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REVIEW AND SHAM FIGHT OF THE DOVER AND SHORNCLIFFE GARRISONS AT ROUND DOWN, FOLKESTONE, 1865. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
Review and Sham Fight of the Dover and Shorncliffe Garrisons at Round Down, Folkestone, 1865. 'The troops were formed into two divisions...the infantry brigade occupying the hill on the cliff side...composed of the Scots Fusilier Guards, the Royal Engineers, the 48th and the 89th Regiments; that on the northern hill...consisting of the Dover brigade of Royal Engineers, 60th Rifles, and the 89th Regiment. Two squadrons of the 1st Royal Dragoons and a battery of the Royal Horse Artillery were posted on each hill...the entire force [numbered] about 7000 men... heavy firing by artillery and infantry ensued...The heat of the contest appeared to be round about Hougham Court Farm, from which the defenders eventually made a capital retreat for a short distance behind some copses, where they re-formed, and both divisions again threw out skirmishers, and afterwards poured a volley or two into the teeth of the enemy, who, however, continued to advance to the Downs, where a third line of defence...was formed, and heavy volleys continued to fire simultaneously with the discharge of the field-pieces along the valley, until the four squadrons of cavalry combined and made a dashing charge in line, which discomfited the enemy and ended the sham fight'. From "Illustrated London News", 1865. Review and Sham Fight of the Dover and Shorncliffe Garrisons at Round Down, Folkestone, 1865. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
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INSPECTION OF CIVIL SERVICE VOLUNTEERS BY THE PRINCE OF WALES...QUADRANGLE OF SOMERSET HOUSE, 1864. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
Inspection of Civil Service Volunteers by the Prince of Wales in the Quadrangle of Somerset House, [London], 1864. '...a vast quantity of coloured bunting had been employed in...the decoration of the buildings, and in the fitting up of a beautiful kiosk, with raised dais...[and] seats were arranged, accommodating a large number of spectators. The windows, and even the roofs, of the buildings were also crowded...The field state gave a total of four hundred men, of whom sixty were recruits recently passed into the line...our Artist has sketched their appearance when they had faced to the front, formed fours, and prepared to receive cavalry in the way which, in future warfare, with troops properly trained in musketry, will supersede the square, the two front ranks kneeling, the two rear ranks ready for file firing...the Prince [honorary Colonel and future King Edward VII] addressed them as follows: " Gentlemen of the Civil Service Regiment...I have observed that all ranks have paid great attention to their drill, and have acquired an exceedingly satisfactory degree of steadiness. Your muster to-day is very good"...The regiment gave three times three cheers, and presented arms when the Prince and Princess retired'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864. Inspection of Civil Service Volunteers by the Prince of Wales...Quadrangle of Somerset House, 1864. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
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THE SIEGE OPERATIONS AT ST. MARY'S CREEK, CHATHAM, ON SATURDAY LAST, 1864. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
The siege operations at St. Mary's Creek, Chatham, on Saturday last, 1864. Military rehearsal. 'The besieged garrison were all men of the Marine Artillery and Volunteer Artillery, the besiegers Marines and Royal Engineers, so that the difference between the red uniforms of the latter and the blue undress of the former marked the lines of attack and defence...from behind earth mounds, from rifle-pits, from parapets and breastworks, from dyke and fosse, the cracking musketry kept up an incessant fire, which was answered by the assailants...a subterranean rumble was heard indicating that a mine had been sprung. A slight trembling of the ground was felt by the spectators...The engineers had put in four charges of powder, of 761b. each, behind the counterscarp; and three charges of 76lb. with one of 200lb. behind the escarp... The besiegers had altogether eleven heavy guns, eight mortars, and four howitzers, and all these were going at once...the assaulting columns were seen hurrying across the open with scaling-ladders. In a few minutes...the heads of the foremost men were seen above the parapet, while the defenders were keeping up a heavy fire upon them. At the same time another detachment of the attacking party was entering by the breach'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864. The siege operations at St. Mary's Creek, Chatham, on Saturday last, 1864. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
