The Nineteenth and Their Times - J. Biddulph

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       J. Biddulph

      The Nineteenth and Their Times

      Being an Account of the Four Cavalry Regiments in the British Army That Have Borne the Number Nineteen and of the Campaigns in Which They Served

      Published by Good Press, 2019

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      EAN 4064066120535

       PART I

       THE NINETEENTH LIGHT DRAGOONS DROGHEDA’S HORSE 1759–1763

       PART II

       THE NINETEENTH LIGHT DRAGOONS 1779–1783

       PART III

       THE TWENTY-THIRD, AFTERWARDS THE NINETEENTH LIGHT DRAGOONS (1781–1822)

       PART IV

       THE NINETEENTH “PRINCESS OF WALES’ OWN” HUSSARS (1858–1899)

       APPENDICES

       APPENDIX A.

       APPENDIX B.

       APPENDIX C.

       APPENDIX D.

       APPENDIX E.

       APPENDIX F.

       APPENDIX G.

       APPENDIX H.

       APPENDIX I.

       APPENDIX K.

       INDEX

PART I
THE NINETEENTH LIGHT DRAGOONS
DROGHEDA’S HORSE—1759–1763
PAGE
State of affairs in Europe in 1756—Declaration of War against France—Increase of the Army—Early Years of the War—Invasion expected—Orders for raising the 19th Light Dragoons—Death of George II.—End of the Seven Years’ War—Reduction of Military Establishments—19th Light Dragoons become the 18th—Uniform of the Regiment 1
PART II
THE NINETEENTH LIGHT DRAGOONS
1779–1783
War in America—Declaration of War by France—Increase of the Army—Orders for raising the 19th Light Dragoons—Uniform—Peace proclaimed—Reduction of Military Establishments—Regiment disbanded 10
PART III
THE TWENTY-THIRD, AFTERWARDS THE NINETEENTH LIGHT DRAGOONS
(1781–1822)
CHAPTER I.—1781–1782
THE TWENTY-THIRD LIGHT DRAGOONS.
Alarming state of Public Affairs—Want of Cavalry in India—Orders for raising the 23rd Light Dragoons—Colonel Sir John Burgoyne—Regiment embark for India—Arrive in Madras—Desperate State of Affairs—Madras Misgovernment—Horses for the Regiment 19
CHAPTER II
TROUBLES AT MADRAS—1783–1785
Sultan Tippoo Sahib of Mysore—Operations in Southern India—Death of Sir Eyre Coote—Attack on Cuddalore—Peace with France—Tippoo makes Peace—Strained relations between civil and military in India—The E.I. Company’s military establishment—The King’s troops in India—Misconduct of Madras Government—Quarrel between Council and General Stuart—Complaints of Council against Burgoyne—Arrest of Stuart—Council appoint Lang to supersede Bourgoyne—Burgoyne refuses to give over command of the King’s troops—Strange delusions of the Council—Imminent Conflict between King’s and Company’s troops—Unworkable arrangement—Fresh quarrel—Burgoyne arrested—Mutiny of native cavalry—Court Martial on Burgoyne—His acquittal—His death—End of the quarrel—Burgoyne justified 35
CHAPTER III
CHANGE OF NUMBER—1786–1789
Regiment moved to Shevtamodoo—John Floyd—Number of regiment changed to 19th—Uniform—Sir William Howe appointed Colonel—Foundation of Indian native cavalry system laid by Floyd and the 19th Light Dragoons 58
CHAPTER IV
WAR WITH TIPPOO—1790
War with Tippoo—19th take the field—Advance on Coimbatore—Division under Floyd detached towards Guzzulhutti Pass—Frequent skirmishes—Satyamunglum—Dispersion of the Army—Advance of Tippoo—19th hotly engaged—Tippoo’s Body-Guard destroyed—Retreat from Satyamunglum—Casualties—March in pursuit of Tippoo—Private Parkes—The Tapoor Pass—Tippoo eludes pursuit, and ravages the Carnatic—Army returns to Madras 66
CHAPTER V
CORNWALLIS’ CAMPAIGNS—1791–1792
Cornwallis takes

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