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His Majesty has been pleased to com- mand, that, with a view of doing the fullest justice to Regiments, as well as to Individuals who have distinguished themselves by their Bravery in Action with the Enemy, an Account of the Ser- vices of every Regiment in the British Army shall be published under the superintendence and direction of the Adjutant-General ; and that this Account shall contain the following particulars, viz., — The Period and Circumstances of the Original Formation of the Regiment ; The Sta- tions at which it has been from time to time em- ployed ; The Battles, Sieges, and other Military Operations, in which it has been engaged, par- ticularly specifying any Achievement it may have performed, and the Colours, Trophies, &c., it may have captured from the Enemy. The Names of the Officers, and the number of Non-Commissioned Officers and Pri- vates, Killed or Wounded by the Enemy, spe- cifying the Place and Date of the Action. a il UENERAL OllDERS. The names of those Officers, who, in con- sideration of their Gallant Services and Meri- torious Conduct in Engagements with the Enemy, have been distinguished with Titles, Medals, or other Marks of His Majesty's gracious favour. The Names of all such Officers, Non-Com- missioned Officers and Privates as may have specially signalized themselves in Action. And, ■ The Badges and Devices which the Re- giment may have been permitted to bear, and the Causes on account of which such Badges or De- vices, or any other Marks of Distinction, have been granted. By Command of the Right Honourable GENERAL LORD HILL, Commanding-in- Chief. John Macdonald. Adjutant- General. PREFACE. The character and credit of the British Army must chiefly depend upon the zeal and ardour, by which all who enter into its service are animated, and consequently it is of the highest importance that any measure calculated to excite the spirit of emulation, by which alone great and gallant actions are achieved, should be adopted. Nothing can more fully tend to the accomplishment of this desirable object, than a full display of the noble deeds with which the Military History of our country abounds. To hold forth these bright examples to the imitation of the youthful soldier, and thus to incite him to emulate the meritorious conduct of those who havr preceded him in their honourable career, are amoii^; the motives that have given rise to the present publication. The operations of the British Troops are, indeed, announced in the " London Gazette," I'rom whence they are transferred into the public prints: the achievements of our armies are thus made known at the time of their occurrence, and receive the tribute a 2 f IV I'HEFACE. of pruise and udtnirutioii to which tliey are entitled. On extraordinary occasions, the Houses of Parliament have been in the habit of conferring on the Com- manders, and tlie Officers and Troops acting under their orders, expressions of approbation and of thanks for tlieir skill and bravery, and tliese testimonials, confirmed by the high honour of their Sovereign's Approbation, constitute the reward which the soldier most highly prizes. It has not, however, until late years, been the prac- tice (which appears to have long prevailed in some of the Continental armies) for British Regiments to keep regular records of their services and achievements. Hence some difficulty has been experienced in obtain- ing, particularly from the old Rt-giments, an au- thentic account of their origin and subsequent services. This defect will now be remedied, in consequence of His Majesty having been pleased to command, that every Regiment shall in future keep a full and ample record of its services at home and abroad. From the materials thus collected, the country will henceforth derive information as to the difficulties and privations which chequer the career of those who embrace the military profession. In Great Britain, where so large a number of persons are devoted to the active concerns of Jigriculture, manufactures. PR K I' ACE. V und coininerce, mid wlierc tliese pursuits have, for su long a period, been undiHturbed by the preaence of war, wh'u'h lew other countries have escaped, com- paratively little is known of the vicissitudes of active service, and of the casualties of climate, to which, even during peace, the British Troops are exposed in every part of the globe, with little or no interval of repose. In their tranquil enjoyment of the blessings which the country derives from the industry and the enter- l)riseof the agriculturist and the trader, its happy inhabitants may be supposed not often to reflect on the perilous duties of the soldier and the sailor, — on their sufferings, — and on the sacrifice of valuable life, by which so many national benefits are obtained and preserved. The conduct of the British Troops, their valour, and endurance, have shone conspicuously under great and trying difficulties; and their character has been established in Continental warfare by the irresistible spirit with which they have effected debarkations in rfpite of the most formidable opposition, and by the gallantry and steadiness with which they have main- tained their advantages against superior numbers. In the official Reports made by the respective Com- manders, ample justice has generally been done to PKBFACK. the gallttiit exertioiiH of tl>e Corps employed ; but the details of their serviceR, and of ucts of individual bravery, can only be fully given in the Annuls of the various Regiments. These Records are now preparing for publication, under His Majesty's special authority, by Mr. Richard Cannon, Principal Clerk of the Adjutant' (ieneral's Office ; and while the perusal of them can- not fail to be useful and interesting to military men of every rank, it is considered that they will also afford entertainment and information to the general reader, particularly to those who may have served in the Army, or who have relatives in the Service . There exists in the breasts of most of those who have served, or are serving, in the Arnjy, an Esprit de Corps — an attachment to every thing belonging to their Regiment ; to such persons a narrative of the services of their own Corps cannot fail to prove interesting. Authentic accounts of the actions of the great, — the valiant, — the loyal, have always been of paramount interest with a brave and civilized people. Great Britain has produced a race of heroes who, in moments of danger an have numbered in their ranks men of loyalty, valour, and good conduct, worthy of imitation. Since the Regiments of Horse were formed into Dragoon Guards, additional improvements have been introduced into the constitution of the several corps; and the superior description of horses now bred in the United Kingdom, enables the commanding officers to remount their regi- ments with such excellent horses, that, whilst sufficient weight has been retained for a powerful charge in line, a lightness has been acquired, which renders them available for every description of service incident to modern warfare. The orderly conduct of these Regiments in quarters has gained the confidence and esteem of the respectable inhabitants of the various parts of the United Kingdom in which they have been stationed ; their promptitude and alacrity in at- tending to the requisitions of the magistrates in periods of excitement, and the temper, patience, and forbearance which they have evinced when subjected to great provocation, insult, and violence from the misguided populace, prove the value of these troops to the Crown, and to the Government of the country, and justify the reliance which is reposed on them. f-j^t .f HISTORICAL RECORD op THE SIXTH, OR INNISKILLING REGIMENT OP DRAGOONS: CONTAINING) AN ACCOUNT OF TIIK FORMATION OF THE RKGIMENT In 1689, AND OF ITS SUBSEQUENT SERVICES To 1846. roMPiLED nv RICHARD CANNON, Esq. ADJUTANT general's OFFICE, HORSE-GUARDS. ILLUSTRATED WITH PLATES OF THE GUIDONS. AND OF THE UNIFORM IN 1742, 1825, AND 1843. LONDON : PARKER, FURNIVALL, & PARKER, .10, CHARING CROSS. M nrcc XI.VII. THE SIXTH, THE INNISKILLING DRAGOONS, liliAU, AS A IIKUIMENTAL, UADUE, THE CASTLE OF INNISKILLING; WITH THE WOUI) " INNISKII.LINO" I'NDKIINKATH, COMMKMOUATIVl.; OK Tni: (jniCUMSTANCIM IJNDEB WHICH THK UEUIMIiNT WAS FORMED IN 1CH9} ALSO THE WORD "WATERLO O." AS A TESTIMONY OF THEHl DISTINGUISHED GALLANTIIY AT THE HATTLE OF WATERLOO, ON THE 18(li OF JUNE, 1815. b2 -i^m C O N T E N T S. Yaar 1688 1689 1690 1691 The circumstances whicli gave rim.' to the For- mation of the Uegiment . . • . Tlie Revolution The people of InniHkilliiig and Londonderry oppose the proceedings of King Jarae« II., and refuse admittance to liis troops . Various Skirmishes — the Sitj. ■ of Londonderry Battle of Newton Butler .... The Sixth, or Inniskilling Regiment of Dra- goons, embodied ..... Siege of Londonderry raised .... The Regiment joins tiie Army under Duke Schomberg ... Placed on the establisliment of the Regular Army Capture of Belturbet — Action at < 'avan . Action at Butler's Bridge .... Capture of the Castles of Killeshandra and Bal- lingargy Battle of the Boyne ..... Detached against Athlone — Siege of Limerick . Capture of Ballymore and Athlone Battle of Aghrim ...... Capture of Gal way ..... Services before Sligo ..... Surprised at Coloony ..... Termination of the War in Ireland Page I 3 4 6 12 13 14 16 n 19 20 21 25 26 27 28 29 31 r\ y ^ i I XXll Year CONTENTS. n08 Tlie Regiment einbuiks for Euglan 1 1 709 Marclies to Scotland .... 1713 Returns to Enf^land 1714 Stationed in Scotland .... 1715 Battle of Dumblain . 1 728 Marches to England .... 1729 Returns' to Scotland 1733 Stationed in England .... 1742 Embarks for Flanders 1743 Battle of Dettingen .... 1745 Foutenoy .... 1746 Roucoux .... 1747 Val 1 748 Returns to England .... 1751 Description of the Uniform and Guidons 1755 A Light Troop added . 1758 Expedition to St. Maloes. • Cherbourg Embarks for Germany 1759 Battle of Minden .... Action at Wetter ..... 1760 Battle of Warbourg .... Skirmish near Ziereuberg Surprise at Zierenberg Battle of Campen ..... 1761 Kirch-Denkern 1762 Groebenstien .... 1 763 Returns to England .... Light troop disbanded, and eight men per troop of the heavy trnoi),s, equipped as Light Dra^ goons ....... 1764 Alterations in the equipment 1765 Stationed in Scotland .... 1766 -— ^ England 1767 Reviewed by King George 111. Page 33 34 37 39 40 43 45 46 48 49 51 53 54 56 57 58 60 61 62 63 64 '^■ 65 »t I'age 33 34 37 39 40 43 45 46 48 49 51 53 54 56 57 58 60 61 62 63 64 CONTENTS. Year 1771 Stationed in Scotland 1772 England 1776 Scotland 1777 England 1779 Men equipped as Light Dragoons incorporated in the Twentieth Regiment of Light Dra- goons 1793 Embarks for Flanders .... Covering tlie Siege of Valenciennes Diinkiriv Action at Menin ... ... 1794 Vanx ■ Covering the Siege of Landn^cies . Battle of Cateau Tournay ..... Action at Bauvines ..... Retreat through Holland to Germany . 1 795 Returns to England .... 1798 Reviewed by King George III. . 1808 Stationed in Scotland .... 1809 Embarks for Ireland 1814 Returns to England .... 1815 Embarks for Flanders ■ Battle of Waterloo ..... Advances to Paris ..... 1816 Returns to England .... 1818 Stationed in Scotland ..... 1819 Embarks for Ireland .... 1821 Stationed at Dublin, on the occasion of the Visit of King George IV. to Ireland . 1823 Embarks for Scotland 1824 Stationed in England 1829 Embarks for Ireland . . . . . 1833 Stationed in Scotland ..... 