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THE VOLUNTEER REVIEW IN HYDE PARK: THE PRINCE OF WALES AND HIS STAFF, 1864. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
The Volunteer Review in Hyde Park [London]: the Prince of Wales and his staff, 1864. '...the Prince and Princess of Wales came not only to witness the affair, but his Royal Highness took an active part in it as commander of his own brigade. This circumstance, with the general popularity of the young couple, as well as the growing interest that is felt in the volunteer movement drew together a...[large] multitude of all ranks and classes of the people...the Prince and Princess of Wales arrived, amidst a salute of guns fired at the Knightsbridge Barracks. They came from Marlborough House, the Prince on horseback, wearing the uniform of Colonel of the Hon. Artillery Company, which resembles very nearly, as Londoners are aware, the uniform of the Grenadier Guards. His Highness also wore the blue ribbon of the Order of the Garter, and he was mounted on a superb chestnut-coloured charger. He looked both a soldier and a Prince. He rode into the park with the Duke of Cambridge, Commander-in-Chief of her Majesty's forces, who was attired as a Field Marshal, with the Garter ribbon on his breast; and they were accompanied by Prince Louis of Hesse, the husband of our Princess Alice, dressed as a Prussian General of artillery'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864. The Volunteer Review in Hyde Park: the Prince of Wales and his staff, 1864. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
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NIGHT ATTACK OF THE KENT ARTILLERY VOLUNTEERS IN ORE CREEK, NEAR FAVERSHAM, 1864. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
Night attack of the Kent Artillery Volunteers in Ore Creek, near Faversham, 1864. View of '...the rehearsal of a night attack and defence, with the assistance of three ships' launches armed with 6-pounders lent by the naval authorities at Sheerness...The defending party...took up their position in the fields near the village of Ore, close to the water of Ore creek, where they had a battery of 24-pounders behind some earthworks which they had thrown up in an intrenched and palisaded space...On the other side Captain Harper, in the three launches from Sheerness, which represented gun-boats on this occasion, brought the 13th Kent Artillery Corps to force a landing; Lieutenant Darling, R.N., being in command of the boats. On arriving in Ore creek they began to exchange shots with the battery, and presently the assailants landed, as shown in our Engraving. They are just passing over a substantial turf embankment which divides the fields or marshes from the creek...It lasted about two hours; commenced punctually, and was finished at the time promised. There was no hitch at any stage of the proceedings, and the programme resolved on by the leaders, though neither printed nor distributed, was rigidly carried out".' From "Illustrated London News", 1864. Night attack of the Kent Artillery Volunteers in Ore Creek, near Faversham, 1864. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
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HER MAJESTY INSPECTING THE ALDERSHOTT DIVISION AT FRIMLEY, 1858. '...THE WHOLE DIVISION CONSISTED OF ELEVEN REGIMENTS OF INFANTRY, TWO REGIMENTS OF CAVALRY, TWENTY-FOUR GUNS, A DETACHMENT OF ENGINEERS, AND A BATTALION OF THE MILITARY TRAIN, IN ALL ABOUT 1
Her Majesty inspecting the Aldershott Division at Frimley, 1858. '...the whole division consisted of eleven regiments of infantry, two regiments of cavalry, twenty-four guns, a detachment of engineers, and a battalion of the Military Train, in all about 12,000 or 13,000 men - a very respectable force to move with facility even for a few miles along a turnpike-road...the Queen, accompanied by the Prince Consort, who was attired in the undress uniform of a general officer... took up their stations on Frimley-green...The column of troops...marched past the Queen's carriage without carrying arms or dipping the colours...The appearance of the troops in heavy marching order, incumbered by all the useful but inelegant accessories of active service, if not so gay as when on parade, is infinitely more martial, and impresses the spectator with the idea that he is witnessing a really effective military force, not a mere holiday procession. The discipline of the troops seemed admirable: regiment after regiment, as they rounded the inclosure and defiled past the Staff, stepping as one man, showed the strict training they had been under...The Queen remained standing during the whole time occupied by the passing of the column, upwards of an hour and a half'. From "Illustrated London News", 1858. Her Majesty inspecting the Aldershott Division at Frimley, 1858. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
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