Chapter III: Part 3

On the 15th of July the two regiments of life guards, Blues, Third light dragoons, and SEVENTH and Fifteenth hussars, with a brigade of horse artillery, were reviewed on Hounslow-heath by his Royal Highness the Duke of York.

[Sidenote: 1824]

After the review the SEVENTH HUSSARS marched to Brighton, Chichester, and Hastings, with detachments on revenue duty on the coast; but returned to the vicinity of Hounslow in the spring of 1824, the head-quarters being at Hampton Court; and on the 7th of July they were again reviewed, with the same corps as in the preceding year, on Hounslow-heath, by the Duke of York. The head-quarters were afterwards removed to Hounslow barracks, and the regiment took the escort duty.

[Sidenote: 1825]

[Sidenote: 1826]

[Sidenote: 1827]

In July, 1825, the regiment proceeded to York, Beverley, and Newcastle; in April, 1826, it marched to Scotland, and was stationed at Edinburgh and Perth, with parties on revenue duty at Cupar, Angus, and Forfar; and in March, 1827, it left Scotland for the South of England.

On the 12th of April the SEVENTH HUSSARS were reviewed on Hounslow-heath by his Grace the Duke of Wellington, who was pleased to express his unqualified approbation of their appearance and discipline. After the review they continued their march to Brighton and Chichester.

[Sidenote: 1828]

[Sidenote: 1829]

[Sidenote: 1830]

Leaving these quarters, the regiment proceeded to Liverpool in March, 1828, and embarking for Ireland, landed at Dublin, where it was stationed until May, 1829, when it was removed to Newbridge, and in May, 1830, to Dundalk, Monaghan, and Belturbet.

On the 2d of August, 1830, a general order was issued for the whole of the cavalry, with the exception of the Royal Horse Guards (Blues), to be dressed in _red_; the SEVENTH HUSSARS were consequently furnished with red pelisses in the following year.

[Sidenote: 1831]

The regiment left Dundalk, &c., in April, 1831, for Newbridge, and in June proceeded to Dublin and embarked for England. After landing at Liverpool, it marched to Birmingham, with detached troops at Coventry and Kidderminster.

[Sidenote: 1832]

[Sidenote: 1833]

[Sidenote: 1834]

In March, 1832, the regiment proceeded to Norwich, Ipswich, and one troop to Boston. In the month of March of the following year it proceeded to Scotland, and was stationed at Hamilton and Glasgow, and in February, 1834, performed much extra duty in consequence of riots among the cotton spinners and calico printers in the neighbourhood of Glasgow.

[Sidenote: 1835]

On the 2d of May, 1834, the regiment left its quarters in Scotland, and proceeding to England, was stationed at York and Newcastle; and in April, 1835, it marched to Nottingham, Sheffield, Derby, and Boston.

[Sidenote: 1836]

[Sidenote: 1837]

In April, 1836, the regiment proceeded to Hounslow, and took the escort duty. In June, 1837, it embarked at Bristol for Ireland, landed at Cork, and the head-quarters were established at Ballincollig, from whence they were removed in August to Cork, and in September to Dublin, where they passed the winter.

[Sidenote: 1838]

[Sidenote: 1839]

Orders having been received for the regiment to transfer its services to Canada, it was divided into four service and two depôt troops; the service troops embarked at Cork on the 1st of May, 1838; and arrived at Montreal in June. In November, 1838, they were employed against the insurgents in Lower Canada, and one troop was similarly employed in January, 1839.

[Sidenote: 1840]

[Sidenote: 1841]

[Sidenote: 1842]

During the years 1839, 1840, and 1841, the service troops were stationed at Montreal and Laprairie. In the year 1841 orders were received to resume blue pelisses. The Service Troops have continued in Canada to the summer of 1842, the date of the conclusion of this memoir.

The record of the services of the SEVENTH, or QUEEN'S OWN HUSSARS, for a period of one hundred and fifty years, (as contained in the preceding pages,) exhibits a proof, among the other portions of the British army, of attachment to their officers, of loyalty and fidelity to their sovereign, and of zeal and devotedness to their country. On all occasions, when their services have been required to meet a foreign enemy, they have entered upon the difficulties of active warfare with readiness and a determination to perform the duties allotted them; and their bravery and contempt of danger have been strongly evinced. Their gallantry at the battle of Dettingen in 1743; their conduct at _Warbourg_ in 1760, under the Marquis of Granby, and on other occasions in Germany during the Seven years' War;--their boldness and intrepid bearing in conflict with the enemy at _Cateau_, _Roubaix_, _Tournay_, and _Mouvaux_, under the Duke of York, in 1794, which received His Royal Highness's strongest commendations, afford instances of the most determined bravery.

