOHN LORN STEWART.
Cornet, from 7th Dragoon Guards, on augmentation, 20 February,
1855. Lieutenant by purchase, 8 February, 1856. Captain by
purchase, 2 September, 1862. Exchanged to 18th Hussars, 2 March,
1864.
JOHN STEUART, +called+ JOHN ROY, 1700-1752.
The "Dictionary of National Biography" is the authority for the
following:--
"Belonged to the Steuarts of Kincardine. Was born at Knock in 1700.
Served for some time as a Lieutenant and Quartermaster in the
Scots Greys; but being refused a commission in the Black Watch,
he resigned. Then he was employed as a Jacobite agent, and being
arrested, he broke out of Inverness Gaol, by the connivance of
Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat. He fought in the French Army at Fontenoy,
30 April, 1745. Then he joined Prince Charles at Blair Atholl,
and was put in command of the Edinburgh regiment, and fought at
Prestonpans and Culloden. Afterwards a price was placed on his
head, but in spite of many hairbreadth escapes, he was never
betrayed. Gaelic songs and laments composed by him, are to this day
well known in the Highlands."
WILLIAM DRUMMOND STEWART.
Cornet by purchase, 12 December, 1826. Lieutenant by purchase, 20
September, 1833. Captain by purchase, 29 July, 1836. Exchanged to
35th Foot, 24 August, 1839.
JOHN STOBO.
Quartermaster, 1799. Adjutant, 7 March, 1800. Cornet, 3 May, 1800.
Lieutenant, 25 June, 1803. In the Muster Roll ending 24 October,
1803, Lieutenant John Stobo is recruiting at Kilmarnock.
JOHN HERBERT RANDALL STODDART.
Cornet, without purchase, 16 November, 1855. In 1856 joined the
12th Light Dragoons.
ANDREW ACRES STONEY.
Surgeon, from the 94th Foot, 26 June, 1872. In the 1873-4 List,
printed as Surgeon-Major.
JOHN STRACHAN.
21 May, 1678, commission to be Captain of one of three independent
companies raised. 25 November, 1681, commission as Captain, on the
companies being regimented. Captain, August 22nd, 1683. 30 March,
1685, James the Second's commission to be Captain of a troop.
J. LOBB STRINGER.
Cornet, 25 December, 1800. Lieutenant, 17 February, 1803. Promoted
Captain in the 72nd Foot, in 1806.
FRANCIS STUART OF COLDINGHAM.
On 23 September, 1678, Viscount Kingstoun was commissioned to
be Captain of "a new company of Dragoons appointed by Us to be
forthwith levyed." On the 27th, Francis Stuart of Coldingham was
appointed his Lieutenant. On July 24th, 1679, he was made Captain,
on the resignation of Viscount Kingstoun.
FRANCIS STUPART.
Cornet, 1808. Promoted Lieutenant, 14 December, 1809. Captain, 20
July, 1815. In 1816 on half-pay.
WILLIAM STURGES.
Lieutenant, 15 September, 1815. Captain, by purchase, 4 April,
1822. Retired, 29 July, 1836.
GEORGE AUGUSTUS FILMER SULIVAN.
Cornet by purchase, 29 July, 1836. Lieutenant by purchase, 26
February, 1841. Captain by purchase, 5 April, 1844. Major without
purchase, 17 February, 1854. Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army, 12
December, 1854. 26 February, 1858, to the 5th Dragoons.
FRANCIS SUTHERLAND.
Cornet by purchase, 26 September, 1847. Lieutenant by purchase, 11
April, 1851. Captain, without purchase, 24 November, 1854. Retired,
8 February, 1856.
CUTHBERT SWADLE.
Cornet, 23 January, 1777. Sold out, 4 December, 1778.
FOSTER SWETENHAM.
Born, 21 June, 1876. 2nd Lieutenant, 9 December, 1896.
JOHN DENNIS SWINBURNE.
Paymaster, 17 April, 1866. Exchanged to 92nd Foot, 14 August, 1867.
JOHN EDWARD SWINDLEY.
From the 12th Light Dragoons, appointed Captain, without purchase,
5 March, 1858. Exchanged to 6th Dragoons, 18 January, 1859.
Swindley, I. E. (Honorary Major-General, retired pay). Kaffir War,
1852-3. Action of the Berea, medal. Crimean campaign, 1855-6. Siege
and fall of Sevastopol, battle of the Tchernaya, and operations
near Eupatoria. Medal with clasp, and Turkish medal. Indian Mutiny,
1858-9. Actions of Teegunge, Kutrai, and capture of Banda, medal.
Afghan War, 1879. Served with the Kandahar field force. Mentioned
in despatches.
CHARLES GEORGE HARRINGTON TAYLOR.
From the 8th Hussars. 2nd Lieutenant, 19 December, 1877. Resigned,
17 May, 1879.
JAMES TELFER.
Promoted Lieutenant, 7 March, 1766. Captain in Muster ending 24
June, 1772. Promoted Major in 20th Dragoons, 26 April, 1779.
ROBERT TENNENT.
Sergeant in Major Home's troop, promoted Quartermaster in Muster
ending 24 December, 1776. Retired, 22 May, 1786.
F. TRACEY THOMAS.
Cornet, 4 May, 1800. Lieutenant, 6 February, 1805. "A Major of
Brigade on the Staff of Great Britain."
CARRIER THOMPSON.
Cornet, 20 December, 1780. Lieutenant, 7 February, 1787.
Captain-Lieutenant, 28 July, 1790. Captain, 6 July, 1792. Retired,
13 April, 1794.
JAMES THOMPSON.
Promoted from Sergeant to Quartermaster, 13 February, 1806. "Placed
on the retired allowance," 25 August, 1810.
CHARLES FREDERIC ST. CLAIR ANSTRUTHER THOMSON.
From unattached List. Sub-Lieutenant, 13 June, 1874. Went to 17th
Lancers.
WILLIAM SEAMAN THOMSON.
Cornet, from the 79th Foot, 12 June, 1860. Retired, 8 July, 1862.
HENRY THORNTON.
Cornet, 8 October, 1794. Lieutenant, 23 June, 1795. Promoted
Captain 40th Regiment, 23 November, 1796.
JOHN TOLSON.
Appointed Quartermaster on command, 26 March, 1762, and
transferred, 12 October, 1761. 30 April, 1763, transferred from the
Light troop to the Colonel's troop. Resigned, 27 February, 1775.
JOHN ARTHUR WELLESLEY O'NEILL TORRENS.
Lieutenant (from Lieutenancy in Londonderry Militia apparently), 20
November, 1875. Captain, 15 August, 1883. Major 5 July, 1892.
THOMAS WILLIAM TRAFFORD.
Cornet by purchase, 21 February, 1834. Lieutenant by purchase, 10
November, 1837. Captain by purchase, 2 April, 1841. Retired, 22
July, 1842.
BERNARD TROLLOPE.
Cornet, 19 March, 1818, exchanged from 58th Foot.
ARCHIBALD TROTTER.
Cornet, 15 June, 1815. Lieutenant by purchase, 19 June, 1817. In
1821 promoted to Captain in 19th Light Dragoons.
JOHN TROTTER.
Appointed Cornet, 12 January, 1770. Lieutenant, 5 May, 1775, and
transferred to Ramage's troop. Transferred to Heron's troop,
December, 1775. Resigned, 22 May, 1776.
THOMAS TROTTER.
Lieutenant, 13 April, 1815.
Thomas Trotter, killed at Waterloo, a descendant of the Trotters of
Mortonhall, Midlothian, was the second son of Lieutenant-General
Trotter, who in 1793 married Margaret Catherine, daughter of
Richard Fisher, Esq., of Lovetts, Midlothian. The family had been
devoted adherents of Charles the First, and John, a great uncle of
Alexander Trotter, was in 1645 fined £500 by the "Scots Estates"
for assisting the great Marquis of Montrose.
RICHARD TURNBULL.
Cornet, 22 March, 1692-3, to 11 September, 1695. Lieutenant, 12
September, 1695, to 12 March, 1697-8.
SIR JAMES TURNER.
25 November, 1681, commission to be Major.
Born in 1615. M.A. of Glasgow University, 1631. In 1632 enlisted
in the service of Gustavus Adolphus under Sir James Lumsden, and
saw much active service, until on the breaking out of the Civil
War, he became Major in the Earl of Kirkcudbright's regiment
of Covenanters; but he never took the Covenant. In 1647 he was
made Adjutant-General of the Scots Army. In 1651, as Colonel and
Adjutant-General of Foot, he accompanied Charles the Second to the
Battle of Worcester. He was taken prisoner and sent up to London;
but escaped on the way at Oxford. He then walked to London, where
he lay hid for a time, and afterwards joined Charles at Paris.
At the Restoration he was knighted. He received a commission as
Major, 12 February, 1663, and in July was employed as one of
the Visitors of Glasgow University. On 28 July, 1666, he was
made Lieutenant-Colonel. He was in charge of the forces in the
south-west of Scotland, whose object was to crush the opposition
of the Covenanters to Charles the Second. On 15 November, 1666, at
Dumfries, he was surprised by the Covenanters and taken prisoner.
At the engagement on the Pentland Hills, 28 November, his guards
fled, and he escaped. On 10 March, 1668, he was deprived of his
command, on charges of acting with too great rigour.
CECIL ALGERNON BROOKE TURNOR.
Second Lieutenant, from Royal North Lincoln Militia, 5 September,
1877. Lieutenant, 17 May, 1879. Died of pneumonia, 5 May, 1880.
LOUIS JOHN FRANCIS TWYSDEN.
Cornet by purchase, 16 May, 1851. Retired, 17 December, 1852.
CHARLES HILL UNIACKE.
Captain, 17 June, 1859, by exchange from 6th Dragoon Guards. Major
in the Army, 5 July, 1872. Major, 24 May, 1877. Died, 30 January,
1878.
CHARLES GORDON URQUHART.
From the 18th Light Dragoons, appointed Cornet without purchase, 11
March, 1810. Lieutenant, 11 August, 1814. Retired, 1814.
EDWARD USSHER.
Born 26 November, 1869. 2nd Lieutenant, 29 March, 1890. Lieutenant,
21 September, 1892.
Captain, 1900. Served in South Africa, 1899-1902; wounded 11th
February, 1902 (see p. 132); D.S.O., 1901.
HENRY VERELEST.
Lieutenant, 15 April, 1794.
ROBERT VERNON.
Quartermaster, 3 April, 1784. Cornet, 28 December, 1796.
Lieutenant, 7 September, 1797. In Roll, December, 1797, to
February, 1798, described as en second. Captain, 23 November, 1804.
Major in the Army, 4 June, 1814. Retired, 1817.
[Illustration: +Colonel Wallace.+]
ANDREW WACHOP.
Lieutenant, 24 February, 1707-8.
HENRY JOHN WALE.
From 15th Light Dragoons, made Lieutenant (on augmentation),
without purchase, 15 December, 1854. Retired, 19 June, 1857.
THOMAS WALKER.
Cornet by purchase, 29 June, 1815. Lieutenant by purchase, 3
December, 1818. Retired, 14 October, 1819.
WILLIAM WALKER.
Cornet, 26 December, 1800. Lieutenant, 10 April, 1805. Ex. 1815.
JOHN WALKINGSHAW.
Cornet, 23 April, 1742.
FRANCIS JAMES AGNEW WALLACE.
Cornet by purchase, 28 April, 1863. Lieutenant by purchase, 30
March, 1866. Captain by purchase, 10 May, 1871. Major, 21 June,
1880. Lieutenant-Colonel, 1 July, 1881.
EMANUEL WALTON.
Lieutenant, 14 May, 1779. Resigned, 6 April, 1784.
JOHN RICHARD WARD.
Lieutenant-Colonel, 29 December, 1837, exchanged from half-pay,
unattached. Retired, 30 December, 1837, apparently.
THOMAS WARD.
Cornet, 1 April, 1692, to 21 March, 1692-3.
CHARLES FITZGERALD WATKINS.
Sub-Lieutenant from 6th Dragoon Guards, 16 May, 1872. Lieutenant, 6
March, 1874.
WILLIAM DONALD PAUL WATSON.
Born, 19 April, 1872. 2nd Lieutenant, 12 December, 1894.
Lieutenant, 16 December, 1895.
JAMES WATSON.
Surgeon, in Muster ending 24 December, 1785. Retired, 1 April, 1787.
WILLIAM WAUCHOPE.
Made a Cornet, 6 August, 1742. Lieutenant, 2 April, 1746.
Captain-Lieutenant, 10 May, 1751. Resigns, 13 September, 1754.
ROBERT WAUGH.
Cornet in the Colonel's troop, 5 May, 1780. Promoted Lieutenant in
the 20th Dragoons, 1781.
JOHN WEDDERBURNE OF GOSFORD.
On 30 March, 1685, appointed Major. On 6 November, 1685, appointed
Lieutenant-Colonel and also Captain of a troop.
WILLIAM WEIR.
In the Muster Roll ending 24 December, 1809, appears Regimental
Quartermaster William Weir.
ALFRED CHOLMELEY EARLE WELBY.
By exchange from the 90th Foot. Captain, 26 August, 1876. Major, 21
October, 1885. Lieutenant-Colonel, 5 July, 1892.
JAMES WEMYSS.
Cornet, 30 August, 1810. Lieutenant by purchase, 19 November, 1812.
In 1814, on half-pay. Captain by purchase, 10 October, 1816. Major
by purchase, 10 June, 1826. Exchanged to half-pay, unattached, 8
March, 1827.
[Illustration: +Lieutenant-Colonel Welby.+]
EDWARD WESTBY.
Cornet by purchase, 12 May, 1814.
JOCELYN TATE WESTBY.
Cornet by purchase, 22 November, 1850. Retired, 11 March, 1853.
ROBERT WHITE.
