British Regiments at the Front, The Story of Their Battle Honours

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Author

Hodder, Reginald, 1843-1908

Credits

Produced by Brian Coe and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was created from images of public domain material made available by the University of Toronto Libraries ( link.library.utoronto.ca/booksonline/).)

Language

English

LoC Class

DA: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Great Britain, Ireland, Central Europe

Subject

Great Britain -- History, Military

Category

Text

eBook-No.

44701

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/44701

Release Date

January 18, 2014

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.BRITISH REGIMENTS AT THE FRONT THE STORY OF THEIR BATTLE HONOURS
2. 2.CONTENTS
3. 3.NICKNAMES OF THE REGIMENTS AND HOW THEY WERE WON
4. 4.THE 5TH DRAGOON GUARDS ( Cadogan's Horse ).
5. 5.THE CARABINIERS (" Tichborne's Own. ")
6. 6.THE SCOTS GREYS (" Second to None ")
7. 7.15TH HUSSARS (THE KING'S) (" Elliot's Light Horse. ")
8. 8.18th HUSSARS ( Drogheda Light Horse )
9. 9.THE GRENADIER GUARDS (" The Old Eyes ")
10. 10.THE COLDSTREAM GUARDS (" The Nulli Secondus Club ")
11. 11.THE ROYAL SCOTS (" Pontius Pilate's Body Guard ")
12. 12.THE "FIGHTING FIFTH" (" The Shiners ")
13. 13.THE LIVERPOOL REGIMENT (" The Leather Hats ")
14. 14.THE NORFOLKS (" The Holy Boys ")
15. 15.THE BLACK WATCH (ROYAL HIGHLANDERS) (" Heroes of Perthshire ")
16. 16.THE MANCHESTER REGIMENT (" The Bloodsuckers ")
17. 17.THE GORDON HIGHLANDERS (" Scotland for Ever ")
18. 18.THE CONNAUGHT RANGERS (" The Garvies ")
19. 19.THE ARGYLL AND SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS (" The Thin Red Line ")
20. 20.THE DUBLIN FUSILIERS (" The Old Toughs ")
21. 21.FUENTES D'ONORO AND ALBUERA
22. 22.BALACLAVA AND INKERMAN

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