1834 England . . . . . XXlll Page 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 77 78 79 80 83 89 90 91 92 XXIV CONTENTS. Year Page 1838 Stationed in Ireland 92 1841 England 93 1842 Scotland, and furnislies the Royal Escorts on the Visit of Queen Victoria to Edinburgh, &c. ... . — 1843 Marches to England — 1846 Embarks for Ireland ..... 95 The Conclusion ...... — Succession of Lieutenant-Colonels ... 96 \\ . \ I SUCCESSION OF COLONELS. 1689 Sir Albert Cunningham . . . . 1691 Robert Echlin 1715 John Earl of Stair, K.T 1734 Charles Lord Cadogan .... 1743 John Earl of Stair, K.T 1 745 John Earl of Rothes .... 1750 The Honourable James Cholniondeley . 1775 Edward Harvey ..... 1778 James Johnston ...... 1797 George A, Earl of Pembroke, K.G. 1827 The Honourable Sir William Lumley, G.C.B. 1840 Sir Joseph Stratton, K.C.II. . Sir George Pownall Adams, K.C.H. 97 ^'^I^^^K 98 . 100 '^^B 101 102 . 103 ~^n|^^^H| 104 v^UHl . 106 107 •1 — ^ 108 n PLATES. Guidons of the Regiment Uniform of 1742 . Uniform of 1825 . Uniform of 1843 to face 1 39 91 93 Page • 92 • 93 oyal % to • — 95 96 B. 97 98 100 101 102 103 104 106 101 108 to face 1 39 91 93 P ; Colours of the Sixth (Inniskilling) Dragoons. [To fan iwrl HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE SIXTH, OB, THE INNISKILLING REGIMENT OF DRAGOONS. [To (tux PI The circumstances under which the formation of the Sixth, or the Inniskilling Regiment of Dragoons, took place, derived their origin from the political events of the reign of King James II., and from the diversity of religious sentiments entertained by His Majesty's subjects in Ireland. In the twelfth centuiy (1172) Ireland, which 1172 had been divided into a number of independent states, of which Munster, Leinster, Meath, Ulster, and Connaught were principal sovereignties, sub- mitted to the authority of the English monarch Henry II. The religion of the people was the Roman Catholic, the same as generally prevailed in other parts of Europe ; but two centuries after- HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE SIXTH, wards, the introduction of the reformed religion 1 370 commenced (1370), and was completed in England 1534 in 1534, in the reign of Henry VIII. ; it, however, made little progress in Ireland, where the majority of the inhabitants continued Roman Catholics. The English, having embraced the Protestant religion, extended their reformed ecclesiastical institutions to Ireland, where many Protestant families fixed their residence and obtained posses- sions. I'he differences in religion, unfortunately, created hostile feelings between the English and Irish ; commotions occurred, and a military esta- blishment was found necessary. This consisted of various numbers at difl'erent periods : after the 1660 Restoration in 1660, the Army of Ireland was composed of twenty troops of horse, a regiment of foot guards, and seventy companies of foot; which were formed into three regiments of cavalry and eight of infantry, including the (Irish) foot 1684 guards*, in 1684. In the following year King James II. ascended the throne, and instead of overlooking the nominal distinctions among his subjects, and seeking to promote the welfare of * The second battalion of the Irisli foot guards came to England at the Revolution, in 1688, and was disbanded by the Prince of Orange : the first battalion remauied in Ireland until the treaty of Limerick, in 1691, when it followed King James to France, and was for many years in the service of Louis XIV. and Ids successsors. OR INNISKILLINO DRAGOONS. a all, he commenced his endeavours to re-establish 1684 the Boman Catholic religion in the three king- doms, by the most arbitrary proceedings in Ireland. Opposite views and interests were thus brought into collision ; evil passions were called forth, which produced effects contrary to those designed, and the results embroiled Ireland in intestine war, and involved many families in misery. The King also commenced arbitrary proceedings in England, where a number of noblemen and gentlemen of property and influence, united in soliciting the Prince of Orange to come to England with an army to aid them in opposing the mea- sures of the Court. In the autumn of 1688 the Prince of Orange 1688 prepared an armament for England, when the army in Ireland was augmented with men of the Roman Catholic religion, who, not obtaining regular pay, were permitted to seize on the pro- perty of Protestants for subsistence : persecutions were also commenced against the latter, and a report was circulated of a design to massacre all persons of the reformed religion, on a named day, when many families fled to England, and others prepared to defend themselves. Appearing on the western coast of England, as the supporter of civil and religious liberty, the Prince of Orange landed his army on the 5th of November ; he was welcomed by the people, — b2 HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE SIXTH, 1688 joined by many noblemen, — by officers of rank and distinction, and by a number of soldiers, and he advanced by triumphant marches to the capital, where his arrival was celebrated with public re- joicings : King James vacated the throne, and escaped to France. These events afforded the strongest encourage- ment to the Protestants of Ireland to make a bold resistance to the proceedings of their oppo- nents, and to join in the same Revolution which had secured the blessings of a constitutional monarchy, and of religious liberty, for England. The principles of self-defence stimulated them to make a daring effort for the preservation of their liberties, in the hope of being aided from England; and from the opposition thus made to illegal aggression, the Sixth, or the Inniskilling, Regiment of Dragoons, derived its origin. The city of Londonderry, so called in con- sequence of a number of Londoners having settled there in the reign of James L, was gar- risoned by Lord Montjoy's regiment, which had many Protestants in it : this corps was ordered to march towards Dublin, and the Earl of Antrim's newly-raised corps, all Catholics, was expected to be ready to take charge of the garrison ; but some delay occurring, a town guard was organised; and when the Earl of Antrim's regiment ap- proached, it was refused admittance: the gates OR INNISKILLINO DnAQOONS. $ of the city were closed on the 7th of December, 1688 and the most determined resist* <3 evinced by the inhabitants, who were encouraged by David Cairnes, Esq., of Knockmany, and other zealous gentlemen. About the same period the inhabitants of Inniskilling refused to allow two companies of Sir Thomas Newcomen's regiment to enter their town. Tlius two impcfrtant places were pre- served from the power of the adherents of King James, and a military force was 'organised for their protection. Gustavus Hamilton, Esq., was elected governor of Inniskilling, and colonel of the troops of horse and companies of foot formed there, and Thomas Lloyd,Esq., lieutenant-colonel. Colonel Lundy was governor of Londonderry, situate about fifty-five English miles from Innis- killing. The Protestant inhabitants of the north of Ireland enrolled themselves for their mutual defence; but those who fell into the power of the adherents of King James were deprived of their arms and property, and treated with great severity. The early part of the year 1689 was spent in 1689 active preparations for defence : a corps of horse, another of dragoons, and eight battalions of foot were formed, and applications were forwarded to England for military stores. In February, the Prince and Princess of 6 IIISTOIUCAL llECOnD OF THE SIXTH, 1689 Orange were elevated to the throne, by tlie title of King" William and Queen Mary, and their accession was proclaimed at Inniskilling on the 11th of March. On the following day King James landed at Kinsale from France; he was accompanied by five thousand French troops, and made his public entry into Dublin on the 24th of March, three days after the accession of William and Mary had been proclaimed at Londonderry. Ill the mean time several encounters had taken place between the forces of King James and the iiewly-raisei! Protestant corps in the north of Ireland, in which many of the latter were overpowered ; but the Inniskilling men were conspicuous for personal bravery, which they evinced on several occasions, and by their valour they preserved themselves from many of the calamities \. hich befel others. On the approach of Lord Galmoy with a detachment of King James's army, the country people, fearing a general mas- sacre, fled with their cattle and effects to Innis- killing. King James's troops besieged Crom Castle; but were driven from before the place with loss ; and a party of his dragoons was seized at Armagh ; a most gallant action was performed by two troops of horse and three companies of foot, under Mr. Matthew Anketill, by which Monar)han Castle was preserved ; and on the 12tli of March Lord Blayncy defeated a body of the OR INNI8KILLIN0 DR/ OOMS. Irish at Ardtray bridr 46 HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE SIXTH, 174G keteers to tlu; hedges and thickets near the village in gallant style. A retreat homing been ordered, the army withdrew across tiie river Maese, and riiLnT ;ped near Maestricht. Tho regiment was commended in orders for its conduct on this occasion ; it had three men wounded : and six horses killed and seven wounded : one '• rse fell into the hands of the enemy. After encamping a short time in the province of Limburg, the regiment went into quarters in the country along the Lower Maese. 1747 During the campaign of 1747 the allied army was commanded by the Duke of Cumberland ; and after encamping a short time near the banks of the Scheldt, the Inniskilling dragoons were employed in operations on the Creat Nethe, and on the Demer. The 1st of July was passed »i skirmishing near the frontiers of Liege ; the two armies confronted each other, and on the follow- ing day a sharp action was fought, on which occa- sion the regiment acquired new laurels. Under the cover of a heavy cannonade, the French infantry attacked the village of Val, which was occupied by four battalions (three British and one Hanoverian), and the Inniskil- ling drigoons were formed behind the houses. Eventu; 'y tlie village was captured, and the enemy oroke i he centre of the allied army. The OR INNI^KII.LINO DRAGOONS. 47 cavalry of the lett winp was led forward by Sir 1747 John Ligonier, and charged the Frencli horsemen with signal intrepidity. The Greys particularly distinguished themselves. The Inniskilling dra- goons, vying in heroism with the Scots troopers, overthrew and routed the Sfjuadrons opposed to them ; and u sanguinary sword figlit ensuing, the British horsemen made great havoc among the discomfited lanks of their opponents. Following up their first success, the Greys, Inniskilling, and other British dragoons, dashed forward; a volley from some French musketeers posted on the low grounds, and behind hedges, emptied several saddles ; but the survivors rushed upon the in- fantry and chased them from behind the hedges and from the low grounds, with dreadful carnage. While pursuing the fugitives, a new line of com- batants appeared ; but, with ranks confused and blended together, the British dragoons galloped forward and dispersed these also. This astonish- ing gallantry of the British cavalry produced important results ; but the enemy having broken the centre of the allied army, the Duke of Cum- berland ordered a retreat. When the Inniskilling, and other British dragoons, faced about to retire, the enemy came down upon them in crowds, and they sustained considerable loss. The army retreated to Maes- tricht, where it arrived in the evening. 