Cornet, 15 December, 1790. Lieutenant, 20 February, 1793. Appointed
Captain, 27th Light Dragoons, 24 March, 1795.
JOHN WHITEFOORD.
In 1681, Ensign of Stuart's Company. 30 March, 1685, appointed
Cornet in Captain Cleland's troop.
THOMAS WICKHAM.
From half-pay, late 33rd Foot. Major, 30 June, 1869.
HENRY WIGLEY.
Cornet in Captain George Sanford's troop, 3 December, 1782.
Lieutenant, 18 July, 1787. "Appointed to an Independent Company," 6
May, 1791.
GEORGE F. G. WILDES.
2nd Lieutenant, 2 September, 1891.
WILLIAM WILKINSON.
Cornet, 27 March, 1721. Lieutenant, 24 December, 1733. Retired, 23
April, 1742.
CHARLES WILLIAMS.
From Ensign in the 5th Foot. Cornet, without purchase, 25 March,
1858. Became Lieutenant in the Military Train.
COVENTRY WILLIAMS.
Second Lieutenant, 14 January, 1880, in the 3rd (the Prince of
Wales') Dragoon Guards. Promoted Lieutenant, 1 July, 1881. Promoted
Captain, 24 November, 1886, and exchanged to the 13th Hussars. 12
November, 1890, appointed Aide-de-Camp to Sir B. C. Russell. 8
June, 1896, appointed Adjutant. 25 April, 1897, appointed Major. In
1901 second in command. Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel, 26 June, 1902.
Lieutenant-Colonel commanding Royal Scots Greys, 19 August, 1903.
Lieutenant-Colonel Williams served in the South African War in
1899-1902, and was present at the relief of Ladysmith, including
actions at Colenso, the operations of 17 to 24 January, 1900, and
action at Spion Kop; operations of 5 to 7 February, 1900, and
action at Pieter's Hill; operations in the Transvaal, 30 November,
1900, to September, 1901, and October, 1901, to February, 1902;
afterwards served on staff; in Orange River Colony, February to
31 May, 1902; on the Zululand Frontier of Natal in September and
October, 1901; and in Cape Colony (mentioned in despatches, Brevet
of Lieutenant-Colonel, medal with five clasps, King's medal with
two clasps); promoted to rank of Substantive Colonel, 27 November,
1907.
SAMUEL TOOSEY WILLIAMS.
Captain, 24 September, 1847, exchanging from the 47th Foot. Died
1854.
---- WILSON.
Cornet, 1702.
A. W. WILSON.
Cornet, 1 June, 1796. Lieutenant, 8 July, 1797.
GEORGE WINGFIELD WILSON.
Cornet in Captain Heron's troop, 4 December, 1778. Resigned, 19
December, 1780.
[Illustration: +Lieutenant-Colonel Coventry Williams+,
Commanding the Greys, August, 1903-7.]
JOHN WILSON.
From Troop Sergeant-Major to Cornet, without purchase, 29 May,
1866. Lieutenant and Adjutant, 19 January, 1870. Captain, 23
October, 1875. Exchanged to 90th Foot, 26 August, 1876.
GEORGE WIMRAHAM.
In 1681, Lieutenant of Murray's Company. Made Captain of troop
formerly commanded by John Inglis, 30 March, 1685. Appointed Major,
30 July, 1686. Made Lieutenant-Colonel with Lord Charles Murray as
Colonel.
THOMAS WINRAM.
21 May, 1678, appointed Lieutenant in Francis Stuart's Independent
Company. 11 May, 1683, appointed Captain-Lieutenant of Sir Thomas
Dalzell's own company. 30 March, 1685, a similar commission from
James the Second.
JOHN WINTERSCALE.
Surgeon from 71st Foot, 28 June, 1836. Retired, 1 October, 1847.
RICHARD WOLFE.
From 3rd Dragoon Guards. Second Lieutenant, 16 February, 1878.
Lieutenant, 28 June, 1879.
ANDREW WOOD.
Surgeon, 19 February, 1765. Resigned, 3 November, 1769.
JOHN WOOD.
Quartermaster, 28 September, 1766, in Captain Napier's troop. In
1768, transferred to Captain Law's troop.
WILLIAM ALLEN WOODDROP.
Cornet by purchase, 18 September, 1849. Lieutenant by purchase, 13
September, 1853.
ALEXANDER WADHAM WYNDHAM.
Cornet by purchase, 16 March, 1820. Lieutenant by purchase, 25
November, 1824. Captain by purchase, 12 December, 1826. Exchanged
to half-pay, unattached, 26 July, 1827.
CHARLES WYNDHAM.
Cornet by purchase, 13 May, 1813. Lieutenant, 4 May, 1815. Captain
by purchase, 24 June, 1819. Promoted to an unattached majority. On
8 March, 1827, appointed Major in the Greys; James Wemys, becoming
in exchange, an unattached half-pay Major. Lieutenant-Colonel by
purchase, 30 December, 1837. Retired, 2 April, 1841.
GEORGE WYNNE.
Lieutenant, 10 July, 1828, from half-pay, West Indian Regiment.
Retired, 21 February, 1834.
THOMAS YOUNG.
Captain-Lieutenant, 1 April, 1696, to 27 April, 1697. Captain, 28
April, 1697, to 15 March, 1697-8.
ADDENDA
TO LIST OF OFFICERS PAST AND PRESENT.
P. 156. +Robert Henry Adams.+ _Add:_ Major, 29th April, 1900.
Served in South African War, 1901-2, and took part in
operations in the Transvaal, February, 1901, to May, 1902;
the Zululand frontier of Natal, September and October, 1901;
and in Cape Colony, May, 1902 (medal with five clasps).
P. 158. +Hon. Walter Philip Alexander.+ _Add:_ Commanded the
Greys in South Africa, 1899-1900; present in command of
first cavalry brigade at crossing of Reit and Modder Rivers
(mentioned in despatches).
P. 168. +Charles B. Bulkeley-Johnson.+ _Add:_ Served in the
Soudan Campaign, 1899, and commanded the Egyptian cavalry
during the operations which resulted in the final defeat and
death of the Khalifa (4th class Medjidie British medal and
Khedive's medal with two clasps).
P. 175. +Thomas Conolly.+ _Add:_ Rejoined from Egyptian army,
February, 1900; killed in action at Commando Nek, South
Africa, 11th July, 1900 (_see_ p. 98).
P. 185. +G. H. Falconar.+ _Add:_ Led a squadron of the Greys
at Waterloo. He was great-uncle to Col. Coventry Williams,
lately commanding the regiment (_see_ p. 258).
P. 186. +Cecil William Montague Feilden.+ _Add:_ Major, 1901.
Served in South Africa, 1899; wounded 18th February, and died
of wounds 20th February, 1902 (_see_ p. 132).
P. 201. +John Collinson Harrison.+ _Add:_ South Africa,
1899-1901; died 3rd September, at Pretoria, of wound received
in the action near Belfast on 26th August, 1901 (_see_ pp.
100-1).
P. 202. +Francis Henry Toovey Hawley.+ _Add:_ South Africa,
1899-1900; died at Bloemfontein, 27th April, 1900.
P. 211. +Montague George Johnston.+ _Add:_ Served with the
Bechuanaland Expedition, 1884-5, on the Headquarters Staff,
and raised upwards of 100 men for the 2nd Mounted Rifles
(Carrington's Horse).
P. 221. +Thomas Kane McClintock-Bunbury.+ _Add:_ Now Lord
Rathdonnell, having succeeded his uncle as second Baron in
1879; Honorary Colonel, 6th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles.
_Add:_ +Hon. William McClintock-Bunbury+, son of the above.
Second Lieutenant, 4th January, 1899; died of wounds received
in action at Dronfield, South Africa, 17th February, 1900
(_see_ p. 89).
P. 223. +Eustace Addison Maude.+ _Add:_ Served in South Africa,
1899-1902; Brevet Major, 1901.
P. 224. _Add:_ +William Eugène Melles.+ Second Lieutenant, 4th
December, 1901. Served in South African War, and in the
Mediterranean. Medal. Resigned 2nd February, 1907.
P. 224. +William Crawfurd Middleton.+ _Add:_ Served in the
South African War, 1899-1901; mentioned in despatches, and
promoted Brevet Lieut.-Colonel (_see_ p. 126); was present
at the relief of Kimberley, and took part in the operations
in the Orange Free State, February to May, 1900, including
the engagements at Paardeburg and actions at Poplar Grove,
Driefontein, Karree Siding, and Zand River; the operations in
the Transvaal in May and June, 1900, including engagements
near Johannesburg, Pretoria, and Diamond Hill; the operations
in the Transvaal east of Pretoria, including action at
Belfast.
P. 224. +Alfred Douglas Miller.+ _Add:_ D.A.A.G., N.E. District,
6th February, 1903; Lieut.-Colonel commanding the Scots
Greys, 1907; Brevet Colonel, 21st January, 1908.
P. 229. _Add:_ +Clement Octavius Nicholson.+ Second Lieutenant,
26th March, 1902.
P. 254. +Edward Ussher.+ _Add:_ Captain, 1900. Served in South
Africa, 1899-1902; wounded 11th February, 1902 (_see_ p.
132); D.S.O., 1901.
APPENDIX
EXTRACTS FROM ORDERS OF
THE SCOTS GREYS TROOP ORDERLY BOOK
+8th January, 1759+
[_These books belong to Colonel R. G. Wardlaw Ramsay, of
Whitehill, near Edinburgh (nephew of Balcarres Ramsay, of The
Greys), who kindly placed them at the Editor's disposal._]
+Weaver, 12th Jan: 1759.+ The Major is surprized to find that
when the men go into Town to get Forrage, they get so Drunk
that they are oblidged to be assissted in getting home their
forrage by Troops of other regiments, Particularly Corporal
Moore who some days ago was at Bork, and not only was Drunk
but knocked a poor man of his horse and took it away from him
after tumbling down all his forrage. He hopes the officers
will take particular care to detect any man that are so: that
they may be punished for such irregularity.
+Wiver, 20th Jan: 1759.+ Six Ducats to be stopt from each
Farrier to provide them forge cart horses; what is more than
sufficient will be returned.
+Wever, 22nd Jan: 1759.+ A stiver to be stopt from each man for
having his hatt cocked, which the Major hopes the men won't
be against paying as it is for their own advantage.
+Wever, 25 Jan: 1759.+ The Troops to send the bread waggons for
their Hatts and Gloves on Mon: next, & no man to presume to
alter the cock otherwise it will be done over again & he be
oblidged to pay every time it is not in shape.
+Jule, 6 Jan: 1759.+ The Col's & Maj: Blairs troops to assemble
at the Red Cross in order to put the following sentence of
a Court Martial in execution--etc: etc: way to find Red
Cross--guards there--& Members of the C.M. A Pieces & 1
Lieut & 3 cornets. Lieut Blacket of ye same regiment accuses
John Livingstone of ye same Troop & Regiment of being Drunk,
neglecting of Duty, & cutting at Boor with his broadsword in
a cruel manner.
The Prisoner being asked, etc.
Corpl. Taite being asked, etc.
The Court Martial considering the excuse & his former bad
behaviour find him guilty of a breach of the 3rd Article of
War and therefore sentence him to receive upon his bare back
by a cat of nine tails from the Drummers of ye regiment 600
Lashes where and by what proportion the C.O. shall judge
most proper. Wm. Bury, Capt Lieut.
I approve the above sentence Wm. Hepburn.
+Munster, copy of a letter, Feb: 12th 1759.+ Sir, The Duke has
ordered a return to be given in dated the 22nd inst. of each
regt. of Cav: & Inf: specifieing very particularly whether
or not the Regiment is in a proper state to take the Field
on the 25th inst: according to the Dukes first order, & if
not, mentioning the particulars that are wanting to put the
regiment in a proper condition.
The Paymaster to be at Munster on 22nd inst:
R. M. Kieth.
The officers commanding troops will order a picket mallett
to be made immediately & put everything as to horse shoes
accoutrements etc. in the best order possible to take the
field.
+Wever, 20th Feb 1759.+ As there is some reason to believe the
regt. may march soon the C.O.s of troops will get the old
Camp necessaries put in as good order as possible, the tents
slung & forrage cords etc ready to march on the shortest
notice.
+Wever, 1st Mrch 1759.+ Maj: Hepburn to be buried tomorrow at
11.0 o'clock. The officers of the Regt. are desired to
attend. An officer, Sergt, Corpl. Drummer & 30 Private to
fire over him. Maj: Hepburn's Troop to come over here on foot
with side arms, leaving their guard on ye village, and bring
90 loaded cartridges with them.
+Wever, 2nd Mrch 1759.+ As soon as the Burial is over a Court
of Enquiry to sit by Capt. Douglas' orders commanding the
R.N.B. Dragoons to examine into the effects of the Late Major
Hepburn, for the above Duty Captn: Bury Lieuts Law Conyngham
Blacket & Home.
+Ober Kelmor, 24th Mrch 1759.+ The Hereditary Prince being about
to leave this place, the regiments are now under the Orders
of His Serene Highness Prince Isenbourg.
+Caremback, 25th Mrch 1759.+ The Regiment to march tomorrow at
6.0 o'clock to their new cantonments.
The Genl. to beat at 4, Boots & Saddles at 5, and March at 6
o'clock.
The Royal Regiment of horse guards Blue to Baumback
Greys to Rengershausen
Inniskillings to Oberellenback.
+Rangershausen, 26th Mrch 1759.+ The regiment to march at 6.0
o'clock.
{ Wallshausen
Royal Regiment of Horse Guards Blue to { &
{ Gersdorff
Greys to { Hausen in the
{ Bailliags of Oberaula
Inniskillings to Oberaula
+Herschfold, 28th Mrch 1759+ (Extract).
