The Sun.
London, England, 1864-06-23 00:00:00

ATTACKING FORCE.

Ist Administrative Brigade Middlesex Artillery—Lieute-
nant-Colonel H. Creed, six guns.
Ist Huntingdonshire Light Horse—the Duke of Manches-
ter.

Bucks (Tapiow) Yeomanry Cavalry—Captain Nathaniel
Grace Lambert.

lst Administrative Battalion Buckinghamshire Rifle
VolunteerJ, sth Lincolnshire, 2I Administrative Battalion
Cambridge, and 15th Glocester and 17th Worcester—Lic,a .
tenant-Colonel the Hon. P. Barrington.
19th and 23d Surrey and 476 h Middlesex Rifle Volunteer
Corps—Major T. H. Labrow.
Ist Administrative Battalion Oxford and. let Adminis-
&l.:Um Battalion Warwick—Major J. W. C. Hartopp.
DEPENDING PO Real.
Hors
lion. e
Artillery Compa
of riy_ca_t
'ain W. C. Jay, 2 guns,
Royal B-Acks Yeomanry Cavalry-2
ery
guns—Captain T. K. Hors-es.
Royal Backs Yeomanry Cavalry—Lieutenant-Colonel
the Duke of Buckinivam and Chandos,

2d South Middlesex Rifles.
Ist Admistrative Battalion Hertfordshire---captain J..
s,
Gape.
Ist Administrative Battalion Bedfordshire—Lieutenant
Colonel Hastings Russell.
Ist Administrative Battalion Northamptonshire—Lieu.
tenant-Colonel the Duke of Grafton.
Besides the above, there was present a newly-
raised corps of Oxford Light Horse, of promiiiing
appearance. It did not take any part iu the pro-
ceedings, but assisted in keeping the ground.
The review commenced about 2 o'clock, when a
body of the Bucka Yeomanry Cavalry were pushed
out on the part of the defenders to ascertain the
strenCh of their antagonists, who soon presented
ene:t a front, and made such practice from their four
9 rounder and two 18 pounder guns, that the Yeo-
raanry, although supported by the light field-pieces
of the Hon, Artillery Company, were forced to re-
tire. The skirmishers of their body, who had dis-
?mounted like the old Dragoons to fight more 'at
their ease, were the first to retire, and then
the squadrons relieved each other alternately.
Whilst this movement was being executed
the guns of the Hon. Artillery Company made two
spirited dashes at the enemy, rushing up at full gal-
lop to short range, firing, and then retreating agai
before the heavy guns could be trained upon o,em.
Erskine meanwhile led on an advance of his
forces in line covered by skirmishers, shoo'.‘ the de.
fenders out of their originally strong position, and
forced their cavalry to retire for shelter behind the
infantry. TUe Duke of Manchester's, horse, on the
attacking side, now had matters ee.th.ei_
y their own.
e'ater into the spirit
way, and so warmly did they
of the fray that whatever was for the tune opposed
to them, infantry or cavalry, it seemed as much as
the riders could do to prevent their chargers from
dashing in among them. The south Middlesex and
20th Middlesex, noting together as a battalion,
el:coked the advance of the cavalry for a time, but
it soon became evident that the defenders must give
way still further. Swinging round upon the Grand
Stand as a pivot, they accordingly showed front in
a new direction, their right resting upon the Grand
Staid, their left upon the garden wall, and the in-
termediate line extending right across the plateau,
giving the spectators a fine view of the proceedings
which followed. Further manceavring, leading to
a further retreat, ensucd, and while the battalions
were in the act of retiring, And were still en echelon,