'f i! '■ It ! .Ml 6i 48 IIISTOKICAL RECORD OF fHti i,iXi'II, 1747 The casualty-return of tlie regiment on this occasion exhibited a serious loss, viz., Lieutenant Armstrong, Quarter-master Seaman, forty men, and twenty-two horses wounded ; Lieutenant Gordon, Cornet Hay, seventy-eight men, and ninety-eight horses killed and missing. The con- duct of the British cavalry on this occasion, was highly commended in the accounts of the battle published at the time. The Inniskilling dragoons were subsequently encamped at Richcl, near the Maese, in the pro- vince of Limburg ; in October they proceeded to North Brabant, and pitched their tents behind the lines at Terheyden ; and at the end of the cam- paign they went into cantonments among the Dutch peasantry. 1748 A strong remount of men and horses having joined to replace the losses of the preceding year, the regiment took the field to serve the cam- paign of 1748 in a high state of efficiency, and according to the publications of that date its warlike appearance was much admired. It was employed in the province of Limburg, and was encamped a short time near Ruremonde. Mean- while preliminary articles for a treaty of peace had been agreed upon ; the regiment proceeded to North Brabant, where it remained a short time, and during the winter, returned to England. 1749 After the peace of Aix-la-Chapelle the esta- OR INNISKILl.ING URAOOONH. 49 hlishment was reduced to two hundred and 1749 eighty-five officers and men. Tlie Earl of Rothes was removed in January, 1750 1750, to the Royal North British dragoons, and was succeeded in the colonelcy of the Inniskil- LiNo dragoons by Major-General the Honourable James Cholmondeley from the Third Irish horse, now Sixth dragoon guards. In 1751 a regulation was issued for insuring 1751 uniformity in the clothing, standards, and regi- mental distinctions of the British army, from which the following particulars have been ex- tracted relating to the Inniskilling Dragoons. Coats, — scarlet ; double-breasted ; without lappels ; lined with full yellow; slit sleeves, turned up with full yellow ; the button-holes worked with narrow ivhlte lace; the buttons of white metal, set on two and two ; a long slash pocket in each skirt ; and a white shoulder-knot, or aiguillette, on the right shoulder. Waistcoats and Breeches, — full yellow. Hats, — bound with silver lace ; and orna- mented with a white metal loop and a black cockade. Boots, — of jacked leather, and reaching to the knee. Cloaks,— of scarlet cloth, with a full yellow collar and lined with yellow shalloon; the buttons ' I E 1t1 60 HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE SIXTH, ]75l set on two and two upon white frogs, or loops, with a l)lue stripe down the centre. Horse Furniture,— of full yellow cloth; the holster caps and housing having a bo- ler of white lace with a blue stripe down the centre ; the castle of Inniskilling embroidered upon a red ground within e wreath of roses and thistles, on each corner of the housing ; and on the holster caps the king's cipher and crown, with vi. d. underneath. Officers, — distinguished by silver lace ; their coats and waistcoats bound with silver embroi- dery ; the button ''oles worked with silver ; and a crimson silk sash worn across the left shoulder. Quarter- Master, — to wear a crimson sash round the waist. Serjeants, — to have narrow silver lace on the cuffs, pockets, and shoulder-straps ; silver shoul- der-knots, or aiguillettes, and yellow and white worsted sashes tied round their waiiets. Drummers and Hautboys, — clothed in full yellow coats lined with scarlet, and ornamented with silver lace with a blue stripe down the centre; their waistcoats and breeches of scarlet cloth. Guidons. — The first or King's guidon to be of crimson silk, embroidered and fringed with gold and silver : in the centre the rose and thistle conjoined and crown over them, with the motto Bieu et mon Droit underneath : the white horse ' cii OR INNISKILLING DRAGOONS, 51 in a compartment in the first and fourth corners, 1751 and VI. D. in silver characters on a yellow ground ir a compartment in the second and third corners. The second and third guidons to be oi full yellow silk, in the centre the castle of Inniskilling within a wreath of roses and thistles on a crimson ground ; the white horse on a scarlet ground in the first and fourth compartments, and vi. d. within a small wreath of roses and thistles upon a scarlet ground in the second and third com- partments. During the succeeding seven years, the regi- 1752 ment was employed on home service in Great Britain, and was distinguished as an efficient and well-conducted corps. In 1755, when the aggressions of the French 1755 in North America led to acts of open hostility, the establishment was augmented one corporal and fifteen men per troop. Shortly afterwards a i'ujht troop was added on the same principle as hght companies to infantry corps : and the regi- ment consisted of six heavy troops and one light troop. The light dragoons were sometimes styled hussars. A periodical of this date (June, 1756) 1756 has the following paragraph : ' On Monday ' morning the newly-raised light horse, or, as • they are commonly called, hussars, were exer- ' cised in Hyde Park, as were also some life ' guards and horse grenadiers. The hussars in e2 !, ■' ' 1 li 52 HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE SIXTH, 1 756 * particular made a very pretty and genteel * appearance ; went through their peculiar method ' of exercise, hoth on horseback and on foot, ' with the greatest vivacity and exactness, to the * satisfaction of many thousands of spectators.' War was proclaimed, and the French monarch made such extensive preparations for invading England, that some alarm was occasioned. 1757 These preparations being continued in 1757, the country was placed in a posture of defence. Seven battalions were encamped on Barham Downs under the Duke of Marlborough ; five at Chatham under Lord George Sackville ; six at Amersham under Lieutenant-General Campbell ; a regiment of cavalry and six battalions of infantry at Dorchester under Sir John Mordaunt ; another camp was formed on the Isle of Wight ; and the Inniskilling dragoons, with the third dragoon guards, and first, third, fourth, and eleventh dragoons were encamped on Salisbury plain, under Lieutenant-General Hawley. The formidable attitude assumed by the government, with the increased military power prepared to oppose the invasion, induced the French monarch to lay aside liis design of landing troops on the British coast, and he resolved to attack the possessions Of his Britannic Majesty in Hanover. J 758 The increased naval and military establish- monts of Britain enabled King George II to OR INNISKILLING DRAGOONS. 53 assail the coast of France, and an expedition was 1758 prepared for that purpose under the command of Charles Duke of Marlborough. The light troop of the Inniskilling dragoons was selected to take part in this enterprise, and having been encamped some time on Southsea Common, and formed in brigade with the light troops of eight other regiments, under the command of Briga- dier-General Eliott, (afterwards Lord Heathfield,) it embarked towards the end of May, 1758, and sailed for the coast of France on the 1st of June. On the evening of the 5th a landing was effected in Cancalle Bay, in the province of Brittany ; on the 7th the troops advanced to Parame ; and (luring the following night the light dragoons and piquets of the infantry regiments proceeded to the harbour of St. Maloes, and destroyed by fire one hundred vessels with extensive magazines of maritime stores. The light cavalry afterwards advanced to the town of Dol. and evinced signal intrepidity in skirmishiiig varh detachments of 'n'ench troops. After remaining five days in France the British re-embarked, and severe weather rendering another descent impracticable, tliey returned to Portsmouth. The light troop of the Sixth dragoons having landed, was encamped a "hort time at Portsmouth, and subsequently on Southsea Counuon. In the beginning of August it sailed on a second expedition under Lieutenant- M i' Hi ;i 1 64 HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE SIXTH, I ^ 1758 General Bligh. A landing- liaving been effected in the Bay des Marees, Cherbourg was tsiken, and the fortifications and vessels in the harbour were destroyed. The troops returned on board the fleet, and another landing was effected in the bay of St. Lunar; but no advantage resulted from ihis enterprise, and before the whole were re-embarked, the enemy attacked the rear with such fury that the grenadiers and foot guards sustained considerable loss. The expedition returned to England, and the light troop of the Sixth dragoong vent into cantonments in villages along tiie coast. Disastrous events had, in the mean time, occurred in Germany ; the Hanoverian, Hessian, and Brunswicktroops commanded by the Duke of Cumberland, had been subject to a ct pitulation, and the electorate of Hanover was taken posses- sion of by the enemy. The French having violated the conditions of the capitulation, the Hanoverians, Hessians, and Rrunswickers reas- sembled under Prince Ferdinand of Brunsvvick; a body of British troops was sent to Germany under Charles Duke of Marlborough ; and the six heavy troops of the Sixth dragoons were selected for this 5 jrvlce. The light troop of the regiment was left in England on coa.-it duty ; and it was subsequently employed in the travelling escort duty for the royal family. OR INNI9KILLING DRAGOONS. 55 The regiment was reviewed on Blackheath by 175a King George II., who expressed his royal appro- bation of its appearance and dispipline ; it em- barked at Gravesend on the 27th of July ; and landed on the 3rd of August, a few miles above the city of Embden in Germany, where it en- camped two days, and subsequently marched up the country to join the Hanoverians, Hessians, and Brunswickers. The regiment joined the army at Coesveldt on the 17th of August, and was reviewed on the 20th, with the other British corps, by His Serene Highness Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick, whw expressed his admiration of tlie condition of the several regiments after the march. After taking part in the movements of the army, the regiment went into winter quarters in the bishopric of Paderborn. The Inniskilling dragoons, commanded by 1759 Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Harvey, took the field in the spring of 1759, and were formed in bri- gade with the Blues and first dragoon guards ; the British were commanded by Lord George Sack- ville, and the allied army by Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick. The French monarch sent an im- mense body of troops to Germany, under the Duke de Broglio and Marshal Contades ; and the allies, being so very inferior in numbers, were compelled to retire before theii' opponents. After a series of retreats and occasional skir- if .1 j 1 5 56 HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE SIXTH, 1759 mishes, the enemy occupied a strong position near Minden, and the allied army encamped on Petershagen heath. Prince Ferdinand advanced, and having succeeded in drawing the French from tlieir formidable post, a general engagement was fought on Minden heath on the T . . ' gust, when the astonishing valour of the B / infantry decided the fortune of the day. ihe British cavalry were posted behind a wood on the right of the army, and towards the close of the action they were ordered forward to charge the French legions ; but a misunderstanding on the part of Lord George Sackville occasion -d some delay; iW. Inniskilling and other British dragoons, who were panting for an opportunity to distinguish themselves, were detained in a state of inactivity, and the victory was rendered less decisive than it otherwise would have been. The Marquis of Granby was afterwards appointed to the command of the British troops in Germany. The allied army moved forward in pursuit of the enemy, whose lino of retreat might be traced by scenes of devastation and the smoke of burn- ing villages. The Inniskilling dragoons formed part of the division commanded by the Hereditary Prince of Brunswick, who harassed and attacked the French durmg their retreat, occasioning them serious loss on several occasions ; especially at Chmhenhagen, Eimhec, and in the defiles of Minden. OR INNISKILLINO DRAGOONS. 