Orderly cornet tomorrow Greys
" next day Innisks
+Grebenan, 29th Mrch 1759.+ H.S.H. the Duke is not so
apprehensive of Disorders being comited by the soldry as by
the sutlers and their servants, the officers servants and
women following ye armie but he wd have all belonging to
diffrent corps informed that any offending will be punished
with death.
+Wendecken, Sat: 14 April 1759.+ H.S.H. the Duke desires all the
officers in the Army will honour the memory of H.S.H. the
late Duke of Isembourg by wearing black crapes for eight days.
The regiments to give in immediately exact lists of their
accidence of yesterday, as well men & horses killed & wounded
as Cannon carridges ammunition accoutrements etc lost.
Lost a Prussian sack.
+Marienbourn, 16 Ap: 1759.+ Only one Petit Suttler to be allowed
to each troop, who must endeavour to provide the men with
beer, and if any other women do presume to sell gin, their
Tent will be pulled down, & never be allowed to pitch another
in the regiment.
+Neider-Bessingen, 18.4.59.+ The men are on no account to have
any dispute with the Hessians, and are to behave cively
towards them.
+Berge-Sernode, 19.4.59.+ Captn Hinslies horses and 2 German
horses--a Bay & a Black horse--are wanting--whoever finds
them are desired to send them to Capt Haltorn at Hd Qrs
2 German Bay horses with saddles & bridles are found by the
Greys--the owner may send for them.
+Alsfelt+, 20.4.59. Corpl Trotter is reduced to the ranks by
sentence of C.M. and ordered to receive 200 lashes for being
Drunk on Duty; the Col: approves of the sentence & orders
him to serve in the ranks as a Private Dragoon. But as the
Regiment showed a good countenance before the enemy on the
19th he remits the punishment of 200 lashes, and also forbids
the C.M. which he had ordered to try Rankin of the General's,
Lander of Captn Lindsay's & Brown of Captn Homes' for being
Mortally Drunk & incapable of Duty, & hopes the regiment will
keep sober for the future, as whoever is seen incapable of
Duty by Drunkenness will be tryed by a C.M. and the sentence
immediately put in execution even tho' on a march.
A Court Martial to sit this day to try David Willie of
the Colonel's Troop & George Ferrier of Captn Douglas'
for neglect of Duty & lossing 2 Bullocks belonging to the
regiment, & the C.M. is desired to consider how the money is
to be made up, as the Bullocks was bought by the Colonels
orders for the food of the regiment.
+Neiderzwern+, 26.4.59. The young horses to get a mash this night
to be blooded tomorrow morning & get another mash.
+Neiderzweren+, 29.4.59. Any of the quartermasters who understand
riding to attend the young horses, and an officer to
superintend the whole and see that they are not hurried.
+Neiderzweren+, 2.5.1759. Each troop to order 6 men for the
piquet, who are to take care the horses dont get out of the
stables as complaints have been made that they are wandering
about the streets in the night time.
+Beren-Broictz, 21st May 1759.+ Lost. A mouse coulared Grayhound
belonging to Prince Bevesen. Whoever finds it is desired to
bring it to the Major of Brigade.
+Beren-Broick, 22nd May 1759.+ Missing--a parcel belonging to
Lieut Hartnell of the Inniskillings with 2 pairs of boots.
+Gronenberg+, 26.v.06. R.O. as there has been a bullock killed
there this morning, the Colonel desires each troop may send
for what they want--iff a Boors horse can be got they may
bring one to carry it.
+Gronenberg, 29th May, 1759.+ As there great complaints of
Drunkeness among the men It is believed to be owing in some
measure to so many of the women being allowed to sell Liquor,
It is again Repeated that the Commanding Officer of troops
be answerable that no women be allowed to sell Liquor but
the one appointed to be the Sutler who is to take care not
to let the men have any Liquor if they see them in the least
the worst of it, and if any of the women Persists in selling
Liquor after those orders they will be Ducked and Drummed out
of the Regiment.
+Werle Camp+, 9.vi.1759. It is Lord George Sackvill's orders
that for the future the officers and men of the Cavalry,
Carrie their swords upright with the hilt resting on the
Right Pistol, that the Regiment march to Sub:Divisions & the
officers strictly keep their Posts. These to be Standing
Orders for the whole British Cavalry for the future.
+Werle Camp+, 10.6.1759. All Guards & Sentrys from the Dragoons
on foot are for the future to have fixed Bayonets.
+Anruckt Camp+, 13.vi.1759. The Drums of the Dragoons must for
the future march immediately behind the Officer who heads the
Division.
+Brincken Camp+, 15.vi.1759. half past nine--The Cavalry to
remain sadled till further orders, but not bridled. The
Infantry accoutred, but to boil their kettles & go on with
their usual Camps business, provided they remain in Camp. The
horses that are come from the Grand Guard and those on the
Picket to be unsadled and their Backs well brush'd for half
an hour and sadled again.
+Ritberg Camp+, 23.vi.1759. The 21th at Night a British Grenadier
found a grey mare with a bridle sadle & blue Cloak, & a
Gray Valise whoever will apply to the Adjt of the British
Grenadiers will be informed of them.
+Hille Camp+, 30.vii.1759. A Detachmt of 300 Dragoons to turn
out Immediatly under the Command of Lt Col. Harvey British
proportion 220. Detail for the Detachment Blands & Greys
Captns Subs Blues--Blands. Howards & Innisks. Each Regt 1
sergt 1 corpl & 19 men per squadron. For this Detachment
Captn Bury Sergt Watt, Corpls Brown Taite & 6 men, per troop
Extr. men Genls & Majors. After Orders all the British Troops
to hold themselves in Readiness to march, but not to strike
their tents till further Orders. The Cavalry to saddle,
the Infantry to Dress immediatly and the whole to wait for
further orders--H S M Brigade 31 July Tuesday Countersign
Augsbourg.
+Hille Camp+, 31.vii.1759. For the day to morrow Lt General
Erwesadle Cavalry Majr Genl Mostyn Infis Maj Genl Schybee.
Pickets British Inft Maj Hall, Hanoverian Infy Majr
Hodenberg, Hessian Infy Lt Col. Knaphausen.
Cavalry Right wing Majr Kellot. Left wing Lt Col. Uffenbach.
Majors of Brigade Stubbs & Chebeart. Linslous Battn 1st Battn
of Behr, Brunswick & the Regt of Prince Charles of Hesse
marched Last Night under the orders of Lt General Gilso, and
are encamped at Lubeck. Therefore all the men that were on
Duty of those Corps & were Relieved yesterday, will march
to Join their Regiments. A Detachment of 300 Cavalry of the
Right wing under the Orders of Lt Coll Harvey marched this
morning to Lubeck. If there are no orders to the contrary the
Regiments may send to forrage at 9 of the morning as usuall.
There will be an Auction at oclock at Bruckhausens Regt. to
morrow--
The Regimt Behr has lost a Brown horse Detale of the
Detachment of 300, British proportion 200. Picket Innisks
Capn Howards & Grays Subs.
| Blues Cap 1. Sub Sergt 1 Corpl Drum 1 Private 12
| Blands 1 1 18
Estate Grand Guard | Howards 1 12
| Greys 12
| Inniskgs 1 1 12
| Mords 1 12
Orderly men Blands
Picket Cornet Campbell Sergt Edgar & 1 man per troop Extr
Colonel & Captn Lindsay. Grand Guard to morrow 2 men per
troop. Standard Guard Sergt Dale Corpls Willson Monox & 4 p.
Troop.
After orders--H. I. M. orders that at one oclock to morrow
morning the Army shall be ready to march. The Cavalry to
sadle, the Artillery horses to be harnessed, & the Infantry
gaitered, but the tents are not to be struck nor the troops
put under arms till further orders. Chas Hotham Adjt Genl
1.viii.1759. Orders, Augt. 1st on the field of Battle.
Countersign Calais.
For the Day to morrow Lt General Urff Cavalry--Maj:General
Elliott: Infy: Maj:General Waldegrave.
At 9.0 o'clock tomorrow morning the army will Return Thanks
to the Almighty God for the Victory of this Day.
The Army to be under Arms in the front of the Camp & to fire
a feu de joy it will be repeated thrice, the Heavy Artillery
and that taken from the enemy will be drawn up on the front,
and the regimental guns will remain in the Lines.
H.S.H. will order when it shall begin & the Count La Lippe
will direct everything relative to the Disposition of the
Artillery.
Each regiment to make a strict search into the Boor's houses
and on ye Field of Battle for ye wounded as well of our
Army as the Enemy's, that they may be dressed and sent to
Petershagen, where the Hospital will be established.
H.S.H. has ordered by express the Flying Hospital at
Drokenberg to be Transported there. A return of the number of
cartridges wanting to compleat ye Artillery and to compleat
the Regiments to 36 Rounds per man, and likewise a list of
the Horses the Artillery has lost, to be given in as soon as
possible. A Return to be given in as soon as possible of the
Killed wounded & missing specifieing those that are Mortally
& slightly wounded--nameing the officers.
The Detachments at Hille and Getterbach will receive orders
to return to camp. The Pickets will not ly out till further
orders, but must remain ready on the first notice, those
of the British Infantry will consist of a sub and 30 only
from each Regiment & a Captn of Brigade. As soon as the camp
is marked the Major General of the Day will post the Grand
Guard. The Head Quarters is at Sud Hemmerer, British Generals
at Holthausen. The Cavalry to fire on horseback. Grand Guard
to turn out when called for Captn Blands--Blues--Blands
sub--Howards Greys--Sergts--Howards, Greys Innisks
Corporals. Picket this night Howards Captn Greys, Mordts
subs etc etc. Grand Guard to morrow morning Mordts Capn
Subs Blues & Blandys Sergts. Innisks & Mordts--Corpls Mords
Blandys--Grays--
Countersign
+Sud-Hemmerin Camp, 2nd Aug: 1759.+ For the Day tomorrow Lt
General the Marquis of Granby, Cav: Maj: General Col. Ochom
etc etc etc. Cavalry Right Wing Lt Col: Perston etc. The
Detachment of 300 Brunswick & Hessian that were posted
yesterday at Hartam to return to camp this day, The Pickets
are not to ly out this night: The 2 Battns of Branks and
Stoltzemberg that covered the Head Quarters to return to camp
this afternoon.
H.S.H. orders his greatest thanks to be given to the whole
Army for their great bravoury and good behaviour yesterday,
particularly to the British Infantry and to the 2 Battallions
of Hanoverian Guards, to all the Cavalry of the left wing,
and General Wagenheim's Corps particularly to the regiments
of Holstein and Hessian Cavalry and to the Hannoverian
Regiment de Corps and Hammersteins; the same to all the
Brigades of Artillery. H.S.H. declares publickly that next
to god he attributes the Glory of the Day to the Intrepidity
& extraordinary good behaviour of these Troops, which he
assures them he shall retain the strongest sense of as long
as he lives, and if ever upon any occasion he shall be able
to serve these brave troops or any one of them in particular
it will give him the utmost pleasure. H S H orders his
particular thanks to be likewise given to General Spocken,
the Duke of Holstein, Lt Genl Imhoff, & Urff.--H.S.H. is
extreamly obliged to the Count de Bucksberg for all his care
& trouble in the management of the artillery which was served
with great effect--Likewise the Commanding Officers of the
Brigade of Artillery vizt Col Brown, Lt Col. Hulte, Major
Hesse, and the three English Captains Phillips, Drummond, &
Foy,--H S H thinks himself infinitely obliged to Majors Genl
Waldegrave, & Kingsley, for their great courage & the good
order in which they conducted their Brigades.--H S H further
orders it to be declared to Lt Genl Marquis of Granby that
he is persuaded that if he had had the good fortune to have
had him at the head of the Cavalry of the Right wing, his
presence would have greatly contributed to make the decision
of the day more compleat, & more brilliant, in short H.S.H.
orders that those of his suite whose behaviour he most
admired be named, as the Duke of Richmond, Col Fitzroy, Capn
Ligonier, Col Watson, Capn Wilson aid de Camp to Major Genl
Waldegrave Adjt General Estoff, Ruleau, Dirandol, The Count
Taube, and Malerly,--H S H having much reason to be satisfied
with their conduct & H S H desires & orders, the Generals of
the Army that upon all occasions when orders are brought to
them by his aid de Camp, that they be obeyed punctually and
without delay.
+Francenberg Camp+, 22.viii.1759. Lord George Sackville has
applied for leave to return to England, His Majesty has been
pleased to grant his request, directing him to leave the
Command of the British troops to Lieut. Genl. the Marquis
of Granby. His Lordship therefore takes this opportunity
of returning his thanks, to the officers & men for their
good behaviour since he has had the honour to command them,
assureing them he shall upon every occasion be happy to do
justice to their merit.
+Weller Camp+, 29.viii.1759. Lost from an Officers servant a dark
gray horse a hunting saddle & goat skin--whoever brings him
to the Adjutant of the Grays shall be well rewarded.
+Worcester, 3 August 1777.+
13 Aug 1777. The Regiment will be mustered tomorrow at Ten
Oclock on the Market Place. The men to be full accoutred in
New Cloaths, in Long Gaiters.
The Cloaks for the Party Horses to be Roll'd white side out--The
Officers to be in Boots.
14 Aug 1777. The Regiment to be out at the Drill tomorrow
Morning at seven oclock in Hats & stockings.
17 Aug 1777. The Regiment to be out at exercise tomorrow at Ten
oclock, in short Gaiters and Grenadier Caps & Old Cloaths,
Parade in the Market place.
27 Aug 1777. The Regiment to be out at the Drill tomorrow
morning at seven O'clock--in the usual order--
The Recruits and Aukward men to be at the Drill this evening
at five in Hats & half Gaiters.
31 Aug 1777. Lord Panmure's troop to be at the Sign of the Sow
and Pigs in the Dolic at 9 o'clock to receive their New
Cloathing--which the Taylors are immediatly to set about to
fit Serjeant Angus to superintend the whole.
