The History of the Rifle Brigade (the Prince Consort's Own) Formerly the 95th

We left the 2nd Battalion on board the ‘Himalaya’ at Cape Coast Castle. On January 1, 1874, ‘rouse’ sounded soon after midnight, and the parade was at 1.20 in the morning. The l...

The Service companies of the 1st Battalion arrived in Cowes Roads on January 7, 1854, and disembarking on the 10th at Portsmouth, proceeded direct by South Coast and South Easte...

The first under Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Woodford, consisting of 3 captains, 5 subalterns, 21 sergeants, 7 buglers and 322 rank and file, proceeded by rail from Dublin to Cork...

Soon after the capture of Badajos the command of the Light Division was given to Baron Charles Alten, and the two Brigades of which it consisted were commanded, one by Barnard,...

The Regiment remained now encamped for more than a month on the slope of l’Arrhune. Extremely inclement weather set in; rain, wind, and sometimes snow. Occasionally tents were b...

On the night of March 5 it was ascertained that Massena had evacuated his position at Santarem, and had commenced a retreat, and the Light Division were ordered immediately in p...

Towards the close of the last century Colonel Coote Manningham and Lieutenant-Colonel the Honourable William Stewart addressed a representation to the Government, pointing out t...

The rains having come on, the 2nd Battalion was ordered to remain at Nawabgunge, and proceeded to build huts for shelter on raised platforms; but this was done but slowly, the s...

The two Battalions, then stationed at Hythe, were ordered to be completed to a strength of a thousand men each; and active steps were taken to supply the losses occasioned by th...

During the year 1851, when the 1st Battalion was stationed at the Western heights, their Colonel-in-Chief, the Duke of Wellington, reviewed them for the last time. Arriving from...

Having thus brought down the account of the services of the two Battalions in India, and of the companies of those Battalions which formed the Camel Corps, to the end of the Mut...

The 1st Battalion marched from Shorncliffe in three divisions on December 24, 26 and 28, 1818, for Chichester; and after halting there for two days proceeded to Gosport, and was...

I have now to give some account of the Camel Corps, which, as I have stated, was formed at Lucknow on April 5, 1858, by drafts of 100 men from the 2nd and 3rd Battalions, to whi...

On August 31, 1846, transports having arrived from England for the conveyance of the 1st Battalion to the Cape, they re-embarked; Head-quarters on board the ‘Equestrian’ transpo...

I now return to the narrative of services of the 1st Battalion, who had marched to Dover on their return from the Peninsula in 1814. Napoleon having landed from Elba, on the res...

Disembarkation at Cape Coast Castle--March to the Prah--Meeting with a supposed rhinoceros--African fever--Death of Captain Huyshe--Advance beyond the Prah--First contact with t...

Embarkation for the East--The 2nd Battalion in Turkey and Bulgaria--Disembarkation in the Crimea--Kindness of Sir George Cathcart--Advance to Kentúgan and Kamishli--Popularity o...

The Sepoy Mutiny--2nd and 3rd Battalions embark for India-- Woodford’s detachment arrives at Calcutta--March up the country --Arrival of Fyers’ detachment--Woodford’s party reac...

Home service--1st Battalion inspected by Sir Harry Smith--His speech--4th Battalion embarks for Malta--Death of Sir Harry Smith--Marches in India--1st Battalion in Ireland--The...

Home Service--1st Battalion sent to Glasgow to suppress riots-- 2nd Battalion proceeds to Ireland--The Duke of Wellington Colonel-in-chief--Address to him on that occasion--Both...

Battle of Nivelle--Fight at Arcangues--Good feeling between the Riflemen and the French outposts--Battle of the Nive--Outpost courtesies and discourtesies--Gave d’Oleron--March...

Return of the 3rd Battalion to Lucknow--Distressing march of the 2nd Battalion to Sultanpore--Cross the Gogra--A company of the 3rd Battalion proceed to Sundeelah--Green’s fight...

Formation of an Experimental Corps of Riflemen--Expedition to Ferrol--Re-formation of the Rifle Corps--First list of officers-- Account of Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. W. Stewart--St...

Character of Sidney Beckwith--Riflemen reviewed by Lord Wellington--Skirmish near Rueda; at Castrejon--Manœuvring near Salamanca--Battle of Salamanca--March to Madrid--2nd Batta...

Formation of the 3rd Battalion--1st Battalion again proceed to Portugal--Join the Light Division--March from Calzada to Talavera --March to the bridge of Almaraz--Scarcity of fo...

Last review by the Duke of Wellington--1st Battalion again embark for Kaffraria--Disasters of the ‘Megæra’--Landing at Algoa bay--Marches up the country--Skirmishes at Mundell’s...

The Camel Corps--Riding drill--Move to Cawnpore--Proceed to join Sir Hugh Rose--Cross the Jumna--Battle of Goolowlee--Capture of Calpee--Return to Cawnpore--Move to Allahabad an...

Landing in South Africa--Marches to Kaffraria--Death of Captain Gibson and Assistant-Surgeon Howell--Bivouack on Mount Misery-- Fording the Kei river--Attack on the Kaffirs--Fir...

Massena’s retreat from Santarem--Skirmishes at Paialvo; at Pombal; at Redinha--French politeness--Skirmishes at Casal-nova; at Foz d’Aronce; at Ponte da Murcella; at Freixadas--...

Embarkation for the Netherlands--Advance of the 1st Battalion to Brussels--March to Quatre Bras--Battle of Quatre Bras--Riflemen the first English engaged; under the eye of the...