The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-27
NOBLEMEN IN BOER WAR.
EpgIishmen of AristOcratic Lineage
Fighting in Africa.


Not since the Crimean War. more than
forty years ago. mas England sent out an
army on so comprehensive a scale as liz
the present crisis. A deeper interest at
taches to the Transvaal campaign for this
reason, as it touches more closely aristo-
cratic families and country houses
throughout Great Britain and Ireland
From the Queen downward the upper
ranks Of Great Britain are sending out
their best and bravest.
The names among the officers whom the
transports week by week are hurrying 10
rhe Cape include most of those which have
been familiar as household words for CEN
turtles in English history and still hll
large space in to-days society.
The royal family will be in the closest
association with the front through the
service of the Queens soldier grandson.
Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig-Hol
stein, who holds a staff appointment, and
last year in the Nile campaign earned for
himself much military credit. Prince Fran
els of Teck, the Duchess of York's broth
err may also go to the front with his regi-
ment. the First Royal Dragons. The
premier's soldier son, Lord Edward Cecil
who was Lord Kitchener of Khartoum's
aide-de-camp last year at Omdurman. is
helping Col Baden-Powel to hold Ma
feking against the Beers.
Lord Lansdowne. the Secretary for War,
has two sons in regiments under orders
the Earl of Kerry, his heir. who is a lieu
tenant in the Grenader Guards and Lord
Charles Fitzmaurice a lieutenant in the
First Dragons. The Duke of Bucceuch' ;
third son. Lord George w. Montague
Douglas-Scott, is a captain in the Tenth
Hussars. while Lord William Augustus
Cavendish Bentinck holds the same rank
in that gallant regiment.
This is the corps known as the prince
of Wales Own Royal" and the officers
form, perhaps, the most exclusive set I'm
the army as they include. besides those
named. the Hon. e. Barring of Lord Rev
elstoke's family; the Hon. Z. w Brand,
Viscount Hampden's heir presumptive; tile
Earl of Shafjesbury, the Hon D. Andar-
son-Pelham and the Hon G. B. Portman.
The Earl of Derbys youngest son is a
lieutenant in the same regiment. His IA
Their, when known as Lord Stanley, was
governor general of Canada from 1883 10
1898 Viscount Downe's heir. the Hon. J.
| Dawnay, is now the adiutant of the
| prince of Wales own, and the Duchess
| of Portands brother, Mr.. Dallas Yorl1e
| is junior officer of the same corps.
Another dandy regiment which is al
| ready at the front is the Ninth Lancers
| the Queens Royal, and this again numbers
among it's officers representa- tives of many
| families in the peerage and equally inhu-
entail county families in Yorkshire Devon
| and Kent. The colonel. Maj. Gen. Sir Will
! liam Drysdale, is to have command of a
| division, and Lieut.. Col Bloomfield Cough
/ is marked out for a high command The
Hon. c. H. c. Willoughby Lord Douglas
| Compton, a brother of the Marquis OF
| Northampton, and son of the Marquis Of
| Dufferin, Lord Frederick Temple Black.
| wood, are younger sons of peers or peer
esses, and Wykeham-Fiennes, a Gordon
a Campbell and a Cavendish are name.
with memorable traditions clustering
| round them.