Download or read book Light Dragoons written by Allan Mallinson and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2012-06-11 with total page 541 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although only formed in December 1992, The Light Dragoons look back to a history that began in the days of the first Jacobite rebellion. In 1922 a reduction in the Armys strength saw the amalgamation of four regiments of Hussars into the 13th/18th Hussars and the 15th/19th Hussars. Now they too have been amalgamated, with a name that reverts to the titles of the four original regiments in the eighteenth century. Allan Mallinson, the novelist and a former commanding officer of the 13th/18th Hussars, not only follows with admirable clarity and dexterity the fortunes of The Light Dragoons predecessors in this new edition, but describes the activities of the new regiment up to the minute. It is a crowded canvas which reflects much of the last two hundred and seventy years of British history. No campaign of significance has been fought in that time without the participation of one or more of the Regiments. Three, for instance, fought in the Peninsula, one in the Crimea and three in South Africa.In the twentieth century they gained fresh honours in both World Wars and, since 1945, have been fully involved in Britains withdrawal from Empire, the Cold War, United Nations peacekeeping and Iraq and Afghanistan.The new Postscript gives the reader a fine account of what wars in Bosnia and Iraq have involved for the Regiment and the men who serve in it and this updated history is a superb snapshot of life in war and peace for a British armoured reconnaissance regiment. Light Dragoons takes its place among the classics of this genre such as Sir Arthur Bryants Jackets of Green and Rudyard Kiplings account of the Irish Guards in the Great War.
Download or read book The Light Dragoon written by George Robert Gleig and published by . This book was released on 1851 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Light Dragoons written by Allan Mallinson and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2012-06-11 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although only formed in December 1992, The Light Dragoons look back to a history that began in the days of the first Jacobite rebellion. In 1922 a reduction in the Armys strength saw the amalgamation of four regiments of Hussars into the 13th/18th Hussars and the 15th/19th Hussars. Now they too have been amalgamated, with a name that reverts to the titles of the four original regiments in the eighteenth century. Allan Mallinson, the novelist and a former commanding officer of the 13th/18th Hussars, not only follows with admirable clarity and dexterity the fortunes of The Light Dragoons predecessors in this new edition, but describes the activities of the new regiment up to the minute. It is a crowded canvas which reflects much of the last two hundred and seventy years of British history. No campaign of significance has been fought in that time without the participation of one or more of the Regiments. Three, for instance, fought in the Peninsula, one in the Crimea and three in South Africa. In the twentieth century they gained fresh honours in both World Wars and, since 1945, have been fully involved in Britains withdrawal from Empire, the Cold War, United Nations peacekeeping and Iraq and Afghanistan. The new Postscript gives the reader a fine account of what wars in Bosnia and Iraq have involved for the Regiment and the men who serve in it and this updated history is a superb snapshot of life in war and peace for a British armoured reconnaissance regiment. Light Dragoons takes its place among the classics of this genre such as Sir Arthur Bryants Jackets of Green and Rudyard Kiplings account of the Irish Guards in the Great War.
Download or read book Historical Record of the Thirteenth Regiment of Light Dragoons written by Richard Cannon and published by . This book was released on 1842 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Historical Record of the Seventeenth Regiment of Light Dragoons Lancers written by Richard Cannon and published by . This book was released on 1841 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Washington s Eyes written by Burt Garfield Loescher and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Standing Orders of the 13th Light Dragoons written by Great Britain. Army. Light Dragoons, 13th and published by . This book was released on 1856 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Gallantry and Discipline written by Andrew Bamford and published by Frontline Books. This book was released on 2014-10-20 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 12th Light Dragoons served throughout Wellington's campaigns in the Peninsula, most notably at the Battle of Salamanca in 1812, and later at Waterloo where they suffered heavy casualties supporting the Union Brigade's famous charge. The principal source for this book are the papers of Sir James Steaurt _ Colonel of the regiment for almost all of the period in question _ supplemented by other regimental records, Horse Guards paperwork, and letters and memoirs, allowing both an official understanding of events, and several threads of human interest which develop through the narrative.??The book is divided into two halves, first providing an overview of the regiment and the role of Steuart as Colonel, before moving onto an account of the regiment on home service during the early years of the Napoleonic Wars and then on active service in the Peninsular War and at Waterloo. This concludes with a discussion of the lessons learnt during the war, as particularly exemplified by the 12th being one of the regiments selected for conversion to lancers in the aftermath of Waterloo.
Download or read book Dragoon Diary written by C.F. William Maurer and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2005-06-14 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bergen Record reported that the remains of a Revolutionary War cavalry unit were unearthed in River Vale, NJ. This was the Third Continental Light Dragoons, nicknamed, Mrs. Washingtons Body Guard. The accompanying text read provided bayonet practice for the British in Old Tappan, NY. This has come down to us as the Baylor Massacre of September 28, 1778. Who were the officers and men of the Third Dragoons? Did they play more of a part in the American Revolution than provide bayonet practice? How did, and how could, a massacre take place? A military unit must have a history. Was the massacre the end of the dragoons? What was a Virginia unit doing in Bergen County, New Jersey in the first place? How could a cavalry unit be so surprised and then massacred with almost no shots fired in return? This is not a conventional history, in that there is little attempt to re-write history. History writes itself from letters, diaries, public records and newsprint.
Download or read book Historical Record of the Third Or the King s Own Regiment of Light Dragoons written by Richard Cannon and published by Litres. This book was released on 2021-12-02 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Historical Record of the Third, Or the King's Own Regiment of Light Dragoons" by Richard Cannon. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Download or read book A Sketch of the Charleston Light Dragoons from the Earliest Formation of the Corps written by Edward Laight Wells and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Historical Record of the Thirteenth Regiment of Light Dragoons written by Richard Cannon and published by . This book was released on 1842 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Historical Record of the Fourteenth Or the King s Regiment of Light Dragoons written by Richard Cannon and published by London : Parker, Furnivall, & Parker. This book was released on 1847 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Historical Record of the Thirteenth Regiment of Light Dragoons written by Richard Cannon and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-19 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Historical Record of the Thirteenth Regiment of Light Dragoons: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1715, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1842" by Richard Cannon Richard Cannon was a compiler of regimental records for the British Army, this book showcases his talents by describing the formations and history of the Thirteenth Regiment which was a cavalry regiment of the British Army established in 1715. It saw service for three centuries including the Napoleonic Wars, the Crimean War and the First World War. It subsequently has become known as the 13th Hussars.
Download or read book Historical Record of the Sixteenth Or the Queen s Regiment of Light Dragoons Lancers written by Richard Cannon and published by . This book was released on 1842 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Standing Orders for the Eleventh Regiment of Light Dragoons written by Great Britain. Army. Light Dragoons, 11th and published by . This book was released on 1799 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Historical Record of the Ninth Or the Queen s Royal Regiment of Light Dragoons Lancers written by Richard Cannon and published by . This book was released on 1841 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