The proofs of true courage were further adduced by the firm conduct of the SEVENTH HUSSARS in the advance into Spain under Lieut.-General Sir John Moore in 1808, and in the retreat to Corunna in January, 1809, as detailed in the Regimental Record. The gallantry of the regiment at the battle of Waterloo, in June, 1815, gained an imperishable addition to its fame; and the deeds of the officers and men, who fought on that glorious occasion, are sufficient to perpetuate an emulous desire in the present and future members of the corps to rival the exertions of their brave predecessors.

The smart, active, and soldier-like appearance of the regiment, its correct and orderly conduct in quarters, and its gallantry in the field, have acquired a high character in the estimation of the country, and proved it to be a valuable acquisition to the crown and to the government.

In thus recording the commendations due to so distinguished a regiment as the SEVENTH Hussars, the compiler of this Record, with true respect towards the gallant officer and nobleman at the head of the corps, ventures to associate his fame and honour with those of his regiment, with which, for more than forty years, they have been identified: General the Marquis of Anglesey, K.G. and G.C.B., assumed the command of the SEVENTH Hussars as Lieutenant-Colonel on the 6th of April, 1797; he shared with his regiment in the dangers and honours of the conflicts in Holland in 1799; at Sahagun and Benevente in 1808; in the retreat to Corunna in 1809; and at the all-crowning victory of Waterloo in 1815, where he lost his leg by a cannon shot. In future ages the gallant and heroic deeds of this nobleman will be the admiration of every member and friend of the British army.

SUCCESSION OF COLONELS

OF

THE SEVENTH,

OR

QUEEN'S OWN REGIMENT

OF

HUSSARS.

ROBERT CUNNINGHAM.

_Appointed 30th December, 1690._

ROBERT CUNNINGHAM was an officer of reputation in the Scots brigade in the service of Holland, and was wounded at the battle of St. Denis, in 1678. Proceeding to Scotland, he became a warm advocate for the principles of the Revolution of 1688, and having performed faithful services in that cause, he was rewarded with the colonelcy of a regiment of foot formed during the winter of 1689-90. When the clans tendered their submission to King William's government, Colonel Cunningham's regiment was disbanded, and he obtained the command of a corps of dragoons, now the SEVENTH HUSSARS. He served with his regiment, under King William, in the Netherlands, during the campaigns of 1694, 1695, and 1696, and in the summer of the last-mentioned year he commanded a brigade of dragoons in Flanders. At the close of the campaign he was succeeded in the colonelcy by Lord Jedburgh.

WILLIAM, LORD JEDBURGH.

_Appointed 1st October, 1696._

The Honorable WILLIAM KERR, son of Robert, fourth Earl and first Marquis of Lothian, steadily supported the principles of the Revolution, and rose to the rank of colonel in the army on the 1st of March, 1692. He succeeded, in the same year, to the title of LORD JEDBURGH; and on the 1st of October, 1696, King William appointed him to the colonelcy of a regiment of dragoons, now the SEVENTH HUSSARS. In 1702, Queen Anne promoted him to the rank of brigadier-general. On the decease of his father, in 1703, he succeeded to the title of MARQUIS OF LOTHIAN[8]. The rank of major-general was conferred on his lordship in 1704; in the succeeding year he was invested with the order of the Thistle; and in January, 1707, he obtained the rank of lieut.-general. On the 25th of April following he obtained the colonelcy of the third foot guards, from which he was removed in 1713, in consequence of his political views not being in accordance with those of Queen Anne's new ministry. After the accession of King George I., his lordship was appointed to the staff of North Britain. He died in 1722.

PATRICK, LORD POLWARTH.

_Appointed 28th April, 1707._

This officer was the son of Sir Patrick Hume, of Polwarth, who was one of the most conspicuous and vigorous characters of the age in which he lived, was a strenuous opposer of the proceedings of King Charles II. in Scotland, and was created, by King William, Lord Polwarth, and Earl of Marchmont.