+Worcester, 15 March 1778.+ Such Officers & Quarter Masters
or privates Whose Hair is short to be plated or club'd in
the Style of the Horse Grenadiers are desired to provide
themselves with false Hair of the Colour of their own
Twenty-two inches wherefrom it is tied behind--the Weastcoats
fronts that was got in place of sleves to be given out to the
men and immediatly fitted to the Backs of the old Weastcoats.
+Reading, 10th April 1778.+ Six men per troop of the Augmentation
are to be mounted and accoutred as Light Dragoons, therefore
so many Recruits may be taken at five feet six inches, or
even ½ an Inch Lower--provided they are Young and well made,
and it being Reported that numbers of People from Paesley,
are here imploy'd in the Weaving trade perhaps some Recruits
may be picked up to answer the above purpose.
+Reading, 13 Apl 1778.+ The Regiment will march in three
Divisions from their present Quarters in the following order
to the Coast of Sussex--
_1st Division_ to march on Thursday Next, Lieut Col. Homes
troop to Haistens Battle & Winchelay--Capt Telfers troop
Hythe New Rumley & Rye.
_2nd Division_ to march on Friday, Lord Panmure's troop to Lewis
New Haven & Eastborne. Col Douglas's troop to Do.
_3rd Division_ The third division to march on Saterday, Capt
Herons troop to Shoreham and Brighthelmston, Capt Ramsays
Arundel.
+East Bourne, 24 July 1778.+ Orders from Hastings for the Royal
North British Dragoons Patroling the Coast from Dover to
Seaford Inclusive. Every Morning at Day brake a Serjeant
or Corporal from each station is to go to the Nearest
High Ground where he has a View of the Sea and if He or
the Patrole on his tour shall discover the appearance of
anything extraordinary or an unusual Number of Shipes upon
the coast--they are immediatly to make a report of it to the
Officer or Non Commissioned Officer Commanding the Port to
which he belongs, or where the Patrole is going to, which
Officer is to see himself and carefully to examine as much
as he possebly can whatever it may happen to be before He
forwards his own Report to the nixt post to be sent to the
Head Quarters at Hastings--and all Reports are to be made
in Writing in which must be specified all that the Officer
has seen himself or has been Reported to him by the others.
When any Discovery is made from which there is reason to
belive the Enemy is on the Coast A Patrole to be sent both
ways along the Coast with all Expedition with a Report and
to be Communicated from Seaford to the Party of the King's
Light Dragoones at Newhaven to be forwarded to the Officer
commanding that Regiment.
A patrole of a Dragoon Mounted to set out every Morning soon
after Sun Rise from Dover and Seaford to the next Post on the
Road to Hastings--they are to have a sealed card on which is
written the time the patrole left each Station. The Patrole
will on his arrival put up his Horse in the place of the
Patrole going out--will carry and give his Horse a feed and
set out to Return his Quarters in two Hours. The patrole to
have his side armes and Pistols Loaded.
+Canterbury, 26th January 1779.+ As the Adjutant is raither in
Confusion, the Clerks of Troops are Directed to Assemble at
Canterbury to morrow the 28th Instant they are to bring an
exact state of their troops with them--Both of men and Horse
and the No of Grays--& Bays--and any other transfers &c.,
&c., that may have happned.
By Order of Colonel Home,
Signed +William Crawford+, Sergt.
+Canterbury, 17th Jany 1779.+ That an Equality may be observed
in turning the Regiments Cloathing, two men from Each Troop
are to be sent to Canterbury to get their Coats turned, and
so soon as that is done the men will Return to the Troops
Quarters.
+Margate, 15th June 1779.+ The troops at Margate will march to
morrow the first trumpet to sound at 5, and to Horse at seven
o'clock. The troop at Ramsgate will march so as to meet the
Margate troop at the Half way House and whichever are first
there will wait the arrival of the others. The men to march
out of Quarters in their New Cap, but when they return their
swords, they are to put their Hats on, and wrap their Caps in
a Handkerchief to prevent them from being Dusted. The Men to
wear their old Cloaths untill further Order.
+Head Quarters Salisbury, 1st September, 1779.+ Lord Amhersts
Orders. Adjutant Generals Office. 30th August 1779.
The Length of the Charges of the Cavalry with continued speed
being such that the Squadrons are subject to be Broken and
thereby become incapable of attacking the Enemy with the
advantage they will have when the Horses are in Hand and
under the Command of their Riders, It is Lord Amhersts orders
that the continued vehemence of the charge is no Longer to be
practised & it is inconsistant with the necessary order of
the Ranks so as to make impression with Effect.
That advancing in Squadrons to charge shall be practised in
a trott & that the Squadrons shall not gallop above 50 yards
the distance they may supposed to be from their Enemy when
they fall into the Gallop.
+Head Quarters, Salisbury, 14 Septembr 1779.+ That mistakes
may no longer happen the following Directions for the mens
Dressing on Horse Back are to be punctually attended to, &
the Officers are Desired, to mark and Report any man therein
offending--
Squadrons at Halt always to Dress to the Right. When marching
in Line, with their Regiments, always to the center of that
Line whether to Front or Rear.
When the Regiment is drawn up in three Squadrons by itself,
at the word march--the whole Dress immediatly to the Center
of the Center squadron--if formed in two or in Squadron. The
men Dress at all times to the Center when marching. When the
squadron is marching by half ranks Quarter Ranks or Sub
divisions the whole Dress to the Right and take the Distance
of Ranks and files from the Right except after a charge of
the squadron when it must be made by the Center.
+Salisbury, 4th October 1779.+ The men to clean their gloves and
coulor their Uniforms. The new Granadeer Caps to be fitted
for the men, for which the troops are to parade in their
lines tomorrow at ten oclock. The Mens Hair perfectly dressed
with their Caps on, and the officers of troops to attend.
+Orders Head Quarters Camp, near Salisbury, 22d Novemb 1779.+ The
Regiment Men and Horses to be very clean and everything well
put on, so as to suit the Camp to morrow in the Best order,
New Caps and old cloaths, Officers in Hats, The squadrons to
march off at 10.
The Horses on first coming into Quarters to be kept very Cool
with a small allowance of Litter in the beginning, and to
have all the air possible, on the march the troops to feed at
½ a peck, and in quarters at the full allowance.
+Marlborough, 15th Feby 1780.+ The officers are to examine the
mens Cloathing every day of parade whether on foot or Horse
back, and order all wants to be repaired Directly, and give
attention to the Method of doing their Hair and every other
part of the Mens Dress, for a soldier may look Clean though
his coat be not so good as might be wished.
Signed +William Crawford+, Serg. Major.
+Marlborough, 2 July 1780.+ Major Herons troops will march to
morrow as the orders Direct, & to parade at 7 o'clock by
the Town Hall. The men are to be individually acquainted,
that the Colonel does not mean to threaten them into Good
Behaviour, But he will expect to see them entirely sober,
and he thinks this Caution well timed, When they are leaving
their Comerades and winter Quarters. Should wee fall in with
troops on our march the officers of Course will pay them the
Customary Compliment....
+Memorandum.+
In case of meeting with different troops upon the march, the
Senior Regiment keeps the Road & the Junior troops forme up
two deep, letting them pass from their Right, Swords Drawn,
trumpets sound the March, Officers Salute.
+Blandford, 21th Septr 1781.+ Complaint was made this morning
that several of the Grays had stript some walnut trees,
belonging to Farmer Page. The men are to learn that they
must not Invade other Peoples property which is permitted
in no Country whatever. Never the less, the Colonel has No
Objection to their amusing themselves at leisure hours, when
they have Consent of the Proprietor.
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This ensuing volume has written inside the front cover:--
"Captain Ramsay's Troops Orderly Book/price 2s paid by Capt.
Ramsay/Blandford, 17th Octr. 1781."
+Dorchester, 11th April 1782.+ The Regiment begins its march to
Durham in three Divisions upon Wednesday the 17th Instant.
The Troops at Dorchester form the first, those at Bridport
and Axminster the second, and Exeter the Rear Division. In so
long a march the greatest attention will be required to keep
the Horses Backs sound, and more especially at the Beginning,
It is the Rider's Interest to Preserve them all in their
Power, as on the Least swelling the men are expressly ordered
to march on foot.
+Durham, 8th Sept 1782.+ The Horse Mains and Tails are to be
Clean Washed & their Mains Plaited, which if opened out are
to be again Plaited up till the Morning of the Revieu. On
Monday or Teusday Next the men will trim their Horses as
Short and neat as possable. The New Granadeer Caps must in
the best Order, when great care is to be taken not to hurt
the Enameling on the fronts of the caps.
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Next volume lettered on first page:--
"Orderly Book/Captain Ramsays Troop of R.N.B.
Dragoons/price 2/6 paid by Captain Ramsay/Durham 6 Janry.
1783."
+Durham, 17th Feby 1783.+ The Regiment to be mustered tomorrow.
The troops at Durham to be ready to turn out at ten
oclock--but to wait the trumpet sounding. The troops at
Chester le street will be in readiness to be Mustered in the
afternoon. The men to be in Revew Order, New Cloaths and
Caps. The Boots Buckled above the Breeches. The officers to
be in Hats as they will not probabily have occasion to mount
their Horses.
The next volume:--
+Worcester, 27th April 1785.+ The Regiment will be seen tomorrow
by General Johnston, and at nine o'clock it will Parade at
the usual place. The whole to be in the best Order, & the
Officers as uniformly dressed as possible, with black Stock
and Regimental Boots. Recruites in half Gaiters and foot
accoutrements.... Bridle Bits exactly fitted to the Horses
Mouths, and stirrups of a proper Length to the Men, who are
to take care to sit well Down in their Sadles, and not to
Roll about when in Motion.
+Worcester, 10th Oct. 1785.+ The Horses may now have some Blood
taken from them, whenever the Commanding Officers of Troops
think fit.
+Glocester, 13th May 1786.+ The Parade to morrow for divine
Service is at Eleven oclock. The men to appear in Second
Cloathing and in New Hats. Every man to be answerable for his
present Hat--which is not to be given away or Disposed of
till further order.
The officers will be Particularly attentive at their Troop
parades to see that the Men wear their Hats agreeable to
the following Directions--The first Loop to be Exactly in a
Line with the Nose--and the Hat worn as low upon the Brow as
Possible--if those Directions are properly attended to in the
Begining--it will be the means of the whole appearing in a
uniform and soldier like manner.
+Gloucester, 30th May 1786.+ The new Gloves to be Delivered to
the Troops this day and taken back after the Review. The
Regiment to appear tomorrow in New Cloathing, Hair Dress'd
agreeably to the pattern approved, and in Boots well tyed up,
as also to have the Stockes Drawn close to the Necks and not
slovenly put on.
Saddles placed well of the Horses shoulders, nor are the Goat
skins to be too much forward.
The Firelocks must be well flinted and made very bright.
... The officers are to appear in Black Velvet stocks and
turn over.
+Salisbury, 1 June 1787.+ The Horses mains to be plaited this
evening, the men are to have their hair firmly pasted well
plaited at the Review and to be tyed with a ribbon the end of
which is to hang down. But the officers of troops take care
to Examine them upon the troops parade, to sea that the ends
are not tow long--about 2 inches being Sufficient, and that
they are tyed uniformly.
+Winchester, 25th July 1787.+ In order that the officers
Commanding at the different Quarters may perfectly understand
the Parade Motions, here follows a list of them Placed in the
Order which they ought to follow: viz.
The Parade being formed with shouldered Arms
Words of Command
Trail Arms
Advance Arms
Trail Arms
Order Firelocks
Advance Arms
Order Firelocks
Fix Bayonets
Ease Arms
Stand Easy
Attention
Return Bayonets
Trail Arms
Fix Bayonets
Shoulder Firelocks
+Winchester, 27th Octr 1787.+ The Men are to be at more pains
with their Hair, not in the Article of using more Powder, but
in Plaiting it neatly.
+Winchester, 8th Decr, 1787. General Orders.+ It is His Majesty's
Pleasure that the Dragoons are for the future to wear their
swords slung over their Coats; and in order to render the
appearance of the two Belts when worn across the Shoulders,
more uniform, the Pouch Belt is to be reduced from its
present breadth of four Inches and a half, to three inches.
The officers when on duty, and with their sashes on, are
likewise to have their swords slung over their uniforms: and
when off duty and without sashes, they are to wear them slung
over their waistcoats.
+Reading, 5th April 1788.+ As the Boots get much injury in
being worn after the Troops are arrived in Quarters, they
are in future to be Put off immediately, agreeable to long
established Custom in this Regiment.
+Reading, 10th April 1788.+ Except it be otherwise Ordered the
Rules for dressing are as follows.
1st In Squadron or line marching always to the Center, when
Halted generally to the Right, by word of Command
2d In Battalion always to the Centre in movement when Halted
to the Right.
3d In all Divisions or subdivisions of the squadron or
Battalion Dressing is generally to the Right.
4th In filing or Inclining the Body looks the way to which it
files or Inclines.
5th When forming from File the whole Dress to the Right or
left Hand to which the Divisions or squadrons are to form.
+Reading, 21st April, 1788.+ Such Men as are in want of proper
Hair for Plaiting behind, must be derictly provided theirwith
Serjeant Cowan brought some from Scotland, which he will give
to the Troops agreeable to their Several Returnes.
The last volume. Written inside cover:--
"Orderly Book of Major Ramsay's Troop of the Royal North
British Dragoons. Price 4s/paid by Major Ramsay.
Saxmundham 21st Augt. 1788."
