Download or read book Historical Records of the Forty Third Regiment Monmouthshire Light Infantry Oxfordshire Buckinghamshire L I written by Sir Richard George Augustus Levinge and published by . This book was released on 2014-03-12 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Regimental history of a British Army unit, originally called the 54th, then the 43rd Regiment, (Monmouthshire Light Infantry), later incorporated into the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Formed in 1741, the Regiment's first action came during the War of Austrian Succession when it defended the island of Minorca. The writer gives vivid and humane accounts of regimental life in its early years - including a fearsome punishment for cowardice known as 'riding the horse'. The 43rd were present at Wolfe's great victory at Quebec, and the author gives a colourful account of the battle, and of its next engagement in the American War of Independence, in which it fought at Lexington, Bunker Hill and finally Yorktown. During the Napoleonic Wars, the regiment was present at Sir John Moore's retreat to Corunna, the disastrous Walcheren expedition, and the Peninsular war in which it fought at the battles of Busaco, Fuentes d'Onoro, the storming of Ciudad Roderigo and Badajoz, the battles of Vittoria and Salamanca, the Nive and Toulouse. It was back in North America in the War of 1812, and was present at the battle of New Orleans.
Download or read book Historical Records of the Forty third Regiment Monmouthshire Light Infantry written by Sir Richard George Augustus Levinge and published by London : W. Clowes. This book was released on 1868 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Historical Records of the Forty Third Regiment Monmouthshire Light Infantry With a Roll of the Officers and Their Services from the Period of Embodi written by Sir Richard George Augustus Levinge and published by Sagwan Press. This book was released on 2018-02-09 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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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.
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:
Download or read book History of the 43rd and 52nd Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry written by Captain J. E. H. Neville and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2012-03-27 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today's British soldiers serving in Iraq will know the country in which much of this unit history is set - the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers known in the Great War as Mesopotamia. Unusually for such a work of record, the author lays down the background to the Great War in the Middle East in some detail - stressing such factors as the German-Turkish alliance; the building of the Berlin to Baghdad railway and Britain's interest in the Persian ( Iranian) oilfields. He also reports events with a topical resonance today - such as anti-British riots in Basra, and the declaration of a ‘JIhad’. The 43rd took part in the defeat of the Turks at Khan Baghdadi, and after the armistice in the spring of 1919 was re-deployed to Archangel in northern Russia in an effort to nip the Bolshevik revoloution in the bud. Under the command of General Sir Edmund ‘Tiny’ Ironside the 43rd battled gallantly against Bolshevik forces, although beset by flies, mosquitoes, bloodsucking ticks called clegs - and their unreliable White Russian allies. At last, partly through lack of progress and partly due to political pressure against an un popular foreign adventure - another echo of today- the unit was withdrawn in the autumn of 1919. An intriguing and unusual account of two little-known camapigns with eerily prophetic echoes of events in Iraq today.
Download or read book History of the 43rd and 52nd Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry in the Great War 1914 1919 Vol I The 43rd Light Infantry in Mesopotamia and North Russia written by Great Britain. - Army. - Infantry. - Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and published by . This book was released on 1938 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry written by Philip Booth and published by Leo Cooper Books. This book was released on 1971 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Regimentsmarch i nodenotation. - Citater og omtale af en del erindringsbøger. - Introduktion til bogen ved Brian Horrocks.
Download or read book History of the 43rd and 52nd Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry in the Great War 1914 1919 With Plates and Maps written by Great Britain. Army. Infantry. Regiments. Oxfordshire Light Infantry and published by . This book was released on 1938 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Story of the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry written by Sir Henry John Newbolt and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Historical Records of the First Regiment of Militia written by G. A. Raikes and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-14 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Historical Records of the First Regiment of Militia: Or Third West York Light Infantry About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Dictionary of British Military History written by George Usher and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the invasion of Britain by the Danes through the battle of Hastings, Agincourt and Waterloo up to the present day, this fascinating dictionary includes entries on battles, campaigns and famous commanders, as well as ranks, regiments, uniforms and weapons. The reader will find an outline of the British army since its formation in the 17th century, together with brief histories of battles and biographies of great military leaders. A handy reference source for all levels of student or enthusiast, including the general reader of historical reference and anyone with an interest in the British military.
Download or read book A continuation of the historical records of the First Regiment of Militia or Third West York Light Infantry now the Third Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment from 1875 to 1905 written by Ernest Chamier Broughton and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Memoirs of a Sergeant Late in the Forty Third Light Infantry Regiment During the Peninsular War written by Memoirs and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-19 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