57 On the 25th of August the Sixth dragoons, 1759 commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Har- vey, arrived, with the remainder of the Heredi- tary Prince's division, at Schonstadt. During the night between the 27th and 28th of August, the Inniskilling dragoons, with a detachment from the first dragoon guards and a battalion of English grenadiers, commanded by Colonel Beckwith, marched in the direction of Wetter to surprise the corps commanded by the celebrated Colonel Frischer, amounting to about two thou- sand men, in quarters at that town. Frischer's men were alarmed, and attempted to make resist- ance, but the gallant Colonel Harvey rushed upon them at the head of the Inniskilling dragoons, and Beckwith's grenadiers, drawing their swords, joined in the charge ; — the French were overthrown ; sixty were killed on the spot ; many were wounded; about four hundred were made prisoners; and the remainder fled in con- fusion, towards Marpurg; leaving their camp- equipage, baggage, and a number of horses in Tiossession of the conquerors. Lieutenant-Colonel Harvey, of the Inniskilling dragoons, had a personal encounter with Frischer's brother, whom he slew with his broadsword ; and both the dragoons and grenadiers distinguished them- selves in a particular manner*. I 5f ,ti. r * < By yesterday's mail we have advice that Prince Ferdinand JM^ 58 HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE SIXTH, 1709 The pursuit of the French army was continued a distance oF nearly two hundred miles; and operations were not suspended during the winter. The weather becoming severe, the Inniskilling dragoons went into cantonments in the villages near tlie river Lahn. 17C0 During the campaign of 1760 the regiment was for .11 id in brigade with the tenth dragoons under Major-General the Earl of Pembroke; and, after much manauvring and some skirmishing was encamped at Kalle. At the same time thirty thousand French troops, commanded by the Chevalier de Muy, crossed the river Dymel, and took post at Wavbourgy to cut off the com- munication of the allies with Westphalia. The * has i^ontinuwl his pursuit as far as Wetter ; that Colonel ' Harvey, at tlje head of a body of about five hundred ' English dragoons, fell in with a large body of Frischer's ' corps, under the command of Frischer's brother ; that Colo- ' nel Harvey attaci^ following in(U'ning were in position on the he' '>t8 of Corbeke, from whence they advanced to a wood within five miles of the enemy's position. The French were attacked, and while the action was still raging, the British cavalry were ordered f-srward. Traversing the five miles at a quick pace, they speedily arrived at the field of bat Me, and charging the enemy with signal intrepidity, routed the French cavalry, put the opposing infantry into disorder, and chased them across the Dymel. The conduct of the Inniskilling dragoons and other British cavalry regiments was such, that the Marquis of Granby stated, in his public despatch, that nctliing could exceed their yallant behaviour ; Prince Ferdi- nand declared in general orders that all the British cavalry performed prodigies of valour ; and an his- torian of that date ^lated, that theg outdid all former examples. The regiment had only two men and two houses killed ; three men and one horse wounded, and tliree horses missing. The French retired from their camp beyond the Dymel on the 2-2nd of August ; when the Hereditary Prince of Brunswick crossed the river with twelve thousand men to gain the enemy's 60 HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE SIXTH, 1 760 left flank. His loading corps encountered t'.c ert'my's rear-guard near Ziercn1>cr(jy and a sharp skirmish ensued. At length ih ■ Prince brought forward the Greys and Inniski l* liNG dragoons ; a gallant charge of the two regiments decided the contest ; and the French were driven into the town. The French army encamped beyond Zierenherg, and the volunteers of Clermont and Dauphine, amounting to about nine hundred cavalry and a thousand infantry, were quartered in the town. After sunset, on the evening of the 5th of Sep- tember, the Greys, Inniskilltng, and Bock's dragoons, two regiments of infantry, and one hundred and fifty Highlanders,crossed the Dymel, and arriving at Ziereuberg before daybreak, forced the guard and entered the tov/n. A (ireadful slaughter was made of the enemy in the ?i,reets, and a sharp encounter with the bayonet took place in the churchyard ; between three and four hundred prisoners ^\ ere captured ; also two pieces of cannon ; and at three o'clock the assail- ants retired to W^arbourg, having lost only ten men. It was stated in the London Gazette, that * the behaviour of the officers and tlie bravery of the ' troops, on this occasion, deserve the greatest com- ' mendation.' The Hereditary Prince of Brunswick marched with a body of troops to the duchy of Cleves, w OR INNISKtlMNO DRAGOONS. 61 aiul invested Wesel. Tlie Inniskilmnq dia- 1760 goons and several other corps left the camp at Warbourg, on the Ist of October, under Major- Cieneral Waldcgrave, to join the prince, and take j)art in the operations on the lower Rhine. The French, commanded by the Marquis de Castries, advanced to raise the Hie|r«' of Wesel, and en- camped half a leagi I' hind the convent of Campen, with Friscli " posted within the convent. Tiie Innisk. ? goons passed tiit* Rhine by a bridges two imir below Wesel, and having joined the Hereditary I'rince, advanced at ten o'clock, on tlu; evening of the 15th of October, to surprise the enemy's camp. It being necessary to dislodge the troops in the convent, the firing alarmed the French army, which in- stantly formed for battle. The allies having passed the convent, commenced the action at five o'clock on the morning of the 16th ; and a suc- cession of charges was continued with varied success until nine at night, when the Prince ordered a retreat. The Sixth lost on this occasion two men and four horses killed ; Lieutenant-Colonel Harvey, Major Hepburn, Cornet Sayer, five men and one horse wounded ; and one man and horse taken by the enemy. After repassing the lihine, the regiment was encamped at Bounnen, subsequently at Klein I : t|] IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) "^*i^I^ ^A^ 1.0 1.1 itt lU ■22 L£ 12.0 Hi IL25 HI 1.4 IMI 6" Hiotogr^iiic Sdences Corporation 23 WEST MAIN STRIET WIBSTER,N.Y. 14SS0 (716)872-4903 62 HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE SIXTH, 176oBeckum, and in December went into canton- ments. 1761 In February, 1761, the regiment took part in a successful incursion into the quarters occupied by the French army ; when the allies, advancing through a heavy snow, drove their opponents before them many leagues, captured several strong towns with extensive magazines of forage and provisions, but were subsequently obliged to retire. During the campaign of 1761 the regiment was brigaded with the royals and tenth dragoons, commanded by Major-General Eliott. It was employed in several manoeuvres, and was in posi- tion in the middle of July, on the rivers Asse and Lippe in Westphalia, forming part of the division under the Prince of Anhalt. On the 15th of July, the enemy attacked the Marquis of Granby's division at Kirch-Denkemt when the Inniskillinq dragoons crossed the Asse river to support the infantry, and the French were driven back. The action was renewed on the following day, and the enemy was again repulsed with serious loss ; but owing to the scene of conflict being in a thickly-wooded country, interspersed with marshy ground, the services of the regiment were limited to supporting the infantry. The Sixth dragoons were subsequently em- ployed in operations on the Dymel ; in November they were engaged in the electorate of Hanover, OR INNISKILLINO DRAGOONS. 68 where several sharp skirmishes occurred, in which 1761 they took part, in severe weather, and were some- times encamped in the snow. They eventually went into cantonments in Friesland. Having taken the field to serve the campaign 1762 of 1762, the regiment was formed in brigade with the fifteenth dragoons, under Colonel Harvey. After encamping at Brackel in the bishopric of Paderborn, and subsequently on the heights of Tissel, the brigade advanced, on the morning of the 24th of June, with the view of surprising the French camp at Crroebenstien. This movement was conducted witb such address, that the French were instantly thrown into confusion, and, aban- doning their camp equipage, they fell back upon Cassel, one division being surrounded and made prisoners in the woods of Wilhelmsthal. The Inniskilling dragoons pursued the French to- wards Cassel, and afterwards encamped near Holtzhausen. In the subsequent operations of the campaign, the Inniskilling dragoons were actively em- ployed, and a series of successes was followed by the capture of Cassel. A suspension of hostilities took place in November, and the regimont went into cantonments in the bishopric of Muiister. A treaty of peace was concluded at Fon- 1763 tainbleau. The regiment received the thanks of 64 HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE SIXTH, 1763 Parliament for its conduct during the war: and in January, 1763, commenced its march through Holland to Williamstadt, where it embarked for England. It landed in February, and was sta- tioned in South Britain ; the light troop was disbanded ; the establishment was reduced to six troops of twenty-eight private men each, and eight men per troop were equipped as light dragoons. Lieutenant Colonel Harvey, who had repeat- edly distinguished himself during the war, was rewarded with the colonelcy of the twelfth dra- goons, and was succeeded by Major Bobert Bickart Hepburn, a most meritorious officer, who had served with the regiment many years. After the return of the regiment from Ger- many, its head quarters were established at North- ampton; from whence they were removed, in 1764 1764, to York ; at the same time orders were received for the officers and men to wear epar lettes on the left shoulder instead of aiguiilettes , the jacked leather boots were directed to be replaced by others of a lighter description ; and the regiment was directed to be mounted on long- tailed hoi'ses. 1765 In 1765 the Inniskillino dragoons occupied cantonments in Scotland ; they returned to Eng- 1766 land in the following year, and the head-quarters OR INNISKILUNQ DRAGOONS. 