+Ipswich, 13th September 1788.+ The Horses of the Regiment to be
taken up from Grass on Friday morning next the 19th Instant
and Marched to their Respective Quarters, with proper number
of Quartermasters, non commissioned officers and men for
the Duty. The whole to be under the command of Cornet Laigh
who will report to the Commanding Officer, of any improper
behaviour of the Men on this Duty, and to be attentive to
preventing any accident happening in lifting the Horses from
Grass.
+Ipswich, 27th Septr. 1788.+ The Commanding Officer being
informed by Mr. Lander Collector of Customs at Poole that, he
paid £16:19:3¾ to Quarter Master William Pettigrew on account
of a seizure of copper made by the Regiment, it is the
Major's Orders, that Quarter Master Pettigrew do immediatly
remit the above sum to the Adjutant, in order for its being
distributed to the Regiment agreeable to the King's Orders.
+D. Hamilton+ Adjt.
Orders.
Any of the men who are not provided with Buck-skin Breeches,
are to be furnished with them Previous to the Seizure money
being Paid.
+D. Hamilton+, Adjutant.
+Ipswich, 11th December 1788.+ In order that the Leather
Breeches of the Regiment may be Coloured and appear uniform,
the officers commanding Troops will see that every man is
provided with a Ball for that Purpose, according to the
following Proportions, viz 1 lb of Whiting and 2½ of Ochre
well mixed together. No man to be allowed to Deviate from the
above.
+Stamford, 24th April 1789.+ The Troops to march to the feild at
9 oclock tomorrow with the same number of Cartridges as on
Wednesday. The Standard to be out. Men to be in their second
Granadier Caps, which must be fixed in such manner as to keep
firm on the Head During Every part of the Exercise and this
the Officers will exemine into before they leave the Parade.
+Stamford, 26th April 1789.+ The Colonel will give Half a Guinea
to any Serjeant, Corporal, or Dragoon; who shall contrive the
best Method of fixing on the Grenadier Caps, and easiest for
the Men, so as in all Situations to prevent them falling off.
+Stamford, 7th May 1789.+ The springs of the Firelocks are to be
oil'd that they may go of easely and toghater. Each man to be
furnished with 10 good cartridges & a good flint.
+Lincoln, 19th October 1789.+ First Market Day the Inhabitants
are to have Notice by Sownd of Trumpet that the Men pay ready
Money for every thing they want, and take no trust.
+Lincoln, 18th Novemb 1789.+ The turnkey of the Castle having
exacted fees without the knowladge or autority of the chief
Jaylor, any Confined Men who have Paid such are to have it
Descounted as in Future the Regiment will have the full
Benefit of the Prison free of Demand (excepting Straw) which
article Men who willingly bring themselves to that Despicable
Situation, may or may not have at their own Opinion.
+Musselburgh, 25th May 1791.+ The Clarks of each Troop may
advance Sixpence for one quart of the best strong Beer to
each man, from which if any the least Irregularity proceed,
it shall stand for a warning not to do the like in future.
NOTES OF INSPECTION RETURNS FROM THE
RECORD OFFICE
+S. M. Milne+, Esq., of Calverley House, Calverley, Leeds, has
most kindly given me the following interesting notes:
Rough Index and Notes of Inspection Returns to be found at the Public
Record Office, Fetter Lane, London:--
+2nd DRAGOONS+
1750. Canterbury, May 9th. Gen. Sir Philip Honeywood.--"Have
grenadier caps, and wear them well; drums of wood in good
order, buff accoutrements coloured white, the sergeants
sashes striped red, blue and yellow, the standards and belts
indifferent. Uniform red, faced blue, white buttons, and
button holes, blue waistcoats, and breeches."
1750. Maidstone, October 6th. "Two standards good." (Evidently
new since last inspection.)
1751. Wells, April 30th. "2 Standards good."
1755. November 4th. Standards as last mentioned. "Officers'
uniforms all new, quartermasters, and sergeants' horses, have
hunters tails, accoutrements coloured white, men have white
gaiters, sergeants have sashes, Caps all new and remarkably
fine. The whole regiment has grey horses, uniform red, lined
blue, blue waistcoats and breeches, white buttons and button
holes, _grenadier caps_."
1756. October 14th. The light troop has 65 swivel belts, 65
cartouche boxes and belts, 63 spades, 32 hand bills, 31
axes, dress red faced and lined blue, blue waistcoats, and
breeches, white buttons, and button holes--caps.
1757. October 14th. Recruit horses cost £21 each, for the Light
Troop horses £15 19s. each. The sergeants have sashes.
1758. Bury St. Edmunds. June 30th. "blue shag breeches. Caps, no
hatts."
1764. Manchester. November 2nd. "Horses of great size."
1765. Worcester, November 13th. "Two standards in bad condition
recd in 1752. Officers have blue cuffs embroidered with
_gold_, blue waistcoats and breeches. There are two new
Standards in store."
1768. Blackheath (no date). Two standards new in 1766.
1769. Musselburg, May 10th. Gen. Oughton.--"Officers' uniforms
embroidered with gold."
1770. Coventry, May 15th. Major-Gen. Murray.--"two standards
1766. A very fine regt, and perfectly fit for service."
1771. Newbury, April 15th. Two standards 1766. "The regiment
is fit for immediate business in all respects has a very
serviceable and soldier like appearance, at the same time
the latter might be improved by more air and addition of
quickness in the movements."
1772. Salisbury, May 4th. Standards good.
1773. Blackheath, May 18th. (As above.)
1774. Colchester, May 2nd. Gen. Preston. (As above.)
1777. Worcester, May 10th. Major-Gen. Parker.--"The regiment is
very fit for service, and though the men are not particularly
upright, makes a handsome appearance, the men are to be
supplied with _bearskin caps_ at their next clothing, and the
officers are to be provided likewise with bearskin caps, it
was said in excuse for the badness of the horses tails, that
on account of the colour their tails were frequently plucked,
and the hairs stolen. The officers mess together and seem to
live in harmony. The trumpeters when the regiment dismounted
and formed in battalion, played two of them on clarionettes,
two French horns and two on bassoons, and there is besides a
music master paid to instruct them, who was present in the
field."
+Note.+--I expect the hairs were stolen for fishing
purposes, silk-worm gut not yet having come into
use.--_S. M. Milne._
1779. Salisbury, October 6th. Gen. Johnston.--Officers' uniform
"royal facings, gold embroidered button holes, although
the men have white, and caps with black bearskin fronts,
handsomely embroidered and ornamented."
+Note.+--These caps had just superseded the tall cloth
fronted old established Grenadier caps, fronted with blue
cloth, displaying the "_White Horse_" and the _Star_ of
the Order of the Thistle.--_S. M. Milne._
1781. Blandford, October 6th. By Gen. Warde.
1782. Durham, September 12th. Lord Adam Gordon.--"Has _three_
standards one good and two bad. I do not recollect, in the
thirty five years I have known the regiment, ever to have
seen it finer; if the horse furniture was scarlet, instead of
blue, it would shew better, in my humble opinion."
1783. Musselburgh, May 27th. Gen. Mackay.
1784. Manchester, June 3rd. Gen. Johnstone.--"New standards given
out in 1783. Royal facings with gold embroidered button
holes, two epaulettes, as grenadiers have, and black bearskin
caps."
+Note.+--At this period _all_ other heavy cavalry
officers had only one epaulette!--_S. M. Milne._
1786. Gloucester, May 31st. Gen. Phillipson.
1788. Ashford Common, May 9th. Gen. Douglas.
1790. York, May 10th. Gen. Tonyn.--"two standards and belts in
1783."
1791. Musselburgh, May 25th. Lord Adam Gordon.
1792. Manchester, June 7th. Gen. Hyde.
1801. Dorchester, September 28th. Gen. Garth.--"_Five_ standards
in good order."
+Note.+--The regiment had been increased to eight, or
perhaps ten, troops.--_S. M. Milne._
1802. Croydon, October 11th. Major-Gen. Cartwright.--Reviewed
by "His Majesty" on Ashford Common, _September 24th, 1801_.
"White stable jackets are made with the regiment, and paid
for by the men, price 11/-. In marching order the men wear
their fur caps--the horse cloth is placed on the saddle,
cloak before water deck over the saddle bags, and collar
chain in the horse shoe case,--in watering order the men
wear Russia duck trousers, and make use of the bridoon as a
bridle--reason assigned for placing the 'chain' in the horse
shoe case is that when worn on the neck it stains the colour
(grey) of the horse--no overalls are in use in the regiment,
four standards are in use."
1803. Croydon, May 25th. Gen. Gwynn.
1803. Canterbury, December 16th. Gen. Staviley.
1804. Canterbury, June 11th. Gen. Staviley.--"_Four_ standards in
use."
1807. "_Five_ Standards."
1814. Piershill had "five standards."
[Illustration: +Regimental Standards, the property of Capt. D. W. Milne
Home, of Wedderburn, used by the Regiment during the service of his
ancestor, Gen. David Home, of Wedderburn, who died 1809.+
No. 1. Original of dark blue silk; Scottish Crown and Thistle
with Motto surmounting Regimental Motto. Regimental Badge
of the White Horse and "II.D." ("Second Dragoons") at
opposite corners.
No. 2. Original of rose-coloured silk, with Scottish Crown
over Thistle and Rose, surmounting Motto on Scroll.
Regimental Badges and "II.D." as above.
No. 3. Original of dark blue silk, with Imperial Crown over
Scottish Thistle on rose-coloured ground in garter, with
Motto "+NEC SUNT TIBI MARTE SECUNDI+." Regimental Badges
and "II.D."]
1815. +Note.+--I could not find any Inspection Return, but I
gather from other returns of this year, in France, that
no cavalry regiments took their standards to the Waterloo
campaign at all, nor, for that matter, to _France_
afterwards!! (_pace_ Lady Butler!)--_S. M. Milne._
Newspaper cutting kindly sent by +Captain Lindsay+--
"+For Those in Peril.+
"The medal struck by Napoleon to commemorate the invasion of
England, which has come into the sale-room again, would have
fetched a far higher price when it was first cast could his
contemporaries have had guarantee of the falseness of the prophecy
which it expresses. Those were the days when the Volunteer movement
was born; those the days when Pitt promised an importunate squad
that they should not be sent out of the country--except in case of
actual invasion. At about this time a notable prayer was published.
It begins by invoking a blessing upon 'a' in this house, and a'
within two miles ilka side this house, the cow, the kail-yard, and
the muckle town o' Dumbarton.' The Scots Greys lying in Hamilton
Barracks are commended to favour. 'They are braw chiels--they are
not like the English whalps, that dash their foot against a stone,
and damn the soul of the stone, as if a stone had a soul to be
saved.'"
The following, all kindly transcribed by Captain Lindsay from the
originals still at Binns, by generous permission of the present owner:--
_Holograph._
Charles by the Grace of God etc. to the High & Mighty prince etc.
Most high and most mighty prince our deare Brother Cousin and
freind. Knowing the esteem your highness has of men of valour
and being persuaded by the repeated assurances of your good will
towards us, we have been induced to recommend to your Highness the
bearer hereof our most faithfull and well beloved subject Thomas
Dalyell Lieut:Generall of foot who now desires to go to Polland
in order to dedicate himself to your highnesse's service in your
armys, and seeing he has behaved himself with all the fidelity
bravery and conduct in ye post of Lieutenant Generall in our armys
we doubt not that by his good & faithfull service he shall deserve
your highness's favour, Wherefor we earnestly intreat your highns
you would receive him kindly into your service and allow him your
favour and protection, and whatever advantage he shall receive from
this our recommendation we shall entirely owe it to your highness
and shall loose no ocasion or opportunity to aknowlege it and so we
recomend your highness to ye care of the eternall and almighty God.
Given at Colloign the seventeenth day of Aprile yeare of God 1656
and of our reign the seventh year
Your highness
Most dear brother & cousin
Ch: R.
_Holograph the 2nd._
Charles by the Grace of God etc. to ye Most illustrious &
prince etc. Lord John Razivile prince of ye holy Roman Empire
... of ye great Dutchy of Lithuania and Great Generall of ye
Armys of Polland our most dear frend and Cousin.
Most illustrious and prince our most dear cousin and freind.
Seeing our most faithfull and well beloved subject ye noble and
brave Lietenant Generall Tho: Dalyell resolves to go to Polland in
order to serve in ye army of ye most high and mighty prince our
dearest Brother the King of Polland and has behaved himself in ye
post of Luetenant Genall in our army always undoubted fidelity
conduct and courage we have thought fitt to recommend him who
has served us so well to your Excellence that he may have your
favour and protection and earnest entreat your excellence that
you would so make use of your power and authority that he may not
be disappointed in his design but by your interest may get such a
post in your armys as one of his courage and conduct deserves, in
doing of which your highness will not only intirely oblige him,
but likewise do us such a favour as we shall take all occasions to
acknowledge.--Given at Colloign the 17th day of August.
Your excellence's
Good Cousin
Ch: R.
(The date of this _must_ be 1665.)
The Translation of General Thomas Dalyell's Russian Commission. Copy of
this translation 1762. Original is lost, but there is an enrolment of
this deed in the Russian Records.
"By the Grace of God We the Great Sovereign Czar and Great Prince
Alexis Michaelovitch, self-upholder of All the Russias, the great,
the little and the white, of Muscovy, Kiovia, and Novo Grodia,
Czar of Cazan, Czar of Astracan, Czar of Siberia; Lord of Pscovia
and Great Prince of Litovia, of Smolensk, of Twerr Wolsynia,
Podolia, Jugovia, Permia, of Wiatca, Bulgaria and of others;
Lord and Great Prince of Novegorode, of the country of Nizovia,
Chernigovia, Rezania, Polovia, Rostovia, Jaroslavia, Belozeria,
Udovia, Obdovia, Condia, Witebia, Mstislavia and Ruler of all the
Northern Countries; Lord of the Iberian Nation, which is under the
Castalinian and Georgian Czars; and of the Cabardinian Country
which is under the Chercassian and the Mountainious Princes; and of
many other Kingdoms and Nations of the East, West and North, to our
Forefathers belonging, Lord, possessor and Heir.--
"Declare by this patent of our Czarian Majesty to the Great
Sovereign Kings, to the Ministers of State, Dukes, Counts, and to
all free Gentlemen, whom it may concern
"That Thomas Daliel Leutenant Generall, formerly came over hither
in order to serve our Great Czarian Majesty; and whilst he was with
us in our Dominions, he did serve our Great Sovereign and Czarian
Majesty: He stood against our Enemies and fought valiantly. The
Military men that were under his command, he regulated, disciplined
and led them to the Battle himself: and he did and performed
everything Faithfully, and becoming a Noble Commander.