PATRICK HUME was educated in Holland, and the Prince of Orange gave him a commission in the Dutch service. He accompanied His Highness to England at the Revolution, and when his father was elevated to the dignity of Earl of Marchmont, he was styled LORD POLWARTH. He was appointed major of a regiment of dragoons, now SEVENTH HUSSARS, in 1694; lieut.-colonel in 1697, and colonel in 1707. He died in 1709.

THE HONORABLE WILLIAM KERR.

_Appointed 10th October, 1709._

The Honorable WILLIAM KERR, third son of Robert, Earl of Roxburgh, and brother of John, first Duke of Roxburgh, served with reputation on the continent, under the celebrated John, Duke of Marlborough. In 1709 he was rewarded with the command of a regiment of dragoons, now SEVENTH HUSSARS, and on the accession of King George I. he was appointed groom of the bedchamber to the Prince of Wales. He highly distinguished himself at the battle of Dumblain, on the 13th of November, 1715, where, according to the accounts published at the time, he had three horses killed under him, was wounded in the thigh, and had his coat torn by a pistol bullet. The care and attention which he paid to the interests of his corps, procured him the affection and esteem of the officers and soldiers. He was promoted to the rank of brigadier-general in 1727, to that of major-general in 1735, and to that of lieut.-general in 1739. He died in 1741, after commanding the regiment nearly thirty-two years.

JOHN COPE.

_Appointed 12th August, 1741._

JOHN COPE entered the army in March, 1707, and speedily rose to the lieut.-colonelcy in the second or Scots troop of horse grenadier guards. He obtained the rank of colonel in the army in 1711. In 1730 he was promoted from the horse grenadier guards to the colonelcy of the thirty-ninth foot, from which he was removed to the fifth foot, in 1732. He was promoted to the rank of brigadier-general in 1735; was removed to the ninth dragoons in 1737; and advanced to the rank of major-general two years afterwards. He served several years on the staff of Ireland, obtained the colonelcy of the SEVENTH dragoons in 1741, and proceeded, in the summer of 1742, to Flanders with the army commanded by Field-Marshal the Earl of Stair. In the beginning of the following year he was promoted to the rank of lieut.-general, and having signalized himself, under the eye of his sovereign, at the head of the second line of cavalry, at the battle of Dettingen, he was constituted a knight of the Bath.

SIR JOHN COPE was commander-in-chief in Scotland when the rebellion of 1745 broke out in the Highlands, and a small body of troops, under his immediate command, was defeated by the clans under the young Pretender, at Preston Pans, which unfortunate circumstance enabled the rebels to penetrate into England. He died in 1760.

JOHN MOSTYN.

_Appointed 18th August, 1760._

JOHN MOSTYN served in the thirty-first foot, in which corps he rose to the rank of captain, and in 1742 he was appointed captain-lieutenant in the second foot guards. Having joined his company on foreign service, he was engaged at the battle of Fontenoy, where the foot guards highly distinguished themselves, and he was wounded. In December, 1747, he was promoted to the rank of colonel, and appointed aide-de-camp to King George II.; and in 1751 he obtained the colonelcy of the seventh foot, from which he was removed to the thirteenth dragoons in 1754. In 1757 he was promoted to the rank of major-general; he was removed to the fifth dragoons in 1758, and to the SEVENTH dragoons in 1760. He commanded a brigade of infantry under the Duke of Marlborough in the expedition to the coast of France in 1758; in 1759 he was promoted to the rank of lieut.-general, and serving in Germany under Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick, he distinguished himself on several occasions. At the conclusion of the war he was removed to the first dragoon guards, and was promoted in 1772, to the rank of general. He died in March, 1779.

SIR GEORGE HOWARD, K.B.

_Appointed 13th May, 1763._

GEORGE HOWARD entered the army in the reign of King George I., and after serving the crown a period of nineteen years, he obtained the lieut.-colonelcy of the third foot on the 2nd of April, 1744. He commanded the regiment at the battles of Fontenoy, Falkirk, Culloden, and Val; and in 1749 he succeeded his father in the colonelcy of the corps. He served with distinction in Germany during the seven years' war; was promoted to the rank of major-general in 1758, and to that of lieut.-general in 1760: and at the conclusion of the peace in 1763, he was removed to the SEVENTH dragoons, and advanced to the dignity of a knight of the Bath. In 1777 he was promoted to the rank of general; in April, 1779, he was removed to the first dragoon guards; and was promoted to the rank of field-marshal in October 1793; he was also a member of the privy council, and governor of Jersey. He died on the 16th of July, 1796.