65 were stationed at Coventry, where an order was 1766 received for the drummers on the establishment to be replaced by trumpeters. The regiment marched into village canton- 1767 ments, near London, in May, 1767, and was reviewed on the 11th of that month, in brigade with the fourth dragoons, on Wimbledon Com- mon, by King George III., who was pleased to express his high approbation of the appearance and discipline of the two regiments. After the review the Inniskillino dragoons marched into cantonments in Worcestershire ; in 1768 the head-quarters were removed to Lewes; JJ^® in 1769 to Ipswich; and in 1770 to York. 1770 In the spring of the following year the regi- 1771 ment proceeded to Scotland ; but returned to England in the beginning of 1772, and was sta- 1772 tioned in Lancashire, the head-quarters being established at Manchester; from whence they were removed in 1773 to Worcester, and in 1774 1^73 to Canterbury. A change of quarters took place in the summer of 1775, and the regiment was stationed in North- 1775 amptonshire and Lincolnshire, with the head- quarters at Northampton. On the decease of General Cholmondeley, in October, 1775, King George III. conferred the colonelcy on Lieutenant-General Edward Harvey, who so highly distinguished himself at the head 66 HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE SIXTH, 1775 of the regiment in Germany during the seven years' war. 1776 In the early part of 1776 the Sixth dragoons commenced their march for Scotland ; from 1777 whence they returned in the beginning of 1777, and were cantoned in Warwickshire and Stafford- shire, the head-quarters being at Coventry. 1778 The colonelcy having become vacant by the decease of General Harvey, it was conferred on Lieutenant-General James Johnston, from the first Irish horse, now fourth dragoon guards, by commission dated the 2ud of April, 1778. Meanwhile the American war had commenced, and the French monarch having agreed to aid the revolted colonies, war was declared against France. The British army was augmented, and one hundred men and horses were added to the Inniskilling dragoons ; but the scene of conflict was so little adapted for cavalry, that the heavy dragoon regiments were not called upon to quit the United Kingdom. The head-quarters were removed to Salisbury in May, 1778 ; and a further augmentation of forty-eight men, who were to be mounted on small horses and equipped as light dragoons, was added to the regiment. 1779 In April, 1779, the men equipped as light cavalry were incorporated, with the men of the third dragoon guards, and first and eleventh OR INNI8KILUN0 DRAGOONS. 67 fight the lenth dragoons, into a regiment, which was numbered 1779 the twentieth light dragoons. During the follow- ing summer, the Sixth, and five other regiments of cavalry, were encamped on Salisbury Plain, under Lieutenant- General Johnston. In the two following years the regiment occu- }7^0 pied quarters in Gloucestershire and Worcester- shire ; in 1782 it was stationed in Dorsetshire, 1782 with the head-quarters at Dorchester; and in 1783 it was removed into Northamptonshire and 1783 Leicestershire, /t ■ The American war had, in the mean time, terminated, and the establishment was reduced to two hundred and thirty-two officers and men. During part of the year 1784, the head-quar- 1784 ters were at Lincoln, with detachments along the coast ; in 1785 they were removed to York, with 1785 detached troops in Northumberland, Durham, and on the Yorkshire coast. In 1786 and 1787 the regiment was sta- 1786 tioned in Lancashire ; in 1788 the head-quaters j^gg were at Exeter, with detachments on the Devon- shire coast ; they were removed to Dorchester in 1789 ; to Winchester in 1790 ; to Ipswich in }^®g 1791 ; and to York in 1792, with detachments on 1791 coast duty. ' A revolution had, in the mean time, taken place in France ; and a violent republican party had seized the reins of government, and impri- f2 6S HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE SIXTH, 1792soned their king. These indications of an ap- proaching war occasioned the establishment of the regiment to be increased sixty men ; in the 1793 beginning of 1793 it «yas augmented to nine troops, and was held in constant readiness to pro- ceed on foreign service ; a tenth troop was after- wards added. The French republicans, pursuing a career of cruelty, spoliation, and bloodshed, added to their multiplied enormities the decapitation of their king. Infatuated by success in their own land, they sought to subvert the liberties of other countries, — to destroy the civil order of Europe, — to spread a moral contamination of principle and practice which outraged the nature of man- kind, — and to involve every country in atheism, despotism, and anarchy. They attacked Holland, when a British force was sent to the assistance of the Dutch, and the Inniskilling dragoons marched from York in June, 1 793, — embarked at Black wall, and having landed at Ostend, went into quarters for a short time among the Flemish peasantry. From Ostend the Sixth proceeded to the vicinity of Bruges, and were formed in brigade with the blues and royal dragoons. Meanwhile the successes of the allies had removed the theatre of the war from Holland, to the frontiers of French Flanders, and the Inniskilling dragoons OR INNISKILLINO DRAGOONS. 69 advanced up the country and joined the forces JJ93 commanded by the Duke of York before Valen- ciennes, which fortress surrendered to His Royal Highness a few days after the regiment joined the army. The British were separated from the remainder of the allies, with a view of undertaking the siege of Dunkirk ; and the Inniskillino dragoons marched from Valenciennes to the vicinity of the coast for the purpose of forming part of the covering army. On the evening of the 22nd of August the French were driven from the camp at Ghivelde, and the covering forces took up a defensive position under Marshal Freytag, while the Duke of York carried on the operations against the fortress. The delay which took place in the arrival of the battering train, and of a British naval force, to co-operate with the army, gave time for the government of France to assemble men from various parts, crowd them into coaches, waggons, and other vehicles, and hurry them day and night towards Dunkirk. On the 6th of September the enemy attacked the covering army with overwhelming numbers^ and, owing to the nature of the ground, the Inniskillino dragoons dismounted and formed as infantry. Some sharp fighting occurred during the day, and after sun- set the covering army withdrew to a new position. The night was dark and tempestuous; the ad* 70 HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE SIXTH, 1793 vance-guard took a wrong road, and on entering the village of Rexpoede it was found to be occu- pied by the enemy. Some confused fighting took place, and Marshal Freytag and Prince Adolphus were surrounded, but escaped with slight wounds. Finally the French were repulsed with great slaughter, and the army, continuing its route, arrived at Hondschoote on the following morning, and took up a new position. The Sixth dragoons lost one quarter-master, their sick men, the women, and the baggage, which fell into the enemy's hands. On the 8th of September the covering army was again attacked, and driven from its ground by superior numbers ; when the Duke of York raised the siege and retired. The Dutch posts on the Lys having been forced on the 12th of September, they abandoned Menin, which fortress was immediately taken possession of by the French. The Duke of York advanced, on the 14th of September, to drive the enemy across the Lys ; and the Inni shilling dragoons formed part of the force under Major- General Harcourt, which joined the leading co- lumn of Austriansand Hessians under Lieutenant- General Ehrbach. The French were forced to evacuate Menin, and were pursued by two British squadrons and the Austrian hussars towards Koncq. OR INNISKILLINO ORAOOON8. 71 After bivouacking a few days in the fields, 1798 near Menin, the regiment marched to Toumay, where it was stationed several weeks, and subse- quently passed the severe winter months at Drongen. Leaving Drongen in February, 1794, the 1794 regiment marched to Oudenarde ; in April it joined the army at Gateau, where it was seen in marching order by the Emperor Francis; and on the 17th of that month it supported the column which attacked and carried the heights of Vatue. The Inniskillino dragoons formed part of the covering army during the siege of Landriciea ; and on the 2 1 St of April, when the enemy attacked the Prince of Coburg's advanced posts at Blocust the regiment formed part of the force which pro- ceeded to the support of the Austrians; the French were repulsed at this point ; but they suc- ceeded in driving the Imperialists from Nouvion. Thirty thousand French, commanded by Lieu- tenant-General Ghapuy, attacked the Duke of York's post at Cateau on the 26th of April, and several cannon shot and shells fell among the Sixth dragoons before they were oiounted ; but did little injury. The Duke of York watched the enemy's movements from the top of a redoubt, and observing their left uncovered, he detached a body of troops against that flank ; and after a sharp contest the French general was taken pri- 7d HISTORICAL RECORD OP THE SIXTH, 1794 soner, and his army driven from the field witli severe loss. On the 27t}i of April the Inniskillino dra- goons were detached to support the troops at Courtray under General Clairfait, whose advance- posts at Mourcon were attacked two days after- wards by the French under General Pichegru, who carried the post after a severe engagement, and also gained possession of Courtray. The Inniskillino dragoons rejoined the army under the Duke of York. v , i:. On the 1st of May the Inniskillino dragoons encamped in front of Tournay^ with their left to the road leading towards Lisle, where the army arrived from the vicinity of Landr^cies» and took up a position to oppose the enemy. About three o'clock on the morning of the 10th of May a few pistol-shots from the advance- posts gave indication of an approaching enemy, and soon afterwards thirty thousand republican troops appeared in dark masses advancing to battle. The British soldiers stood to their arms, and the Inniskillino dragoons mounted and pre- pared for the combat. The report of musketry with the deep tones of the artillery succeeded, and the enemy's attempt to turn the left was repulsed by the fire of the Austrians posted in a wood. A shower of bullets from the French artillery assaulted the British centre, and through OR INNIBKILLINO DRAGOONS. 