Download or read book Historical Record of the Fifty second Regiment oxfordshire Light Infantry from the Year 1755 to the Year 1858 Compiled Under Direction of the Committee and Edited by W S Moorsom M I C E Late Captain 52nd Light Infantry and D Q M G written by William Scarth Moorsom and published by . This book was released on 1860 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Historical Record of the Fifty second Regiment Oxfordshire Light Infantry from the Year 1755 to the Year 1858 written by William Scarth Moorsom and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 455 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Oxfordshire Light Infantry was one of a number of infantry regiments raised on the eve of the Seven Years War (1756-1763) and initially numbered 54th Foot; two years later, in 1757, it was renumbered 52nd. In 1782 the line regiments were given territorial affiliations and the 52nd became the 52nd (Oxfordshire) Regt of Foot. In 1803 it was designated Light Infantry and its title changed accordingly to that shown in the title of this history. During the hundred years or so covered in this historical record the regiment served in Canada, America, India (before and during the Mutiny), Ceylon, the Peninsula, France and the Netherlands. The first ten years were spent in England and Ireland till, in 1765 the regiment sailed for Canada. It took part in the American War of Independence in which it suffered considerable casualties and finally returned to England at the end of 1778.There followed a spell of fifteen years in India during which it was involved in the Mysore War against Tippoo Sahib. From 1808 to 1814 the regiment was heavily engaged in the Peninsular War, of the twenty-three battle honours awarded during that campaign the Oxfordshires received thirteen and their losses amounted to 1,629 according to the casualty tables shown in the book. It was at Waterloo where it distinguished itself in its flank attack against the advancing Imperial Guard (The Old Guard) as it closed with the British Guards Brigade.The record closes with the return of the regiment from a second spell in India during which it was in action during the Indian Mutiny. This book is set out on a year-by-year basis; there are no chapters, just date headings starting from 1755 with the narrative describing all the events involving the regiment in that year. Some are very short, as, for example 1781: The 52nd Regiment, in 1781, was encamped at Rye. Other years, such as the years of the Peninsular War, are full of detail, running into many pages and include correspondence, divisional orders, extracts from despatches and so forth. Casualty details. appear in the text, officers named and sometimes non-commissioned ranks. An appendix provides biographical notes on a number of officers and on a few non-commissioned officers, indicating where they are mentioned in the text, as in an index. Unfortunately there is no separate index, and as there is no contents list or chapter headings it is not always easy to find a particular action or event - unless you already know the date.
Download or read book Historical Record of the Fifty second Regiment Oxfordshire Light Infantry written by William Scarth Moorsom and published by London, Richard Bentley. This book was released on 1860 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Historical record of the Fifty second Regiment Oxfordshire Light Infantry from the year 1755 to the year 1858 Compiled under the direction of the Committee and edited by W S M written by William Scarth MOORSOM (Captain, M.I.C.E.) and published by . This book was released on 1860 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Historical Record of the Fifty Second Regiment Oxfordshire Light Infantry written by William Scarth Moorsom and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-29 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the original versions are generally quite old, there may occasionally be certain imperfections within these reproductions. We're happy to make these classics available again for future generations to enjoy!
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Download or read book Historical Record of the 52nd Regiment Oxfordshire Light Infantry from the Year 1755 to the Year 1858 written by W. S. Moorsom (Cap.) and published by . This book was released on 1860 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Story of the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry The Old 43rd and 52nd Regiments written by Sir Henry John Newbolt and published by London : Country Life. This book was released on 1915 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Story of the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry the Old 43rd and 52nd Regiments written by Henry Newbolt and published by . This book was released on 2001-08-30 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some time ago I read of an officer of the old 52nd who used to strop his razor fifty-two times every morning before shaving. In1881, when the Cardwell reforms took effect, the 52nd were linked with the 43rd. The officer concerned still stropped his razor fifty-two times but when he reached forty-three he turned his head to one side and spat. It is doubtful the author had ever heard this story because his version of the amalgamation speaks of brotherhood between the two regiments. Sir Henry Newbolt was a well-known literary figure of his time, poet, novelist, historian (he wrote the last two volumes of the Official Naval History) and very much a patriot. In this book he tells the story of both regiments from their formation to the end of 1914. Each chapter covers a specific period and the fortunes of the regiments during those periods are described five of the fifteen chapters are devoted to the Peninsular War. The 43rd was raised in 1741, at first as the 54th but this was changed in 1751 and in 1782 it became the Monmouthshires. The 52nd was raised in 1755, also as the 54th, but this number, too, was changed within a couple of years and in 1782 it became the Oxfordshire Regiment. The eventual union of these two regiments seems to have been pre-destined for not only did they begin life with the same Foot number, they served together in the American War of Independence; in 1803 they were both redesignated Light Infantry under General Moore; in 1807 they went together on the Copenhagen expedition; they fought together through the seven years of the Peninsular War in which they were awarded identical battle honours and in 1881 they were linked to become the 1st (43rd Foot) and 2nd (52nd Foot) Battalions of the Oxfordshire Light Infantry Regiment. In 1908 there was another change in title when the regiment was designated the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and although this event took place within the time frame of this history, Newbolt makes no mention of it let alone explain it; so I, for one, still have no idea how or why Buckinghamshire got into the act. Of two appendices, one reproduces the list of officers as published in the September 1915 Army List (corrected to August 31st 1914) and the other lists the officer casualties for the first year of the Great War, that is to the end of August 1915.
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