"And for those his faithful services, We the Great Lord and Czarian
Majesty were pleased to order the said Leutenant General to be a
General, he being worthy of that honour through his Merit: and he
accordingly served our Czarian Majesty as General, and he stood
against our Enemies and fought them courageously. In consequence of
which, we our Czarian Majesty granted him a stipend according to
his Dignity for his Table and for his pay. And now he the General
has petitioned our Czarian Majesty that we would please to give
him Leave to return in to his own country. Therefore we the Great
Sovereign and Czarian Majesty were pleased to order that the said
Noble General, who is worthy of all Honor, Thomas, the son of
Thomas Dalyel should have leave to go in to his own country. And,
by this patent of our Czarian Majesty, we do testify of him That
he is a man of Virtue and Honor, and in the Military operations of
great experience. And in case he should be willing again to serve
our Czarian Majesty he is to let us know of it before hand; and he
shall come in to the Russian Dominions of our Czarian Majesty with
our safe passports. And in Testimony of his services, We ordered to
give him this Patent of our Czarian Majesty, under our Great Seal
of State.
"Given at our Court in the Mitropolis City of Moscow in the year
from the Creation of the World 7173 Jany 6th. (+A.D.+ 1665.)
[_N.B._--The inscription on the seal contains all the titles,
as in the first paragraph of the Patent.]
"The foregoing Translation being entirely and truly conformed
with the original Patent in Russian Dialect and Character, it is
certified by the underwritten Counsellor of the Embassy and Chargé
D'Affaires of His Imperial Majesty of all Russia in London
"the 30th day of March 1762.
"_Signed_ +Theodore Luders+."
_N.B._--The record of this in Russian is titled _Recueil des
Chartes de l'Etat et Traités publiés aux frais du Chancelier
de l'Empire Comte Roumianzow_. Volume iv., page 143. Moscou,
1828.
The following is transcribed from the original MS. in the General
Register House, Edinburgh, under date 1685:--
The order of the March of the troops
att Generall Dalyell his funerall
The officers are all to have Black scarffs and the troops are
to march with there armes in the posture appointed
for these occasiones and the trumpettes drums and
collors are to be ordered as is useuall in the like caises.
The march is to begin from the Abbay church in this maner
Major Wedersburnes troop of dragoons
Earle of Drumlangrig's troop of horses
The one halfe of the regiment of ffoot guards
six peece of Cannon guarded by the
Company of Matrosses
the other halfe of the regiment of ffoote guards
The Magistrates of Edinburgh
my Lord Chancellor (if his Lordship pleases)
wt the Nobility and Gentry
The horse of Wair led by two ffoot men
a gentleman with the Generalls Baton
The hearse adorned as shall be thought fitt
with the corpes
His Majesties Life guard
dureing the procession there are guns to be fyred
from the Castle from tyme to tyme
att the first convenient place beyond
the West port the troopes are to sett and
give thre salvies in order as they march
the castle in the meantyme fyreing a whole round
Thereafter the horse and dragoons are to martch forwards to the
buriall place in the same order they martched through the town
and after the corps are past
the ffoot and Cannon are to return
A large thin folio volume lettered outside: "Papers connected with the
Royal Scots Dragoons, 1696 to 1704-6." The first writing in the book
(it is really a guard book for insertions) is--
The following old papers and letters were given to me by Sir
William Wallace, Bart., and with his permission I now present them
to the Royal Scots Greys.--+Geo. Cleghorn+, Weens, Roxburghshire.
Late a Captain in the regiment. April, 1870.
The two following letters from General Dalyell do not relate to the
Greys, but are charming specimens of written language. It may be well
to remember that the great Duke of Marlborough was almost devoid of
education.
_General Dalyell to the Earl of Lauderdale._
+My Lord, ...+
I moist confes I could not hev thoight this cuntray so il
prinsiplit as I find tham, and am confedent if foren forsis or
armis cum this laind vil all go in Rebelion, and it simis this
laist if it had not bein mistymed had bein muth moir terible, and
no piple heve with moir egernes soight after marterdom then thir
Roigis to karay thair desyn on deye; mane of the vimen upbraden
thair husbends and childen for not deyen on the pleis; and that
vhith is to me strange to see even thois vho profesis muth for his
Maieste so mersefule inclynit to thois damnet crue.
My Lord,
I am your Lordships humble servent
+Dalyell+.
Kilmanoh, _the 27 decembr 1666_
_Lieut.-General Dalyell to the Duke of Lauderdale._
_Edeinburgh, 4 June [1680]_
+May it pleis your Greis+,
The trust his Maieste hes honorit me with of his forsis in this
kingdom forsis me to reyou the acompt of the troupe bestaued on
the Erle of hume, whois karithᵃ is so od that it uil onle rander
the troup euslis to his Maiesty bot thingis may probable fal out
to ingadg them against his Maiestes forsis, yai his Liutinant the
Mr of Rois ken hardle stay on his imploiment nather is his quarter
cliret nor his troup payit as is doon be the reist of the forsis. I
kno the foilt is myn that he is not trayit be a court of uar: this
I shun it for the honor of his famile and leist it migh damp his
loialte. Remiting it to your greis to taik what couers you pleis to
precrayne[?] in it
* * * * *
May it pleis your Greis of ever mois humble servant
+T. Dalyell+.
* * * * *
In the Record Office under the date 30th October, 1684, is the
following order, which is of particular interest as incidentally
illustrating that the Dragoon was neither Cavalry nor Infantry, but the
chosen hero of modern story--the Mounted Infantryman.
For the preventing of all disputes that might arise concerning
the Rank of our Royall Regiment of Dragoons or of any other
Regiment of Dragoons that shall be employed in our Service;
Wee have thought fit hereby to declare Our Pleasure--
That our own Royall Regiment of Dragoons, and all other Regiments
of Dragoons to be employed in our Service shall have precedency
both as horse and Foot as well in Guarrison an in the Field as
in all Counsells of Warr and other Military occasions; and the
Colonells and Officers of the said Regiments of Dragoons shall
command as Officers of Horse and Foot according to the nature
of the place where they shall be (that is to say) that in the
Field the said Regiments shall take place as Regiments of Horse,
according to the date of their commissions; and that in Guarison
they command as Foot Officers, and their Regiments take place
amongst the Foot according to their respective seniorities from the
time they were raised.
An Account of Moneys disburst for the Ld Tiviots Regt of Dragns on
their March from Scotland to Deptford & Greenwich to embark for
Flanders in March 1693/4 and on their March from Harwich where they
landed again from Flanders in Decr 97, to Berwick upon Tweed in
their way to Scotland.
£ s d
Feb 93/4 For 4 wagons for the Regt from Harwich to
Southwark, being one wagon to two
troops--300 miles at 8d a mile for
each waggon comes to 40: 0:0
27 Apr 94 For 1 Waggon for 2 Troop from S'wark to
Gravesend. 20 miles 0:13:4
for 1 waggon for a Troop from do. to
Dartford and Crayford 14 0: 9:4
For 1 wagn for 2 Troops from do. to
Croydon & Bromley 10 0: 6:8
For 1 wagn for two troops from do. to
Putney & Wandsworth 5. 0: 3:4
For wagons from the several places above mentioned
to Deptford & Greenwich for Flanders 2: 0:0
For fire and candle on their March from 8 Feb 93-4
to the last of March following 15: 6:0
-------
58:18:8
MUSTER ROLL
of Major Andrew Agnews--Troop of Dragoons begin: the first of
December and ending the last of Jany--both inclusive, 1702-3
Andrew Agnew _Major & Capt_
Patt: Robinson _Lieut_
William Crawfoord _Cornet_
James Douglas _Qr Mr_
Thos: Taitt } _Sarjants_
And: Ffordyce }
John Vanmorgan } _Hoyboyes_
Henrick Bastine }
William Pattan } _Drummers_
David Jolly }
Walter Graham _Corpll_
William Murray _Corpll_
Robert Douglas _Corpll_
Tho: Agnew
James Agnew
Anthony Alisone
James Alexander
Duncan Blair
Halbert Broun
John Blackburn
James Bannerman
George Cannon
John Craig
John Campbell
Alexander Gordon
Nathaniell Gordon
Samuell Gordon
Walter Graham
Thomas Graham
James Gray
John Halling
John Hunter
William Hartley
Andrew Hartley
William Johnstoune
David Kennedy
David Kiddy
Alexander Lawsone
James Murdoch
Thomas Manwell
Andrew Mcffadrick
John McMichan
James Mcdonald
Stephen Oliphantt
John Portteous
Quintine Robisone
Thomas Ronnan
John Simpsone
John Smith
James Stewartt
Robertt Stewartt
William Shirilaw
William Simpsone
George Steill
John Taylor
James Tellfoord
John Weir
George Wrightt
George Duncan
Archibald ffleming
James fforbes
James Knox
John Lawrence
John Moore
John Buchanan
John Thomsone
William Stewartt
_Att Tyell y 1st of Dec 1702_
Mustered in in Major Andrew Agnews Troop in her Majesties Royall
Regiment of Scots Dragoons Commanded by the Right Honorable the
Viscount of Teviott ye Capt, Lieut, Cornett and Qr Mr with their
led horses two sarjants three Corplls two Hauttboyes two drummers
with fifty four private dragoons Mounted. These comenceing the
first of Decr to ye last of Janry both inclusive being sixty two
daies.
_G. Marshall_
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The following, by kind permission of the Editor of the _Globe_, and
the author, Colonel R. M. Holden, F.S.A.Scot., is reprinted from the
_Globe_ of 14th June, 1906:--
THE WATERLOO BALL
The Congress of Vienna was about to break up, not in the best
possible humour, when the announcement fell like a thunderbolt that
Napoleon had escaped from Elba, which had been assigned to him on
his abdication in 1814, that he had landed in France, had entered
Paris, and had re-ascended the throne. The Allied Sovereigns
soon silenced their differences in a harmonious resolution to
combine against the disturber of the peace. Napoleon was declared
the common enemy of Europe, his sovereignty was ignored, and
preparations for war at once entered upon. It is estimated that by
June a million of men were ready to fall upon France.
The Duke of Wellington established his headquarters at Brussels,
where he had with him in and about the city over 25,000 men. The
city was filled with fashionable non-combatants of all nations,
including numbers of British who had long been cut off from the
Continent, and had been drawn thither by curiosity, or from having
relations in the army. The whole place teemed with intrigue, for
there were still a large number of officials who had served under
Napoleon, and were ready to return to him. However, everything
outwardly remained quiet, and there was no sense of immediate
danger. Parties were common, "and all went merry as a marriage
bell." Among the social entertainments none was so much talked
about as the now historic ball which was given by Charlotte,
Duchess of Richmond, wife of Charles, fourth Duke of Richmond
and Lennox, K.G., who, with their family, had occupied a villa
in Brussels since the Duke relinquished the Lord-Lieutenancy of
Ireland in 1813. The Duchess was a daughter, by his beautiful wife,
Jean, of the fourth Duke of Gordon, known by the Highlanders as
the "Cock of the North." The daughter of a soldier, the wife of a
soldier, and the mother of one, her Grace was in close touch with
the army. In her youth there were few more attractive girls than
Lady Charlotte Gordon when she used to appear in the feather bonnet
and Gordon tartan plaid, in compliment to the 92nd Highlanders and
Gordon Fencibles, which her father had raised.
The much-talked-of ball took place on the 15th June, 1815, ninety
years ago yesterday. At three o'clock in the afternoon of that day
a messenger arrived with important news for the Duke of Wellington
that Napoleon at the head of his army had crossed the Sambre that
morning, and had forced the Prussians to retire through Charleroi
and Fleurus to a position near Ligny. The Duke immediately sent
off orders for his troops to hold themselves in readiness to move,
but not to advance. The latter he delayed until the evening,
when reports from Mons had satisfied him that the attack was not
a feint, and that Napoleon really had taken the Charleroi road.
The critical state of affairs did not prevent the Iron Duke from
attending the ball. On the contrary, he not only went himself, but
he encouraged his officers to attend, thinking that their presence
there would have a reassuring effect on the people of Brussels.
In the room, the coachmaker's store improvised for the occasion,
were assembled some two hundred guests, including ladies well
known in English society, and most of the Duke of Wellington's
staff--the Prince of Orange, the Duke of Brunswick, Lord Hill, Sir
Thomas Picton, Sir Henry Clinton, the Earl of Uxbridge, Lord Edward
Somerset, Sir Hussey Vivian, Sir William Ponsonby, Sir Denis Pack,
and others. The news had spread that the French army was about
to cross the frontier, and it caused a very natural sensation,
but the dancing was not interrupted. Indeed, we are told that it
was maintained with unusual spirit, as if to make the most of the
enjoyment which was so soon to be interrupted. An interesting
incident occurred which does not appear to have been recorded.
During an interval in the dancing, a party of non-commissioned
officers of the 92nd Highlanders, headed by their pipers, proudly
marched into the room, having been specially invited to give an
exhibition of the reel to her Grace's British and foreign guests;
never did these Gay Gordons dance with greater grace, or to a more
appreciative audience.