73 the clouds of smoke the opposing columns rushed 1794 to battle. During the conflict several cavalry corps were detached against the enemy's right flank. The Queen's Days, Scots Greys, and Inniskillino dragoons, forming one superb bri- gade, were led forward by the Duke of York, in open column of half*squadrons ; on approaching the enemy they formed line under a heavy can- nonade, and rushed sword in hand upon their adversaries. Deep lines, bristled with bayonets, opposed a formidable resistance ; but they were broken by the terrific charge of the British heavy cavalry, and the heroic troopers riding furiously among their adversaries, cut them down with a terrible carnage. The enemy commenced a retreat, but was speedily broken and pursued from the fleld with great loss. Three men and seven horses of the Sixth dragoons were killed; seven men and nineteen horses were wounded, and three horses missing. A combined attack on the French posts having been resolved upon, the Sixth dragoons joined the column under General Count Kinsky, who ad- vanced on the morning of the 17th of May from Cysoing to the La Marque, and f jrced the passage of the river at Bauvines, in which service the Inniskillino dragoons were engaged ; but no decisive results followed the movements of the army on this occasion. On the evening of the same day the regiment joined the Austrians under ,J;S 74 HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE SIXTH, 1794 Archduke Charles, and advanced on the 18th to form a junction with the column under the Duke of York at Roubaix, but was suddenly ordered to take the route to Toumay, where the army was again assembled. The enemy attacked the position with great fury on the 22nd of May, but was repulsed. The Inniskillino dragoons were formed in column on their camp ground ; but the French did not attack that part of the line. The extraordinary efforts made by the French government to collect an army of overwhelming numbers, were eventually attended with complete success. The Austrians were overthrown and forced to retreat ; the Duke of York was obliged to withdraw from his position in front of Tournay, and a series of retrograde movements followed, during which the Inniskillino dragoons per- formed much severe duty. After encamping a short period at Rosen- dael, the regiment withdrew with the army, ' in the early part of August, beyond Breda. Thirty-five thousand men under the Duke of York confronted a hundred thousand oppo- nents; and when ♦he French had made pre- parations for enveloping this small body of British troops, His Royal Highness withdrew to another post beyond Bois-le-duc, where the Sixth dragoons encamped in the beginning of September. OR INNISKILLINO DRAGOONS. 75 Strenuous exertions were made by the allies 1794 for the preservation of Holland ; but the Dutch, having imbibed the revolutionary principles and doctrines of equality from the French, did not second these efforts with zeal and energy, and the British troops were opposed by such immense masses, that no chance of ultimate success re- mained. The Duke of York withdrew beyond the Maese in the middle of September; and early in October concentrated his forces about Nimeguen, through which fortress the Inniskil- LING dragoons marched a few days before the place was besieged by the French, sma eventually went into quarters in the villages between Rhenen and Wyck. * At length a severe frost set in, the rivers became frozen, so as to admit of an army passing on the ice, and the advance of the enemy being facilitated thereby, the prospect of being able to defend the passage of the Waal became hopeless, and the regiment was directed to pass the Ehine and occupy cantonments beyond that river. In the early part of January, 1795, a sudden 1795 thaw rendering it probable the army would be enabled to maintain a more forward position and defend the passage of the Waal, the Inniskilling dragoons were ordered to advance ; they repassed the Rhine on the ice on the 8th of January, and joined the forces under Major- General Sir David i; 76 HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE SIXTH, 1795 Dundas near Geldermalsen. The frost, however, set in with greater severity than before, the country was converted into a plain, and after some sharp fighting the British troops fell back before the superior numbers of their opponents. The Sixth dragoons withdrew from their forward position ; they were joined by the Queen's Bays, and Scots Greys, on the 13th of January ; harassing marches over a region of ice and snow followed, and several men and horses perished from the severity of the weather. ' ' - ' On the 17th of January the Inniskilling dragoons halted at Campen in Overyssel; on the 26th they were at Steenwyk in the same pro- .^ vince, and continuing this harassing march, they passed the confines of Holland, and arrived on the 10th of February at the banks of the Ems, a river of Westphalia. They were to have halted at Warmer, but a thaw occasioned them to prose- cute their journey and pass the river on the ice. Continuing the march on the following day, the country for a considerable distance was under water, and several horses which had become exhausted, were lost in the inundations. f ^ The frost returning, the Sixth dragoons coun- termarched, repassed the Ems on the ice on the 20th of February, and on the 20th skirmished with the van of the French army. Several manoeuvres followed, and on the 3rd of March OR INNISKILLINO DRAGOONS. 77 a party of French failed an attempt to pass the 1795 Ems. On the following day the Inniskillinq dragoons had to traverse a small river on the ice at a point which was commanded by the enemy's cannon ; but the regiment, being favoured by a very thick fog, passed unperceived by the French. Hostilities terminated in this quarter soon afterwards ; in May the regiment went into can- tonments in villages near the banks of the Weser, one of the principal rivers in Germany ; and in July it encamped near Delmenhorst, the chief town of a district of that name in Westphalia, seven miles south-west of Bremen. On the breaking up of the camp, the Sixth dragoons marched through Bremen into cantonments on the right bank of the Weser until November, when they embarked for England, but were detained in the river several weeks by contrary winds. They lauded at Yarmouth and South Shields about Christmas ; in January, 1796, they 1796 marched to Norwich, and in September follow- ing to Ipswich, where they passed the succeeding winter. In the autumn of 1797 they proceeded J797 to Romford. General Johnston died on the 13th of Decem- ber, 1797, and was interred in great state in Westminster Abbey. He was succeeded in the colonelcy by George, Earl of Pembroke, K.G., who commanded the regiment during the suc- ceeding thirty years. ii ili 78 HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE SIXTH, 1798 Leaving Romford in June, 1798, the regiment proceeded to Windsor, and encamped in the forest, where a numerous body of troops was assembled, and exercised in the presence of King George III. and the royal family. His Majesty reviewed the regiment ; and it afterwards pro- ceeded into cantonments, the head-quarters being 1799 at Uxbridge. In December, 1799, it marched to 1800 Birmingham ; in August, 1800, to Bristol ; and 1801 in June, 1801, to Exeter. iv 1802 The successes of the British forces in Egypt and the West Indies, were followed by a treaty of peace, in 1802, when the establishment of the Sixth dragoons was reduced to eight troops, and the total number of officers and men to five hun- dred and fiftv-three. In October the head- quarters were removed to Nottingham. 1803 Before the following summer the ambitious policy of the French republic involved Great Britain in another war, and the first consul of France, Napoleon Bonaparte, assembled an army for the invasion of England. This vain project was met by formidable preparations on the part of the British government; an army of six hundred thousand men (including militia, yeomanry, volunteers, and troops on foreign stations) was embodied; and the establishment of the Inniskillino dragoons was again aug- mented. In the summer of 1 803 the regiment marched OR INNISKILLINO DRAGOONS. 79 to Birminghan ; in January, 1804, it proceeded 1804 to Brighton, and was stationed near the Sussex coast during the two following summers, while the French army lay at Boulogne, on the opposite side of the channel. In 1805 Napoleon with- 1805 drew his legions from the coast, and marched against the Russians and Austrians ; and in October the Sixth dragoons proceeded to Lewes. The danger of foreign invasion passed away, the arts, sciences, agriculture, manufactures, and commerce flourished throughout the British do- minions; while the other countries of Europe became successively scenes of war, rapine, and spoliation. The Inniskilling dragoons pro- ceeded, in March, 1806, to Ipswich ; during the 1806 winter of 1807 to York, and in the summer of 1808 1807 they marched to Scotland, and occupied Piershill barracks, Edinburgh. In June, 1809, they em- 1809 barked at Portpatrick for Ireland ; they landed at Donaghadee, and marched toDundalk. While the British troops were triumphant over the legions of Napoleon, in Portugal, Spain, and the south of France, the Inniskilling dra- goons were detained on home service in Ireland. In the summer of 1810 they marched to Dublin ; 1810 in November, 1811, to Ballinasloe; in March, 1811 1813, to Belturbet; in May following, to TuUa- 1813 more, and in April, 1814, to Dublin, from whence 1814 they embarked for Liverpool, where they arrived led 80 HISTORICAL RECORD OP THE SIXTH, 1814 on the 3rd of May, and proceeding to York, halted there three months, and afterwards marched to Nottingham. r While the regiment was in Ireland, the cocked hats and feathers were replaced by brass helmets, and the high boots and breeches by cloth trousers and short boots. Meanwhile the victories of the British army had been followed by the removal of Napoleon from the throne of France, and the re-establish- ment of tranquillity in Europe : the numbers of the regiment were consequently reduced from ten to eight troops. 1815 The return of peace was followed by public rejoicings throughout the country ; but scarcely had these subsided, when news arrived of the return of Bonaparte to France ; of the flight of Louis XVI II. from the capital; and of there- assumption of the imperial dignity by the usurper. Preparations for war immediately commenced ; the establishment of the Inniskiluno dragoons was augmented, and six troops, mustering four hundred and fifty oflGicers and men, under the command of Colonel Joseph Muter, were selected to proceed on foreign service ; the depot troops commanded by Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel EUice, were stationed at Ipswich. The six troops destined for service abroad pro- ceeded, in April, 1815, to Gravesend, where they OR INNISKILLING DRAGOONS. 81 embarked for Ostend ; some delay was occasioned 1815 by contrary winds ; but the whole reached Flanders in safety, and on the first of May they were in quarters beyond Bruges, from whence they re- moved a few stages further up the country. A British, Hanoverian, and Brunswick force was assembled in Belgium under Field Marshal His Grace the Duke of Wellington, and the King of the Netherlands placed his troops under the orders of the British commander. The Sixth were formed in brigade with the royal dragoons and Scots greys, commanded by Major-General Sir William Ponsonby, K.CB. They were re- viewed by the Prince of Orange, and Lieutenant- General the Earl of Uxbridge, commanding the cavalry, on the 24th of May ; and on the 29th of that month they were seen, together with the other cavalry corps and the royal horse artillery, by the Duke of Wellington, who was accom- panied by Marshal Von Blucher, the commander of the Prussian army. The Inniskilling dragoons reposed in canton- ments among the Belgic peasantry about six weeks ; being stimulated by the fame acquired by several corps in the Peninsular campaigns, from 1808 to 1814, they were eager for an opportunity to signalize their intrepidity and prowess against the enemies of their country, and this oppor- tunity was soon afforded them. About four o HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE SIXTH, 1815 o'clock on the morning of the 16th of June, they were suddenly aroused by the notes of the bugle summoning them to assemble, mounted, at the alarm posts. Springing from their beds with alacrity, they were speedily equipped, and, as the Belgic husbandmen commenced their labours in the field, the Inniskilling dragoons were seen directing their march towards Qimtre Bras, where the French divisions, under Marshal Ney, had suddenly attacked the advance-posts, while Bona- parte assailed the Prussians at Ligny with the main body of his army. Continuing its route by Enghien, Brain -le-Conte, and Nivelles, the regi- ment arrived at the scene of conflict a little before midnight ; the hostile forces were reposing on their arms ; and the Sixth bivouacked behind the position, in a corn-field on the left of the road from Charleroi to Brussels. The Prussians having retreated, the Duke of Wellington made a corresponding movement, and the Inniskilling dragoons were employed in covering the retreat of the infantry and artillery to the position of Mont St. Jean, in front of the village of Waterloo. On passing through Ge- nappe, a heavy thunder-storm deluged the country and put a stop to the firing ; but as the atmo- sphere cleared, the scene became particularly interesting; the cavalry brigades were manoeuvring in the face of the adverse army ; the loud tones OR INNISKILLING DRAGOONS. 