The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-11
FAMOUS ESGJJsH REGIMENTS.

recruiting system In Grent Britain with n torri-
torinl army framed ON Continental models. Inns
called forth vehement expressions " espra Do
corps on tho part OF tho existing organizations.
Innovation is opposed ON grounds that appeal
strongly to patriotism and national prido. for
there Is no doubt that tho cnsgns. drcss equip
mens. and oven the nicknamcs OF certain reGi.
ments are identified with striking ovcnts in the
military annals OF England.
Take. for instance. the sixteenth tVuccnH
Lnnccrs. which was croatnd In f75o M rcgi-
mont OF lght drag"ona, nv Col sir John bur-
goyne. dRtinGuiAhed as po'itioian ana dras
matic autiior. but much better known 10
Americans by his surrender Mt Saratoga. This
Sixteenth. reorGnnized ~ regiment OF lanccrf
In 1915. has resumed since 1852 tho scnrlct unt-
form which Burgoyno gave IT. IL hna served
with credit all over tho world. the most fnmous
among its recent exploits being its rout OF the
Sikhs Mt Alikal. Another a"ton OF which IL Is
Justly proud took place In the Pcnins,iiar war.
When Masscna was cvnUtng tho limos Of
Torres Vcdras one S'rgt Baxter. who with ak
men ofthe sixteenth llncers formed the ad-
| vanrcd guard OF the English advanced posts.
Toll suddenly on n detnehment OF some lny
French Infantry engaged in cooking mcai.
without giving tho latt3r time 10 scze thcir
| arms the ,rgcant charged them furiousy and
| succeeded in making prisoners nfty -ono soi-
trooper from his small command.
Still more fruitful in interestns incldentd n
tho record OF the Seventeenth Lanccrs. now
known as tho Duko OF Clmbridtr's," which
was raised IN u 'rtford,hro in 1859 by Iicut-
Col John Hole THIS OIL 'er had served with
Wolfe. and eager 10 500 his rcgim mt follow tho
example OF that hcrO. had obtained for ii Tho
privilege Of bearing on its fi,gas the ensgna u
n devoted eallantry. n deaths head and an
aureole or glory. whence the Seventeenth Horse
werc designated as the Children Of Death or
Glory" A rem1rkable mt was performed by a
member ofthis boiy during the war II Amrri-
can in 'pendenre. II srnms to have boom
neccssaryt 10 convey through Il hostile country
n drspat III OF great importance. nni the bearor
was accompanied by n certain Corporal O14v-
cry ~ tho Seventeenth lancera. Attacked on
the WY. the two soldiers w.r, wo1ni,d and
the bearer II the despatch died almost Instantly.
The other. weakened with loss Of blood. was
Obliged to quit the saddle AMI proceed ON foot,
with imminent risk Of capture aud the noxt
morning WIS found sens,lrss ON tho ground
just within the English lines Unnbc 10 spnak.
he pointed to his wound in the depths Of which
lay the despatch rolled mp and hidden behind
the fostering n,sh. The corporal did not sur.
vivethis exploit. although the surgeons affirmed
that his wound Of itself would not hnvc boon
mortal. w" may add that Lord liuwlon. whd
commanded tho army corps to which this man
belonged aud whose nnme * familiar to me
natives Of South Carolina. took care 10 preserve
tho memory of the deed by mOnum Ont erected
IA OLrvcry's nntivr county.
Tho Fifteenth llnssurs, which wis primarily
organized in 100 rs II regiment Of lghi
Dragons. had for it, first c1mmnni,r Col
George Eliot. who aft'rw 'ri - gr 'ntly dis
tinsuishel himself by his defence Of Gibraltar.
During tho SOVan Yrurs' M.tr a "a rived i'm q r..