The imperturbable Duke of Wellington remained at the ball till past
midnight, constantly receiving messages and giving orders privately
to the staff. He then quietly withdrew for the desperate encounter
which was destined to be the crowning scene in a military career
of unequalled brilliancy. The other officers gradually left the
room and joined their regiments, many in their dancing pumps. The
Duchess of Richmond and her daughters took no further part in the
ball; her husband and two of her sons had accompanied the troops.
But the girls generally are said to have shown great heartlessness.
After saying farewell to their partners, many of them for the last
time, they continued dancing for some hours. Meanwhile, drums,
bugles, and pipes sounded the assembly through the silent streets;
the soldiers came swarming out like bees, and Brussels was soon
astir at the unwonted bustle. What followed is well known. Two days
later Napoleon's pride was crushed by the most glorious victory
ever won by British arms; and, alas, the voice of many a gallant
soldier who, but a few hours before, had been a welcome guest at
the historic ball in Brussels, was silent in the grave.
The identity of the famous ball-room in Brussels has been the
subject of much controversy. For many years it was assumed that the
house had been pulled down and the ground built over. The villa
occupied by the Duke and Duchess of Richmond has disappeared in the
sense that it has been absorbed in the Hospital of the Augustinian
Sisters; but it was established by the late Sir William Fraser
to his own and the general satisfaction of the public, that the
ball was never held in the villa. It took place in the store-room,
hired for the occasion, of Mons. Simon, the coachmaker, he who
built the famous carriage which Napoleon used in the campaign.
It was separate from the villa, and still stands in the Rue de
la Blanchisserie, in the lower part of the town, being part of
the building which had returned a few years back to its original
purpose of a coachmaker's factory and depôt. The room is a long
barn-like one, with smooth, old-fashioned pillars, and a polished
floor, and has been likened to the Lower School at Eton under Long
Chamber--the same square, solid pillars, a low ceiling, and brick,
whitewashed walls.
From the "Military and Biographical Notices of the Fallen Heroes"
(pamphlet):
ROYAL SCOTS GREYS
"_Honour to the Memory of the Brave._"
The following is a list of the officers and men killed in action on
the 18th June, 1815, belonging to the 2nd N. B. Dragoons (Scots Greys)
given by Sir James Steuart, their Colonel:--
OFFICERS
Lieut.-Col. Hamilton
Capt. C. L. Barnard
Lieut. T. Trotter
Captain T. Reynolds
Lieut. J. Carruthers
Cornet T. C. Kinchant
Cornet Edward Westby
Cornet L. Shuldham
NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS
Name and Rank. Place of Birth.
Troop Sergt.-Major John Weir Mauchline
Sergt. George Rennie Glasgow
Sergt. Arthur Pollock Blantyre
Sergt. James Shudrack Rigegate
PRIVATES
Name. Place of Birth.
Alacorn, William Stichill
Arthur, John Cumbernauld
Baisby, William Horton
Black, Alexander Dunfermline
Brooks, John Heaton Norris
Brown, Samuel Nuttsford
Brown, Thomas Alnwick
Brice, William Bo'ness
Butler, George Cailton
Christie, William Auchterarden
Coupland, John Kirkmahoc
Craig, John Barony
Craig, Robert Rutherglen
Craig, William Paisley
Creighton, David Dalmellington
Dawson, Thomas Ambleside
Dawson, Joshua Ottley
Dodds, John Berwick-upon-Tweed
Donaldson, Robert Barony
Dougal, John Barony
George Ellingworth Brotherton
Fergusson, James Barony
Forbes, Duncan Irvine
Frost, John Tutbury
Gray, Alexander Paisley
Hall, John Cambleton
Harness, John Glaistow
Jameson, John Barony
Johnson, Garirn Old Monkland
Kerr, Alexander Ayr
Kidd, John Kinross
Knight, Andrew Inveresk
Leach, William Norwich
Liddle, James Airdrie
Love, James Dalsey
Lyle, Robert Kilbarchan
Mackie, Robert Blantyre
Mackie, Alexander Glasgow
Main, John Worcester
McAlla, George Carnwarth
McArthur, John Barony
Mather, Gavin Hamilton
Macauly, Hugh Paisley
MacCulloch, John Kilmarnock
McFarlan, Andrew Glasgow
Miller, William Egham
Miller, John Old Monkland
Mitchell, William Kilmarnock
McKechney, Daniel Greenock
McLauchlan, John Dumfries
McLauchlan, James Sanquhar
McPherson, Angus Mordant
Muirhead, Robert Glasgow
Murdock, William Auchinleck
Murray, Peter Tippermuir
Picter, David Stewarton
Priestley, Luke Portsham
Rayburn, John Paisley
Robertson, Thomas Neelston
Robertson, John Paisley
Rolland, David Strathblane
Rose, James Glasgow
Sawyer, John Rutherglen
Scott, John Muiravonside
Senior, John Earley
Simmons, John Burnbury
Smith, James Kilmarnock
Stoddard, David Newbattle
Storie, William Renfrew
Sutherland, William Cambuslang
Taylor, Robert Barony
Taylor, Thomas Fording
Truwant, John Dewny
Turnor, George Yetholm
Turnor, John Orwich
Urie, John Gortals
Walker, Alexander Tengle
Wotherspoon, Peter Abernethny
Whitton, John Peckington
Wylie, Andrew Steuarton
Young, Robert Paisley
8 Officers killed 8 Officers wounded
4 Sergeants killed
84 Privates killed 89 Privates wounded
Memorandum relative to the Cavalry at Waterloo from a pamphlet printed
at the time:--
--------------------------+--------------+--------------+---------------
| +Officers+ |+Rank and File+|
+Corps, Etc.+ +--------------+--------------+-----+---------
|Killed |Killed | |
| Wounded | Wounded | |Effective
| Missing| Missing|Total| Force
--------------------------+----+----+----+----+----+----+-----+---------
General Staff | 12 | 46 | 3 | -- | -- | -- | 61 | --
1st Life Guards | 2 | 4 | -- | 24 | 49 | 4 | 83 | 227
2nd Life Guards | 1 | -- | 1 | 16 | 40 | 97 | 155 | 232
Royal Horse Guards | 1 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 61 | 20 | 106 | 239
1st Dragoon Guards | 7 | 4 | -- |120 |115 | -- | 246 | 529
1st or Royal Dragoons | 4 | 9 | 1 | 86 | 88 | 9 | 197 | 395
2nd or Royal N.B. Dragoons| 6 | 8 | -- | 96 | 89 | -- | 199 | 391
6th Dragoons | 1 | 5 | 1 | 72 |111 | 27 | 217 | 397
7th Hussars | -- | 7 | 3 | 62 |109 | 15 | 196 | 386
10th Hussars | 2 | 6 | -- | 20 | 40 | 26 | 94 | 390
11th Light Dragoons | 2 | 5 | -- | 10 | 34 | 25 | 76 | 398
12th Light Dragoons | 2 | 3 | -- | 45 | 61 | -- | 111 | 402
13th Light Dragoons | 1 | 9 | -- | 11 | 69 | 19 | 109 | 390
15th Hussars | 2 | 3 | -- | 21 | 48 | 5 | 79 | 389
16th Light Dragoons | 2 | 4 | -- | 8 | 18 | -- | 32 | 387
18th Hussars | -- | 2 | -- | 13 | 72 | 17 | 104 | 396
23rd Light Dragoons | -- | 5 | 1 | 14 | 26 | 33 | 79 | 397
1st Light Dragoons K.G.L. | 3 | 11 | -- | 30 | 99 | 10 | 153 | 498
2nd Light Dragoons K.G.L. | 2 | 4 | -- | 19 | 54 | 3 | 82 | 518
1st Hussars K.G.L. | -- | 1 | -- | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 618
2nd Hussars K.G.L. | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 487
3rd Hussars K.G.L. | 4 | 8 | -- | 40 | 78 | -- | 130 | 640
--------------------------+----+----+----+----+----+----+-----+---------
The Editor is indebted to Colonel Williams, commanding the Greys, for
the following:--
Major Ker Fox, late 19th Hussars, to Colonel Williams, 14th December,
1905.
+Dear Sir+,--In looking through some family papers the other day
I came across the enclosed letter written to an ancestor of mine,
nearly 150 years ago, by a trooper in the North British Dragoons....
"Revd. Sir--Experiencing your wellwishes for me when presant &
Expecting A Continuance of the same emboldens me to send you word
of my welfare being assured that it will be acceptable. I have long
since Designed to do what I am now about, That I might be answered
By the good account that you and all my acquaintances are well. I
have the greatest reason to bless God that I am still Alive For
truely Sir since we have been Abroad many have fallen By Death
some by the fatigues of War & number in ye Field, yet to me has
the Lord been Sufficient having as yet saved my health & covered
me from all the Dangers Ive been exposed to. I might here tell you
of our transactions During this Campaign but being persuaded you
are no stranger to them I will only say that our Fatigue has been
great, For ever since the 20th of last March that our Regiment left
winter quarters we have moved up & down. First from Paderborn to
Bergen where we fought the French & the Battle being as it were
Drawn on both sides we could not live there being then no forage
on the ground & what was in the houses the French had it forraged
into their Maggazins so that for want of forrage we were forced to
Leave the Frontiers of the enemy & march for Hess Castle where we
abode 3 weeks, till the Forrage appear'd in the Field, the French
came down after us with one Army & Formed another near Lipstadt
where we open'd the Campaing. It is strange indeed to hear the
various accounts of the enemy amongst us for the perhaps not 3
miles Distant from others their Number will by talk Increas or
decreas 50000 in a Day, here they were given out for 190000 Men
which I beleve Did not amount to more than 100000. Which was by
far the supperior Number for ours was never 80000. So that at the
eve of the Battle & for some weeks before All was Hush non knew
aney thing till directly put in Execution. So great was the conduct
of our Brave Prince Ferdinand, Orders for marching on the 1st of
August was no sooner given than the French began to cannonade the
Princes Quarters thinking to draw our army there when they would
have flank'd us. But the Prince Left the Place, & March'd us to
the Left. That with the Blessing of God altered the whole for they
were briskly Repulsed & By the same means there great numbers was
put to a Wofull Flight. It is true the sight and presence of the
Field is terrable, But the Victory soon Dispell'd it. Altho many
suffer'd on Both sides, Here the face of affairs were chang'd
And we are almost so far advanc'd After them as where we fought
at Bergen. There is scarce a Day but we gain some Advantage over
them & with Little Loss on our side, so that if God continues his
Favours on our army the enemy will soon Leave Germany. Marbourg
surrendered the 1st Days Seige & Never a Man lost on our side.
About 4 days ago we forc'd the out Posts of their flying Camp &
got 800 prisoners. We Rejoiced here yesterday for the Good News
from England & Saxony By fireing all the Cannon & small arms in
the Field 3 times. The French Ly about 6 miles from us, we march
foreward the morrow, so that if they dont Abandon their Campment we
expect another engadgement soon. I have here Dear & Revd Sir I am
afraid taken to much time in telling you the thing you have long
since been acquaint with; But I hope you will excuse Me in so Doing
and Remember me with my comerades at the Throne of Grace, Being
confident of your care, I pray that God give your endevours the
Blessing of Turning Many that Dwell in Darkness to Him, And that
your Reward may be great, is the ernest Prayer Rev. Sir of your
Most Obedient Servant--+William Knox+ Dragoon.
"_If you Please Turn oer_
"I will be obliged greatly if you would Answer this soon Derecting
to Wm Knox Dragoon in the Royl. North British Dragoons Col.
Prestons Troop With the Grand Alied Army--Germany. And Remember me
earnestly to all my Worthy Friends that are your Hearers.
"_N.B._--I had this By me since the 17th and has had no opertune
of sending it away before this Date. We are now just by the French
and its Beleved that we wont seperate Before we engadge again, we
having been close to them these 7 days. A small River only parts
us. The French head quarters is at Geeshen and ours at Stroffsdorf.
Their Campment is strong and ours is the same. We saddle every
Night & doe not unsadle till we see the enemy's Camp when the fog
is off in the morning. Our Piquets and advanc'd Posts Lys by theirs
all night & Returns to Camp when assured they are still.
"_Kroffsdorf Camp 25th Sept 1759._"
_Frampton, North Berwick,
25th November, 1906._
+Dear Colonel Williams+,
I do not know whether you ever heard of the following, or not--if
not, then perhaps it may serve its purpose....
During a big day at Aldershot, "the Greys," one of the cavalry
regiments engaged, was missed from the scene of action in the Long
Valley. A.D.C.'s, gallopers, and mounted orderlies were sent all
over the place to find them.
The commanding officer had simply dismounted his men, and got them
into the "Cocked Hat" wood, and told them they might get their
pipes out and take it easy. When at length found, an A.D.C. rode up
to the colonel, and said that the general had missed the regiment,
and was extremely put about in consequence, and told the commanding
officer that he (the general) wished the regiment to retire behind
the crest of some rising ground.
It is reported that the commanding officer at that time, not being
very good at handling his regiment, thought he saw his way out of
the difficulty, and with great dignity said, "Young man, go back to
your general, and tell him that the Greys _never_ retire." ...
+Montague Johnstone.+
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_Somerset, Coleraine, Ireland,
25th November, 1906._
+My dear Williams+,
We were on the Curragh ... and next us were the old Gordons.
We were always pointing out to them that, for Scotchmen in the
ranks, they could not hold a candle to us. One day some of them
came to us, and told us they had a batch of recruits coming,
real Highlanders, such as we had not, "none of 'em had seen the
English," and the band and pipes had gone to Newbridge to "march
'em up." So down we all went to the outlet of the Newbridge road
to see the arrival on the Curragh. Sure enough, soon we heard the
pipes and saw the sporrans swinging, always a glorious sight! and
on the boys came, straight from their mountains and glens. But,
alas! as they passed us and came in full view of the Curragh, a
young recruit in the ranks turned to his comrade and said, "Why,
bust me, Billy, if this ain't Putney 'Eath without the pubs."