83 of the artillery, the fire of skirmishers in the 1815 fields, the seventh hussars and first life guards charging the French lancers in the streets, while Bonaparte urged forward his numerous squadrons, thinking to overwhelm the British horsemen, pre- sented to the eye an animating and splendid spec- tacle. On arriving at the heights of Mont St. Jean, an opposition was presented to the French emperor, which he despaired to overcome that evening, and the hostile forces confronted each other during the night, the men and horses heing exposed to a continual rain. On the morning of the memorable 18th of June, the army appeared in order of battle. The Royals, Greys, and Inniskillino dragoons, were formed on the left of the road leading from Brus- sels to Charleroi, to support Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Picton's division of infantry, which crowned the heights in front of the brigade. At ten o'clock the French appeared on the opposite heights, from whence a cloud of skirmishers was sent forward ; the artillery gradually opened its fire, and about noon the enemy's columns tra- versed the intervening space, and one of the most sanguinary, hard-contested, and important battles recorded in the annals of war commenced : a battle in which the fate of kingdoms, and the destiny of millions, was decided by British skill, and by British valour. g2 •I HISTORICAL liECORD OF THE SIXTH, 1815 After failing in reiterated assaults on the post of Hugomont, simultaneous attacks were formed ; one of cuirassiers against the centre, which was defeated by the British household cavalry ; and one of infantry against the left of the position occupied by the allied army. The formation of columns was partly concealed by the nature of the ground ; but the glistening of bayonets was seen at intervals, above the undulations which form the features of this sanguinary field. Twenty thousand infantry appeared on the heights opposite the spot where the Inniskilling dragoons were formed, and rushing forward with that eager velocity which characterizes the first attack of French soldiers, they traversed the intervening space with astonishing expedition, dispersed a Belgic brigade with which they first came in contact, broke through parts of the British supporting infantry, and ascended the position occupied by tlie allied army. A favour- able oppportunity for the Royals, Greys, and In- niskilling dragoons to charge presented itself; the Earl of Ux bridge galloped up to the three regiments, and they instantly deployed and ad- vanced against the dark masses of the enemy. A spirit of emulation, and a thirst for glory, beamed in the countenances of the ofllicers and men, as they moved forward in firm array, pre- senting a noble spectacle of nine squadrons of 6R INNtSKfLLING DRAGOONS. 85 superb heavy cavalry, whose warlike appearance 1815 and resolute bearing excited admiration. The French cokimns were urging forward with rapid steps as to certain victory ; crowds of infantry and artillery fled before them ; and as they as- cended the crest of the position, they presented a menacing and alarming aspect. An important crisis in the battle had arrived, and stupendous results depended on tlie valour of the Royals, Greys, and Inniskillinq dragoons. The three regiments advanced steadily to meet these nume- rous and formidable bands of opponents, who were concealed from their view by the rising ground : they paused a short time to permit the retreating infantry and artillery to pass through the intervals of squadrons, and the next moment these powerful horsemen raised a loud and terrific shout, and rushed furiously upon the adverse ranks of war. The spectacle was grand, and the result glorious to the British arms. The French masses being unable to deploy, the heads of columns were instantly broken and forced back ; confusion ensued, the firing ceased, a general flight commenced, and as the smoke cleared away thie British dragoons were seen plunging their horses into the midst of the broken columns^ and cutting down the French musketeers with a terrible carnage, until the slope of the position was literally covered with slain. Crowds of 86 HISTORICAL RECORD OP THE SIXTH, 1815 French soldiers threw clown their arms and sur- rendered ; while others cast themselves on the ground to escape tlie victorious troopers. The Royals and Greys took each an eagle : the Innis- KiLLiNO dragoons cut off from their own lines and made prisoners a numerous body of French infantry, with whom part of the regiment was detaclied to tlie rear. The brigade continued its victorious course, spreading terror, carnage, and dismay over the field : it crossed the ravine, carried several batteries, and penetrated to the rear of the enemy's position. Pursuing their opponents too far, the Inniskillino dragoons were, on returning, ciiargod by a numerous body of the enemy's lanrers, and sustained considerable loss. Major-Gcneral Sir William Ponsonby having been killed by the lancers, the command of the brigade devolved on Colonel Muter of the Innis- killino dragoons ; and that ol the regiment on " Lieutenant-Colonel Fiennes Miller, who had pre- viously had his horse killed under him, and had received several bayonet wounds, but having had his wounds dressed, and procuring a horse which had I .longed to a French officer of lancers, he kept his post at the head of the regiment. The brigade having re-formed, was stationer! behind a little wood, where it remained, pi tected from the enemy's incessant fire of shot and shells by some high ground and by the OR INNI8KILLING DKAGOONS. 87 '■^il' trees, until about four o'clock in the afternoon, 1815 when it wan ordered to the right of* the position* and there suffered severely from a heavy can- nonade. Lieutenant-Colonel Miller was again wounded about five o'clock, and withdrew, leaving the regiment under the command of Captain Madox. About hnif f»a-t five Colonel Muter was wounded, and ihc coii.uand of the brigade devolved on TvieuteiriLt-Colonel Clifton, of the royal dragoons. In the general attack made on the French army at the close of the day, the brigade had another opportunity of distinguishing itself, and, although it was reduced to a very small number of officers and men by casualties and parties detached to the rear with prisoners, yet it proved victorious over every description of force which opposed its advance. The French army sustained a decisive overthrow. The troops under the Duke of Wellington halted on the field, surrounded by cannon and other trophies of victory, while the Prussians, who had arrived at the close of the action, pursued Bonaparte's discomfited legions throughout the night. Thus ended a battle, the greatest of past or j, asent times, the character and importance of which may be estimated by the splendid results, and by the continued peace which has followed. m HISTORICAL RECORD OP THE SIXTH, 1815 The brigade, of which the Inniskillino dragoons formed part, was commended by the Duke of Wellington in his public despatch. The regiment had Lieutenant and Adjutant Clusky, two troop-serjeant-majors, three Serjeants, four corporals, one trumpeter, seventy-five pri- vates, and one ^.lundred and sixty- four horses killed ; Colonel Muter, Lieutenant-Colonel Miller, Captains W. F. Browne, and the Honourable S. Douglas, Lieutenant Hassard, and Cornet RufFo, three serjeant-majors, six Serjeants, five corporals, two trumpeters, eighty-five men, and twenty- seven horses wounded. Colonel Muter and Lieutenant-Colonel Miller had the honour of receiving the riband and badge of companion of the order of the Bath. Colonel Muter was further rewarded with the decoration of the fourth class of St. Wladimir of Russia, Captain Madox was promoted to the rank of major in the army. Serjeant-Majors William Seney, John Laws, and Matthew Marshall, Serjeants Hugh M'Mahon, and Johnston Marlow, with Privates William Pen- fold and Robert Potters, particularly distinguished themselves. Every officer and soldier present at this engagement received a silver medal ; and the subaltern officers, with the non-commissioned OR INNISKILLINQ DRAGOONS. 89 oHicers and privates, were allowed to reckon two 1815 years' service for that battle*. The royal authority was also given for the regiment to bear the word " Waterloo" on its guidons and appointments. The regiment advanced in pursuit of the wreck of the French army on the following day ; on the 22nd of June it bivouacked at Malplaquet, a village which is celebrated in history as the scene of a desperate engagement, on the lltli of September, 1709, when the army commanded by the Duke of Marlborough gained a victory over the French under Marshals Villars and Boufflers. Continuing the pursuit of the French army, the Inniskilling dragoons arrived, in the begin- ning of July, at the vicinity of Paris, and after the surrender of the capital, they went into quar- ters at the village of Nanterre, where they remained three weeks, and subsequently marched * List of Officers who obtained Waterloo medals. Lieutenant-Colonel Joseph Muter — Brevet- Colonel. Major Fiennes Miller — Lieutenant- Colonel. Captains. Lieutenants. Comets. Henry Madox. Theo. Biddulph. Paul Ruffo. Wm. F. Browne, Aug. S. Willett. John D. Allingham. Thomas Macky. John Linton. Wm. F. Hadden Henry Petre. Edward Holbech. Alex. Hassard. Hon. S. Douglas. Samuel Black. Paym. Wm. Armstrong. Surgeon, John Bolton. A.-Sur. W. H. Ricketts. Richard Brown. Vet. Sur. R. Vincent. Qu. Ma. James Kerr. 90 HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE SIXTH, 1815 to Kouen. They took part in several reviews of the army commanded by the Duke of Welling- ton, at which the sovereigns of Russia, Austria, Prussia, and France, were present. The war having terminated with the resto- ration of the Bourbon dynasty to the throne of France, and the conclusion of a treaty of peace, the regiment marched to Calais. It embarked 1816 for England on the 1st of January, 1816, and after landing at Dover, proceeded to Salisbury, and subsequently to Exeter. At the same time its numbers were reduced to a peace establishment. 