Jun 17, 2018 - Explore Graham Holford's board "British regiments and Allies at waterloo" on Pinterest. Add your article. Exchanged into 23rd Light Dgns. The 14th Light Dragoons served on campaign in New Orleans but had no horses, The 6th Inniskilling Dragoons served on the East coast of 23rd Lig. This guidon is thought to have been carried by the 23rd Light Dragoons at the Battle of Talavera in July 1809. The farmhouse of La Haye Saint was garrisoned by a regiment of German rifles. Where can I find any information on the above, my relative was sergent in the ist dragoons he fought at waterloo Many thanks sandra to Gen. Lord Combermere at … The 23rd Light Dragoons was a cavalry regiment of the British Army which existed several times. A guidon was the light cavalry equivalent of an infantry colour. I saw Bonaparte with my glass passing in front of his troops. 13 Posts. See more ideas about napoleonic wars, waterloo, british army. Battle honours were:[5] For those covering the date of the Battle of Waterloo you can also search by an individual’s name. Add your article. Opinions expressed here are solely those of the posters, and have not been cleared with nor are they endorsed by The Miniatures Page. redbert: 09 Oct 2009 11:52 a.m. PST: Hi Jons with reference to his attaestation papers William Jnr was about 15-/+ 2 years, Yes i have a copy of the Book alas no mention of the 2 Williams !!!! Opinions expressed here are solely those of the posters, and have not been cleared with nor are they endorsed by The Miniatures Page. Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. Lace: Silver 13th April 1809. Notes on Wellington’s Cavalry in the Peninsula: 16th Light Dragoons (Queen's) . It lost 77 men killed. 1st Life Guards. at Bedfordbut renumbered in 1786 as the 19th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons. The reverse is inscribed 'THE REWARD OF MERIT AND FAITHFUL SERVICE XXIII LD'. and served as A.D.C. By, Trying to Understand the Guard attack at Waterloo, Review of ‘The Making of a Rifles Officer’. Private Charles Heath. We kept for a long time in close column covering the guns, and were exposed to a cross fire, but were so far in a good position as the shot and shell fell in front of our column and bounded over us did great mischief to a column of Household cavalry in our rear, who stood well. Name and rank of officers and men. https://blundersonthedanube.blogspot.com/2015/12/23rd-light-dragoons.html Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. 1; the spelling of his surname in contemporary sources ranges from 'Coxen' to 'Coxene' and 'Coxens'. Ser. garethglovercollection.com for Military Memoirs. At Waterloo, the 23rd Light Dragoons were posted in the rear of Halkett's 5th Infantry Brigade in the Allied right centre, and during that long and dangerous day made several important charges with a high degree of steadiness and determined bravery'. Notable officers who served in the regiment include Frederick Cavendish Ponsonby, Sir William Payne-Gallwey, 1st Baronet, Joseph Muter and Henry Fane. He served with the regiment at Waterloo, for which he received the Waterloo Medal and was placed on half-pay in 1818. Jan 12, 2015 - 16th Light Dragoons dress uniform, 1815. When poor General Picton was killed a Staff Officer came to our regiment and got a picquet to cover a party who buried him pro tem. Ponsonby's Brigade had deployed to the right of the high road, and the guns were so disposed as to take advantageous positions, retiring en échiquier . This unit was coming from the right column. Sur le monument se trouve l’inscription "MORTUORUM PATRIA MEMOR", signifiant “le pays soucieux de ses morts” [7]. Talavera, Peninsula, Egypt, Waterloo, "23rd (19th) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons (Lancers)", "26th (23rd) Light Dragoons & 26th Hussars [1795-1819, 1941-1943]", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=23rd_Light_Dragoons&oldid=949812886, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 8 April 2020, at 17:43. Back to the Napoleonic Painting Guides Message Board. This guidon is thought to have been carried by the 23rd Light Dragoons at the Battle of Talavera in July 1809. George served throughout the Waterloo campaign and subsequent advance to Paris luckily without injury. The regiment was disbanded a short time later in 1802. Original Item: Only One Available. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. The current regiment within the British Army is indicated in bold. Made brevet-maj. for Waterloo and Knight of St. Anne of Russia. 1816 Date: 1816 Held by: The National Archives, Kew: Legal status: Public Record(s) Closure status: Open Document, Open Description The cavalry picquet were told to file through the garden of La Haye Saint, on the upper side of the road there was a gravel pit, on the top of which there was a party of the 95th, now Rifle Brigade, some of the officers told me to ride at it, when they actually drew myself and my men up it. He was subsequently killed in action at Waterloo, while serving as a Lieutenant in Captain Thomas Gerrard's Troop No. Home Armies Army personnel Army officers British Army officers Light Dragoons officers. For more information, see the TMP FAQ. Silver medal awarded to Quarter Master Joseph Crouchley. [1], It was re-raised in 1794 by Colonel William Fullarton but disbanded a short time later in 1802. 1818-1830, the 1st Dragoons. [landed Lisbon]. 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