Tableau! and triumphal march home of the old Greys.
At the same period as this, one night the old Gordons poured
through windows and doors into our mess and fairly wrecked us. So
we joined forces and went for the 9th Lancers together in the same
fashion. When all was smashed, all lights out, and everybody was
leaning up against walls in torn and tattered mess uniform trying
to get breath, in came a frightened mess waiter with a candle stuck
in a ginger-beer bottle. This revealed a tablecloth on the floor
still heaving up and down, the last struggle of a glorious fight.
This was slipped away, and underneath was found the Junior Sub. of
the Gordons tightly gripping the Colonel of the 9th Lancers by the
throat--the chief nearly black in the face. But a more good-natured
man never lived. He made it a subject of chaff, and a bond between
all three regiments was thereby forged which I know will never be
broken....
+J. A. Torrens.+
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At Dundalk in 1868 during a good run with the Regimental Drag
Hounds, a grey horse, Barabbas, owned and ridden by Lieutenant
Bashford, pounded the field over a very boggy brook. At dinner
the same evening, while discussing the extraordinary cleverness
of the horse (after clearing the brook a native having roared out
"Begorra, he changed on a trout"!), Mr. Wilkinson, the resident
magistrate of Castle Bellingham, made a bet of £25 that Barabbas
could not jump the mess-room table. The bet was at once accepted,
and Mr. Bashford getting permission of the Colonel, went straight
off to the stable, put on the saddle and bridle, and brought the
horse into the mess-room. Captain Hicks, the paymaster, jumped on
his back, and in a second had cleared the table.
_Scene_--+The Crimea+, two or three days before the charge of
Balaclava. The Scots Greys are mounted and drawn up in line behind
a hill waiting for orders. Lieut.-Colonel Darby Griffiths is
sitting on his horse in front of the centre of the line. To him
comes a young and very excited staff officer at full gallop, who
says: "Colonel, ten men who dare go anywhere and know no fear
are wanted at once. They must be desperate fellows, as they have
a desperate job to perform. Please let me have them as soon as
possible." Old Darby Griffiths, scarcely turning in his saddle, and
without a moment's hesitation: "Greys, from your right number off
ten!"
H. S.
* * * * *
THE LOST DUCKS
Some years ago a famous and historic cavalry regiment was moving
from England to Ireland, marching by detachments, mostly of a
troop each, to embark at Liverpool. These were billeted at nights
in some town, foot and horse billets often widely scattered, and
sometimes far separated one from the other. In the mornings, at the
time appointed for marching away, all assembled at the rendezvous,
usually the market-place, or a main street near the hotel where
the officers were quartered. There a dense crowd watched the
parade, the inspection, and the march off. On a certain occasion,
the captain of C Troop, just before turning out, was interviewed
by an angry, excited inn-keeper, who declared that the troopers
billeted on him had stolen two of his fine, fat, white ducks. The
captain assured him he must be mistaken, but that every means would
be taken, if it were so, to detect and punish the culprits, and
promised compensation. Owing to the great crowd round the parade,
nothing could be done until clear of the town. On these marches,
when horses were liable to sore backs and rubs from careless
saddling, packing kit, girthing, etc., it was usual, after a trot,
to halt a mile or so away from the billets, dismount, and carefully
examine each horse and its equipment. On this occasion, the captain
ordered kits to be unpacked, cloaks to be unrolled sufficiently to
prevent the possibility of ducks being concealed in them. He then
rode round the ranks drawn up on both sides of the road, and made
a careful inspection. It revealed not even a feather of the ducks.
From the next town he wrote to the aggrieved complainant, proving
him to have been mistaken, and saying that such a charge should not
have been brought against his men, who were incapable of stealing.
It was some years before the truth became known to the captain.
In those days, officers on the line of march sent their light
baggage by train with their servants, and carried nothing on their
horses except brushes and stable rubbers for smartening up before
entering a town, but they were ordered to carry behind the saddle
a long-shaped valise, supposed to hold the kit, but usually filled
with hay or straw to prevent rubbing the horse's back.
On that day the missing ducks were packed away in the captain's
valise, and during his inspection and the whole of the day's march,
he carried behind him the theft he was seeking to discover.
+A. C. E. Welby.+
* * * * *
The following by very kind leave of the author, an old officer of the
Greys:--
THE BONNIE SCOTS GREYS.
(_Air_--"+Bonnie Dundee.+")
Come Highland, come Lowland, lend ear to the praise
Of the bravest of horsemen, your own gallant Greys;
Ye Scots far away from your native land, come,
Hear the fame of the Jocks, ever "Second to none."
Come, Scots, drink a health to your "Second to none";
To your own bonnie Greys, to their victories won;
Come, drink to the luck of your Jocks, one and all,
Wherever their trumpet of duty may call.
O, see the grey horses come stepping along,
So proud in their glory, so famous in song;
Black bonnets of bearskin; O, where are the peers
Of the men on grey horses, the Scots Grenadiers?
Come, Scots, drink a health, etc.
Their deeds are enshrined in the annals of war;
They have rode down the French, times a hundred and a',
And of standards and colours have ta'en such a store,
Not a corps in the world that has ever won more.
Come, Scots, drink a health, etc.
Many hundreds of French they at Blenheim did chase,
Penned them back in the village and made to cry grace;
Then at Ramillies captured the Corps of the King
And of standards a score with them homeward did bring.
Come, Scots, drink a health, etc.
See the white broider'd flag of the Household of France,
Like its thunderbolt emblem, at Dettingen glance;
"The giants have felt it," true motto that day,
When the hands of the Scotsmen had borne it away.
Come, Scots, drink a health, etc.
Now fill a full glass to the old ninety-twa,
So leal in their friendship, so gallant in war,
With a "Scotland for ever," the Waterloo shout,
When the Greys and the Gordons drove Frenchmen to rout.
Come, Scots, drink a health, etc.
"Ah, the beautiful Greys, I must crush them, I ween";
But the Greys reached the hill where Napoleon had been,
While the brave Sergeant Ewart an Eagle has ta'en,
And the Union Brigade gathered laurels of fame.
Come, Scots, drink a health, etc.
Balaclava resounds with the shouts of the Greys;
All the horsemen of Russia stand still with amaze;
Each Grey hews a path through the dense-crowded horde,
And the Russians spur homeward with willing accord.
Come, Scots, drink a health, etc.
Their deeds were their duty to Scotland, and a';
Should the trumpet again sound the charge in a war,
Not a Russian or Frenchman will e're dare to stay,
When they hear the wild war shout of "Scotland for aye."
Come, Scots, drink a health to your "Second to none";
To your own bonnie Greys, to their victories won;
Come, drink to the luck of your Jocks, one and all,
Wherever their trumpet of duty may call.
+Alfred C. E. Welby.+
On the eastern wall of the north transept of Norwich Cathedral is a
memorial tablet as follows:--
To the memory of
+Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Thomas Pate Hankin, Kt.+,
who died at Norwich
October 26th, 1825,
in the 60th year of his age.
This tablet is placed here as a tribute of respect
by the
Officers of the Royal Scots Greys,
in which regiment he had passed the greater part of his life, and
commanded it
at the time of his death.
* * * * *
Extract from letter by the Honourable Charles Hamilton to his brother,
George Baillie, during the Westphalian campaign. The original letter
belongs to Lord Binning, who allowed his cousin, Captain Lindsay,
to have this extract carefully made for him by the Honourable Hen.
Dalrymple, brother of the Earl of Stair.
_Buna Camp, Aug. 28th, 1760._
The Army stays where it was at Warburg. The Duke changed his
quarters to Bunay a few days ago, it is about eight miles from
Warburg. We are to march this day. The French marched from ground
some time ago towards Cassel. The Hereditary Prince attacked their
rearguard, the Grays & Inniskillings attacked some Cavalry, they
were the only British Cavalry with the Prince, & tore them like
pork & made dogs of them. In the persuit they were saluted with a
fire from some infantry that killed several & wounded a good many.
Col. Preston had his horse killed upon a bridge both he and his
horse fell over, he was a good deal bruised.
NOTES ON CREICHTOUN'S MEMOIRS
(_Kindly supplied by J. B. Dalzell, Esq._)
Creichtoun says:--
1. _He_ commanded at Ayrsmoss. (Bruce of Earlshall did.) "The Royalists
killed about sixty and took fourteen prisoners." (Nine only were killed
and five taken prisoners.)
2. The "rebels" at Drumclog were "eight or nine thousand strong."
(There were only 250 in all.)
3. Sir Robert Hamilton, who commanded at Drumclog was "a profligate who
had spent all his patrimony." (The evidence of the historian, Bishop
Barnet, and of other reputable authorities, is all the other way.)
4. The number of the "rebels" at Bothwell Bridge was 14,000, and the
bridge was "guarded with three thousand of the rebels." (Three thousand
is nearer the mark, with only two or three hundred guarding the bridge.)
5. The "rebels had set up a very large gallows in the middle of their
camp, and prepared a cartful of new ropes at the foot of it in order to
hang the king's soldiers." (This gallows was simply the usual permanent
gallows of the Sheriff Court of Lanarkshire Netherward.)
6. David Steele was dispatched by swords _in his absence_. (Steele
surrendered under promise of quarter and a fair trial. But Creichtoun
conveyed him to Steele's house, nearly a mile, and there in the
presence of the man's wife and her little babe, Mary Steele, ordered
the dragoons to shoot him. To their credit, the dragoons absolutely
refused and rode off, but the Highlanders, who probably knew Gaelic
only, and were therefore ignorant of Creichtoun's gross breach of
faith, fired.)
These six instances are but a sample of the exaggeration and mendacious
inventions only too common throughout Creichtoun's memoirs, and the
reader would therefore do well to hesitate before accepting what is not
corroborated by independent evidence.
NOTE ON GENERAL DALYELL
Immediately after the death of General Dalyell, his eldest son Thomas
was created a baronet of Nova Scotia. Considerably over one hundred
varieties in spelling this curious ancient Scottish surname have been
collected. The General and his father, the Sheriff of Linlithgowshire,
uniformly spelt their surname Dalyell, as their descendants are in the
habit of doing at the present day.
J. B. DALZELL.
INDEX OF NAMES
_To save confusion in compiling this list, all military titles have
been omitted. Owing to the great mass of names dealt with, it has
not been practicable to follow the fortunes of each individual. All
identical names, therefore, have been indexed under a single entry, and
names that differ in any respect whatever, even when belonging to the
same individual, have been dealt with separately._
Abercromby, 27
Abercromby, Alexander, 155
Abercromby, Sir Ralph, 155, 156, 183
Adair (2866), 98
Adams, Michael Goold, 156
Adams, R. H., 113, 114, 130
Adams, Robert Henry, 156, 261
Adelaide, Queen, 75
Adolphus, Gustavus, 253
Adye, Sir John, 81, 83
Agnew, 136
Agnew, Alexander, 156
Agnew, Sir Andrew (5th Bart. of Lochnau), 157
Agnew, Andrew, 29, 30, 156, 157, 287
Agnew, Sir James, 29
Agnew, James, 157, 287
Agnew, Thomas, 30, 157, 158, 287
Agniew, Francis, 145
Ainger, Patrick, 158
Ainslie, George, 158
Aird (4752), 118
Aird, Gilbert, 158
Aird, Thomas, 158
Airly, Earl of, 9, 14, 17
Alacorn, William, 289
Albany and York, James, Duke of, 14, 16
Albemarle, Duke of, 5
Alexander, James, 144, 287
Alexander, Robert, 146
Alexander, Hon. W. P., 85, 88, 102, 104, 158, 261
Alisone, Anthony, 287
Allen (4375), 98
Allen, Charles Jefferys Watson, 158
Allenby, 109, 114, 116, 117, 122, 127, 129
Amherst, Lord, 52, 273
Amphlett, Edward, 158
Anandale, Earl of, 17
Ancaster, 204
Anderson, George, 159
Anderson, James, 52, 53;
_also see_ Hamilton
Anderson, John, 53
Anderson, Wm., 52, 53, 54
Anderson, William, 54
Andreson, Colbert, 145
Andrewson, Jaems, 145
Angus (3875), 110
Angus, 271
Anjou, Duke of, 21
Anne, Princess, 227
Anne, Queen, 32, 35, 36, 38, 192, 227
Annesley, Charles, 159
Antrobus, Philip, 159
Arbuthnot, George, 159
Archbald, Adam, 148
Archer (4720), 110
Argyle, Duke of, 30, 42, 204
Armstrong, George, 159
Armstrong, James J., 159
Arthur, John, 289
Ashburner, F. J., 159
Ashby, J., 99
Askew, Thomas, 159
Askew, Thomas Cary, 159
Atchison, Andrew, 149
Atholl, John, 2nd Earl and 1st Marquis of, 227, 228
Auchenleck, Alexander, 159
Auchenleck, James, 160
Augarde (4089), 98
Babington, 88, 106
Bacon, Anthony, 160
Baden, Margrave of, 23
Baillie, George (letter from Hon. Charles Hamilton), 295
Baillie, John, 143, 144
Baily (or Baillie) of Porkemat, John, 160
Bainbridge, Robert, 160
Baird (4446), 98
Baird, John, 144
Baird, William, 160
Baisby, William, 289
Baitson or Beatson(?), David, 160
Baker (4346), 123
Ballurnie, Balfour of, 71, 72
Baldwyn, 25
Balfour, George, 160, 203;
_see_ Ramsay
Balfour, Laird of Hackston and, 6
Balfour, Henry, 160
Balfour, Robert, 161
Ballantyne, John, 161
Balner, John, 145
Banks, S. S. G. (4387), 127
Bannerman, James, 287