1817 In October, 1817, the regiment marched to 1818 Birmingham ; during the summer of 1818 it pro- ceeded to Scotland and was stationed at Piershill barracks, near Edinburgh. Leaving this station in 1819 June, 1819, for Portpatrick, it embarked for Ire- land, — arrived at Donaghadee on the 1st of July, and marched into quarters at Gort, in the county of Galway. The Inniskilling dragoons passed the four 1820 succeeding years in Ireland. In 1820 their head- quarters were removed to Longford ; and in July, 1821 1821, to Dublin, on the occasion of the auspi- cious visit of His Majesty King George IV. to this part of his dominions. In August the regi- ment marched to Newbridge, for the purpose of attending His Majesty at the race-ground of Kildare. [TH, reviews of )f Welling- ia, Austria, the resto- i throne of Y of peace, ; embarked 1816, and Salisbury, me time its )Iishment. narched to 8l8itpro- at Piershill is station in Led for Ire- Ist of July, the county 1 the four their head- id in July, the auspi- •rge IV. to it the regi- purpose of ground of Sjxtli (Inniskilling) Dragoons, 1815. [To face paKe ttO. OR INNISKILLING DRAGOONS. 91 On the 9th of November the Sixth dragoons 1821 left Newbridge forFermoy; in February, 1822, 1822 they proceeded to Cahir, and in June following returned to Newbridge, where they remained till December, when they proceeded to Dublin and occupied the royal barracks. Leaving Dublin in May, 1823, the regiment 1823 proceeded to Donaghadee, where it eml^rked for Scotland on the 6th of June, landed on the same day, and proceeded to Glasgow, where it passed the succeeding twelve months. From Glasgow the regiment marched in July, 1824 1824, for York ; in the summer of 1825 the head- 1825 quarters were removed to Manchester ; in April, 1826, to Dorchester ; and in the following year to i826 Nottingham. 1827 The Earl of Pembroke died in the autumn, and was succeeded in the colonelcy by the Hon. Sir William Lumley, G.C.B., by commission dated the 3rd of November, 1827. Leaving Nottingham in March, 1828, the 1828 regiment proceeded to Ipswich, but returned to Nottingham in October following; and in the summer of 1829 proceeded to Liverpool and 1829 embarked for Ireland. After landing at Dublin, it proceeded to Dimdalk, where it passed the winter. In the summer of 1830 the regiment pro- 1830 ceeded to Dublin ; in July, 1831, the head-quar- 1831 ters were at Longford ; and in 1832 at Cahir, 1832 92 HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE SIXTH, 1832 many detachments being furnished in aid of the civil power during these years. 1833 The Regiment proceeded, in March, 1833, to Dublin, where it embarked for England, and after landing at Liverpool, marched to Scotland, and was stationed at Edinburgh. ^ 1834 From Scotland the regiment marched in the summer of 1834 to England, the head-quarters, 1835 proceeding to Nottingham ; in 1835 to Ipswich : lllpri 1836 to Brighton ; and in 1837 to Dorchester. 1838 In *^6 summer of 1838 the regiment marched lo Bristol and embarked for Ireland ; it landed at Cork on the 4th of June, and proceeded from 1839 thence to Cahir. In April, 1839, it was removed to Newbridge, and in July to Dublin. 1840 Iji April, 1840, General the Honourable Sir William Lumley, G.C.B., was removed to the first dragoon guards, and was succeeded in the colonelcy of the Sixth dragoons by Lieutenant- General Sir Joseph Straton, K.C.H., from the 'r- eighth hussars ; ^nd this officer dying in October following, the colonelcy was conferred on Lieu- tenant-General Sir George Pownall Adams, K.C.H., b ycommission dated the 26th of Oc- tober, 1840. In the summer of this year the head-quarters were removed to Newbridge, and several detach- ments were furnished in aid of the civil power. 1841 The regiment proceeded to Dublin in the d of the 1833, to and after md, and id in the quarters, Ipswich : irchester. marched t landed led from removed •able Sir d to the d in the iutenant- from the October 3n Lieu- Adams, 1 of Oc- -quarters detach- lower, in the .iwap Sixth (Inniskilling) Dngooni, 1843. [Tulacc page OS. OR INNISKILLINO DRAGOONS. 93 spring of 1841, embarked for Liverpool, and 1841 the head-quarters were afterwards established at Birmingham. In May, 1842, the regiment commenced its 1842 march for Scotland, and was quartered at Glasgow and Edinburgh; the whole assembling at Edin- burgh in August. On the visit of Queen Victoria to Scotland in September of this year, the Inniskilling dra- goons had the honour to receive Her Majesty on landing at Granton Pier, and to furnish guards of honour, and all the Royal escorts at Edinburgh, and as far as Perth, on Her Majesty's journey to the north of Scotland. The regiment also attended the Queen to Granton Pier, when Her Majesty re-embarked for London on the 1 5th of September. Koutes were received in the spring of 1843, 1843 for the regiment to march to England, when the following general order was issued, dated *• Edinburgh April 1, 1843. " Major-General Sir Neil Douglas cannot permit the Inniskilling dragoons to quit the North British district without expressing to Lieutenant-Colonel White, the officers, non- commissioned officers, and soldiers of that regi- ment, his perfect satisfaction with their conduct during the time they have been under his command. It appears very evident that the «( m 4 94 HISTORICAL RECORD OP THE SIXTH, 1843 " exertions of the officers have succeeded in instilling into the minds of their men, that, next to distinguished valour in the field, nothing can more fully establish the character of a British soldier than quiet, peaceable, and sub- ordinate behaviour in quarters, which the Sixth dragoons have so eminently displayed while stationed in North Britain. Nor can the Major-General forget the manner in which the regiment performed the honorable duties as- signed to it during Her Majesty's visit to her northern dominions, which called forth appro- bation from the highest authorities. In taking leave of the regiment the Major-General begs to assure the officers, non-commissioned officers, and men of the Sixth dragoons, that they carry with them his sincere and hearty wishes for their prosperity and honour, wherever their country may require their services. " By order of Major-General Sir Neil Doug- las, K.C.B. and K.C.H. (Signed) " Rt. Kerr, Colonel^ " Assistant Adjutant-General." On arriving in England the head-quarters of the regiment were established at Leeds ; in October the regiment marched from that station to Nottingham. 1844 The Regiment remained at Nottingham until June 1844, when it proceeded to Brighton, and 1845 remained there until April 1845, when it marched to Birmingham. (( (( (( (( <( (( « If <( (( (( <( « <( i( (( (( (( (( OR INNI8KILLINO DRAGOONS. 95 In April, 1846, the regiment embarked at 1846 Liverpool for Ireland, and on its arrival at Dublin it proceeded to Newbridge, from whence it marched in May to Longford, where the head- quarters are now stationed. The Sixth, or the Inniskillino Regiment OF Dragoons, was originally composed of men who evinced an example of valour, constancy, and devotion to the interests of civilsand religious liberty, as established by law, at a period of peculiar difficulty and danger, such as seldom has been witnessed in the United Kingdom ; and their heroic gallantry ensured to their coun- try the blessings of constitutional monarchy. Loyalty, courage and obedience, have been evinced by the officers and soldiers of the regi- ment from that period to the present time ; and whether in the war of the Austrian suc- cession, — in the seven years' war in Germany, — the early campaigns of the war of the French revolution,— or on the memorable field of Wa- terloo, the same valour and constancy have been displayed, which shone so brilliantly in the first members of the corps. Being equally conspicuoi -; for good conduct on home service, the regiment has always possessed the confidence, and ranked high in the estimation, of the sove- reign and of the country. ¥ 1846. SUCCESSION OK LIKIJTENANT-COLONELS THE SIXTH, OM THE INNI8KILLIN0 UEGIMENT op DRAO00N8. NAMEfl Datn or Appointment. REMARKS. Robert Echlln. . . Henry Cunningham • Sir Richard Vernon . John Upton i . . Alexander Montgomery James Gardiner . . Cuthbert Ellison . . Sir John Whitefoord, Hart Charles William Tonyn . Edward Harvey . . . Robert Rickart Hepburn . John Whitemore ... Lord Robert Kerr . . Francis Augustus Eliott,]i afterwards second Lord > Heathfield . . . .jj William Gunn ... John Prince . . . . | Ralph Bates .... George Richard Martin . Richard O'Donovan . . Joseph Muter, afterwards j Sir Joseph Straton, > K.C.H j Edward Keane ... Lord George Lennox . Edmund Meysey Wiglcy) Greswolde . , . } Henry Madox, K.FL . . Jeremiah Ratcliffc, KH. . Raymond White . . . Willoughby Moore . . Dec. 31 , 1 689 j ^'^"fjJS^ ^°''""'' "' **•* Regiment Dec. 30, 1691 ^'•"""Xed Colon«l of the 8th Dra- ' I gouns in lo9J March 30.1711 i»« OA i,on (Promoted Colonel of the 1 3th Dra- Jan. M, 17J0 < gy^jjg j^ ,7^,, April 19, 17431 March 19, I745(P™">°»«f lieutenant-general in 1802, and w^ invested with the order of the Garter in 1805. In 1807 he was sent on a special embassy to Vienna. His lordship was also appointed governor of Guernsey in the same year ; and in 1812 he was promoted to the rank of general. He died on the 26th of October, 1827. TuE Honorable Sir William Lumley, G.C.B. Appointed 3rd November, 1827. — Removed to the First, or King's Dragoon Guards, 30th April, 1840. he lND ank the rey, Sir Joseph Straton, K.C.H. Appointed 30tk April, 1840. Joseph Muter entered the army as cornet in the second dragoon guards in December, 1794 ; he was pro- moted to the rank of lieutenant in December, 1795, and to the commission of captain of a troop in the thirteenth light dragoons on the 2nd of March, 1797 ; in 1801 he was appointed major in the same corps. In the years 1804 and 1805 he studied in the Royal Military College, High Wycombe, and on his examination he obtained a diploma of the first qualification. He was appointed to the staff of the Duke of Gloucester at the same period, and was promoted to the rank of lieutenant- colonel in 1808. In February, 1810, he embarked for Portugal with his regiment, with which he served three campaigns in the Peninsula, and was present at the several actions in which his regiment took part during that period. He commanded the thirteenth light dra- goons at the gallant affair at Arroyo dos Molinos on the 28th of October, 1811, and was commended in the ^ 108 8UCCS8SION OF COLONELS. public despatch of Lieutenant-General Sir Rowland Hill. On the 4th of June, 1813, he was nominated to the lieutenant-colonelcy of the Sixth dragoons, and was promoted to the rank of colonel in June, 1814. He commanded the Inniskillino dragoons at the battle of Waterloo, until the fall of the gallant Major-General Sir William Ponsonby, when the com- mand of the brigade, consisting of the first, second, and sixth dragoons, devolved on Colonel Muter. This brigade was mentioned in the Duke of Wellington's despatch as having particularly distinguished itself; and towards the close of the action Colonel Muter was wounded ; his horse received two wounds. He received a Waterloo medal, was honoured with the dignity of Companion of the Bath, the fourth class of the Order of St. Wladimir of Russia, and Knight Commander of the Royal Hanoverian Gueiphic order. He was pro- moted to the rank of major-general in 1825, and to that of lieutenant general in 1838. On succeeding to the property of his aunt. Miss Straton, at Kirkside, near Montrose, in 1816, he was permitted to assume the simame of Straton. He was ])romoted to the colo- nelcy of the £ioHTH Hussars in 1839, and was removed to the Sixth dragoons in April, 1840. He died in October of the same year. Sir Georoe Pownall Adams, K.C.H. Appointed 26M October, 1840. 'i.:- ;?i^:'if ;J:^^'^ LoMiioN :— Printed by W. Ci«wii and Sons, Stamrordstreet, For Her Mijetty'i Stationery Office.