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

Troubles in the Western Soudan--Expedition to relieve Khartoum--19th ordered up the Nile--Korti--The Desert Column--Action at Abu Klea--Action at Abu Krou--Quartermaster Lima ki...

United States’ plans--Attempt on Mackinaw--La Colle--State of affairs on Niagara frontier--Drummond’s raid on Oswego--Dover--Advance of U.S. force--Capture of Fort Erie--Battle...

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 civi...

19th in Ireland--United States declare War--19th ordered to Canada--United States’ plans--Operations of 1812--Mackinaw--Detroit--Armistice--Battle of Queenston Heights--General...

Wellesley reached Ahmednuggur on the 8th August. The fort was an exceedingly strong one, and the pettah or fortified town was also strongly held. An immediate assault on the pet...

Cornwallis takes command of the Army--Advance on Bangalore--Order of March--Floyd’s reconnoissance--Imprudent advance--Floyd badly wounded--Casualties--Capture of Bangalore--Adv...

War with Tippoo--19th take the field--Advance on Coimbatore--Division under Floyd detached towards Guzzulhutti Pass--Frequent skirmishes--Satyamunglum--Dispersion of the Army--A...

In January 1801, a second Lieut. Colonel had been added to the establishment of the regiment, in the person of Major Edgar Hunter, promoted from the 2nd Dragoon Guards, without...

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--D...

France declares War--Expedition against Pondicherry--Surrender of Pondicherry--Peace reigns in India--Lunkia Naik--Floyd’s large allowances--French adventurers in India--Tippoo’...

Troubles in Egypt--Arabi’s rebellion--Capture of Ismailia--Kassassin--Tel-el-Kebir--End of the War--19th at Cairo--Badges granted--Troubles in Eastern Soudan--Osman Digna--Regim...

The East India Company raises European Cavalry regiments--Their formation--The Bengal 1st European Light Cavalry--Services transferred to the Crown--The “White Mutiny”--Made 19t...

Floyd leaves 19th--Dhoondia Wao--Force formed under Colonel Wellesley to capture him--Advance on Ranee Bednore--Capture of Koondgul, Dummul, Gudduck--Division of Dhoondia’s forc...

State of affairs in India in 1803--The Mahratta Confederacy--The Peishwa--Scindia--European Adventurers in India--Scindia’s disciplined forces--Perron--Quarrels among the Mahrat...

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 Dragoon...

“The year of which we treat, presented the most aweful appearance of public affairs, which this country had perhaps beheld for many ages.”[2] The condition of affairs in England...

One of the first acts of Sir John Dalling, after composing the quarrels between the Civil Government and the King’s troops in Madras, was to draw up a scheme for brigading the t...

Troubles in the Western Soudan--Expedition to relieve Khartoum--19th ordered up the Nile--Korti--The Desert Column--Action at Abu Klea--Action at Abu Krou--Quartermaster Lima ki...

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 civi...

19th in Ireland--United States declare War--19th ordered to Canada--United States’ plans--Operations of 1812--Mackinaw--Detroit--Armistice--Battle of Queenston Heights--General...

United States’ plans--Attempt on Mackinaw--La Colle--State of affairs on Niagara frontier--Drummond’s raid on Oswego-Dover--Advance of U.S. force--Capture of Fort Erie--Battle o...

The East India Company raises European Cavalry regiments--Their formation--The Bengal 1st European Light Cavalry--Services transferred to the Crown--The “White Mutiny”--Made 19t...

France declares War--Expedition against Pondicherry--Surrender of Pondicherry--Peace reigns in India--Lunkia Naik--Floyd’s large allowances--French adventurers in India--Tippoo’...

Floyd leaves 19th--Dhoondia Wao--Force formed under Colonel Wellesley to capture him--Advance on Ranee Bednore--Capture of Koondgul, Dummul, Gudduck--Division of Dhoondia’s forc...

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 Dragoon...

Cornwallis takes command of the Army--Advance on Bangalore--Order of March--Floyd’s reconnoissance--Imprudent advance--Floyd badly wounded--Casualties--Capture of Bangalore--Adv...

State of affairs in India in 1803--The Mahratta Confederacy--The Peishwa--Scindia--European Adventurers in India--Scindia’s disciplined forces--Perron--Quarrels among the Mahrat...

War with Tippoo--19th take the field--Advance on Coimbatore--Division under Floyd detached towards Guzzulhutti Pass--Frequent skirmishes--Satyamunglum--Dispersion of the Army--A...

Troubles in Egypt--Arabi’s rebellion--Capture of Ismailia--Kassassin--Tel-el-Kebir--End of the War--19th at Cairo--Badges granted--Troubles in Eastern Soudan--Osman Digna--Regim...

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--D...

Capture of Ahmednuggur--Battle of Assaye--Death of Lieut. Colonel Maxwell--Honorary Colour granted to 19th--Battle of Argaum--Capture of Gawilghur--Berar Rajah makes peace--Scin...