SIR HENRY CLINTON, K.B.

_Appointed 21st April, 1779._

HENRY CLINTON, grandson of Francis, sixth Earl of Lincoln, held a commission in an independent company of foot at New York, from which he was removed in 1751, to a lieutenancy in the second foot guards, and in 1758 he was promoted to the rank of captain and lieut.-colonel in the first foot guards. Having gained great credit for his conduct during the seven years' war, in which the foot guards had several opportunities of acquiring distinction, he was promoted, in 1762, to the rank of colonel in the army; and in November, 1766, King George III. rewarded him with the colonelcy of the twelfth regiment of foot, then at Gibraltar; he was promoted to the rank of major-general in 1772. On the breaking out of hostilities in America, in 1775, this distinguished officer was sent with reinforcements to General Gage, at Boston, with the local rank of lieut.-general, and signalized himself at the battle of Bunker's Hill. In January, 1776, he was promoted to the local rank of general in America; he proceeded to North Carolina, and commanded the troops which made an unsuccessful attempt on Charlestown; and afterwards commanded a division of the army, under General Sir William Howe, in the descent on Long Island. In the action at Brooklyn he evinced ardour and ability; also in the skirmish at White Plains, and in the capture of Rhode Island, in December, the same year. In 1777, he commanded the troops at New York, and captured forts Clinton and Montgomery, and was rewarded with the order of the Bath. In 1778 he was appointed commander-in-chief in North America; in May he joined the army at Philadelphia from whence he withdrew to New York, and while on the march he repulsed an attack of the Americans at Freehold. He subsequently had success in several affairs of minor importance; and while engaged in these services, he was appointed to the colonelcy of the SEVENTH dragoons. In December, 1779, he embarked with a large force for South Carolina, and, after overcoming numerous difficulties, he captured Charlestown, for which he received the thanks of parliament. He sustained the character of a brave, zealous, and accomplished officer; but he was so circumstanced in America, that he was unable to add much to his reputation by the energetic and gallant efforts which he made in that country; and after experiencing pain and mortification from numerous causes, he returned to England in June, 1782, having been succeeded by General Carleton, afterwards Lord Dorchester.

The rank of general in the army was conferred on SIR HENRY CLINTON in 1793; he held the government of Limerick; and in 1795 he was appointed governor of Gibraltar. He was many years a member of parliament; and was also groom of the bedchamber to the Duke of Gloucester. His decease occurred on the 23rd of December, 1795.

DAVID DUNDAS.

_Appointed 26th December, 1795._

DAVID DUNDAS was one of the most distinguished officers of the age in which he lived, for his perfect knowledge of the principles of military tactics. He commenced his military education at the age of thirteen in the academy at Woolwich, and at fifteen he assisted in a survey of Scotland; in 1756 obtained a commission in the fifty-sixth regiment. In 1758 he proceeded with the expedition to the coast of France as an assistant quarter-master-general; and in the following year obtained the command of a troop in a newly-raised regiment of light dragoons (Eliott's light horse), now the fifteenth, or King's hussars. He served with his regiment in Germany in 1760 and 1761; in the following summer he accompanied an expedition to Cuba, as aide-de-camp to Major-General Eliott, and was actively employed in the reduction of the Havannah. After the peace he resumed his post in his regiment, in which he rose to the rank of major; and, urged by an ardent desire to acquire a perfect knowledge of every branch of his profession, he obtained permission to proceed to the continent, to observe the practice of the French and Austrian armies. In 1775 he procured the lieut.-colonelcy of the twelfth light dragoons, joined the regiment in Ireland shortly afterwards, and in 1778 obtained the appointment of quarter-master-general in that country. In 1782 he was removed to the lieut.-colonelcy of the second Irish horse, now the fifth dragoon guards. In 1785 he again proceeded to the continent, attended the exercises of the Prussian troops during three summers, and after his return he presented His Majesty with a detailed account of their evolutions.

