TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE
Some minor changes are noted at the end of the book.
HISTORICAL RECORD
OF THE
FOURTEENTH, OR THE KING'S, REGIMENT
OF
LIGHT DRAGOONS:
CONTAINING
AN ACCOUNT OF THE FORMATION OF THE REGIMENT
AND OF ITS SUBSEQUENT SERVICES
COMPILED BY
RICHARD CANNON, Esq.,
ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE, HORSE GUARDS.
ILLUSTRATED WITH PLATES.
LONDON:
PARKER, FURNIVALL, & PARKER,
30, CHARING CROSS.
M DCCC XLVII.
London: Printed by W. Clowes and Sons, Stamford Street,
For Her Majesty's Stationery Office.
GENERAL ORDERS.
HORSE GUARDS,
1st January, 1836.
His Majesty has been pleased to command,that, with a view of doing the fullest justiceto Regiments, as well as to Individuals who havedistinguished themselves by their Bravery inAction with the Enemy, an Account of the Servicesof every Regiment in the British Army shallbe published under the superintendence anddirection of the Adjutant-General; and that thisAccount shall contain the following particulars,viz.,
—— The Period and Circumstances of theOriginal Formation of the Regiment; The Stationsat which it has been from time to time employed;The Battles, Sieges, and other MilitaryOperations, in which it has been engaged, particularlyspecifying any Achievement it may haveperformed, and the Colours, Trophies, &c., itmay have captured from the Enemy.
—— The Names of the Officers, and thenumber of Non-Commissioned Officers and Privates,Killed or Wounded by the Enemy, specifyingthe Place and Date of the Action.
—— The Names of those Officers, who, in considerationof their Gallant Services and MeritoriousConduct in Engagements with the Enemy,have been distinguished with Titles, Medals, orother Marks of His Majesty's gracious favour.
—— The Names of all such Officers, Non-CommissionedOfficers and Privates as may havespecially signalized themselves in Action.
And,
—— The Badges and Devices which the Regimentmay have been permitted to bear, and theCauses on account of which such Badges or Devices,or any other Marks of Distinction, havebeen granted.
By Command of the Right Honourable
GENERAL LORD HILL,
Commanding-in-Chief.
John Macdonald,
Adjutant-General.
PREFACE.
The character and credit of the British Army mustchiefly depend upon the zeal and ardour by whichall who e