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"Kindly rest on your oars, Timothy. That contraption is getting you nowhere. And it squeaks. And the Eton Boating Song is mos in the key of D.”
"
What's up, Peter? Got a head?"
"Like a gasometer. Very pain- ful. And that noise you're making goes through it like a pneumatic drill."
"Wam's I on the warpath by your side? And look at ms --- Ho more hangover than an innocent little child."
"Well, it's not natural. It fuer
proves that the Devil looks his own.
"I look after myself, old son. Last night I took a sizeable szig of Rose's Lime Juice before hitting the hay. That's how to kill off the aftermath of alcohol,”
"You wouldn't lead me up the garden, Timothy ?"
"Peter, you wrong me. l'os seSTI the light and I'm passing on the tip."
“Then, if you will kindly step ashore, we will seek out a vendor of Rose's. It's time I fell into good habits."
THE CHINA MAIL, SEP
SPIRIT AND DARING Troopers "Revert To Armour"
"The Cavalry?" exclaimed Lord tury that followed, with its succes- Haldane during the war, when the sive Jacobite scares, witnessed the activities of the mounted warrior addition of many new Regiments of appeared to have suffered permanent Dragoons,
more get
eclipse; "we almost forget the ex- Dragoon Guards were classed 08 istence of the Cavalry nowadays; "heavy" Horse and were reserved for and yet they always come into their cavalry action pure and simple; 'but own again the horsemen!"
the men of the Dagoons came to be And within a few months Allenby's regarded more in the light of mount- troopers, clattering triumphantly into ed infantry, capable at a Damascus, in the final stroke of one "shock action" a cheval, but
pinch of of the most strenuous and dramatic often utilising their mounts to cavalry drives in history, justified them quickly from one place to an the erstwhile War Minister's pro- other, where their "fre action" could phecy to the hilt.
be most usefully brought to bear. RELIANCE ON SPEED AND After certain experiments, however,
ELEMENT OF SURPRISE
it was determined to raise * cer- From time of the death-dealing tain number, of Light Dragoons, for archer until to-day, the cavalryınan's employment where speed of move- chief problem has remained how to ment would prove of more value "charge home" in the face of missile- than sheer weight of attack. dealing weapons of ever-increasing - The first three of these new forma- power. Armour provided a tem- tions are better known to us in these porary solution, although at the cost days as the 15th, 16th, and 17th of considerably reducing the impetus Lancers. The fast-named, easily of attack. But although armour lin- memorable for its badge of a skull gered on even Into Marlborough's and cross-bones and for its nick- day, that great Commander placed name of the "Death or Glory, 'Boys," greater reliance upon speed of move- has the peculiar distinction of being ment and the wise use of the ele- the only mounted regiment to have
By
ment of surprise.
REGINALD HARGREAVES
The Cavalry of the Restoration's "Standing Army" consisted primarily of the Life Guard and the Horse Guard (the Blues). In 1661, how- ever, when Tangler first came under British suzerainty, a Troop of Horse, known as the "Tangier Cuirassiers," was enrolled to form part of that lonely outpost's garrison,
served at sea as Marines.
Of the 15th, raised by Col. Elliot- later, as Lord Heathfield .or... "Old Cock of the Rock," to achieve im- mortality for his defence of Gibral- tar-and recruited largely from the London "snips" then out on strike, and there-after promptly /dubbed "Elliot's Tailors"-an interesting story has survived.
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By 1684 they had been granted On the Regiment's return trom the title of the Royal Regiment of active service, where it had particu- Dragoons, and had been supplement- larly distinguished itself at the battle ed on the Establishment by a sea- of Emsdorff, the King inquired in soned body of North British Horse, what manner he could signify his known successively as the Grey Dra- recognition of its signal gallantry. at Warburg in 1760, goons, the Scots Regiment of White "By giving us the honourable Horses, and the 2nd Royal North fix 'Royal, Sire," Elliat replied; and British Dragoons, the Scots Greys. then added, as the Royal George still In these days the Royals and the seemed hesitant to bestow the covet- Greys are the only "horsed" cavalry ed distinction; "Egad, Sir, if уди regiments left to us. The Greys had only been at Emsdorff and seen possess the further distinction of be- my fellows charge ing the only mounted regiment in "Charge? 'Elliot's Tallors' charge!" the British Army to wear a bearskin chuckled his Majesty; "of course they in full dress, assumed in commemora- could charge; think of their experi- tion of their capture of the colours ence!" of the French Regiment du Roi at Ramillies.
!"
MARQUIS OF GRANBY'S FAMOUS CHARGE
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squadrons of British the Marquis of Gran advancing to the attac over 20,000 strong. U sun, the pace quickene walk to trof. Then, leader rose in his sti the "Charge," "his hat off, revealing a comple which shone out the bright light."
With a roar of laugh the delighted troopers tumbling the enemy able ruin. And for l portrait of the Marquis Canaries" (3rd Dragoon Guards)
decorously wigged and so called from their yellow facings ed us a favourite inn si captured the Standard and kettle of “Pickwick" will reca drums of the Bavarian Guards; while another pair of drums fell to
India, of course, cont the notable "battle honours" "Black Horse" (7th Dragoon Guards), mental Standards; and 1 whose Standard at Dettingen was Peninsular campaign The accession of Jaines II. to his presented to the gallant cornet, who, arme blanche with comp uneasy throne saw the Cavalry Estab- despite his 30 wounds, had borne it opportunities for distinc lishment considerably increased. Six throughout the day, by King George loo offered chances to regiments of Dragoon Guards were II. in person.
and "Light" brigades of enrolled in 1885; and the half
The Seven Years War witnessed, took-swift and magnifice:
The head-dress, in addition to the The Marlborough campaigns furnish regimental device, carries another the Cavalry's first major "Battle badge, worn at the back, of the White Honours"; and at Ramillies the "Old Horse of Hanover, while the plume- socket bears the word "Waterloo." Moreover, it was at Waterloo that Serjeant Ewart, by his capture of the "Eagle" of the French 45th Infantry, earned for the Greys the nickname of the "Birdcatchers."
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