Colonel Dundas, having become a proficient tactician, produced, in 1788, a highly useful work on the principles of military movements, which became the basis of our army regulations for field exercises. His abilities obtained for him the favour and attention of King George III., who appointed him adjutant-general in Ireland, for the purpose of introducing his system of tactics into the army of that country. In 1790 Colonel Dundas was promoted to the rank of major-general. In 1791 he obtained the colonelcy of the twenty-second foot, and in the same year was placed on the Irish staff, but he resigned that appointment in 1793 to engage in service of actual warfare. After the commencement of hostilities with the French republic, Major-General Dundas was employed on a military mission to the island of Jersey, and was subsequently sent to the continent to confer with the Duke of York respecting the siege of Dunkirk. From Flanders he proceeded to Toulon, which had recently been taken possession of by a British armament; and his services there, although he was ultimately obliged to evacuate the place, called forth the approbation of his sovereign and of the British nation. After abandoning Toulon, he made a descent on Corsica, which island was reduced and annexed to the British dominions; but shortly afterwards he received directions to proceed to Flanders, where he arrived in the spring of 1794, and commanded a brigade of cavalry at the battle of Tournay on the 22d of May, 1794. Major-General Dundas was actively employed in the retreat through Holland, and the corps under his immediate command gained considerable advantage over the enemy in two successive actions near Gelder-Malsen; he highly distinguished himself also in an attack upon the French post at Thuyl, in December of the same year. He continued with the British troops in Germany during the summer of 1795, and in December was appointed colonel of the SEVENTH Light Dragoons. After his return to England he was appointed quarter-master-general to the army; and he composed the celebrated regulations for the field exercises and movements for the cavalry, which were approved by his Royal Highness the Duke of York and by King George III., and ordered to be exclusively adopted throughout the cavalry.

In 1799 Lieut.-General Dundas commanded a division of the allied army under the Duke of York, in the expedition to Holland; he distinguished himself in several actions with the enemy, and was highly commended by His Royal Highness in his public despatches. In 1801 he was appointed colonel of the second, or Royal North British dragoons, and was constituted governor of Fort George. In 1802 he was promoted to the rank of general; and in the following year, when the French were preparing to invade England, he was placed in command of the troops in the southern district, which comprised the counties of Kent and Sussex. In 1804 he was appointed governor of the Royal Hospital at Chelsea, and created a Knight of the Bath. On the 18th of March, 1809, His Majesty was pleased to confer on this distinguished veteran the appointment of commander-in-chief of the army, on the resignation of Field-Marshal His Royal Highness the Duke of York, which appointment he held until the 25th of May, 1811, when His Royal Highness was re-appointed. He was also appointed colonel-in-chief of the rifle brigade on the 31st of August, 1809. He was promoted to the colonelcy of the King's dragoon guards on the 27th of January, 1813. He died in 1820, after a distinguished service of upwards of sixty years.

HENRY W., LORD PAGET,

NOW

MARQUIS OF ANGLESEY, KG., GCB., K.ST.P., GCH.

_Appointed 16th May, 1801._

SUCCESSION OF LIEUTENANT-COLONELS

OF THE

SEVENTH, OR QUEEN'S OWN, REGIMENT OF HUSSARS.

+----------------------+----------------+--------------------------------+
| Name. | Date of | Remarks. |
| | Appointment. | |
+----------------------+----------------+--------------------------------+
| William Forbes | Dec. 30, 1690 | Removed in 1697. |
| | | |
| Hon. Patrick Hume, } | March 30, 1697 | { Appointed colonel of the |
| afterwards Lord } | | { regiment, April 28, 1707. |
| Polwarth } | | { |
| | | |
| Sir John Johnston | April 28, 1707 | Removed in 1711. |
| | | |
| Archibald Lord } | Oct. 30, 1711 | { Promoted to the colonelcy of |
| Wandale, } | | { the third foot, April 4, |
| afterwards Earl } | | { 1713.--Died of wounds |
| of Forfar } | | { received at the battle of |
| | | { Dumblain in 1715. |
| | | |
| James Lord Torphichen| April 4, 1713 | { Distinguished himself at the |
| Re-appointed | Jan. 31, 1715 | { battle of Dumblain.--Retired |
| | | { in 1722. |
| | | |
| | | { Promoted to the colonelcy of |
| Thomas Fowke | June 25, 1722 | { the 54th foot (afterwards |
| | | { disbanded) in 1741. |
| | | |
| William Erskine | Jan. 21, 1741 | Retired in 1751. |
| | | |
| John Guerin | March 3, 1751 | Removed in 1757. |
| | | |
| George Lawson Hall | May 14, 1757 | Retired in 1761. |
| | | |
| John Litchfield | Oct. 14, 1761 | Removed in 1765. |
| | | |
| | | { Retired from the regiment in |
| Thomas Hay | June 14, 1765 | { 1771, but retained his rank |
| | | { in the army. |
| | | |
| | | { Promoted to the colonelcy of |
| Thomas Bland | Feb. 27, 1771 | { the fifth dragoon guards in |
| | | { 1790. |
| | | |
| | | { Removed to the |
| John William Egerton | Nov. 18, 1790 | { lieut.-colonelcy dragoons |
| | | { of the fourteenth light in |
| | | { 1797. |
| | | |
| William Osborne | March 1, 1794 | { Exchanged to sixteenth light |
| | | { dragoons in 1797. |
| | | |
| Henry W. Lord } | | |
| Paget, now Marquis } | April 6, 1797 | { Promoted to the colonelcy of |
| of Anglesey, K.G., } | | { the regiment in 1801. |
| &c. } | | |
| | | |
| John G. Le Marchant | June 1, 1797 | { Removed to second dragoon |
| | | { guards in 1801. |
| | | |
| Michael Barne | July 19, 1799 | Retired in 1805. |
| | | |
| John Walhause | May 16, 1801 | { Exchanged to twenty-fifth |
| | | { light dragoons in 1804. |
| | | |
| Richard Hussey | Dec. 28, 1804 | Promoted major-general in 1814.|
| Vivian | | |
| | | |
| Edward Kerrison | April 4, 1805 | Ditto ditto 1819.|
| | | |
| William Thornhill | Aug. 12, 1819 | Retired in 1826. |
| | | |
| James John Fraser | Sept. 28, 1826 | Retired on half-pay in 1830. |
| | | |
| Edward Keane | June 15, 1830 | { Exchanged to half-pay |
| | | { unattached in 1833. |
| | | |
| Charles John Hill | April 5, 1833 | To half-pay unattached in 1837.|
| | | |
| John James Whyte | Oct. 21, 1837 | |
+----------------------+----------------+--------------------------------+

SUCCESSION OF MAJORS

OF THE

SEVENTH, OR QUEEN'S OWN, REGIMENT OF HUSSARS.

+----------------------------+----------------+
| | Date of |
| Name. | Appointment. |
+----------------------------+----------------+
| George Wishart. | Dec. 30, 1690 |
| | |
| Patrick Hume, afterwards } | 1694 |
| Lord Polwarth } | |
| | |
| John Johnston | March 30, 1697 |
| | |
| George Douglas | April 28, 1707 |
| | |
| Archibald Lord Wandale | Sept. 22, 1711 |
| | |
| --------- Preston | Oct. 30, 1711 |
| | |
| James Lord Torphichen | Feb. 15, 1712 |
| | |
| James Nasmyth | April 15, 1714 |
| | |
| Matthew Stewart | Jan. 31, 1715 |
| | |
| James Agnew | April 4, 1733 |
| | |
| John Guerin | July 23, 1748 |
| | |
| Edward Harvey | March 8, 1751 |
| | |
| James Wharton | Jan. 5, 1754 |
| | |
| George Lawson Hall | April 8, 1755 |
| | |
| James Shipley | May 14, 1757 |
| | |
| John Litchfield | Feb. 10, 1758 |
| | |
| Thomas Hay | Oct. 14, 1761 |
| | |
| Thomas Bland | June 14, 1765 |
| | |
| Robert Lawrie | Feb. 27, 1771 |
| | |
| Thomas Warburton | April 26, 1779 |
| | |
| William Osborne | March 7, 1787 |
| | |
| Richard Watson | March 1, 1794 |
| | |
| Michael Barne | March 1, 1794 |
| | |
| John Walhouse | Oct. 18, 1798 |
| | |
| William Calcraft | July 19, 1799 |
| | |
| Charles Taylor | May 16, 1801 |
| | |
| Richard Hussey Vivian | March 9, 1803 |
| | |
| Edward Kerrison | May 12, 1803 |
| | |
| James Stuart | Sept. 28, 1804 |
| | |
| Hon. Berkeley Paget | April 4, 1805 |
| | |
| William Tuyll | Jan. 1, 1807 |
| | |
| Hon. G. H. C. Cavendish | June 23, 1808 |
| | |
| Charles Denshire | Feb. 23, 1809 |
| | |
| George Cholmley | April 27, 1809 |
| | |
| Edward Hodge | May 7, 1812 |
| | |
| William Thornhill | April 8, 1813 |
| | |
| William Verner | June 17, 1815 |
| | |
| Thomas William Robins | Dec. 24, 1818 |
| | |
| Edward Keane | Dec. 16, 1819 |
| | |
| James Hamlyn Williams | Oct. 24, 1821 |
| | |
| James John Fraser | Feb. 27, 1823 |
| | |
| William Shirley | June 17, 1824 |
| | |
| Hon. George Berkeley } | Sept. 28, 1826 |
| Molyneux } | |
| | |
| Charles John Hill | Dec. 31, 1827 |
| | |
| Philip Dundas | Dec. 3, 1830 |
| | |
| John James Whyte | April 5, 1833 |
| | |
| Arthur William Biggs | Oct. 21, 1837 |
| | |
| Thos. Edmund Campbell | Nov. 4, 1840 |
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FOOTNOTES:

[1] These two troops have, by several authors, been erroneously styled "regiments."

[2] See the Historical Record of the Third Foot, or the Buffs, from page 63 to 66.

[3] The following speculative account of the regiment is extracted from Mc Pherson's Secret History of England; edition of 1775, vol. 2, page 7; Mr. Scott's relation, "An Account of the State of Scotland, in July, 1706."

"The Earl of Lothian's regiment of dragoons (as I remember) consists of six companys, each company, including serjeants corporals, and drummers, is thirty men. The colonel's character is already given. The lieut.-colonel is son to Polwarth, now called Earl of Marchmont. When the late Earl of Hume listed, this lieut.-colonel was thought well-affected, and very much under the influence of Hume; but what to say of him now I know not. The major of the regiment, John Johnston of Westraw, is reported to have loyal inclinations, being much managed that way by his very loyal lady, whom few of any side must trust."

[4] See the Record of the First, or Royal Regiment of Dragoons, pages 52 and 53.

[5]

_Whitehall, 1st August, 1715._

"GENTLEMEN,

"His Majesty having been pleased to declare the regiment of dragoons whereof the Honorable William Kerr is colonel, to be 'HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCESS OF WALES' OWN ROYAL REGIMENT OF DRAGOONS,' I am desired you will acquaint the Right Honorable the Lord Townshend therewith, that a commission may be accordingly prepared, constituting the said William Kerr, Esq. colonel of the said regiment.

"I am, &c.,
"WILLIAM PULTENEY,"
(_Secretary at War_.)

_The Secretaries to
The Lord Townshend._

[6] An instance of ardent attachment and zeal was exemplified by a detachment of the SEVENTH light dragoons, who, having been informed that Lieut.-Colonel Osborne had been made prisoner, rushed forward among the enemy and rescued him.

[7] An instance again occurred of gallantry in a detachment having pressed forward in consequence of a report that Colonel Lord Paget had been taken prisoner: the report proved incorrect, but the zeal of the men of the SEVENTH and their attachment to their officers was on this, as on other occasions, strongly manifested; and although His Lordship felt it necessary to restrain this excess of ardour, he could not withhold an expression of his feeling of the good intentions of his brave corps.

[8] Macky, in his characters of the Scottish nobility, speaking of the Marquis of Lothian, observes--"He hath abundance of fire, and may prove a man of business when he applies himself that way; laughs at all revealed religion, yet sets up for a pillar of presbytery, being very zealous, though not devout. He is brave in his person; loves his country and his bottle; a thorough libertine; very handsome; hair black; with a fine eye; 45 years old."

LONDON:
HARRISON AND CO., PRINTERS,
ST. MARTIN'S LANE.

TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE

Italic text is denoted by _underscores_.

Obvious typographical errors and punctuation errors have been
corrected after careful comparison with other occurrences within
the text and consultation of external sources.

Except for those changes noted below, all misspellings in the text,
and inconsistent or archaic usage, have been retained. For example,
rencounters; devotedness; impracticability; Field-Marshal,
Field Marshal; re-called, recalled; honorable, honourable.

Pg 29, '1720, the the regiment' replaced by '1720, the regiment'.
Pg 39, 'without lappels' replaced by 'without lapels'.
Pg 44, 'dragoons of Price-schenik' retained, but perhaps meant to be
'dragoons of Prince Friedrich'.
Pg 44, 'was advanceing' replaced by 'was advancing'.
Pg 101, 'Lord Torpichen' replaced by 'Lord Torphichen'.